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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-25

DDr The common people Of the South
ern States might we'll pray to be delivered
from the Government Of the Confederacy,
which is attempted to be established over
them for in case of success they would
be burdened beyond endurance with taxes
to pay their war expenses and redeem the
worthless trash of Confederate notes
which foads their country; while, if the
Confederacy is failure, the creditors of
the concern would lose their beautiful in
sestments and the expense of the war on
the part of the general Government would
be met by general xa,ion and the con-
hscated property of rich rebels.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-25

The Psnns. r. r. Co. win con.r;h..
sSo, 900 to provide for the bounty of vol.
pateers..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-25
nm. HUGHES. REPLY.

Aoh, IOWA, ou'y -''
Ed. GATE CRY: In the Consu'u'loh
OF the 2lst, notice an editorial 10 reia-
ton to the Hospitals OF hsoAu aiso
communication from so'o'e's' auu.esseu 70
the Governors OF SEVERN u oo' western
States, asking 'h'e'ieien'e ol 'he par
OF State omcers ~ ."eir pe"a'l' 0c'
once ny e'"'ee''o" ~ '"' i'osp''1''
nave ,'.aaiis -ie1iAii.eu 'fo'A Aoe'efa :
1o' ''"4ns'' sns 'saofan' anu si'-
0 ~ AAs Vn'on nave oeen
~N 1po. ou1 .0'se' sn'ousn ous
'n0 'ounay, .uu ~ .on'o instances ~ Tue
ue - s.p'o'aD'e ne"1papo's' ~
''i0 'na'o - ou''o''a' anu a''oi'S inous coi-
iesponae'oe'
mere arc times' however when 'ior-
oearnnce ceases TO DC virtue; ana l
would, therefore, most respectfully ask
the renectlng portion OF the community
% naie Tor moment and consider before
making such wholesale charges as have
been circulated throughout the country
within the last few days.
My position rs Surgeon in charge OF
the U. >. General Hospital at this place,
makes me amenable for my acts 10 no 9TH
er than the General Government and its
officers Yet, while ] am responsible to
them alone. ! do not forget my duty to
the soldier who has 50 nobly led US to VIC
tory. au0 0JAen enduring the hsrdships of
II camp agin, has been sent to these Hos
pitfalls TO recuperate constitution shat
tered BY wounds and broken down by dis
ease. Among those that make up my ar
my-some 1000 strong of sick and wuun-
ded--it is not surprising that forty Or tif-
ty, or even Eve times that number, should,
having been Frustrated by disease, with a
morbidly sensitive, mental Is well as
physical system, find fault with these
who might attempt to infringe on their
supposed rights in relation to the govern
ment, or the proper mode Of sustaining and
furnishing the inner man.
wish to state few facts which many
of our citizens do not seem to under
stand:
LIST. The Surgeon in charge of Hos
pital has nothing to do with the purchase
OF rations. They are furnished BY the
Quartermaster upon Surgeon requisi
ton.
End The soldiers ration is not pro-
visions to the value of thirty cents per day,
but consists OF certain quantity Of food
Of certain kinds, as specified by regula
tions, and which is contracted for by the
Quartermaster at the lowest price for
which it can be purchased. The contract
for ration at this Hospital is l5t cts per
day.
sra. Butter, eggs, chickens, molasees,
Hour, cornmeal, crackers, lard, pepper,
dried apples, peaches, and ell kinds of
vegetables. except potatoes, three times a
week; also, ice, coal oil. and gas, are not
included among the provisions furnished
In the regular ration return at this Hos
p'tal, and have to be purchased, if at all i,
out OF the Hospital fund.
4th. The Hospital fund consists Of
what Is saved from the regular rations.
VIZ: instead OF drawing 1900 rations of
coifee, sugar, bread, &C., &C., may draw
but l ,ooO and save 500 of each, which is
credited 70 the Hospital fund at cost price,
and may be expended in the purchase Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-25
Surgeon in charge.

