The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-12-20

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 90

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No. VOORHEES, keeps full and fashion
able stock Of Hats, Caps, Furs, Cloves
De-, constantly op hand, At the loves
cash prices. [noylO am1
j - Burkitt Il Co, have just receive,
200 dozen WOODEN hoods, so dozen wooler
Fkating caps for Misses and children, gen
tlemen's and ladies' undershirts, 30 doxel
heavy bnck gloves, splendid lot ladies'
furs. gents gloves, 200 pocket books 4
ten cents each, felt jockies. ladies' bask
cts, hats, caps, buffalo robes, comforts
scarfs, nubias, &c. ldim1
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CouFTERFrrrrNc We saw ycsterda,
i've cent gas ticket quite successfully
changed to twenty-6 cents. The figure
was printed by hand before the s, and &C
well that it would not be noticed by many
in the hurry or business. We have heard
OF other changes Of this kind OF money
and It would be well to give them closer
look when received for change.
Won't LIKE IT.-Yesterday young
man Of flushed coantenance dropped into
our sanctum, and in somewhat muddy
but spirited style, inquired for the Chica
go Times. Not being able to fud j,
among our exchanges, he purchased our
morning paper, glanced At il, and enquir-
ed if We copied from the Chicago Times.
Being told that We sometimes did, but
not very often, he assured US We vere
"to backward about Aat," and siguifisd
his intention Of taking the Chicago Times
wishing to see some Chicago paper, be
was shown the Tribune. at which he was
considerably disgusted-was thunder
struck a. our keeping Gle of the Tribune
instead IF the Chicago Times. Hereupon
our disciple Of the Times marched out,
not suspecting he hsd got in tho wrong
pew. When he Genes to read our paper
We are satisfied he won't like it, and We
would caution our contemporary 70 copy a
little more frequently and fully from the
"Chicago Times"
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OKE OF THE GENTLEMEN CONNECTED
WITH THE GATE Cry OFEIcE AaREsrEn
As A DrsERrEn'-Wm. Mann, who has
been for some weeks past working as a
CONF osi:or in the Gate City Office, was
yesterday arrested As deserter from the
service, and was taken in charge by the
provost guard 10 order that he may be re-
turned to his regiment Il Constitution
The above looks nightly as though it
was meant for slur upon the Gate City
office. its principal value consisting in the
caption. So far as we are concerned, we
will say that up to the time of Mr.. Mann :
arrest, We were not aware Of his ever hay
ing been in the service, and were. there.
fore, as little responsible for The cause Of
the arrest as We are for the drunkenness
and democracy of any street loafer.
In regard to Mr.. Mann, we End, upon
inquiry, that half the truth told as above
does him an injustice, which should lie
corrected for his sake and tina, Of his IN
merous friends.
Mr.. Mann is member of the 9th Iowa
Infantry, and paroled prisoner, having
been captured in tie battle of Shiloh. -
These prisoners are now exchanged and
ordered to report themselves at St. Louis
by the lst of next mouth, at which time
and place. he informs us, he intended to
report himself for duty. He claims that
his arrest was without cause, which is
confirmed by the common sense view that
he could not have remained here where
he is very we'll known and escape going
back into service. had he wanted 10 ever
20 much.
A PREDICTToN NOT CoSrIRxED.-Gov.
Seymour stated, in one Of his speeches
previous to the election, that, fthe DEM
ocrats succeeded, such an event would
immediately develop q strong Union SEN
timent 10 the South.
Mr.. Seymour il notany more fortunate
in his predictions than Secretary Seward
has been. New York politicians viii
pass, but her prophets are at discount.
TT An interesting and reliable ac-
count Of the Indian massacres, on the
California route, last summer, will be
found in this paper 1t is an extract
from the Quincy (Cal.) Union, and vas
written by III. +. Swasev. ESQ. formariv