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Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10

CHINESE TAx.-A letter to US, from high
ly respectable gentleman at Spring Creek,
near Columbia Hill, says the Transcript, com
plains of the rough and cruel manner" adop-
ted by the collector of the Chinese tax, in that
locality, in making the Celestals fork over.
There is no doubt that exceedingly stringent
measures ere often resorted to, by the collec-
tors, in the execution Of their official duties,
and it is probable that they sometimes carry
the coercion system to what spectators may
consider the point of cruelty; but the collec-
tors tell us that, in many cases, no other
course can be made successful. Some China
men will not pay their taxes if they can pos
sibly avoid doing SO. They first deny hav-
ing any money or property; and, when lying
fails, they pitch in for fighting. The berth Of
Chinese tax collector is not pleasant one.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10

Iv,ll remain at the old stand up to the 1st day OF
! ADril SCI and 40 herewith request all parto3 ~
deb'cd to the firm Of NJ A. Bfombeig ger Co., to set,
: up, before sad date.
! nh7-1ra NJ. A. BRoMBERGER
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10
SURPRISE PARTIES AT GRAss VALLEY.-The
Nevada Transcript says:

SURPRISE IARllES AT GRASS ALLEY.-lh ne
Nevada Transcript says:
We mentioned, yesterday, that party
started from Nevada for the purpose of sur
pri,ing the residence of a. b. Dibble, Esq,
of Grass Valley. The party, eighteen coup
les strong reached the place about Z o'clock,
p. NJ, took possession of the premises, and
were soon Reinforced hy fifteen native coup
les (uot Diggers, however,( which made the
assaiiug party SO strong, that resistance was
abandoned. Mrs Dlbble must have had a
foreboding Of the attack, as the party found
the carpets end other valuahles removed to
some place of security, out of reach Of their
depredations A band of music was pro-
cured, when everybody turned to aud danced
even when the spirit moved him to the high.
est pitch. Finding the captured house too
small. the party seized Hamilton Hall, and
kept possession Of it till | o'clock Gt night,
when they went back TO Mr.. Dihblcs who
had caused a magnificent collation. TO be
spread upon his board. Some temperate
people, who belonged to the party, were
sorely tempted, when the sparkling cham-
pagne circulated, whilst those who had made
no VOWS drank enough to make up for those
who had. At2 o'clock in the morning, the
party returned home and viii soon be ready
for another foray
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10

INrANrmE.-A London paper has the fol-
lowing announcement:
Jenny Lind-On the 9Th inst, at Aggyl
Lodge, Wimbledon Common, the wife of
OTTO Geldschmidt Esq, (Madame Gold
schmidt) Of son
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10
"TnE PRINTS We find the following in
our neat monthly friend, The Printer:

4iE ] RlNIS. w ma tne 1OII0Wlng III
our neat monthly friend, The Printer:
"TnE DEvlL-The Devil" is an institu-
ton by and of buself He inks the type, or
turns the crank, or 60 lBys on the sheets 3"
(Other people sometimes do the latter) If
were not for him the paper would not Come
out" lie sweeps out the office He builds
the fres-an appropriate work for tiend-
and swears because some one has "houkcd the
kindGngs.' He does the "chores at the
house lie "quiets the baby" Yet his
most important duty is to keep watch ON the
street corner, so as to be able to inform the
editor when the sheriff is after him
"With all this, the devil" shoulders all
;he bad or smutty jokes of the editor When
the mighty man of the pen is ashamed of an
expression, and still desires to utter it, he
says, tour devil says thus and So and the
poor devil has to stand il! Nevertheless,
the "Devil is an important parsonage in
society. He attends lectures lie frequeuts
concerts, shows and the opera; butt say it
more in sorrow than in anger--he seldom at.
tends church He presents himself at the
ticket office of the "show," with his " linen"
reversed. 10y way Of a change, (fur he seldom
| possesses more than single shrt,) as a
"memLer of the Press and so presses his
| claims that he is admitted without the ac-
customed quarter. But our young friend is
not alone. He is too much of gallant for
/ that. Ills "womIn" is with him. and he and
his "woman' pass in and enjoy the entertain
mcnt, which, whatever 1t may be, is taken
down in doses alternated with peanuts and
tobacco. For the Devil chcws as well as
smokes, and spits profusely upon carpets,
when he gets within reach Of them.
81 never heard of Printers Devil who
had "ri-en IN Ife," but | do the class the
Justice to say that, to my knowledge, none of
them have fallen very low, Some Of these
Devils have descended to lie mayors Of cities
Some of them have even let themselves down
into Congressmen. But / never knew one
10 degrade himself so low as to become
President Of the United States.
SO much for the Devil know the "an-
imal." I've been there myself.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10
G.. p. POLLARD,
Wholesale s. Retail Druggist,

KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND AND FOR SALE,
Drugs, Medicines, Pertumery, Shakers Herbs and Ex-
tracts, Patent Medicines, Trusses, Shoulder Braces
Supporters, En- hsh, French and American Chemicals
Shaving and Toilet Soaps; PAINTS all colors-dry and
ground-n oil an water; OILS, Lnseed Boiled ana
Raw Lard, Coal, Polar, Solar, Neatsfoot. Tanners
Olive and Castor. BURNING FLUID, Camphene, spF-
its Turpentne, Alcohol. HES-Coach, Car
riage, Copal Damar, Brown & Black Japan; BRUSH
Is Paint, varnish, Iyh,ewssh, Colasipg kalsomine,
Hair, Nail and Tooth Brushes SEEDS Garden and
Flower, fresh, put up by Comstoek, Ferre Co.,
Connecticut.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10

BILL ToMrKIvs says that "Nidder is q
married woman as has got no husband, ko,
he's dead; widderer is u man as runs after
the widders.'
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10

An accomplished skater at Namur Bclgi.
unI, recently won II wager bv skating an houi
with basket of eggs on his head
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10

Molly was telling an absurd dream, wher
her mistress exclaimed, "Gou must have beer
asleep when you dreamed such stuff as THAR
$50 indeed, ma'am," she replied tortly, "a
was just as wide awake as | am this minute.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10

BLoop-AloHE THAN "a BucEErruL FOR
BEF>KFAsr. The Hon. Robert McI4ane OF
Maryland, made a speech at a secession meet
ing held in Baltimore, recently, in which he
said, as reported in the Baltimore Sun:
by the living God, fellow couutrvmen,
the SusqueAanna must be the boundary
They had spoken Of the Potomac, but the
/ sus4Uchauna shall run red with blood before
it is crossed. Shall it be said in Boston, in
New York, the broad West, for our children
are there, that the Potomac shall be lhe line ?
Cries Of NO will pledge myself and
heart to march with You to the Susquehanua.
TChecrs For what? To prevent a single
human being from crossing into Maryland to
execute the laws of the United States against
a seeding State
The Judge must have been in liquor.
Do>'r LtEE Sovru CARoLlvA.-Thc Louis
vile Courier, Democratic paper, in notcng =
the introduction in the Legislature 10y Harris
son of resolution requesting the President
to withdraw the troops from the forts and
fortihcations in the seeding States, says:
Before we would ever consent TO get on
our knees to South Carolina in this sort of
utS-l"| VI. i"V9V"H 9'S ~, we "O"lu uccI'i {
the United states Government nulity at
once, beg the rebel States to take such of its
remains might please them, and let us, like
undcrIiugs, dodge about between the mighty
legs of King Piekens, seeking dishonorahle
graves We are opposed to coercion. We
are for letting the seeding States alone At
the same time we are for having and making
the seeding States let the United States
alone While we are Gn American citizen,
we viii never acknowledge tie superiority Of
South Carolina d Co. over the small balance
Of the world, While the stars and stripes
wave over the remainder OF the United States,
let them never be lowered to satisfy the ca
price of a factious and fractions mob Of South
crn fanatics. Never never never
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10
Dissolution OF Co-B'artmersiiip.

