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of Commissioners from I've tiioula1d u
three Thousand FIVE hundred. " Senate
went into Executive session s+s4as =
HousE.-The House ,resumed the con-
sideration Of the confscation bill.
Mr.. Voorhess, of Indians, reviewed
the financial policy which has govkrned
the AdniG 1sssaien sin0el ii zcame into
power, eharacterixing it NJ unssund, IN
wise and ruinous. The criminals who
have been plundering. the treasury have
not bssns bDsght 10 justices nor las hon
esty pevvaded thedspsrtm4pfs. History
wifi, on this subject, cause every lover Ct
his country to'boE hS h4ad, shil> his
cheek burns with shame, because Of the
axtravagance and shamelessness III cxpen-
ditures. at time when the nation swaa
strngGlnErfer alife Hy Hpss,spf mis-
infringement and fraud the public debt, a
year hence. will be one-sixth Of the entire
wealth Of the country. Nov ne proper
ton to every vote b two hundred dollars.
Twelve months from this time it will be
four hundred dollars. Who're, was the
evidence thxt any other people had beef,
50 burdsned within 80 short ! timef In
conclusion, he expressed the hope and
predicted that the people would rice in
their might and send hither representa-
tives who will be governed BY the teach
ings Of the Bible and Constitution, and
that the Union will be re established on
the principles Of justice and Christianity.
Mr. Morrill,, Of Vermont, controverted
Voorhees, figures - to expenditures.
Mr.. Kelly was severe upon Mr.. Yoor-
bees, and accused him Of synpsthizing
with traitors, saying that Floyd, Cobb and
others were thieves under the gentle
man party administla ion. The present
condition Of the country was the natuu /
result Of tho treatment the people rseeiv, d
al the hands Of the Democratic party. It
made our country the plunderer Of ma
tons, provided they were feeble, and fill
clustering became identified who Democ-
racy during the two last administration
Considering all their corruptions, it did
not lie In the mouth of those seeking to
resuseitate the Democratic party TO re-
proach the present administration with
dishonesty and fraud. In further reply
Mr.. Kelly said the labor of the country
will pay The taxes. Stephen A. Douglas
truly said there could be only two parties
in the war--loyal men and traitors. and
men must be for or against the Govern
ment.
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vHCongress- First Session
w ashington, Nav 2l.

Washington, May FL.
SENATE-Wright Of Ind. offered reso-
luton that the Military Committee be IN
structed to inquire into the expediency Of
reporting, at an early day. bill provid.
ing suitable bounty for the soldiers en-
listed for three months and one year, and
also pensions for the widows Of soldiers
who die in the service. Adopted.
The bill donating lands for the bene6.
Of agricultural colleges and mechanic arts
MAS taken mp The discussion VIM con.
tinued till one o'clock, when the special
order, being the confscation bill, was
taken up.
Mr.. Fessenden moved to take up the
tax bill.
Mr.. Foster. by common consent, offer
ed resolution in regard 10 the impeach-
nent Of West H. Humphreys. that the
Senate will tomorrow resolve into ! court
Of impeachment on the case Of West H.
Humphreys, and the Vice President shall
administer the following oath to the Sen.
ate:
II solemnly swear, in all cases and
things pertaining 70 the trial and impsach.
mont Of West H. Humphreys. late Judge
OF the United States, for the several dis
tricts Of Tennessee, that I will do impair
tial Justice as court Of law"
The court being thus formed VIII re.
ceive the managers from the House, etc.
Adopted.
The Senate took up the tax bill. in.
stead Of con6scation, by vote of yeas So,
nays 8.
The Senate proceeded to the considsra.
ton of the amendments Of the Commit.
tee Of Finance, several Of which were
adopted, including one reducing the Salsry
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~ Gen. Banks has Withdrawn alto
gether from the Shenandoah Valley. and
the separate department Of which he was
military commander is virtually merged
with Fremont's. The retreat from near
Harrisonburg began ten days ago. and at
last accounts the column was some forty
miles north Of that point. at SlrasburE,
whore direct rail connection offers 10 Ma
nassas junction and Alexandra over the
route that Gen. 10. Johnston took last
July to reinforce Beauregard.
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w ashington, May 2:

Washington, May g
The Fugitive Slave Law Commission
ers to-day decided on the points raised
yesterday that it was discretionary with
them to allow cross examinations as to
identity of ownership, and therefore they
permitted it in the case of Stephen,
claimed by citizen Of Maryland. This
case was concluded BY the remanding the
slave to the claimant.
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CurAous Hint Concerning the Rebel
EAnscrtpilon Act
From the South Carolinian.

