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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

CT The Buffalo Courier asserts positively
that Mrs. Brennan Of New York, whose mys.
FERROUS disappearance, and probable murder
there was 50 much talk, is now living in Flor
ence-- or was six weeks ngn--with MIR. Wv.
man, who accompanied her to Europe. She
wrote 70 a person in Florida. from Florence,
IN December last, stating that she would
never return TO the United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

c. According to the census South Caro-
lima ranked asthe seventh State Of the Union
10 1900, and Ohio as tho eighteenth. In
1860, Ohio ia the third State 10 the Union,
and South Carolina, counting oil her slaves,
has SINK to the eighteenth class.
Such is fair sample CT the cups and
downs" Of the States according to the censss
tAhles,-the ups being mostly in the list of
free States and the 6onns in that Of the
slave States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

VT The Richmond Wing says South Car
oiina - pursuing . suicidal course. We
don't know Of any State that could pursue
sucn course With greater advantage to man.
kind.-lLou. Jour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

aooD IHiso.-The response 81 Lincoln
70 John Bell who called on him to urge a
compromise, Is one Of Ito best Of his good
things. swell, Mr.. Bell,o said Lincoln, IL
believe fhall have 10 20 with you since the
slection, for sThe Union, the Constitution
and the enforcement OF .he !awe.'D
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

GTv South Carolina strongly disapproves
ths action u tho Montgomery Convention
or Congress-. Is she going TO "suBnIT .
TO itl Il she such poor spirited, miser-
able "submissionist" a. to do fhaf?-TLou.
Journal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

"fou want nothing, do you" said Pat
"Be dad, i It's nothing you want you'll find
It IN the Jug whore the whisky was"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

c. The Albany Evening Journal perpe-
trates the following refreshingly maize item:
About half Of our exchanges arc lust
now publishing "cditorial corresnond der cc''
from Washington. What can induce 90
many editors to 60 60 far from home?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08
speaE,nC 0uttu Georrin.

The Chronicle, an independent and inGu-
ential paper Of Georgia, expressed it's satis-
faction at the triumph Of the Union party in
Virginia. As consequence it was threat.
ened with mob law, to which it responded in
most fearless style:
We have destroyed one Government, and
are proceeding to rebuild another; and we
consider i, wise to warn rulers ofa3he diff
culties in the way. Unrestrained popular
passion, personal ambition, and party ex-
cesses have produced disunion, as we believe.
And unless these be checked, our fears are
that they will finally result in civil war, loss
OF liberty, and the establishment Of q mill
tary despotism. So believing, we have
deemed IT our highest duty to restrain and
defeat the intolerance and the terrorism OF
the last few nontha, and to bring men, If
possible, 10 a just understanding Of what was
necessary 70 secure harmony and peace
among ourselves. as the first and most i'm
poriant stem TO good government.
We publish an independent paper We in
tend, mt at hazards and TO the last extremity.
to maintain, support and defend our civil
rights, and the freedom Of speech and Of the
press God being our helper. If We violate
the laws OF Georgia, 70 which only we owe
allegiance, We are amenhble to ssthe civil
tribunals 10 daikly limited at, but which
have no terrors for honest men.
The following closing paragraph indicates
the policy of rrea, many persons in the
Cotton State Confederacy. They want the
Northern slave States foreman in the Union
to cripple the Government and prevent the
execution eff Tire laws mud not 10 ioin the
Confedcracy till its independence is thus by
their aid secured. Here is the idea:
We should be glad indeed, on many &C
counts. to have all the Southern States in
our new Confeaeracy; bu, still We know
there are many objections to have them with
Ne now. Some, indeed, OF the most extreme
sonthern type object TO having them at all,
believing that they viii eventually become
free, If united with us, by selling of their
slaves, while outside Of our Confederacy
they would be compelled TO keep them. and
thus remain for all time n breakwater be.
tween MS and the aboli,ionists. But Just al
this time they may DO us much service re-
naming in the old Union, by preventing ar
against us, which would be all important.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

A KENTUCKY OPINION or TYLER.-The Lou.
isville Journal says:
We infer from tho kilograms that John
Tyler made regular secession speech in
Richmond the other night. There are sew
eral exceedingly disgraceful passages in the
public career Of this man, and wo fear be is
about to add one Of overshadowing infamy
TO the number.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

