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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-12

From the Chicago Journal. !

From the Chicago Journai.l
The Rev. DR.. Butler, Chaplain of the
Irish Brigade, arrived in Chicago on Sat
urday last Most of the time since the
battle Of Lexington he has been spending
in St Louis.
DIR. Butler pronounces the rebel Gener-
al Prices official report of the battle of
Lexington to be grossly false He says
that nearly every third house in Lexington
is hospital containing wounded rebels,
and for miles along every road leading
into the country, the houses have been
converted into hospitals. The statement
of Price, about the small mber of killed
and wounded oe the rebel side, was a pet
ty qaibble. The regularly enrolled army
under Prices command was scarcely TO-
600 men; but in addition there were some
l0or 20, 900 men, composing Independent
regiments, companies and squads, who
fought on their own hook. Price used
this vast Lockwood army, as well as his
own 10000, In capturing Mulligan and
his 200 brave soldiers; but he omitted
to give any account of their killed and
wounded in bis report, combining himself
TO his own command, and grossly under
rating the loss even among them. Price
says that but six or seven of his men were
killed in the fight on the 18th ult., where
as, DIR. Butler assisted to bury the bodies
of seventeen, which the rebels did not
carry away.
The captured officers were all released
on their parole-that is, their word Of hon
or not to take up arms again until ex-
changed according to the usaees of war.
Iol. Muligan, however. refused to give
his parole upon any condition, 1t is be-
lleyed that If he is not soon recaptured by
Zen. Fremont, his release will be obtained
by exchange. Gen. Fremont cannot af-
ford TO permit so gallant and brave an Of
heer to remain long prisoner of war
We understand that Fremont has already
recommended him to the President for
promotion to the rank of Brigadier Gen
eral.
DIR. Butler was not wounded, as has
been reported. The ball which with
little better aim, would have taken his life,
passed through his clothing, and severed
his watch chain, but did no other damage.
Dr. Butler was in the hospital at the time,
assisting the wounded and administering
the consolation of religion to the dying.
The wretch who attempted to take his life
had been watching for an opportunity
more than half an hour. The Doctor
thinks he mistook him for an officer, sup
posing the stole about his neck to be an
article Of uniform indicating the rank of a
commander
The horse which the rebel General is
reported to have presented to DIR. Butler,
on his leaving camp. was tn, Doctor own
horse-the one which was presented to
HIM by his friends in Chicago circum
stance which essentially diminishes the
masnanimity of the transaction on Price
part.
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FIRST IOWA CAVALRY.
BENTON BARRACKS,
ST. Louis, Oct. 7. 81.