We learn BY telegraph Of the passage
Of bill BY Congress. pressing under con-
scription al over eighteen and under
thirty-6ve, and to raise vast and per.
manent army without reference to the
States. This is great and mighty
stride to military consolidation 1t Is
be absolutely necessary to save US from a
conquest by the North, We are willing TO
submit to it, but we fear the public mind
must prepare itself for q great change ID
our government.
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Especial to Chicago journal. |

Paducah, May 22
Clay King has been publicly disgraced,
cashiered from Southern service. The
order was publicly read on dress parade at
Corinth not long since.
Twenty-Five deserters from Southern
service came 10 Fort Henry on Sunday
and took the oath of allegiance. Five
hundred daily is . fair average of deserters
from the Corinth army.
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MIsTAKE.--A Telegram in this paper
says that Iowa sick and wounded soldiers
had arrived in New York City. As there
are no Iowa Regiments east Of the Al
leghanics, this statement must. of course,
be incorrect.
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II Yesterday forenoon the steamers
Nevada and Des Moines City we're at Croz
ton Lock on the Des MONIES River trying
TO get out and make their way TO the Mis-
sissippi.
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REBELLION REcoRp.--We call atten-
ton TO the advertisement Of this pu blica-
ton. II covers the whole ground, and
must be indispensable to every one who
would preserve full record of passing
events in . convenient form. 1t Ia pub.
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ton as Literary man and frsi-class Pub
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done.
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SOUTHERN BR ETHREN.
The correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial notices the following incident
of kkirmish near Corinth:
The rebels lest large numbers In killed
and wounded--how many could not as
certain. Even in these skirmishes they
displayed that treachefous, barbarian
spirit for which they have already sim-
mortalized" themselves. Here is one in
stance: Our men fred At one of theirs,
and killed him instantly. He fell within
80 yards of our lines. One of his con-
rades cried out, "Will you not let us get
that man y Our men responded in the
aihrmatire-agreein not to shoot while
the body was being carried of. In direct
violation Of this informal flag Of truce,
prompted on our party by humane aud
Christiaa feelings -whilethree rebels were
picking up the corpse, our men we're fired
upon BY three or four others. Exaspera-
ted at such ireachcry, Federal officer
standing by, ordered discharge of chr
bines upon the "burial party" and two
VI tuCM WCTE AIllCu AutIy. bS&ICEIy
a skirmish has yet occurred in Tennessee
in which some of the atrocities inaugura-
ted at Bulls Run have not been re. en-
acted, when any Federal dead or wounded
have fallen into the hands of the rebels, or
when the least opportunity has been Of
fered the Southern savages to bayonet the
wounded, or may be, the bodies of the
dead. 'Our Southern brethren ~ Ask
soldier who has fought under the Stars
and Stripes aa sinst treason snd its min
ions. what be thinks of the phrase. Yet
how quick the nature of these same treach-
erous yillians-when once they fall into
the hands of those they seek to murder
changes from the proving wolf to the
meek and gentle lamb. After having
disgraced humanity with their cowardly
barbarism, they plead that they have been
nislcd-that wicked and designing men
have misinformed them is to the nature
and object Of the war, and presumptuously
ask to be permitted to return to their
homes.
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nA-hn. Wittsnmyey. the Efficient and
uniring agent Of the Ladies' Aid Eocie.
~. left Cairo for the Tennessee River
last Saturday, with large supply Of ar
ticles for distribution to the Iowa Vo,un
teers.
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The MrssioS.-The Mission, begun in
st. Peters Catholic Church On Sunday
last, under the direction of two Redemp-
toris. Fathers, is still progressing, and
will continue for several days longer.
The Fathers preach three times q day.
at FIVE and nine o'clock in the morning
aud at seven in the evening. The Church
which holds over thousand people, is
crowded every night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-23

HETbRsED Leroy Seaton, Of the Sd
Iowa Cavalry, returned last evening from
St. Louis, whittier he went on bis way to
join his regiment, but found no way of
doing SO.
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Cairo, Nav 92,

