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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-18
Secretary Otsr. q rr.,..r.

The N. q. Plcayane has The aushorisy OF
Major H. h. Sibiey, who arrived there from
New Mexico 10 take comm and in the south
ern army, that there il . strong secession
party In that Territory, and that Miguel A.
Osero 10 iss candidate, actively on the stump
for the Southern Congress. Mr.. Otero was
the late delegate 10 Congress, and received
siS-- LlLcal1-x aintMnlt- - SsarsiSrg al
the Territory His appointments Vas
sharply commented uyon by the press, at the
time, and II nov appears with good reason.
CT The Princess Mary. OF Cambridge,
whose betrothai TO the Duke Of Newoastis
has been announced, is . very com ely per
sonake, bat very stout-so stout, in fact, tbs
she 6nds crinoline entirely superfuous, ex
ceps sronnd the bottom Of har skirt; and il
10 said that IL has been necessary OF late 10
enlarge the door OF her csrrlsgs. mar
rage was proposed between her and Vctor
Emaruel, and be WAS delighted at the pros
pscs OF = connection With the royal family OF
England through tho owner Of so charming
face ~ that Of the portrait which was sbo IN
20 him. But when on his visit 10 England
be saw the lady u Ike gaianiaomo-himseli
no slender iad-be retired precipitately from
tho Degotiation. 81 cannot marry that NO.
s"~ut ea'u DC sue = bFonu cnouED 10 81
upSn the seven bills Of Rome"
ga Democratic Senator, Hussey, who
90 operated sitb the Republicans 10 the last
-essinn. Of the Gs.--=... 4ssemsay, aas al.
ready been rewarded for his recreancy with
. stsf appointment, and we doubt not that
others ire licking their chops while they
case inteently MON the savory yiands spread
teOptingly 30 eDtice such ~ are only too
ready 70 sell themselves for mess of fpoils
-(Hsraid.
The Barald il : constant grouler. /,
growls because, NJ il says, Dsnosrass re,
no Offices from Republican rulers, and when
Democrats 0rs appointed, the Herald grnwls
because they accept OF an oiEce. Northern
traitors are bless with sweet disposition.
dubuque Times.
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, 1861-12-28
he {1ueratiou& OF Col. Cfugt

The Operations OF Col. Cfuger.
At Baltimore the case Of one Col Czeager a
cavalry officer, is in hearing before Commit
tee Of Inquiry. The correspondence Of the
Cincinnati Commercial has this about the man :;
Col. Creager's operations, from first to last,
have been very extensive and latitud1nous,
and will make IN interesting chapter in the
secret history Of the "conduetion'' Of this
extraordinary war. He has at various times
made Of himself Colonel, Adjutant General,
Quarter1naster and Secretary Of Var. With
alaudahle desire to have his snbordinate Off
GERS Of the best possible material, he himself
made the selections and got them commits
stoned, charging from 91.50 to $500 each,
according to the grade Of the Office, or the
military ambition Of the candidate, the money
thus obtained going to the formation Of some
sort Of D &A fund.- the precise nature Of which
has not get transpired- Bis son, q lad sixteen
years old, he procured to be commissioned az
Lieutenant Colonel. he made most extraor-
dinary contracts for equipping and subsistine
his regiment 4 New York establishment
was. ID supply him With q Thousand Of the
mandatory Of Merrill & Co., Of this city,
were to furnish one thousand carbines at 81
each His saddlts and other equipments Wers
to be Of the best and most extensive pattern
and he had already obtained the best outfl
in the wny Of clothing, six hundred splendid
nosseS, anu eieggaHt. Wei constructed "lhte'
| quarters, Besides these, he, br some hooe
| or crook, drew out S14 ,000 from the Nationa
| Treasury, to distribute among the wives ant
families Of his men.
General Cooper, who is in command Of al
| the Maryland forces, not being consulted il
any Of these transactions, began to think tha
Col. Creager was cutting it rather fat, and &C
eordingly went on to Washington to inquj5
into lis authority. HI was told By SecretaT.
| Cameron that Col. Crcager had no commis
sion in the United States service, but was act
ing simply under verbal authority Of Pres
dent Lincoln to raise regiment! Isn't this
| beautiful Illustration Of the looseness Wit
which military business is transacted at VAST
| ton?
, 1861-12-28
VOLUME XIV.


