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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-04-24

THE ECLECTIC 10 issued on tho Rrst Of every
month. Each number contains l44 large octave
pages. fine paper tly stitched in green covers,
with one more beautiful Steel Portraits, BY Sar-
tain. The Il Numbers comprise 3 volumes, Of coo
pages each, with titles indexes and embeshmt nts.
Price. s.. The postage la only > centsa number,
prepaid at tho oAic, # delivery. The january No.
for 20 cents; any other for ~ cents-sent in post
age stamps.
w. II. BIDWELL,
No. s. Book man street,
Dec. It'd New York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-04-24
Legat nestce.

To Thomas I. Kinney, james Rsynoids Rtb,rt
Cadwaliadsr, u. kApiee. Willard Snow, state o,
lo~a, Thomas Psgett. l. X. irwin, william Ir
win, J. J.. Mcnamara, Thomas Cadvailader,
Cia6iB, Melien Co., Arnold Kendall, Collier
white Lead and Oil Company, samuel EnGls,
Allen Co, x. Basin. 3. BroadweI. Ezra Pot
ter. A C. Campbell and william Miller extcu.
tors OF the estate Of Jacob 8. Miller, Marshali
4 Mckee, Jssse Reeves, Britt0n = Co., Lovden 4
Co. n. b. Thnmasson and Brooks Breed:
VoU and cach If you are hereby notified that
there is now on ale in the Office 81 the CLERK oil
the District Court Of Leo County, Iowa, Kec.
kuk. > petition OF Samuel r. VOORHEES, claiming o,
you decree Of Foreclosure of : mortgage sxscuts q
BY r. I. Mckinney on Lots and IN Block H. IN
the City Of Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; claiming
also sgainst the raid Mckinney Judgment In the
sum u t4eee with ten per cent. per annum inter
est there's from March 10th, 1857, three pfoms-
sorry notes secured by said NOR gage, aud prsyiAa
that the equity Of redempkias 81 in ssid deteua-
40 is be fosevef barred and extinguisAed.
New therefore, unless you and each cf you ap-
pear and make defencetc said petition or before
noon Of the ID day Of the next term Of raid Court
to commence on tho first Monday Of September
"A. D., 1861, decree will be rendered according
to the prayer of said petition.
CURTIS, GILMORE CURTIS,
- - 10 s9s- @-.s 49, :. :. - =.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-04-24

~ Old MEOi0 ENT0 AOK.
W0U LID respectfully tnfnTm TIL sitissns u r So
= kuk that have opened Tailoring EstAbaish-
sent on Msin IT., between 4th and 9Th, within one
1oor Of clarkss Leather Store, who're an ready -
Do any thing IN ny lire With neatnsss and 1iapetch.
have secured The ssrvioss u my on passses, y.
AeEvitt, late of New York City, where 10 hss besn
cutting In one Of the Bile oi
that city, 70 that sny one Whining tbs style will
please give me = cal.
yosths and Boys Clothing eut In ths latest New
York Gtyle, % havea full set Of Patterns from
tho Eat. JOHN FRAZER,
dee10dly So
COfEEEs
nLD 0ov't Javs, : shcics lot just received and
~ for sale by
mcAN ROB8I60N BRO.
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s.egal Nsitce.

