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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10

4 letter from Memphis says that last
Saturday night about 10 o'clock, mes
seuger arrived from Edna. Knox county,
No, stating that large number Of rebels
were gathering at that place. La less than
tgo hours Colonel Moore, with his hand
ful OF men. was on the march.
The boys wele in good spirits. but
thought it rather early to start for day !
work We shall probably hear from them
again in y few DAYS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10

4 letter to the Democrat from Sedalia,
Dec. I'D, says
Gen. Steel is in command Of the Fifth
Division, and is true as steel. Col Me-
Dowell, brother to the distinguished Gen.
eral OF that name, commands the First
Brigade Of the Division, which includes
the following regiments: The Iowa Sixth
aud Eighth, aud Missouri Seventh, two
companies of regular infantry and one
squadron of cavalry
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10

Frederick Nj Dee

Frederick, Nd, Dee 8.
The Third Brigade of Gen. Banks
army, Gen. Williams ommanding, ar
rived here They passed through the
city to the encampmen', three miles out,
on the iagerstown turnpike. The Isl
and I'll Brigades, Of Abercrombie and
Hamilton, arrived on Tuesday and Wed
nesday. The former il located on the
Monocacy x Baltimore turnpike and the
latter near GAINESVILLE. both about ten
miles out.
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NEW YORK mate ET.
New York. Dec q

Flour-Market quiet and without de-
cided change; sales ut IS 40(n5 81 for
Super State; So 65f0S5 rs for Extra
State; 50 40@5 90 Super Western; So 65
@5 80 Common to Medium Extra West
ern; 50 s0@s5 s. for Shipping Brands
Extra X. H. o.
Corn Market quiet very firm; sales
at 64ta65c for Mixed Western, common
to medium firm.
Pork--Quiet. Sales of 100 bbls Mt
sl2 50@Sl3 90 for Mess; IS 50@S9
tor Prime
Beef-Market quiet and firm. Cut
Meats dull and unchanged.
W hisky-tluiet at 20.
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Must Take the Oath.

st. Louis, Dec 9.
Gen. llalleck has issued orders that the
Mayor Of the city will require all munich
pal officers to.Immed a.ely subscribe to the
oath Of allegiance prescribed by the State
Convention in October last, and directs
the Provost Marshal to arrest all State
officers who, having failed 10 subscribe to
the oath within the time fixed by the Con-
vention. shall attempt to exercise their
authority in violation of the ordinance.
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a~The Washington Repuhliea

l1-The Washington Republican, of
Wednesday, vouches for the authenticity
Of the following portion Of Mr. Loyejoy )
speech at the serenade Of Monday even
ing
"A certain individual, in the olden
time, who was head and shoulders above
his contemporaries, was made king, and,
BY refusing utterly to destroy his enemies
according To the Divine command, lost
his crown. | hope that no gentleman of
later days, resembling him in height and
station, will, BY following his example.
share his fate
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10

NHUIUN, DEC. =.
David Coovert. Co d, Iowa 18th regi-
ment, while crossing the river in skiff
here to-day, went over the dam and was
drowned His brother John Covert aud
young Hcrdman went over with him, but
were rescued below. The body of Coo
vert has not yet been found W.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10

When citizens have any complaints
to make against soldiers, they are request
ed to report ediately to headquarters,
corner If johnson aud 4th streets. and
not wait week or So.
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s,Is CAUCUS.
New York. Dec. 3.

New York. Dec. 8.
A Washington special to the Times
says the Republican caucus was only at
tended by eleven members, and adjourned
after appointing a committee to issue n
call for another caucus on Monday evening.
The sec'y Of Treasury's report win be
presented on Monday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10
St. Louis. Dee. Z

The report sent last night that the rebels
yesterday captured ten OF our mule teams
aud teamsters, proves to have been mis-
take. The men and teams have arrived
here, having been released after all the
arms belonging to the party were taken
from them.
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THE GATE CITY
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10.

Err The weather yesterday was very
fine for spring or summer, and continued
SO last night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10
Two ARMS. TO ARMS,
M Arm WAR! WARl!!