TaHHE Co-Partucrshp heretofore existing between NJ
4 a. aud Max Bromberger, under tie name anu
firm Of NJ A. l;romberger o., Was, by mutual con-
will D Y all claims against the firm, ana VIII also re
y. A. 3RCMBERGFR,
MAX BROMBtRGER.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10
Arrivals at the st. Nicholas Hotel.

J. B. WHITCOMB.... .............PROPEI
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10

MALIcIoUs.-Ihe fratcrnal advice Of the
Providence Journal to Kansas is:
"Now, young sister State, don'tyou 60 AMI
secede before we have had a chance to spend
few millions on you"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10

woman Of folty-two. Anna Marston, al-
tended the funeral Of her eighth husband in
Portsmouth, England, on the 18th ult; and
strange to say, she never had child.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-10

rs mere not some chosen curse,
Some hidden thunder in the stores Of Heaven,
Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the muu
no owes his greatness to his countrys ruin?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-07
PRICES FORCE so, 900
4 BATTLE UkA/1NEN7/
Springfield, No, Nov. 2.

FFHhp hefaB hosy NOV. =
Reliable information has been received
here from different sources, that General
Price was at Nashville on Thursday with
rs, 900 men, and McCulloch ten miles
this side of that place with 10000 more,
with the intention of marching on Spring
field and offering US battle on the old Will
son Creek ground NcCuloch was ex-
pecting 10, 900 additional troops from Ar.
kansas. Large numbers of residents in
Green, Jasper and other adjoining coun-
ties recently joined Prices army, and
many Of our officers think the rebel force
now numbers nearly 10000.
Gen. Fremont has been up nearly the
whole of the past five nights making the
most perfect arrangements for a battle
aud the confidence of the army was never
so great as at present.
Generals Lane and Sturgis have arrived
and Pope and Mckinstry are hourly ex
pected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-07
The Rebel Army.
THerald's Dispatch. I

Washington, Nov. 6.
A scout from Virginia reports Beaure-
CARDS army stationed to the right of Brad
docks road, between Fairfax aud Centre
vile, LOT, 600 strong, with 200 pieces Of
artillery, but inditlercntly manned and
cannoniers undisciplincd. The c. M.
Department is deficient in wagons, and
many troops herefce. Tie Virginia
troops are dispirited. Those whose term
Of enlistment has expired won't re-enlisl
and desert every day.
Scouting parties from Gen Smiths d.
vision in the direction of Fairfax Court
House, report that the rebel pickets have
advanced within mile and half Of Vi
emma A considerable rebel force is al
Fairfax Court House, and rebel troops are
being thrown west to the vicinity Of Lees
burg.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-07
BY TELEGRAPH.
Afternoon Report.
Fremont'S Farewell !!
Great Excitement in the Army.
A BATTLE EXPECTED momENrIY!
Headquarters, Camp Lyon,
Springfield, Mo-, Nov. z.

