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A" New England Girl gives her views Of thC
Wabash country a. follows:

4" New England Girl gives her views Of the
Wabash country ds follows:
Great western waste Of bottom land,
Flat as q phncaire, rich as grease!
Where gnats are full ss big as toads,
: And skeeters full as big as geesel
o lonesome, windy, grassy place,
Where bulihloes and snakes prevail
The first with dreadful looking face,
The last with dreadful sounding tail.
ia rather live on Camel's Rump
Aud be q Yankee beggar,
Than where they NEVER see stump,
And shnlre to death with iever'n ager.
! Az apothecary, who has q very reliable clock
n be store, Is much annoyed by boys running in
toinqNire The time Of day. The other evening
little shaver came in with the usual
Please, sir, tell me what time II Is 7"
why, I gave you the time not minute ago y
40 the astonished apothecary.
Yes SIR" replied the lad, T" but this Is for an
ethef womanr
II 9 said an editor in Glasgow prints oil bis
Ma,se,o1s accounts Of murders, elopements and
gperles on india-rubber paper, 30 that his reader
oe able TO stretch these stories to any length
IA pleases them.
Ftpsy IriShmhn, leaning against lamp-post
~ mne1el procession was passing by, was asked
W ~ 1as deadl "l can't exactly say SIR" said
Res.MSass Sas presume Il must be the jinteman il
6sone queer kllow who has tried them says -
a. are two sorts Of wine In Stuttgardt: "a
osa.S ooe = Ike swallowing an angry cat ths
is;i. me palling The animal back Sgain BY thl
, 1861-06-06
When Love IL Kind.

Whea love b kind, But should see
CheeFiul and free, Love giV'n to rove
Loys's sure 10 hnd To two or three,
welcome from me. Then-gOOd-by, Love.
But when love brings Love must, In short,
. HsaFtaehe or pang, Keep fond and true,
IeArl, and such thinGs, Through good report,
Love maY 70 hangl And evil, too.
n Love can sIeh nse, here swear,
EoP one Alone Young Love maygo
Wen piaa0ed ami For Aught care
10 be that enc. 10 Jericho.
, 1861-06-06

