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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-15
WOODS AND uATEHs;
LssGs NOTICE.

LsGsL NOTICE.
To X. B. french, William Hoon, Robert French
Geo. q. Anderson d Co, Henry Iiomann Co..
B.F. Messenger, Josiah Hailes, Vim. Ii. Cieg-
horn Ec.:
Vou and each Of you are hereby notified that
l. here Is on hse In the ofice Of he Clerk u
the district Court Of Lee County, Iowa. Mt Fntt
Madison. petition Of Hiram Barney, claiming oI
you X. b French, tins Of seven hundred and
hf dollars and 10 per cvns. interest moaey die
on mortgage made by you Charles Mason and
since sssigned to said Hiram rneY, dated Aug.
sth, 1886; also claiming sgaiLst .ach of you the
foreclosnrc of SAID nlorgsge, the same being upon
Lots cne II and two III, IN Block sixty-eght l6-1
in Masnu's lower adastlon TO tie City Of keohak,
Lee county. Iowa, for the purchase money; and
further asking for a sale cfsAd premises, and n
erai relief
And unless you appear and answer said petition on
or before noon IL tuo sucoLd Day Of tie next tagl
If ssia Court, TO cpmn.enca at Fort Madison, tp
the third Mandpy u May, A. d. lsfl. default
will be entered against you and Judgment rHs-
dered thereon, the petition taken as by you col
fessed, and decree rendered against you ~ prayed
thrra n. . NOBLE d EEE6A6
Fch. 1t 1861 I'm PiNnrifr's Att'yr.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-15

sss.sk4 N8sst {.
To j. III Baker executor If the sstafe u Mary Ann
carb rough. d,ceasea, and aesfge e. scarto-
rcush, Ann Maria scarborough, Mary Ann
scal borG Gngh, Liz beth Jaae enarboroush, hSirs
nj Al4rs--s-a4a -akarbor IGN e.csared;
NHI and each oi yuu htfe+y noilifa that
L there is now on file the uLice ot tie llefk
III he Distrsc, Court OF II County, luwa, ~ fort
Madison, d Petition oi iiiren Barney claiming uf
you j. III Ba ke executor oi the ssta oi aafy
Ann scarborough, deceased, the cum II ona lun-
sirti AM fiji dollars anu zen per cent. interest
auu twenty FIVE do lars To- taxes paid,l as money
due on a mora gage mad. hyssid ery Ann ear
borough now a.cesstd, to har.ea MasnD, and SINCE
assigned to said Hiram BarleS, dated september
is, 1854; also claiming aRasnst each oi you No
fureclosure Of said mprtgs the seme icing upon
Lot No. nine IN sloek So Une 4unared anu ipIiy-
light fi4s1 ,n tae CITY If hcokuk, Lee toErty,
Iuwa, for the purchase muney; ard further asklftg
for sale of sail ptsmses snd gefetai reslVi.
And un less you appear and answer sad petition
IN or before the stcDpa day of the next
tAru, Of said Court, commence MT ort Madison
N the thi ID Morday Of May. A D. 1861, nd fault
will be entered against you and Judgment rem
4 red thereon, the petition takcr As by you con-
fessed aud decree rendered agsinst you as
pruy ycd therein. NuBLE u STIOAG
Feb. s3, 1sGl. Plfhs AIT Us.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12
Administrators Notice.

NTOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that Al the Probate
In Court for belmont county the undersignsd was an
pointed and qualified as Administrator oil The esnte Of
John Sinclair deceased, ale OF Belmont county, O,,io
All those indebted 10 said esitie requested 10 make
immediate paymeaii and those having clnims sgsinst
said estate are notified to present them Tor seuement
Doc. s, isof.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

WE would say any PERSONS who de ire
TO go into tho service of the country, that
now Is the time. The winter is the healthy
season Of the year; by volunteering in The
winter yon become accuJtoal.d to the change
Of habits anl life, necessary to become a
soldier, before tho unhealthy season begins,
ard you will be less liable to take disease in
the spring and summer II you have become
Injured to camp-lifo during the winter than
you will be fyou 60 into tho service in he
spring
Aside from this consideration, nolo is The
time the Government wants men, and it she
fails to get them, the successful issue of the
struggle to which she is engaged, ifnot en-
dangcred, will at least be prolonged. II is,
therefore, important that you make up your
mind at once to enter upon the discharge of
your duty. There has been no more favor.
ablo opportunity offered, nor win there be,
than tho one now presented and we appeal
to you in the name of your endangered
c,untry, aud ask you to onroll yourselves al
once in the only Company now forming, and
perhaps the last one that will be formed in
the county, and thereby show your willing.
moss to discharge your duty te your country
and TO yourselves.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12
Jrncr Tp,,up,,I of f,,l;ro;. will

JUICE TRuMnuLL, of Illinois, will short.
y introduce bill inio the T. s. Supreme
Court on the basis of population. Ii pro
vides that for the New. England States
New-York and Pennsylvania, embracing tel
millions people, three Judges, Clifford Mel
son and Grier. shall remain. For the
Southern States, excepting Kentucky and
Missouri, embracing ten millions, three
Judges, Taney, Wayne and Catron, shall
sc9ntipue to act, while for tho Western
States, including Kentucky and Missouri,
With population OF ton and half millions,
three new Judges shall be appointed, Ken.
lucky and Ohio to constitute one circuit,
Illinois, Indiana and Michigan another.
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and
Kansas third. The Pacific States to be,
As hitherto; under an independent Cir.
cult Judge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12
tAiversenieni.l
TO DIR. ES1EP LOYDSVILLE, O.

"KENTUCKY is NOT THOROUGH BRED
BEYOND A DOUBT" Having the proof,
again assert it. In your bill tor 1861 you
wilfully and deliberately misrepresent Mr..
Wilkes and repeat the same in your answer
to me. He does not Intentionally endorse
him AS thorough bred, and, oven if he had
it cannot make him so, as can prove by
pre-existing and higher authorities. The
proof of his purity rests ,oih you and on yo,,
alone. In your answer to me You do not
touch the question, and you can not do it
in such way as to sustain you and him,
and if you try to do so can prove a mega
tive Ifyour pedigree was properly authen.
ticated, it is still worse, as it would then in
vOlve the ignorance or moral honesty-it
not both--of all concerned in the premises.
To draw attention from it and change the
issue, you demand of me to belle my pro.
fession and violate the principles that have,
and, trust, always will, govern my prac-
tice. You knew well that would not nc
cept it or you would never have given the
challenge, and you are well aware that is not
the question on hand, that it does not belong
to it, and that il were racing man your
prerious racing history and general charuc-
ter would utterly exclude me from accepting
banter from such source. / need not
give items--I don't want to be personal
yet we sometimes have to stoop rcry lo,c to
meet some cases.
have the English Stud Books-Ameri
can Stud Book-American Turf Registers
with other manuscripts and documents. and
on their authority resist your deliberately
published and reiterated untruths II you
have any moral character to lose, with any
regard for it, give the public the documents
of Kentucky in full, and your proofto sus-
tain them, II you hare any ?--so that they
may see whether your action in this case
results from your ignorance or your rascali-
ty. The endorsement in 1855, to which
you refer, was given under protest, and it is
well known by some of that Board, and who
are also now serving, that said protest made
the owner forfeit the fee Of his counsel. sur
render his claim to the premium, and saved
the Society one hundred dollars in money ;
but it looks as though the Board in 1861
were in collusion with oralowed themselves
to be the dupcs or tools of the parties in
terested. In 1856 had no books to make
the necessary investigation, nor allowed the
time to do 1t. In 1858 wrote TO contradict
the publication ofa wiliul misrepresenta-
ton. Ifyour reflections on my Judgment
and moral character are true, il is so much
the more easy for you to disprove my words /;
yet you have not tried to do it, and if you
do, you cannot succeed in ii. l defy you to
produce such pedigree, properly authen-
ticated, as will sustain your assertions re-.
specting him.
~. JOSEPH WooDRoFFE.
ST. CLAIRsvnLE, o. Dec. Llth, 1861
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12
A Testimonial of Respect to Private
,1s Dunn.
Naxsn NrxyrN II pnvN n w

