davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-12
Important Capture In Tennessee
Especial to indianapolis Journal.
Nashville, April 7.

q N1cuvA1c3 zKPE1
Gen. Dumont ia just now bringing in
two steamboat loads Of meat, 100, 900
pounds, captured BY Col. Haggard, Of his
command, City miles shove here, on the
Cumberland river, yesterday. Col. Duff
field, Of the part Of Gen. Dumont's COM
mand now u Murfreesboro, captured the
mail direct from Oorinth, with upwards
Of $50 letters, many Of them containing
valuable ieformit,6n in regard to the
strength and position Of the enemy
From these letters the General learned
ofa number Of spies and emissaries at
Nashville and Eddyville, and has had
them arrested.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-12
wslcsnns - soldiers.

New York April IL.
The Academy Of Music was crowded last even
ing TO welcome the returned officers and men oi
the cumbsrland and Congress- Ths gathering
Was one Of intense interest, Addresses were de-
livered by Mr.. Bancroft Mr.. VIM. Evarts, DR..
Hitchcock, and W. Z. Dodge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-12

Just before the departure Of the steam
Or Continental, with Gen. Halleck, his
stan and escort, Wednesday, beautiful
silk lag vas presented to the General.
Tor Capt. Foster, Of his escort, by Ubsdel.
Peirson L Go. The presentation speech
was made BY Mr.. Leighton, Of Keokul,
and was short and appropriate. In re.
Spouse, Gen. Halleck, as be resolved the
ensign. said:
thank you. sir, for this beautiful dag
thank the loyal firm Of Ubsdel, Psisou
i Co, who present it, and particularly
the ladies whose fair hands have made il,
commit 1t to the hands Of Capt. Foster,
we'll assured that b. and his brave men
will guard and cherish it. and return it 10
ycr -hsn victory s.s!. fully sro~a CT.
efforts, and the commerce Of the Miss il.
s'ppi shall be opened to the ocean. =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-12

Edinburg, Va, April 10.
Qaiet here. Rsbels not been seen du-
fiae - sersss stoEm of the past two
-.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-12
To Rrin,srs.

We call the attention of Printers to
our advertisement Of printing materials for
sale. Having bought two extensive de-
funct job Offices, we have a surplus on
hand, which will be sold as per sdver-
tisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-12

AWAV AAOAAA ssk0 ~HO&A R0
Cairo, April 10.
A man who arrived here to-day says the
enemy adopted ruse TO surprise our for
ces At Pittsburgh. In making the first
attack their head columns not only car
ried the stars and stripes, but wore the
uniform of the Federal officers. General
Albert Sidney Johnston is certainly killed
Persons are here who saw his body and
who heard the fact commented on through
out camp. Gen. Bragg is reported killed
and John G. Breckenridge prisoner, but
unreliably. Provisional Governor John
son, Of Kentucky, is mortslly wounded
and prisoner.
It is also reported that Gen. Prentiss.
who was taken prisoner the FIRST day, es-
capped in the confusion of the retreat the
next day.
Our total loss in killed, wounded and
missing is about 1000, and this is the
estimate of military commanders who were
in the engagement. Ofshese about 5000
were taken prisoners; the balance killed
and wounded in usual proportion.
Gen. Wallace, Of Ottawa, was reported
killed, n lit was deemed impossible for
him to live hst few moments at the close
of the fight, but he was not only living
Wednesday, but improving rapidly.
Gen. Halleck passed Cairo on his way
to Pittsburgh, ut 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
Near 5000 prisoners are expected up
from Island No. 10 tonight. OF these
| 500 viii 90 to Chicago, / geo to Spring
field, and the balance to Wisconsin and
Columbus, except Is or 80 officers, who
will 90 to Fl. Warren.
No lists OF killed or wounded of any
regiment or company have been received
here yet.
Every preparation possible 10 being
made for the reception and care of oul
wounded st this point.
TAanksgiving Prsclamasis. by ths
PresIdsAt.
Washington, April 10.
1t has pleased Almighty God to vouch
safe signal victories to the land and nsva
forces engaged in suppressing an interna
rebellion and at the same time to aver
from our country the dangers Of foreigr
Intervention and invasion. 1t il therefore
recommended to the people of the Unitet
States that. at their next weekly assem-
blages, in their accustomed places Of wor
ship, which shall occur after the motto,
of this proclamation shall have been re-
ceived, they especially acknowledge ant
render thanks to our Heavenly Father 70
these inestimable blessings; that they thel
and there implore spiritual consolation il
behalf Of all Of those who have beef
brought into affection by the casuaitie
and caIamites of sedition and civil war
and that they reverently invoke the di
vine guidance for our national councils t
the end that they may speedily result il
the restoration Of peace, harmony and unit
throughout our borders and hasten tn
establishment Of fraternal relations anon
the countries of the earth.
In witness whereof | hav
| L. 3. hereunto set my hand and cause
/ - the seal of the U. s. to be afixet
/ Done at the city Of Washington thi
10th day of April, in the yearof our Lore
1862.
i [Signed,] ABRAHAM LINcoLx.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-12

