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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03
FmorI wsAeHsNGTON.
ehlngson, JUNO

WaEWEgton, jung ].
During the whole battle of this morn.
ing Prot. Lowe, in his balloon, overlooked
the scene, at an elevation of 1000 feet
Telsgraphic communication from the bal
loon to Gen. Mcclellan and in direct CON-
lnunication with the military wires was
successfully maintained. Every move
ment Of the enemy Was observed and re-
ported. This is believed TO be the first
time balloon reconnoissanccs made during
n battle have succeeded, and certainly the
first time the telegraph has been cstab-
lished in the air, TO report the movements
Of an enemy md the progress of bat
tie. The advantage to Gen. Mcclellan
has been immense.
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Baltimore, Sune !.

Mrs. Greenough and daughter, Mrs.
Baxter and Mrs. Morris, four female
traitors who have been in Washington for
some tins, were released and sent 10 Bal
timore last evening, under guard, and
left for Old Point, to be sent South. The
officers having charge of these women
took them to the Gilmore House, where
they were permitted to hold irregular
levee, and to-day they received quite an
ovation from the seccvsion women of Bal.
tinote, much to the disgust Of our Union
Daonie
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03

We call the attention of our readers 10
the extracts which we make from the
leading editorial of Mahony's. Dubuque
Herald OF few days since. Read those
extracts and note how ar.fully this old
Jesuit excites hostility to the Govern.
ment how shrewdly he counsels rebel
hon, and how boldly he declares his want
OF faith in the virtue of the people. He
speaks the sentiments of the traitor aris-
tocracy of the North and the South.
We tell the people, and the Democrats
OF Iowa, and We warn them to mark our
words, that Dennis Mahony is a plotting
traitor in the interest Of the Southern re.
belllon, and that he and Jones with other
leaders in the secret, are striving to lead
the Democracy of Iowa into revolt in aid
the arlstocracy Of the South.
The conspiracy of which Jones is the
active head in Iowa cannot much longer
conceal Its reasonable plans and opera.
tons from the Government and the
people. And when their dark plot is
brought out and exposed in the open
light OF day it will cover the valandip
hammers with infamy SO black and damn
ing that the cid blue light Hartford Con
vention Federalists will shine rs angel,
OF light in the comparison.
We have many personal friends amonps,
the Democracy and We know that there
are many loyal men in the Democratic
ranks, and We bid them beware of linkino
their good names with those Of men
whose intamy will be byword in com
ing years and with posterity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03
WASHINGTON .Ippe

Times Washington correspondent says,
Gen McClelan's dispatch to the War De-
partment was read here amidst great excite
ment, stating thatthe attack ON us by the
rebels before Richmond was made early
this morning and created immense excite
ment in the city is every where the subject
Of animated discussion and has given rise
to thousand rumors, each Of which has
its earnest advocate. One story is that
the gunboats have forced their way to
Richmond and command the city while
our troops are rapidly entering it. An
other is that we have possession of the
first line of the enemies works and are
vigorously Smelling the city, but Mt this
writing nothing is really known to be Of
fetal. The general impression is that
Richmond has not yet fallen or not in
our possession but our position is strong
and ! am satisfied that our flag will in a
few hours wave over the doomed city.
Trbunes@ Dispatch
The rebels showed themselves on the
Potomac opposite Maryland heights last
night. but were scattered bya few dis-
charges from the nine inch Dahlgren
manned by sailors which was planted on
tho heights, they were not prepared to
lind the gunboats up there
The question whether TO exclude news
paper correspondents from the lines of
our army in the field is being seriously
discussed in war councils here
Lieut.. Frank Davis ofthe 3rd Virgins
Cavalry was dispatched Sunday last With
a small squad to open communication be-
tween the land forces and the gun boats
opposite City Point on James River, and
he accomplished his object in so hand
some manner. with such difficulty Of
doing it that he has been thanked by the
commanding General in public order
The Lieut.. reports the Galena very much
cut up by the enemies shoi, the battery
on shore engaged was mounted with
30 large guns. A lot Of shot are still
sticking in her below the water line
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ililsssHALLRCK,s ARMY.
HxlIeck's Headquarters. June

