The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-16

4 RRlVALs AND DEPARTURES
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News sFsa Gen'l Carsis- Cemman n a.
The st. Louis Democrat has letter
from its correspondent Fayel, dated Bates.
Vile. June 7th, giving history OF Gen.
Curtis movements down to that date
We extract some items Of interest from
the letter.
ARRIVAL OF LIEUT.. COL. WOOD.
Lieut.. Col. Wood, of the 9th Mrsouri
Cavalry, arrived in town yesterday The
name Of no other man has inspired more
terror than that of the terrible Wood
among the inhabitants of afi this region.
He was dreaded and represented as among
the chief of jayhawkers, but ON better ac-
qnaintance the people here seem to like
him, not seeing anything as terrible
about the man as was pictured in their i'm
aglnaiious.
ALWAYS WELCOMED. H9
Mr.. A. W, Plattenburg. agent OF the
Western Sanitary Commission, received
yesterday a large invoice OF nece ssaries
and comforts for the sick and wounded.
a wretch Of teainster had chopped
open box of wines aud reyslled on The
contents of the bottles. The manwas ar
rested and amply punished.
RxsIGHATloNs AND fuRLoUGHs.
Lieut.. Col. Thos. Drummond, of the
4th Iowa Cavalry, has resigned on account
of sickness, and gone to st. Louis. As
soon as his health 10 restored he intends
joining the army Of the Potomac, and re
sumo his position in the 9Th United States
cavalry (regulars Lieut.. Perkins of co.
Il, same regiment, has also resigned 10
consequence Of sickness.
REBEL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE
We are reliably informed that six men
were hung last week By the rebel authori-
ties at nBsyou Meter, in thu Royal Col
ony settlement, aixteen miles from Little
Rock. Their crime Was contumacious
refusal to obey the CONSUMPTION not.
The following statement is given by
Rev. Jas. Longholridgs, Presbyterian
clergyman, we'll known personally 10 Gen.
Curtis since boyhoed, as an upright, can
did, unimp mpeachable gentleman. He states
that on or about the 23d Of April last,
Nessrs. Shnltz and heed, ministers Of the
gospel, belonging to the Christian order,
were taken from their own premises, on
Rolls Ridge. Benton county, Arkansas,
conveyed to the woods in the night and
killed. They had Just returnel from
Cassyille. aud were Union men. About
the 18th Of May, Mr.. Neal Was shot in
his own house, near Fayetteville. and
died in three hours. He Was . Union
man. and adhered 70 the Methodist Epis-
copai church when it split. A report came
TO Huntsyille, about the 10Th OF May,
that touE men, Mi aGhsraa.s of ii,s OH
Methodist Episcopal church, and some Of
them ministers, we're killed near Fayette-
vile, and other men of the same asnti-
mcnts were threatened. These murders
were recent. ] am now enabled TO give
m account Of the s3'
REBEL ATRocIriEs IN THE FALL OF / 86l
UNION MEN AND THOSE UNWILLING
TO TAKE UP ARMS CHAINED IN GANGS,
AND DRIVEN LIKE CATTLE TO LITTLE
ROCK.
Without the most authentic aflidayits,
itwosld pcarcsly b credited that peace