IAtn AnO iJtl IOWA regiments are nj
Pittsburgh on the Tennessee river. The
18th and 10th are ordered to report them
selves to General Grant 1t Savannah, Ten
aessee The 4th and 9th are With Gen.
Curtis in Arkansas. The 9Th and 10th
are with Gen. Pope at New Madrid. The
LIST Cavalry is part at Sedalia and part At
Jefferson City The End Cavalry is at
New Madrid the Sd At Mexico and Full
ton. No; and the 4th is in Arkansas"
The LIST Cavalry has gone to the west
ern counties of Mo.-[Ed. Gate.
~The Postmaster Of Keokuk com.
nf'serates the suferings Of the editor OF
the Constitution. The Postmaster knows
that the editor is fresh in the business,
and thinks that his paper is the fulcrum
Of creation, the central point Of attraction
and repulsion for the universe, and that
Postmasiers and Postofice clerks, as we'll
as "the balance Of mankind" make it
their principal business to facilitate or
obstruet the circulation of his paper
The Postmaster hopes that the editor
will learn better, and trusts that with a
longer experience he may be brought to a
realizing, if not humbling sense Of his
mistake.
Az to the Postoffice at Keokuk, Of which
such earnest and frequent complaints are
made BY the editor Of the Constitution.
the Postmaster has simply to say that he
has competent, faithful and careful mail
ing clerks. and that he has given the
clerks in his Office special instructions to
be very particular in mailing the daily
papers OF our town, and to furnish every
possible facility and accommodation TO the
editors Of the Constitution.
The Postmaster thinks ii possible that
with oil their care, mistakes sometimes
occur in the Office. in the hurry of mail
ing early in the morning. He knows tina
on some occasions the Constitution is MOI
brought to the Poseof6ce till after til.
mails have left. He knows also that oc
easionally. owing to high waters and Other
circumstances causing arrangements Oh
the routes, the mails do not leave here A,
all on the regular days. He presume.
that sometimes Postmastcrs elsew here ma,
make mistakes in asserting the mails, ant
thinks it possible likewise that some mis-
takes may occurin directing the papers il
the Constitution Office, and We know thu
IN some instances the misdirection of tn
Constitution has been set right by tn
Clerks in the Postof6ce.
The aggregate Of failures resulting fror
all these circumstances. is CHARGED mo
the Postmaster of keokuk, and furnishe
constant occasions of bitter denuneiatlo
Of the Postmaster by the editor Of til
Constitution, Who nothing 'sextenuatss,
even If be does not caught set down j
malice
The Postmaster Of Keokuk and til
clerks in the Office sre willing and anxio,
to accommodate all persons who have bus
ness with the Office and to rectify, to Il
extent Of their ability. any mistakes
The Postmaster is also ready to respon
to any threatened complaints or charg,
to the Department; but be will not henc
forth notice newspaper complaints, maj
with no other apparent purpose than
affect public opinion by false and unfoun,
ed lmputations against his motives an
the management of the Postofice.
Flag Rresemsaslon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-12


n tbar stsASnrs and sixteen transports in use,
~ IN - Nns tho roads are In condition for the
Unio1 ntny y move, tho rebels may be able to
meet thsG with one hundred thousand. The flow
Or ~ tGfr ax1 With the best arms are in strong
" e0tyUDG0nZ 2onitiOn. The military authorities
knA no - of .sccrtniuius the extent of the
Information obtained through de-
$3.50, 49, Anu o'ner sources SHOWS TUG
~ n IL nesay nye nTn n guns, some % .nem
:. ny ...se's eaiDIe me repei zen. 1onnson,
w.n .oIe " nla "asoa. n1 sfrseo. ana ,Aksn
, .vsnu - pOIson, sno~ns inst leey in'sn" ma
lug aospsIA'o lSsi.,"ncc y oul A1vahce, tnelr
e.,.s iou tug 1Aos 70 Tue iorA
l1soi 'n1ieiy ao1oaA LUG peiansaA'
sprCuae.x ~ a. m : srr1r.,r>~
:
topscia' " SommercmLl
Washington, April 10.
The New York III RAximeat Of oayalrv bnva
heep ,n..,er.a o,t ~ ..rx;o~ .ra -. - -, 80.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
+ HGHTON HOUSE,
johnson and Third streets.
nokUK, IOWA.

