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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-20

rr- The rebel pilot of the Merrimac
has procured the same situation on one OF
our gunboats.
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TINITED STATES MARSHAL'S

SALE.
UNITED Stairs or AnEaIcA, DIsTaIcT4 OF IowA.--m.
By y,rtne OF An execution 10 me directed issued BY
the Clee 81 the Distrtct Court OF the Usked 6stes
for the Son2 Div iaion Of the Distct of lwA snd
Ds&ieyGf havs levied upon. ana WI sslts 10 the
highest bidder, 1T the door Of the Clerk Once Of the
Bftet Court Of the United Sstts for the district Of
IswA ut Ke0kuh In - ID District the 2st day ~
june A. b. 1e62 betWeen the hourh oi O'Clock A. ~.
and O'Clock r NJ Of said day. tho following pr pryiy
ta). the rst survey OF the town Of Abba, Monroe
county, Iowa.
Taken aud levied upon tho property Of A. q.
Seimxn TO satisf, said writ OF execution.
keokuk. Nay 18th, 1852.
H. NJ HOXIE, u. 8. MirshaI.
may9O-din By HAxKr YuLToN, Depusy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-20

H Perhaps every one does no. know
tina, bess-vax rubbed on when The iron is
moderately heated. and the iron anartlyt
rubbed on wooden cloth, will remove
rust entirely. r as
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-20

A New NAME-The Nashville Union
calls the rebel league "thc great South
ern Skedaderacy
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Tvs KNOW not wnKaE EIAR MrcH AuTn1yQsIc
NTukIIs1Hca Nv fAE 1sxtLtpA CAN ID osfxaHED."
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No orHsR WORK rossEssEs TnE vALuK wssFi
OF RRERRKncH. = NIL :.
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"IT.Is RELIABLE, COMPLETE, 4 DEsIRABLE.",
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EG AL NOTICE.

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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19

unparalleled, Bur the means used fer the
destruction Of oar army, in the event of
our beating them back inside their works
m a fight are not surpassed by any hea-
then nation known 10 exist. The b ufs
on the north end of theic works are from
two hundred and fifty 10 three hundred
feet high, and extend up the river at that
helshth some DISTANCE. Outside their
works Ior some distance, Is a sloping plain,
which has been cleared OF all trees and
underbruSh, and would be the only az
proach for our infantry in case we should
come 10 Il hand -to-haud fight .. .--..
Alter two days exploration for Internal
machines, and TO discover where the bluff
hld been mined, as was reported to have
been done, Capt Sehmitt and & company
OF the 18th regiment discovered ridges of
new earth, similar 10 ridges which are
formed by covering up water pipes in
city, and traced them 20 Il cavern Effect
Inc an entrance be found a strong frame
covered with earth to att ract no attention
Inside this. with the ass SSistanee of a light
he found implements similar to those used
III telegraph Office, with wires running
IN dozen different directions Follow
M the raised rows of earth he soon came
to spot where something had evidently
tcen buried. Digging down some FIVE
feet he came to large iron cAsk. about
three feet high, and II loot aud a half
through, in shape as near a, can he de-
scribe to Il well formed pear, with Az
iron cap fastened with s screws. Taking
off the cap were found grape cannister.
AMI S-pound shell surrounded iv about
two bushels of coarse powder Ga tho
bottom of the clsk there was wooden
box containing several batteries, with
hollow wires attached to two larger wires,
covered with Il substance iupervious to
water, connecting with the cavern befo 70
spoken OF y dozen of these iron pots or
cases were thus united with this cavern
Half a dozen of these caverns have
been found and probably seventy five or 9
hun T. ot these internal machines are
thus buried III the earth, some distance
from the enemy works, and the time to
be exploded would tie when our Infantry
II d driven them inside their works, Il sel-
tinel would give the operator inside tho
cavern the 81 cnal, and he would send the
electric spark through all .he wires and
decamp The result may lie imaginel-
W ho.e regiments could thus lie blown up
AM sent to eternity, without even a chance
u escape The discoveries. rs far as
made are all on the north and northeast
portion OF their works. Probably other
parts Of their works arc similarly mined.
Fortunately their fendish designs were
discovered in time, and no damage has
been done by soldiers who arc constantly
o. the lookout for discoveries and might
b accident have sent of the train
Another class OF Internal machines.
called torpedoes, have been discovered an
chored IN the river They are round,
about three feet lon- and 4 foot and half
in diamater, with one end tapering off to
point The river il very high, and the
number cannot be made out 1t took 3
steamers days to sink what are in the
rive The very high stage OF water has
prevented any damage to either gunboat
or TRANSPORT
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19

