The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-05

A telegram from St. Louis, dated yes
terday, says that Gen. Steel's advance
guard has reached Putnam Ferry, Ark
Col. Carfn had an engagement with the
enemy on the lst inst, in crossing the
river. We killed one lieutenant and wcun-
ded several others, and captured FIVE pris-
oners, camp eqnipage, horses, mules, for
age and number of small arms.
| Washington, April 5.
Tribune Dispatch.
The Hon. Stephen T. Logan and Jas.
Mitchell. of Illinois, have been appointed
by the War Department, Commissioners
to examine war claims at Cairo, and John
R. 6hepley, of St. Louis, attorney to the
Commissioners. The contract price for
the new Ericsson iron-clad batteries 10
four hundred thousand dollars each. Col.
Ebeneser Msgofin, a Missouri rebel,
whose brother is Governor Of Kentucky,
and who was convicted of violation o
his parole and sentenced to be shot has
been respited BY the President. Halleck
will soon assume command of the Nation
al forces on the Tennessee river.
Times Dispatch
/ The President sent to the Senate to-
day the following sominations for brevet
promotions for gallant and meritorious
service 10 the battle of Mill Springs, Ky !:
Captain Alvan C. Gillen, to be Major -
Ist Lieut.. Andrew s. Burt, 18th Infant.
ry, to be Captain; Geo. E. Flint, Ass (
Adjt. Gen. Of volunteers, to be Major
Capt Geo. s. Hooper, Com. of subsistent .
Of volunteers, to be Major; Capt. MicL-
sel G. CARRIER, Quartermaster, to be
made Lieut.. Col. John +. Caxton, Of
the 4th Kentucky volunteers, 10 be Lieu.
Col. James George, I'd Mimi, to b NJ
jor; Fillmore A. Hunt, 18th Kentucky
volunteers, tobe Lieut.. Col. Major Al
exander Wilcox, Of ed Minnesota volun-
teers. to be Lieut.. COL; Capt. Charles
Joseph, Of 9th Ohio volunteers, 10 be-
Major; Capt. Fred. Schroeder, 9th Ohio
volunteers, TO be Major; Capt Samuel
HI. Shorty, Marsh B. Taylor, and John
N. Perkins, 18th Indiana volunteers, to
be respectively Majors LIST. Lieut.. Geo.
III. Harris, 9th Ohio volunteers to be
Capt. C,H. G. SAiter. of New York,
was nominated to the Senate to-day, to
be Marshall Of the Consular Court Of the
United States 1t Hav Kaw, China. To
day the President sent to the Senate
the noDination of DR.. Isaac ]. Hays, who
distinguished himselfir the great Arctic
Exploring Expedition, 10 be Brigade Snr-
geon.
[Heralds Speciall
There is no foundation for the State
ment that Gen. Rosecrans has resigned.
He isa thorough soldier and intends to
do his duty to the end. Lieut.. Henry
Eben is ordered to report to Flag Officer
Foote.
D%Would it not be a good move for
the Democratic Srate Central Committee
to call convention, say in May, and in
vite the cooperation of all who are OPP
posed to the Abolition, radical Rspubli-
can party in electing good and true mea
--men who are IN favor Of preserving the
Constitution aud Union as they came from
the hands Of our patriotic fathers.
The subject for convention was up Z
short time ago, and as there has been ne
move, We put the ball in motion again
The Democratic party Of other States have
held or called their conventions, and Why
not the Democracy of Iowa do the same
We have never lost anything by having
our men in the field in time. This Fall
there are State officers, District Judges,
and Congressman to elect. Let US have
our conventions, and with good men Il
candidates. We can clean out the mobocratic,
abolition dynasty, that has encouraged
mobs, set the Constitution and aws ct de-
iance, and almost submerged the people
with taxation. Il keosauqua News.
i By all means hurry up your conventions,
adopt the Mahoney platform advocated BY
you last year; get George W. Jones and
half score or more OF your treason'
abetting old leaders on the track, md
"hurra for jackson" and see if "the poo
pie will follow you like flock Of Sheep
as your Van Buren, county "bell wethsr'
once assured you they would.
Remember, however, 10 your faror tha
. one-half Of the Democratic party are ii
arms against the Government Of theil
! country, and goodly portion Of the 9th
or half are fighting for the good old Gag
and need the proceeds Of the taxes o
which you complain to pay them for thei
]. services in the country's cause.
BAD News FOR OvFICE SEEKERs.-I
Q has been proposed that Congress shall