The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-23


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sy~Our Carrier wishes us to say that
he has the names of several of the con-
temptble wretches who are known to be
in the habit of stealing the Gate City ey-
cry morning from the subscribers, and that
they will be published if the ofense is re-
peated.
THE NEws.-Lowry, at the News De
pot, furnishes eastern, Chicago and Saint
Louis papers every morning, twelve hours
in advance of the mails He is also In
daily receipt Of the illustrated papers,
Autographs, wood cuts. maps, &c, illus
trating the operations Of the war.
Err The Warsaw arrived at 4:20 yes
terday afternoon, and brought up several
soldiers Of the Iowa 3D., on furlough. She
brought up for the Sd Cavalry here 8 am
balances, 20 boxes of saddlery, 4 boxes of
merchandise not described, and one bale
of blankets. The boxes are probably
canteens, or something Of that kind.
gseut. cot. R"imes.
We learn that on Friday last, Lieut..
Col. Holmes, of Col. Moore's Regiment,
had his leg broken while riding with some
of his men near Memphis He was doing
well on Saturday.
Sol. Moore returned to Memphis on
Monday. There were reports that the
rebels were gathering in large force and
threatening IN attack on Memphis
EFQuite number of accidental dis
charges Of guns have taken place at Camp
Rankin since its organization, most Of
them, we believe, the result Of careless
ness No injury has yet been done BY
them, however On Monday occurred
perhaps the mario vest escape--the ball
from the accidentally discharged gun cut
ting little hair off the eyebrow Of the
man who was holding the gun, in verti-
cal position, when it was discharged.
DrEp-At the hospital in this city, at
II j. NJ. Of Monday. the 2lst inst, of
concestive ehills, Corporal James :. May,
Of Capt. Warmers company, of the Sd
Iowa cavalry regiment, at the age of IS
years.
Every attention was shown him, but
he was unconscious at the time of his de-
cease His remains were conveyed, on
yesterday, to his parents in Decatur coun-
y.
EgA cavalry horse, hitched to the
awning Of liquor saloon on upper Main
street yesterday morning, suddenly took
it into his head to get himself in the pa
pers, and therefore started off down Main
street on a run, taking with him the post
aud a greater part Of the awning, all Of
which, including the horse, described some
of the most un-cipher out able geometric
lines aud curves that ever perambuated
Main street or puzzled mathematician.
The awning had the better Of the horse
for while, aud cot him down once or
twice but "blood told, = and at il he went
again.
EFg- Quincy packet arrived yesterday at
l1:3o, having been delayed partially by
unloading 500 bbls salt al the distillery,
and partially by taking back to Quincy the
100 of Gloyers Cavalry, whom she took
up few days ago to Canton.
She brought up some ID or 20 of the
Iowa 3D., going home on furlough--among
whom We were glad to see several old
friends The regiment had all arrived at
Quincy, and are in an elegant location
about mile and a half from town, where
it is expected they will remain about two
weeks--a rest much needed, after more
hardsllips than have fallen to any other
regiment in the field, and battle, Blue
Mills, which for courage or fatality has
not been exceeded
CE We are informed that out of about
900 horses furnished by the contractor at
St. Louis for Col. Bishops regiment at
Warsaw, only about 60 have been ac-
cepted by the Rcgimental Quartclmaster
1t is said By persons from the vicinity that
occasions have occurred when horses.
viii were mysterionsly missing from
farmers houses near there, have been
ioand feeding in camp as though they
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