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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-25

TT Arrangements are In progress for
a large emigration of negroes from Cana
da to Hayti.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-25

BH~Gov. kirkwood $ majority will be
near twenty thousand. Wilson majority
for Congress will be from 5000 to 10000.
The Legislature is Republican in both
branches BY two to one at least.
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cen. nder Woundea !.
Edwards Ferry, Oct. %.

TuWArds Ferry, Oct. ..
During a skirmish last evening, nearly
opposite this point Gen. Lander received
a painful flesh wound in his left leg. The
ball has been extracted and no danger To
life or limb is apprehended
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Washington, Oct. "a

The steamboat Mary, of Chester, re-
turned from the lower Potomac to-day,
having made an Intellectual attempt topass
the batteries
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-25
r Il E NIAGAKA At THE MOUTH OF
THE MISkuSNIPPI.

ANpW vi OCU. ~
The frigate Niagara arrived at the
mouth Of the Mississippi on the l4th:
The sloop Of war Dale was spoken on
the 10Th in the Gulf stream, cruising.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-25
D1g- The New York Herald Of Saturday

says.
We have the official accounts, made up
in September, of the number Of troops
which four Of the southern States had in
the field during that month, which wegive
below, compared with the statements of
the forces which an equal number Of the
Northern States have dispatched to the
seat OF war.
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s65N Compromise, word which can
now be uttered only by those speaking
openly and directly in the interests Of
the rebellion. so long as the Rebels
have arms in their hands, there is moth
ing to compromise nothing but the
honor of the country and the integrity
of the Government and who, but he
who is ready to fill towards grave,
is prepared for submission to such hu-
initiation as this 9'-[ Joscph Hat, Of
heHtUchD.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-25

Cf A Southern traitor has ambi-
ton and whisky for excuses, but
Northern traitor is natural tory and
toady. The New York News, the New
York Day Book, the cincinnati En-
qnirer, and few other northern papers
of that stripe, are doing more to fos-
ter and prolong the rebellion than all
the southern fanatics and disunion pa
pers combined Frankfurt [ Ay.) Conn
MN lrenEtH
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Foreign Items.

A VERY GOOD INsru uTIoN has Just bssn start
Cd in Cubs; an acclima,ing hospital which y y
receive new troops arriving in the Island duriax
the summer months. IL Is to be Of capacity .
ieceivo thousand men, and the situation casssa
for 1t Ia most hoaltbful.
sscn.r soohnns ARE RIFy IN CHINA. Ths
principal Of thsse arc the SooAties OF the Triad.
Of the White Lily, Of the Blue Lily, Of the Can:
Head, Of the sun, Of the Sparkling Honor, Of he
UpmiSed eea, Of tho Yellow Cap, Of the OriRin
u the W hits Cloud, of the Snort Sword, saA
lastly, the u sisty that has no siothsr.'
TM BohISo OF AkrssIAl WILLS tssus 10
have been carried out with great success In the
pioyi CO Of Constantine. In algeria; so walla
have been opered s,ncs 1856, which yisld. alts-
ge'hsr, about 10 900 600 a!ons Ia tie courss of
"a hours. These torings have been sxscutsA
with three sets Of boring apparatus only, at sa
expspse exclusive Of the cost Of the apparatus q
about $50 for each Of ths so wells.
DuRIsa TIrK LAST sEsstoN OF rHK EsoLnm
HOuss oY CosMoss, II Il said that 10 473
speeches were delivered. The Leading men, like
Gladstone, huisslI, PslmsIston, &c SPIKE ss,-
dom. Lord Stanley only 10 tunes. The lssssr
lighss spGkl.d often. Sor instance Mr.. Ayrtcs
spoke 2i7 times, Mr.. Jsms', 1876; Mr. Ne~ds-
gate, l2ji Mr.. Bouyeiie, l2O; Mr. Hsnnsas.y.
100; Mr.. Aalins, 1903; hr. Gffiiths 10l. Nj. .
Mstroroiitsn n ems eis made go speeches.
A VIM MAKER ~ BoEpsux, France, struck
wi h the fact tba' tho ma unity Of wins dspsudsd
on tho TEN p.rature Of tho cells's In which il va
stored, made u series Of expa iments by rsgulAt-
ing the pressure Of the atmosphere upon the bar
rsls, which resulted In the production of wine IN
As many days - II formerly took months. AGE,
according to this theory, Ia not necessary Tor tAs
peifsction OF wine.
TIE QuKxs DowAoER oF SwsDxS, who died
recsk uy Of spoplexy, while witnessing ths per
formAnce Of play entitled "Lifs Is but Smoke, -
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Tho f,l,ow;py nv. ,bs Com nitt,.s ,f tho State
,,,-. e.
serate as announced by the Lieu'e 1snt 6ovsr-
pori
Ssms-hess' Truman' II T. hufpay' hw-
Hnce
finanos-h hss.rs. Huhou'e B,,, Giant
JudeiNy-hessir ii .mmond, hInsey, C)Vln.
n.s.h hesrI. Pro.,er, BI, nn'.y.
hhrosds-Messra A'al, warner, R'chmond
Charitable and RshgiOus 'cieies-Msrrs M'-
Bsw, WsrLer, Grant,
, Inie,n. Affairs o' Towns and Ccundos-hs'srs
G~-- M'Gtsw, biinols.
ale fions-h1ssrs. X dchsn, n'gonory,
Gown
P"r b'vr-Mes-rr. Lsphem, G,is, Ksllyi
Eng Osscd Buis-hessrs. Wa u'r Coan llly, N mt
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Northern CItizc.. nj the south.