Are We To Hnvc Drafting I'm Iowa
EDITOR GATE CRY Whilst the peo-
pie of other States are fully aroused to
action in the raising Of men for the new
levy, Iowa, hitherto among the first, seems
to be still asleep; yet she, of all others,
ought to be most awake, for unless great
efforts are made, see not how we ale to
avoid draf.--a thing upon whose dis.
comforts. and even disgrace, We must not
and need not dwell
The allotment to Lee county under the
late requisition have seen put down at
100 men. This, in consideration of those
who have already gone from this county,
is large number. But if due efforts are
made; if every man in the county will
only hold himself personally responsible
for the raising Of this number, it can be
done. Every one who does not himself
volunteer, and thus give his time, should
hold himself in honor bound to give his
Il
money, and give it freely. This done, a
bounty-fu fund could DO raised which would
secure all the men required. Meetings
should be called to attend to this matter;
they should be called at once.
Citizens Of Lee county, citizens of
Iowa let us be up and doing. Let us see
to it that our State be never subject to
conscription that the place which she
has already won in the front rank be not
taken from her by some State more worthy.
Our foes are in ssthe DEVILS earnest"
Let us for once be in Goods earnest. -
One blow, one determined, mighty blow,
backed by the full energy Of every loyal
heart, and this monster of rebellion shall
be withered as BY lightning from heaven.
Shall not that blow be struck r.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-25
Great Fire I'm Davenport,

The burning Of the Abba Mills and a
portion of Burrows Block on Front
street, Davenport, of which we had an an
nouncement in our dispatches Of Tuesday,
92d, was an extensive and destructive
confagration.
The fire occurred Monday p. m, origi-
mating in the upper stories Of the Albian
Mills. situated on the levee, corner of
Front and Perry streets. The mill was
soon found to be beyond the possibility
Of saving and attention was very much
directed to the splendid row of buildings
adjoining, Known as Burrows Block
The hrst Of this row, occupied by II. NJ.
rret,yman Is storage and commission
house, and the second, occupied by Mr..
Burrows, We're burned, and the remain.
ing three. by the great and untiring Of.
forts of the Ere companies and citizens,
were saved. The FIRE companies from
Rock Island came across and worked mo-
bly In helping 10 subdue the flames.
The ire communicated to some build
,ngs on the opposite side of Front street
but without serious loss. The fine store
house OF Evans / Co. also caught FIRE
from some matches, but the fire was soon
sxtinguishcd.
The Albian Mills were the best in the
city, built at cost of some sec. 900
which was much above their value At the
time OF their burning. An insurance Of
sso,ooo will probably cover most Of tina,
loss. Burrows Block was also insured to
amount OF $4,000, and the stocks Of
goods and stores Of grain DESTROYED or
damaged were pretty generally insured.
1he whole loss was FIRST reported at $780,
ooo, but will not exceed $50 900 o.
100000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-25

& q. o. HILTON, Agent for Keokuk and vicinity
Persons interested invited TO call 1t my
tMississipp Valley Nursery,l Ia the western part
the city, and examine the Machine.
iyQ5-dtf
, 1862-03-14

,rf.. Davis thinks that Kentucky WILL
-,,.2.tr l.. yendce 10 the Federal
, il s:::,e.!-, even in the 1ehel]ioss
,,s:;=, is 1,,elci.e1 by the Govern
lr5v w,:l. Nr. Davis. But let lis
n; you that, though the struggle was
~; il e:is'cr::,::e, the 1endeeans and
-,s-. ~e7r conquered at last. If you
5t.,;:&elky are ambitious Of their fate,
.,s ! P;71sii,::cu: mvs7 be looking around
rts;y. HGeciF, who will do your basi-
il; 1ca v;;;sliaEt delay, and just as
- 1$s:!y !$s:y as YOU please, Had not Nr.
i :,;:;7 ind another historical exam
l., yealee went do, unless he looks
::z::i:; z::ii:s:in i" Which perhaps the war
Vi: ;,iis.y t:issaacy spirit Of just such
:: II. iiaasv GENE 9. last. 1t is for Mr..
Is y;si t-i,nls to choose what they
1.:ys Ii: "nnorseless revolutionary
~ IL il VIA! they wait, we haye ne
!. ;:::r yi}l find Il shot IN the lochc1
;--- .1... 1..:...1
, 1862-03-14