pits. Here formed in line, supported by
the Eleventh Ind, tour Regiment had had the
advance and done all the fighting and sent
back for reinforcements, our Colonel. com
manding the Brigade, being determined to
storm their intrenchments and take their hill.
| The reinforcements not coming up, we waited
here till nghtfal, the rebels firing grape, she'll
and canister at US as often as our skirmsh-
ers (behind stumps and logs on the brow of
let them load up At nightflll we fell back
a hundred yards into the woods and stacked
arms, and slept, tried to sleep, without
fires. 1t was understood on all hands that in
the morning were to storm the main part
Of the encmy's works the left wing, before
which were in position, our Regiment still
N the lead, supported by five thousand in
fntry and one battery of artillery. At day
light we moved forward, and pr, parations
were rapidly being made for the desperate
struggle that was TO decide all. As we came
in sight of the enemy's works, just looking
for shower of grape and canister to greet
US from the cannon before US, not more than
two hundred yards off, we were met by flag
Of truce. The Fort had surrendered, That
day and night we spent in the Fort, and next
day were marched back here through mud
knee deep Our loss in this Regiment was
only seven killed and thirty-six wounded In
my Company one was killed and seven
wounded, five badly. E. R. OTIS
TT Heiman, Ky, Feb. 2lst, '62
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19
The Negroes at Pert RoyaI.

The rep0rtt5f the Government agent at
Port Royal SFMr. f. L. Pierce, has been
published. In the fifteen islands which
came under Alr Pierces inspection, there
are two hunsire plantations. maintaining
in all a black population estimated at from
eight to ten thousand The districts, as
far as the former white residents could
III Ike it, W : entirely rebel and the aues-
ton which the government agent has had
before him is what to do with the property
and the negroes attached to it, so that the
first may be made profitable, and the last
under snch tutelage as may enable them
to act for themselves in he new pndition
INTO which the rebellion has brought them
Their present intellectual and moral char
acter Mr.. Pierce seems t. have very care
fully inquired INTO and we may here re-
mark that the statement which he makes
bears, in its plain unvarnished outlines
the stamp Of truthfllness
The moral deficiencies apparent are
those which might be expected in such Il
neglected community INCLUDING naturally y
more or less Of promiscuous intercourse
between the sexes. But a fair share Of
honestyand truthfulness were found among
them: the latter virtue being well tested
in those cases where the pilotage Of blacks
was found necessary.
Mr.. Pierce recommends for the mana~e-
me OF the property-and with view to
the training of the negroeS-the appoint
ment Of responsible men as supcrinteud-
ents over the various plantations whose
duty should partake Of parental nature.
the negroes receiving instruction. kind
treatment, and a small rate of WAGES. rang
in2 from 70 cents per diem, according to
their merits
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19
Death o. Gifted Blind Girl.

