The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-08

GT The gossip about the marriage of Gov.
Sprsgue to the daughter OF Secretary Chase
10 said TO be perfectly idle and groundless.
Local MILITARY Items.
The following is the lie. of officers OF the
CLAYTON County volunteers, who were omit
ted 10 our edition yesterday. The company
lie quartered IN the brick building corner of
4th and johnson.
s. P. Sladder, Captain; LIST Lieutenant
resigned: D. Lefhpgwell, I'd Lieut.; Ser
geanss-J. Call, J. X. Saunders, N. Hooper.
". More; Corporals-N. libby, @. Connolly,
w. Behs, J. G. hurry.
Our friend Lieut.. John T. Stuart, OF the
keosauqua Company, has been appointed
Quarsermaster for the % regiment. This is
agood selection on the part Of Col. Curtis,
and We are confident that Mr.. Stuart
will use bis best endeavors to do Justice TO
the regiment.
Maj NJ. NJ. Croker appeared Yesterday in
beautiful suit of regimen.als, preseted to
him by the citizens OF Des Moines. By the
BY We have never mentioned the sp.endid
horse the Major rides, also present, from
gentleman OF Polk Co.
William Collins, son OF our fellow citizen
DIR. Collins, Was chosen Let Lieutenant OF
the Ellsworth Guards. (Capt Holmes Keo.
kuk Company and lief, for ST. Louis yes
terday on the packet with the company, TO
join the Missouri 9th regiment.
Capt. Cox Of the Lyons Co. went home
y-srrruEy, EHu VIII Dc gone a Few days.
BY order Of the Colonel the Cd regimept
is exempted from drill duty to day.
The ksosauqua Company ondcr Capt. A.
I. Brooks are making grea. progress in the
muskes exercise, and from personal observa-
ton at the dress parade last evening, We can
tell their friends in the country that th Q
boys will DO justice to old Van Buren,.
Since the promotion OF Lieut.. Stuar,
there will be vacancy for the Second
Lieutenantcy to be filed.
The Bloomfield Company, Capt. Baker. i,
quite proficient in the drill. They ara iol.
ly set of fellows, and musical In the extreme
Old Davis county may we'll feel proud OF he,
boys. Since their arrival they are noted .,
among the most orderly and best behaved II
the city.
Next Tuesday being set apart TO repde,
ooseques in honor OF the memory OF the lat,
Senator Douglas, We zee that extensIv,
preparations are being made by the citisen
And the military FOR the occasion. It vii
no doubt be very solemn and imposing af
fair.
Should the regiments receive their mi
Forms before that time We would advise on
country friends to embrace the opportunit
anu witness the rare military spectacle 0
three thousand men uniformed, armed an
equipped, marching in grand procession O
gong through battalion evolutions.
From Camp Ellsworth we have no news
Importance. Good health prevails anon
the troops. The men are allowed great,
liberty. and larger number can now obtai
leaveof absence from Camp. Great attep
ten % paid 70 cleanliness and the men ar
enloined TO battle AZ often a. possible.
Cartridge boxes, tts.;s, CO., we're d,ssribu
ted TO the men, and were it not for the;
miserable weapons they would be 10 q cor
dition TO meet that giant regiment OF Ter
nessee, but a. it il, We would advise M;ssor
ri jackson TO try and see IL be can MAKE
breakfast out OF them. Come, Caib.. II
boys wish to get their bands in.
Mr.. Vim. J. Cochrans has presented to u
Camp load Of potatoes, and they D o don,
feel grateful for the gift.
We have tho facilities for keeping q,
readers posss1 any news OF interes. ID
may turn up Camp.
The s,ess City arrived early til
morning, brifD The bslance Of the cor
psnies for the 81 regiment. They are
follows:
Uxros 0UAHps, or BrTLER County -!
n. Trumbull, Captain; J. r. Knight, III,