AT meeting of company X, 18th Regi
ment, o. ", U. s. A., November 23d
1861, the following Resolutions were passed
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased God to sud
denly take from our midst our much re
spected Brother, Thomas Dunn, to his re
ward above. Therefore,
Resolved, That we bow in humble sub
mission to the viii Of our heavenly Father
comforted with the assurance that as an up
right Christian, our Brother has been re-
moved to better and higher life.
Resolped, That in his death we lose de
voted Christian, good soldier, kind and
considerate companion. l1 sal i1
Resoiped, That we tender to the bereavet
widow and other friends our heartfelt sym
pathios !. Vi fri. aliet el.i .' ri.
Resolped, That these Resolutions be pub
lished in the BELMoNT CHRONICLE.
Il Capt o. s. HOLLOWAY, Chairman
Lieut.. VEspER DoRNECK, Sec o
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

SENATOR WILSON, Of Mass, has intro.
duced bill in Congress- to abolish Suffers
In the army. Great efforts are being made
70 defeat Senator Wilson's bill, every vcnder
OF gros and gingerbread in tho camps is re-
qusstea and required to contribute s25 to
be used to defeat the measure in Congress-
10 men who charge five cents apiece for
postage stamps, and two cents apiece for the
iieomnionest envelopes, this sum is mere
bagatelle. The friends Of the soldier should
bestir themselves, If they would SEQ Gen.
Wilson's bill succeed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12
.9t,,si,,issiufrir,s .JvOftce.

y Office iAhcrcby given thar ut tho probaie Court
ior Belmont rOultystid nnlcr iyncd was nppN tod
AID qualified Us Adnpnfsirarx Of thu e.isis of R5be
r,stcp, deceased lattF OF Belmont county. Ohio
Al tosr idche sud csitte IRE req cstsd to msks
nri diac Payment and those having clsntA al ~ saii
estate ute notified 10 present ihrin for seu mea " lin
oiiu year rUm this late.
HANNAH rsrEP, Adu'r1.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

A yorNo MAN who goes into The service
OF the country now will have profitable en-
ploymeut during the winter, aud by spring
will understand tho drill of the soldier, and
ts prepared, if needed, TO serve his country
70 good purpose.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12
Glorious Brownlow!

After our last paper was issued we had
news Of hard fought battle at Morrijtown,
in East Tennessee, between the rebels and
about 5000 Union men. The Unionists we're
COMMANDED by the heroic Parson Brownlow.
The rebels acknowledge they were complete
ly whipped, "ior the FIRST time during the
war The following are the dispatches
Of CAIRO. Ills, Dec S.
, The Memphis Avalanche of the 2nd con
tains the following. "A largo body of
Unionists attacked the Confederate forces
q. Morristown, East Tennessee, yeste day,
killing large number and completely routl
ing them"
Other special dispatches in the Memphis
papers say that the battle was a great one
The Union torcss were under Parson Brown.
low. Tho battle was fought December Ist.
The Unionists were victorious. A rebe
Dispatch calls it the first Union victory of
the war. BrowDlow hnd 1000 men. The
number of the rebels is not ascertained. The
rout Of the rebel was total.
The Memphis pnpers also say that Major
General Crittendcn la arrived at Knoxvi o
to take command Of tho Confederate forces.
Many fear Browuow will he cru he'd,
while others contend that he can maintain
himself in the mountains until he receives
aid from Kentucky. God grant that he
may.
--Morristown on the Virgin -'ri East
Tennessee Rail Road, about oyn..,listant
from Knoxville and Greenvilc
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