IiSlieck's Headquarters, june 2. VI
! Residsnsa say that the rebels bosnad
Cypress. Creek Railroad bridge, BY misap-
,prehensiOp, causing the destruction Of
se&qq locomotives and ms many trims
loaded with Commissary and Qu1rter-
master stores This accounts for the
smoke seen by the signal corps, from the
tree tops.
Col. Elliott and command returned af-
ter destroying the Mobile and Ohio Rail
road in several places, ard large amount
of stores. He captured three pieces of
artillery. thirty wounded prisoners and
about Six hundred Infantry, with but little
loss on our side, He found $500 sick
and wounded at Bonneville Men phis
refugees report that all the newspapers
have been removed to Granada, Miss.
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June LIT. lf, IL.

June LIT, 10, NJ
We have had desperate battle in
which the corps Of Gems Sumner, Heint-
zle,nan and Keys ere engaged, against
greatly superior numbers. Yesterday 1t
] o'clock. the enemy taking advantage of
a terrible storm which flooded the valley
Of the Chickahominy. attacked our right
flank. Gen. Caeey's division, which Was
on the first line, gave way unaccou ntably.
This caused temporary confusion, DUR
ing which the guns and baggage were
lost. Heinzleman and Kcarney most GAL
lantly brought up their troops, which en-
countered the enemy at the same time,
succeeding by great exertion in bringing
across Gems. Sedgwick and Richardson .
divisions, who drove back the enemy at
the point Of the bayonet covering the
ground with his dead. This morning the
enemy attempted to renew the conflict,
but was every where repulsed. We have
taken many prisoners among whom is
Gen. Pettigrew and Col. Long. Our
loss is heavy but the enemy's must be
enormous. Excepting Casey's division
the men behaved splendidiy, several bayo-
net charges we're made.
Signed, GEO. b. MCCLELLAN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03
TRAVELLING TRA.TouS

The interchangeable Fort Lafayette Jones
mas been M'ssionating over the State of
Iowa In the interests of jeff Davis Ia
whom be commended his brother and his
son IN arms against the country. And
We notice that Fernando Wood. The trea.
son propasating Mayor of New York is
on political mission through the West in
Inc same interest. He made speech in
Chicago the other night, and it seems
from the following paragraph in the Mis-.
SCUM Democrat that he spent sometime
laying the traitor wires in st. Louis
Ihere Is every reason to believe tina,
ms efrands are political. He snen, .eye.
rai Gays IN this city, and held freouen,
ana intimate conferences with The ..con.
serrat',e" brethren during his STAY. H.
Is now in Chicago, and, We observe 70
Gently made speech there, the burther
o. which apparently was, that the wa,
Tor lhe suppression Of the rebellion shonl.
DC prosecuted by the gentlest method
'nat cur armies should be equipped with
owe Branches, and moral suasion shonld
De supeIllnted inr munitions t,f w5r
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03
Baltimore June 2.

A responsible citizen Of Baltimore has
inst arrived from Winchester. He es-
capped from the place last Thursday. He
states that Col. Kenly and large por-
ton Of his command we're prisoners and
the many rumors we have received in re-
gard to the abatement of the regiment are
altogether unfounded. The story Of
burning the hospital within the town he
says is untrue. Neither Of the buildings
we're injured. He says he saw Col. Ken
~ sitting up in his bed with wound in
his head. A number Of the officers Of
the End Maryland, were at large on PAROLE
The rebels claim to have taken 5000
prisoners. From what he saw in Win
chester he supposed half that number is
nearly the true number.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03

The CRops.-W Winter wheat is looking
ninety IN this county. Spring wheat has
~ some places already been attacked by
the chinch bug. This is earlier than
ever known before, and in connection
with the fact that it is generally late and
,hin on the ground, it promises bat poor
y Tor our crop. Contrary to the gener-
q rule the latest sowed wheat looks the
BEST Some fields of barley are also In
Jured by the chinch bug. Corn that vas
up was badly injured BY tia late frosts.
and tho continued cold weather has doubt
less caused considerable rot.inp Of the
SEED which is nov generally in the ground.
-sycamors Qll) Republican.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03
4 Prize BROUGHT IN.
Philadelphia. May 2

