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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-20

An ACT TO provide for the appoint
ment OF Sanitary Agents, and to define
their duties.
SEC. ! BE it enacted by The Genera
Assembly Of the State of Iowa, that thu
Governor be, and he is hereby authorized
and required 10 appoint two or more
agents, Cone of whom shall be Mrs. An
ME Wittenmyer, } as Sanitary Agents fol
the State of Iowa.
SEC. z. 1t shall be the duty Of said
Sanitary Agents, to visit the Iowa troops
IN the field, TO ascertain their condition,
and their wants; to report to the Governo,
at least once In three months, and tht
said agents shall, from time to time. in
form the Governor of the condition o,
Iowa troops, in the field and their wants
and they may make such recommends
lions Is to them may seem proper.
Dec. 3. The said Governor shall fur
nlsh, out Of bis contingent fund, TO such
agents from time to time, such sums oil
OF money as may be needed in order to
procure and forward to our sick and
wounded soldiers, in the field, such arti
Giles as in the judgment of the Governor
should be sent TO them.
SEC. 4 Such agents shall us far al
possible, cooperate with each other in
procuring aud forwarding supplies for our
sack and wounded soldiers. and in the
discharge Of their duties under this act.
generally; and it is hereby made the duty
OF The Governor to see that such agents do
Cooperate with each other in the dis
charge OF their duties under this act.
SEC. 5. The Governor nay, at anv
time, remove any agent appointed under
the provisions OF this act, and to Gil anv
vacancy thus occasioned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-20
a kYIks REASON.

A friend OF ours insists that whatever
influences may have operated to secure
Horaisb's nomination over Clagett in the
Democratic Convention, he is satisfied tha,
the Mahony and Jarius Neal men were
at the bottom of it. He declares that tn,
friends of Jarius e. Neal and Judge Ma.
son and the straight-out old Mahonyitee
have not forgotten CLgett for his denun-
Citations of them last year as traitors who
ought to be hung. They accept him as
repentant renegade, and receive him as
private and worker in the party, but
they will not make him leader. Our
friend Gays that Hornish, on the contra,
~, stood by the party last year and sup.
ported it through thick and thin. going
it blind and with rush. for Mahony
Mason, Jarlus Neal, and all the rest whom
Clagett then denounced as traitors. Ane
therefore he argues that although tn,
Makoney leaders may have used the fac
of his high position in the Know Nothing
Order. and his services in pushing thu
Railroad subscriptions through, in favor o
Hornish, yet the real ground of his sue
cess was the spirit Of revenge cherished
by the sympathlzers against Clagett fol
his last years Unionism.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-20
New York SAINT. 10

Times has the following, Washington,
Sept Is, 9 p N: Force consisting Of artil-
lery, infantry and cavalry under command
of Lieut.. Col. Fitzpatrick, left Sigel's
headquarters yesterday morning on re-
connoisance towards Leesburg, and on ar
irving at Goose Greek, the passage of that
stream was disputed By squadron of
rebel cavalry, who however, were soon
put to flight by our artillery. Our force
then proceeded to Leesburg, which place
they found occupied by one regiment of
rebel infantry and battalion of cavalry
After short engagement, the enemy
were driven out Of town with considerable
loss; our loss was slight. We captured
the regimental flag Of the enemy, num-
Der Of prisoners and guns. 10th New
York regiment behaved with great gal
antry, driving the enemy through town
at the point of the bayonet.
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SIC. 6. The Governor shall paw to such

SEC. 6. The Governor shall pay to such
agents out Of his contingent fund, etheir
travelling expenses, and such further
sum as their compensation as in his jndg-
ment may be reasonable and just.
SIC. Z. The said agents shall report to
the Governor, prior to the next meeting
of the General Assembly, full and com
plete financial statement, showing all
moneys disbursed by them. which state
mont shall be laid before the Legislature,
by the Governor.
SIC. 8. This act, being deemed by the
General Assembly of immediate impor-
lance. shall take effect, and be in force
from and after its publication in the Iowa
State Register and Des Moines Times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-20
Baltimore, Sept. 10.

baItlmOre, sept. TO
The body of Col Miles arrived here to-
day and the bodies of Col Childs of the
4th Pennsy lvania cavalry, and Col. Cole
man of the 18th Ohio, also arrived here
to-day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-20
Harrisburg, Sept. 10.