The subscriber having leased this eapacious aud con-
vsnsens Hotel rtspsetfuy informs tbs public that be
prepared 70 entertain the citizens Iowa and trav
elan eensrsily, u manner which he truss will BE-
satisfactory 70 all Who may patroutxe hin.
The construction Of the House and Its location are
peculiarly adapted - NE sosaumodatien Of persons
y ho may SlsH keeknk On hnstness.
much experiences IN hoAel sepssg. sSacere deter
mnstion 70 odats, and reasonable charges arc
Inducements for patronage Of this establishment Of
thess, the public nay b fully assured
0kORGE r. Virgins
Apri2-d1m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-12
II EoKUK CLASSICAL SCHOOL.

The fourth and last session Of she current year Of
che Eeokuf Glass cal School will com unence on Non
a.y nsxt, APr li.h) In the third ssory the Court
mouse w. W. JAMESON,
spri1-dIw prinrins1
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-12

EXECUTORS NOTICE.
Notice 10 hereby given thst have bssn appoiuted
and duly Executor Of the estate Oh chestsr
Hubbard NARY X. HUBBARD
apre-diw
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-11
FOREIGN NEWS

The steamship Arabia has arrived with Liver
pool dates to the 10th.
The American question occupying much
of the attention Of the English Parauent and
the attention of members particularly directed
to the stone blockade, and the distress in the
manufacturing districts, &c. The government
busy in preparing all the necessary inforna-
ton in relation to the blockade, to lay before
Parliament.
The French papers express the opinion that
the question relative to Mexican affairs will lead
to the fall Of the Palmerxton cabinet It is be
heved that Mexico will o. cocrctd into
monarchy.
1t is reported in Rome that Austria medtates
war against Piedmont.
TIE REPRESENTATIVE or THE SOUTHERN
CoNFEDkRACY IN EURoPE.-One of the Paris
correspondents of the New York Herald gives
some particulars concerning the personal move
ments of our Commissioners abroad. As they
have the air of probable truth. though clothed in
the mafgnsnt phraseoogy of the Yankee press,
we give some sentences:
The traitor Slidcll has not yet succeeded in OBJ
tanning interview with his Majesty, or even
With the Minister of Foreign Affairs; but has been
for the last week engaged in the undiplumatio
business of house hunting. He ard his family
which consists Of his wife and two daughters and
o mulatto "chattel. still stopping at the Hotel
de Ithlne / ne NhUc portion Gf the family L.
exclusive and unc"mmuncative. kcening their
rooms continually, while the ''chatte is exceed
ingly laxative. and delights in telling how the
gallant young Missus" slapped the face Of
Lieut.. Fairfax, according TO her story, "one two,
three times"
There two three Americans in Paris.
neu of Northern birth and education. Who how
ever here, if they do not openly advocate sec,.~-
Eion, hang upon the skirts Of tie sccc.s IN
party, TO whom they to delight aud cor
cider It an honor tuady. The principal one OF
this tribe is Col Hiram Fuller, who short time
ago, took the trouble to go to London and lee
turc in favor of secession Fuller stops at the
Hotel de Louvre, and associates altogether with
the Southern secessionists and few English aud
other foreigners, male and female, who have be-
come converted to the secession gospel To judge
from his appearance, however, should say his
faith did not bring much consolation.
Judge RoSt has not yet left Paris, but is post
ing up his successor, aud will leave in few days
for Spain, where he Is 10 remain in TIE same capa-
city as that in which he has lived here
Mann goes to Belgium-there to represen ut the
"Confederacy," and Yancey has, it is said, sailed
for Havana, in the Seine, and will take his chance
of running the blockade, perhaps will be helped
by our English friends into Mexico, whence he
will reach the "Confederate States" for the pur-
pose of taking his seat in the Confederate Con-
gress.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-11
A GOOD IDEA.

