The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-10-26
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MIDNIGHT REPORT.
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Oct. rs.
Governor Ward who is now here says: Al
| the recent meeting in New York OF the Ex,
ecutive sub Committee Of the National
Union Republican Committee there was
some conversation Is to the best place for
holding the next Convention for the nomina>
ton Of candidates for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency, and that Chicago, St. LOUIS
and New York were mentioned, but no &C.
tion was taken BY the sub Committee, for the
determination of that question belongs to the
full Committee, which is to assemble here in
December.
Information has been received here of the
issuance Of new grant by President Juarez
to E. Laire, for opening the Tehauntepec
route. 1t is substantially the same as that
issued Oct. 18th, 1866, to Charles Knapp h
Co., but which lapsed, owing, it is said, to
the non-fuflment Of the contract BY them.
The ssb Committee on the Judiciary,
charged With the investigation of public az.
fairs in Maryland and Delaware, will adjourn
on Monday next to November 18TH when the
investigation will be resumed.
The returns of the Philadelphia banks to
the Comptroller Of the Currency shows that
they have . reserve Of $l9, 9,OO0, 900, being
$8, ,QOo, ,6Qd In excess Of ths amount required
BY law.
The correspondence between Admiral Far.
ragut and Minister Yeoman, At Copenhagen,
has been received. The latter thanks the
former for his attentions and congratulates
States for the very favorable impression
which has been made in Northern Europe BY
Farraguts cruise in the Baltic and adjacent
waters.
Advices from the steamer Lincoln, sent by
the Treasury Department from San Francis.
90 to Alaska, report her at Sitkn, to sail
August 23d for Alaska. Little had been
learned in the short time that had elapsed
since their arrival in those waters, but the Of
ficers expressed themselves already satisfied
that the resources of the country IN timber
and fisheries have not been overrated.
Several weeks ago Secretary McCulloch re-
celved from an anonymous source o package,
pestmarked Urbana, Ohio, containing 3d.
900, the largest portion of which was in 1880
bonds. The money was placed to the credit
Of the conscience fund. Recently letter
was received from man in Wisconsin claim
ing the money to be his, and to be converted
into such other securities rs the Secretary
might think proper to SEM, anu gave as : -: a.
reason for forwarding no communication or
signature that be vas very sick at the time
and not able to write. The officers Of the
Treasury are of the opinion that the letter 10
from some party who saw the notice that
$40, 600 had been received and thinks that he
can claim the same.
The Ordinance Committee have decided
not to bold meeting until next Wednesday
A letter from General Logan says he has
been confined to his room by Inflammation
of t, lungs, rendering his presence here
st present impossible, but at the earliest prac.
tcabfe moment he may be looked for.
b. I. Merrick is about bringing suits be.
fore the Courts here for the restoration Of
property sold under the Confscation Act in
the name of DR.. Cornelius Blogle and Col.
II. B. Tyler, and in case of m adverse decis-
ion the cases win be taken to the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
Mr.. Merrick brought similar suit in ref
erence to the properly of Daniel Radcliffe in
Franklin, which was argued some months
since and compromised.
General Caleb Cushing is the attorney for
DR.. Garnett and other parties.
It is stated that on Wednesday three coun,
terfeit City dollar compound interest notes,
issued under the Act Of February, 1852, were
| discovered in the Office Of the Register ol
the Treasury, and yesterday two more, they
having passed through the redemption di.
visit in the First Auditors and the First
| Comptroller's Offices without being detected
| Similar notes TO small extent were in cir
| culation about Is months ago.