The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-08-08
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/ RrroRrKD EXPRESSLY ron rHE GATE CITY.
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/ IHsrAld's Dispatoh.l
i Washingtou, Aug. 8.
Il The news from KY, has arouse1 the Wild
sst enthusiasm hero. Whsa was announced
in the House OF Representatives before ito
adjournment, by the venerable Ex-Governor
4 Wfckit6e, with The declarations that kentao.
~, the frst 10 adopt tho constitution and
wsuld be the last to dssert IL, the thunder
4 OF spplsuee from the floor and galiaries
shook even the solid wallis. II vas % ont
burst Of patriotic feeling. This great vic
tory will be followed Immediately BY ply
sical one not less magnificent. There arc at
this moment 10000 organised Union men In
Kentucky, only waiting the accomplishment
OF this victory 1t the ballot box 80 take the
field and drivs the rebel forces out Of Ken
lucky and Tennessee. The Kentucky legion
10 nov ready TO be mustered into tho service,
and the men are burning with desire 10 aid
their Union neighbors 10 Tennessee, to free
themselves from the depredations OF the Ds.
Wis mobocracy.
A Gentleman Who has recently been COM
PEELED to leave Vienna, Va, states that the
fxtts thurch, and that they are meditAtiDg
an attack on Alexaodria. He says that be
has mingled freely among their troops, and
confirms the statcmen ss that they had over
100 900 men at Bull's Ron and Manassas on
the 2lst The estimats made Of their killed
is 1900, exclusive OF wounded. They admit
ted that the slaughter Of their sids Vas dou.
BILE what il was on our side. IL 10 reported
that the wives of the rebel soldiers state tha,
their husbands are mining tho road between
Falls Church and Fairfsx Court House, and
they intend to connect the mines With small
vials Fl led with explosive materisls, and thu,
their main batteries in the direction OF Ma
naesas Junction have not yet been discover
: ed BY our troops. From smother source j,
10 lealned that ever since the occupation oil
Hsrper's Ferry BY the sebels . force: OF from
100 to l2O mon has been engaged at Rich
mond in the manufacture Of rided cannon
and ordnance OF vafiess kinds. They ar
said TO have turned ont an immense num-
| Der of cannon.
Phiiadelphia, Aug. 7.
, The u. 8. gun boat Flae, arrived ~ For
Mifiin this morning with SO rebel prisoners
taken from rebel war vessel, formerly ths
revenue cutter Aiken, seized Ut Chsrlestor
last winter. The Aiken fred ct the st. Law
rence OF Charleston, probably missaking hel
for . merchant vessel, whom the St. Law,
rence returned broadsids, sinking she reh
el boat. Five OF her Grew we're lost and ths
rest received and placed on board the Flag
} New York, Aug. 7.
i Flour receipts, 44l8 bbls.; market So
better at - 2Q(9t 25sSuper State; 81 40(a
4 SIS common to medium extra Wessern. IS
Wbea,--reoeipts 81. 564 bush.; market
a2c better; 81 O2(0l O3 for Raeine spring
81 25(1l q for White Western 81 10 fol
Amber Green Bay; 981$l 05 for Mil Club
Corn frm and in demand At 40(146 fol
mixed Western.
Whisky quiet At l70l7}.
+ Springfield. No, Aug. 2.
A battle occurred to-day at Dug Spring 10 milel
south OF this place, between the rebel forces unde
i GEN Lyon and the rebel troops under Ben McCul
loeh, in which of the former killed and 81
wounded, and 40 Of the latter killed and 40 wound
cd Gen Lyon took eighty stand of arms and !!
horses and wagons. squadron of 270 u 5. Cav
, airy made a charge upon body OF rebel infantry
said to have been 4000 cut their way through then
J and returned with . loss of only Ave men. Thu
charge was most gallant aud terrible, several o
the rebels being found with their heads clover
| through Thu enemy retired during the night, ant
Gen. Lyon took possession of the field. Anoth
or battle was momentariiy expected, tho enemy DO
ing in large force west Of Springfield Particular
soon rs possible.
New York, Aug Z.
i The Tribune dispatches state that the nomins
items Of the Mem York Delegations for Brig. Gen
were not acted upon by the President last night
. Three companies Of the I'd Infantry, 23T men. ar
rived from Fl Abercromhie Dacotah via 81. Paul
to which place they marched, 800 miles. Many 0
them have been in the service Is or 20 years
Second detachment Of 10 and 90 pound rned can
non have arrived. There is much more artiller,
here now than We had before the forward movement
was made Ex-Gov. Randall Of Wis, has besl
I confirmed rs minister to Rome and Jno. p. Love
joy of Iowa, brother Of Owen Lovejoy a. Consul 4
CallAo.
Senator Harlan has dispatch tonight from 10
VA stating that the rebels in strong forcs have H.
| ken Croton smsii town on the Des MONIES, TWEEN
lty five miles from keokuk.
Brig. Gen. Rufus King, Jr, of Wis, left Wash
ington to- day to take command Of the Wisconsin
troops now In the Department Of Gen. Dix.
The report of Brig. Gen. Mcdowell, giving n
official nsrrntivc of this campaign of the Potomac
has been completed but will not be published unit
after the return of Secy Cameron.
. 81. Louis, Aug. g.
. Additional particulars of the Dug Spring battle
On Thursday reached here that the enem,
were advancing on Ms In three columns with forC
' numbering 10000 men. Gen. Lyon immediAtel]
SET out to meet them with the I'd and 3D. No. Regi
mcnb from here, and the 4th and I'd KAnsas ~
the lat Luna Regiments. With lKn OK thEoo e1apa
niles Of SECULAR infanty and two three eompaais
OF regular cavalry from Camp McClellAa, abos
: 10 miles west Of here. Lyon snca~po1 49, even
ing Tyrel Creek and on Friday adxmneed - Dul
!. Spring, about 10 miles southswo0tof Springfield
when he Obtained intAlligsnss u The sAeny.
3 | Aght took place between 4An1 ooloeks r. n !
! party Of 20 Of Lyons Cavalry, = previously -
ported, crossing ridgA Of high land partially
enclosed on the eat b valley, and whom descend
ing the hill Game Hpon large force Of the eneny'
infantry variouAy assnaasd u from 1900 70 800
and bsisg nnabls 10 ssseat they charged and on
their way tAroagh with loss of I've mon. The LIEUT.
comma11fnt - cavalry was killed kftsr killing
Of thu ishsls. Meantime ~ enemy Appeared II