karly, bright transient fresh as morning dew
She sIarkied and eIiIaled and went 10 heaven
Miss Ellen Emmons for fifteen wears an
inmate Of the Kentucky Institution for the
Blind, most of tie time as a teacher Is
dead. The Louisville JournaI SAYS:
She was a poet In the best sense Of that
term, and she has rarely been surpassed
III her sphere OF music as composer
She entered the school as a little child.
dcStlt te of any instruction, but she SO
speedily Developed gifts of such rare cr-
ceilency that, at the age Of eleven years,
she was an acceptable teacher She was
but child when the Institute building
vas burned ON Broadway, but the next
morning after the disaster she composed
a d.rge upon the calamity, which has
beea justly admired for years At the
meeting Of the Legislature she sang thi.
beautiful production with such pathos
and powcr that members of the I.erisla-
ture thanked some of the trustees for not
asking for all the money in the Treasury
az an appropriation for rebuilding. for
they said that child could have drawn it
all \ great number of gifts wore be-
slowed on her as tokens Of affection and
she cherished them with devotion Year
by ye this lovely being expanded her
intellect, and charmed all who knew her
not more hy the powers Of her mind than
the loyelincss of her disposition We
have seen Catherine Hayes stand over this
child while at the piano. and weep in
thinking that such rare gifts should be
deprived Of sight Thalberc and Stra-
kosch have repeatedly declared that they
had rarely heard her equal in music. =
| When Thalberg visited the school Ellen
Emmons composed in a few hours well
come TO Thalberg, which was performed
upon his entrance into the school-room
1t drew tears from the heart Of that great
artist. and he found 1t difficult 20 tear
himsel away from the institution which
held such u gem Of musical knowledge,
and Of the most exquisite taste Among
the last Of her perform noes in instrumen-
4 tai music was on the occasion of General
/ Anderson visit to thc Institution. His
noble virtues as q man, apart from all
military fame had made a deep impress
/ sion upon Mss Emmons, and she could
not forego the pleasure of doing honor u
I him. When she, through weakness, stag
gered in her walk to the piano, the hero
of sumter sprang from his chair and hur-
! ried to her assistance. lie was moved to
/ tears in Witnessing the results Of hi, ma
/ tive State in the education Of her blind
! She had been an ardent and worthy
member of the Christian Church for
wears, and during her long illness arious
members Of that congregation did all in
/ their power to soothe the suferIngs of this
cherished sister She was patient and
accomplishing throughout all her suffer
} ints She said that her great sorrow VA.
that she could no longer use her instru-
ment nor dictate her compositions All
that was mortal Of Ellen Elnnous now
rePoses in the beautiful lot belonging to
the Institution for the Blind, in Cave Hill
Cemetery.
- Sweet harm ri < and beautiful as sweet,
And young a. heauti,1l, and soft Is Young,
And y.y soA, and innocent as ga.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19
:" a X m e :" .
CE HTERVILLE AND MANA SAS
OUR S!!!

Washington, March 1.-THE National
! InteHigencer of this morning asserts in
positive terms that we occupy Centervillc.
and that the rebels have evacuated Man
assas The IateLiigencer adds: This
news was confirmed by intelligence re
ceiyed at headquarters last night
ANOTHER DISPATCH
Washington March ll-Manassas has
been peaceablv occupied by our troops.
1t had been evacuated by the rebels
THIRD DISPATCH
Washington March 1.-The whole for
tificationS of Manassas were abandoned
and everything possible burned. FuH par
ticulars will be sent as soon as received
New York March 1.-THE Tribune
Washington dispatch last night says;
Light cavalry have been sent in pursuit
to h..rrass and track the rebel retreat 1t
is supposed to be their design to fall back
first upon Fredericksburg, and then upon
Richmond Our troops occupy Centreyille
and Fairfax Court House Tonight, Two
companies, under Maj Hatfield were or
dered yesterday morning to go to Fairfax
Court House by the Braddock road
When within mile of the place they met
the enemy, who retrcated before them.
At ) o'clock last evening they entered the
Court house, followed by full regiment
The two companies under Maj Hatfield
were then ordered back to Farr's Cross
Roads, where they net the body of the
regiment, and bivouacked for the night.
At II noon TODAY. Hatfelds 5 company
were within sight of the village and found
that it had been evacuated in the night,
leaving tents and other property behind
in large quantities.
Lieut. Alexander, of the Lincoln Caval-
ry. arrived soon after with detachment
of men, and passed on as far as Cubs
Run, three miles above Centreville, where
he discovered a vast number of tents left
standing
Washington. March 1.-THE following
orders by the President, were publish d,
hy authority, in the MteJijgencer this
morning Their Importance and bearing
are manifest:
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19
From Fort DOnelson.