Col MrLIIoAS srrivcd in Washins ston
on Monday. ind was warmly received
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

fhs- rr wu', ihni Flag. lei il stream on tn air.
4. Thoiyh at iut,ers cold IN tho yrave4--
Thsy ktl hahls t,Ht eLd strike. they ud souls 'hni
T. Acn j dur,
Aud ,hsir no, i,Vra tobs slaves.
Up. up. with ih,i baunce. WI re'rr II may call
Oar millions shall rally around;
a sstio. ol Frccmrn that rnoinrnt shall fsl,
WhsA its shnIi 10 iru nu the ground.
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-04-29

Col K " THOMPSON, Of this city. made
/. speech. % a large crowd. from the balcony
Of the Bates House. AZ indianapolis. on Fri
day night There was no parade OF ostents-
non in the notice given OF the speech or prep
arstions made 10 assemble crowd At al
oariy hour in the evening. however. sbe PEG.
pie began 20 collect. and the night being
oalmy and beautiful, very large corcourse
assembled in the street. The SEEKER was
introduced 10 the crowd by Governor MoE-
roS in few happy sentences and proceeded
20 address his auditors upon the prcsene con
dition of the country. Our citizens, who are
50 well aware of Mr.. THoxrsoSs eloquent
ard impressive oratory, need not be told that
The speech was mastery one. Il may be
simply sad that he held the large crowd a..
sembled, standing in the street for aboat
three hours. The frequent bursts of applause
which r,lng out from the audience attested It's
appreciation of his sentiments. The speech
was eminently national and patriotic. The
causes or present national difficulty we're
deliberately traced out-the present course Of
the Governments fully sustained-and the ne.
csssity Of preserving the Union and the Con.
esitution. At all hazards. was shown. The
speech was suited to the times and the occa-
sion and met the appreciation of the hearers
With great unanimity IL was the frank, fair
and bold enunciation of the sentiments of a
man devoted to the Government Of the
United States and in favor Of sustaining il at
every peril. II is TO be regretted that the
speech was not reported. lts publication and
circulation would be productive Of great good
IN the present lisordered state OF Affairs.
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-04-29
Suspension Of Debts.

MI. Newcombc introduced in the Senate
on Saturday. The following joint resolution.
which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary:
A Joint Resolution 10 the passage Of laws
interfering with the collection Of debts in the
Courts of this State.
NHEEEAs. Apprchensions are entertained
b. some OF the citizens of this State that this
General Assembly will enact laws to suspend
or delay the collection of debts jim the Courts
of this State; therefore. to quiet al agitation
ON that subject
SEoTIos l. BE 10 resolrsd bath Central Is
sembly Of ne State Of Indiana. That no Law
ought to DO passed to interfere with the col
lection of existing debts under the laws in
force az the contracting ofrsich debts, because
under the decisions of the Supreme Court Of
the Unitcd States AMI OF the State of Indiana,
this General Assembly has no constitutional
power 20 enac. such law. And because
such enactment would be public declaration
OF bankruptcy on the part Of the people oi In
diana, which would not be true ia fact. and
would PROSTATE the credit Of the State and
OF - citizens at period when the public
safety requires the preservation ol the public
credit and Of the credit the citizens Oft
State and be Il further.
Resoired That il Is inexpcdient to enact
any law po=tponing the collection Of debt.
hereafter contracted because parties contract
ing can make their own term. A. 20 times Of
p1yment.
- Resoicea. This General Assembly does not
Intend b. these resolutions 10 express an
opinion against granting any relief il can un-
der ibo Constitution 10 those who have entered
into military service Of the State and tho
Iruitel Sfafes
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-04-29

