The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-11-10

NEw YokK, Nov. 9.
The Tribune's Washington special says
Senator Sherman, who is now in Washington,
says If the Presidential election were held in
Ohio a week hence either Grant or Chase
could carry the State on the Republican plat
form. Senator Sherman is much disguised
with the present timidity Of the Republicans.
The Hev0tds Washington special says !:
There is excellent authority for stating that
the President has determined to make q
change IN his Cabinet
Collector Smy,ha, of New York, has been
rendered the appointment Of Postmaster Gen,
eral or Secretary of the Treasury.
tits also said that Heverdy johnson will be
rendered the position of Secretary of State.
1t is said that Assistant Secretary Chandler
will resign December lst. There is host of
applicants for the place.
The TINS Washington special says: The
Postmaster Generals report will this year
show deficiency instead of a small surplus
The indications are that the Republicans
will carry North Carolina in the coming
election.
General Grant has issued circular stating
that much of the property abandoned by
rebels during the war has been occupied by
them without making the requisite application
for its restoration. All such property will be
formally taken possession of by the Govern>
ment on the first of January next and rented
TO refugees and freedmen.
WASHINGTON. Nov. ..
The Commissioner of the Land Office is in
receipt Of letter from A. Wstwood of Ions
don making enquiry relative to obtaining a
quantity of land for the settlement of So.
900 emigrants whom it is contemplated sends
ing to the United States. The Commissioner
has replied referring to the great body Of land
lying west Of the Mississippi, and the facility
for obtaining title to the same under the pro-
visions of the Pre.emption and Homestead
laws, and communicating to the applicant full
instructions on the points of enqniry pre-
sented.
Hon. Thos. n. Stillwel, Z. S. Minister to
Venezuela, is in Washington. His appoints
ment has not yet been confirmed By the SEN
ate.
Secretary Wells is still confined to his bed
from the effects OF slow fever, but his phys
sician says the prospect is that he will soon
recover.
A Cabinet meeting was held yesterday.
All the members we're present except Secre-
tary Wells The question as to when the
annual message and accompanying. doeu.
| men's should be laid before Congress was the
chief TOPIC oil discussion. 1t is said major.
| iiy of the Cabinet. ns we'll as the President,
came to the conclusion the message and res
ports should not be sent in until the COM
mencement Of the regular session in Deceyn.
| Der.
Senator Drake arrived yesterday and was
present at the meeting Of the Ordnance CONS
miltee yesterday.
| The trustees of the colored schools Of this
! district have laid their annual report before
! the Secretary Of the Interior. There al e
| now FIVE good school houses for colo-ed chil-
dren, accommodating 1000 pupils The
treasurer's report shows the total amount
| expended during the year to be over SIT,
i 600, while the receipts we're only Sic, 600.
| The trustees complain very bitterly of the
conduc, of the municipal authorities Of Wash /.
ingion with holdii 6 money received from taa.
es paid on properly owned by colored per.
| Sops, set apart by act OF Congress for the ed
| l;cation OF colored children OF this fund. The
! city owes the trustees Sol 900, which it has
+ st i Oily refused to Pay. There were sixty.
seven colored schools supported by Northern
! Benevolent Associations during the year, at
en- expense of $4,000. All schools have
opened this yesr with aattering prospects.