CINE, boilers and blowers, all Enugly slowed
away in the lower vessel, complete the general
arrangement Of the battery.
When in readiness for action, the lower hull
is totally immersed, and the upper one is sunk
: feet inches, leaving only Is inches above
water. The interior is open to the bottom
Ike sloop, the deck, which is bomb-proof.
coming flush with The top Of the upper hull.
No railing OF buiwark Of any kind appears
aeoTc tllc deck, and the only things exposed
are tie turret or citadel, the whccl-house, and
the box erowning the smoke-stack. The in
clinatloa Of the lower hull is such that ball
to strike it in any part must pass through at
least 25 feet Of water, and then strike an in-
elincd iron surface at an angle OF about 10 de-
grees. In the event Of the cncny boarding
the battery, they can do no harm, as the only
c1,tfaDcc is at the top Of the turret OF citadel,
Which cannot easily be scaled, and even then
only one man at q time can descend into the
h1l.l.
This turrct is 4 revolving, bomb-proof fort,
in effect. It protected by eight thicknesses
Of inch iron, overlapping so that at no one
spot is there more than one inch thickness Of
| joint. A shell-proof Fat roof, Of per
ierated plate iron, placed On forged
beams, inserted siz inches down the cyl
| initr, covers The top. The sliding hatch in
/ this cover is perforated to give light, and fol
mcslletry fire in case the battery is boarded
L *pur-whee1, G114 inches in diameter, moved
by double cylinder engine, turns the trrret
| gubs and all, rod connected with tie run
ming gear Of tie engine enabling the gunner
to control the aim. The guns move in forged
iron slides across the turret, the carriages be-
ing made to lit them accurat ely.
These guns were furnished with 400 wrought
iron SHOT By the Novelty Works, each bal
weighing Isl pounds and costing s.7. The
balls were made by forging square blocks O
| iron, which were adtcrward turned in tlle
| lathe. Cast-iron shot would break against
such 4 vessel as the Rer1ilnac, aud these s1oi
WIRE forged for the especial purpose of smash
ing through her sides. Lieut.. Wordcn in
| tcn5c;, in case the Merri1nac did not coink
out, 10 go into Norfolk harbor and lay his vcs
sci alongside cf her there. She has saved lin
thai iroublc
, 1862-03-14