All persons keeping or having Tor salo cry a. a
kirds OF Munitions of War, such Guns Pistols he
voisers and nil kinds Of Ammunition are required not
T. sell tc any person without In the
fehed. THIS order must be strict, complied with
andcrpenais offorfeitlhr aH artieles mentioned In
their possesaion. JOHN sTANNus.
jyl3d sarvey or Port OF keokuk
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New York, Dec. -
4 schooner from Martinique llth, re-
ports the pirate Sumter there coaling. $50
She had taken two prizes and was allowed
to reilt without objection.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10

DsI There was an inspection, yesterday,
Of the 18th Regiment. Every man was
required TO show all his plumber" The
object was to find out who has been SELL
ing clothes, and other Government prop
erty for whisky, dc.
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Reports from the South.

Richmond, Nov. 70.
Congress unanimously ratified the Com
vcntion between X NJ. t. Hunter and
Missouri commissioners
The Avalanche SAYS that the Federals
We're victorious in Morristown, East Ten
nessee. aud thinks Mai sen Crittenden
will overcome the force II is rumored
81 Memphis that the Federals have be
come alarmed for St. Louis, and that
Caro- and Paducah are being evacuated
BY the Federal troops. who are going to
~ Louis with all possible dispatch.
The New Orleans Bulletin saws the
fedcrais captured two rebel steamboats,,
supposed to ba the Henry Lewis and " at
son, and that the California escaped by
throwing overheard part of her cargo and
forty head Of cattle.
The Charleston Mercury says Gen. Rip
ley has ordered every pound of cotton,
likely 10 fall into the hands of the rebels,
to be burned
The savannah Republican says the Sum
ter was not captured but wrecked off
Trinidad coast
Hollins' battering ram or turtle passed
Memphis OIL the 18th for Columbus, XIV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10
GenrtinF ort una,s,r.

Judge Springer ~ at Fort Madison and
will open Court this morning, a. we learn
by dispatch to S. i. Miller, Esq.
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lfags.
The weather to-day WAS unfavorable for

The weather to-day was unfavorable for
pork packing, but receipts being light
oni, .,,0ut1V nead-tilc market was sustain
cd at Sd, 25H3,o5 Sellers arc stronger
iii their views than buyers are in conf
dcnce, but the latter are evidently getting
on to a stronger basis, and the danger OF
break down is not near SO great as it
was week ago. Green meats were dull,
owing t. the warm weather, but prices
We're UNCHANGED. Mess pork, on the spot,
sold at 80, 2ofu0, 80. food brands were
obtained at the inside figure. Lard was
dull at 1(g7t for prime tierce II Gin.
6az., 7th
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10
! Tx. I'll. G. CLARK,
PHYSICIAN AND NVRSRnN

Oilers his professional services The citizens OF 20
hah Aha thc surrounding country " The OF Fis
tiatA ~ Ano Gena0frhu4as Piles. PruAEsaa AM LII.
esratl0bs ~ the Eectam, aud ases uf similar
character without the use III lie Aniie or suffering Il
the pstlsnt.
Those ihtetcsttd all please call at my Office and
fead crrih cafes beating ceunt! stais iBg 10 my
success la The cure OF those disease
slll also refer 10 Vi Plies OF lonxslA1a.
Ing. Gu red by sue ia keoknk
otl,sT diseases successfully trented.
OFT)CE-G srner Of AAin and Fitth streets up
stairs. fbuyTdsu.
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GENERAL FREMosT.--A large party is
to be given tonight at New York, by
State Senator Maniere, in honor of Gen
Fremont. The friends of the General in
Congress are working hard in his behalf,
and Speaker Grow, with other leading
men, express themselves AZ iayorably dis
posed towards him. Philadelphia In
quirer, l,h,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10

Washington. Dec. s.
The roads between Washington and the
Maryland side of sthe Potomac are almost
impossible for army baggage wagons.
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- err the KebeI steamer ~n.hyGIle
New York Dac a

NtW WTh, TtE. IT.
The Secretary of the Navy has dispatch
ed one of the fastest and most powerful
vessels in the navy, and swift gunboat
to intercept the rebel steamer Nashville
on her return. The instructions of the
officers are to approach the British coast
rs near as the neutrality laws will permit,
aud cruise of the coast until they capture
the steamer. The Nashville is likely
armed, aud if the T.. S. steamers fall in
with her she will certainly be taken. A
writ OF aitainder on the part OF the loyal
owners of the Nashville has also gone out
IN one of the late steamers, to be executed
In SOUTHAMPTON.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10