EDITOR GATE Cry: My hopes ex :
pressed in my last letter have been real
izcd, and to-day We are in the disputed
territory called the Southern Confedera-
cy.' We left you all in keokuk on last
Thursday, amid the kind adieus of our
many warm friends, and embarked on
board the JEANNE Deans for st. Louis,
where we arrived on Friday morning with
out accident to man or horse.
The decree Of that Council of war
held IN your Office the night previous t.
Que departure was highly commended by
our Colonel, much to our qualification.
Much praise is due our indefatigabe
Captain, W. NJ, q. florence. in command
of our squadron, for his care of the men
on the way down. The general impress
sion is that he sleeps with one eye open,
while others positively assert that he new
Or sleeps at all, but is always to be found
walking about keeping all in order and al
ways present to quell any disturbance that
may occur. s
About 8 o'clock m. we took up our
line Of march for Benton Barracks, stu
ated west Of the Fair Grouds upon well.
selected site, IN the form Of parallelo-
gram, half mile wide and one mile lony.
The grounds included in the police rugu-
lations OF the cantonment are all within
one mile Of head quarters, embracing
about 2,i0O acres.
The Fair Grounds are used for Cavalry
aud for assembling the troops. II was a
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old, well-worn captains coat, with . hol,
under the arm, shows that he has no pas
sion for peacock's feathers. He is gener
ally chewing and turning the stump of al
old cigar that / suspect is the same ons
he smoked SO coolly at Wilson's Creel
while directing that murderous fire which
eye witnesses say would have been per
fectly ludicrQs in its effects if it had moi
been SO appalling. Men, horses, legs
arms, saddles, brides, stirrups, swords
and pistols were scattered in terrible
shower in every direction. Would yonr
readers like to know how he looks ? Let
them look at James F. Wilson, who,
hope, before this reaches you, will have
been overwhelmingly elected from our
Congressional District Imagine vii.
sons hair shade lighter than 1t is, and
you have Col. Totten. He is addressed
as Generol here, and is commanding a
brigade, | believe, but am unable to say
whether he has actually been promoted to
that grade. Major Dubois is also looking
eager for another fray. He is smallish
French-looking man, full of energy and
activity. Col Steele l saw Friday, who,
| believe, is appointed to one of the Iowa
Regiments. He reminds me somewhat
of John Templin, Esq, of your place.
Night before last and yesterday, we had
terrible rain here. There was scarcely
a tent in the camp that was not flooded in
spite OF all the precautions that had been
taken by ditching around them. 1t is
astonishing with what good temper the
boys bear those things. They cut great
number of saplings and drew them into
camp last evening and with the boughs of
these and four wagon loads of straw for
the use of the sick, they made themselves
quite comfortable last night. You who
retire so costly to your soft feather beds,
ought to have seen how eagerly our sol
dlers seized an armful of mnsty straw for
their luxuaious beds. Your houses are
humbug after ALL The open air is the
place to live. No colds, no bues-and
such appetites. My nervous system is
rs inssy one as you can readily find, but
declare to you, | have not had an un-
pleasant sensation since | got well settled
n camp, except when | went around
among our sick boys and was obliged to
content myself with such scanty means to
make them comfortable. The most of
,ur typhoid fever cases sent to the hos
pital from Camp Jessie died We quit
sending them there and kept them in camp
md treated them as we'll as we could in
ents, and we have not lost one. and are
lot likely to, Of those that are now sick.
SCRIBE.
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MR. EpIToR:-The impossibility of
organizing and sustaining regular hospi-
tails III connection with each regiment has
led to the establishment of extensive mill
tary hospitals here. and it is the plan of
the Sanitary Commission, and one au-
thorized by the army regulations and sane
toned by the commanders of this Depart
ment, to draw away from the regiments
all who are sick or disabled. This will,
therefore, be the great rendezvous for the
sick of the Iowa, as well rs of all other reg
iments connected with this division of the
great American army.
In conformity to this plan, extensive
preparations are being made by Govern
ment for their accommodation, and the
sick from all parts of the West are being
concentrated here.
The new "House Of Refuge used at
this time as one Of the hospitals for Z. S.
troops, is situated on farm in the suburbs
OF the city, some five or SIX miles below
Camp Benton. The building is new,
large, and airy, we'll &1anged for hospi
tai purposes, fitted up in complete style,
and kept with great regard to cleanliness
and comfort. 1t is the most perfectly or
gained and best kept hospital have ever
had the pleasure of visiting. OF the 31s
patients quartered there, only six or eight
were considered dangerously i'll. Twenty
in this hospital were from Iowa.
A magnificent large, new building, on
Fifth, near Walnut street, is being fitted
up for hospital purposes, and is fitting up
very rapidly, about four hundred being
already quartered there. One hundred
and eighteen Of the wounded brought
down from Lexington yesterday were ia
ken to this hospital to be treated. From
present indications it will very soon be
one Of the largest and best organized hos
pitals III the city. At present there would
seem to be want of more surgeons and
nurses, and more systematic apportion-
ment OF the labor to beperformed by each.
These evils will no doubt be obviated as
soon as a thorough organization can be
effected.
Another hospital is in process of organ
lzatlon out at Gimp Benton, which will
accommodate nearly two hundred. Ii is
being filled up as rapidly as the prepare
tion Tor the accommodation Of patients
VIII allow. The surgeonsand nurses seem
to be very efficient, but at present thew
arc greatly oyerrun and oyer-workcd. A
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Miss 0url NJ on~y.

The currency war is raging in St Louis.
A large number of prominent business
houses have punctured the "bankable
fund.- hunbug, and come down to "hard-
pan by signing the following circular:
"We, the signers of this paper, do here
by agree to receive all Missouri paper at
the rates only at which it can be convert
ed into gold and silver. The quotations
in the papers are to be the standard at which
we will receive it daily. The agreement
to take effect and be carried out from and
after Monday, October 18th, 1861"
The Democrat says the notes of the fol-
lowing banks can be bought at the State
Savings Institution at the rates set oppo-
g
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Appeal Tor ,he = OK ana uoun cd
Soldiers.