The great battle was renewed to-day at
Sharpsburg. Heavy cannonading is now
heard at Hagerstown. No particulars
yet received.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-20
Boston, Sept. Is.

Boston, Sept. Is.
The 4 mile race, between Wagram and
Vernon. was won in two heats by Wagram.
Time, 8.5a and SLY.
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Washington, Sept. IS, 10 p m

near Leesturg, were br ught into this city
this evening. They say tic rebel force
under Hood, lately stationed at Leesburg,
left that place Monday morning for Viii
| Transport t. reinforce Longstreet. Pris-
oners unable to accompany their regiments
Oh tie march to Williamsport on account
of exhaustion Hoods force was about
5000 men. The following are among the
caualties army Of the Potomac Sedgwick
wounded severely, shoulder, wrist and
leg; Rodmsn, mortally wounded; Rich.
ardson, wounded in shoulder, seriously;
Dana, slightly; Mesgher, killed; Major
w. j. Sedgcwi,k u the Staff in the body
seserely; Lieut.. Col Kuhn. 4th Ind, Capt
bigger, 18th Ind, Dick, Sd Wis.,, Lieut..
CO.. Baohnau, 10th Ind Lieut.. eager,
9th Ohio, Lieut. Shaw, 9Th Ohio, Lieut..
Col. Baxter, 7th Mich, Capt. Whiteman,
Sd Wis, Lieut.. j. H. Marston, 9th Wis.,,
Major Bloomenberg, 9Th Ind, Lieut.. Col.
A. Coleman, 18th Ohio, Capt Stephen
son, Sd Wis, killed. Lieut.. Ballinger.
l4th Ind, wounded. Lieut.. Shepard, Sd
Wis. Major Karvers, Capt. Calluson, l4,h
Ind, Lieut. Mallekey, 9Th Ind, Sergeant
Clarke, Capt J, Fell, 9Th Ohio, Capt.
Cavins. lIth Ind, wounded.
Buffalo, Sept. 10.
AT one o'clock this morning. fire broke
out in the brick building corner OF Water
and Norton streets, used as grain drying
house. The fte spread rapidly to Evans
Il Sterlings' elevators, which with their
contents were destroyed. The fire then
crossed Norton street, communicating to
Bells foundry and Kline & Dobbins'
pump and block factary, and a number
of tenement houses ON Evans, Fly and
Lecautenlx streets, all OF which were bum.
ed. Crossing the Evans ship canal, the
fire spread To Evans Office and warehouses;
in the warehouses were stored between
1900 and 5000 barrels of whisky and
high wines, owned by VIM. Williams, the
larger portion Of which were saved. Da-
vid Bells loss estimated at $4,000 to
SIS, 0OO-no insurance. The loss OF
Messrs. Evans not known, but mostly
covered by insurance. 1t is impossible
at present to give anything approximatine
to the amount of total loss or insurance.
The loss will probably reach half mil
lion. Some 30 or 40 buildings were de-
stroyed. The elevators contained 1879
bushels of wheat, 1000 bushels Of corn.
$50, 800 bushels Of oats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-20
THE MADISON COUNTY Arb sTs

we meHNoHeu JcsttFuHy moTuiHP the
arrest of Joseph X. Evans, Jack Porter,
David McCarty, William Evans, Val
Gideon, Joseph Gideon and one Keith,
Of Madison county. For several months
rumor has asserted the existence OF an
Order in Madison county, the object of
which was to afford aid and comfort to
the rebellion but the first definite and
authentic information ON the subject was
submitted TO the authorities last week.
This evidence we have examined, and
regret that the success of future opera
tiuns by the authorities for the suppress
sion Of this Order and the arrest and pun
ishment of the members renders its pub.
Hcation inexpedient. Its statements ar,
full and circumstantial. 1t was. secured
in a manner end from source which en-
titles it to credit The names of the Off
GERS and members Of the several lodges
the places of meeting. the proceeding
and resolutions had at some of the meet
nps. aud the signs and passwords are al
in lie yossession Of the Marshal. TIL,
geauineness Of the signs and passwords
has been tested.
It appears that the Madison count,
| Lodges are in constant communication
with the Lodges in Missouri; that am
munition in small parcels and information
have been regularly struggled across tn.
border, for the use and benefit of The
guerrilla bands. Men who have borne
arms in the ranks Of the rebel Genera
Price, are now in Madison county har
bored and defended by members of the
Order. The organization seems TO be
stfongestin Southern Iowa, but the agents
arc industliuusly engaged in organizing
Lodges IN III parts of the State, There
are several hundred members in Madison
county, and several thousand in the
State.
UIon the evidence to which we allude,
| the authorities ordered the arrest of sew
ersl Of the officers, and the order was car
ried into execution by Marshal Hoxie ant
Deputies Bowers and Burton. Papers wer.
seized which corroborate tho evidence
upon which the officers acted, and one o.
the prisoners has admitted that he was
recently an officer in the order, but denies
that he is one now.
Those already arrested will be removed
to the nearest military post to await the
further orders of the War Department.
State Register
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Fsr sa.tIce Of the peace.