C. In view Of the fact that tho Douglas
ties 80 suddenly changed from the souatter
sovereignty 10 the slave.code platform, We
can DO longer question the truth Of the po-
eticai conplet--
"A merciful Providence fashioned them bollaw.
That they might with mere ease their principles
swallow
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

RTThs Bell and Douglas papers OF the
Southern Confederacy complain Ct proseip-
ton on the part u the new Government be.
cause every member OF the Cabinet was an
original Brsckinridgo man.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

l. not thi4a piece of impcrtinence and
consumaev that deserves rehnke from the
Convention? DO not tho Delegates TO the
Convention owe it to themselves, to tho pop
nlar vote by which they were elected, and to
the dignity and reputation Of the State, to
reprimand Gov. Jackson for thi. indignity !?
We are not prepared to say that the Conven-
ton ought TO 20 10 the extent OF removing
Governor jackson from ofhce--though even
that would not be a whit too severe chas-
tisement for his desperate conduct but we
suggest, in all seriousness, that ii pass res
oiution OF rebuke to the impertincnce which
ne exhibited 4. Jefferson City last Saturday
night.-lSs. Louis News.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

The person who is theoretically presumed
to be the Executive head of the State Of Mis-
souri,, has openly avowed himself in favor Of
secession. lie pledges himself to use oil bis
official and personal influence to induce the
State TO withdraw from tho Union. Nay, so
desperately enamored is he Of the charms
of the Southern Confederacy, that be is de.
sermined, il Missouri Won't 20 South and
join it, to 90 and join it himself, solitary and
alone.
Such is the substance of a stump speech
which Gov. Jackson, with an utter disregard
Of Official propriety and decency, made at
Jefferson City, Saturday night last. Gould
anything be more execrable? c.. Jackson
IL Governor OF Mssouri-an honored State
in an hcnored Union; and yet he Glands MP
publicly and tells the people Of Missouri. If
they do not leave the urion he will leave
| them-if they do not, at the request of the
Georgia Commissioner, cast their fortunes
With that State, be, Governor G. r. Jackson,
will abandon the position to which the peo-
| pie have elected him, and cast aside the hon
| ors they have conferred upon him, and turn
his back upon Missouri and her people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

GlCKLEs.-A good Ar ticlc Oh 5ickles for sAl. ~
~ H.W. H.TUCKER.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-08

GB-A single BOTTLE Of SPALDING's pRE-1G2
%PARED GLUE will save ten ~
EN-times it's cost annually. -tkE
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-20

The friends of BOB WHEAT will be glad to
learn that he has nearly recovered from his
terrible wound. We make the following ex-
tract from a letter to the n. o. Delta, written
at Richmond on the 10th inst:
But the most remarkable case is that of
Maj. Wheat, who is rapidly recovering from
the severest wound that any man OF his con-
dition ever survived. A Mimic ball struck his
right arm, passed through it, (grazing the
bone,) entered his breast near the armpit,
passed through his body, and striking his left
arm, broke it. No one who saw him after the
battle entertained the slightest hope of his re-
covery, but thanks to good nursing and skill
full surgery, and doubtless to the presence of
his venerable mother and father and his bro
Their, Capt. j. K. Wheat, his case took favor
able turn, and he is now able to ride about in
q carriage.
II cannot refrain from relating here char
acteristic anecdote of the heroic chief of the
Tiger Battalion. A few days before he had
been considered convalesceat, the suffering
but always jocose Major seeing one of his
favorite Cubs peeping in his room, with an
expression of great anxiety called out to him
to come in. The "Tiger" approached the
bedside of his wounded chief, who, vainly
struggling to raise his right hand, exclaimed,
'sCome here my royal Bengal, and let me
shake your paw" But the nurse here inter-
fering to prevent the sslutstion, the Bengal
csc contented himself by an aHectionate en-
brace of his chiefs foot"
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-20
The 9Th Alabama Regiment, &c.