4 long and strong appeal is made
through the papers over the signatures of
A. Lincoln and Winfield Scott To their
countrywmen of America to exhibit their
humanity and patriotism by furnishing
such necessaries and comforts as they NAV
be able to our brave volunteers.
The Ladies of the Volunteers Aid So
ciety may be assured that they are doing
good and useful work, approved by the
highest officers of the Government, and for
which they will earn the gratitude Of
thousands Of destitute aud suffering sol
diers. Let the good work 90 on with "a
will, forthere is need, pressing need, on all
hands, for all and more than all that YOU
can furnish.
DESCRIPTION or ARTICLES MosT
NEEDED Blankets for single beds, quilts
of cheap material, about ! feet long by so
inches wide knit WOODEN socks WOODEN or
Canton flannel bed gowns, wrappers, un-
der-shlrts and drawers; small hair and
feather pillows, and cushions for wounded
limbs; slippers.
Delicacies for the sick-such as farina.
arrow root, corns starch, cocoa, condensed
milk, and nicely dried frnit-can be ad-
yantageously distributed by the Commis-
sion. Jelies should be carefully pre-
pared to avoid fermentation, and most Sc
curely packed. Many articles of clothing
have been injured, in packages heretofore
sent to the Commission, by the breaking
of jars and bottles Over every vessel
containing jelly strcw white sugar to the
depth of half an inch, and paste stout pa
per mot brandied) over the mouth. Jel-
lies sent IN stone bottles arrive in the best
condition, and there is no difficulty in re-
moving the contents for use Every bot
tie, &c, containing jelly should be la
beled. Aromatic spirits and waters, easy
chairs for consalescents. nicely made splnts
for wounded limbs, chequer AMI back
CANNON boards, and like articles for the
amusement Of wounded men, books for
desultory reading, and magazines, especial
ls If illustrated. will be useful
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Iowa Election.

kENTuckiAss RETURNING TO KEN
TuckY.-We take great pleasure in an
nouncing that DR.. WIN NJ Chambers. of
Charleston, Ill, q native kentuckian, who
passed through our city last evening on
his way home from Washington, is au-
thorized to raise four regiments Of native
born kentuckians, now residing in Illinois.
to serve three years Or during the war
As the several regimental organizations
are filled they will be sent to our State for
service. Lou. jour
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oetl0dLd Estate papers please copy
ENERAL ORDER NO. SO.

AnJ'T Generals OyyIcE or THE STATT or Iowa =
DAVENPORT, Oct Sd, 1861.
Information has been received al this Office that per-
sons claiming to be recruiting officers from othe
States, are Mt various points In this State
Ing To enlist citizens OF this State for Military service
in other States. These persons are holding out In.
ducements II higher pay and higher bounties than
those provided by law, and other Inducements as o.
clothing, arms, &c, all or which are false and nm
founded. b, means OF these pretences citizens OF
our State are edt abandon the service their own
State thus depriyng themselves of the support of the
State and the State II their vices. The citizens of
Iowa subject TO military duty warned not to ens
under such persons and all persons are here.
by strictly forbidden continue such enstments at
their peril. The officer at Dubuque, enlistlng one
company for the Lyon Regiment IL not embraced In
this order.
ny oroer OF the comm AM or in. Chief.
NJ. BAKER, Adj't Gent of Iowa
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CAMP CURTIS, JEFFERSON City,
October It'll. 1861.