A good joke is told Of a member Of one of the
volunteer companies which came down here lately,
says Pensacola paper, and VIC think Il was q
Mississippi company, and is said TO be fact.
Being accustomed to fresh water, living 10 the in
terror, and not having been in the Gulf Of Mexico
before, he was in blissful ignorance Of its briny
properties. Getting up in the morning, as usual,
to perform his daily abutions. he drew bucket
Of water, sat it down near some Of his comrades,
and retired for soap ani towel. Returning with
these articles he sonsed into the bucket Of water,
hands and face. Recovering from the shock, and
rubbing his burning eye-balls, he exclaimed al
can whip the d-d rascal that sated this water.
A man can't draw bucket Of water and leave il
for a few moments without some prank is played
on him." Dashing the water aside, he left amid
the shouts and ieers Of his companions, who had
been silently watching him.
"The first time took my oldcs, boy 10 church.
when he was two-aDd-a-half yCars Ole" said min.
istcr's vie, =" managed with caresses and irOwns
and candy to keep him very still till the sermon
was half finished. BY this tim, his patience was
exhausted, and he climbed TO his feet, and stood
on the seat looking at the preacher (his father
quite intently. Then, as if he had hit upon n Ger.
tain relief for his troubles he pulled me by the chin
to attract my attention, and exclaimed in distinct
voice, Mamma, make papa say Amen"
The French tribunals have decided that wo.
man, who marries liberated convict, in igno-
rance Of his former conviction, is entitled TO q
decree cf nullity Of marriage on the ground thai
the cause Of nullity Is not restricted to the "phy
sical, but extends also to the "civil person,
which is seriously affected by conviction fOr
felony.
Madam" said a druggist the other day to a
lady who was examining some cologne, " ! assure
you Il is an excellent article; and il you will con
descend to approximate the extreme extension o.
your probOscis TO the unclosed oree Of the bottle
you will perceive the truth Of my assertion"
A fellow in an oblivioGs state took up his lodg
ings on the sidewalk. He woke next morning
and STRENGTHENING himself. looked at the ground OF
which be bad made his couch. "Well," said be
If ] bad pick ar, would make up my bed"
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handsome veiFet pile carpets are poW sold -
England at seventy.hve cents per yard koer
money about hall what Is asked icf tnem y
New York.
On the 18th February The Feiagees, Koapih
klaPke, PereEel; Turf and Miehasl noltalh
were elected by the inhabitants Of kecskemes
Hungary, to represent the town Fse abd.
An unhappy British merchant writes to
London paneF his Complaints oI YSt,ISle eltravsI
oance. and saws his three daurhters, cloihSa go
him RlO. 900 ber annutb., He brsiehds tkSf ~
wouldn't afuinble n his dinner Was alEaTS
dressed as well as his family. -. -,
Pins TX has inst received as present : splen:
did diamond necklace. tbe propeity II ( tFtnch
lady. lately deceased. and 4 oualEiiy of whit 4
London ball River nsed to cali . articles of bi9g
otry and virtue" also a present from lady 81
Osmio. e.5s 20 5ss'sf4
.Gss..i
tIne sun reSeivee ior refers fencel hem Al
n Perts o. ne eatno,ic worio, amosng 2 4pvVss
o9y seua' y scaol @ sDos. one coaIrl ~.
soos tnat sne sum = iaI Sut"eighee ~ tneyaS
number Of prayers niat nave oeen onered uP
over y rs hcr enemies" ''' '''N-'i - -'''
&c !, ", q. .siLi ~
Two men " FRANCE tooE shelter n e.barn tor
the nlghI, ana 70 the morning one Q, tnem vas
iound oead win ~ gasn on ms heaa. ms eompen.s
ION was arrested lot tne supposeu erlms, pys pter
tested ms lnnocSnSe, an9 On ezaminaton mole
was discovered IN tnc Tooi, aho tne msteone slqne
whieh caused tne gasn VS. alterWaros iouna
near where the man vas lying.
The subject Of air engines. St6rIines md Ii.
lessons, Is being considerably discussed By tha
English engineers Eminent irca ship builder
s?y tnat ~ so'ne. instances l.vOV aeclp'elea-
nVSts may oe Iound IN tne bottom q an mn
I;cL ~ ~ w ~. ~ u oo 80 y. ~.
the rivets so beheadOd, and open an inlet ioT he
sea Many persons suppose thitirOhshlpe Rillf
after u ne, cease 10 be hnilC "a .5s :,
The ola sbs;cstra Fo,ncyor AZ d,,at,,. re,,,;.,
nahut nov COVERING y tne iass ssaee oI senlti
y.c Vn ms 9aiIy Walk recently he was encoun. /,
teFeu ny Hungarian, VINO, ~ nls appFoacna /.
took his mantle on, and q "a haleish, spread
on tne ground ior ms majesty % implant his ioot
steps, 9o,ng profound homage thus % the only {
!ecOgnAaole mug 81 nunsnry, none elee having 9
oeen CROWNED at frtsourg Or Buda with ne ~ q
creo dlanSm en- OF hing step9en sner Q1e Z.
lance o. lhe coronation oath % uphold he nshlp
anu 'mniunhles 0i mat kingdom. - n -,
Mrs. Ryyes. the niece Of Cieorre nj haa oh.
tai0ed ;.so26;i;o 81 hsr les;,;,n.. 9o,,,
MatrimoniaI Cause Conrt In f.Sndos snS 1hsre. 9
y comes INTO possession o. the rese1snes q !ss
VI Lansasss5 ~ ~. .meehehs 70 ~ -
~ - - y lio -
Ioya' nlts nnl,s enI lrLlces q I,Sy.noeia3H :
snu DucneSY y Lanea1.eI, ana w 9rane.rii
Is.i ~ y ne nal.9
~ NJ y, ~ 49, 1snfy tLsasI
y Dsss =, ,Soon Hno aiee in,s1'l'ss
in 'ne yeAI AtSV'
Mr.. Michelet, who, in bis last work. "a
Mer, has spoken eloquentiy q the benefits 81
sea bathing 10 weakly children, writes 70 "a
Presss that the Goyernment a discls.inS ~ ,-e.
feet Of forming establishmenta lor rirrvlnc c',a 4
his views in this respect. He ads lk1i fbS (,
matter may be turned 70 good account iof lKe
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IN. ,ouare 40 lines or Iess) ArSt insertion % o.
Each subsequent Insertion, w
deduction Of Fv per cent the above rates to yearly
adVertlsers. -
msl Inserted At less rate than e25 per annum.
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15