CAIRO, May ".
Two refugees from Corinth arrived here
to-day. They state that there are about
10000 rebels 1t Corinth, ana that Beau
regard Was there ten DAYS ago. Reports
of scarcity of provisions and forage are
corroborated. There are no forti6cations
at Grenada or Grand junction. Re-
eruits raised under the conscript act are
reinforcing Beauregard. Large numbers
of Union citizens are making their way
north. mostly on foot, suffering great pri-
yations.
The report of the evacuation of Fort
Pillow has not been confirmed, but the
opinion is general among naval officials
that tie rebels retired 10 Fl Randolph.
Their gunboats have retired down the
river.
No arrivals from Pittsburg Landing.
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THE GATE CITY
FRIDAY, NAY %,

SEE TUE "X."-We will hereafter
mark an x on papers to- indicate that the
time ofsubscripion is nearly or quite ex-
PRED; and when subscribers wish to con-
time they will remit immediately.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-23

- The cars for #. Madison leave ev
cry morning at I o. clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-23

- The man who would try to stab !
ghost would stick at nothing.
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Especial 10 Chicago Journal

4 opccAai ~ CnlcaeO JOUInA.I
Cairo, May 2s.
The steamer De Soto, from the fiotilla,
arrived this morning, bnt brings no add
tional news Of Importance. A dag Of
truce came up from the rebel feet yestcr-
day morning. returned and came up again
sinthe afternoon, but the object OF the
mission was not ascertained.
The epiaiea Sill prevails that Fort r IL
low has been evacuated, although moth.
ing definite has has yet been diyulged 10
determine the facts. Two refugees from
Corinth arrived this morning. One OF
them left the rebel camp last w ednesday
He reports that Beauregard was still in
command, aud had about l30. 600 men, OF
WHOM ~. 900 are AslSlats Corinth, ia re-
serve, under command of Breckinridee.
The rebels are suffering greatly from sick
ness, an average Of 800 being sent from
camp ever she Mem phis sud Charleston
soad daily, of whom many die on the
passage. All honses in towns along the
railroads. are used as hospitals. The army
is greatly demoralized, the terms Of en-
listment Of many regiments expiting daily,
bur the men are forced 10 remain, under
the conscript act Beauregard is con.
tinually among his troops. making speeches
and using every effort to encourage them.
The troops are subsisting on half rations,
and salt beef, of . miserable quality, is
issued once . weak. j
Price, Van Dorm, Bragg, Polk and
Cheatham command divisions in front of
the rife pits around Gorinth, which CON-
maud oil approaches to the Mobile and
Ohio r. r., and are thirteen miles long.
The rebels are making extraordinary
efforts 70 procure heavy guns, Of which
they acknowledge they have but poor
supply.
Beauregard's headquarters are in the
rear, near CoHnth. OK
All cavalry, who hare been securing
the country north Of corinth, have been
dismounted. except seven hundred, sta
toned at Trenton, on the Mobile l. Ohio
r. r., which is depot for forage, of
which there is great scarcity. Ell h
He reports that GO Federal prisoners,
taken at Dresden by Clay Kings gang,
were released on parole by Beauregard,
after being confined II jackson, Miss.
Lovell's army is reported to have ar
rived at Corinth.
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stock Market.

So #E New Yoa, May n
stocks-bult but better; Money and & change moth
ing new Uses Of 'si regi 1885,; Coupons fo4k; n
G Is 9sii Mo ss as; Tenn so Ind 50; III War Loar
S8k; Ms?e.
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LESSONS IN LIFE,

ny Timothy Tiscomb, received this day. 1t The CIT
Do Store. j. W OGDkN.
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l. Story Oh Balls STORY Partnership sGssssnlsai
frcatise, billions Dig~st. Just ree<iseA ey
sepld OGDEN, BkOMNkLL q CO.
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EOR RENT.-A nrsi~elass brick Dwelling on the cor
neF Of 4h and Zig SIS nc ~ ~
Enquire Of u r. TEN EYGK.
nIayl3.d
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/" W.T. Ksow not WHERE ArTHKHrrc
THE RxsELLIos CAN Bk oHrArrEp. !"
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An assortment of ID. Appleton Co.'S Albu ms,
with AssoTtm cut Of Cartes ds Esstfx. Al
>. w. OGDEN CrTT BOOK eroaE,
apr2-d Main and "a streets
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AlSAAA1Cp
In visssar, for sale Low BY
dss2sd ROBERTSON M'QUExR
:" ANTED-ILLINOIS h WIS.
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-09
From Washington.

