The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-09-08

NEW YoRx, Sept. Z.
A Washington special says: Tho Cabinet
to- day had under consideration the Amnesty
Proclamation, and while 1t was decided not
to issue it till next week, important official
action resulted, after considerable debate,
in the exlusion of the following persons from
the benefit OF pardon and amnesty:
lst. All who are or shall have been pre-
tended Diplomatic officers or otherwise, or
domestic or foreign agents of the pretended
rebel government
ID. All Who have been engaged ip the
conspiracy and assassination Of the President
and Cabinet.
3D.. All who have been indicted by the
United States Court
4lh. All VINO have been military or naval
officers Of the rebel government, and above
the rank Of Brigadier General in the army or
Captain in the navy.
9th All who have been engaged in any
way in treating otherwise than as prisoners of
war persons found in the United States ser>
vice, ~ officers, soldiers, seamen, or in other
capacities.
The Proclamation will be issued Monday,
granting amnesty to oil who participated in
the rebellion, except those who come under
the above enumerated exclusions.
'fks 1MA' Washington .spetlal SAYS: A
number Of Californisns, headed by Mont
somery Blair, waited on the President to day
and handed him despatch from the Demo-
cratic State Committee of California, stating
thatthe Democrats had carried the Legislature
and elected their Governor, and two out Of
the three Congressman. They then consrat-
ulated the President on the victory, and in
return we're thanked by him for the news,
which he regarded, he said. but the begins
-. oe
tpent in general conversation in regard to
| California. Blair retired. The President
seemed overjoyed to get the news.
It 10 stated that SeAator Fessehden has de-.
clired himself in favor OF impeaching the
| President.
| The Times Washington special says: Gen.
| Griffin, now in command Of the 9th Military
! District, has asked and obtained permission
| 70 fix the headquarters of the District tenn
norarily at Galveston, owing to the fact that
4e has but one staff officer fit for duty, that
he surgeons are all sick, that his only child
| is at the point of death, and that to proceed
! e New Orleans, under shssa eirsu .a.tap, ,es,
| you'd seem almost IKE deserting his post in
The face Of tie enemy.
The friends Of Fred. Douglass, whose name
hrs been mentioned 10 cnppectipn with TIE
OommissiOneFship of the Frsedmen'B hu>
reau, assert tha, he would not, under any
circumstances, accept that office.
| The Worlds special says: The Internal
| Revenue Der artment has received information
regarding certain alleged frauds in the whisky
revenue IN New York and Brooklyn, which
implicate. among others, FIVE revenue collec-
ksI
The ITi9Gnss Washington special says
Theiorthcotning report of Secretary McCul-
| loeb will show that over one hundred and
twenty millions Of our public debt was paid
1 Of the last rear, At this pate i sauid AZ
be paid OF Ey JnlY, lssT:
The President has psrdoned Vim S. Oush
man, rebel postmaster IN lsouis,sna.
General n. b. Bufosd has hesn appointed
to examiue the eastern section Of the Union
Pacific Railroad, In place Of Frank P. Blair