SoDIERs OF THE MISSISSIPPI ARMY:
Agreeably to orders this day received
| take leave of you Although our army
has been of sudden growth, we have grown
up together, and have become familiar
with the brave and generous spirits which
you bring to the defense of your country.
and which makes me anticipate for you a
brilliant career. Continue as you have
begun, and give to my successor the same
cordial and enthusiastic support with
which you have encouraged me. Emulate
the splendid example which you have al
ready before you, and let me remain, as
am, proud Of the noble army which ! had
thus far labored to bring together
Soldiers, regret to leave you. Most
sincerely thank you for the regard and
confidence you have invariably shown to
me. ] deeply regret that | shall not have
the honor to lead you to the victory which
you are about to win, but shall claim to
share with you in the JOY Of every triumph,
and trust always TO be fraternally remem-
bered by my companions in arms.
[Signed] j. G. FREMONT,
Maj. Gen. t. s A.
Feeling ran intensely high during the
whole of last evening. and there was a
meeting almost everywhere. The various
bands serenaded the General, and when
ever he appeared he was greeted with
cheers. Though notifying Gen. Hunter,
as his order directed, that he had no lon
ger command over the troops, he spent
several hours in making personal exam
nation of the ground about the city to be
prepared, and in accordance with writ
ten request from all the Brig. Generals,
he remained through the night to lead the
army in case of an attack. All the troors
slept on their arms; many officers remained
up all night, and an attack was hourly
expected, but nothing more occurred than
the firing on our pickets on two different
roads. The enemy are now encamped on
the Wilson Creek battle ground.
Gen. Fremont is prepared to leave for
St. Louis, and will 90 as soon as Genersl
Pope arrives, who has been sent forward,
and viii take command till Gen. Hunter
gets here. Universal gloom prevails
throughout the camps. A battle will I'M
doubtedly occur ere long. Our troops
will meet the enemy firmly, but they are
disheartened and have lost their enthusi-
asm. The body guard, who could not
have been induced to remain, and who
will now disband, as the terms of their
enlistment permit, accompany the Gen
eral, and nlso his entire staff, including
Gen. Asboth, commander of the first di.
vision. Gen. Fremont will permit nc
demonstration from the troops on his de-
parture.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-07
IxCIrEMENT IN EGYPT. 4
Uncle Sam After the *. G.. G.
Fairfield, Wayne Co. Ill,

Oct 30, 1861.
EDS. Missouri DEMOCRAT Great OK.
citemcnt prevails in this portion Of Egypt
caused by the arrest Of the leading ant
prominent men Of the X. &C. A squad
of Uncle Sans boys passed through Nc
Leansboro, Hamilton Co., and took charge
Of eight of the Grand Lights of the Cir.
Gle. From thence they came to this place
via New Baltimore and Middletown, pick.
ing up such second rate traitors as fell in
their way. On their arrival here they ar.
rested three of the hatchet-faced rebels
this expression is applicable to all Of
them, DR. j. j II. Turney, Cyrus Dor
man, Judge Jas Watson.
DIR Turney, the prominent man among
the Knights of this county, was very 10th
to leave his circle of rebel friends, but he
could not refuse Uncle Sam sboys' earnest
invitations.
The Peace party is dead in this county
and its remains have been sent to head
quarters, and we hope they will be de-
Gently hanged before buried.
Yours, &c,
l.. O. NJ. BUTLER.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-07

otncr n6Atte1-s.
w Washington, Nov. 5.

Washington, Nov. 5.
On good authority we learn that Gen
Wool has rendered his resignation.
Gen. Heintzleman has declined hunting
for stray negroes.
The rebels between Chain Bridge and
Miners Hill, fred on our pickets to- day
The extreme pickets of our army and
the rebels in the direction of Occoquan
had friendly interview on Sunday. One
rebel claiming to be an impressed Penn.
sylvanian said many regiments had been
withdrawn to Richmond and others were
expected to follow.
About 1900 Maryland voters are be.
lieved to be in the rebel army The peace
party will poll heavy vote in the south
ern counties, but the Union ticket is sure
to carry the State by large majority y
The rebels are thought te be building a
large number of fat boats at Quantico
Greek.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-07
Massa Election.
Boston. Nov.