WAsHINGroN, Oct. Z.
The rebels have placed . battery At
Cockpit Point, aud fred Ut several yes.
sells yesterday.
A gunboat shclled the point, silencing
the battery.
Tsp ecial to the N. Y, Tribune.l
A deserter from the I'd Virginia Cav.
airy, who came within Sigel's lines to-
day, says the brigade commanded by
Gen. Mumford, TO which his regiment
was attached, il stationed between War.
renton and the Springs.
There are three divisions at Culpep-
per, commanded by Gen. G. w. Smith,
two of which are new troops.
There is large force at Gordonsville.
This deserter was with the rebels in
Maryland, where he heard officers say
their loss was from 10000 to 10000
in killed and wounded.
lie says Lees army is growing every
day, the old regiments being filed by
conscripts.
From official lists furnished by the
War Department by Gen. Sigel it ap
pears that the number Of rebel prison
ers taken by our cavalry at Warrenton
was 1892, and were psroled. There wa.
not one in the whole number but wha,
seemed anxious and willing to take thu
oath of allegiance.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-09

100 a the reva kalIe9 anA Weahaea
n The Late Da1e1o - 4'OE1ntA.
CaicAoo. Oct. 9.
The following are among the wound
Cd in the late battles At Corinth:
J. Menksn, w. A. Tolford, J. 8. Gil
lott, 6. Cook, Edward SchenemAksr,
Geo. II. Tyler, w. g. Egbon, Pbiian-
der Smith, II. C. Mcneil, Frank Daley,
Jas. Donaldson, Geo. Tyler, Henry Aus
tin, H. B. Doolittle, Of the I'd Iowa; J.
Z. Housipgtop, Benton Fuller, Lander
Bickey, J. D. Fouck, J. A. Graham, r.
r. Montgomery, N. S. Clothier, A. Tai
bot, c. Cross, C. Reynolds, Thos. Ran.
die, N. Bartlett, J. Wymore, J. s. Ms-
jor, J. G. Forkney, N. Morris, J. AcCor-
mick, E. Kittlan, H. G. Osmoutb, S.
Reynolds, ]. E. Moran, J. A. BrattoD,
Geo. Lcnart, Of the 18th Iowa; J. s. Lit
tlejohn and VIM. Lurtzer, Of the 5th
Iowa; Jesse Geo. A. Breck, E. A.
Trip, A. Kelly. J. L. Bigler, LIEUT..
Tinkner, Jno. Handvell, Daniel New.
man, A. D. Johnson, and L. c. Hen
bricks, Of the 9Th Iowa; II. Sack, J. Il.
Bowers, and NJ. WEIGH, Of the 18th
Iowa.
&c. Mansel'and J. Downs, Of the %
Iowa, were killed.
Tho casualties among the officers al
far as ascertained are Lieut.. Blake. I'd
Iowa, wounded Lieut.. Neil, I'd, Iowa
killed Lieut.. suiter, I'd Iowa, wound
ed; Lieut.. Snowden, I'd Iowa, killed
Col. Baker, I'd Iowa, killed Lieut.. Col
Sanders, 10th Iowa, wounded; 1t. Col
Parrot, 7,h Iowa, wounded; Captain
Smith, 10th Iowa, taken prisoner; 1t
Lucaa, 10th Iowa, wounded; Lieuts
Greedy and Westherbee, 1lth Iowa
wounded; Lieut.. Huntington, I'd Iowa
killed Lieut.. Palmer, 18th Iowa, kill
ed; and Lieut.. Glehner, 9Th Iowa
| killed.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-09
The New York Eveotng Post and Gen.
.5e--@- ~ 49, nnC1oo1ons