Editors Chicago Tribune:
In the present suffering from the hydrant
water most Of the complainers seem to con-
cludc that there is no remedy, except of some
one Of the Water Commissioners, or the city
fathers, or somebody else deyising; and that
until such somebody is put in use We must all
be content to drink Of this Egyptian river.
Alas for us if such were the fact!
Courage, citizens! Providence is better to
us than Water Commissioners, Or the Board Of
Public Works. The river has about done
Troubling us for this year, in all probability.
What has been the difficulty? Just this ::
That the river has ordinarily no current; and
during the winter it receives and safely keeps
all the of;l aud filth as aforesaid {see editogi-
ais, Letters, etc, in the Sunday journalsl. Had
the river respectable current, it would grad
ually be carried into the lake, washed south
ward by the ordinary shore current, and car
rlcd nortAward on the eastern shore,
tn it became dissipated in the great
As the water has gradually been rising in tue
river Of late, and rs q continuous west and
southwest wind has prevailed, there has been
| SLOW current carrying out the filth and
sweeping It northward, till it is taken into the
water pipes and served out to Us in tea and
coffee. What is wanted? Two things. One
fresGet in the river to aoash it out clean as q
new dipper. SHALL VIC get it? We arc getting
| l-not so mighty as could be coveted, but re-
spectacle. At the present rate the river will
eooH oe C1cs1 ~ LIS uitn. IL II Is not, IN reas
onable time, it can be pumped the other way
If what remains. But to pump now would
only do damage, by stopping its current to tht
! lake.
| But when it gets into the lake, what then
| Shall VIC not have to drink it: No! TAX;
| courage again. The north wind blows ouct
I more; and under its lash the waves are chas
ing each other from Mackinac at 4 good,
ratc, and the current is southwark again OF
this ehcrc and nerthwsrd on the other, att
probably not smother cubic foot Of the 1ui'
t,o;a the slaughter houses will enter the pipe
for 3ca- to come; for *e all know that dur
ing the next lhreo months VIC shall have .
much north wind as NC want ana e little NOR
tha.s might content Us, SUD north wind bring
| rs north water also.
But it would be we'll If the annual difficult
could be ramediei nevertheless; for NC d
not love to dEinl1-Eo matter That-for eve
two .Eoutns. Yours.
QU1TE HOPEFUL.
, 1862-03-14
THE CONVENTION.
COaIPl. .ETE MEDICATION OF THE
GOVERNOR.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.l
SPRINGFIELD, March 1s, 1862.
Mr- Wentworth offered section for the ar
tic1s On Municipal Corporations, that no de-
fa11ter to municipal corporation shall hold
a State or city Office. It was adopted.
An attempt was made to reconsider the sec
ton Of the Revenue article preventing towns
from imposing tax Of more than per cent.
fer school purposes. It comes up tomorrow
again.
The Convention went over the Legislative
article again, and finally adopted it, and it is
now the only article Of the Constitution COM
plctcd.
Gen. Singleton, from the committee, made
report completely yindicating Gov. Yates
and Quarter1naster Wood, and stating that
CIR volunteers are So well if not, bet
tsr cared for than those from any
other State in the Union. It is CON-
plete rcfutation Of all the slanderous charges
against the Governor.
The article on counties caused great deal
Of bitter discussion this afternoon. Two sec.
tions were adopted, providing that old coun-
ties shall not be reduced under 100 square
InIlEs. duu Luat uo lew county slalt pe 1oEnleu
unless it shall contain 10, 600 inhabitants, and
unless it shall not diminish the population Of
the county from which it is taken below
10,GGo, nor without submitting tne question
10 a vote Of the people, and receiving major
ity Of the legal votes in the county.
General Singleton and Mr. Brooks have re
turned to their seats, having carried thei
roiut said to be that grand inree =h.l1 mt h,
| reduced below fifteen.
AL The troops in the State arc ordered Il
| Benton Barracks, Immediately.
, 1862-03-14
Secession Ladies' in st. L0UfH-~sfAoW
They Talk to the Prisoners.


We learn that quite 4 number Of ladies,
who, since the late order, have taken and sub
scribcd the osth for the purpose Of getting
access to the hospitals, have no scruple about
talking secession sentiments to the rebel pa
tIents. Some have been heard telling the
sick men "not to give up''-saying it was a
bitter oath, but then it only binds us not to
take arp arms, and that VIC don't expect to do :;
but we want you to get well, SO you can go
back and fight in the good cause again. One
said she didn't read the oatI-it was read to
hcr 5y a Dutchinan, and she signed lt-that
was all. She did not know what it was-onIy
form, anyway. Another, clenching her jew
eled hand, said with most womanly intensity.
"Oh, We had these Iincolnites, how ]
would delight to torture the1n!''
Many other expressions Of this Kind used BY
1ao} visitors to rebel patients hayc been re,
pcated to us By loyal lady who witnessed
them With astonishmcnt. The oath, as con.
strued by them, is but idle wind, thew affect.
ing to suppose that it only bound them not tc
bear arms against the Union
AS the rebellion began in widespread pcr
jury, it seems that equivocasion, and cyasior
Of the obligation Of IN oath, is regarded b,
women as no more immoral or unbccoming il
them than the grosscr terms Of perjury arc te
husbands, brothers or SONS.
, 1862-03-14
LATER FROM ARKANSAS.