Please announce the name OF THOMAS MARTIN
Is candidate for reelection to the once OF Justcs OF
The Peace in Jackson Township Al the October cleo
ton.
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For Clerk.

Picase announce the name OF @ en-. ARTHUR BRrDG
MAN candidate for the Office OF Clerk OF the Dis
trict Court, for Lee county
MANY LOYAL CITIZENS
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% n
Fort Madison, Sept IL, 1869.
To e oFeers Of School Dsfr,ets in the sersrui TsssAps
~ Ira Coswty, Iosca.
The sem-annnal apportionment Of School monies
las provided In See 50, Chap I72, Acts IL 1862 win
be made on n nnaay the I'D dag OF September next.
BY reference 10 part AAAIll See. ~ OF the Educn-
NonA Laws OF Is62, will be seer that IL 10 the duty
OF the several Secretaries Of Township School Dis
tricts TO certify to me 'the election alton and
Post Once Address OF the Presidents Secretaries and
Treasurers OF each District Township"
As this has been neglected the specified time by
nearly ali Secretaries, sk them ard 70 m
the required certificate forthwith
ERIE j. LEIGH,
Clerk Board OF Supervisors.
by CHAhLIs DoERR, Deputy. sepi2N-dAwit
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-19
Speeches by the. Candidates.

One of the largest and most enthusiastic meetings
which we have seen for many day, was held in
this City on Wednesday night last and was ad-
dressed by the Conservative and Reform candidates
for the Legislature in this County.
Col Russ, the candidate for the Senate, led off
and entertained the audience for some half hour
with pointed and interesting speech. He alluded
to, and disposed of several charges already started
against him to injure his election lie told the au-
dence and referred to his acts to prove that he had
been active from the first in promoting the war,
though he had labored to the Union up to Lin
coins proclamation; and he declared that he would
take nothing less than the absolute independence of
the South He was against the reconstruction of
the Union, now Or hereafter.
Col Russ was followed BY William Laws and G.
H. Afford, Esquires, who briefly declared them
selves candidates for the House of Commons. Mr..
Afford referred to change preferred against him
by depraved press in this City, to wit, that he
had persuaded the young men in his neighborhood
not to volunteer. This charge he pronounced utter
ly false Every decent man in the County knows
it is false. 1t conceived and started by the de-
PRAYED paper referred to- solely for the purpose of
injuring Mr.. Afford with the soldiers from this
County.
Henry W. Miller, Esq, then rose and declared
himself candidate for the Commons and proceed
ed to deliver one of the abest and most impressive
speeches of his life. His illusions to the causes
and progress of the difficulties between the North
and the South-his vndicaton of the sagacity, in
tegrity and patriotism of the old Union men, and
his denunciations of the and pestilent spirits
who question their loyalty-his declaration Of his
purpose, founded on the reasons he gave, to advo-
cate the long the foot of the invader is on
SOIL and to accept nothing less the result Of
the war than the complete and unqualified indepen-
dence of the Confederate States-hs vndicaton of
Constitutional liberty, and the expression Of his de-
termination to insist the most sacred respect for
the Constitution, even in the pidst of war, as the
surest if not the only means Of transmitting to our
children the liberties to be won in this great strug
gle-his explanation and denunciation of martial
law, when imposed without an absolute necessity
for it, and his allusion to Col Vance, the candi-
date of the people for Governor, and the certainty
of his triumphant election-were all we'll conceiv-
ed, remarkably well expressed, and produced the
deepest impression on the audience. He rdiculed,
too amid roars Of laughter the claim set up by
tain candidates in this County as Confederate can
didates. We wish every man, woman and child in
the State could have heard the speech.
The campaign was opened regularly in this Coun-
ty, at Auburn, on Thursday last We entertain no
doubt of the election of the Conservative ticket by
a large majority.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-19
Voting of the Conscripts,

