The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-06
FROM NEW YORK.

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Gen. Dix = Dspass - ~ MassisnS -
France sn sAs D1sGArAs Naval 0G6e
AgatA aA O1Dsse - OeAesnaaa1A
Gaze eeDoaaun ~. tha Naa4sGln1 DxIo6tn
Ceap6ky-1eanuanA AAvAs1sAo1Gnkn noA-
a Annaao AessaA ~ Rsnian Picnic
Monday-Ths Densan scare D1hsiaanx
In Canada.
NV 1oRr, Sept s.
A meeting of the American Board Of For,
eign Missions was held last evening, in the
Chnrch of the Ascension, corner of 9th As
enae aud 10Th street. Bishop McElwainsr
presided. Addresses were delivered By
Bishop Dpane, pf Africa; Bishop Clarke, Of
Rhode Island; Bishop Clarkson, Of Nebras>
ka, and Rev. Dr. Armitage, assistant Bishop
elect of Wisconsin The Board neets Agsfn
to-day.
The weather has become cold n wintry,
and d. edaeAsaSpea1 bS444eA afectt4
by Me.chahge, "a only two frssH cAseJ were re-
ported yesterday. Burial permits for two
cholera dead were i9aed tn Board Of
Health had its usually weekly meeting ysstsr-
day, atternoon. Sc go
den. Dix ~ia dspars oa his smtsisn To-
France on the 2lst.
The Naval Office is again an object Of
cpntsntion. Col. Wn. A. Ludlow and Gen.
ChAhss GrahAm each have influential fnsads
. worA 70 procure the nomination.
The case Of Orlando W. Joslyn agsinsa the
Natiousl Express company was before Judge
Barnard yesterday, in the Supreme Court
chambers. sTAp PlAinsiG iAsA StQckhplaerin
the company, ana complains ~ the bankrupt
condition of the corporation, and seeks for
the winding up of the affair. He papchassd
a number Of shares valued at 5000. a. he
states under fraudulent representation of
certain members of the company. He now
seeks to recover his nSAey. Al invufig&
ton was granted rsstaising the aaiesaan6
from disposing Of their property in any way
other than for the Interests of the corporation
and the case came up yesterday, on motion
of defendant to dissolve or modify this in
junction. After hearing the argument of the
counsel, Judge Barnard reserved hls decision.
A Herald Washington special says. g. B.
Tamas, of Savannah, is here urging his
claimpfo q large amount of cotton seized by
the Government His object appears to be
to secure executive or departmental action
in his favor, thus keeping it out Of the court
of claims. before which tribunal the first step
in the proceedings would require an oath that
he had never participated 10 the late rebeis
lion.
Advices from Bermuda to the 25th. state
that St. George and Hamilton had besn uni
ted by telegraph.
The Kingston, Jamaica, Standard, of Sep.
tenber Sih, says the commercial crisis ia
that city still continues.
Gen. Santa Anna is invited TO attend .
Fenian picnic, to be given on Staten Island
on Monday next, under the auspices of Mr.
Roberts and has accepted.
The Herald Ottawa, Canada, special says
,,,G do 10 hrt1 nd
the camps are being broken up. These peri-
odical frights have not assisted the cause Of
confederation with the mass Of the people,
and on the contrary many begin to compre-
hend that annexation would be the surest re-
lief
Mr.. Potter, the Consul General Of the
United States for the British provinces, has
resigned, and Gen. w. w Averill has taken
his place.
The Lamorinda extradition case still oc-
cupies public attention, the Governor Gems
eral, Lord Monck, being severely blamed for
his participation in the affair.
The HeralTs Washington special says the
Secretary Of the Treasury has decided not to
remove any competent clerks on political
grounds. He also has announced that his
clerks NAV have FIVE days leave ef absence to
go home and vote.
It is generally understood that General
Osborne will not get the Chicago postmaster
ship.
Gen. Dickery declines the nomination fol
Governor of North Carolina, and advises the
withdrawal of all candidates for Congress;
who cannot take the prescribed oath.
Alta private dinner last evening Mr.. A.
T. Stewart intimated his readiness 70 give ons
million dollars for the erection Of tenemen
houses for the deserving poor of this city
the condition being that the fund required
should be provided.
SANDY Hook, Oct. 5.-The steamship
Persia, from Liverpool on the I'D, via
Queenstown on the Esd of September, is sig
nailed She will reach New York about
o'clock this afternoon.