AAahAc NOa@& A6leSFAph A1Hes
4 proposal from Mr.. Cyrus ". Field for
connecting By telegraph the national forts
along the southern coast WAS made to Gen.
Mcclellan at Washington On the 18th.
The plan has much importance, eTen though
carried out Oh less extensive scale than now
proposed. Now that the eastern shore Of
Virginia is In loyal hands, land line may
readily be extended from the North to Cape
Charles, whence q submarine wire OF twenty
eix miles would bring Fortress Monroe and
Newport News into immediate connection
with the headquarters at Washington.
About one hundred and fifty miles subma-
rine wire would connect through Fortress
Monroe with the Hatteras- forts. About five
hundred miles more would reach successiyeIy
the forts at Port Royal, Tybec and Fernan
dina-fom which Inter point there is mil
road telegraph line across Florida to Cedar
Keys, OIL the Gulf of Mexico, within two hun.
drcd and seventy miles Of Fort Pickens-
about one hundred miles further carrying it
to Ship Island, near the mouths Of the Missis'
sippi-making total Of about one thousand
miles. But, even to theeStent Of Cedar Keyes
involving an aggregate Of only about six hun
dred and fifty miles, tc1esraphic communica
| ton with SO many intermediate points wonle
be SO desirable that it is strange that nothing
has hitherto been done. In the event Of wa
with foreign power, our advantage from i
| would be Inca1culahle.
A committee Of the Senate has the matte
under consideration ; and Gen. Mcclellan ha
already approved the general purpose.
, 1861-12-28
DAvTs.s coNFfscAT4oN BILL.

LII the proceedings Of the Senate yester-
day, as reported by telegraph, we read the
following with u1ialloyed pleasure:
Mr. Davis. Of kcnrulky, gave notice that he
:lonId introduce hill cofycat;ag ezcTy SPECIES
e.:e3c-!y Of ST persons who hare had any connec
;l:,u with the Southern rebellion, either In civil
military. OF narll ea2@c5tJ-
senator Davis Is the successor Of the cx-
PEELED traitor Brcckinridge, and he begins
lis Senatorial career gloriously. A bill,
such rs lie describes, is exactly what the
country is painting to have passed. At the
hands Of no man would such bill bemore
acacptable than those Of the Senator from
Kentucky. Mr.. Davis has an opportunity
Of taking front rank among living states
men. Our Government is sadly in need o1
policy, and the proposed bill may furnish
it cue,
Thu details Of tie measure will be looked
for with intense interest By the public, Il
the provisions fairly and thoroughly
carry out the idea named in the notice, the
bill viii receive the hearty and unqualified
support Of every earnest, loyal man in tht
Union. Senator Davis regards slaves =:
property" by State laws and local usage
and of course his bill embraces them. .Ths
s1ayes Of all persons who have had any con
nvc.ion with the Southern rebellion, cithc
in civil. military, or naval capacity, b
therefore proposes, shnl. be ''confscatcd.'
J-c, Congress PASS such bill, and direc
tic Executive 10 enforce it, with I'LL hi
might, and the end Of the rebellion VII
soon be reached. Until something like thi
5il1 is passed, the Government will go q
:rc|,ing in tic dark, and thcarmy will COZ
1i1:uc to waste lis energies IN idleness an
lose its soldiers by camp diseases
, 1861-12-28
WHAT DOES IT NIEAN3

4 statement was yesterday telegraphed
from Washington to the afternoon papers,
that Great Britain intended to reopen Tie
Eastern boundary question and demand a
portion Of the State Of Maine. The story
seems absurd. Great Britain might as well
lay claim 10 the original thirteen colonies
v1enclled from her by tile war OF the Rev
olut;on. IF she is intent on picking
quarrel with this country, policy would
dictate that the p1etext should be one like
the Trent affair, in which the right Of con
tr.syeTsy might lie In doubt, But to de-
ns;.nd tic part If Maine cedcd to us by the
-Aslburton treaty is so palpably in the wrong,
that she would be condemned by the uni
yers:.l voice Of mankind, outside Of her
cwn doniuious- And we cannot believe
that the English people would permit their
Government to 60 to war with the States
On any such issue. For the present We
must treat The report telcgraphca from
Washington, as a canard- This country,
i.;rt1 it is true br civil war, is not yet in
1he condition Of the Turkish sick man. "
Twenty-three States, numbering twenty
three millions Of free people, arc loyal 10
the Union, and are able and resolved, not
uuly to maintain tic integrity Of their ter
1;sory, hut reclaim every foot ofthe seeded
portion. They are able to send half a mil
lion Of soldiers to Quen the rebellion in
The South, and, if need be, to dispatch an,
tLer half million to repel tie aggression:
If Great Britain on tllcir northern frontiers
, 1861-12-28

