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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-09-21
Unlted states NJ arshnt,s sale.
NITkD STATES OF AMERICAl

Dis. FICT CT Iowa.
DY virtue Of an execu tion to me direct ed issue cd
ID by tie Clerk of the District Court Of the Uni
ted States for the Southern Division Of the Distr
of Iowa, wherein Patten, Lane. Merriam 4 Co. are
plainti ffs and Ear mel g. Meek, Lucius s. Meek
fsyette Meek and Moses 8. Meek are aefen.
dsnts, have lehied upon and will sell to the
highest bidder, ut public auction, ct the door oil
Ire court house In ke.kuk, Lee county, Iowa, on
the 18th day of September, 1861, between the
hours Of 10 o'clock >. M and o'clock p. m. oil
said day, the following property, 10 wit: Lot fou,
t4) In block two t2), the undivided half ca 81
fractional lot fouI az In fractional blcck four az
and forty (40) feet front and Cd of the south
east side of lot three in fractional block fou,
Al, all in the town OF Pennington, Van Buren,
county. Iowa. Taken and levied upon % the pro.
perty Of Samuel g. Meek to safety said wit Of
execution. ii. M. n0XIE, u. s. Marshal.
BY HARRY FuLroH, Deputy.
Arc "a
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OnIG1nAL NOTICE.

D. w. KILBouRNE
s. S. BILLINGS. e. a. Iowa, #. Madison.
To $. s, Billings, Lucinda Billings hi. wife, J: NJ
Billings, Il T. Haleiton, Vim. Sullivan, Eliza
Sullivan his wife, X. II. Abbott 4 Co., James II
Smith \ Co, John Beal l. CO., Geo. Beal, Elixs
Deal, landlord Brother. Alexander johnson
George T. Jenkins, II. s, Taylor, Rob't 3. Carr,
A.P. spsuldins, Clark 4 Andrew Bdrsy,
Miller. Alexander 4 Co Archiba Henderson
W. Rankin, Emil Pretoruis, Pattens, Lane 4
Mrrriam, 6aifuwsy rhstsr, Emms NJ. Wit
liams, Executor Of George williams, deceased,
Andrew Webster, T. W. Phinncy, Reynolds 4
Richardson. aeorep f. Andersen, K. A. Thorn O.
son, "The Washington Union Insurance Co. =
he Cleveland Mutual Insurance Company
o. B.Tweedy, Peter Stryker, Shapieieh, Day 4
Co., NJ. ID. aeorgea Co., Hiram Barney, v. =,
Biloxi Duvall, keigher Co., Nm ThomTson
4 Co.. Josiah liaines John W. Ellie 4 Co W.
p. Dsvou Focswood, George Cooper Co.,
Agnes p. Spauiiiug snd H. n. 10 hnson and Henry
Robinson and VIM. Smith, Executors Of John
Real, deceast d. tDefsudants).
NUU are hereby severely notified that there
il now on file in the Clerk oice II the Dis trict
Court Of re County, Iowa. ut Fl. Madison, a pc
tition In Chanoery Of David ". kilhourns, claim
ing jungmen against s. :. Billings for fifteen
Thousand d.llars upon his promissory notes, aud
against sl IT said defendants the foreclosure of
mort age u aae b, said ,. Sd ilings TO said Xii
bourne, securing said noter, upon . part Of lot
twelve tl7l, block twcnty-eix tz61, lot fronting
-one feet on Secol street by City feet dep
commencing fifty feet from johnson strect, in the
City Of keoknk Lee County, Iowa; praying for the
sale of said premises discharged OF all liens OF
each and ell Of said defendants, and for general
relief; and also fora generr execution sgainst
said Is. s Biliinxr for mush Of said plaintiff =
claim as the sal Of ssid lot thAll not pay OF.
And you must each appear and answer said petit
ton by noon Of the second Day of the next term oil
said Court, TO be holden on the lst Monday oil
Escember, A, y. 1861, or judgment and decree
will be had therein NJ prayed for.
III. SCurI HOWELL,
Auu. g 1891 d4w Solicitor for Petitioner.
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lKIGlNAL NOTICE.