Large numbers of conscript soldiers are hurrying
to the camps at Crabtree this City, and to the
camp at Statesville. Perhaps before the day of
election, the 3lst inst, there will be from to
10000 men gathered at each camp. If they could
have been permitted to remain at home three or four
weeks longer, they could have secured their crops
and have discharged the high privilege of voting in
all cases at the approaching election. The Conven-
ton could not have anticipated such collection of
citizens into camps Of instruction at this uncturc
and hence, did not the necessity of making any
special provision in the case.
Those citizens, although conscript soldiers, desire
no doubt to exercise the privilege of voting They
ought not to be deprived of that privilege if i:
be avoided. We call the attention of Maj Mallett
at to this subject Let the necessary arrange
ments be made, if it can be done, to meet the
intention of the law Of the State. Major Mallett,
as well as all concerned, will see the necessity and
propriety of this suggestion.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-19
The Latest News.

NCtIans positiOn-O Our forces Curtis captured
by Hindman, aoith 5000 prisoners-BriLLiant
1;at of the ram Arkansas-C0L Morgan again
1T lrOrk, dc.
McClellan's army is still at Berkeley, Westover
and Charles City Court House. all on James River,
protected by gunboats and land batteries. He is
said to have hot time about now. No early
change in his position is anticipated Yankee forces
and marauding parties are in the neghbOrhood Of
Culpepper Court House, and they are committing
deprelations in Isle of Wight Va. In Norfolk,
Memphis and New Orleans Yankee despotism reigns.
All families connected with persons in the Confed-
crate service, have been ordered from Memphis.
The movements of our forces about Richmond are
properly kept from the public; but it appears that
arrangements nearly complete for early opera
TONS All stragglers and absentees from the army
are ordered into camp at once, and our soldier
scripts are to he Immediately transferred to compa
MES to fill up.
The good tidngs from Gen: Hindman in Arkan-
sas has been confirmed 1t is said that he has cap
tured Gen. Curtis entire force, consisting of 5000
prisoners &C. The officers were retained but the
men were paroled.
Yicksburg calamity holds out. The City has
suffered somewhat from the bombardment, but the
enemy's vessels have been damaged.
We have intelligence of most brilliant feat per-
formed by the Confederate ram, Arkansas, which
was built at Memphis and before the capture of that
place escaped up the Yazoo river, and was complet.
ed She was commanded by the gallant 1t Brown
On the 18th inst. she came out of Yazoo river en-
route for Vlcksburg. She encountered four IRON
clad vessels, two sloops of war, four gunboats and
seven rams She drove one iron-clad vessel ashore,
blew up ram, burned one vessel and damaged sew
era others, and got safely under guns at Vicks
burg with loss of 10 killed, 10 wounded, and the
vessel but slightly damaged. This shows what cool
courage can do. 1t was a second Merrimac affair.
We hope not to hear of her playing the same game
of the Merrimac as a finale to her victory.
Col. Morgan has made another dash into Ken
lucky, killing, wounding and capturing about 1O4
Of Pennsylvania regiment with the loss of only
two wounded. The whole camp, stores, &c, of the
enemy fell into Col. Morgans hands. A few days
before he had surprised 500 Federal cavalry, and
captured 80, besides woundiug 25.
There is nothing new from Buell's movements, or
from our forces in East Tennessee.
Every body will be gratGel to learn that negoti
atoms are now in progress with the Federals in Nc
Cellan's camp for general exchange of prisoners.
Maj. Gen. D. II. Hill, of this State, conducts the
negotiation on the Confederate side
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-19

The Wilmington Journal is still insinuating that
the Standard and the old Union men generally are
untrue to the South. Has the Editor of the Journal
ever explained how it was that he did work for
Seward an6 Lincoln, after Lincoln's proclamation,
and after this State virtually out of the Union
for which work he demanded his pay in Federal
gold2 Mr.. Respess was arrested, and sent to Rich
mond and tried, for a somewhat similar offence
Why is the Journal not dealt with? We will tell
you, good reader,-the Journal might do much
worse, and nothing would be said or done, for all
original secessionists and their minions who work
for :he party, are privileged characters. Treason
in an old Union man is commendable or allowable
conduct in them,
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-19
The COnscription.