At Mr.. Hcal1's studio on Lake street, will
remain on exhibition few days, his full
length picture Of the hero Of New Orleans. It
was painted by the artist on Government
order, and Will be taken to Washington on the
third Of january. While here, it Will repay
richly 8 visit from our lovers of art. Mr.
Healy's fertile and busy pencil has done much
that is excellent in the direction Of historical
portralturc. 4 keen and thorough artist,
faithful IN his details and skillful at fixing
prominent traits, lis productions will have
permanent national value, and become more
valuable with Tine. His Jackson is beyond
all question 4 noble work Of art It is full
length portrait, the leader and his war stecd.
The latter is skillfu1ly introduced, and made
subordinate to the chief subject, who stands
just ready to mount, but turning for far of
piercing glance, his whole soul in his eounte.
nance, with that Characteristic, Armncss, de-
cision, promptncss, ana-"I take the rcspou.
sib1ity,"-whieh as welook upon the counter
felt presentn.ent On the canvass, awakens sad
thoughts One can almost imagine that thu
stern visage is such is the living hero would
have worn at learning that the rebel guns haG
opened upon Fort Sumter, or rather, week:
earlier, before the rebellion had taken shape
Turn and compare it with the sad, placid Wis
age Of poor Nr. Buchanan, opposite, with tht
1ack-lust1r eye, and intlrm weak old mouth
and the art is true to its trust, that tells eyer
OIL this canvass in the comparison Of men.
jackson would hare saved the Goyernmen
such Jackson rs Realy has painted-ant
such be was. The coming man, when he shal
| arrive, must possess the traits embodied i
| this picture. There would be no doubt tina
this leader would have policy -tbat on til
| rebellion hc would hare launched thunder
bolts. There is no tampering, nor timidit1
| nor half measures in Ar. Healy's picture, an
| hc is too good and true an artist not to haV
| put them there Lad he found them in his sui
| ;1tsf
, 1861-12-28
TIE TRENT AFFAIR.

From the tenor Of the dispatches from
Washington for some days past, it has been
impossible not to see foreshadowed the re-
suit Of The negotiations on the Trent affair,
and the brief dispatch received late last
evening announcing that the matter is de-
cidcd, finds us possessed Of little doubt
that the Government will disavow the act
Of Capt. Wilkes, and give up the captive
rebels, should this prove the only course
through which TO escape war with Eng
land; but at the same time, it is alleged,
lie Administration Will require Great Bri.
Tain to concedc this as definite settlement
IF the question Of the right Of search, and
also that no interference shall be made by
her at any time in behalf Of the rebellion.
, 1861-12-28

The Dublin Nation openly declares that the
news OF the capture Of the rebel leaders on
board British Ellip crented wild excitement
and enthusiasm in Dublin, and that it would
awaken similar feelings and sensations
throughout the whole country. The editor
adds:
1.-THE seizure was IN act worthy the spirit,
daring aud dash Of the Americans; it was one
to make hearts jump with joy. # the Eng
Esil Government rcscnts the Insult, there will
come great time for Ireland. The men who
are gone with vengeance will prove vcngeful
men indeed! Then will the Irish race in
America rush to arms, and bound INTO the
battle.
sYes, then will the forces Of England find
in their front such desperate men as entered
their ranks at Fonteno5, to TIC CRY Of, re-
member Limerick Yes, the men crow-Darrcd
out Of their homes in 1reland; the mcn op-
pressed, iusulted, scoffed, and, wherever they
those men will be in the van OF the fight, and
| then will woe come to Eneland- And what ot
Ireland in this great time? What will ireland
do wlen comes this supreme opportunity, the
| like Of which can only come in many ages
| Who can tell what they may do, what they
will he able to do, if they act well their part
| rs brave men? They can, most crrtuinly, es
tablish The Independence Of 1re!andL''
! The Nation is Roman Catholic in its lean
| ings, but, happily, VIC have proof on hanl
that the sentiments it expresses arc not lnfu
| enccd by sectarian considerations. smitf
/ O'Bricn, . sturdy Protestant, t'6econds th'
| notion True. O'Brien thinks it our duty
| first to make peace with the South, in order tt
unite against England, without suggesting tt
us in What way nc can, with homer, max
peace just now, but, On the main po5nt-th
| point that if struggle with England shoul'
| ever come ireland Will be with tts-he i
| sound to the core.
, 1861-12-28
The Diamond murder--A New and
Startling Suggestion.