To James Kichey.
You are hereby notified that there r. now on Ic In
the once OF The Clerk OF the District Court OF Lee coun-
", lowa,a At Fort Madison, petition OF Hiram barney
dred dollars, with ten per cent. interest per annnn
payable annually as money due mortgage made by
you 70 Charles Mason, and since assigned to said
plaintiff. Hiram Barnev. dated 1ash 1-~-.wt ,o.s
also claiming against you, the foreclosure OF said
mortgage the same being upon the half Of the
quarter OF the south quarter OF Sectan
twenty.six, t260 Township sixty seven, l67) Range
seven, "a west Lee County, Iowa, for the purchase
money and furthef asking for sale Of said premises
and general relief.
And unless you appear and answer said petition on
or before noon OF the second day next term Of
Court to commence at Fort Madison on the frst Nom
day Of December, A. d. 1851 "a default will be entered
against you, and Judgment rendered theron N prnved
Tor In sAd petition. H. SCOTT HOWELL,
avg wv din Attorney for Plaintiff.
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DUBLIC notine liz hereby given that on the 76th
day Of August, 1861, at the door OF the CLERK i
Office In the city ef Keel nh, Lee County, Iowa,
shall proceedto cell - sush In hand to the highest
bidder tho following property, to wit: Lot number
twelve Il21 In block n, mber thirty-three 1881 in
the city Of keokuk, county of Lee aud State Of
Iowa.
The sale is made by virtue OF Deed Of Trust
from Sarah Ann rock man and John Ii Sock I'M IN
her husband TO NE made, 10 sect re the payment Of
a certain note made by the ssid Sarah Ann Sock
and Jehn II. Sockman to the order Of Robert
l.. Kuddics for the N 4 two hundred and pinety-
eight and 81 100 dollars 1882. dated August g.
1860, and pay able twelve months after date, which
note IL due and uuIad, and by the terms Of the
Trust Deed an required to seii the property.
Sale between the hour Of 10 o'clock q. IN. and 4
o'clock pm.
WILLIAM RUDDICK, Trustee,
Angus Is. 1861 al0t
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NOTICE.

10 Henry L. vinal.
You are hereby notified that Hiram Barney has filed
ms petition In the District Court, Lee County, Iowa,
ror, MMsdison' against you, praying for Judgment
sEnss henry Y. Vinal, upon his mortgage given to
win ten per cent interest from August, 1861 and for
the sale Of the east half OF the fractional west
quarter OF Section six (6) Township sixty-six, (sol
range sx 20 west, in Lee County, Iowa. TO Jay on
saiu aeDt and the extngushment Of all equity OF
demition, and for the appointment Of Receiver to
take charge OF said property.
ana you must appear and answer said petition by
noon 81 the second day Of next Court TO be-
neid on the hrsts Monday Of December 1851 or iud9
ment will be had thereon, as prayed for.
Il. SCOTT HOWELL,
uS*'soi'aim Attorney for Plaintiff
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ORvGINAI. NgTICE.

To j. III Barker, administrator Of the estate Of
Thomas Hardy man, deceased, kob't Reed ans
Vim. Harbine, (defendants):
uIRAM BARNEY has filed in the Clerks Ole.
/ OF Lee County District Court at keokuk, .
petition and IN amended petition praying for
judg merit against You ssid barker adm illustrator
Ac., for 1896 lh and 10 per cent. interest from ls
Of Decf mber, 1858, upon = mortgage OF Thomas
Ii ardy man 10 Charles Mason on ferty acres ID OF
the south side Of the southeast quarter Of section
70, township s., range west, in Lee county, Iowa
"A sale Of .aid premises to pay said debt, and for
general relief with costs.
And you must appear and answcr said petition
by noon Of the second day II the next term oil
said court, 70 be holden on the first Monday ot
september, 1861, or Judgment and decree will ks
had therein against you by default.
III. SCOTT HOWELL
Aup a. 14RI-dIm. Solicitor for Petitioner
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Dated Aug. al, 1861.
STATE OP IOWA.

