The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-29

~s""eh in-SAists ueut Ccott, On -
count Of bic increasing iniirmities, relin-
gushing most Of bis vast labors, and intend
ing hereafter to act as sdviser and friend OF
the Administration. Great hopes are enter.
tsined Of Mcclellan, and we trust the pso.
pie will not be disappointed, and that be may
be better supported than Mcdowell vas By
such men ~ Miles, Tyler, Schenck, Richard
son, &C., 10.
From the Third Regiment..Hen
Ahermnn Accidentally shot.
Our correspondent ut Camp Williams,
Ohilliccthe, No., says that on the evening Of
the 24'h, Henry Sherman, Of Knoxville, 9th
Corporal 10 Co. B, vas accidentally shot
while asleep. A bullet passed through his
intestines and lodged in bis right breast !;
three bnck-shot went into bic arm aud broke
it badly. After the shot Shermsn lived an
hour, and Suffered much pain. lie vas con.
hdent from the 6rst that be could not live.
and said so. No Surgeon was present at tho
hrss, but soon DIR. Edwards came and told
him that he could not live. Sherman said
he was prepared to die, and that it vas bet
Ter II was him than some other, unprepared
TO die. Also on looking up be recognise ed
hn most ultimate friend, James NJ Paul.
To bin he said, "Mat,, must die; tell a 9TH
er OF my death, and tell her, too, vas pre-.
pared to die" To the soldier bows be said
"bsys, We came here 20 fight for our conn
try, but bow | am shot and can fight with
you no more; but, boys, DON'T one of you
turn from the fell Of battle until the stars
and stripes font over evsry place in tbese
United States" HIS last words were. .My
mother oh, twill killher!'' A post mortem
eKs'nin asinn -wass bed Ha~.s
badly cot to pieces. In the morning be vii;
be started for home with some few OF hi.
friends. We soldier boys looked upon the
corpse OF secessioniss with degree Of ss..
isfaction. but when we witness the death OF
orr bes. men, all felt like weeping.
We have been throwing up a brea.tworl
o.day trying to make our position az secur.
- possible.
The ssck at the hospital are mending some.
what.
Congress-.
- WARRINGTON, July q.
HorsE.-The House passed the Senate bill
appropr'atine 5000 900 TO pay for the trans
portation and delivery az arms to loyal CIT
i1ens TO the vebellious Stases, ard the or
ganlzailon Of such persona for their protel
uon against insurrestioo and domestic vic
lence.
On motion OF Blair OF Mo. a resolutio
vas adopted calling on the Sec'y OF War
communicate letter Of Jos. Holt TO II
Pseaidsnt Of Feb. 18th, in response TO = re,
olasien Of the House requesting the ressc
for assembling U. s. troops at the seat
Government.
House went into committee OF the Who
on the direct tar BILL
Surprise 81 the state Forces Nes
Sturgeon.
Intelligence Vas resolved in thie CITY ye
terday, that company A, OF COL. Palmer
l4th Ills. regiment, the dsy before, surpris.
and cut to. pieces body OF State troop
numbering some 400 or 500, three mies ia
side OF Sturgeon, Boone county, on the Nor,
Missouri railroad.
Nsppears that companyA come OF who
were mounted, had been sent down the Nor
Missouri road on = scout, and that thew CAR
upon the State force unobserved,s the hors
men 90 one side and footmen on tho othe
saSs surrounding tnsm, when thew fred. hi
ing IS, woundinR . number and took sever
PRISONERS, among the latter Gas the Oantai
one Davis. Who vas brought down 70 Colon
Iorchin's camp at Palmyra, Yesterday NOR
Ing, whore he 10 now retained prisoner
war.
Tbs Federsi troops only had One N,
woaDded. private, who received : de-
wound in the leg. The number killed on |,
opposite 81 3e may be- .om swhst exsg crate
bat that tbe surprise and route Of Tue SITS
forsAe. and capture Of the Captain, ac,ual
occurred, csnaot be doubted. - llannib
Messenger, 20th.
ExoDUs on NsoRoEs yson RAILS Gov
lsarp thst from $50 to 200 negroes ha
bssn t.ken ffon the nsighborhood OF Mad
seville spd other parts Of Rails Co., Sou
~ their oWaers, since the comm sncsnept
- Ae1obies N tbs Seose.
IL this sxodus oontinpss, Clsib. Jacks
eud Iii sminions will aeon have Missouri y
esbjecs, without 'feiGgsf" 10 her nans,
~ On 70 ihsir much eosstsd Southern 90
falFssJ.- HansibAl Masassesr.
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