This mysterious case grows more and more
mysterious. Fcl1ner is reported as certainly
murdered and robbed Of s50, 600 to $loo, 900
worth ofjewclry. Suspected persons have been
arrested, ,one of whom has committed suicide,
auothvr tried to, others are held rs the mur-
dererB, large rewards arc offered for the arrest
and conviction Of Others, supposed to have
been parties TO the murder. And, get, SO far
as is positively known, we believe, it is uncer-
tain whether Fellner has been murdered at all
We have a letter before us, from Frankfort,
Germany, from responsible American citizen
which says that "Fellner's wife called on the
American Consul here week ago to secure
"his assistance in sending to America to catch
her husband who had run away to New York
"with her jcwclrJ; but the last arrivals bring
s1an account Of bis murder" The game letter
informs us that on that day . brother Of Fell
ner called on the same U. s. officers for Letters
to respectable lawyers in New'Yo OF tue
same business.
From this, it would seem that Fel!ner rob:
bed his vile Of large amount Of jeWelry, and
escaped to this country. That being the case,
it may turn out that 4 murder case has been
got up to enable him to dispose Of his iu-got,
ten gains and escape punishment
, 1861-12-28

lEI01u LIE 11AllulDal 11GsstHHeE, 0tC L~J
We. learn TINT H w. 4. Burleigh, Indian
agent at Greenwood, Yancton Reserve, Daco-
tab Territory, 500 miles up the Missouri, from
St. Joseph, which place he left On the I'd inst,
travelling By overland to St. Joseph, passed
over the railroad List week en- route for Wash
ington.
He brings tidings Of peace and plenty from
the Yanctone, Si0uxs and other neighboring
tribes. strik ke Three, the great chief Of the
Yanctons, who has eight hundred powerful
warriors, recently visited the Pawnees and
other tribes south Of the Missouri, ASSURING
them that as long as.peaceab1e he would bl
friendly, hut the moment they raised IN arm
against the United States Government he
would meet them in deadly conflict.
Among other presents from the Indians, il
his POSSESSION were several pairs Of slipper:
made Of white buckskin, elegantly ornamentet
| with porcupinc quill work, beautifully color
| cd one pair for the Prcsideut-wlich per
haps were made out doors-and pair fol
each member of his Cabinet, also fine In
dian pipe for Tie entertainment Of the Hon
| Secretary Of State:
| When Mai B. left his agency, the Missouri
| river ut that point was frozen eighteen inche
I deep, and the thermometer on the 29th ult.
Was eight degrees below zcrot
, 1861-12-28

When lem Pennsylvania steet1s were
:eYl1 to us st Chicago to mount our Cavalry,
TIC should have hal less cause Of complaint
lad the animals been better, but there
E;ilI would have remained, in our view, the
5mI,oIicy and impropricty Of locating these
ht;rr, contracts SO far from the place Of en-
Filling the cavalry. And further, NC have
always dccy2sca i i grievance that Phlla-
<.c!p1,;a and other eastern cities have had
So large share Of the general outfit Of our
tra,ps. We confess it looked to us at one
time that the partition of the labor was to
be: to the Northwest the fighting, and to
the East the contracts
3su< all this is nothing to the latest proof
ST the ipSetcrate habits PENNSYLVANIA
r,sy be truly said to have contracted
What will be thought Of transporting at
Government expense 7ough pine scantFng
f,,,,a Fitt4!urg to Fort Leaceta1'oTth, and
rot such shipment actually passed
through this city with such destination q
f,v duys since. The pieces were 4z4
.s,on. eight feet long, and rough as wher
thry came from ut baH AiA1- 1AlAn .
carving common pine lumber across fou
s4,,tts 10 the west bank Of the Missouri
that some Pennsrlvania contractor nigh
,oc,,e, a liberal margin Of profits, and tha
loo with plenty Of lumber yards full {
sock slow Of sale on the Missouri rive
This almost passes belief, but Is an aetus
fart. The cnogmjties under the name
carving on this war, would ruin fnancla
lyany nation On earth, even If Midas bin
stn were its King. Who will stay thes
tccming evils, oris the nation really g1ve
vp to be spelled at home, and houts
:Lroade Are the people to look IN Tal
,o Congress to attack the great army
fraudulent pcculators, and cleanse the
Augcan army stables? Has the Cover
mcnt TIC desire to avert the blows til
should fail, though nepotism and corfu
favoritis1n shrek aloud to spare al
sarc those who richly merit the co
and sword of the Provost Marshal.
, 1861-12-28


ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27-The following is rc-
sumo ofrecent military operations in Missouri,
obtained from reliable source within the past
two weeks. Union army captured =, ,IV0 rebels,
including about 10 commissioned officers;
1,100 horses and mules; 1,100 stand Of
arms, two tons powder, 100 wagons and an i'm
1ucnse amount Of commiEsary stores and camp
tquipage. The Large foundry at Lexington
used by tue rehele for casting canon, Shot
ard shells, most Of the rebel craft in Missouri
including ferry boats, have been destroyed or
captured. Aclean sweep has been made Of the
Whole country between the Missouri and
Usage rivers, and Gen. Price, cut of from all
supplies and recruits from North Missouri, is
in full retreat for Arkansas with his whole at
INF, having passed through Springfield Mon-
day last, Our loss III accomplishing these iul-
portant results has not exceeded 100 killed and
wounded. These are the fruits Of the brilliant
anu strategic combinations OF Gen. Hntleck,
which have been SO ably executcd'by Generals
Pope, Prentiss and Mckeon, Co1onel5 JEFF C..
Davis, Of Fort Sumter famc Fred Stcne Of the
l1th Regular Infantry, and the braSe officers
and soldieIs Of our army, regulars anu yolun-
tecrs.
PRICES emisaries to stir up rebellion in
North Missouri, and simultaneously burn all
| T;ilIoad bridges, stations, rO1lins-stock, &c,
OH the 90th Of this month, in accordance With
plans promulgated from the rebel camp, hare
been toiled to d great extent in their plans by
| the energy Oh Gcn. dH1lech ana the actlV1tg o1
| our forces, which are kept i'll constant motion
Notwithstanding the severity OF the weather
| Tic damage done the North Missouri aud
the Hannibal and st. Joseph railroads has bee1
| much exaggerated. Repairs are rapidly being
made, and both the North Missouri raiIroat
| ard telegraph wire will lie in working order K
Wcllesylllc tonight. Ten bridge burner:
have already been SHOT, and fifty are in clost
confinement to he sumniar1ly dealt with undo
| Gen, Hallfcli'S stringent orders,
In few days, it is confidently expected
our moving columns will as ctlectually brcal
| up bridge burning in North Missouri, as th
| rebellion las been crushed south Of til
river. No mercy will be shown the ecoun
drtls. Gen. Haueck's emphatic orders witt
reference to all bridge burners, are to shoo
down every one milling the attempt. A1ajo
Glover has returned from 6cout in Candle
county, with tcn wagon loads Of subsistence
a rebel Captain and thirteen lne1 who lei
Prices army since his retreat commenced
Gen. Pope's official report Of the expeditio
to Central Missouri is rich, but contains notl
l %,ofv, eI1Y, n&.I
, 1861-12-28

OrTERv7LlE. NO., Dec. 27.-A prisoner
who escaped from the rebel camp at Humans
willie, last Saturday, reports that when the
news that Gen. Pope's cavalry had driven in
Gen. Raine's pickets at Jol,pstown was re-
cci,cd By Prices army, the GREATEST conster-
nation persadcd in tie rebel camp Cavalry,
artillery, infuntry, and raw, ragged, unarmed
recruits were mixed up in inextTcahle confu-
sion, and many hours elapsed before anything
like order was restored. The retreat Of the
whole army commenced as soon afterwards is
possible, and 80 fearful were they Of pursuit,
that they burned bridges and placed every oh
struction in the way Of the fancied pursuit.
Even the celebrated bridge built By General
Fremont across the Usage, at Warsaw, wa$
not spared by the flying rebels.
It is reported that one regiment was left OF
the Osage, Us rear guard, aud that seyeta
small bodies are scattered through the conn
ties about Warrensburg, collecting supplies
\ caralry force has been out in pursuit Q
them, hut our horses are so worn and wear,
by other long forced marches, that there is Lit
tie prospect of capturing these rebel bands
The last report from Price is that he passet
through Springfield IN rou&e for Arkansas, ant
| it IL pretty ccrfnin that he will not attempt t.
| ref1rn this winter.