ST.. LOUIS, March 15.-A private letter re-
cciycd to-2ay from officers in Gen. Curtis
army says that the rebels in force are still in
the rear Of the Federal army, and another bat
tic is SION expected.
In The late fight at Sugar Creek, the Fourth
Division stood the brust of the b:tt1c. The
4th and 9th Iowa and the LIST and Sd Iowa hat
teric5 are terribly cut up 1S0 out Of 800 in
the ::.l Iowa were killed and wounded,
Every field officer in Dodgc's brigade were
wounded. General Dodge had three horses
killed under him and one wounded Cap:s.
Burton and Burman and Lieut.. Crittcntlcn
were wounded. Lieut.. Jackson was killed.
Gen. Hallcck forwarded to headquarters to.
day tic following:
uEArQCAH9 EIs DEFARTM@T OF THE M1ssIssIrrI,
ST Lor1s, March IS, 1862. i
Hen =. II. Stanton, Secretary Of War:
Our artillery and cavalry yesterday attacked
the ercmS's works, one and half miles wesi
Of Paris, Tenn. The enemy were driven ou,
with loss Of 100 killed, wounded and prison
crs. Our loss is Capt. Bulls, Of the artillery
and four men killed and five wounded.
a cavalry force sent out from Lebanon, Mo
attacked one Of Prices guerilla parties, killed
Is, wounded s. and captured over 90 prison
ers, among whom was BrigadicrGe E
Campbell, the commander.
H. ". HALLEcK, Major-Gcneral.
, 1862-03-14
FROM CAIRO.
Canncnade in the Direction Of
New Eadrid.
PI ENTY OF RUNIoRS.

Especial Correspondence Chicago Tribune ]
CAIRO, March 10, 1862.
Everything is quiet to-day, and nothing be-
yond rumors worth telegraphiDg. Heavy can
nonading was heard this morning in the III
rection Of New Madrid, and rtmors arc prey
alcnt OF 4 severe battle there to-day.
There are now ever 1,400 patients at the
Mound City hospital, and 800 more were sent
to-day from Fort Done1son. There arc about
twenty secessiouists among the number. The
mortality is about nine per cent Of those who
came into hospital. The prevailing diseases
arc dyscntery, typhoid fever and pneumonia.
Less than oHc- half arc wounded.
No boats from up the river have arrived, and
consequently we are without news from the
Tennessee. The river is falling, and the
weather 7cry warm aud summcrlike.
, 1862-03-14
milwaukee and Minnesota Railroad
bC0mpaDy.
fEttsEo 9Iaa

We understand new efforts darc being made
by the western stockholders to free this com
pany from thu litigation which has hung over
it for the past two years, and that to accom-
plish Eo desirable q result, some Of our best
citizens have been induced to 20 into thu board
Of directors. We learn that John Il Twecdy,
John 7. McGregor, Eliphalet Cramer and
John s. Rockwell, Esqs., hare been elected
directors in this company, and that this
has been Brought about By the action Of
some Of our influential property owners to
secure 10 this city the advantages which 1t de-
E5ves from this important road, and we arc
also hsppy to cay that the eastern directors
that resigned to accomplish This result, did so
in the lest Of feeIing, and with request that
tl,: above named gentlemen would consent to
hll thcir -placeE. which has bcon done, and
that 4 ey have already entered on the disctar5 5a
ofthc1r duties, with confidence In their ability
TO esVe the road to the city, as whole. aud
rot allow it to be diverted into hostile chan.
ne!s, :s has been contemplated; and that il
the eId something reasonable vii be saved tc
the stockholders
, 1862-03-14

IL s7ci~g: t!ia1 another fght is expected
s..:ss..:.s:=. ln:vcen the forces under
:, I'll he Federal army led by Curtis,
::::::7 .csun;s11i with the tenor Of thc
Il! !!l:i:>;;a:rl':t@ i; from that quarter, though
.%->ii: Tia: the enemy has recovered
ii: blow which was dealt
~. III; gathered strength, in
4 iv!t"t. to make another
j: T:a' lie is in o,r rear does not
! ss'':;::tly for the strategy which per-
:; lin to &c: that position: but when
ivE:f trial com:s, the certainty that q
i i, s"- our bcys, >-iieto7r or a total
III; ::a u:!e,:u&:;ii.::l;si surrender, viii
- !":y Il desperation 10 luyal en-
r':".:;aa 10 conquer, the enemy will be
.,::;$: 7::$: IL co.:te.i,: as tley have neyc:
:: :: ri l'eforc. l. is probable tna: Gen
33,isas 4lre;,:y lecn reinforced, Or tlla
=: -. ::3cments sent to his aid are with
.H;::@ :.:,.::@ distance Of the enemy, uc.-
l:s s'!sve n"i already lons;: 81 t1,c r;.i.,
.;:::::: - All i:...-1.. or break throne;
= ;:!s@ We have get to see. Tit
: iTTii.is A.:: Gtltl may h. looked f,;
"*>;s':':s ;i.: f1n1,iizctl with ai,nre
: I =: - M: :::::y!:s:.i'lc result.
, 1862-03-14