oNloDNI lilly ACoI.
Prohibited as everybody is from writ
ing anything about the movement of
troops aud all other intelligence that could
be used to advantage by the rebels, it is
difficult to know exactly of what mate
rial to construct letter. suppose there
Is no harm In my saying that the 9th
Iowa still remains here, although we be-
longed to the advance. The reason OF
this is that when we left st. Louis the
regiment was supplied with Austrian mus
kets, which, upon trial, proved so ineiii
cient that the General did not like TO send
50 fine body Of men into action badly
armed. We are therefore detained here
until the arms can be exchanged. JEFF
fcrson City has been the scene Of IN.
wontcd activity during the last week &
Many of the heroes Of Wilson's Greek have
been here, the acquaintance Of some Of
whom ! have had tie pleasure Of making.
Col Totten is one OF these. He looks all
unconscious OF the fame he las won. Hi.
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All persons keeping or having for sAie, any or all
kip DIS OF Munionx OF War, such Guns Pistols. Re-
voyers and all kinds OF Ammunition are required not
to sell To any person without from the under
signed This order must DO strictly complied with,
under penalty Of forfeittng all articles mentioned in
their possession. JOHN sTANNHS.
Nylad Surveyor Por 81 kaokuk.
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aIATE OF IOWA, LrE Courry:-Sg
hy slrtne OF special execution To me directed Ia
sued b the Clerk " the District Court Of said county
10 favor 81 Henry v r. Block and sgainsis BinS.
snd also H. T. tafr against - hlllngs on eros. ilg
IN said case aud Joseph Manning aso obtained a M To-
iEeBt against A. W iams rvoss bill In said ~ -
aud 40 commanded have levied npon and IA ali -
Vic highest 4dder. al THE door Of the IIerk nre. ~
the Dstre itonrt of Lee County. Iowa al kaoAuk il,
sala county. Oh The iiih day Of November D. 1901
betseen The hours a o'clock M and 4 p,clock a
III. OF rAla dsy. commencing al usitek D. m III.
following property to-wt The south west quarter n
The southwest quarter of the northwest quarter ard
the east half OF lie bali 81 the suih west Quarter
OF section fourteen ~ all la township sixty sax 1861
norh, range I'VE ID west. lB Lee county Iowa
also, twenty 10 feet 81 let four iii adton.
ing lot three D. and Ten no. feet Of ~ lot four ii al
joining Tot i've all ~ block enc Hundred .nd ,htr
tt+eigh l3- and thirty h fe. % If the eai side
afiofHve ID IN block one hundred and thirty ,ighr
lNt all in heoknk, Iowa and The north half Of tho
south half OF the north half of section en, eight go
10 nship sfstssiy ~ north. rxnr@ Eve Isl west
n Lee county. Iowa. and twenty feet 2l ous OF los
No Tour VI IN block one hundred Anl thirty eight
far aud hs 1--we 81 feet the rear ends or tats
i've snd tx and 81 ia block fory uiue fADl II o.
CITY of krcknk Ier county. Iowa,
Taken levied apon and " be- by order Of CouYs
70 sAlsts said writ ~ cxerutaan.
hcokuA October 10. ISGi.
n. GRIFFITH,
sheriff 81 Lee County.
teh.td ny. j. Ii. KNIGHT, deputy.
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Oak and Red SOle-Leather
GHERIFE'S SALE.

STATE OF IOWA, LEE Gorsry SIS
NY virtue Of special execution To Yue d,,eetea q.
suen ~ Inc Clerk " The District Court OF said comfy
~ Favor OF Hram Barney and against r. ~ Wright
tabh also decree against John Dlmoni. Frank
Schfnek, john : setAeri, r.. q. Moses j. nw.raiov
Jofh ~ bsuEhnan, ct al, have levied upop ana
VIII sell o the Ddhef, al the door the Clerk q
once 81 the District Ianri Of lee County Iowa II
heobnE ~ said county, on the 18th day of November
a ~. 1901, between The hours OF poelock a m and /
tI'sa M. OF SAID day, commencing st o'clock
r. m. the folio wing property 10 vii Altofhloel 1is
containing IL ts from 10 IL inclusive in the City Of
heVAnk Lee county Iowa. IT, he sold In tie following
manner VIZ Lots III and IL n sAid block shalt be ri
Offered and sold, that lots z, ". and 10 in aid
block lie sold. and lastly tina, lots o. s. ard in
sad oick De soldor that 80 many 81 said lots lin the
oaef above stately la Lee county Iowa halt be me-
Cessary, be soid.
Taken evisi upon and 10 be cold By order Of Coart
TO sails satd writ VI 81 ceutEon
keokuk, october lIih l-bI
h. M. GRIFFITH,
eeti2dta sbprtr ~ Ia. ro..,,~
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EXECUUTOR'S SALE.

NOTICE ~ hereby given that on "Wednesday the Goth
day Of October A. d. 1901 the following r,y be-
longing 70 the estate of Michael OiBref. deceased
viii be sold al public auction Nd street in Keoknk
lo~ar between this date and that I'll private sale at
appraised value, by application TO the unders signed
Executors ~ said estate-to. vii: whisky, Alcohol
Brandy, Wines Lamps, barrels. Fluid Cans Stove
and pipe, Writing Desk, Box OF Essences &C
MARGARET OfBkIES,
II. NJ. KENNEDY.
Executors If the estate Of NJ. DsRrien deed.
There will also be cold low al private sale Machinery
Tor manufacturing Gamphine, Alcohol Spirit G as and
also for kectfs ing Whisky. together with three years
tease OF the property which the same Is situated
by application To said Executors.
Oct. I. lh6I .dtd
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I IMPORTANT fRem NEW ORLEANS.