American people everywhere. thai she IS a
power not % be opposed CO srified wish. These
are not times 70 tride with men or cities. and
this Government must not noN sop at half
var measures she must strike bold, deci-
sive and powerful blows--biows tina, viii tell,
and be remembered.
IL passing up Chestnut street thi- ese ning
when | got in front of Old Independence
Hall. aud saw the Stars and Stripes floating
from that glorious belfry. 1 could not
suppress al that Was in me. but solitary and
alone took of NV hat. and gave three Wa
bssh rousers Tor the Star spanglel Banner,
concluding with.
Forever noal that standard sheet
When il was over. felt better.
wish today thSi every patriot in the land
could come up 70 this old hall, and. within lis
sacrel portals. renew his fidelity to the
American Constitution To me IL very
walls arc eloquent; the very atmosphere in
and around it Is full Of patriotism. Our great
ancestors. here in these very rooms. laid tho
foundations Of this government. which j. now
the pride and admiration Of the civilized
world government. too which rebel hands
and traitorous hearts are at this very moment
eadeavoring to pull down and forever de
sfros Ba. thanks % the God OF battles and
Northern courage. lhe time has not vel come
wheu thu Is to be done In few DAYS
Southern bsavado viii DC mes with Northern
steel and who ean doub, the result Before
the overwhelming tide of Northern patriot.
I'm which ) ao4 sweeping with irresistible
force tov4rls Washington, there Is nothing
ii Southern character that can stsnd--noth
Ing in rebel hearts that can for one moment
STAY Il viii sweep on and on until secession
will be -trangled. the rightful power Of the
Federal Government established, patriotism
triumphant. and then. If the South has any
grievances thar ought 10 be fedressed. they
vii be But now. n this time. there is moth
inc left bot war-war 10 the knife-war Tor
the maintenance Of all those blessings which
We a. PEOPLE have ever enjoyed.
| was rather IN hopes = sufficient number
Of Western troops would come by the Balti-
more and Ohio road A. far a. they could, and
then. in one solid AMI determined phalanx,
cut their way through Virginia TO Washing
ton Thi- would teach this Mother Of Pres
"dents' and Of traitors n lesson which ought
70 have been taught her months ago And,
in this victorious march, il would be adding
new lustre % glories won by swinging Hun
ter and Mason 20 the nearest limb OF a con
venient tree The buzzarls ought this very
hour 90 be feeding on their traitorous bodies
Ny next will, Dec Ioleafe, be from the
seat of war. and. IL Southern pluck Is not all
gas. all buster, viii then give you a de
scripsion of a battle. where Northern freem IN
put TO route band of rebellious traitors and
thereby added new mstre 10 the American
name. X. y. II
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-04-29

BY Mr.. NEwcoxB: \ joint resolution re-
iatNe to the passage OF laws respecting the
suspension Of the collection of debts.
Referred 10 the Judiciary Committee.
bs Mr. FERcUsos: To authorize cities and
towns % execute bonds foF the delivery Of
arm entrusted TO them for the use Of military
companies
by Mr.. SToNe. To legalke the act OF the
Auditor OF State ia depositiag bonds in the
indianapolis Branch OF the Bank of the
State Ia security FOR SIS 600 borrowed for
immaculate use By the State ia the present
emergency.
BY Mr. WAGNER: Making approximations for
the present session OF the Legislature.
By Mr.. STONE. To authorize the Governor
TO borrow money from the Sinking Fund. and
To deposit bonds Zoe the repayment Of the
sane.
Zach OF the bills above named was read
second time aui referred
By hr. Hamilton: A resolution recurring
the C0mmissary General 20 answer specifi-
caliy what ne pays per day for each ration
furnished al Camp Morton. of what the m
tons consist, and who Is the contractor
The resolution. with several proposed
amendments, was referred.
BY Mr.. LINZ. 4 resolution appointing a
committee To report suitable resolutions In
reference TO the death of the Hon Richard
Robbins. Senator from Decatur
At this point in the proceedings message
vas received from the House. announcing the
passage 81 bill in secret session, wherenpon
the senate went into secret shssion on the
House bill. which cut short our report of the
mornings business
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-04-29
The Zouavc Regiment.