II Is COMPUTED that at least one million Of the
citizens OF the South are natives Of the northern
states, who have settled In tho South, and In
many instances tsrmarrisi with s,uthsrn FAINT
lies and are among the most loyal and public
spirited Of tho population. Tbis Is especially
true Of Georgia, South Carolins and Louisiana.
Charleston has a large proportion Of natives Of
the northsrn state, among her population, and
the city OF Savannah is Ia its habits and aspect,
moro like sober, business Mo- England town.
than q southern city. New Orlssns and Angus
u have each large northern element, and there
as slsowhers northern adopted citizens are
among the most valuable and reliable mon In the
community. The numbsr Of citizens ofthe North
Of southern birth Is a'so very large. They may be
found every wherein the most remote portions
u Now En3 land, and are scattered all over the
North western states. There are more natives
of Virginia now resident In New York than Of
Now Workers resident in Virginia. In many To-
stances they too have intsr-married into families
in the land Of their adoption. Thus linked to-
gethsr by the mos. sacred ties, what new and
unspeak able horrors arc Involved In this id,s Of
civil war Doe, II not become all good mon, all
men who have humanity, all mon who are not
given over TO hardness OF heart aud dem moniach al
malice and cruelty, to labor with their whole
souls, and to besiegs the throne OF Heaven with
their supplicl'ons that th, hitherto the hsppisst
Of all nations may bssaved from such an unnat.
uial collision and fearful catastrophe i-Baki,
more American. III
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Cs.t Of the Mall s-ryics.

Tho entire cost Of This servic, In S,u'h Caro-
lins, for the year ending juno 3Osh, 1860, WAS
S25i.tS5 50. Receipts $il3 G7j 92. Expsu-
ditur,s over roceis sli0.iJ9 61.
Massachusetts, co't Si6O S29 %, and paid
t6i2s5h ". Exoess " receipts over expendi-
lures, Sls2 l26 10.
Rhode Island cost Si3 9H 10. Paid 500
C57 30. Profit 10 the department, S25 Ii6 90.
Nov Hsmpshire cost Si09 III II, and paid
ell 975 2s. Excs@ Of rsceip's, o. GGi 81.
Connecticut cost $20i 1876 55, aad paid $207.-
9H 20. Profits, $37tS 90.
New York cost 81 176 230 ~ Paid 81 6s1.-
139 90. Excess OF rscsip's, $5Oi 9Os ~.
Delaware cost 4A 10 80. Paid $is.130 40.
Excess Of receipts, slt.019 ~.
District Of Columbia cost $iO.029 SO. Paid
S5i. .292' '01. Exoess OF receipts, $l1.262 i3.
Virginia cost $530.5os 7b. Paid S275.269 10.
Excess Of expenditure, $2jj. $3.50 25.
Ohio cost $sl2 72l %. Paid 6532.259 0S.
Excess ef expenditure, $3.50. i62 "a.
Pennsylvania cost &630. $40 30. Paid S70S-
5jj IS. Excess Of recvipts, s77.9i5 %.
And in all the oihss state', tho expenses ex-
c, oded tho receipts.
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CalamitieO.