Further Intelligence from Western
Missouri fails to dlspel the existing IN.
certainty respecting Prices designs
His army is now reported to be about one
hundred miles south of Fremont's, which
has advanced beyond Upton, and is in
swift pursuit
The report that Price and McCnlloch
had joined their forces, is contradicted by
the statement that such a junction is ex-
rected by the rebels to take place at Sac
river. This could not occur till about
the 2oth inst, before which time Fremont
will probably compel battle.
The public patience may be additional
ly taxed by the fact that the tclegraphists
are forbidden to tell u Of Fremont's move
ments This, however, cannot add mate
rally to the principal delay Of intelligence
experienced in getting news from the army
across the long reach Of country beyond
the telegraph lines Mo. Dem.
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15

Aatce Ia hereby given ttst by virtue or authority
vested "a tle ht 1hattte Mortgage from James Web
ster y e, on the following j.. rsonat pr,p~rs wit.
one steam Engine aud sas Mill. all conn lete and Ia
running order comprising boiler, firing apparatus aud
all The hKtares on aud about said ALL IN
GER aud duly executed and aekBou ieaeed the 1th
as of actobef, A. u. 1859 and flied for record Tho
same das at 2aa O'Clock r. m, and duls recorded In
VII OF sale bpek Mo- 81 page 40 II the Records OF
Lee County Iowa. si heokuk aud Conditioned " The
ttasmri Of his prtni-sary Hblc to for the Of
near $s4s via e44s ~ lUu with the Of 10
per cent. Per RnnHm, dated January 3Hsh I%5r. f9y
mistakc described AZ ed March grth lsse and pas
ai. eight months after date six the date
81 thenortgagr and conaiulng-a power 10 me To take
possession OF and sell sald properly, for cash, de-
faut o such pay ment by giving weeks notice OF
the time, place aud terms of sale in newspaper
published Ia Lee county. Iowa. | will on THURSDAY
be ii Il day OF October. In6I bet The hours
oseioes n IN. aud o'clock y sell said personal
property at pnbtc outery the residence OF David
lte on The north west quarter of section snty four
"a In township sxty-rix f6G) north range west,
Lee county, Iowa. where said property is hav.
lhg Deem removed from the south west quarter ~
section twenty "ne III IN township sixty. CT
n"rth' range seven west In said county. where said
pfnPtTlY Whs)for cash 10 the highest bidder, II pay
on SAID note and Int rest the time OF payment there
OF having long since passed and The Npme being long
pasldne wholly unpaid and still my Property: also
costs ~ this sale.
heoIak, oet. :. is6i. ROBERT GALLOWAY.
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15
From California.
Pacific Springs. o.

