The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April II.

WAsHINGroy, April II.
Three clerks in the city postoffice were in
jured this morning BY an explosion Of gas in
a room OF the postofhce building in which
gas Is made by patent apparatus. Their
names are James Es Kennedy, NJ. IL. Dou-
bleday, and s. B. Norse-the latter perhaps
mortaly.. They carried light into the room
to find the cause Of some obstruction to the
machinery.
The Supreme Court room is den sely crowd
ed to-day; the Mississippi injunction before
the Court, on motipn to file . bill. Attor-
ney General Stansherry made o lengthy argu-
ment in opposition TO the amendment, deny.
ing the original injunction Of the Court, and
Robert ], Walker spoke in its support On
the conclusion Of the argument in the case,
Charles 0'Conner moved for leave to file
bill In the Georgia case, Chief Justice Chase
said the Court would take the motion under
sdvisement, and if further argument was de-
sired counsel would be notified.
The Senate confined the folio wing nomi
nations Postmsster-J. w. Smith, Sey,.
mour, Indiana; Receivers of public moneys,
David Ryan, Wenosha, Wisconsin, aud L.
Bouton, Brockville, Missouri Surveyor Of
Customs, John King, st. Louis Postmast-
ers-Lewis Boddeh, 0wasss, Michigan
Hunter Brooks, Cincinnati ; Curtis B. Stone,
Waukegan, Illinois
The authorities df Nebraska tsyiaC pie.
ssn.es ti.s quessiol asnstnes the lsnas grant
ed TO the State under the enabling act Of the
18th of April, 1864, should be deducted from
the lands granted under the act of October,
1861, granting each new State ., 900, 600 acres
of land, for the purpose Of internal improve.
ments, the Secretary Of the Interior decided
thatthe grant OF 1864 should not be deducted
iyoPs Mae oi 1901, uut that the State Is entl-
tlef 8 the futl quantities under such grant.
fhA COMMISSIONS of the General Land
ofice transmitted TO the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs, for delivery to parties emit
tied to reeei7e the same, eighteen patents,
covering 1857 acres for Kansas trust lands,
in the State Of Kansas, being sAlss nf I'll Ian
'.''' - ,ne act bf October 4th, 1889.
The Board Of Managers Of the National
ASYLUM for disabled soldiers met TO day. The
old officers we're reelected. The report re-
ceived shows tie donation OF Soldiers
Home near Columbus by the Legislature to
the National Asylum, aud the purchase OF
site and building near Milwaukee,, WIS:
Three asyiums will hereafter be opened to all
disabled volunteers. Over 1000 such have
been cared for or assisted by the National
ASYLUM within the last quarter. commit
tee was appointed to issue proposals for the
new building at Milwaukee, and select site
either at White Sulphur Springs or Dayton
for the location of new asylum IN Ono,
and also an executive committee to take
charge Of the asylums and administer OUT
door relief was appointed for the year, con.
sisting of Cen Batter, Gov. Smythe, Mr..
Guncle and Gen Martindale, The report
shows that the number of disabled soldiers
having neither money, home nor friends is
much larger than supposed, bat the Board is
determined TO make full and ample provision
for all. A fund estimated at $4,000, 900,
placed by Congress in their hands for the
purpose, will enable them to do the work
fully and we'll.