BkoRlDDN wIru INFLAMMATION OF rux
Lusas, AUGUST Dows, q young tiernau ON
ployee at Stanwix Hall, Albany, Jumped out Of
bad IN Vt OF d.lirium, on Sunday night, and,
partially dressed, ran to this hudson River Bs-
SIN and drowned himself.
j. II. BRowH ooMnIrrRD SUICIDE while un.
der alteration Of mind, on the Little Miami 4.
r. last week. While train was coming at full
spssd, he Invested him,elf Of coat, vest aud
hat, and just as the train came up he Laid his
neck on the rails.
A FEW DAYS Aao, a d.ugh,er of DIR. REACH.
OF Cleveland. nineteen wear, Of aye Gotta aplsipod
of a sore finger. Her hand swslied loon after.
and thi, was followed by nh,m m,,ion OF m.
bowels, srysipslas and a fewer of typhoid form.
from which shs disd. DR.. BrAcH wa, taken
with q sore thumb dufiux his dauah,er's illa.ss.
his hand swell,d and now he IA living AZ ths
point OF death, after exhibiting the symp,om,
obsery ed Ia the d u.urhter.
T.x a,,r a,. ,a. ,uh;,. h,, -.;,,.a =, NJ,
,i.,nrs IT,, S.Icn,,s 80 an a." ,,ni,,, au ia,-
n.asas. h III T., i'h 80, an % nnu,ay ~ '1ns
~, sSnaat :" -. ,ba Nv; ~ ~, u, U" ",'.
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Miscellaneous Items.

OK Nav YsAks NIGHT, one OF the female
pfisonsb In the State Prison Trenton, N. j.,
isd fine son born. Though the youngstsr
commsposs his career OF life In . convicrs osll,
let us hope that he may not end IL thsrs.
soNR rEAAs AGO, Massachusetts, LisutsnaAt
Governor elect was called Jpn ofor . speech. He
acknowledged tie honor, and added that hs had
no doubt hs should m AXE good Lieut.. Gsvern-
or, As that was the office hs had always held In
his own house.
The TOTAL iMIdRAuos to Utah from Europa
last year amounted to 2,433 persons, Of whom
I, $50 were from Great Britain. II "a sxpsctsA
the close Of bostililiss and nav messuees adopted
by BsIsHAM You're will add largely to the
number coming.
Os csRrAD PORTIONS or rHs iii son rRAI-
RIEs, corn u being used ~ fls, In lieu Il ooaI,
and Is found sn exosllsnt substitute. In ths
dst lets referred to, corn Is 12I cents per bushsI
ard coal Is is 10 IL eents Not only b the az
ference In price In favor Of the ccro, bat bashsl
Of II gives more heat than bushel Of coal.
Tn. Nav sUsrkSsIos BaID1s st Gr..A
Falls, N. b. |, now opsn Tor travel. lu lsnStk
10 2ci feet ffom bed Of river, ITO feet. Tha
bridge Is suspended BY two cables cf 200 wirsa
each, from towers Is Sset In height. Each wire
"a capable Of sustaioini zoe poundA Ths bridge
was Loaded with 15 tons for several days 70
stretch the wires. Its entire cost Is s2s 600.
THs CnAKLEsros Mercury advises the imms
ulito " eoopAs " hAAAAa.
Africans, whom Il calls "eani ibsls," into Sesth
Carolina. But lent thsrs sons danger that -
many cannibals might some morning eat up for
breakfast all the whits folks In that little stats
and ,hcn stsrt on toward Fiorida for their IN
nor ?-Pfesfios.
PLACE. ON ss.zz OF wnIrs rArss . Pisos
Of blue six about four inchss In diAmsss.,
10 Ne sursAins; cover the csntsr Of thM
with pises Of yellow silk about tarss 5eee
ia SiAa.sssa; end the csntsr Of this with .
lisos ef pink slk about two inehss = dian-
siss, ssd ths center Of the phil, dik 800
cover with sns<Asr circle q grssa sih ssssf -
iaeA h dlanssasr, then cover ths osntss q The
ssssa slk viii q circle q indigo sbo.t hall an
,asAi N aamstss N The oeatsr cths vho.s nsss
elaek Dot vilk pan. Thsn look sts:dy ns
Minute oa this central spss and olosag ycw
.ys~ Soid your ha.d about an Inch di:ss.s b.,
are then, and yos ytl .yp:AI 70 = ~ ~ - -
oos esiyS vhish ooloss will appear aet cay "
sssal ffca IL oOisn Of the silk, bal vw go
'psrps,pally ohaseisg. -..t..
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R!chsd Berry, 81 present c,'hier of the rrsdes-
meis B,nk, has been elected President thereof, in
pace o. william II Falls, who dcc'in,d . reelcc-
Hou. Anthopy HAlsey has ben srp insed cashier
to a. the vacancy.
TIE Rtrs InsuraEce Company has sdopsed the
pan Of allowing lis p~hcy holder 10 participate 70
tie smouns of 10 per cent. on the net profits Of the
bwiuess.
D,vipErps The Futon Fire Iu,urance Co. hss
declared ,en annual divideI Of per cent, pays
be on ihe i0,h inst.
Tee Ma,kes Fire Insu ance c.. seni annual divl.
DEF d of az pr cent, payable on demand.
Toe Knickerbocker Iusursnce Ca seni-,snusl
dividend Of b per cent, payable on the li'h inst.
Tie New World Fire Insurance Co. sdiyidend Of 1
pei cent, payable on shs 18Th inst.
The Arctic Fire In,u arc, Co. semi-snnusl div.
dend Of 3 per cent pa, able on the "a inst,
A quarterly dividend Of Q per cent? has been dc Z.
clncd by the Second Avenue Railroad Co., payable
on and sfter the lG.h inss, u the flee Of Msan.
wm and John o'Brien, No. % Wall Il.
Exp rts exclusive OF specie) from New York TO
foreign po,ts, for the week ending Jsu.T.
1860 1861
Total 'or the wesk.......... 1.ot2 SaT 291. TTo
BY the Palestine, arrived at this port, we have
ctivsd about slGi 900 in specie.
The Message Of G.v. Dsnnson states the total deb,
OF Ohio 10 be SIC 92I s3i 81.
Ame,tip Of The Presidents or chief ofbcsr of the
We Atlantic lines Ia W be held in Wa hing son the
2ilt Of the PR sn, month.
STOCK EXCHANGE SALES-F1RST BOARD.
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Political Items.