STATE Or IOWA. I
Lee County.
Let publication OF the foregoing original notice be made
IN the Daily Gate City, daily eewspaper published in
neokuA 40 sAia county, such publication To be made for
four consecutive weeks according tu law
witness my hand tAis sist day ~ Aug, A. ID. 1861,
ERIE J. LEIGH, Cl'k Dist Court
~ III. nnru na.p
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ORIGINAL NU1ICE.

OH lGlNAl4 Nu1IGE-
To chas. W. stage, Frederick Zngg, Duvsli, Keigh-
Ter 4 Co. ], G. M. Slaughter Bro, Il. q. Webster
4 Co., Thayer, Aldrich 4 Co.. A. 4 J. Trownstine
6Co A. u. Grinnsn:
NvOU aye hereby respectively notified that there
L lis now file in the Clerk Once OF the Dis
trict Court Of Lee County. lava, NJ Fl. Madison,
petition Of E. Wickcrsham clais ing Of yop
Charles w. Stag the sum Of twenty i've hundred
dollars, with 10 per cent. interest pr annum, pay
able annually, ~ money due on promisscry note
and secured BY mortgage made by You TO j. Ii.
Holmes and since assigned to raid r. j. Wicker.
sham, dated June y, 50; also claimide against
each OF you the fortclo.urc IF said mortgage, the
same heine upon Lot No. 3 in Chs than sqnsre In
the ely 81 keokuk Lee county, Iowa, for the pur-
chase money, ard further asking for sale of said
PR misses, and general relief.
And unless you appear and answer said petition
on or before noon u the second day OF tho next
term Of said court, to commence 1T IT. Madison on
the first Monday Of December, A. ID. 1851 = de-
FAULT will be entered sgainft you, and judgment
rendered thereon a. prayed for IN said petition
NOBLE STRONG
Aug. ID, 1s6l-Im Att VS. for Pit 'f.
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Address,
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NO. 4s CEDAR STREET,
New York.
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M NEW ROCKS.
w ILL He FIND HERR
Great Preparation.
Dora Barton.
Throne Of David.
Life IL Kit Carson.
Woods and W aters.
This day received 1T
OGDEN .BROwNELLACO.'s
CRY BOOK STORE,
JanIhd - Main-st.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-24
The War.

Ournrormaton to day in regard to the fgh at Drains
Vile is but little more full than it yesterday. We
publish a letter aud telegram FROM Manassas, which
throw some additional light on the affair. The troops
engaged on our side said to have been the llth
Virginia 10Th Alabama 9Th South Carolina and lst Ken
lucky, with detachment of the JEFF Davis Artillery and
O. Suart's Cavalry. Col Taylor, who was reported
killed escaped through much peril and returned to camp
We forbear to mention reported casualties until they
are officially confirmed.
We publish an article from the London "rhunderer"
Of the 5h which squarey up to the mark There
IRE to be no diplomatic interchsnges the Trent affair
Lord LYONS ia instructed to enter into controversy
bat to make a demand for restitution" II there 10
t, be discussion It after Mason and slidell
have oeen surrendered. To use expressive phrase,
this saws Seward eff at the knees. No doubt no had his
books all dogeare and his points and precedens cut and
dried; but John Ball will have parleyug and permit
no chicanery Il would open Christmas goriousy to b,
able TO tell our readers 10 morning that Lord
Lyons has pr scented ais deuaud been refused and taken
bis leave Of the Gorilla Court.
The intelligence from the Green River region in Ken
tpcky continues to be such to justify the expectation
of great battle there very The enemy largely
outnumber u.s. but the who fight there for home and
freedom are not men to be conquered be Che odds
50 great. Gen. Jackson, of sone-wal" fame has done
good work the upper Potomac, by destroying
cam which fed the Chesapeake canal and thereby con-
t,ibu,ing to the blockade of the Yankee capital.
From other centres of hostilities have nothing of
init
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-24