Pacific Springs, Oct. y
The Pony Express, with California
dates to the. Sth inst, passed here this
morning.
Business in San Francisco is daily i'm
proving.
Gen. Sumner has issued his proclama-
ton ordering the occupation Of the u. S.
military forts Of the Department by yolun-
tcers and concentrating the regular forces
at convenient points for their embarkation
to Panama. The horses and equipments
of the regulars at the Dalles will be turned
over to the Oregon volunteer cavalry.
The Los Angeles Star OF the 18th nlt.
announces the arrival of several families
OF cmigrants from Texas These are but
the advanced portion Of some lo8 emi-
grant wlgons from the same State. 1t i
stated that Western Texas will be almost
depopulated during the present year
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15
NHERlFF'S SALE

STATE OF IOWA. IKs eoesfY-SN
~ Strst ~ special execution 10 directed .saea
rs hw Clerk oj lax btrt Court IN sad runntY. IL
favor ~ Henry IuwEa arathst 81 R Fera faHs
ssa decree ssansl Margaret Fnrsl. lnhn III s4.llt.
ssB. " ". u Iarrenee an4 Tbamax nas4sg have
trtiea UPON, aha M sri tfs highest blaa nj the
jour of the CLERKS oiee o. tie ssret Court Or
Isuaty, Iowa. al ksokak ia said county, on the 18Th
iaY 81 November, A. II. is6i, between the hours Of
clock a IA and o'clock y, m. of said day. cOu-
msnttIE at % clock - the following property,
to.~h Lpt No. ten iul and ten Ef0l feet nflot No.
eieyeb " loinng LOT No. tsn 10 OF block Mo- ~
tits 81 heWkak. ir- ennnt and Io~a with ali
thf buildings thereon aAtd property s located the
noYthesrt@rs side Of Bionaeau street between III and
4th streets, or much shall he necrssar, pay on
said debt Interest and easts ncfpaihg The aaif
A~i due in ibis ease and II there h~ any sarptus left
afer paying % said sum ~ tros 1.l9 9Th interest
and costs that same be applied To the payment VI the
noss not yef due. lhe fee In this 80
l. 1hieh reference II made.
TAKEN, levied upon AM 10 be sold b, order a cou,
~ sattsft said viii Of ufrxecation.
keokuk; Oct. ~. lral.
III, If. GRIFFITH
Shefin al fLoe County. Iowa.
oetl1d Bs J p. KsiaHr Deputy.
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15

lhe great Secession army, commanded
by Gen. Price, which was to seize Jeffer-
son City, capture ST. Louis, and drive ey-
cry Fedaral soldier from the soil OF Mis-
souri,, has departed The Confederates
are fleet Of foot. and move with extraordi-
nary celebrity They are all a-dodging
Nobody knows precisely how far they may
not have got by this time, but it is very
certain they have taken the road farthest
eft from Gen. Fremont and his columns.
They will not stop aid show fight, if they
can help il, Arkansas is considered a
safer spot than Missouri. And SO ends
one phase OF the movements Of the blus-
tering, Dragging, Dlsunion 'dare .deyils.'
We do not wonder that many of the
followers of the rebel army have become
Disguised with the tomporlzlng, dllatory
and delusiye policy of the secession lead
ers, and deserted The forces of Gen
Price, which numbered fifty thousand OF
upwards at Lexington, have been reduced
10 forty thousand or less. The promises
Of jackson and Co have not been kept
and the Union prospects are Frightening
day by day. Every one must sec that
although the fonfederates may be able te
commit unnumbered depredatons in some
portions of Missouri--may harass and me.
mace the loyal citizens for some time Ion.
ger attempt to conquer or subdne
the State is an enormous failure The en-
envy knows and feels it. He would b.
glad, no doubt, to have the Federal Gov
ernment submit to so important tract o.
country, but can have no hope bcyone
such a REIMBURSEMENT b the War De
partment at Washington. The question
IL, shall the Gonfederates be allowed i,
make plaything Of Missouri? /? Gen Ere
mont will answer this question in gooe
time II Mo Rep.
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15
BY TELEGRAP
Afternoon Report.