1eGat NOttce.
TO John A. Bishop, Alice Bishop. Esther Parish,
william Parish, essph Parish, Mary J. Parish,
widow, Mary ]. Parish, tminor), Thss. parish
iEpsrson, Ihos. P4sish NJ executor OF she estate
u Joseph c. Parish, dec 4sed. kxml Z. Miller,
AioDzo CTandall, 5. s. Bon.r:
I m o. bstors the l5th day ef March, 1851,
Others will BE- IN 6le In ths ONCE Of the Clerk
81 Tic DI5TTIeT Court u Lee T01nfy, 1oWa, 81
Fort Madison, he petition Of Hove. Pierce 4 Co.,
= mercantile hFm, caG ming ag&inst John A, Bishop
Judgment for 81 ,0u0 Oh promissory meta execu-
ted By him to D. - Boncr. snd ass gned to plaintiff;
and aSAinst all u The defsnaapts the forecDssure
Of MeFsgags On Iasds IL Lee csnaty, Iowa,exe-
calsd hy 1oAn A. Rshap and Aliae Hiahap his Hifa
to said Boner, - secure the sAid note and other
notes. The other defendants claim an interest in
tbs property described in the mortgage.
And unless you appear and answer raid petition
on or before the noon Of the second day of the
next term Of said Court, to nencs 1t Fort Mad
isen On tbs third Moaday Of May. A. y. 1851
default viii Be catered and judgment rendered.,
and sale ordered ~ pray ed for In the petition.
RANKIN MILLER.
March Is, 1851. Pitf&' Att'ys.
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March IA, le6I.dlm

g~ 8oh NOtkC6s
To George w. Lemon, n. p. Lemon, Mary A. Lee
mon, stephen q. Burbridge, n Bushey, Daniel
Ard Julia Aane, Cosneiiss Faulkner, 0sdge =
Bro, Moses r. Motherhood.
VoU and cash Of you are hereby notified that
4 On or before the FIRST day Of February, 1861,
there will b. on file in the ofice Of the cksk Of
the District cour.of Lee County, lows, ct Keo-
xxx. the petition Of Wn. q. 8raham claiming a
against all OF you the force osurc Of mort q ee
executed BY the said George W. Lemon to Milton
F.Colli1s, March ~, 1855 upon the south Of the
south-wsst VI section twen; y-two al, la town
chip sixty-lve f61l north Of range vsst, AM the
bali Of lot eigt Isl 10 block twenty four Ii the
1ity Of Keokuk, All IN the county Of Lee audssats
VI Iowa, - secsre the payment 81 three pronsscry
notes II same dase, paysbs b two, three and f.ur
PEARS respect:veiy, for the ssm OF eighteen hua-
dred and scveuty-6se dollars, with ten per rsn1
interest per sRaaH; also askiBE jaagmtHl aseihst
the said George W. Lemon for the amount a said
nOlcs With intssset and costs.
And unless you appear ard answer thereto ON or
before the Of the second day vi the n~xt term
OF said Court, commeuciLg on The third Monday Of
Nay next, judgment will be rendered against you
thereon. VIM. C.uRAHAM.
Marah g. 1861 dim
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-04-24

SHAVING SALOON.
Ii DePEUGH has moved into the room
IL. formerly occupied BY Dinner, on "a st.
Shaving and DISTRIBUTING done With nsatness
and despatch.
rem.
CUSTOMERS IRE invitedssto sAlI.
Mchkd
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04

THE MONSTER CANNoNS OF AMreiC. AND
ENGLAND.-The London Army and Navy Regis
ter describes The new American PriLc pie of
casting large guns hollow. and cooling III, IN iy
means Of a current Of water through the inie
rior. 1t considers that this invention has intro
dueed new era in the casting oi large iron
cannon, and il describes the monster hitten
inch gun which was cast at Fort Pitt Foundry,
Pittsburgh. and now mounted at Fortress Mon
roe.
The largest piece of ordnance hitherto made
in England is what is called the Horsiall gun.
which is mounted at South Sta Castle. Ports
mouth. Ii weighs thriy-two tuns. aud throws
a solid of 500 pounds. Ii has Deen tested with
charges OF tiity pounds OF powder; $50 rounds
have been fired. At eighteen degrees eleva-
ton. its range was 5000 yards. 1t was cast in
the old way. and is Enthusiastically inferior 10 the
American gun. inasmuch as a crack about three
inches in length has already been disoo,e cred,
while the American gun has fired 800 rounds,
aud the most delicate tests have failed 10 de-
tcct the slightest arrangement in il.
ROdman's perforated cake powder. which is
used for American artillery, is much superior
to the English powder. Ii starts the shot more
gently. and the tendency to bursting is there
fore not so imminent. With forty pounds OF
powder as a charge, the initial velocity of the
shot Of the American gun was found to be l.32s
feet per second. and the greatest range attained
AT an elevation OF twenty eight degrees Was D.
73O yards. the shot 425 pounds. 80 far as We
know, the American great gun is the great
est gun in the world. IL is true there are some
old fashioned Turkish cannon at Constantine
pie which can throw shot Of loo pounds
weight, but the charge of powder which they
can take is SO small that no vessel passing the
forts at 500 yards distance would receive much
harm from them. A single shot from the Amer
lean gun at Fortress Monroe striking an iron
frigstc, would make il reel IL IL had received
the concentrated kick of 80, ,OOO horses
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04
IPUBuC-No. 22.l