RIVER ITEMs.-The Des Moines.
Skunk, and other little streams have been
pouring out strongly, and the river opposite
has risen about two feet, So that the sand
bars lave mostly disappeared, and the
ferry boat was making regular trips yester-
day, much TO the relief of trade and COM
merce.
dfhe Des Noines City came down from
Montrose and left Yesterday for ST Louis
with about fifty passengers and u good
load 81 freight, the former at 81, aud fhc
latter at - cents per hundred
The Nevada, Captain Ferris, dropped
down the river to take load at some
poiut below for st. Louis.
The Little Eagle made lis regular trips
between here and Warsaw.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10

p<J~The dress parade on Main street,
every evening, never fails, in good wealth
er, to attract crowd of spectators, and
it always goes off fnely--the parade, we
mean. The perfect order and system, and
good appearance of the men are admira-
Bile.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10
SPECIAL NOTICES.


IL osT.
on The night Of The 9th inst between the residence
% -. ID thlttenden and the Deu,iug House, iady's
iine Cameo rin,-owi aud stiied figure small piece
oFoken from the upper section, The finder will be cult
ably rewarded by reu rning The same to the Office of
lhr Deming House. tdeegda1
Two ARMS! TO ARMS.l
am authorized TO call for the organization of two
Battallons OF Militia In Lee county; said bat
salions be composed OF not than six eompanes
taeh End the companies contain mol Tess than 30
nien in addition 10 the company officers. One Bat
talon IL to be raised In kepkuk and vicinity and the
other IN Dover and vicinity
PerronA raising companies requested 10 report
nae Immediately, Ia order that may inform them A.
y the plan 20 otgahlgA;lou, Ac,
trust that the above call will be- responded 10
ptoE4llS D.B. HILLS,
Dee ., bi-dbt Aid de-Caiup
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HFO TIE LADIES.
MRS. J. r. TALON.
Wishes 10 cali The attention IN the Ladies 10 her yer,
III I'LL LIVER y.

A0RfkIstss
BoSAETs. FRENCH AND
EtLbONS, AMERICAN
sIiAALs. FLOWERS
hia Gloves, bsuntets, Dress Trimni fnys. Iorsets
Hoop AkGris, Eus elaetirs. Black Lace aha and 4
EsB~rai assortment OF FANNY AhTlCLLs.
sprj No. 7 Main street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10

CONCERT. Prof. Tillotson will give a
Concert in the Unitarian Church on
this evening He has selected a most at
tractiye programme and bis ability to do
il lu stice is too well known To require
comment. The Professor, as our citizens
know, is always ready to volunteer his
services for the public, and the citizens
owe il to him to return the compliment by
giving him big house
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-09-21

We publish with great pleasure the let
ter Of d. n Smith, withdrawing the name
of Col Edwards from the contest for Con-
gress ia this District
We saw private letter from Mr. Smith
a day or two ago, expressing his intention
us the authorized friend Of Col Edwards,
to take this course He is himself an
earnest true hearted and unselhsh Union
Democrat, IN for the war, and the most
vigorous measures for its prosecution with
all his soul He was not willing that the
war men Of this District should divide
their forces and thereby suffer Jairus Z,
Neal to misrepresent this District in Con
gress. 1t appears to us there can be no
doubt but that the course taken is both
patriotic and sensible, and must meet tn,
hearty approval of all whose devotion Il
the Union and the Constitution exceed
their love or their hatred Of party and part
names.
Wilson j. as good Union man and d
earnest war man as Col Edwards, an
stands upon platform as broad, an
cherlshes the same great principles. The
let all true Union men follow the examnl
OF Mr.. Smith, and take the most efiectiy
course to secure the overwhelming defca
Of the vile traitor Neal.
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Union County Ticket.


Under the policy of the law of Con-
gress, insisted upon by President Lincoln,
only such slaves as are employed by their
masters in hostilities against the Govern
ment are liberated OF course few slaves
will be placed in such position within
reach OF our armies, but they will be kept
at home raising supplies for the rebels, and
safe from any interference. Fremont's
policy lays the power of the Government
by the strong hand upon these provision
raising slaves of traitors and sets them
free.
The seceshers confscate all property
whether horses or negroes Of Union men
10 their own use So if man in Missou-
ri. where the country is alternately over
run by Union forces and by seceshers,
wants to save his slave property, he must
turn secesh, and his friends will respect
it, and 50 will the United States but il
he sticks To the Union the seceshcrs vii
confscate his negroes OF course under
such circumstances every stakeholder ii
Missouri is offered premium to turn trai
tor to the Federal Government.
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Yours, &c., ID. n. SMITH
What the >.ldieTs Think OF Ere
m1nt,s Pv0ctsm stion.