new OTk, ocI. 10.
The Herald's special Washington dis
patch from Banks and Stones columns
state that the rebels do not appear to be
making any demonstrations on the Nir-
ginia side of the Potomac. 1t is reported
that one of our men was killed this morn
ing in scouting party from Gen. Smith $
command, near Fairfax Court House
One of the rebels was seen to fall from his
horse, ard several others were picked up
and carried away, bearing the marks of
our sharpshooters.
Intelligence from our Mexican Minis
ter is to the effect that the Mexican Gov
ernment has asked for loan from our
Government of from s 1000, 900 to 10, ,O0O,-
900. Mr. Corwin regards it highly impor
tant Just at this time that Mexico should
have the money to pay interest on her
English debt, and thus release her fro-
her present embarrassment
IIerald's dispatch says our Government
is determined to stand by Mexico at all
hazards and protect her against encroach-
ments by foreign powers, Our Govern
mcnt has addressed communications to
England, France aud Spain to know what
their intentions are, to which no response
has yet been received.
Copies ofletters of various Indian Chiefs
to the Government agents have been re-
ceived, all Of which breathe loyal sentl-
ments and determination to stand by the
Government Efforts are being made to
hold conference on the Usage river with
all the chiefs in regard to their future pol
icy. Rebel agents are very busy among
them, but, il is stated, all the Indians who
are in arms against the t. s. have been
coerced,
Capt Emory ID. Bryant, of the Third
Michigan volunteers. who was arraigned
and tried by general courtmartial upon
the charge of violating the AID article of
war, in leaving his camp without the con-
sent of his commanding officer, and re-
naming out all night, was found not
guilty.
The Herald's special states that Wm.
Baird, late Clerk in the Auditors office,
and man named Martin, lately .tac totum
Of Jake Thompson, have been arrested
and imprisoned in Richmond as spies
Both are traitors.
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15

EDITOR GATE CITY-.Str In your
issue of the Sth inst. notice statement
in regard to the release of one Powelson,
which does great injustice to Lieut.. Col
Holmes, and / have concluded to give you
true statement of the facts in the case
This man Powelson had no authority from
me to recruit for my Regiment, and took
the horses without any authority whatever
from me- And it was done without my
knowledge or consent, or the consent OF
any of my officers, as far as / know As
for the mule Powelson says he traded for
the bay horse sold to Mr. Gum of your
city, never authorized him or any one
else to take horses and mules from my
command and dispose of them, but, on the
contrary, we are purchasing both horses
and mules for the use of the Regiment
From the best information can get, and
from his own statement he made to some
of my officers, he has never belonged to
any organized company. but has been moth
ing more or less than camp follower,
first with one regiment, and then another,
through the whole State
A great many contraband horses have
disappeared very mysteriously on our
march to and from tue Hannibal 4 St Jo
r r., and | believe them to have been
taken by just such men, who have follow
ed us for the purpose Of plundering and
stealing.
only regret that We were SO situated
that we could not appear against him be-
for he was discharged Being so far from
the Railroad, and it requiring SO large an
escort, we did not feel disposed to divide
our forces without it was actually neces
sary.
AS to the arrest originating from per-
sonal difficulty between him and Col. |
Holmes, am satisfied that il is not true.
as Colonel Holmes informs me that he had
an acquaintance with rowclson previous
to he day Of his arrest. and all the words |
that passed between them were in regard
to the horses. And | consider he did his
duty as an officer of my Regiment, and
only regret that Powelson was released
without an examination. !
Yours respectfully,
ID. MORE.
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15
GENERAL ORDER NO. SO.