The New yOHk Eve0tog F0DS o00 cODs
No intelligent reader need be told
that the New York Evening Post hss
been and is one of the most invererate
Of Gen. Nc CIellan, and that it labored
with the utmost diligence to prove
that bis campaign up the Potomac
against Lee was . substantial failure
But the Post has received new light, re-
yealing an important fact or two, and 1t
actually prints the following editorial 10
its leading column:
THE LATE BATTLE.
The Richmond journals, with An
adroitncss that does credit their wits,
urge that Gen. Lee accomplished every.
thing that he proposed 10 his late raid
into Maryland. He did not intend to
capture Washington, they say; his
proclamation TO the Marylanders, invit-
ing an instruction, was only ruse, and
bis entire movement was simply des'g-
mated to draw our army from Washing
ton and deceive it, while he quietly took
possession of Harper's Ferry. In all
this be succeeded, and the Richmond
prints glorify him accordingly, with elab-
crate and unctious eulogy.
Unfortunately for this theory of the
campaign, it will hold no water. Lees
army, as The fdc,s shoao, aoas d,eadful-
| ~ beaten both at South Mountain and
at Antietan,, and still remains in suf
fering and disorganized condition. But
what is worse for the boasts Of the Rich.
mond writer's is, that our government IS
in possession Of correspondence sohich
passed detaceen certain leaders Of the
rebels, disclosing the ,ohole plan Of Lees
campaign, and even marking Il ou'
ink on tie accompanying maps. What
that plan vas, as whole, we are no,
now at liberty to say, as it may affect
other Interior operations Of the war
but ace can sag. with tie conapletest as
surance of its truth, that Lee ,oas en-
t;rely Disconnected By the rigorous oppo
si.ion Of our army, md that has schem'
turned out an utter failure.
GEN. MCCLELLAN FOUGHT THE BAT
TIES OF SoUru MOUNTAIN AND ANTE
TAM WITH SUCH SKILL THAT THE ONLY
WONDER is THAT HE DID NOT CAPTURE
OR DlsPERsE THE WHOLE REBEL FORCE
Why, indeed, he does not follow up hi
successes, it is impossible to say bu
Gen. CochrAne, who is now in Wash
ington, asserts that there are good reo
sous for the delay, NOT connected wu
r the condition of the army"
e This degree Of fairness on the part
the Post, was entirely unlocked. for. w
should as soon have looked for it in tn
Tibnne or Boston Liber0tor. Trnt
y however, is mighty, and will prevail
The confessions Of McClellan's superior
! ity as a General is being wrung from tn
S Abolition party by piecemeal.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-09

IsFoRMArIox WANTED Of the
the whereabouts of Grceley's three
times three hundred thousand men who
were to flock to arms as soon as the
President issued an emancipation proc.
lamation.
Also, Of the particular roads Of New
England upon which Gov. Andrews's
abolition legions are "swa,ming" en-
route to the battle field, inspired to
march on BY the A'magie word" Of the
emancipation Proclamation
A'so, Of the progress Of Goyernor
Srfagss's negro brigade which has been
fUfmisg IN Rhode Island for the past
twS ~ three months and which We were
sosd world ~ 10 the &eid In less than
~ sse g
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-09
From Frederick.

Frederick, Oct. Z.
Last night at Harper's Ferry house
formerly used as a powder magazine,
was exploded. The powder had al ap>
parently been removed, but enough re.
manned to cause an explosion from q
spark from soldiers pipe. The house
was used as guard house. Nine SOL
diers were wounded by the explosion,
including two men Of the 7,h Michigan.
The Herold's Washington correspon.
dent says Gov. Bradford and cx-Gov.
Hicks were here yesterday, to ask the
aid OF a military force to protect the
agents Of The State in making enroll
ment for the draft in certain counties
Of the State. The enrolment has been
completed in all the States, except in
the southern counties Of the western
shore, where the secessionists have de.
stroyed the partially completed enroll.
ment lists, and driven the officers out
of their counties. The request has been
granted, and the secession counties Of
Maryland will be forced to submit to
the law.
Parties from the Pacific coast are
here importuning the Government to
accept the services Of 10000 cavalry
we'll trained horses and good men, Who
can march across the plains and reach
the Atlantic coast, at very little greater
cost per regiment than is now required
to bring regiment Of Infantry FROM the
the city Of Boston to tho Potomac.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-09
From Louisville.

From Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, Oct Z.
The Southern Line is working to
Bayard.
LOUISVILLE M1DN1aHr-Oct. 7.
Lexington is mostly evacuated by the
rebels, and they sent to Camp Dick
Robinson 1000 barrels Of pork from
Chenault & Co., parked on their own
account, and for other parties, mostly
seoessionists. They also took 100000
worth Of jeans and linseys from Old
ham, Scott l. Co, which they have
manufactured into clothing. The rebels
paid for these goods in Confederate
scrip. The owners refused to receive
it, in which event no consideration was
given.
Reliable individuals from Lexington,
who have conversed with rebel soldiers,
are confident that battle must ensue
before the rebels leave kentucky. The
rebel soldiers told them they preferred
being killed or captured rather than
march on the mountains again. This
seems to be the conclusion Of the whole
rebel army.