The Louisville Journal of WEDNESDAYS
has this important item
We have heard vague rumors for seve-
raj days that New Orleans had been occu-
pied by the Federal troops Intelligence
was received in this city, last evening, by
way of Nashville, which leads us to be-
lieve that the rumor has its foundation In
fact. One report, in which we place con-
fdence, says that the Federal forces took
possession on the 9th, without firing
gun. 1t is said that the fleet, after the
desertion Of Ship Island by the rebels,
passed Mississippi City, Biloxi and Pas
Christian, which were evacuated, and
made an easy conquest of the city. 1t
was found that the incomplete fortifca-
tions at Bay st. Louis had been abandoned
by the rebels, and the city surrendered on
the 9th inst, in compliance with the for
NAL demand Of tho commander of the Fed
eral forces.
The above statement is the substance
of a dispatch said to have been published
in the Nashville papers of the 9th inst.
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LOST.

The unders gned lost Poet ct Rock on Saturday NJ
tsfnDon, some where Main street above Fifth or
GU Firth north Of Main street. The contents we're
some 4a3 IN money and due bill in my favor for the
sum 81 20 The finder will please We the Gate
City Office. ~ MURRAY
DctTd
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stats OF Iowa ApI'r GENERALS Ovviex)
DAVENPORT. Oct ". 3HCl
~ 0Hesys Of Csnpassss esd R<erslssx GHkeeys.
To meet the acquisitions of the General Govern
ment this Department wishes te raise 2o00 men fol
Western service.
At least Loo men will be needed for Forts Leaven
worth and Randall and " meet this CALL IL ID hoped
thut officers and men wilt make pr on,pt response.
N. y. BAKER, Adj,t Genf of Iowa
oetl0Id Estate paners nieaaa ennx
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FER A Southern traitor has ambi-
ton and whisky for excuses, but a
Northern traitor il natural tory and
toady. The New York News, the New
York Day Book, the Cincinnati En-
quirer, and few other northern papers
Of that stripe, are doing more to fos-
ter and prolong the rebellion than al
the southern fanatics and disunion pa
pers combined Frankfort Ky Conn
ni0npeaAA
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+ OsT.

snndry pieces OF Machinery belonging TO . Printing
Press-snpposed to have been lost within the past
lew weeks from the Building Fifih street, betw
MAIN aud Johnson The finder will be literally re.
warded, upon leaving all any ofthem at this ONCE.
keu7l
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kirkwood : majority over both his com
petitors will be about 325 Wilson's maj
about 260; Skaters, for the Senate, about
$50; Mckemy, Recorder, go; Robb,
Sheriff, 200. The official vote will vary
the figures slightly.
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Octp d
M EDICAL STAFF.

The Board OIL edicsl Examiners will meet at Daven-
port on Thursday, Oct. nth Graduates OF Medicine
desiring the position Of Surgeon In Iowa Rel
will present themselves for examination.
ny order. J. c. HUGHES,
Oct. Sd chairman
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
ELIGIOUS NOTICE.
npedHA

Rev. Mr. ope will preach In st. Johns Episcopa
Church on suday morning at ii o'clock al ociocl
In the evening.
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bas-"Compromise, word which can
now be uttered only by those speaking
openly and directly in the interests Of
the Rebellion. 50 long ~ the Rebels
have arms in their hands, there is moth
ing to oompromise-nothing but the
honor Of the country and the integrity
Of the Government; and who, but he
who il ready to ell towards grave,
is prepared for submission to such hu-
initiation as this RI Joseph Holt, ~cf
keatncky.
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NOTICE

shereby given Ia all persons Who have the old Post
age stamps on hand 10 bring Them the Once ard er-
ehanRe them for the new Stamps, as the old stamina
viii not be recognized this Office after NEXT sanr-
day. JOHN A. CLUSTER p n
octsS, le1l-d hnmmtsiie. Lee Co iowa
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The News Of the 10th says exchange
was : TO 10 per cent for bankable funds.
Transactions continued to be made as usual
through the medium of bankabe funds.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-16
&nti inR.

Spring. , - sppt,y,
sTYLFs of tLuIHlNG, ready Dede to order. ALL NV
IA tlston-ft Room hot
c.i IIrriI;nr Goods siid Chdrens DeanHen uot sur
nss,ed Good In his line viii be sold AT LEsS Pl.ICES
Than al estlblehmeI. Money fe'ubeo not
Go hing Was 50 o". r % d - ~ . = - ~,
Lsgest ttCIe IN the city. Hos- :" aEu - b0~"1'