Tes rnssnsy OF The tines inposng the necessity Df paying
,ash ever, Thing nesd'ul fer the Publication Of sewspaPe
J. psls u.s. time since, that IA no case would
We enter subscribers books unless order for the
paper accompanied BY the for the sans lit
lie sxpesaee TINES h not only confirmed sin this deter
naon eOmpsl TO announce to all the Subscribers to
e Wg reAy books that cesy forces 10 adopt
the same rule In regard them until As tines win jus
" To Nils cad will forthwith commence he
sendng bills from the once, made out In such
will when paid place each subserbef In advance
susson and mi win BE- done as 70 place each
sgbsc6ers bin hefoe him within tAe three months On the
1t OF sAre 1852 the Of all Who have not paid according
these viii be erased ro books and regularly there
timely nOcs Win he seat subscribers Of the expiration
oer subscription year and like adopted with ALL uneis
payments made ssprssevaoa eOnPes this else Il
would not be Adopsed.
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4 =
the world Cotton clothes one half the human race that
ia about 500 600 600 Of human beings aud twothrds Of
all the cotton of the world is now grown in the ooheder
at, States Theforeign Of Great Britain Consists
almost entirely in the exchange Of her manufactures or
the rude produce of other countries and nearly one ha
of her exports are manufactures Of cotton Ii is estma
ted that the manufacture OF this material employs cap
ital of 5000, 900 600, and gives employment 70 I"
least 5000 900 of her people. It Is evident nom
this statement that not only In this war; but possibly LOT
ALI time to come, the Confederacy has its hand on the
name of the British ror and that the beast, so formi-
abe to ali tho rest Of the world, must crouch at her
bidding: for We would have ii in power, at any time,
10 cut down the foreign of Great Britain one
half and turn one filth of her population out of employ
menL
We need no, advert to the commercial advantages
which the Copfederacy will derive from the establishment
of direct trade with foreign countries tho possession
of the mouth of the Mississippi and the command sfthe
Gulf Of Mexico; nor need we point out the facilities
which we possess for navigation and manufactures
It will be singular anomaly, indeed, IL with seacoas'
of nearly three Thousand miles in extent, the Coined
crate States do not become great naval power ana IL
will be equally strange if they fail to turn to account the
abundant elements of manufacturing prosperity with
which they are so bountfully endowed by nature H.
decd we are dwelling subjects with which our own
pecpls are generally familiar and which those OF other
countries are beginning rapidly to comprehend. we
bs,slore close thin article without having more than
opened the door to the mitable and smiling prospect
On which IL looks.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-24
Correction,

We republished fr"m Tennessee paper, on Saturday
last, the following paragraph;
HrRoISK-The Richmond correspondent of the
Nashville AmsrieaA, who picks up many good things in
the metropolis, sends the following in recent letter.
Not long ago. told you Of the sLfsrings Of Miss Con-
verse; her trip from Philadelphia have now to
cord another iusSnue OF female herosm. young lady
OF Maryland, geUtls and genuine a as the
South contains bu. wha tue heroine, has, after bra
wing many hardships recently arrived here Reaching
the Potomac she found boat and negro TO row II ;
but the aeyro refused attempt cross for fear as he
slid, the Yankees would shoe. him. Drawing a pistol
from her pocket our heroine told him. cooy she would
shoot him herself il he didn't Cross The negro quasd
rowed her the Virginia Shore aud thus utterly
aloie she came 70 her friends in Richmond, with her
pettcoas quilted with quinne her sstchel full of let
ters many Of them containing money, with no end Of
spool thread needles pins and other little contrivancs
hard to get ia the blockaded South The name
OF this heroine ought not to be withheld from the hsto
rian IL il Miss Mamie Webster.
We learn from a near relative Of the lady In ques-
iou that the statems contained 10 the above paragraph
with regard to the amer in which she came TO this
city, ia entirely without foundation. Her friends think
INK It unsafe for her remain in a country which had
kely been ovsrrun by Sicklss' prowlng scoundrels,
and might be again at any moment prevailed on her,
not against her own nelnAton to to this city and
reside with aunt until the times grew better. She
left home in carriage, and with party consisting Of
three ladies' hsrsef nculed two children, aud gen.
tleman well known to them ALL who acted as their es-
eort The party found large boat, with proper com.
PIGMENT Of rowers ready for them, aud got into it.
Taey crossed the Potomac without meeting anything
worthy of notice, except q strong head Wind, which
drenched them all with spray, landed the Virginia
shors, and went to Fred rcksburg The "psol" scene
il purely imaginary. 1t is true shs brought quinine
aud such other articles Of abe had space for in
her trunks.
Papers in which the above statement occurred will
confer fsvpr on the lady and Der friends BY copying
this correction. s,.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-24
From LONDON pireet.