Boston, March 1s:-In many Of the CORES
Hawkins zouayes. They are Of course enti-
tied to their share, but letter from an Office
in the engagement states that it Was the
the sudden retreat Of the rebels from their
stronghold. and the fcrt was entirely empty
when The Hawkins Zouayes made their grand
h}1lrrc
, 1862-03-14
Damage to the N1erri11ac-~-RepOrtt to
tho KEs:c1 4xQYaruMenta

New YoRK, March 13.-Thc special Fort
rcss Moproc correspondent Of the New York
1ii1une says: The official report of the n,-
val engagement sent to Richmond states that
on the A1er1irnac two we're killed aud eight
wounded. The 1nuzzles Of two guus were
knocked of, the PROV twisted, the armor danl-
aged, the alchor and flagstaff shot away, and
the snlokc-stack and steam pipe riddlel.
Capt. Bucllan was seriously wounded in tho
thigh. Capt. Saycr has siucc died Of his
wounds.
Trustworthy information to-day states that
the PROV was shot away. -
FORTRESS MONROE, March 13.-A1l is quiet
here this morning.
Tie steamer Mertimac is atloat at the Nor
folk navy yard, and 4 large force Of worknen
| is employed in raising her. Serious damage
IVES done to one OF ler prongs, and the for
| ward part Of the vessel was stove in. These
arc now being strengthened.
The people Of Norfolk are s1id to be in q
| state Of mingled rejoicing and fear.
I Lieut.. ". n. Jeffcrs is now in command Of
| the Monitor. All the newspaper correspond
! ents ut Fort Monroe except the agent Of the
| Associated Press have been ordered away by
| Gen. Wool, for having failed to comply with
| his Instructions regarding news. The Asso-
| ciatcd Press dispatches will hereafter be sent
| under the sanction Of Gen. Wool.
, 1862-03-14
Il New Frore1ler---FIrst Launch nj
GlCVCflif0.

[From the Cleveland Leader, 12tll.l
Stephens & Presley will, 1t :; o'clock this
propeller built during the past winter for Mr.
Dwight Scott, owner Of the Gov. Cushman.
This is one Of The largest propellcrs ever built
here, and will be one Of the finest upon the
Lakes. She is 200 feet in length, 80 feet broad
and IS feet depth Of hold, and about $50 tons
custom house measurement. She is intended
for tie general lake trade. Her total cost will
lie abo11f S42 nnl
, 1862-03-14
From M4e1iaps.ts-EZeiss1asr 1asrec2a1ents from
PehkRcola--Neyv Madrid and ISLAND
NJ

ST. Louis, March 13.-A special to tie Dsn,-
oc1at from Cairo the 12th, says:
A gentleman who left Memphis Saturday,
arrived here this morning, and reports no
toops At Memphis. Many persons were leay-
ing the city. Cotton, holas=es, sugar and
other articles Of merchandise are being ship
Ped down tie river. The policy Of burning
the city was still being discussed. Speeches
Wcre made every night. All means were used
10 clicck Increasing Generalization or excite
the war spirit.
Bragg had come up from Pensacola with
10, 900 men. These we're sent to reinforce New
Madrid ind Island No. 10. Bragg and Beaure-
gard are ut Jackson, Tenn; constructing forti-
ticationf. All the negroes in the country are
called to work on then1.
Martial Law was proclaimed at Memphis last
Monday for the purpose Of checking iasubor-
dination and compel citizens to turn out and
fight.
No defensive preparations were being made
at Randolph, nor between there and tile city
Of New Orleans. They will find q strong pc
sition ct Fort Pillow, but less formidable than
Columbus The rebels confess that the re-
dyction Of this place will give us ill the points
on tho Mississippi These gunboats are all at
Island No. TO- aud carry riilcd y and 81 pound
ers. Tl:e ileet is under command OF 11ollins.
a messenger from New Madrid reports Ill
quiet this morning.