Gov. Brown, of Georgia, in an address to the
mechanics of that State, speaks of the impossi-
bility Of arming very large force with earns,
and says:
What shall be done in this emergency?
answer, the Georgia Pike with six feet staff
and the side knife eighteen inches blade, weighing
about three pounds
Let every army have large reserve, armed
with good pike, and long heavy side knife, to
be brought upon the field with a shout for victory,
when the contending forces much exhausted,
or when the time comes for the charge of bayo-
nets When the advancing columns come within
reach of the balls, let them move in double quick
time, and rush with terrible impetuoslty Into the
lines of the enemy. Hand to hand, the pike has
vastly the advantage of the bayonet, and those
having the hayonet, which is itself bot crooked
pike with the shorter staff, must retreat before it,
" hen the retreat commences, let the pursuit be
rapid, and if the enemy throw down their guns,
and are likely to outrun u.s. let US, if need be,
throw Gown the pike, and keep close at their heels
with the knife, till each man has hewed doBn at
least Que of his adversares, ..-..s ..... s.
Had five thousand reserves thus armed, and
well trained to the of these terrible weapons,
been brought to the charge at the poper time, who
can say that the victory would no: have been ours
at Fort Doneson?
But it was not probably important that I state
here the to be made of that which wish you
to manufacture. | have already considerable
number OF these pixies and knives, bat desire
within the next month, ten thousand more Of each.
must have them, and,I appeal to you as one Of
the most patriotic classes of our fellow citizens to
make them for HE immediately ......
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-11
RUN THE BLOCKADE.

Arms far the Southern Contcderdcy.
Within one week, two steamers laden with
munitions Of war, coffee, merchandise &c, entered
Confederate ports in the vicinity Of New Orleans
and four more passed out
The steamers which in were the ''Fictora
and the 'Miramon." both from Havana-both in
eiectually pursued by the bluckaders-each of
which brought $4,000 pounds Of powder and
number Of rifles.
The trip Of the Victoria was very eventful
oue, as she encountered severe Northcr which
almost fUundered her, damaging her machinery 50
badly that her final escape seemed almost provid-
entail. Escaping this da' ger, she in the
track of some Federal cruisers but, burning hard
COAL making no smoke, >!tc managed to eude
them. though finally discovered az after events
proved. She sailed on the 18th of February, and
on the night of tho llth approached her de$tina-
ton, which was Fort Livingston, below New Or
leans. The water being very shoal, and the boat
heavily laden, she stuck the bar, ahoui two or
three miles distant from the fort. Here Size re-
manned until next morning eight O'Clock, rh"n
a \ ankee armed vessel bore down rapidly upon
her. until about one mile distant, where she stuck.
aud commenced firing shot aud shell at the Vic
torIa which diversion she INDUCED in from s
O'Clock y. VI. until 81 Z. NJ. firing in all oS3
shots from rfcd guns, at that short range only
three of which struck. One shell penetrated a
bag OF coffee, shove the powder stored III the hold
to within IN" inches Of the kegs, but did not
burst. Had it done so, that powder would never
have served to entertain the Yankee invaders az
1t now will. The passengers and crew took to the
boats and escaped to the fort, two miles distant,
where they were kindly received by the officers of
the fort
Vt 81 p. NJ. the enemys boat suddenly retired
but returned dayli-h with tw" nth hers Of hight
er draught; but during the night, by the use of
lighters, the Victoria was taken in with her cargo
under the %uns of the Fort.
HE vessel Was saved by an attack from launches
by the action ot the officers OF the Fort who sent
% men with II FOUNDER TO the beach opposite
70 prevent it. The gun used was revolutionary
brass piece, with the Is stars upon it.
he Mlramon was also chased, but not fred
upon. escaping IN the fog from her pursuer.-
Hichmond Enquirer.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-11

THE BURNING OF COTTON, TOBACCO, &C.
When it is known in Europe that the Govern
nlent aud people at the South have determined to
destroy all Cotton, Tobacco, Rice naval and
other productions immensely valuable to
merce, rather than suffer them to fall into the
hands Of cur INVADERS We presume that the public
eye over there will begin to look upon the strug-
gle in which we are engaged as one in which
European interests are more deeply involved than
they have yet beeu supposed to be- La this vast
sacrifice of our property, if shall be driven
it, the whole world Of trade will be heavy partici-
pants. 1t is lawful, right and proper for to re-
sist and distress our enemy IN ere'y sony IN
po,cer, aud in way do this half as effect
uay by preventing bale of Cotton pound
of anything else that soil produces from get
ting into his possession His great object and ex-
pectation are TO seize our cotton in order to sup
ply the Northern factories and stave of European
recognition by shipments OF it to Liverpool and
Havre 1t should be our great object to deieat
his double purpose, that it is well understood.
If in doing this foreign powers suffer, they cannot
lay the blame door. They can only in
culpate the Yankees and hold them Responsible
Petersburg Express.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-11
LOCATION OF VARIOUS PLACES.