The special Of the New York World
has the following under date of the 18th
instant:
Il cannot neglect this opportunity to
assure you Of the general satisfaction and
delight which was manifested by the sol
diers in perusinE the proclamation Of FIRE.
mont. 1t seemed to them to bctoken a
more earnest appreciation OF the crisis
and its dangers than any official document
which had been previously issued The
only incident connected with it which il
strange, is that Mcclellan does not make
the same issue in Virginia. 1t would
more than any other course can, break W
the nest of secession traitors who now re
side within the very lines of our army
and who neglect no opportunity to insu
| our patriot soldiers and pour contemp
and ridicule on the holy cause for which
we are fighting There must he an enc
to these things. Let the Government
meet it in Virginia and Maryland us thu
heroic Fremont has done in Missouri, an,
they will be strengthened and supporte,
by all loyal men in the loyal State.
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L.,,sr arnm ni..ptx.

The following letter from Miss Dix to
the Secretary Of the Soldiers Aid Society
in Cleveland, contains suggestion which
is equally interesting to the ladies OF Iowa:
Washington Sept. IL.
Sec Soldiers Aid Society, 1}erefdnd;
My DEAR MADAM: | am just home
from Missouri All women's hearts are
aching, all hands should be busted. Send
your stores to ST. Louis as far as ready
notr hold your next supplies for use as
need may require. Hc,e We will provide
for all the soldiers from the West. Ask
all persons who can knit to have in hand
yarn socks, large size, for soldiers. These
should be accumulated for the use of the
Western column
All shall be done for s'your boys that
is possible, SO far as my influence reaches,
Your friend, ID. il. DIX.
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I)ROCLAM ALTON.


III all TO rhom these preamts shall co,ae srctt4.x.
NnrRKns, tits by act of the General Assembly Of
the haie OF Iowa made the dusy Of the Governor ~
least thirty days before any election To Issue
his proclaim atfon, designating all the Offices Ia be
flied by III all the etnrx In tsa State ar s s
electors Of any judicial District
New, therefore, |, samuel j. Kirk rua. GovarboY
81 The State Of lows. do By this, approximation.
publish and declare that at the general
10 be held in this State tho second Tunsdsy 81 Or
t"ber next, the following Offices are 70 be ded To-
VIZ.
The ONCE Of Governor,
The Office ~ LieAtsnau nj Governor,
The Office Of Judge OF The supreme Cours;
Y he Office ~ Representative 10 Iongres- from tho
First Congressional District to nlf The vacancy oceA.
siohed 10y the resignation of Hon Samuel X Curtis:
And the oee Of District Judge OF the siaih Jndlcia
District To iii Oh. vacancy oecasoned by the Yesgnu
ton OF Hon. William NJ stone,
Whereof all citizens and ofscers concerned rarIc.
nars the sh~rns OF the severai counties Ia take o.
icv and be- governed accordingly.
In testimony whereof. have h~r~unta set nv ha
and affixed The great yesi ~ the state Of Iowa Done
- at Drs Moines thts roth aay Of August. lr6f
60 OF The Independence Of the United States Tie
~ eighty sixth, and of this State The fifteenth
BY the Governor. sAMF ri ]. klRhADoD
ELiJAH sEIIss Sec OF Slate xep5im
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In an Awful FIX.

Last evening we received letter from
the Capitol, written Monday. 1t came
at too late an hour to appear this morning.
But we cannot refrain from making the
following extract
"A desperate effort has been made by
the Central Committee of the traitorious
Democracy to effect an arrangement with
the Union Committee by which ticket
may be placed in the field with some hope
Of success against tie loyal Republican
nominees. The first named committee
have agreed to withdraw Mason and to do
their best to yet j H. Neal off the track
if the Union men will place Merritt at the
head of their ticket, to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the declination of Baker. I
am told that the Union Committee have
assented to the arrangement, and that a
messenger has been despatched to see il
Merritt will take Mascn's place on trait.
or's platform. Honest Union men are
getting Disguised with all this treachery
and wire working, and will rally around
the platform aud the nominees of the Re
publicans as they ought to do.
"The name of Judge McHenry has been
placed on the q Union ticket" by the
Central Committee but | suppose that
the arrangement just alluded to, if carried
out, will involve the necessity of drawing
the Judge off and giving the united vote
to Ellwood - Hawkeye.
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Louisville. Sent. II