Regiment number Eleven (Zouases) j.
now in barracks. at the old car shop. of the
Bollefontaine Railroad. in indianapolis. The
new location il STYLED w sllaes Barracks"
in honor OF the Colonel Of tho regiment. The
present quarters of the regiment are commo
dious and tolcrsbly comfortable. and efforts
are constantly being made to render them
more 90. Ga Saturday the men suffered
much inconvenience from the leaky condi-
ton Of tho roof Of the building. This. how
ever. did not seem to produce any effect upon
their spiriFs and all seemed determined TO be
satisfied aud comfortable under any oircum
stances In several respects the present
quarters OF the regiment do not seem TO be
quite 20 pleasant a. At Camp Morton. How
ever. the fact that they are now wholly de
'sched. aud csn more quietly and efficiently
pursue their peculiar sysssm Of drill. h re-
garsied by the men a. sn equivalent tor any
other Inconvenience Tn Friday the en
tire regiment was marched down 10 the
armory and received their cuff Of arn- Il
made ene display and vas an object OF
much interest. being the frst regiment II
The present volunteers which had Appcarodin
BODY ss vet. Whea thoroughly uniformed
and perfected in drill this regiment will be
very superior one. II i well Offered and
comprises some ef the finest young men Of
our State. Both the companies from this
county belong TO IL. |, will be heard from
fsvorsbly Il Il i ever formed in battle
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-04-29
Fort Harrison Guard.

The promotion OF Capt, WooD To the NJ
j0riry Of the Zouave Regiment. lef, his place.
a Captain Of the Fort Harrison Guard, "a.
cant On Saturday company election was
acid. which resulted in the unanimous choice
Of the former l.; Lieutenant J. 4. HAMLL "a
Captain. and the promotion Of the other ot'i-
,er- grade higher Lieut. MooEE Is nov
Is; Lieutenant. ami Sergeant Flask Scorr y
aired 70 the rank 81 Easign The new or
GERS are COMMISSIONED and in discharge Of
their duiies. This company has the honor Of
holding she regimentsl eolors Of the Ior
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-04-29

PurlapKIrm,. April 81. 1861.

PHIapEIrm,. April 81, 1861.
Ds1 Express am unexpectedly detain-
81 in this city this evening. having lcft New
York expecting 70 ind the first regiment 81
Indiana troops at thi- point. 70 day am
sadlv disappointed. - expected % have
The pleasure Of meeting the Terre Hause
bovs here. and Becoming one il their
ranks l have hecn trying % s~nd Dispatch
- 70 find -here they are. - that I may 20 to
them. BAT sn met bs he operators With.
We ssnd 10 disgAsches Il. relation 10 TROOPS
but from Government officers" There i.
therefore. but f~o ,hins- left me. % remain
hsre until the troops come. or push on 70
Washington myself The latter course
have resolved 20 pursue vii leave here.
,hercfore. 70 morro-, snd eniesvor % roach
he Federal Ctv AZ soon /. posshl> I sill
w.is for the Indiana tress~ there. aud ~hea
The fShs cone. OF will s~ek ~ ri.ee in
The ranks.
The excitement here = almosi equal 10
that IN Se~ York CITY. ssi IL shey hsd ..
many people here - there. 10 not kno~
but IL ~ond be a. great There = bstf.r
feeling sgsin-. he CITY 81 Baltimore. .nd II
>ay marc oatraSes ar copmiisei N tat city
again., Americsn rotiier. \ viii be brushed
from the face Of the earth .. Y>feSsly 20
~esa The cities - the risins The kiss that
Am>rs.s troops -Asald be Essd apon a. slsy
sals<h throngh an Amerissaes,. en- tb~,f say
toieseni The American CspissI. J. nsensssoos.
srd should net he tolorstei Ths 6ovens.
usss should make "a sssmple q BALTIMORE