MR. EDIToR
l send YOU an extract from private letter
from Lieut.. f. r. OrIs, of the Eighth No.
Volunteers, which was actively engaged in the
siege and capture Of Forts Henry and Donel-
son Coming directly from a former resident
Of this CITY, it viii doubtless be read with
interest F.
" But I ought to tell YOU my adventures
After coming here, (this Fort Is just across
the Tennessee river from Fort IIenry,) from
whence the enemy had retreated an hour be-
fore we came, we remained here in Camp till
the second dav of the siege Of Fort Donelsou.
Last Friday morning at O'clock or drums
beat the " General" At 10 o'clock we were
across the river. marching for Fort Donelson
with three DAYS rations in our havcrsacks.
and our blankets across our shoulders. We
marched through the mud fourteen miles. and
at night cncamped with our center opposite
Fort Donelson. We made our beds on the
wet ground, with our feet to the FIRE. and by
sleeping a dozen together. rested comfortably
till o'clock in the morning, when a snow
storm drove me up and kept me lowering over
the frc till daylight, at which time our Regi-
ment was moved forward and placed in posi-
ton to support a section Of STONES Battery.
Here We remained couple Of hours. our guns
occasionally firing shot, TO which the enemy
responded. but we were ont of their range.
Then came an order for our Bricada to move
forward 10 reinforce the right wing under Gen.
N"fi-rnand, which was losing ground before
a .gorous sortie of the enemy. On our way
W passed regiment af-er regiment, seven in
all. that had been in fight with the rebels du
RING the morning. and had been compelled to
retreat. in some instances with very heavy
loss. Not one word Of encourage did We
get from these beaten warriors, except in one
Regiment. the Twentieth Illinois. that had
been with rs at Cape Girardeau, and tho men
of which seemed to have a good deal Of con
fdencc in our bows. From the Others came
such remarks a. these: $50 vou're going in,
bows: well, You'll see all the fsht You want
to - here's more regiments to be cut up :"
,'vouU get hon = &c, &C.. till our mon We're
many Of thorn discouraged aud our officers
desperate andmad Atlastwe passed bnvond
our lines. and approached near where the en-
.r,v we're -nn,,sed 10 be posted. threw of
our blankets and suporfuous clothing. and
made rcadv for the fight. There were two
Regiments Of US ours and the Eleventh Ind
I was ordered forward with my Company, (of
which had command At that time) to beat
up the woods and commence the attack
Twenty rods further on we came out Of the
ravine thar had protected Us. and deployed
nv COMPANY as .kirmishers. and commenced
the ascent of hiT covered with dense under
brush and timber. In few minutes we had
driven in the enemv's skirmishers. and soon
afterwards discovered them in line of battle
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19
''You'r Right, Sir. Says Mr. McFInn gan

Two Irshmen out Of employ,
And out Of the elbow as asily,
Adrift in grocery store,
Were smoking and taking it lazily;
The one was a broth Of a boy,
Whose cheek bones turned out and turned in AGAR
His Paddy o'Tooe-
The other was Mr.. McFinnigan.
Bad luck to the rebels says Pat,
For kicking mp all Of this bobbery;
They call themselves gentlemen too,
While practicing murder and robbery.
Now. if it's gintale for TO stale.
And take all your creditors in again,
I'm glad Pm no gintleman born
You're right, sir says Mr. McFinn.gan.
The nagr States wanted row,
And now 'pon word they have got in it,
They have chosen a bed that Is hard,
However they strive TO cotton it.
Now. II It's the nagurs they mane,
By chivalry, then it's sin again
For 10 fight for a sin that's black
You're right, sir, says Mr. McFinnigsn.
Joost mind what ould England's about,
sending her troops into Canady
And all her ould ships the coast
Are ripe for ,reachery any day.
Now IL she should mix in this war
To think 50 it makes me head spin again
ould Ireland would have such chance
You're right, sir, saws Mr.. McFinnigan.
There's never an Irishman born,
from Maine to the end Of Secessondom,
But longs for a time and chance
To fight for this country in Hessian-dom.
And 50 If ould England should try
With treacherous friendship TO sin again,
They'll be all one side At
You're right, sir, says Mr.. McFinnigan
Horroo for the Union me boys
And the divil take all who would bother it,
Secession's = nagur 50 black
The divn himself ought 10 father it.
norroo FOR the boud Sixty-Ninth
Now they are bound to so in again
It's Corcoran's rescue they're at
You're right, sir, says Mr.. McFinnigan.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19

