The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-11
FROM WASHINGTON.

&s ARLINGTON, Dan. o.
General Milss, Aadstant Commissioners OF
the Freedmen's Bureau Of the State of North
Carolina, has arrived in this city, and report
ed to General Howard that he is here in con-
nection With aHairs of the Bureau in the
State under his sspes vision. <
The Secretary Of State, in reply to reso-
luton Of the Senate, cent to that body to-day
statement Of the following ex penditures by
that Department: Edward Plerpont, coun-
eel in the Surratt case, 5000; ii. G. Rid
die, 10 the same case, $1,000; II. II. En-
ons 81 200; in the matter Of the extrAdition
of prisoners in the ST, Adams raids, kc.,. to
thu Governor Of vermest, Sll,70O-in thS
matter Of the raiders, incladins the expenses
in the case, all the above sums were charged
to the appropriation for bringing home OF
prisoners from foreign countries; Brady,
$f,SOO, IN the case Of Jones against the Sec
retny OF State for false imprisonment, which
was charged TO The appropriation for expenses
under the habsas act Il. H. EN- ons 81, 600,
tor services in the extradilion case in the
British Provinces there sas also SLOWED to
Wm. b. Vast United States Consul at Dub
lin 81 500. in defense Of the Fenians, conn-
sel fees, &c.--bo,h Of these accounts were
charged 70 the appropriations for expenses
under the neutrality act Wm. n Evsrts
SS,0 for services and dexpenses in England;
". N. Johnson 81 900, in the maitsr Of the
Hudson Bay Company thers has Also been
allowed to +. H. Morse. United States Con-
sui at L0ndon. $500 4 for the amount pad
in ENGLAND, ia the case Of Ferguson and Nd
Rae, and to Thomas II. Dudley, Consul ~
liverpool, $2s, 474l in VARIOUS essss, ipclud-
ing the Alexandria rebel rams, and which has
been charged TO the appropriation forconiin-
tlnaent expenses for foreign intercourse. The
Secretary says: II is proper to observe that
most OF the foregoing amounts included at
torosys' fssa aRd other expenses, apass from
coasai fses, proper, which il is impossibls TO
discriminate in this report.
hreplJ to the inquiry shSlherths Depart
nnert has psid for reportine any ri1ls, the
Secretary Sa3G Thefs has bees rid TO f.
b. Smith, Tor the Surratt trial, the sum Of
50, $50, which was charged 10 the appropris,
ton for bringing home prisoners from foreign
countries to Washington Barsoas Underhill
and Hayes, s684 for reporting sheS meteor
case, at the reques: Of Judge Belts, Of the
District Court Of the Usited stAtes.
A conference of soldiers and sailors yester.
day, presided over BY Ges. Crissesdeu .deei-
ded to hold National Convention At Chica-
go, May 10Th. An Executive Committee y as
appointed to prepare cali aud report at an
adjourned meeting on the 18th inst
Nrv Yokx, Jan. 10.
A Washington special states that Howard 8
report, materially altered, wss accepted By
the Senate Military Committee, but not re-
ported pntil Dooh,tle has time TO make the
minority report. II Is contemplated by
amendments to put the whole rule of the
South in Grant hands ~
CHleAGo, Jan 10. ~
The Pes's Washington special says Hon.
Thos. Ewing, of Ohio, is ont in . long letter
on the national finances, in which he opposes
a forced specie payment, and favors Buffers
plan Of paying the interest and principal Of
the public debt