The vote at the Massachusetts election
to-day was remarkably small, not more
than half that Of last year The vote OF
Boston for Governor il as follows. An
drew 5,9l7, Davis Dem. 5,2sl. The
vote i'm 81 cities and towns foots up as
follows: Andrew 1881, Davis Sail
Additional towns show majority for
Andrew OF about two to one. One Demo
crat is probably elected to the Senate from
Boston. The Legislature. is strongly Re-
publican. The chief interest was in Bur-
iingames old district, where Sam Hooker
Rep is elected over G.. b. Upton by
900 majority. Chas. G. I.oring Of Bos
ton and Ex-Gov Clifford OF Bedford are
elected to the Senate on the Republican
ticket.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-07

New York, Nov. U.
The Tribune claims that the Peoples
ticket has carried the State by over lOO,-
900. It is probable, but not certain, that
Wright, Dem. is elected Canal Commits
sioner to fill vacancy, in consequence Of
the division between the People and Re.
pubs. on that Office. The Legislature will
be almost unanimous in favor of sustain
ing the Government The vote in the
city for Attorney General is nearly com.
piete - Dickinson, 1888; Champlain
1884; For Canal Commissioner, Bruce
1876; Tallmadge, l,2l7; Wright Dem.
1886. Lynch Dem is elected Sheriff
BY about 1000 maj. Oakley Hall. Peo'
pies candidate, is elected District Attor
ney by about 2 900 maj.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-07

A wedding party passed through Elmi-
ra few days since, which never had its
prototype in the whole train of Hymen $
devotees The following items in regard
to this peculiar couple, will satisfy every
one that matrimonial sweets were never
measured out on so small scale before -
Their respective ages are Il and 20 years.
not inappropriate. Their respective nights
8 feet inches and 2 feet inches; their
respective weights about % and 81
pounds The gentleman is a brother OF
the celebrated Gen Mutt, Tom Thumbs
great rival and superior. The lady il
known and loved by everybody as til.
" Fairy Queen formerly Miss Sarat
Bolton The "happy couple were o.
their way to the little lady's home from
bridal trip to Niagara Falls Buffalo
Commercial
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-07
.MOreMeeAfs IN Kentucky !!
ITEMS FROM SOUTHERN PAPER,

LOUISVILLE, iSoS. ~
Buckner has retired towards Bowling
Green and Stanton has gone back into
Tennessee. The Federal troops in Ken
lucky, under Sherman, are thus divided :
Gen. Scharpf commands the eastern, Gen.
McCook the central, and Gen. Crittenden
the western division Col Burbridge
has advanced to Woodbury., the central
troops have advanced to Bacon Greek,
and it is thought cur troops are able to
assume the defensive with all security.
Southern papers say the loss of the reb-
els at the Lcesburg fight was 800 killed
and wounded. One hundred Federal
prisoners from Leesburg reached Rich
mond on the cath
Richmond papers say that Gen. Evans
fought at Leesburg contrary to orders, and
| is to be court martialed, and that the Fed.
eral loss at that engagement is 1000 kill.
ed and wounded
| The Knoxville Register says the rebel
loss at Wild Cat was only Eve killed and
twenty -thrac wounded. Col. Fichlein
asks reinforcements from Richmond and
fears the Federals viii cut off Preston.
burg, KY, from communication with
Virginia
Bsauregard's official report of the bat
tie of Manassas says 800 rebels were kill
ed and l,200 wounded, and that the Fed
erals had 4,50O killed, wounded and
prisoners He says his entire force was
Is 900, of which one-fourth only were en-
gagged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-07
FROM HATTERAs BNLnR. Il
Especial to Herald.