The English iron steamer Campbell
captured by the gun boat Huron after a
chase Of Eve hours off Charleston has
arrived. She halls from Carlyle and sail
ed from Liverpool for Nashau and thence
for Charleston and Was captured while
attempting to run the blockade and taken
TO Fort Royal. The cargo consists Of
Liqnor, clothing, medicines and rites.
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The following is Gov. Yates procla-
nation
Gen'i Headquarters, State Of Ills,
Springfield, May 81.
! have this day received a requisition
Of the President for the organization of
reserve corps of 5000 men, to be imme-
diately formed and mustered into service
for the term Of three years, unless sooner
dismissed. To meet the requirement Of
the country, all full companies Of infantry
that report to these headquarters within
l6 days from this date ready for duty will
be accepted, ordered to general rendez-
vous and Immediately supplied with arms
and equipments. The armies of the Union
have shown great endurance and under
circumstances of extraordinary suffering
and priyation which speak te every leyal
heart They have met and vanauished
the enemies Of constitutional law and lib
erty on many hard fought fields. Our
brave men are now driving them from
their Wanted strongholds and press for
ward an irresistible hest, conquering and
to conquer. Illinois heads the column.
The prowess of those brave boys has shed
imperrishable luster upon our flag and
upon the country, but still the black flag
of treason floats defantly, while disease
and wounds and death have sadly thinned
our ranks. Now. therefore, again make
my confident appeal to the people of ILL.,
nois to arise and make still more vigor-
Gus prosecution of the war until every en-
envy Of peace, law, liberty aud humanity
shall be utterly overthrown and discomft-
ed, and till upon every inch Of American
soil now desecrated by traitors feet shall
have planted our standard and from every
fortress Of the land shall wave the Star
spangled Banner. Signed,
RICHARD YATES, Gov.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03

JusrUs TO BE IDENTIFIED .-Tbprlow
Weed writes to the Albany Journal that
before the close Of the present year Ju-
mus will be identified beyond all question
or cavil.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03
GREAT VICTORY.

Washington, June 2.
Dispatches of an unofficial character
received from the Headquarters of the
army OF the Potomac, say that the impor-
tanre of our victory increases AZ they are
hourly delivered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03
Washington, juno / +.

Indications arc fast increasing that
Gen. Sigel may be designated for the COM
mand Of the troops in the valley Of vir-
ginia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03
n.Aeay,. mast. "a ess.sr.

Il
| "WE AAvE LOST CoNriDSNcE III TIL
PoIITTnAG yIRTnx OF rHx ruepr 4, y
| Dubuque 1Iessh, May 20, 1864.
tbs Gsysrnnnens : DesPsss.nA~-TAs
I RrasAAsn aDsurpcr aaA Tyvant.
The world is moving fast these days
History is being made in days, which it
took an age heretofore to make up. The
Federal Government which it was scarce
supposed would not be- changed bnt by
the viii and assent nf the people Of the
United States, is being sevolntionized BY
the governing power. The President and
Congfns1. servants Of the paople. have be-
come their masters, and a despotisma Of
the most odious, ,intblesant, and insup-
portable character has been adopted at
Washington in the place ofithe C6nstitus
tional Govsrnmeut instituted by Wash.
ington and his co-patriots and transmitted
by them. and preservedby their posterity
till the days of Abraham Lincoln.
Yes, readers and friends, our glorious
Government, under which we, as 4 peo-
pie, grew great and prosperous and be-
CunC VIC euSy gSpQ LIE ooAhattoa vi tHe
world, has been subverted and destroyed.
and in its place Stratocracy--a Militia.
ry Despotisn,--has been established, with
out the consent Of the people.
Abraham Lincoln rules not as Presi-
dent, but as Stratocrat, qis will, not the
Constitution under which he was elected,
being the law
Read his proclamation on Gen. Hun
ter's order freeing the slaves in the Mill
tary Department Of that General, and il
will be seen that the President arrogates
to himself the right to abolish State insti-
tutions, and consequently not only to vi
olate the Federal, but State Consultations.
What is this but usurpation Of power; and
what 10 usurpation Of power but despot-
ism md treasons
We have charged the ruling powers,
and we charge them again, with having
committed treason against their country.
We have charged them, and we charge
them again, with having melted rebellion
in one section Of the country by pander-
ing to the fanataeism of another section.
Dubuque Herald, May 49,
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s<S While the troop. Of Iowa are shed.
ding iustre upon the fame, the patriotism
ana the gailantry of our State, the svm.
''---4.-s-s :. sc seeking TO disgrace the State
Dy organizing a party ftly designated by
the name Of Fort LaFayetts ,r.;,o.
the Jonssocracy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03
Hsw the Prisoners are - ret their
Pay.


