The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-07
General News summary.

New York, April 6.
The HsralTs Toronto special kays-the city
:, cra,tlv excited over the news ofthe sailing
Of Fen;an expedition, and it is believed the
ranort of the going to Burmuda is blind,
ard that Quebec is the destination of the
Fen;ans. Information deemed reliable has
bean received that the Fenians are putting
crrs in vessels in Chicago, and have some
sehooners loaded with field pieces for an at.
tack on the Western Border of Canada.
mass meeting of the working men of
New York and Brooklyn was held last eve
ming in Union Square, for the purpose of
agitatng the eight hour labor movement.
Four stands were erectedo on the ground, three
speakers. The professions were headed by
bands Of music and bearers of torches.
The report Of the Bermuda Fenian expedi.
ton is hoax.
Orders have been received at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard to equip the Sloop Of War Pensa-
cola Immediately as a flag ship. The desti-
nation of this vessel is not known, but sup
posed she is to be the flag ship either of the
south Pacific squadron or of the flying feet
that is to cruise among the fishing feet on the
coast of British North America.
The Tribune's Washington special says that
the disbursements of the treasury Depart
ment on account of War and Navy depart
ments for the quarter ending March 3lst,
were as follows: War department, January
1865, 651 1886 dollars War department for
February, 15,401, 395 dollars; War depart
ment for March. s,608, 9s1 dollars. Navy de-
partment for January, 3,547.656; Navy de-
partment for February, 1882, COG; Navy de-
partment for March, 4,5S3. 044 dollars The
one million increase in the Navy expenses
f,r L. -
tances abroad for the use of vessels at For
eign stations.
The commanding officers Of the 10th and
18th Infantry, and second Battalion of the
18th have been ordered to report to Brig.
General Cook, Commanding Department OF
the Platte, head quarters at Omaha. In case
of the pursuit of mischievous Indians or
white infesting the Border line the troops
will act without regard to the department
hne, simply reporting their action through
their own commanding officers to the com
manding General of the department invaded
The Washington special says it is under
stood that the President will, in day or two,
send to Congress message in which he will
suggest modi6 ;ation of the test oath. in
order to enable the government to fill the
Revenue offices &c, of the South inaccor-
dance with proposition of head of depart.
ments.
General Buel has written letter to Gen.
Grant, respecting the battle of Shilah, in
which he claims that he was not tardy in the
overland march Of his army to Savanoh, and
that he arrived sooner than he was expected
by the Lieut.. General. and but for the arrival
of hs command. the second DAYS fight would
have resulted disastrously for the Union force
under Grants command.
The Times Washington special says. Brevet
Col. JAS Fl. Taylor, late assistant general on
Gen. Auger's staff has been appointed Adiu-
tant General on Lieut.. Gen. Grants staff
in place of the late Gen. Seth Williams
Col. H. A. MARYLAND, has been appointed
special mail agent for the Post Office Depart
ment for the District comprising the Pacific
coast.
The Worlds Washington special says the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs yester-
day instructed their chairman to report
joint resolution to send a naval feet to the
fishery grounds to protect the rights Of Amer
lean citizens and at the same time to preserve
the peace. The resolution is understood to
be approved by the Secretary of State and is
only regarded as precautionary measure
Advices from Buenos Ayres state that an
Italian vessel, on which an embargo had been
laid by the Federal Court at that port,
had been taken out of the harbor under the
protection of the guns of she Italian war
steamer Neloce, which steamed into the inner
road, for this purpose. The action taken
by the local authorities in the matter was not
ascertained prior to the departure of the
South American mail steamer.