AN ACT to provide ior the suppression Of rebellion
against and resistance to the laws of the United states
and to amend the entitled " An act provide for
calling forth the militia execute the laws of tle Un-
ion, &c, passed February twenty eight, seventeen
hundred and ninety five.
Be enacted By the Senate and IIose Of Representatives,
of TIE Cnited States Of 4nsricd IN Compress GSsab ~
That whenever by reason OF unlawful ohstTuctons com
bnations or assemblages Of persons rebellion against
the authority Of the Government of the United states
shall become mpractcable, in the judgment of the Pres
ident Of the United States enforce by the Ordinary
Of judicial proceedings the laws of tie United
States within state Territory OF the United stat
shall be lawful for the President of the United state
call forth the militia Of any all the stats Ci t
Union, and to employ such parts OF the land and naval
forces Of the United States he may deem necessary t
enforce the faithful execution of the laws Of the United
States to suppress such rebellion in whatever STAT
Territory thereof the laws Of the Cnited states may
be forciby opposed or the execution thereof fnrch
obstructed.
Sec 2. And Be further enacted, That whenever. in
the judgment Of the President ii may be Necessary TO
the military force hereby directed t. be epoyc
and called forth by him, the PreS lent Sln forthwith
by proclamation, command such insurgents to dsurrs
and retire peaceably to their respective aboieS within
limited time.
Sec. g. And be Il further enacted That the militia So
called into the service Of the United states shall d.
ect the rules and articles the troops Of
the United States and be continued in the o the
United States until discharged by proclamation of tn
President: Proriied That such continuance in service
shall not extend beyond sixty days after the
ment Of the next regular session Of Congress unless Con
gress shall expressly provide by law therefor: Af pro
ried further, That the militia called into the
Of the United States shall during the time OF service he
entitled to the same pay ratons, and allowances Tor
clothing may be established by law for the ar
my Of the United States.
Sec. T. And be further enacted That every officer
commissioned officer or private OF the militia who
shall fail to obey the orders of the President the United
states in any Of the before rece9, shall fcrf,
sum not exceeding years pay. and not less than
months pay, to be determined and adjusted by court
MARTIAL and such officer shall be liable b caShierot
sentence Of court MARTIAL and be incapacatei fror
hrlt ling unvt,-c-
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04
TPURuC-No. @.1

N ACT to define and punish certain conspiracies.
BE eaded J the Senate aud House of Representatives
# NE Tinted States Gf Amsrcd Congress assembled,
That If two persons within any State Terrific
OF the United states shall conspire together to over
throw To put down. To destroy by force, the Gov
Tnmnnt C The United states or to levy war against the
ne states TO oppose by force the authority Of the
Government Of the United States by force to prevent.
ndcr, ueay the execution of any law Of the United
states y force TO seize take possess any proper
Of the United States against the will contrary to
the authority of the United states by force intim
atUn or threat 10 prevent any person from accepting
holding any ohce, trust, place of confidence,
under the JnIte states each and every person ofen
ding shall be guilty OF high crime, and upon conviction
thereof in district circuit court of the United
states. having jurisdiction thereof. district
rtme of any Territory of the United States hav
ing Wris ict'n thereof, shall be punished by fine
than HyC hundred dollars and not more than five
thousand dollars; or by Imprisonment with or without
hard hboT the court shall determine for period not
than months greater than six years, or by
both such Gne and Imprisonment
tp,iroVcd Igiv 81. 1851
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04
IPTRuC-No. col