The Vicksburg Wing publishes the following:
The towns and points on the Tennessee river
from Paducah, at Its mouth on the Ohio, upwards,
are: Ronaldsburg, KY; Fort Henry, Danville-
where the railroad bridge crcsses-Reynoldsbu
Osceoa, Perryville, Brownsville, Shannonvilie,
Carroll<ville, Savannah, Waterloo, Tenn East
port, Miss: Tuseumbia and Florence, Ala. The
Tennessee river is navigable from Paducah up to
Florence, at the foot of Muscle Shoals, about 2S0
miles
On the Cumberland river from Smithland, at
the mouth, upwards, there are: Eddyville, Canton,
Port Tobacco, KY Fort Donelson, Dover, Cum
berand Iron Works. Clarksville and Nashville,
Tenn 1t is about 200 miles from Nashville to
Smithland, and there is plenty of water for nav-
CATION all the way at this time.
At Danvillc, mouth Of Sandy river, the Mem
phs and Louisville railroad crosses the Tennessee
river, and near Dover the same road crosses the
Cumberland.
Paris is a town IS miles west of Danyille, and
if the enemy take Paris they will continue down
the railroad towards Humboldt, where the Mobile
road crosses to go up to Columbus, which would
give them possession Of both roads, one to Mem
phis and The other to Columbus.
hIavfcld, Ky, is the terminus of railroad
from Paducah and about rs miles south of Pa
ducah and the same distance east of Columbus.
Mayfed Greek empties into the Mississippi river
s miles below CAIRO and Y above Columbus.
Weakly county, Tenn, is west of Paris, and
south of the Kentucky line, and above Humboldt,
and adions Obian county, in which Union city is
situated
The towns on the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad are Grand junction, 81 miles from Mem
rhis, where the Mississippi Central crosses;
Corinth, 40 miles from Junction, where the Mo-
bile road crosses Iuka, % miles east Of Corinth;
Tuscumbia, about 80 miles east of luka; and
Decatur, about 40 miles east of TuScumbia.
Decatur is at the head Of Muscle Shoals, and
where the railroad the Tennessee river and
at the point where the direct railroad to Nashville
branches off There is also bridge the
Tennessee river at Florence, but it is only a
branch road from Tuscumbia. The bridge over
Bear Creek, on the Charleston road, is about four
miles east OF Iuka, and PASSPORT on the Tennessee
river is abou; eight miles from luka. Tuscumbia
is the nearest point where the road approaches
the river. Here it comes within two miles of it.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-11
COTTON

\ notion has been entertained in England that
other fields OF supply than the Southern States
could be discovered provided This idea has
been very much pressed by certain parties in
England, who, hating negro slavery aud desiring
to make their country independent of this, have
been urging action by associations aud Govern-
ment, to effect the desired end Millions and
millions have heretofore been expended, and ex-
pended in vain, to attain the object. But
these failures have not opened their eyes; the
attempt is again to be made. We see by Lord
John Russcll's letter to Lord Lyons, that he is
under the dcluson that other countries can com
pete with the Southern States in the production
of cotton He states that the apprehension is
entertained that the Southern Contederacy, in
order to defeat that competition, would reopen
the African slave trade. 1t is not necessary to
discuss that question. Our policy is fixed by the
Constitutions; and uature has given advantages
in the production of cotton, to be found nowhere
else Ii England could obtain sutficency else
where aud would confne herself to that. it would
be fatal blow to the supremacy which her maui
features now enjoy. hat cotton would be OF
inferior quality to ours, and Of course the fabric
made of it could not compete with that made Of
the Southern staple. The continental States
would use this latter article and speedily drive
English fabrics from all the markets Of the world,
But the crochet is in the English mind They
think they can do without Let them indulge
their fancy But let US profit by the contingency,
and form close advantageous treaty with France.
England laboring under the delusion Of creating
cotton for herself. will be less jealous of alliance
between and the French.
In the meantime, it Cannot be too often ana too
earnestly repeated, that our military authorities
should instantly take steps to prevent the posi-
bity Of cotton falling into the hands Of the enemy.
This is the great object in invading the Mississippi
valley;-its success is vital to foes At all
costs, it should be defeated.