The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-11

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Death or am Early settler.
The Urbana (Ohio) Press has an interest
ing obituary notice OF the late Ezra Read,
who died on the Goth ultimo, in the eightieth
year Of his nge. His father was commits.
stoned officer in the Revolutionary war, and
his mother a daughter Of Capt. John Brown
who won distinction in the Colonial war with
the French in 1850, and three OF whose cons
fought at Bunker Hill and IN other battles
Of the Revolution.
Ezra Read settled in Marietta in 1902 and
subsequently resided awhile in Cincinnati,
from whence be removed to beautiful farm
10 Champaign county, Ohio, where be re-
sided some forty years, whence he sent forth
family OF stalwart sons, who Won dic.ino-
ton at the Bar, on the Bench, in the Army
aud Navy and in the medical and literary
professions. lie was the father Of Daniel
Read, l.. l.. D., now Professor 10 the State
University of Wisconsin: OF tho late Judge
Read, OF the Ohio Supreme Court of tho
late Edward W. ii. Read. NJ. D.; Of Or.
Read OF Terra Haute, Ind; OF the late
Amasa Read, OK Louisiana, who had attained
distinction in that State; Of Abner Read, u.
S. Navy; Of Sheridan Read, Esq, OF lls.;
OF Lieut.. T.. ". II. Read, or the IT, s. Army.
Daniel Read who had the distinguished
honor Of inducing Us in the .selements, !"
has a daughter now on visit at Mr.. Ii. ID.
Woodward's, Of our city.
O. Hon. j. NJ. Mason, author Of the
present "infamous Fugitive Slave Law
and U. 5. Senator from Virginia, has writ.
ten letter, published in the Virginia pa.
pers, in which be says the Union is already
dissolved. Eight States will have seoeded
within thirty days, and Virginia ought to
follow as soon as possible.
COERCION, The Suckers down about AL
ton threaten to throw the course OF the Mis-
sissippi river away east OF St. Louis, IL tha
city goes out With the secessionists. An ar
tihcial channel could be opened opposite til,
mouth OF the Missouri river, which woult
turn the Mississippi several miles eastwart
and leave St. Louis "high and dry"
An ONlsous DAY.-The ship sent Il
Charleston with reinforcements and supplies
was expected to reach that Port on the ST.
OF January.
Tbn ~ Ill ha ~ AL
Hickory himself is after them sby the Eter
nal" With hemp to hang them.
Virginia sold twelve millions OF dol
lars worth Of slaves to the cotton States las
year.
The Old Dominion used to be the "Mo,he
Of Presidents but she has become at lac
the ssnursDg mother Of slaves"
MAINE SEsAroR.-- TX. Gov. Morrill, ha
been elected to Gil the vacancy occasioned b
the resignation Of Vice President Hamlin i
the y. S. Senate.
GEL. is reported that the British Cons,
at Charleston recognizes the de (ac.o Go,
Wy RiuIAihE ItItlIehteH u GseATnlf
to the outgoing vessels OF that nation.
To THE poisr.-The Louisville Journ
says:
The Charleston Mercury advises the imm
date importation Of a couple Of millions ,
Africans, whom il calls sscannbals., in,
South Carolina. But isn't there snme Ia,
ger that 80 many cannihas might some morl
ing eat DIP for breakfast eli tho white fol,
in that little State--and then start off iowa,
Florida for their dinners
Summary EXECUTIONS IN ALABAxA.-T
Montgomery Mail Of the 2oth states that or
white man and four negroes have been hur
for completely ID the Montgomery coun,
plot. II SAYS: "That the plot was deep
laid, OF considerable extent, and un1oub.ed
true. New revelations arc being made dali
and other white men have an awful doc
awaiting them"