" act authorizing the Secretary of War reimburse
volunteers for expenses incurred in employing regi-
mental and other bands, and for other purposes.
r. Z e9dctd ~ The Senote and House of Representatives
9f he Tinted States Of Anericd Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of War be and he is hereby anthorz
"a and directed refund of money in the Treas
Iy not otherwise appropriated to the volunteers called
-ogt ny the Presidents proclamation OF the fifteenth
April thousand eight hundred and sixty such
oi money may have been expended by the said
volunteers ia the employment of regimental company
bands during the period Of their service under said
1nItiou iTorid The amount TO be allowed shall not
Ncaed that To be paid to volunteer bands regularly
tered into the under the Presidents procama-
ton OF May Third, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
one.
Sec. 1Hi H. q further enacted, That the President
in accepting and organizing volunteers under the act
titled An art authorize the employment Of volun-
all IN enforcing the laws and protecting public
property. approved July twenty two, eighteen hundred
and may accept the service of such volunteers
without previous proclamation, and in such numbers
from any State states in his discretion the public
service may require.
Approved July 81, ls6l.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04

~H was proved before the Congressional
Investigating Committee that one Southern
clerk, who occupies an eighteen hundred dollar
Office, said 70 q comrade. after toe disaster at
Bull Run "The ID Yankees wer. beaten,
a they ought TO have been" Another fellow.
holding q very comfortable place, declared that
1.-The Southern troops fought for prnciple-the
Northern for eleven dollars . month"; Still an
other coolly calculated that be could probably
retain HE Office under Jefferson Davis when tie
Rebels got int Washington for, he said. he
vas of opinion that the Rebels we're rig in their
var against an oppressive Government! The
oppressive Government" ought to purge its
departments of all such tenants.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04
l(f|C|Al STATE DIRECTORY.
STATE OFFYCERS.

,-sTIS BLAIR. G1vernor
aeySY BAcHU', President Of the Senate and
u F,.o4Fcte ide uIr nan q trJyesDor.
= q P,sTns. e .r-tsEy of -,s =.
sso:,,E n HJUSE. Deputy 90
f,,.s,,xlG Berry 'u'iltor Generai.
.fRX iUNES. ucput' O."
t,rS t,WES st4t- Treasurer.
st,HEs TURNE.., DePuty 80.
,,eIS N Gst1OBI ,1IIerlatenasn nj Pu b Instruction
cerfAND q SfEBHlNS, bvpu,y DO
otJgsLS LACtI q 'Imsssloner state Lar Office.
Sygrs HEWITT. Deputy do
cI.xiFs UP-JN. Attorney General.
y,JN RJ8.RI-ON, Ali and Qr. Master Gen.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04
BEx MCCULLocn's EccISrRrCrrIEs-Ac cor

BKx MCCULLocH's ECctSTRrCirIEs.-A cor
respondent of the New Orleans True Delta, wr-
ting from Missouri, says:-
Old Ben AcCullock is at present with us. He
is no ordinary man, though not very much in
looks. He 10 quiet, has little to say. and keeps
everything 10 himself He goes about alone,
and never dresses 10 military. He vas absent
some time ago, and subsequent accounts report
him selling chickens in the enemy's camp in Ms
sou'i. He left our camp some time since In
pstched-up clothes. He vas seen by some one
walking leisurely along the road. AID by another
person making tracks through the woods, and a
few days after he rode into camp on q mule, de-
Gently dressed No one can understand him
no one can keep On account of his movements.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04

