The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-11-05
FROM WASHINGTON.

| WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.
| The War Department, in general order
issued to-day, announces that all appoint
ments Of commissioned officers provided for
by the act of July %, 1865, having now been
filed in accordance with its provisions, a
higher standard of qualifications analogous
to that which prevailed before the late war,
will in future be required. of all candidates for
the appointment OF second leutenants. As
general rule one fourth OF the vacancies oc.
curing annually will be filled asreeably to
the existing laws and regulations, from non
commissioned officers in the army. The re-
mainder, not filled of the graduating classes
Of the Military Academy, will be supplied
1 from civil life.
| The order gives the regulations to be OBJ.
served in the examination of candidates.
/ The company commanders are requested to
report to their colonels all such non commits
stoned officers as in their opinion by educa.
ton, conduct and service, seem to meet the
advancement, and who have served not less
| than two years IN the regular army.
| On receiving the reports of the company
commanders the colonel will enable the
board 20 make preliminary examination
into the CLAIMS and qualifications of those
non>commissioned officers who may appear to
him deserving promotion. Colonels are re-,
qured to indorse his remarks on the state.
ment of the court, and forward them to the
Adiusant General OF the army
| The Commissioner Of fsPatents, will for the
week ending 2lst inst, issue tsenty-six
patents.
The answer Of Joseph II. Bradley to the
| rule laid upon him by the Supreme
| Court. in general term last week. requesting
him to show cause why his name should not
| be erased from the roll Of attorneys, by
| the court. was handed in to- day by Hon.
Robert j. Walker, who asked leave to file
ii in order that if there should be any thing
objectionable in thseanswer, it might be
Withdrawn and amended. Mr.. Bradley sub.
sequen,ly appeared and at,ested the answer
| 1t is supposed the paper will be considered
| in Congress. when the court will determine
what course it will take in the matter. The
answer is to the effect that the action Of
Judge Fisher in directing Bradley's name to
| be taken from the r. lie as practitioner at the
bar, was based on the misarprehension of all
| facts in the case; that the regular time for the
term Of court to adjourn having passed by.
the language used By the respondent upon
hearing the decision of the court did not
technically come under the definition Of
contempt; that the letter written to Judge
Fisher. and delivered by respondent. was
not b challenge; that if the court is in doubt
as TO the correctness of these and other state.
ments, an opportunity is asked for respondent
TO produce evidence to he submitted to the
court be fore rendering decision.
Receipts of internal revenue to-day were
$2d7, 900,
All mutilated National Bank notes sent to
the Office of the Comptroller Of Currency for
destruction and exchange for new notes
should be in packages of $500, and should
in all cases be cancelled before sending by
cutting out the signatures of the officers;
otherwise the notes will be returned at the
instance of the Bank for cancellation
There are no indications of an immediate
appointment of Solicitor of the Internal
| Revenue Bureau. The probability is that
the appointment will be made from one of
| the Western States.
New YoHK, Nov. 4.
A Washington special states that General
Howard has written a letter in reply to All
inquiry as to whether the colored vote in the
late elections in the South is too large in pro.
portion to the negro population. in which he
says: Carefully compiled statistics warrant
the conclusion that the aggregate negro
population Of the United States has increased
IRON 1860 to the present date. The decrease
heretofore alleged was based in part on bis
report Of Decenbe. 2ist 1866, which was
estimated from very meagre returns.
The statement OF the public debt will not
be ready until Wednesday next; but it is as
certained that it will show a reduction OF the
debt of about S20o, 900.