We had the pleasure of an interview, yesterday win
Mr. VIM T. Fry, of Mobile, young gentleman OF mucn
intelligence, who has just returned from Europe, Who
In addition to dispatches TO the President IRON our Con
missionerv, and London pap rs, communicates inteil'
gence Of most gratifying character, in regard to the
feelings Of the English people and the purposes OF their
government towards the Confederate States. Mr. left
London on the 10Th of November board the British
steamer Gladiator, laden with thirty thousand Enfeld
rifles two bundled Of powder, sibres pistols, meoi'
cines surgical instruments camp utensils Sc' lot 'ne
Confederate States. The oh of this month"; the IiAdi'
aon entered the hAIbor Of Nassau for the purpose Oh
eosnR and to receive instructions as to the Conieoerse
mort she should approach On the second day sef tne
II pup-boat "Elambeau" made its sppesrsnce 10 she
b,bor sent thber for the special purpose OF intercept
H., the "Gadstor." There they both lie now, the
.GI.s,,or afraid to venture out and the Flimoeau not
drnv to Law hands on her, and there they are likely to
remain until Great Britain enters the ring when not only
will the Gadator" be conveyed over TO Confederate
p,rt but the "Flamboau" be picked up and brought
aony with her. The cargo Of the Gladiator" is in
charge of D. T. Bsbs, Esq, Of Norfolk. Mr. Fry left
Nissan to-day week ago and reached Richmond last
Sunday, BY route and BY that We do not dis
close. he assures Us that, whether In Nassau, in
London. or in Paris, he heard but one sentiment
expressed that Of cordial good will for the Confederate
States and the hope and conviction that they would
triumph Even before the outrage on the Trent so
roug was tho pressure Of feeling in England against
the North, that Mr. Ysncey firmly believed and positive
" assured Mr. Fry that not than amonth iron his
departure THE 10th NOvember would elspse before the
blockade would be broken. Mr.. T. enertsins no doubt
tina. Great Brisnwil declare war; and Is of opinonhst
France will unite in the act Mr. T., Who Is graduate
Of the Virginia Military Institute, returns to take part
With the Thousands Of gallant Southern spirits who are
standing ike wall against the torrent Of Northern In.
/ y,son
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he know hoy carrying important dispatches, and
were endowed with instructions nimcs TO the United
.StatesThs rendered bis vessel IA neural good prize,
aud determined TO take possession Of her, ard n
toned 10 my report send her TO Key West for adudci
ton where am well satisfied she would have been con.
dsmned for carrying these persons and for resisting to
be searched The cargo also LIABLE all the shippers
were knowing to the embarkaon OF these live dispatches
and their tratorous motives and actions to the Union Of
the United States
fo,bore to seize her. however, In consequences Of my
being 40 reduced 10 officers and crew, and The derange
ment Il would cause innocent persona, there being
large number Of passengers who would have been put to
great loss and inconvenience, well as DISAPPOINTMENT
from the Interruption it would have caused them In not
being able to Join the steamer from 81 Thomas for En
rome therefore concluded to sacrifice the interests OF
INV officers and crew In the prize and suffered the steam
or 20 proceed after the necessary detention to ensct te
transfer of these commissioners. consdering had Oh
tanned the important end had in view and which AZ
ected the interests of country aud Interrupted the
action Of that Of the Confederates.
would add that the conduc: Of II. B. Ms subjects
both official and Others showed but little regard or ODE
dence TO her proclamation, by aeicg and abetng the
views and endeavoring to conceal the persons Of the
commissioners
bave pointed out sufficient reasons to show you that
nv action In this case was derived from firm convic-
ton that became my duty TO make hese parties pr'
souers and to bring them to the United States.
Although, in my giving up this valuable prize have
deprived the officers and crew OF well earned Iewa-d
am assured they quite content to forego any advan-
tages which might have accrued to them under the CIR
cumstances.
may add that having assumed the responsibility,
am willing to abide the result
/ am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
CHAS. WILKES, Capt