The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-10
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81. Louis and Southern Mail closes daily Except
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Western Mail closes daily Except on sundays)
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Burlington nj al closes daily TeIctpt Saturdays)
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cafthsgeand Plymouth Mail closes daily lsxecpi
North Iowa end North Illinois Mail (tri weekly
closes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, af
lp m.
Charleston Mail tri-weekly) closes on Mondays,
Wednesday, and Fridays AT 8 q. m.
Ali Eastsrn mail nstter is sent By way OF Bur-
HEftsr, and arrives Iromiscuously.
On Sundays the Post Ifice will be open from
to p IN, instead Of trom y to9 =. IN.
bay u, 1s6I ID. HOWELL, +. NJ.
c. The Journal publishes patriotic com
nunicstion from T. W. Clsgets, in conden-
nation Of the Van Buren county an,i.wsr
resolutions, aud the Mahoney secession sym
psthixsrs generally.
Yesterday Mr.. Prico was brought be-
fore Esquire Martin On charge Of having
committed an assault on Mr.. Sample with
intent 10 do bodily injury with deadly wesp
one. Price waived NJ examination, and was
bound over in the Irn Oh $500 to appear a,
the next term Of the District Court. s. r.
Miller, Etq, appeared for the prosecution,
and Marshall and Brunson for the defense.
kT1Siuee our comment on the 6ns imposed
by Recorder Lyman on Price for asssnl,ing
Mr.. Sample, his Honor seems evidently dis
postd to make up for lost confidence, - will
be $500 By tAe 5suuruxt u yesterday, wherein
m individual called "Brighseys" VAS BY him,
s.fcr drunkenness, ssddied with 81, 900 6ue
and costs, and calaboossd'' besides.
eJThs City Rifles held an election last
night 20 oil the vacancy occasioned BY the
prcmotion Of Col. Wor,hington with the fol.
loving result: Vim. w. Belknap, Captain;
Erred. Leech, 1st Lieutenant; Geo. d. Plum
mer. % Lieutsnsns and NJ. II. Runuer, Or
derry Sergeant. Il IL worthy Of notice that
two successive Captains OF this company
Mcdowell And Worthington--hsys been ap
pointed CoioDsIs Of Volunteer Kegimenss.-I
They both left for Burlington to-day.
silver News.
The Hawkeye State and the Mcnominee,
which were fast on the rapids, got of yesser-
day. The Sucker State passsd down yester. /
day evening. The 81. Lnnil packet did bel
reach her landing yesterday until late 10 the
afternoon, having been detained Ut several
places 10 the nhighbofhood Of Cap Girls. 90
sec ,unt Of the storm. The Die Vernon 10 |
duc today~-. Sra III. .,4asu her original crew
o. board. Jack Sites, who had been report. |
- - having joined the secession crowd, will |
- 10 the ofhcc. In justice to Mr.. Sites We
will ssy tina, be is still under the impression
Isl the "pen is mightier than the sword"
and the former Instrument be will continue
- WELD 10 defence OF the Union.
The river 10 ssll rising. Our marks to- DAY
indioate three and half feet large on the
sapids.
The Dubuque Times local devotes nearly |
whole column, explaining the victory gain
I'd By th,in over their contemporary 10 get
ting out the Presiden,'s message. We shant
brag, but from the fact that the nearest tele- |
grsIh Office is some 40 nilcs from this place |
aDd the messhge appeared in our extra on
Saturday. evening, our readers arc compel.
Id to admit that the Gate City, 10 this in. t
stsnce, vas ahead Of anything in the State
Is Iowa.
For the Gate City. /
A0nlveTsssy lxescIscs of tho SUM
day sChoSi Unton.
By three O'Clock last Sunday afternoon the |
Chatam Square Church and galleries were
1lled with the smiling faces Of the Sabbath |
School children OF this city, and many teach
ers and parents Who had assembled TO Wit.
mess the exercises Of the hour. After prayer
b. the Rev. Mr.. Thacher, and the singing OF /
> beautiful hymn by the children, the report
Of the schools was read, showing the aver
-: ...e.t.acs 80 10 about ono tnousand
children and one hundred and twenty teachers
each Sabbath; while there appears to beabout
eighteen hundred children, and one hundred |
and eighty teacbers enrolled on the books.
The report also showed that there had been
one moro Mission School established during
the last year that there has been quito : |
number Of conversions, and that some TIVE
ty.three persona from the schools OF the |
city are now in tho army.
After The, came the opening address,
" The sunday Schoo! Arch," BY II. w.
Potter, and H0rry's Dream Of Heaven"
BY Frank Potter; with both Of which we
Were much pleased. These addresses we're
we'll spoken, and very appropriate to the 90.
eaelon. Affair singiass another hymn, tho
audisnce were addressed by two Of our c.i-
sens, Messrs. Eaton and Thompson. The
whole congregation then united 10 singing
the National hymn,