Colonel HEISIzBIMAN's report of the part
he snd his command performed in the Battle
of Manassas Plains has been published. He
tells, with q good deal of trankness, how he
was whipped, and how his division commence
ed the grand stampede. That Alabama
Regiment" of which he spesks-what gallant
fellows they werel Heintzelman tells how
he led the Zouaves against them, and how,
cat the fist fire. they broke" and fed, and
''as regiment" has never been seen since.
Next he led up the Minnesota Regiment,
"Ehich was also repulsed, but retired in toll
erably good order" Next was carried up
the First Michigan, (which was also repulsed,
and retired in considerable confusion" Next
the Brooklyn Fourteenth went forward Sin
gallant style" "Soon after The firing COM
menced," they, too, " broke and ran ~
Brave AIabal uiansl four successive regiments
rushed upon you, and were broken upon you
az waves upon q rock
Colonel Heintzelmsn having utterly fail
ed" in every attempt to rally his men, con-
cluded then to make the best run he could.
Describing this, be candidly says: "Such
rout I never witnessed before. No efforts
could induce single regiment to form after
the retreat had commenced"
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-20
j TUESDAY. AUGUST 20. 1861.
East Tennessee

We are glad to learn from gentleman
Just returned from the Eastern portion of the
State that the Union feeling there is not 30
strong a. it has been. He informs US that he
saw and conversed with Hon JOHN NEITHER
LAND, and Others who have heretofore been
Incorporating Union men, who assured
him that they were convinced that further
opposition to the position assumed by the
State, could result in &c good to any of the
parties, and that they would not only acqui-
esce in the decision Of the people, but do all
an their power to induce the people of that
section to stand by and uphold the State in
its Independence. We have been satisfied.
from the first. that such would be the deter
minstion Of all rejecting and patriotic minds
ultimately, and while We are not surprised
we are gratifed to learn that Mr.. NEITHER
LAND is ready TO yield acquiescence snd do
battle In the cause of his State aud the South.
Under the action of the Greeneville Con-
vention, calling for an election of delegates
to q convention with a view Of separating
the Eastern from the Middle and Western
Districts, the people are requested to act on
the SIrt of this month. Let, now, Messrs.
NIELSEN, NETHERLAND and the rest use their
influence to defeat that election, and the
whole scheme for disrupting the State will
be blocked, and they may make amends for
the errors of the past.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-20
Glorious News from Fl Paso.
BATTLE AT roar FILLMORE.
From the \. 0. Delta, 18th.

From the n. o. Delta, 18th.
We are indebted to Mr.. McKeever, Presi-
dent OF the Southwestern Express Company,
for a copy of the Houston Telegraph, con-
tanning the following intelligence:
We take the following from the Ledger of
the 9Th. The news is not to be doubted:
FoRT BLISS, July 26, 1861.
Col. Baylor took three hundred men from
this post three days ago, and proceeded to
Mesilla, where he was attacked by the regu-
lars, and he killed thirty-two of the regulars
the frat fire, aud then they retreated; among
the killed was Lieut.. McEnally, of the regu-
lar army. There were none of our men hurt
will start at 10 o'clock tonight with my
company, and about one hundred men be-
side, to reinforce Col. Baylor at Fort Fill
more, where there will be in all probability
a desperate fight, when l arrive there with
the cannon. 1t is our determination to kill
every Black Republican in the whole upper
country or fall ourselves.
S. w. McALLIsTER.
Ell PAso, July 20, 1861.
Aessrs. Sired & Lacoste- Gentlemen: A fight
occurred at Mesilla on the 18th inst. between
Col. Baylor's command, and the Federal
troops stationed at Fort Fillmore in which
the Federalists are reported to have lost two
lieutenants killed, and thirty privates killed
and wounded; loss on our side none, and none
wounded. They abandoned Fillmore in the
night and fed towards Fort Stanton. Our
troops are in pursuit, and we expect tonight
to hear of their capture. The Lincoln force
is almost double our own.
Another mail party has been killed, con-
slsting of seven men, sixty miles west OF Me-
silla.
The troops are now all withdrawn from
Arizona, leaving your mines very much ex
posed.
Yours, truly,
McNIGHT i RICHARDSON.
p. San express has just arrived, report
ing the capture of most if not all, the y. s.
troops, fleeing from Fillmore-they surren-
dered without resistance.
The killed and wounded at the fight at Me-
silla we're only three privates-no officers
killed.
Extract of letter received from the agent
of the S. A. and S. ID. Mail line, at Ell Paso
Texas:
Ell PAse, Texas, July 20, 1861.
Our troops fought 500 Federals on Thurs
day; loss on our side, none; loss by the Fed
erals, Lieut.. McEnally, dangerously wound
ed; Lieut.. Brooks, slightly; three privates
killed and five or six wounded. Saturday
the Federals evacuated Fillmore and fed on
the way to Stanton; yesterday they were
pursued and the whole command taken pris-
oners of war.
Our mail to Tucson was cleaned out by
Apaches, and all hands killed. Thomas's
party, seven in number, nine mules killed,
and the coach entirely destroyed.
1t occurred at Cooks Springs.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-20
tut Vie Daliy
Hon. II. l.. Ridley