Louisville, sept. 10.
AT nine o'clock this morning when
government troops reached Rolling Fork,
five miles north OF Muldrough's Hill, they
found the bridge over the fork burned,
and the enemy on Muldrough's Hill
Their number unascertained.
Gen. Sherman discovering ford about
breast deep, sent out accommodating par
ty which had not returned at four o clock
this afternoon, at which time Lieut.. Col.
johnson was dispatched from Louisville
with 700 additional force, consisting of
the remnant Of Gen. Rousseau's command
and about 400 of the Home Guards.
There was great enthusiasm by the by
ISLANDERS at the depot on the departure of
the troops southwark. The city is full of
rumors among which is that Gen. Buck
ner is commanding the Confederate forces
Mt Muldrough' i Hill, which is doubtful.
Another il, that after the seccssionists
had burned the Bridge at Rolling Fork,
the Union men burned the bridge at Mo-
lin, fifteen miles south of Elizabethtown,
whereby they stopped two of the trains
which the secessionists supposed they had
obtained by the burning of the Rolling
Fork bridge. This is probably true.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-09-21

A prominent citizen of Versailles, who
recently visited Camp Robinson, in Gar
rard county, remained on the ground IN
til the hour Of retiring for the night
Everything being cslln. al quiet, he cen.
cluded to walk around aud see and hear
what he could His ear soon caught the
voice Of prayer, and, upon nearer ap-
proach, he found that it proceeded from
tent occupied by the Tennesseeans -
These pious but prosecuted men were en-.
gagged in solemn prayer to the Almighty
invoking His kind protection Of their
wives and little ones left behind them ii
their once happy homes. Although moi
much given to the melting mood, our wor
thy friend could not restrain the tear o.
sympathy. He felt grateful that he wal
citizen Of Kentucky, and he felt hi
soul strengthened to battle for her free
dom to the last extremity. - Louisvill,
Journal
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Ir ~ o n IT, p .llCv

The st. Louis Democrat, in an article
upon the Presidents rescission of Ere.
monts proclamation in regard to rebels
slaves, approves Fremonts policy for Mis-
souri,, TO which it was only intended to
apply, but condemns it as general policy
Tor the entire South. We fully endorse
the views Of the Democrat as to that point
The policy is good now for Missouri; why
not apply il there II may be good next
week for Kentucky, and the week afte,
Tor Tennessee; and if SO, when the emer
gency arises let the policy be resorted to
wherever the military of the nation is il
condition to put it into effect, We wan
no war for general emancipation. but ",
protest against the idea that the interest
OF rebel shareholders shall Be permitted /
stand IN the way Of a vigorous and effect
I've prosecution Of the war, and we trus
that Congress will modify the law to cove
fremont's policy
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CHARLTON, Lucas Co, Iowa, !
September, IS, 1861.

September, -, 1861.
Mr.. G. DuNHAM, I'd. Hauh-eye, Buri-
ington, lara:
DEAR SIR,-Whie the free Union ele-
ment Of our country is graphing with IN
subordination, treason and death, | will
acknowledge no man MS my friend who Is
not willing to sacrifice all personal and
party considerations for the interest of oui
country, aud the support Of our Constitu.
ton and laws, under any and all circum-
stances. As the friend Of Col John Ed
wards Of this county, supported his nom.
ination for Congress in the Union Con
yention at Oslaloosa on the 18th inst.
knowing him to be every way worthy and
qualified for the position. The Union
movement meets with my cordial appro.
baton Col Edwards with his volun
teers, is in northern Missouri; and as i
is impracticable to consult him, as hi.
friend, for satisfactory reasons, | take the
liberty of saying he declines the nomina
ton. and his name l. withdrawn.
Yours, &c, u. n. SMITH.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-09-21

N- Under the heading Enemies of
the Government" the old Democratic
organ of North eastern Ohio--the Cleve-
land Plalndealer-says:
We understand that in Nalandigham's
District, more perhaps than in eny other
District in the State, strong efforts are
constantly being made to prevent enlist
ments, and that much secret information
finds its way from there into the Southern
Confederacy to help in the rebellion.
Will our friends there inform Us wheth-
er or not they raise hemp in that Dis
tricty