The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-22

June IL:
Since have been here / have visited I'll
tho departments. The Clerks are very busy.
more so than ever before. The Treasury
Department 10 busy 10 raising money, and
the War Department. in spending il. Cam
eron hardly eats or sleeps, and San dersou,
Chief Clerk, 10 dray horse from morning
until night. Chase has little leisure, but
with bonds for millions and the Morrill, tariff
in his bead, he seems to rest on thorns.
Kasson IL ever active and ever attentive
lie seems to have mastered the details Of his
burdensome ofice, md TO have acquired :
general respect for bis talent and executive
ability. lie never forge.s his Iowa friends,
and they will long remember him.
The Hon. Green Adams, formerly mem
Der Of Congress from Kentucky, IL 9th Audi
tor in the Postofice Department. He is one
of thu best and most accomplished men in
this department. He is q brother Of Mrs.
Judge BalTinger and a relative Of Samuel +.
Miller. When . kentuckian 10 for the Union,
he IL glorious fellow, and when be IL sgainss
il, he in like Col. Bianton Duncan, iate Of
Harpcr's Ferry, ever signing, ever regretting
the step he hAA taken. In the room opposite
Green Adams, is a son of Judge Ballinger,
who 10 ever devoted to his business. This
young man has a brother in Company A, q
Regiment Of Iowa volunteers. In Secretary
Chase's Department can be found Samuel
Ebert, son Of Dr.. Ebert OF Van Buren,
county, an upright and Intelligent young
man, and by the way, lawyer Of DO mean
requirements. Talbott, OF Madison county,
Iowa, and Oowing, OF Powesheik, are Clerks
of distinction, while Briggs, formerly Of Lee
county,. not only clerks, bu. writes for the
newspapers.
At Clay's Hotel the following gentlemen
quarter: J. A. McDowell, W. II. Wor.hng-
ton, Hawkins Taylor, L. Dewey, Blakcly,
Pierson, McAllis.er, Dodge, DC. 1t seems to
BIO an Iowa house. Col. YIN. p. Thomasson
is also q boarder. Col Warren boards ut
Willsrd's. He il tho leading reporter for
the New York Tribune NJ u salary OF SIS 900
per annum. Tho Tribune, Times, Herald
and World have rooms and divers and sun
dry reporters to fill them. All these papers
are sought after with svidity, a. indeed they
contain the latest news. The reporters seem
to have the sconts and spies OF Government
bought up. A flying horseman comes from
come point fifteen or twenty miles distant,
goes to Gen. Scott, conveys to him impor
tant Information. and then sells it to the re-
porter Of New York paper IT sum proper
toned to it's Importance.
On Thursday last / rendered to Secretary
Cameron regiment OF Iowa cavalry, as re-
quested by the Governor, and in five min
utes he accepted.
BY petition, asked him to appoint Col.
Curtis . Brigadier General, and be said that
be would recommend him.
The Secretary will do justce to Western
mcn-he may be the next President.
This forenoon called 90 MIR. Lincoln. lie
is quite we'll, though care-worn. II il eyi
dent that be 10 conscious Of bis position and
fully uettFmT66u 70 uIs6hSrgs MI hts 0UITgs-
lions. Tomorrow the Iowa representatives
call in body.
This afternoon, in company with Mr.
John NJ. Hay, Assistant Secretary Of Mr.
Lincoln, | visited Arlington Heights, and
was present - review Of 5000 troops Is
Gen. Mcdowell, Sec'y Cameron and others
The review vas fne and the appearance Of
the troops highly gratifying. The officer,
somewhat expect a battle within q week, ant
few Of them think Washington will be At
tack ed to night or to morrow night.
Gen. Mcdowell 10 a splendid officer, and
by the way, he is brother OF our exoellsn
texnsnan A. MrpeUelA, who will ais
coon figure ms an army officer.
| Col. McAllister has been rendered q Colo
nclcy 10 Philadelphia regiment and vii
doubtless accept.
The Massachusetts lst regiment came i
tonight.
The New York 18th, splendid regimen
is stationed at the corner or llsh and X ss
they attract great attention.
On Wednesday visit Gen. MoDo 81
stationed ~ Alexandria.
Governor Greene left for New Mexico /.
day.
Col. Young, authorised to get up reg
meDt Of ksasuoky Cavalry, and Capt. Ro
ssau company or two Of Infantry, left Il
that State to day.
In my next will give you my impression
o1 the war. J.W. r.
= OJd Dave Todd.
. Many OF our readers from Ohio will
: member Ex Governor Todd, an old whe
. horse OF the Democratic party Of that Sta
. lie made a glorious war speech at Cisvela
the other day, from which We make the r
lowiry brief extrart fnv ~ oa.a.:t *