n THukLow WEED having bean mentioned a.
candidate for Senator In plaza Of Gov. sEwARD,
be thus replies I'VE are not, and ssver shall
be, candidate for Upftsd States Senator, or for
any ether Office. Though not inssnsibls, as the
SeIcher Of hearts knows, TO the kindness Of
operation In slsetiDg other, more capable, and
better men, to high placss."
THE DpIasAsr REPUBLICANS Of New jersey
burnt Senator NoRcRoss In effisy, q. Trenton,
on Tuesday hisht, because he voted for the
democratic nominees for officers Of the State
Senate. just as Il commenced burning demo.
crat went In and tore II down, but by midnight
another oce was set up and the burning compile
ted amid the shouts OF the crowd. II Is ascertain
cd that Mr.. NoRCRVss attended the Repu olican
caucus, and voted therein, an hour and half
before the vote In the Ser ate.
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Denestic Markets.

WnssssDAr, jan. o-aPk,
Flour, &c.-The demand for q Dur b0sh for erp,rt
and home consumption u quite modsra>e and she
market gensrpllyh wshou, msssrisl change.
Bale, 1000 bbis a 50 25as5 30 6r supsrhns sAe;
W. 70 70, +, ;.s s.s s, q 81 for SRs
extra wsass n, and % I0s$5 IS for shipping brands
extra round Hoop Ohio, The market olodng
Ia,h.r quiet wish free sellers OF extra state N % tos
Ths demand for soushsrn fiIur Is 10 fair extent,
and the market u quite arm With sales 1900 bbls- S
s. Ioa ~ 20 for common, and % " oo for fancy
In Canadian hou thers Is only limited bu aness
doing and prices ais unchAngod with sAlss 700 b6s
b bulk q ,hs - sales q IS IS . o IS. '
Rye aCur Is quie', with tdhng sales ., % so,s4 Is
for common 70 choice superfns.
Corn meal Is quiss, and prices are nominany un'
GSAIs.-The export dsmsud for whsa, h TO fAir
extent and 'hs markes generally a Without material
Spring !; 81 IS for Hliwaui.e Club 81 90 for Ksd
and good Winter Red western sad si 50 for prime
white C.n.ds 4. Bye quiss 81 IAs7Sc. B'rsy Is
Ths Corn m.rfs. opsnsd quiet and closed .h.ds
hrms-, With be,ser eIpors inquiry; sales !o.eoo
liysed; Toe. for prime new yellow syushsru, and
73c. for Q small parcel choice new whiss yutAsrn.
os.. are ony y y ia:ng rsqusa, ~ sox.sVc. for
PsovnIosr-Ths Pork, make. Is quiss and Arm,
WIN sss. Of $50 bbs. 81 sid'o for hs- and sii 7oi
SIS Tor PIims-
The Beef market IL ssssdy, with moderate do.
msnd iAiss Of l5e bbls ~ Ssss10 for repscked
MssA. aud SO b0aS11 for exsia Mess.
Prime hes Bsef ID duh snd nominsl
Beef Hons arc ssssdy, with SALES Of ibo bbls.
Western q Sl4.
ca, hs..s arc lower for H.mx sIss Of Is phgs.
q bksGc: for Shoulders and 81. for Ham. Bacon u
Drssssd Hogs are quls, and ss,dy 81 % osxssT.
Lave Hess ss quia g eHsokc.
desse. with sales ss5 bbls. q iO<c.
AsnB-Ths markss y Arm and quisl with sales
smsu los a o 90 for Pcs and PssrlA