Hiram Price, Esq, Paymaster General
Of the State, has requested us to publish
the following order. Numerous inquiries
have been made Of him. asking how the
families Of prisoners are to get the amounts
due them. The following will serve for
an answer to all such inquiries. and also
prevent any further unnecessary delay in
obtaining money due:
WAR DEPT, ApJr. GENERAL 0rYIcE,
! =- MasAia teaJ October 23, 1851.
Generul Order No. 80.
The following plan for paying to the
families Of officers and soldiers in the ser
vice of the United States, who are or NAV
become prisoners of war, the sums due
them BY the Government. having been
approved by the President, it is published
for the information Of all concerned
Payments will be made to persons
presenting written authority from pris.
oner to draw his pay--or without such
authority, to his wife, the guardian Of his
minor children, or his widowed mother.
in the order named.
Application for such pay must be made
to the senior paymaster OF the district in
which the regiment Of tho prisoner is
serving, and must be accompanied BY the
certificate Of . Judge Of . conrt Of the I'm
tied States, ct . District Attorney Of the
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1t IL long time to wait for the election
Of Congressman next fall, and still longer,
even if the people should elect a Con-
gress of statesmen and patriots, then TO
wait till they could meet ut Washington
to take measures for the restoration of the
Union and the preservation of the Consti-
tuition.
Could nothing be done in the mean
time? Yes, but the people will not do
it. They could, if they would, meet and
demand Of Congress and the President
that they should cease to commit aggres-
sions on the Constitution; that they should
cease the performance and the commits
sion of acts of government which incite
rebellion instead of putting it down that
they should so conduct the Government
as to preserve the blessings of political
liberty. instead Of roofing up from the
very foundations every yestIge of politi-
cal right claimed to be theirs inherently
by the American people.
This, and much more, the people might
do, if they would. But they will not
Like the people of all ages and of all ma
tons, they will suffer their rights and
liberties to be taken from them. They
will suffer their public servants to usurp
the power and use tho Prerogatives Of
their political masters, and it j. only when
it becomes loo late to remedy the evil that
The people will become conscious of it's
enormity and magnitude.
We have lost confidence in the politi-
cal virtue of the people. They might be
brought to sense of their duty when
they experience the effect of their indif-
ference to their political interests, but
not before. Then most of the harm will
have been done. Then it will be too late
to remedy evils which forethought and
theexercise of American citizenship would
have averted.- Dubuque Herald, May
2Sth.
What is the meaning of this fierce de-
nunciation of the Government as a usurp-
alton and despotism, warning against the
Liberties Of the people? Why this lack Of
faith in the political virtue Of the people?
What does it all mean, but to stir up OPP
position to the Government, and inaugu-
rate second Hartford Convention, to
plunge the Democracy Of the North into
elton against the Government.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03

~ One of=shc Now York Heraidir
corrfsrchdsnt's having been captured by
the enemy the other day begged off on the
ground that his papersaid as much against
the Republican Govsrnnent as it did
against The Confederates.
IA When the war is over the leaders of
'tke JontseeEaeyy in their plea for Office
VIZ the Southern traitors whom they ex
pect to see In power again, just as they
used TO was, expect to urge the same plea
in their behalf with the addition lhst
Jones son and many other of their promi
nent men fought in the Confederate rssks
and no blood kin of theirs ever fought
for the "abolitionists or the tyrant Lin
coin" 5.1,g.E.ls
STRAToCRar.-The learned Mahony
calls the President Stratocrat, which our
unlearned readers may learn means
Military Despot.
1t is natural that person who declares
that he has no faith in The people should
denounce the Imam of the people, ;" the
President who has confidence in the peo-
pie and in whom the people have conf
dence.
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Republican State Convex

