The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-09-30
FROM WASHINGTON.


The following revenue officers have been
Loring, 9th district California; Frank Lynch,
18th district Ohio; Jas G Mcdonnell, 4th
district Ind; John L Michete, 7th district
Ky; VIM II Winter, Quincy, Ill. Edwin
Nichols, 18th district Ohio VIM A Newman,
st Joseph, Mo-. MD Policy, 9Th district
Wis.,; Alvs w Paul, 4th district, Ill. VIM A
| Quarterman, 9th district Ohio; Francis A
Sharpreach. 18th distriat Ohio John Steiner
| 9th district Ind. A Smith, 11th district
Ohio; Henry Speaker and D P Wilson, 9th
district Mo-. W Seamon, 4th district Ill. /;
/ Chas W Wheelwright, 1st district OHIO; K
| A Wheatley, 18th district Ill. Geo Hames,
Ath district Ill. 4; Jas Bruner, 1lth district
Ind. II Fl Brown, lat district Michigan; ]
L Gerry, 5th district Mo-; John Doyle and
NJ r Green, Sd district Ind. W A Bradley,
Ist district III. /; Geo 81 Hesse, Dubuque F
N Heugh, Toledo; Fred Hickey, Allen Ill. ;
w r jackson, 9th district Ohio.
The Alabama delegation had an interview
with the President and Secretary Of War this
forenoon, which lasted about half An hour.
They were assured all necessary aid would
be furnished to the State Government in case
Of any transgressions upon its authority
The department commander should be in.
structed accordingly, and authorized to call
for aid, additional troops, if necessary,
probably, one regiment Of infantry to be for
warded to Gen. Mead.
The Secretary Of War, with the approval
of the President, is preparing q letter to
Gen. Mead, in which the memorial of the
Alabama Legislature is referred to him, and
in which he is directed to take such measures
as may be necessary to prevent the troubles
apprehended by the Legislature by prompt
and proper disposition Of troops.
GOV. Smith has no doubt his veto Of the
electors by the Legislature will be sustained
and has no doubt the legislature will pass
measures necessary to enable the people to
vote for Presidential electors. The letter Of
the Secretary of War is to be delivered to
the committee at 10 o'clock tomorrow,
when they will depart for Montgomery, via
Atlanta in order to deliver the letter to Gen.
Mead.
The following was received this morning
at the army head quarters
ST. LOUIS, Sept. %.
To ADG'T. GENERAL U. s. a.
Gen. Sheridan has full reports from Col.
Bankhead. who would start for Fort Wallace
on the 9th inst. He reports Lieut.. Beecher
and Surgeon Moore dead and buried also,
T. W. Culver, VIM. Wilson, and Lewis Far
ley, scouts. dead. He gives list of IA killed,
besides Col Forsyth, who has two vounds.
He thinks at least rs Indians ave killed or
badly wounded. From signs it is alleged
tha. the Indians are moving South, General
Sheridan reports companies of the 9th cav
airy on hand and ready for service, and he
will keep every man ct work to catch and
destroy Indians.
(Signed) w. 7. SHERMAN, Lit. Gen'l.
From information received here concern
ing the instructions to General Sheridan it is
believed that he will, wi..,in the next two
weeks, make such movements against the
hostile Indians on the frontier as to put an
end to the apprehension of general Indian
war.
A letter from Alexandria, Egypt, dated
August 4th, states that the Viceroy of Egypt
has been lying dangerously ill at Constan
tinope.
The public debt statement for September
will probably be issued next Monday. Judg-
ing from the present information it will show
slight increase over that in the previous
monthly statement.
The Republic of Columbia, formerly Gre
NADIA, has paid into the U. s. Treasury about
s235, 900, leaving balance Of $4,000 still
due.