Fort Monroe, Nov. 4.
The following extracts from the Rich.
mond Examiner of Nov. 4th, and is from
the repor. Of Capt. Hunter dated of the
coast Of North Carolina on the Confed-
crate steamer Curlew, Oct. 30th: At
dawn yesterday We started, and looked in
at Beacon lsland and Ocracoke but saw
nothing with certainty of the enemy at
or near either point. We then started for
Hatteras Inlet, and when near the posi-
ton Of the inner buoy the enemy opened
fire upon us from the fort and two of their
steamers, without injury. In coming
within easy range sighted the rifed gun
at the Harriet Lane and fired. The fort
and steamers continued to FIRE at us as
rapidly as possible. We fred sir shells,
and the stern gun at them FIVE times II
is uncertain whether the enemy sustained
any injury The yandals fred % shells
at US, only one of which came near
Feeling that / had carried out the spirit
Of my instructions, withdrew and wait
ed within half mile of the buoy, hoping
to draw the steamer outside When we
fred the stern gun the Fort returned the
shot; we stood back, fred another shell
and took our departure. All hands dis
played great enthusiasm aud seemed de-
lighted when one steamer began moving
towards MS. There were at anchor inside
16 sailing vessels and 3 steamers.
The steamer Spaulding is hourly ex-
pected ut Fl Monroe, and We will then
have the news of the fight. Nothing has
been heard from Hatleras for two weeks
The Richmond Examiner of Nov. ith.
says the work on the Merrimac is still
uncompleted and there are great com
plants of the imperfection Of the iron
work as furnished by the foundries there,
and adds that it is high time she was fin
ished
The correspondent of the Examiner
complains that Gov. Letcher, who had
visited the Peninsula to look after the
situation, did nothing on arriving blu. eat
hog fish and drink
| Fl. Monroe, Nov. 5.
The Spaulding has just arrived from
Haneras Inlet, bringing Col Hawkins
who proceeds to Washington upon q
special boat on business connected with
his post.
The storm at Hattcras Inlet was severe
and the recent high tides have completely
overlooked the space outside the forts A
new channel Is forming between the forts
and it is apprehended that they will be.
come untenable.
About quarter of the clothing of tn,
10th Ind. regiment had been landed from
the Spaulding on Friday night, but tn
gale coming on with tremendous severity
it was washed away, Some other stores
were also landed and lost yesterday. Ter
days rations for the post we're safely land
ed, but the Spaulding brings back th'
greater part Of her cargo.
Five rebel steamers came near the In
let yesterday, but retired after firing a fev
shots.
Two coal schooners carrying fuel to tn
fleet, made Hatteras Inlet during the gal
and hoisted the signal of distress, lbu
could not be reached by any of the vessel
inside.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-07
GHERIFFS SALE.

STATE OF IOWA, LEE COUNTY-SS.
Bv virtue Of q special execution to me directed, H.
sued by the Clerk Of the District Court Of the sad
County In favor Of Hiram Barney and akninst Thos.
H. Carts, land decree against NJ shelley and 9th
crs y also Ia favor Of w. M g. florence against Rufus
Wtirey. (and dscree against y NJ breeder, etAi-,)
these cases having been consolidated; have tevied
p0 and viii sell 10 the highest bidder at the door OF
the CLERK = Office Of the District Court OF Lee Count,
Iowa at keukuk IN said county the 18th day 0f DE
embcr, A. ID. 1861, between the hours Of o'clock
q. M. aad4 o'clock p. Of said dag commencing al
O'clock p. the following property. to-wtt TIE
south half the south west quarter OF section tweHy
eight 2s In tow nshp sixty Ave I05l north range Ave
f3l In the Of Lee and htste Of Iowa, aud
knownas Garden Dale. and said premises having been
plated and placed upon The records of Iee County ~
blocks containing ten ~ said bocks there
fore he sold separately aud the proceeds To % ZAP
piled ~ ordered III the decree. Ef AA 44s
Taken levied upon and To be sold BY order OF Court
10 satisfy satd writ OF execution
Kookuk, Nov. sih, 1861.
s8-T 4 s8sN e##f hi. NJ. GRIFFITH,
& news did Ehern 81 las TO-. lows.
4 MIS- SHOvELSs " fAt
~ AlArge stock Of Ames, ahovsis. for aafe Io~
81 fmsheAMs| sW d u TUCKER.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-07

Baltimore, Nov. 9.
The election IL progressing quietly -
Cen Dix In the morning issued instruc-
tions to the Judges to allow no man to
vote who took part or bore arms in the
April riot, or who refuses, when chal-
lenged, TO take an oath Of fidelity to the
Government. The whole Union tickle,
Will Of course, BE- elected BY clear and
undispated majority u tho loyal voters Of
the State.