ApJ'T GESERAL's OYrItr THE STAru or IowA,t
DAVENPORT, Oct. Sd, Ir6l
Information has been received al this ofice that per-
sons claiming to be recruiting officers from other
States are, At various points In this State, endeavor
Ing enlist citizens of this State for Military service
in other States, These persons holding ont In,
dneements ~ higher pay and higher bountes than
those provided by Law, and other Inducements as OF
clothing. arms, Ac., all Of which are false and un-
founded. by means Of these pretences citizens OF
State led to abandon the service Of their
deprving themselves of the support Of the
State and the State ~ their services The citizens o
Iowa subject to military duty warned net TO ens
under any such persons and all such persons here
by strictly forbidden to continue such enstmeBts
their peril The officer al Dubuque, enlisting ons
company for the Lyon Regiment Is not embraced In
this order.
Bv order Of the Commander IN Chief
N. b. BAKER, AdJt Genl OF Iowa
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15
Louisville, Oct. II

Louisville, Oct. II.
The Evening News learns, upon unques-
tlonaDle authority, that Breckenridge,
Preston, Johnston, Williams, Hawes,
Moore, and other secession notabes, are
organizing large rebel camp at Peters
burg, Floyd county. 1t says they have a
force Of 5000 or 1000 men, whom they
are drilling eight hours per day and that
they are alarming the mountaineers by
circulating incredible stories as to the in
tention of the Government. The News
asks the Government to place promptly
the requisite iorcein the Mountains, around
which the Union men may rally.
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15

The Union men of Marion have cover
ed themselves all over with glory. 1t is
no fault of theirs that the traitorous Neal
made Lis home in that county, and what
ever disgrace may unavoidably attach to
the place of his RESIDENCE, is somewhat nit
igated by the fact that the people have
given majority of 800 against him
This, added to the Democratic majority of
100 last year, shows a change Of 400 votes.
And If We add TO this the two hundred or
three hundred Union men who have gone
TO the war from that county, it evinces a
very strong patriotic element in Demo
cratic Marion.
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15

Washington, Oct l..
In consequence Of reports yesterday of
large rebel force west Of LewinssiIle,
under circumstances 10 induce the belief
that they intended an attack, the various
divisions on the Virginia side have since
been put in position to meet the enemy.
Up to noon to-day the excitement has been
intense in consequence of rumors of a bat
tie, of actual and meditated hostilities, but
the alarm has since gradually quieted.
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15

Thy error, Fremont, was to act
plain mans part, without statesmnnstact,
And taking counsel but of common sense, ~
To strike al cause. as well as consequence.
SO take thou courage God has spoken through
thee,
lrrevocable, the mighty words, RE YRKrl
The land shakes with them, and the slaves dull ear
Turns from the rice field stealihilyto hear.
Whowould recall them now must first arrest
The winds that blow down from the free North
west,
Running The Gulf; or, like scroll, roll back
The Mississippi TO it's upper springs.
such words fulfli their prophecy, and lack
but the full time TO harden into things.
WHITTIER,
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15


The Richmond Enquirer says the trans
formation of the jamestown into a war
vessel is progressing rapidly. Passengers
from Norfolk and Richmond gave gloomy
accounts of affairs. The government
agents had purchased nearly all the coffee
in Norfolk and Richmond, for the soldiers
Benz. Huger, formerly commanding the
arsenal at Parkcrsburg, has been commits
stoned Major General in the rebel army.
Some of the prisoners captured near
Hatteras had arrived at Norfolk, among
them Isaac w Hart, Quartermaster of
the 10th Indiana Regt., Capt. keefer of
the same, also sergeant Barkett and twelve
privates from Indiana and Illinois regi-
ments. Those captured at Chlcamacomlco
include Sergt.- Major Comfy, four ser
geants, two corporals, and thirty
privates of the 10th Indiana Regt
The daily Gate City., 1861-10-15

st. Louis, Oct. 13.
In the Convention, yesterday, Hen
bricks, from the committee on elections in.
troduced bill to postpone the State
election until the first Monday in August,
1862, and providing for continuance Of
the present provisional government of the
State, Governor and Secretary Of State
in Office until their successors be duly elee-
ted and qualified. The balance of the day
was occupied by speeches from Uriel
Wright and Mr.. Birch.