The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-09

NEw YoRK, Oct. 8.
Additional particulars Of ths burning Of St.
Patricks Cathedral have transpired. The
loss is not so great as was supposed, not ex-
ceeding S70.O 600, on which there is an insur-
ance OF SIS 600. All valusbles of the cashe-
dral were removed in time, aud the walls
haveeseeped wathout serious damages. ~
II noksappesfs 1hat bn1 four lives Nete
lost In the disaster to t6e steamer SantMgo
de Cuba, namely, Cornelius Carson, Steward;
Henry Brown; 4. Carter, and two stAeraee
passengers whose names are not known.
The Hwalds New Orleans speciaA OF the
7th says, the morning Tisses annou sces that
President Johnson, over his own signature
has authorized its editor to publish the res
port of the military commission relative to
the New Orleans riot, and it will appear to-
morrow The Times severely attacks Mayor
Monroe and other city officers, and is evie
dently preparing for q change Of policy fa-
vorable to the constitutional amendment. 1t
is believed that in few days more, astound>
ing swindles upon the Government will be
exposed. Gen. w. H. King, who made q
four menth's tour Of Texas, represents the
people as being remarkably well disposed to.
wards the general Government, law abiding
and industrious.
The Heralds Buffalo special of the 7th
ing. near Fort Erie, C. W., between Benja-
min Hogan, and Thomas Connelley. Thirty
FIVE rounds we're fought, resulting in victory
for Hogan.
]. LowenthaIl, charged with an immense
swindle upon the Government in New Or
leans telegraphs the Herald from Charleston
that he will be in Washington on Wednesday
to surrender himself
Il
Lieut.. E. p. Doherty, Of Booth capture no.
toriety, has Just returned from four months
residence in South Carolina, and gives
rather discouraging account of the crops and
the general condition of the country. The
corn crop in that State is almost q failure.
Almost all plantations will not yield over two
bushels to the acre and very few more than
FIVE The cotton crop was moderately good,
which is all the people have to rely upon.
The Herald says To. day Col. Ferneze leaves
this city for Matamoras with special instruc-
tions from Gen. Ortega. One OF the objects
of Col Feneze's mission is TO receive con-
signments of arms at Brownsville, which have
been dispatched from New York and Phila
delphia. He is also directed to announce the
approaching arrival in that city of General
0rtega. who, X is stated, will leave New
York for Mexico by the end of this week.
The Times Washington special says by the
direction OF the President Lieut. c. A.
Cramer, 2lst New York cavalry, has been re-
insta.ed with the removal of the stoppage of
pay and allowances 1t will be recollected
tina, be WIS dismissed in July, 1865, for allow
ing the enlisted men III hts commad to violate
orders. He has satisfied the President of The
injustice OF his dismissal.
The Worlds special says Sunday paper
here announces that the President will write
letter this month in reply TO an invitation
TO attend dinner to be given by General
Wool, in which he will fully define the future
policy Of the administration.
A Herald special says in the great vault al
the Arlington National Cemetery. Virginia,
the plan Of the monument has already been
prepared and the work is to becommenced in
a short time. 1t will stand on the top of the
huge vault which contains the remains of two
thousand one hundred and eleven of our he
roic dead, gathered from the Virginia sod,
around Bull Run, Chantilly, and the country
bordering on the Orange Alexandria X r.,
from Boil Run 10 the Rappahannock.
The Woriis Boston special says the fact
was developed Friday morning that the first
National bark Of Yarmouthport had been rob
bed Of $4,000 by son Of the Cashier Of
the bank. The facts as far as they have trans
pred are rs follows. Ii has been thecustorn Of
the Cashier. Mr.. Amos Ots, TO keep the
coupon interest notes and the United States
bonds belonging to the institution in tin
trunk. His trunk was found missing on FRI
day morning last. aud with il the son Of the
Cashier. George Otis. The father on dscoy-
ering the situation made all haste TO appre>
hend the thief, and recoverth goods Word
was despatched to detectives in distant cities,
aud so thorough was the search that young
Otis found himself prisoner the next day at
Plymouth, having travelled TO that place dur
ing the night He made a clear breast of the
whole transaction. The stolen funds were
found secreted in the bank shed, by the
Cashier. The prisoner is about twenty-one
years of age. He was employed in the bank.
Mr.. Otis, the Cashier, is respected citizen OF
Yarmouthport. 1t is probable that young
OTIS will be held to bail.
Gov Fenton has refused to interfere in the
case OF Frank Harris, who was sentenced to
be hung on the 18th inst, and the execution
will take place on the day named
The Board Of Councilmen met this after
noon and adopted resolutions eufogizing in
behalf of the city, the enterprize and genius
ofCyrus W. Fielding in uniting the Old and
New World in telegraphic bonds, and there
by advancing the commerce of the Empire
City.