idea OF filling the grooves and thereby obtain
ing rotary motion must have been but lmper-
tectly realized.
The gun was again loaded with a solid shot.
and elevated twenty-eight degrees. This aud
the next shot, which was at the same eley alton.
were very fine features OF the experiment. AS
you watched the progress Of the shot. which in
its circuit attained an elevation probably OF rot
less than 500 or LOCO feet, you might easily
convince yourself that il was wild, - s>reamng,
roaring monster. dashing through the 'kies, mad
at the sun, or an aiiright,d spirit from the bow
els Of the earth seeking safety in The clouds.
The range was about three and half miles
the time thirty seconds.-Cors.ponde n. Y.
Tribnn<
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04
IPIRIIC=No. 2.l

PUBIC-So. 3
AN ACT authorizing the appointment OF assistant Sec
retary the Navy and rxiLg the salary Of the same,
and ior other purposes.
b eGced Iy ne Sesc:e and House Of Representatives.
of the tHed Sdtes of Americd C0HOTcn assembled,
that The President shall appoint, IN the department. u
lie secretary OF tie Navy by and with the advice and
consent o the senate, competent person who shall be
called the Assistant secretary u the Navy, whose salary
Lai. be lOlr thousand dollars, payable the
the salary VI the secretary Of the Navy who shall
perform 1 such duties IN the office Of the Secretary Of
The Navy belonging that Department shall be pre-
-cribel the secretary OF the Navy, may be
lrel ~ law and who shall act secretary OF the Ma
Vy IL the absence OF that officer
Ind b. Il further enaeted, That there be added
the cerca! force Of tue Navy Department eight addi-
lIrn. clerks, with salary twelve hundred dollars
each par tlEuin-
Approved July 81, I,61.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04

VOLUNTEER ALLOTMENT TIcKxrs-The New
York Erening Post explains this important ar
rangement as follows:
I'm the navy this has long been done.
married seaman, on enlsting. asks that an al
lotment ticket which is simply power Of at
torney, be given to such o person, his wife or
mother, or whoever he may have TO provide for,
emitting this person to q certain portion OF his
monthly pay Of the grantor. On presentation
OF the allotment ticket at the Office Of the prop
erly appointed government agent. the bs arer
receives the amount to which the ticket entities
him or her, and in the account books OF the ship
in which the man sails the same amount IL de-
Quoted from his regular wages
The Secretary of War is directed TO estab-
lSh the same facilities for soldiers in the Union
armies. Thus every man who enlists may as
sign part of his pay to the support of his fam
ly. and proper officers will be appointed to
make payments at stated periods-monthly, II
pOssble-tO all holders of allotment tickets. A
soldier may easily leave ten dollars monthly to
his family. This leaves him three dollars per
month to spend for tobacco anu small luxurIes.
The rum thus assigned would b~ certain, and
the recipients would feel that they received not
charity, but honorable support"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04

The Secretary Of War has received the follow.
ing letter, annespeing . certain means of speed
ls ending The var:
.sDEAI SsR: have . method which an
confident, If adopted, will work no to your ex-
pectatious. II consists Of snu6 and cayenne
pepper mixed togeshsr and thrown st the reb-
els With powder; which will cause them 70
sneexe. and their eyes TO smart and run vate-,
80 that they vill nos be able 70 zee, which vii
retard their pragrees. and give 10 chance TO
take more prisoners"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04

TaR TrnE 70 COMPROMISE johnson,
of Tennessee, tells us vhen it will be proper TO
Compromise With armed traitors. In . recent
speech he said:
81 am speaking Of the talk about conn romise.
Traitors and Rebels are Standing With arms 10
their hands, and il is said We must 90 forward
and comprise with them. They are in the
wrong; they are making war upon the Govern.
ment; they are trying 70 upturn and destroy our
free instisutiess. I cay TO them that the CON.
promise have to make under existing ci-cum.
Stances is, grovnd ys~v arms; obey the tdSs;
aek.osledgs the supremacy Of The CSnstisssiSs
rkex vov Do thai ssiiI talk to yoS about eo0'-
promise. .AH tAe eompvo~siss hsve to make -
the Coastisxs;os II tho Unifed &afes."
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04
[PCBuC-No. 2S.1

