The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-14


Major Sibley has been Assigned 60 the same
department with the Brevet Colonel.
Collector Barney, August Belmont, and
MIR. Cisco OF New York, bad . long and
friendly interview with the President to day,
----- -f4seefetown, juu6 Is.
Gen. Cadwallader aud sss6 reached Green.
castle to. day. He takes command Of the
division which will ornas -ths pesemao st
WIIIismsport, or at some othsr ford near
that place. Col. Keim commands the divi.
zion which marches through usgerstown and
Sharpsburg, on tho Maryland side and d.
rectly opposite the ferry. The 4sh brigade
has reached point three miles below Green
castle.
Gen. Patterson will remove bis beadquar-
tiers soon to this place. Active work is rap
idly approaching.
COL. Miles commando the 4th brigade.
Fort Monroe, June IL, via. Baltimore, l3.
Further accounts OF the Great Bethel af-
fair say that on the disappearanoe Of FEEDER
al troops the whole force Of the cnemy fear
ing an attack under better auspices, left their
entertainments and hastily Withdrew toward
Yorktown, carrying away their artillery and
burning the adjoining buildings.
The Captain Of the Z9uases, with their
Assistant Surgeon, to-day have gone TO
Great Bethel with fsg Of truce, and bear
ing letter from Gen. Butler respecting the
burial Of the dead. They have not yet re-
turned.
Major Winthrop fell mortslly wounded 10
the arms Of Vermont volunteer. He wss
Aid and Acting Secretary to Gen. Butler and
author Of the brilliant 7th regiuent article
in the June Atlantic Monthly. Brigadier-
General Pierce has not yet given an of6cial
account Of the unfortunate affair.
The weather 10 intensely hot.
Baltimore, June Is.
The Congressional election 10 proceeding
quietly and no destruction has 90 far taken
place.
Grand Rapids, june Is.
The Sd Michigan Regiment, ten hundred
and forsy-six men, loft this morning for the
seat Of war. They arc . splendid body OF
men, folly armed, equipped and ready for
active service.
Washington, juno IL.
Secretary Chsse has just ad irsssed anoth-
or circular to the collectors OF customs, ia
reference to the instructions OF the I'd Of
May, prohibiting tho transmission Of mum.
sions Of war, provisions or other supplies to
parties IN insurrscsion against the u. S.
They are further instructed TO exercise the
utmost vigilance 10 arresting and de,sining
all merchandise Of whatever character.
Philadelphia, juno Is.
Elk Minister Dallas received bis friends at
his residence this morning. Ia response 20
an address By Col Snowden be made an ear
nest Union speech.
Columbis, June 5.
A Runaway Negro Arrested after Eighteen
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eighteen years ago, jack then q negro boy,
tstonging TO Mr.. Samuel Kcnnon, OF this
county, ran away. All efforts made q the
time to apprehend him proved unsuccessful.
The negro has been heard OF several times
since, bat was mover caught until last Mon
day. After escaping in JS43, he went TO
Usage county, whore be passed himself Oh o.
y white man BY the name Of William Row
land. He afterwards went 80 Quincy, Hi
nois, where be has since resided, and voted
| for ID ouglas for President ut the late cleo
ton. Go Monday last he wss in Hod-en
City, the junction Of the Ilsnnibal and Sc.
Joseph and North Mis1buli Railroads, where
Mr. Kennop arrested him. He brought him
TO this place and lodged him 10 Jail, where
be now 10.
Especial Dispatches to tbs Hawk -Eysl.
Annapolis, June II.
The HerAld's special dispatches say tina,
Major Morgan has arrived from Centrevills
with one hundred and sixty men. They had
. ekirmish With the enemy and captured 5O(
stand Of arms and prisoners.
Washington, June IL.
The Government has ordered the constru 10
ton Of 1000 armed wsgons.
Il 10 thought that Col. Keys will be ap
pointed Brigadier General in the army.
Baltimore, june IL.
A Pennsylvania regiment passed through
here for Chambersburg.
i II 10 nov believed there will not DO any
trouble at the election TO morrow.
Hermann, Mo-, June Is.
Il ia reported that the State troops have
battery on Dadd's Island, just below til,
mouth Of the Usage river, and that tbers ar,
no troops at Osagc bridge.
A steamer just from Jefferson City report
troops concentrating there raridly. 2n
are reported on the way from Saline %.
Governor Jackson's residence, 500 iron
Cooper county, both secession strongholds
81. Louis, June Is.
The western end Of the Osage Bridge, o
the Pacific Railroad, 9 miles this side of Jed
} efson City wss burned yesterday and th
draw left open.
! The U. s. authorities 1t the Arsenal hav
been for weeks advised OF the attempt to On
list recruits for the Southern army.
Monday night tho steamer Platte Vale
Was detained Vt Duncan Island battery %,
. sixteen persoDs. selected from some COO pas
} seDgers, taken prisoners, thirteen OF then
: were subsequently, reicssed. Those still bel
arc Col. Vim. Preston, Edmund A. Pigner
and Edward Blsnnerhassett.
I o. w. barret, brother OF the late Con
gressmau Barret, Of this district as arrest
Cd for alleged treason. Ii il eaid that proof
D against him aro strong. and shat other prom