The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-12-31
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WAsHIx0f6s, Dee. 80.
TIE BritisA and American West India Dec
are to eo.opef1tS in preventing 8 revival o
ths slays trade il Cabs,. Which has beer
GSnsrsl NiiIem, Who assumes command d
ths'6 9Th Diasies unsii ~ 9rsival Of Gen. Nc
Dowcll, va closetsd with The President THU
.rDsAi6s, iaal osaSss for JsekSon, Mississippi
TO night.
0snsnI Logan i prepariaf abul for Con.
1 gress 70 essabiish Civil Service Bureau il
WsshnetaH conaistiaa ~ . board Of exam.
inefs, vhoss duty il shall be 70 decide apor
The qualifications Of nj applicants fosplacei
10 tho various departments. Il will also pro.
vide tAat the candidates shall be among the
several States in the order Of their Congress
tional Representatives.
s The Office Of CSnsnl General q Havana
has bsen vacant some time, the Senate last
summer having failed 70 confirm the nominA-
ton made By the President. A. eonse,
quence. Nr. Savage wss left in charge Of the
bnssness - Vice-Coasul. II. r. De LaRan-
ter, clerk in the State Department. was sent
to Havana several weeks go, 10 relieve
Savage, aud Will discharge the duties Of Con
sol temporarily, or until = Consui General ia
duly appointed by the President, with the
advice and consent Of the Senate.
The Danish Minister, Mr.. Bile, was OFF
cially received By the Secretary Of State in
that capacity on Saturday.
Tie number Of patents issued the past year
was 1905, an increase Of 3,5l5 over the pre-
vions year. Two hundred and sixty.fve will
be issued for the week endiag January 7th.
In the Supreme Cour. the following decis-
ions were given:
No. 1.-THE Galena, Dubuque, Dunleith
/ Minnesota Packet Company, appellants,
to so much Of the Rock Island Railroad
Bridge as lies within the Northern District OF
Illinois. The Rock Island Railroad Compa-
ny and the Mississippi L Missouri Railroad
Company, claimants, appeal from the Circuit
Court of the United States for the Northern
District of Illinois. Justice Field delivered
tie opiniono of the Court, affirming the de-
cree of the Circuit Court, with costs.
No. l10-Wicks, plaintiff in error, rs.
Hoppock, in error, to the Circuit Court Of
the United States for the Northern District OF
Illinois. Justice Swayne delivered the opin
ion Of the Court, affirming the decision OF
the Circuit Court, with costs and interest,
Justices Clifford and Miller dissenting as to
the rule of damages.
The Court adjourned to January 10th.
Information has been received that the
Stockholm newspaper, the Tolksblah, advises
the Swedish Government to follow the exaln
pie of Denmark, by selling to the United
States its West India island, Saint Barthoo
NEW. This isregarded here in official circle 5
as another indication that European Monar-
schies are retiring from this continent under
the influence of the Monroe doctrine.
United States Senator Morton, of Ind, in
response to an invitation of the Soldiers
and Sailors Union, addressed large au !,
dience tonight in the hall of that ASSOCIATION,
his subject being the issues of 1865. He said
that among them would be the complete res
toration OF the Southern State Governments )
into the hands of the rebels, by the defeat Of
the Congressional plan of reconstruction, and
that the success of the Democratic party di,
rectly involved compensation for slaves the
assumption of the rebel war debt and pen
sions to Confederate soldiers and their wild
ows and orphans. He analyzed Gen. Han.
cock 5 recent order, which the President had
laid before Congress in his message, saying ii
made no mention of the business OF recon,
strucil2n, but was directed entirely TO the re
cognition Of the legal character OF the exist
ing State Governments, and that the Presi
dent pledged himself to sustain them fully in
the execution Of their powers. If General
Hancock supported the principles against
Whlch ne 'ouRat, anu became The ally OF his
enemies against his friends, his laurels would
wither like the tender flower beneath the
simoom of the desert.
Chicago, Dec. 80.
The Posts Washington special says; Geu
Grant did urge upon the President the reiiey.
ing of General Ord, but not because .e was
dissatisfied with that Officers administration,
but merely for the reason that that officer had
repeatedly requested, both officially and pri-
vately, to be assigned to some other com
mand, where the duties would not be so con
6ning.
The official programme for the President $
reception New Years is promulgated. He
commences ct II a. m. with the officers, and
concludes at y. m. with the citizens.