Notice is hereby given that Delegate Republican
state Conventio will be held at p,s houes on We'd
uesdty, the 4sa dag of duty = t. it6a, for the par
po.e Of psinr I'm candidates for the Offices
OF secretary, Treasurer md Auditor of state Al
F0Ynsl Gene. tnd n gsiet OF The stac Land once,
to be suppo ted ut the next general election.
The folloxing will form the ratio of representation.
viz One delegate from each original county the State
and delegate fer every Jo0 votes cast for Abraham
Lincoln, President OF the Upi.ed States at the cleo
acn ~ 1869, and oa- additional delegate for every
fractional vote exceeding so.
Loyal citizens. without regard to former political
sociations, who are in vor of giving hoatw rppor
to the National Administrations in thorough ard Of
fectual suppression OF the rebellion, invited
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-03
PRoCLAMArION.

Springfield, june 2.
The following is Gov. Yates procla-
nation:
Gen'l Headquarters State Of Ills,
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B r TELE CRAP n.
.1Sfes'isOO1s Report.
ANOTHER BATTLE.
Heavy Less ON both sides.


Washington, June !.
The following dispatch was received at
the War Department this p. m.
Field nf Rattle
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-02-28
A Pagan Legend of Jesus.

Publius Lentulus, assumed by some to
have boen proconsul Of Judea prior to
Herod, is reported to have seen tho Savior,
and 10 have written tho following letter to
tho Roman Senate :-"At this time ap-
peared man who 10 stiil living aud en-
dowoG with mighty power; his name is
Jesus Christ. His disciples call him tho
Son of God; othors regard him MS a power
full prophet. He raises tho dead to life,
and heals the sick OF every description OF
and disease. This man Is Of lofty
stature and we'll proportional; his counte-
nance severe aud virtuous, 80 that he inspircs
beholders with feelings both Of foar and
love. The hair of his head is OF the color Of
wine, and from the top of the head 10 the
ears, straight and without radiance, but il
descends from tho ears 20 the shoulder In
shining curIs. From the shoulders tho hair
flows down tho back, divided into two por-
rions, after the manner OF tho NsZarenes
his forehead is clear and without wrinkle |;
his face FREQ from bIemish. and slightly
tinged with red, his physiognomy noble and
The nose and mouth arc fault
loss. His beard is abundant, the same color
as the hair, and forked. His eyes are blue
aud very brilliant. In reproving or cen:
suring no is awe-iDspiripg; in exhortine and
his speech is gontle aud caressing'
His countenance is marvellous 10 serious
ness aud grace. He has Eever once been
seen 10 laugh, bat many have seen him
weep. He Is slender in person. his hands
are straight and long, his arms beautiful.
Grave and solemn in his discourse, bis
language is simple and quiet. 10 appearance
he is the most beautiful OF the children OF
men" .""-Chnreh .Monthty.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-02-28
Russia

The magnitude of Russia is unpreco.
dente6 in the history of nations. Her vast
proportions can only be shown by q com.
parative statement.
Tho total area of the United States, the
North and South, and the Territories, is
1886, l66 miles. The area of France (in.
Guiding Corsica and Savoy is 2O7 9s3
square miles. Tho area of the British Isles
is l20, 1850 square miles. Thus the tcrri-
torial extons of the Uuited States is 81 times
greater than that Of the British Isles and
timos greater than that of France.
Our whole area could be divided into about
400 States Of the area Of Massachusetts,.
Il is moderate to say that the territory of
our single country is much larger than that
which constituted the Roman Empire whom
1t was tho greatest But Russia ls between
two and three times larger than the United
States. Her square miles in Europe and
Asia, are 7,664,S6l. From the continuity
OF the Empire, except Russian America, il
may be regarded as one great whole.