-E-Amos KandlII. in his last lottcr % the
President published in the National h,teilige,,-
cer. saws:
IF the mtsters persist in their mad and
causcless rebellion against the Constitution,
the end will he a negro community along a
portion of the L. 5 Even now, there is a
negro COLONY around Port ROYAL. under the
protection of the national forces, and its fu-
ture expansion into an organized community
depends on the obstinacy OF the planters and
the events of the war"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19

\ RicH ScENE-A day or two since, a
countryman walked into an Office of one
ot eur cities, without takeing ANY particu-
lar no Ice Of his whereabouts He took
off his "oat and cravat and threw them up
on chair, sat down crossed his Leg, and
in an authoritative toni called out.
Is that water hot =
Water, sir said the clerk, who had
been watching his movements with some
little curiosity, what water, sir? ou
must e under mistake
Mistake sir :, the d sir want to
be shaved Why do you not get things in
readiness? am in hurry
i beg your pardon sir. this is not a
barber shop, it is an exchange Office
An exchange office There must be
something wrong, by hokey asked per
son in the street where could get shared
and he directed me 10 come here.
The c'erk looked da@gers, aud the Gus
toner put on his coat and left.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19

1zg- Buckner is a liberal ,eilow At
Fort Donelson he proposed TO treat Thank
YOU. sal Grant don't induise --L2a!---
riHe J3urH1t -
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PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Washington,

EXECUTIVE MANSION. Washington
January =, 1862.
Presidents General War Order, No. l.
1t is ordered that on the twenty-second
day of February, 1862, there be general
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the United States against the insurgcnt
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is PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY,
In the old Eagle Saloon, corner af High and Vine
streets, Mineral Point, Wis, by
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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19

- At the last accounts, a regiment Of
Lvnn sAoemakers. and other 'mudsils" and
:. greasy mechanics" from Massachusetts,, the
defendants Of the Puritans, occupied the
ca hrleston Court House Virginia. whore Old
John Brown was tried. OF course, in march
ing through that section of the country.
the wretches sang the "hallcluiah chorus"
about john Browns soul, and how it is march
Ing on - The Milwaukee NeirS has the floor.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19

~ What Is the connecting link between
SeceSSi0RiSnt and RRja Darts Straits.
viii YOU take some grapes, Mon
sieur% as ed a gentleman Of a Frenchman.
No, sare, he replied, Il don't swallow
my wine in ze shape of pills
= Now, children who loves all men q
asked a school Inspector The question
was hardly put before little girl, not tuur
yeas old, answered quickly, An wo-
men
A Detroit paper mentions the arrest
Of a woman in that city. with nothing on
her person hut love letter and an ambro-
type Rather poetical and picturesque
costume
stop sir | must shoot YOU
made vow that if ever met a man u2li-
er than myself I would shoot him
Blaze away, stranger, If am uglier
than YOU | don't want 10 live
A milkman was awakened by wag
in the night with the announcement that
his best Clw was choking He forthwith
jumped mp to save the life Of h 5 animal,
when, 10 he found a turnip stuck IN the
mouth Of the pump.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19

I AwYERS, Mineral Point. iowa county. Wisconsin,
Successors u t,ahh & MrsSinore. aud Cobb Mess
more & suliuth viii etteua Is professional business
and correspondence A. he tefore Office opposite court
house, az stairs 1851