The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-07-19

The Secretary u War, on Friday last
transmitted epslA Hp1oGtIas fccoaini I ~
from As Pevaaeass 6eaes( laAe& JAY II,
,., e sssl i Z s 81 q; 81
the Houss vhls further lA9ltl n. Il M, i
necessary to facilitate the pAymeat Ut addi
tionA hosntisA Grented by lhs - q Jnly 90
1866, the fsymastef General says: So III
a. relates to this Bureau, ! am Of opinion
shat no further legislation l. necesssry. Ply
masters and clerks, - mhay q can euccees
fully engage in the work 81 exesDinirs m
paying the claims for additional bounty. A.
diligently and industrioualy y employed,
Any change to the system now il favorable
progress. l feel sure, would tend rather "a
retard than facilitate the accomplishment Of
the desired end. e q.
Il is proper to explain that the rolls 70
which reference must be had for the authen.
tification of each bounty claim have passed
from the custody of this officer 10 hat brasch
of the Treasury Department (ths officer OF
the second Auditory TO which they fnelly
pertain, for the examination and settlement
of disbnrsing officers accounts.
The Bureau 49, therefore, dependent
upon the Auditor for essential facts to be de-
rived from the rolls in his possession before
claims can be finally determined and paid.
answers to our inquiries are received from
the auditor With the present facilities of
this Office, the number paid monthly could
be largely increased If il were possible for
the Second Auditor to supply us with the
needed data. Whether that officer, with an
increase of his clerical force. could hasten
the work in his Office, or whether he has not
already as many clerks engagedas the special
matter of furnishing data to US, from its ma.
ture, can be proGtably so employed, are ques.
tions properly to be answered BY himself"
VIZ cannot resist the temptation TO give our
readers chapter of Josh Billings, this morn.
ing The following remarks on the goose are
sound and to the point:
The goose is grass animal, but don't chaw
her cud.
They are good livers, about one aker 70 q
goose IL enuff, slaho thare is some folks
who thinks, one goose to lis akers is nearer
right.
These two calculations are so fur apart,
it is difficult tew tell now, which will finally
win.
But i don't think if had farm of It's
akers, awl paid for, that | would sell it for
half what it is worth, just becaze il didn't
have but one goose on it. Geese stay well,
sum ov our best biographers sez 70years, and
grow tntf tew the last.
Tha la one ex at once, about the siz ov q
goose eg, in which the goslens lies hidd.
The goshen is the goos's babe.
The goose don't suckle his young, but
turns him out to pasture on somebody's
vakant lot.
Tha seem TO lack wisdom, but are general.
ly sound on the goose.
Tha are good eating but not good chawin,
the recon ov this remains profound sekret
TO the present da.
When the femal goose IL at work hatcher,
she is hard burd to pleze, she rifles clear up
from the bottom in asmini,, and will fife a
yoke oxen, if thy sho her the least bit ov
sase. The goose IL excellent for feathers,
which she sheds every year by the handful.
Tha are amfibicuss, besides several other
kind ov cuss.
But tba are mostly curious about one thing,
tina can haul one leg up into their boldly, and
stand on luther, awl day, and not touch emmy
thing with their hands.
lake motifs, THAR amt but dam fue men
kan dew this.