CorToH-Ths n.ekss y quiss and hm d lakslS.
for hiAdling Uplsnds and Gull. Ysst~dsy the sslss
w%SMrI. IN aiI rs9ss.s :. t..ay prices. with
DuaAB-Ths maikss may bs qsoesd . shads Armsr,
wiah good demand. 0inos our lAss shs ~ o have
besn SO hhds. Cuba - Bks6ke $50 hhls. Porte
Rioo oS. 30 hid. Nsw Oslsans q Sale; los hhda
nsado Il about ske.; aad s,Soe bsgs cAlcusA q
DO.
THA-rhs auction sale today pssssd olR with .
good ytrtA and ysry full prices wss realised. We
Scc; Y.uns nysea - . DsH; 0mposdsr tSk .
ssxe; f.Rs-L a. ~; aysoa f.saksy SSkci
hG1c: osnsoa = Is:
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Business Items.

A sNoLx roAK BuYna firm at Alex ardris,
NO., paid last ear $3.50, 900 for hogs.
MIsDBICIEp srAMrBD phvsLoPIs may be
exchanged al the N. Y. Post Office for perfect
once, pay iDg merely the original cost Of the en-
vslopss, IL csnts per 100.
In Richmond, from October, 1860, to Janua-
ry, 1861, there WAS an increa's In the Dspsc ions
OF tObscco Of 8,6i4 hogshsAts over the same ps
riod Of the year previous.
The QUANTITY OF RICE oossuMxD Ia the rice
eahng (ssstsrp) nations has bean % imstsd ct
8 ounces par head per day, or 20 pounds per
snnum. Tue population Of thsss countries 10
estimated at 671 848 916 souls and the rios crops
at 81, 176, 062 600 lbs- SO per cent greater thas
the Indian corn crop Of the United S.AtsA
The CLAN BAlKs or Nsw ESoLAn ars the
only enss that honor the claims u The Poor, and
discount for the needy In tiass of dtstrsss. In
The panic ef "57," thsy afforded Q sabsissApes 10
thousands, asd again, In the ''shosmskss ssr,ks'
fsw yssn ago thsy were the only eass snAk
discounted to the strikers. Thsss clam ass,s
are 90 valuable that the ovnsrs of sllelAlas
shorS lands have oftsn sst up elsims 10 ths srvps
but the courts have always d.cidsd axsinss thsua
Il u singular fAct that ths more clAns psoPl.
dis, and he more the MID d tprusd over, sAs
6stx CLANS grow and ,as richer viii be their DE-
VOC.
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slavery n Ks nsas.i 1

A case came up before Judge PNrrrr ysstsr.
day In the District Court for the Territory,
which involved ihe conlutu ionaity OF the aud.
slavery bill passed by the Legislature last wiatsr.
A negro woman, nsmsd PAuaI, clsinsd by
HolAcE HALxY - . tlsys, lsfs his custody
soma time ago, ard vent to live at the house Of
+. 4. FoARD. HALAr petitionsd to recover
possessisn 0f the propsrty," and FoARD do
tlsvs, a. stated In the petition. Ths cass was
argued by LsooMPrs, MATTHIAS ard BURHs
for ths plsintiff, and J. q. DOUGLAS, ksq., for
the defendant. Judge PsrIIr eysrrulsd the do.
murrsr. and decided that the Law prohibiting
slavery 10 Kansas was not conslitudo, Lea
venporfh Hmss, Jan 1.
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Aid fer the san. rers is Kansas.