The conscript law is now being enforced Thous-
ands Of small farmers unable to employ SUBJ
sttutes, are taken from their homes and helpless
families into camp at a time when the condition of
their crops is such that they must be utterly de-
sroyed unless the few neghbOrs they have left be-
hind can render their assistance The patriotism of
our people is unbounded. This law taxes that pa
triotsm severely, for its operation is so unequal
bears so heavily upon the poorer class of citizens
between Is and So, and demands such great sacri-
fees that nothing but the highest devotion to the
State and the Southern cause, could induce them to
submit to it. And yet rejoice to see them yield
ing obedience to the law, hand as the sacrifice is
This fact imposes heavy duty on those who are
left behind. Their families must be taken care Of
Their small crops must be attended to and saved if
possible. Citizens of North-C arona-m of means
and wealth, here is field for the display of your
patriotism and your humanity. Let the families of
all our brave soldiers be provided for.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-19

MIsTAxE-Tn speaking of the papers who sup
ported Mr. Johnston for Governor, we classed tho
Winston Sentinel among Them judging from its
general temper and course more than from any
specific declaration. 1t was purely an error Of
judgment on our part yet the Editor attributes it
to bad motive in US. We do not weigh motives
nor handy epithets with that paper, but we simply
notice it to say, that the Editor says the entineIs
neutral in the contest between Col Vance and Mr..
Johnston. The Editor will no doubt, if he DE true
to his instincts, vote for Mr.. Johnston and SO far as
he can will promote that ticket
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-19
Who are the Traitorss

If such newspapers as the Raleigh Register, State
Journal Wilmington Journal, Charlotte Democrat
Winston Sentinel, Asheville Neuos, Iredel Express
Newbern Progress, New York Herald, Greely's Tri-
bune, Philadelphia Inquirer and such like, are the
true opponents of public opinion in North Carolina
politics and public feeling in the State then the
public are bound to admit that this State is hot
bed of Lncolnism
Citizens Of North Carolina-conservatve men Of
all parties-do you plead guilty to the charge? Is
it true-is one word of it true that you 5000 old
Union men-opposed to disunion before Lincolns
proclamation, but who sprung at that moment from
the seaboard to the mountains to resist his tyranny
that you are traitors? Are the thousands of your
gallant sons and brothers who are barring their Boz
SONS to the fee for Southern rights, traitors? Is
the gallant Vance, now your standard bearer who
leads regiment of your brave sons to victory,
traitor? mol mol God knows they arc not and
you know it and the miserable lying miscreants
who hint it and say it. know it is not so.
But why do those Northern papers above men,
toned keep up the cry that there is strong Union
feeling in North Carolina? Why do they affirm
that there is much Lincoln sympathy in North-Car-
olina? How do they know? Has the Standard
ever said so? Has single conservative
tive paper in the State admitted this villianous
charge to be true? Not at all. Why the reason is
obvious. Some of the State papers above named,
conducted by foreigners, not natives of the State,
have made the charge time and again, and others
have been recreant enough to their own State to
endorse the libel. These papers have been sent
into Yankeedom to make this impression, and the
results of their course have been charged upon
the Standard. Not word has ever appeared in
the Standard showing that there Lincoln SYM
pathy in North Carolina. Its columns would nail
the base calumny to the counter, and our enemies
know it.
Who, then, are the real traitors in North Carolina
Who have given laid and comfort" to the enemy?
Are they not those who have laborcd to fix the
"hideous mark" upon our people2 Do they not
give said and comfort" to the enemy by such SIAN
ders upon our people?
Citizens of North Carolina-conservative men,
you have borne it long enough. Put down the
slanderers at the ballot-box Rally to the support
of the gallant Vance. Bring out your true men and
your strong men for the Legislature all over the
State, and vindicate your honor, your rights, and
your bleeding country.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-19

We had the pleasure of visit, day or two
SINCE from Sergeant w. II. Hamilton, of the Oak
City Guards, who was wounded and taken prison.
CT In the battle of Williamsburg Sergeant Hamil-
Ton was struck with Minnie ball, which destroyed
Doth his eyes. He informs US that he was kindly
treated while prisoner at Fortress Monroe. His
recovery is regarded as little less than miracle
he was paroled, and sent through our lines under
a nag Of truce. Sergeant II. was one of the best
SOulerS in the 14th regiment He has many friends
Il. THIS community who deeply sympathize with
nm and his family III his great affection of loss of
VISION; but he seems cheerful, and does not regret
uat ne Peried his life and lost his eyesight in the
service of his country