An ACT in addition TO act entitled An act further
provide the collection Of duties imports
other purposes approved July thirteenth, A D. eigh
teen hundred and sixty
Be a. sHGc'ed by he Senate and House Of Representatives.
IF ne tnid StIs Of 1mericd, Congress assembled
That the power of the President declare the inhabit
any state. any part thereof, in q State Of in
GrTscton Provdcd in the fifth section of the act t.
which this Is addition, shall extend to and include
the inhabitants of any state, part thereof where
such suTreCtUn against the United States shall be found
- the President at any time TO exist.
Approved July 81 1861
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04
RIRuC-Nn 3l.l

N ACT increase the consular representation Of the
United states during the present nsurrection.
Re II c1GeE IN the Ssnate and House of Representatives.
If te Iitof Srtes If .imscd. Conrcss assembled,
Thlt thc President OF the United States may, by and
with thn vicC and Of the Senate, appoint
M uy foreign ports where he shall deem il advisable
for the pNrpos Of preventing piracy with such compen
sIton. exceeding fifteen hundred dollars per annum
hc shall think proper hold their Offices respectively
during the pleasure ct the President and in every
such compensation Co with the restoration OF
nal peace within the United States. And the President
may during the present insurrection the
VeuSliol oi any consulS IN foreign ports, he shall
te il Necessary not however, to exceed the sum
of sixteen hundred dollars in any But this power
shall cec with the establishment Of internal peace
Aforesaid.
Approved August ,, 1851
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04

"GaLLANT CHocrAws"-The Memphis Avo-
iGacks or. hearing of the battle near Springfield,
exclaims: " Arkansas, Texas and Missouri, and
ihe gallant Ctoetars share TIE glories of Spring
feli.r
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04
IPCBnC-NO. 27.l

~ AT to increase the Medical Corps Of the Navy.
e az encef 5g the Senate and House Of Representatives
# fs tHed states IF Americd Congress assembled,
l the Medical Corps of the Navy shall consist Of eigh
Is surgeons. amt one hundred and twenty passed and
other assistant surgeons.
Approved July 81, 1861.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04
IPTBLIC-NO. 70

An -tti pruyR committee TO examine and report as
u tac ol all officers of the Government
ana for other purposes
Re- eI,r by The Senate aud House of Representatives
gj tt. fB' NGt,S Of AneTio0, Congress assembled
That Tor Tire purpose OF scaling equaiizing and reducing
thD comp OF the various officers Of the Govern
NJ hoard Of Commissioners is hereby organized, TO
np composed follows: OF two members Of the Senate
% br appointed 10y the presiding officer Of the Senate
three members E" the House vi Representatives to be
appointed By the speaker OF the House. officer Of the
navy and officer OF the army to be appointed by the
President That said Board shall examine and report,
practicable: Erst fair and just compensation
each oicsT OF the Government; second such provis
U law Will regulate the expenditure OF all indef
e aG contingent approprIato including those for
- courts uf the United states third regulations for
ga" e'ouoniti ooectnr:sf the revenue; fourth,
what officers employ mens, If any, may be dispensed
with without dctrinIent To the public service.
sec =. Had Je further enacted, That said COmmis-
sion have leave To report by bill bills other
wise each House at the next session Of Congress and
leave employ clerk at compensation not TO
exceed four L"is per day Tor the time actually needed
Approved July 81 1861.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04

sS- clergyman in Boston said, the other
day, that, when regiment vas asked how ma
ny would take copy of the Bible, every hand
was raised