The last report Of the Ksn,as Relief Commit.
zee ss A'cbisop, f,r the wctk ending December 70,
usses shss fCo,isi pounds q vhss., Hlu-, c,rp,
bcars, Sc, hsd be,n rce,vtd fom various sssse4:
s'so, several b,1es Of coshing. The sosA snoun,
disiitund during the same week was bsI, 900
pounds, which has be- rent 70 twenty one diff ron,
counties in the territory, and ,he bcnesu Of sbe ship
men,s have begun 70 lie vc'y sensiby realized sw,ns
tbe sufferers.
The profit We coniaue, " send c,rn; II Is f,r
The peop'e Of tho Ess, ~ provide money 70 ray
freighe, snd 10 provide fr Other impo tan, wants Of
the suffering thousands of our fellow citizens.
Contributions In money should bs se,s I, the
Treasurer, Jour r. wthbiaps, E.q Pesidcnt u the
M,tV poli'an Bank, New Yik City.
DonAtiots u c'oshins may be sent W the room OF
tho G, mmi,teeN No. q5 Cooper Iussi,u,e.
The United aies and the American Express Jm.
psnes generously agree TO forward ali psrce's al.
dreetd 70 the ros m, or 70 8 G Poxxsor, A,chisou,
Ksnias, aud marked "Ksnsas Relief { 90 charge
Small parcels sent - the loom Will bs safely aud
careful y rcpsck,d.
Notice cf package sen, direct 70 the erhtory by
either Of the Express Companies named, should 10
gwen 70 ,he sssns Of tho q ,mmis,os ~ ,hs room,
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eoo.ult.,ion. Mr.. DIX less thi, morning sor

consultstion. Mr.. DIX lcft this morning for
Washington, In obedioi CO to tho SUNNI
II is not Improbable, we imM Inc, ths. he viii
be teniaed the Postmaster .Gcnoralshis, and
ihst Mr.. HoIS will bs transferred entirely to
the War Department for the ons Gus du,ia Of
which department. he has showed q remarkable
capacity. Should Mr.. DIX accept 9 position n
Mr.. BuCHAEAr's Cabinet, the country will have
reason TO congratulate itself In hi, patriotism,
integrity and ability tho peopls will Justly feel
an unlimited confidence And in such an hcnored
petition Mr.. DIX would fod tie grsifyiog re-
coeI ition of bis private virtue, and purlic ssr.
vices. When such n-n are sslectci tor ot'ce,
patriots can gladly forget polideL di,tiac'io
Gown q csdl A ircr fi,s-.
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Re.isasrIen Of Secretary Thompssn

II Is understood that, sincs tho Withdrawal Of
e. mn and Fi.oin, THOMPSON has been the chief
4isur ion spy In the Cabinet. ana that he kepL tho
S.c.S,iori.is fully spprisd Of all infornastion
~Li,h he supposed would be ssrvfcssble to them.
In cnnseq ssnce Of this com nuncative dis ,s,ion,
ths President and tho Secretary Of War carefully
cor cs.led from the Secretary Of the Interior their
r. cent O. der for the Of man and sup
pli,sto Fort Sumter and today II Is reported that
u scere occurred between the President and Nc.
THOMPSON. II !, even said that the latter went
to the lsngth OF giving the famer tho lie, when
he was told to resign. There Is also rumor that
the Investigations OF the Morris COMMITTEES,
unysiling all the mysteries connected with tho
abstraction Of the InlAn trust bonds, have cx-
srted ssme influence in fastening this las. sscs,-
sion from the Cabinet, ss It IL supposed that very
gross negligence, at least, on the part Of rHoMP-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-01-10
THE NEW YORK SUN.
THURSDAY MORN No, JAN. 70, 1861.
Fultsu stree, Prayer Meeting.

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and ten thouands vou bc heard united In this
ss"e request we n's' u sorne' VINO sr engaged
IN n'k'ns oAuosc' ana tunans ou'se' aud
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Ae now WIN us ensssea In prayer for he perpssu-
ny OF his glorious I aion'
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