The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-16
KEOKUK IOWA :MoNDAY,JUNE l6 1862

able citizens were kidnapped at their FIRE.
sides and in their fields while at work,
and fastened together by chains around
their necks, were driven like cattle to the
headquarters of Governt Rector BY the
tyrant minions Of the Confederate govern
ment. And yet such atrocities, ontdoing
the horrors of the Middle Passage, .
~'re perpetrctel under circumstances
that would disgrace the barbarities of Il 4
most hardhearted Algerine pirate, in
Seafcy aud Van Buren, counties. within
the last Twelve month. The atsid1vits of
Mr.. Smith, who WAS among the twenty
seven thus chaiscd in Van Buren county,
and of Mr.. kurkendall, chained with
eighty three Of his neighbors, in Searcy
county, aud driven to Little Rock, placed,
by the circumsta nsial and ,nittutt
character of the details given, the 1.cts
narra,el beyond all dispute. Both of
these men are honest and distinguished
FIR prob.ty Of character among their
rmishbors. The affidavits were taken by
Judge Advocate Noble.
ARRIVAL OF posrooN TRAIN.
A pantoon train has reached The army.
1t was much needed IN crossing the many
rivers that obstructed our marches.
BLUEDAY.
Orderly Sergeant Charles Robinson,
reported among the killcd Of the 4th
Iowa, in the rebel charge ON twenty of
our pickets at Browns ferry, Red river,
last week, has returned TO camp alive and
well. At the time of the attack he was
about to plunge into the river and cross
to the opposite side, when his horse was
shot dend under him. In this dilemma
he crouehed behind log up 10 his neck
| in the river, aud remained in this posi-
ton ten dre&ry. terrible hours. While
here he heard Murdock. one Ut our men,
cry out to the rebels, "For Goods sake
don't kill me-" The Sergeant durisg the
day counted 600 rebels ut one time on the
opposite side. The balance OF our nlen
are probably prisoners.
ARRIVAL FaoM RoLLA
MAJOR T. T. MeKenny, of Gen. Cur
lis staff, Capt. Griffith, just appointed
by Gov. knkvood to the Captalncy of
the 1st Iowa battery, and Capt. Cole Of
the 3D. Iowa cavalry, arrived here from
Rolla yesterday. These gentleman give
some particulars OF things on the route
! senty miles this side of Rolla they saw
the wrecks of eight wagons chopped ID.
pieces by Coleman . entrril&fs or tie
10Th ultimo. The content, consisting
of provisions were destroyed.
SMART BOY IN FIx
Capt. Griffith bagged a boy thirteen
years old ON the way, who had been
counting the wagons and numbers in
uen OF the train ahead. and tried to CO.
cape into the brush. The boy confessed
that his father was with Coleman, and
thst he (boy) had been taken prisoner be-
fore. Major McKerny asked him if he
was not ashamed to be rebel? Smart
boy replied, "That's my fix; gives q
chaw tabacky."
SMART GIRL DITTO.
That night May 8lst.) the party stop
ped at a house, where, among the soldiers
en- route for BatesviIie was q drummer
boy"who possessed feminine features, deli
cate fingers and wore gaiter shoes. Curiosl-
ty was aroused, and it is sverred that the
person mentioned proved TO belong to
the opposite sex. The conjecture was
sustained BY several in.tinetiys little i'm
pudences which betrayed the character
Of the sex. such AS weltiag the fugers
and smoothing the hair in tho region Of
the spit curls,' awkwardiy essayiug to
whistle when closely observed, DC.