The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-26
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MIDNIGHT REPORT.
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
New YoRx, June 25.

GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
New YoRK, June 25.
DR.. Swinborne paid q visit to the cholera
ship, and his statements concerning affairs
there are full of encouragement. There were
no admissions TO the hospital yesterday, and
no deaths. DIR. Swinborne states that there
is not now single case of cholera in the
bay. All those on board the hospital ship
who are sick have recovered from all symp.
toms Of cholera, aud are only detained in the
hospital by y lingering lever that follows after
the disease. 1t is q remarkable fact that
since the separation of German and Irish
emigrants on board the steamer Union, for o
period Of over twenty two days, there has not
been q single case Of cholera on board that
vessel. The ,,erman passengers we're trans
ferred to the Portsmouth, and will remain
there few days yet; but the passengers,
about one hundred and ffiy, chiefly English
and Irish, who were retained ON board the
Union will be brought up this forenoon to
Castle Garden, and the steamer herself will
be up in day or two. There have been al
together fifty eight cases ofcholera recovered
at the hos pitaI ship. From the steamer
Union another case uf cholera was reported
at the office o: the Board Of Health yester-
day. II was that of woman by the name
of Margaret Mccarthy, Of West Forty Second
street. She had been i'll FIVE days, and died
yesterday forenoon, as the attending physi
clan said, ohaggrAvated cholera morbus.
About twelve thousand Fenisns assembled
out side Of Jones Wood yesterday, and list
ened to long speech from the chief organ.
izer. James Stevens. The greeting received
listened to with considerable attention. He
concluded with the assurance that before the
close ofthe present year the Sunbnrst should
be unurled IN Ireland.
The morning papers contain the following
special from Washington:
The Express company started at the South
since the war have had meeting of their
Board of Directors to take into consideration
steps TO raise money to keep up the company.
Ii appears that seventy per cent. Of The stock
holders have quit paying up the freguen, as
sessments; aud though one and half
millions have been called in, only four
hundred thousand dollars have been paid. 1t
WAS finally agreed that all stockholders who
would not pay up twenty dollars per share at
once should forfeit all they have paid into the
treasury to those who do pay up, and If there
be thirty per cent. who have coupled with
the calls, they will become owners of oil the
assets.
The nomination of Provisional Governor
Johnson, Of Georgia, as Minister to Bogota
will, il Is SAID. be 'oiowed this week by lha,
of two other Provisiona, Governors To i'm
portant POSITIONS 1t is rot probable that
these will be confirmed Is The Senate as
Holden cannot taae tbe test oath, and il is
doubtful about johnson.
The nomination y. q very large number Of
Collectors. Assessors, posimAsters and others
have not yet been sent TO the Senate by the
President. 1t is not improbable that many
of them will fail OF confirmation. Owing TO
the little item given to the Senate TO investi-
gate their character. the President said 10 DAY
that he would send TO the Senate = nomination
for Naval olhcer, vice Dell, deceased
There are u Eumber Of New York poli,sciau us
looking here after il but it is not certain vino
will be appointed.
The aggregate receipts of Internal Reve-
enue for the fiscal year promises TO reach
without doubt, the round sum of S3lO.UO0, 600,
and Of revenue from all sourcesS3ia. 900 600
Supervisor Henry Smith, OF New York. is
here, ii Is reported, 10 make tender of the
new Court House, for Post Office TO The
Government. If accented the Supervisors
will Immediately proceed with the construc-
tion of another new and elegant building.
Intelligence has been received at the Navy
Department that the Mian,omamah, With Capt
Fox. was spoken about the 1th instan, one
hundred miles from St. Johns. n. i. All
we'll on board. Intelligence Of her arrival
out is expected this week
The Tribune learns, through private letters
received in this city, from gentlemen now 10
| Mexico. that the French transport which left
Vera Cruz on The 9th inst, had on board five
million dollars, which was being sent to
France as part of balances due from Em
peror Macmillan to the French Government
The Tribune 8 Washington special says the
new tariff is SO near completed that it is ex-
pected that the committee can finish il at
their session tomorrow. They have so far
cut down what is known among American
manufacturers as the Colwell tariff, pre- Jared
| with years labor. After consulting the vari-
Gus interests that were asking protection,
| that number of the leading interests say they
will have no protection at all, and already
contributions are being made on the floor to
| so amend the bill as to give it protective
character The endeavor TO obtain one cent
| per pound upon soda ash, which is now all
imported, until some extensive works can be
built that will enable Americans TO supply
home article at two cents per pound, which,
during the war, has ranged from four 10
twelve cents, failed yesterday. Mr. Morrill,
thought because there were now no manu-,
facturers here Tor that purpose, soda ash
should come in free Of charge The com
| miitee refused the advance drugs, chemicals
and dye stuffs. Wines aud other like
articles from which source of great revenue
could be derived, are to be- passed over EN-.
tirely for want Of time. The bitumnous coal
men wanted one dollar to protect them from
the Nova Scotia article, mined close by the
sea board. They will only get fifty cents
not the amount Of Internal Revenue taxes.