The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-10-09

/. : CiicAoo, Oct. 8.

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Ths 1tiosrs's Washington special eayss
E&16t Sthi6K - tdlkeA A1b18 eere yes
|safe1v 1vss4(t ~ siec4inss tese4y 4 Pena.i
and his friends pretend to be very confident.
In this eoaneesscn h 10 significant fact thas
the question Of how to get rid Of Grant, IN
-eSsS - slessioss justly eehssel changes,
hes bean thoroughly considered, and the con-
cleion hlly rershed that the only vays's
l1rDbkkhn errees ANf thnt it veald be dam
co6ld bea counted On from Shernan. There
Is no doubt thak The President sent for him 10
Appnd him on the various aspects Of the ques-
De- .nuv 1t issse He1sSep kinssIf and Con.
grGas, and that he has failed u meet John
sos . hopes. Impressions in the best in>
formed official circles amount to q conviction
that this week will Be an eventual one, it the
elections afford Mr.. johnson the excuse he
wants for developing his plans.
Formal charges have been filed with Post
master General Randall against Wells, Fargo
4 Co., for gross yioletion Of contract and
neglect in transmission Of mails o. the over
land route. The affidavits in the possession
Of the Department charge that baes Of mail
matter are thrown out on the prAiries and
left TO rot, whenever the character of the road
renders reduction Of the load necessary.
The 7Ssses' Washington special says In.
telligence from Richmond to day leaves no
doubt that JEFF. Davis trial will commence
the lss Of Noyenbsr. The counsel on both
sides are ready to proceed, and no postpone
ment viii be asked by the Government Da-
Wis writes that he will be in Richmond the
last,week in October. r~m
IL nU@ NEW YoRk, Oct. g..
Is Tha IT,, - .xna;.l 80. Il l. thA talAr,om
kom the President to Ger. Sherman, order
ing him to report in person Immediately, did
not specify any cause for his relief from duty
in the Indian commission, and it is supposed
that, Notwithstanding the assertions of the
Administration press to the contrary, Mr..
johnson intended to offer him the war office.
Finding, however, that the Generals fast
friendshp p For Gen. Grant, aud his political
which, whatever they have been
in the past, are no x similarsto those enters
tafned by his brother, Senator John Sher-
man. rendered his acceptance of the offer
uncertain. The President hesitated to make
it, and it is probable that the General will.re-
turn west without having accomplished any.
thing beyond having several fruitless inter.
views with the President.
The official election returns have been re>
ceived here from about one third Of the eoun.
ties In Louisiana. The registration in these
counties was 54,l35, and the aggregate
vote polled is 2s,4Sl All the parishes heard
from, except New Orleans, polled more than
half their registration, while that polled
2,260 less than half The Convention was
carried by an excess of from five to eight
Nine tenths Of the votes cast were
for the Convention.
An attempt is being made by certain class.
es of citizens Of Mary land to get E. NJ Greg.
ory, Superintendent OF the Freedmer's Bu-
reau for that State, mustered out OF the SER
vice. Gen. Howard opposes the scheme,
and obtained an interview with the President
to day regarding the matter. The latter is
said to favor the movement