The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-05-11

can be easily taken with 5000 well armed mon and
apark Of artillery. Ii is proposed " DO IL will
the cooperation u the Pennsy wanna troops III
other side.
! The Times dispatch says orders have gone fron
the War Department TO put Cairo In the best mill.
tary condition, there should by Saturday night h
l6,0u0 men there.
je6. Davis has notified Gov. Isetcher Of his In.
tentieH " comma nd the Troops. The same inform.
AM reitcrates the port that five men have taken
an oath to assassinate Line In ana Scott.
, Thu Norfd's dispatch says hat the Virginia
troops that evacuated Aiexandria are back again.
4 WAsRfHoToH May
Official adviccs from Pensacola say the ships are
amply supplied with everything for six months. and
the fort in excoent condition and cannot be taken
by auy force now there.
| PERRsvILLE, May stem. Lane was despatched
some days ago to kansas on important business
connected with the Government. He will proceed
rs soon rs possible through the Indian country to
For. Smith for the purpose Of taking that post and
ali Others belonging to the Governmen ut in Missouri
+ and hrksusas. dUn. Lane stated before leaving
WashinGlDn that with ,0c0 men such be cnnl
/ bring into the field he could march successfully
through that entire section Of the country. Seven
hundred men under his com mand will be com posed
Of the same class that served under Montgomery.
New York, May 9.
The steamer Kedar arrived, bfisgiag Gel.
| Dimick's family from Fl. Monroe. This fort
10 ready for any emergency.
The Quaker City 10 now blockading Cape
| Henry.
1t is said virginians arc fitting out steam.
ers yorktown and Jamestown, 10 run the
blockade OF james River, whore the Month
| cello 10 stationed.
troops We stationed opposite Fort Monroe,
10 untrue.
The secession Gag is flying 1t Hampton.
Porryville, May s.
1900 additional troops arrived from Phil.
adelphia to-day, including the let regiment
Penn. Artillery, Col. Patterson, and 6her-
man's Battery. The whole force 10 in IN oct
complete state OF efficiency.
Seven large American flags are flying at
Iavre do Grace.
Gen. Harvey has been ordered to St. Louis
on duty.
NEW YORK, May "a gentleman from
Montgomery reports Gen. Beauregard is not
at Richmond, Charleston, Mobile. Montgom
cry or Pensacola. A bet of 5000 was made
here that Beauregard was killed at the bonn
bardment Of Sumter. No Official report Of the
bombardment has yet been given.
HARRISBURG, May 9.
The House has unanimous passed bill
creating three million loan. Ii raises Is re
eiments beyond both requirements Of the
Federal Governments; making . total OF SIS
Regiments. 90 members OF the House out
OF 100 were present.
An act for the immediate relief OF the vo-
innteers now in the service, passed both
Houscs to-day, and was signed BY the Gov
ernor.
The gentleman sent from this State tele.
graphs that be will be in Harrisburg to-
morrow. He has visited South Carolina,
Georgia, Virginin, Tennessee and Kentucky.
He reports IS ,00O troops within Z radius Of
20 miles from Richmond. There we're about
$4,000 troops 10 Tennessee and Kentucy,
whose supposed destination was Cairo.
MONTGOMERY, May 9.--Congress to- day has
been spent mostly ir secret session, but il is
understood that its attention was engaged
in perfecting arrangements for vigorous
and successful prosecution OF the war, and
placing the Southern Confederacy in the best
possible condition for defense. II 10 also
understood, contrary to what was supposed,
that the Confederacy has the control Of suf
fcient arms, ordnance and ammunition of ev-
cry description 10 put into the field $50, 900
men, for oneyear's campaign.
DUBUQUE. May 9.--As the train on the Du
buque and Western Railroad was backing up |
from Anamosa to Springville station, about |
Ave O'Clock this morning, the hind freight |
car ran OF the track, throwing Mr.. Cummings. |
conductor, and Mr.. Smith, engineer, who |
were on top of the car on the ground The |
car passed over both, killing them instantly. I
MIR. Winslow was also thrown from the car |
and severely injured.
ToRoNTo, 9th.-The iron steamer Peerless
has been purchased by the United States for
war purposes.
WAsurSGroN, 9th.-Congressman Bouligny |
from Louisiana, arrived here to day from |
New Orleans. He states that 1000 soldiers |
have left that city for Lynchburp. Va. and
that large bodies Of troops from other parts
of the Confederate States are moving ia the |
Same direction. He says q strong Union SEN |
iment still exists in New Orleans, but is |
kept in complete subsection By the Secession
lists.
Early this morning the large building next
to Wilnrd's Hotel, was discovered to be on |
FIRE. The New York Zouaves rushed from |
their quarters at the Capitol, after bursting |
open an engine house, hurried to the conna- |
grafton with the apparatus, rendering highly |
efficient service, and saving the Hotel from
destruction.
NEw YORK, 9th.--The fire in Washington |
this morning was set In four places BY seccs
sionists. Traitors Mt Magnolia, Delaware,
had seized lot OF U. 8. arms stored there |
by Union men. The leader will doubtless
be dealt with according to law.
Davenport, 9TH The steamer Grey Eagle,
OF the Minnesota Packet Company. while
coming through the draw of the Railroad
Bridge, about O'Clock this p. ~, struck the
She sunk below the Bridge and noated down |
to the bar just below the point OF the Island, |
where she now lies. The ferry boat went TO
Der assistance and brought the passengers to |
this place. The boat and cargo are total |