The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-08
! FROM NEW YORK.

New YogE. June Z.
The Grand Lodge of Free Masons, in
session in this city, to-day passed resolu
ton laying an Injunction on some persons
who are now engaged in gift enterprise
under the name of the Masonic fraternity.
Two thousand six hundred and twenty six
emigrants arrived to-day.
Nelson }. Marsh, clerk in the post Office,
was arrested to-day on the charge of embez.
ziing valuable letters, and held Oh bail for
trial.
Another distillery in Brooklyn was seized
to>tay. On the first attempt the officer was
beaten severely and elected.
The Southern Famine Relief Commission
are vigorously at work, in addition to loading
the U. s. storeship purveyor, which left
Tuesday, the Commission have since shipped
eight thousand bushels of corn to Charleston
and Savannah for distribution. Yesterday
the Treasurer received from Clarendon Dis
trlct, South Carolina, an appeal for relief
from the heads OF sixty-seven families, repre-
senting two hundred and ninety eight individ>
uals, some of whom are now suffering for
bread.
The steamer Santiago de Cuba, recently
stranded on the New Jersey coast, has ar
rived and is now on the dry docks
The steamers City of Washington and Min
nesota, from Liverpool, arrived to-day.
The Pacific Mail Company continue to ship
coal to the gaci6c. The ship lvanhoe and
the bark Louis sailed for Panama with such
cargo.
The steamer Celestial Empire goes on
trial trip TO sea next week.
At meeting of the American Homeopa-
thlc lnstitate various propositions were read,
including one from Cincinnati, on homeopa-
tho management OF cholera In ST. Louis last
summer, by DR.. Cook, of Cincinnati; also
one on dislocAtion of the kidney. The re-
port of the Bureau Of Surgery was also read
by President Helmuth. The document was
lengthy and interesting.
The report of the committee on medical
ethics was ordered printed, and TO be con-
sdered at next session.
The report OF the bureau of obstetrics,
without reading, was referred to committee
on publication.
The bureau Of organization, registration
and statistics submitted their report.
A resolution was submitted by DIR Uredi,
private physician to Secretary Seward, ask
ing the appointment Of = committee to con
fer with national institutes of other coun-
tries.
Nicaragusn paper states the mission OF
Ex President Martinez to England is only for
tbc pafpose ui Incorporating AoNIufto Win
Nicaragua, but believes the payment OF
claims against the United States, for ravsges
Of Walkers 6llibusters may be made to re-
suit from il. To subsisntiate these claims 1t
is said to be only necessary 10 take Mr.. Sew
ards correspondence with England on the
Alabrma question.
Gen. 3iekles has issued general order re-
quiring oil civil officers in North and South
Carolina TO be charged with the maintenance
Of the public peace in their respective dis
tricts.
Another order appoints the following board
to prepaie rules for their regulation: Brew.
Col. Ra Eal, 9th cavalry; Ii. H. Helper, Of
Raleigh jefferson Fisher. of Raleigh J.
W. Caniosn, Of Charleston, aud Lernue
Booser, pf Lexington, S. c. They convene
at Charleston to-day.
The American. Homeopathic Institute ad
journed to night, TO meet in ST. Louis next
June.
The second match for 81 900. mile heats
to wagoH between Dexter and Lady Thorn,
was troited On the Fashion course to day.
Dexter won in three straight heats, two heats
being spiendidly contested, and The second
fastest ever made 20 wagons 2:32, 224
and 2:2e The fastest time to wsgons preyi-
ously was 225, made by Flora emple and
George Wilkes.