M. EditOr:-I was much pleased to sea in
the Uaion and American of Sunday, the cards
OF the members of the Bar and citizens of
Aurfreesboro, and Messrs. Fare and Cantrel1
calling upon this pure man and eminent in
rist to become candidate for the Supreme
Judgeship.
1t was my pleasure to be the clerk of the
first court Judge Ridley ever held in Ten
nessee, and it was apparent to all-lawyers,
clients and citizens, that he was the eright
man in the right place" For ten years ]
observed with great pleasure the eminent
ability he displayed in his Judicial decis-
iona Being man of incorruptible moral
bearing; affable and kind in bis intercourse
with the legal profession, and all others, and
a. well qualified as any other man in Ten
nessee, he would, If elected, maintain the
high character of the Supreme Bench, which
has made it respected at home and abroad.
Let Judge Ridley but announce his name
- candidate, and be will, 1t is believed, be
elected BY large majority. J.B.R.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-20

Ue41AI MIx0n 1kk6
r. w. BARxwELL, Jr.. of South Carolina,
in letter from Charlottesville, Va, dated
Aug. IL, to the President of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Charleston, thank
ing him for contributions of hospital stores,
remarks - -
aOur weekly report, which will appear in
a day or so in the Charleston papers, Will
shcw how great the necessity for these sup
plies, and let me say to You what cannot 10
the papers-they are not half enough TO meet
the demand. The destitution OF our army III
clothing and food is terrible; many aPpnca-
tons are made to us by sceu men VINO Wish 10
escape sickness by an extra pair OF drawers,
or socks OF under shirt, package OF arrow
root or jar of pickles.
at will require every nerve to be strained
by you at home and ourselves mere, 10 meet
the exigencies of the fall and winter should
the war last so long"
The Charleston Courier publishes letter
from Richmond, written on the 14th inst,
from which we make the following extract
aTbere is great deal of sickness in orr
army. 1t is said that at Charlottesville and
Culpeper there are over three thousand under
the care of physicians. A great many have
been DrOug gut SIZE W tulc City, huQ At MT
folk and Yorktown there is more disease, &C
cording to the numbers, even than about Us.
The measles have swept and is sweeping
through every division of the army. and the
exposure to which the men are subjected in
rheir tent life. makes it in its sequences for
midablesdisease. Then this is our fall season,
and the diseases incident to the climate at
this period prevail to some extent, but. in my
Judgment, the cause of all this sickness lies
further back than this; it is to be found in a
defective and imperfect system of hygiene.
After making some suggestions relative to
the rations of the army, the writer adds:
'sThere is another point in the organiza-
ton of the army which ought to receive more
attention than il does; it is the appointment
of surgeons. There are some most inefficient
ones in Office. Some of the soldiers complain
that they cannot get medicine when they
know that they need il; that they apply for
it sometimes two or three successive days
and are put off with the answer that it will
be attended to after while. If there was
drug store accessible this would not be so
bad, but under the circumstances it is un-
pardonable. -Delinquencies in this depart
ment are of all others most reprehensible.-
Mems lives are precious; precious to them
selves and their families, and just now vgy
precious to their country. All possible care
should be taken of them, and Surgeon,
negligent of his duty, should become an
abomination in the camp, and be disgraeeful-
ly expelled from it.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-20
The Army of General Lyon.

In connection with the news from Spring
field, No., the following detailed statement of
the force under Gen. Lyon will be interesting.
His troops comprised one thousand three
hundred regulars, four thousand volunteers,
and some two thousand five hundred Home
Guards-in all $500.
THE STAFF
General Commanding, Nathaniel Lyon;
Abide Camp, Lieut.. Colonel l. F. Shepard; ;
Quartermaster, Major Horace A. Conant;
Acting Assistant Adjutant-G General Capt
Gordon Granger.
BRIGADE OFFICERS.
Brigadier-Ge Franz Seigel, Missouri
volunteers; Major Samuel D. Sturgis, First
United States Cavalry, Acting Brigadier.
CAVALRY.
Capt. David s. Stanley, commanding; LIST
Cavalry Company B-Lieut. Canfield; Com
psny C-Lieut. NJ. ]. Kelly; Company D.
Lieut.. NJ. W. Henry; Company I-Captain
Milton L. Carr; LIST Dragons, Company c.
Lieut. @. E. Farrand; LIST Dragons Company
H-Capt Wash. L. Elliott; 1st Kansas Squad
ron-Capt. Wood.
ARTILLERY.
lotions Battery, six pieces-Capt. James
Totten; Dubois's Battery, six pieces-Lieut
J.V. D. Dubois; Seigel's Battery, six pieces
Capt. Schaeffer.
INFANTRY.
Four Companies LIST Regulars-Capt. j. b.
Plummer; two Companies I'd Regulars Capt.
Frederick Steele; LIST Missouri Volunteers
blair s)-Lieut. Col. G. L. Andrew; I'd Mis-
souri, Volunteers (Boernstein's)-two Com
panies-Maj. Osterhaus; Sd Missouri Volun-
teers lSeigel'sl-Maj. Backoff, commanding;
9Th Missouri Yolunteers-CoI. Solomon; LIST
Iowa Volunteers-Col. Joshua F. Bates; LIST
Kansas Volunteers-Lieut. Col. Learned: Sd
Kansas Volunteers-Col. Robert B. Mitchell:
10 LOO Home Guards-Col. John S. Phelphs:
500 Home Guards
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-20
Crop subscription In Aid of the Con-
federate States.
RICHMOND, August Is, 1861.

hICdAOND; AuSuct IL; AOoA.
To the People Of Tennessee:
You have responded with unparalleled
unanimity to the calls of your country in
furnishing troops to repel the invaders from
our soil, and to defend the common liberties
The Government requires the means to
keep its great armies in the field and to meet
the acquisitions of the war of subjugation
which is proclaimed against US.
These means will be abundantly supplied
from the resources of its patriotic citizens,
as in the olden days which "tried mems
SOULS" to sacrifice every interest and posses
sion, even life itself, to maintain indcpen-
dence.
An issue of Treasury Bonds has been au-
thorized to be made in exchange for the pro-
ceeds of the sales of crops and other indus
try, and these are to draw interest at the
rate Of eight per cent per annum. These
bonds will equal in oh aracter any other in
vestments which can De made, and supported
as they are, will enable the Government to
issue and protect its Treasury notes to such
extent as may be proper.
The Government proposes to every planter
and farmer to receive from him a subscrip-
ton in advance of his crop, of any portion
thereof exceeding one hundred dollars in val
ne, and will pay him in Confederate Bonds
aOIera the crop shall be made ond zold. The Illus
tration is simple: You subscribe !, 900 bush
els wheat, 1000 bushels corn, 1000 bales of
cotton, &C., or less, and specify the place of
delivery; you your OOn merchant tOal sell 1t
and receiUs for The same Confederate Bonds 10 the
amount.
The subscriptions already made to this
loan embraces an aggregate of many millions
of dollars, and they are still being received in
a ratio, which warrants the belief, that every
want of the Treasury will be anticipated as
the war advances.
Tennessee has not yet had the opportunity
to respond and the appeal is now made to her
patriotic citizens. Those who will undertake
in the several counties of the State to solicit
subscriptions, will confer public benefit and
greatly aid the cause.
The form adopted for subscriptions is an
nexed.
The agency of the press is earnestly solicit
ed in calling attention to the above.
I'D. B. DEBOW,
c,,t Cotton oDd prodooa oan
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-20

There is some trouble in the county of
Johnson, Tennessee, adjoining this county,
Immediately South. The Union men are
oyer-awing and making prisoners of the Sc
been passages at arms. Several Secession
lists have made hasty retreat from the coun-
ty. Some five or six have come to this place.
There are only 100 Secession votsrs In John
son, while the Union men voted the LIST of this
month over 1000. 1t is reported the Union
men design driving the Secessionists out of
the county. Possibly they may fad them
selves mistaken. Gen. zollicofer may take
il into his head not to permit it.-Abinedon
Hnyinia7.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-20

A story is current in Washington that
whsn old ST & F" sneaked into the White
House on his return from CentreTille, Old
Abe sung out: "Hello, Winfield, what the
devil brought you back already" Scott re-
piled: eff you had seen what did, Beaure-
gard coming after you full speed, on big
horse, with his head shot of, you would have
gone to Springfield" The General then
proceeded to take his usual oath-out of
large tumbler.