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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
New York Oct g

- - ~" NVthj VCI. =.
Steamer New Orleans Goth and Kew
West Goth
Butler had ordered all citizens, male
or female above the age Of eighteen, to
take the oath of allegiance by Oct. LIST
on pain of imprisonment and con6scation
OF property.
A gang of twenty guerrillas from shove
lberville had voluntarily surrendered.
The Marion brought s953, 900 in spe-
Gle,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
Washington. Oct. 8.

~, . Aa'Ani sVN, wv, y.
The Solicitor OF the Treasury has Civ
en- an opinion that all goods actually re-
moved from the premises where mauufac-
tured, are exempt from taxation. By
word premises is meant TO iaclnds store
houses connectsd with the mannfactory
His opinion will be printed and distribu.
ted Immediately.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
New York. Oct. 8.

New YORK, Oct. 3.
Steamer British Queen arrived from
Havana, 9th, and Nassau Goth. Stem
er Scotia arrived at Nassau 28th, from
Charleston. The Steamer Anglia from
Charleston, arrived at NASSAU, e6th, and
cleared again ostensibIy for ST. Johns, N.
3. Schooner Maggie Wilson had arrived
from Wilmington, N. c., with cotton, tur-
pentine, &c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
Headquarters Army of the Potomsc,l
October Sd, 1862.

The President, in company With Nc
Clellan, to-day reviewed the several corps
OF the army of the Potomac, beginning
with that of Burnside, near the mouth Of
Antietam and concluding with that of
Franklin at Baskerville and those Of Por-
ter's and Reynolds At the review of
each corps, people collected in large num-
bers and manifested the greatest enthusi-
asn IN meeting the President and Little
Mac. The prevailing spirit Of loyalty
was clearly indicated by the greeting
which. on every hand, was showered on
the distinguished men. Mcclellan was
most enthusiastically cheerel by the sold
iers. The President, after visiting Rich
afdsen, whe lies near BY viii, in the
morning, be escorted to Frederic where
he will take special train for Washing
on.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
Kansas City, Oct. 3.

The Santa Fc mail with dates to 22d
ult. has arrived. No news of importance.
Passengers report all quiet along the
route.
Gov. Connolly, who has been afflicted
with fearful in6rmity for number OF
years, goes east to procure surgical aid.
Daring bis absence Secretary Army as
sumes the executive duties of the Terrific
ry.
Gen. Carleton arrived at Santa Fc on tho
10th and assumed command of tho De-
partmenl, vice Gen. Canby relieved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
Tor Justice or I
Fer Clerk.

Please announce The name OF Gen ARTHUR BhlDG
NAN as candidate for the onsce Of Clerk OF the Dis
triet Court, for Lee county.
MANY 10y All CITIZENS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
For yustice of the Peace.

HENRY VANAUSDAL will be a candidate for Jus
lice OF the Peace In Jackson Township at the Octobe
election
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06

~ The Missouri Republican is inn
pressed with the conviction that the pro-
Namation of emancipation was issued by
the President to meet the exigency of
threatened European intervention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
For County supervisor.

Mr.. EDITOR: Please announce the anne Of JASPER
a. WALL a. candidate for reeiection la the ef#ee
OF County sure rvisor, fer Jack son township.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
Some waggish fellow at West Poi

EF Some waggish fellow at West Point
writes communication for the keokuk
Constitution which lie makes fun =. y
fellow citizen Of ours after this fashion !:
The speech made by Hon. D. F. Mil
Ter, in our town, on last evening, was a
speech eveffemiHs with ioyait, and pa
triotism from the beginning to the end
1t is impossible for that gentleman to be
disloyal to government like this. His
whole nature is eminently truthful and
rehable-his ponderous intellect, his mas
sive brain, his great conservative heart.
bis hatred of duplicity and wrong. his
love Of the beautiful and true, his vast
and varied intelligence. his brilliant schol-
larship, the purity Of his affections and
of bis life, his exalted, candid nature thai
could never ,stoop to insincerity, nor t.
the practice of any wrong these art
not the stuff frem which traitors arr
made. Daniel F. Miller, standing a,
he does to-day, the ablest lawyer in tn,
! North knows we'll enough that thi.
/ government can never be saved through 4
violation of its Constitution
Since the author has been immortalized
in its columns we presume that the Con.
stitution will re-publish the " Ghost o.
Buster " for the delectation Of its readers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
New York, Oct. 4.

New York, Oct. 4.
The prize steamer Sunbeam, of London,
acting master Folsom, has arrived from
New Inlet, N. c., Sept. 80. The Sun
beam was captured. Sept 28lh of New
Inlet, by the U 8. gunboats State of Geor-
gia and Mystic. while attempting to run
the blockade At Wilmington. She is
built of iron, 2O5 tons burthen, has an
auxiliary engine Of 3os horse power, was
built at Birkenhead five years ago, and
has cargoof brandy and gunpowder. The
vessel and cargo are valued At $3.50 900.
Her former Captain, Hepburn, states
that she was from Liverpool, bound to
Mexico, and was putting in for coal.
Washington. Oct, 5.
According to act Of Congress of July,
the Western gunbost feet has been trsns-
lerred from the War Department to the
Navy Department. All vessels now un-
der construction or repair by authority of
the War Department, are to be completed
and paid for under authority OF the Navy
Department, from appropriations made for.
that purpose.
San Francisco, Oct. /
Steamer which sailed to-day. took en-
other hundred thousand dollars for the
National Sanitary Committee.
The emigration from Southern counties
OF this State, to the new Colorado Mines,
continues quite extensive, while Aexicans
rom Sonora. are flocking thither in large
numbers A large prospecting party Vas
being organised to so far into the upex :.
Piorsd country to make examination
through the various mountainous districts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
Fulton. N. Y, Oct. 4.

A terrible and destructive FIRE occurred
this morning at 5 o'clock, originated in
the large Touring mill of Kenyon u john
son. Directly south and adjoining the
lower river bridge on the west side of the
canal, the flames soon spread across the
bridge and attacking the mill of Baker x
Co., taking the bridge and entirely con-
Stunning the large slorehouse and flour store
OF w. S. Nelson. In its progrcss north
wardly, after consuming tile mill Of Bader
d Co the extensive furniture and ma
chine shop of Dutton, Cumming & Smith !;
Telegraph Mills of Stevens i Dwight;
Wooleh manufte tory and WOODEN machine
works Of ] Tbayer, the furniture ma
chine shop occupied by w. b. Buell. the
large custom mill Of Gardner Benedict
the large building occupied by j. l..
Good ich as wooden factory the build
ing occupied by Mr.. Cutler as a planning
null and wooden ware factory X. p.
Ayers carpenter shop, aud dwelling
house occupied by two iamiles, were
rapidly and entirely destroyed. All the
force pumps on which the village has
heretofore depended in fires in this To-
cality were located in the several mills,
and were of course soon rendered useless
The bridge across the Oswego River was
also on fire. aud before the destroying Gle
meht could be checked. three spans, about
100 fet, were destroyed. The bridge
over the Hydraulic canal was also burned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
Cincinnati, Oct. 4.

Geo. III. Pendleton and Alex. Long
were nominated for Congress yesterday
| by the Democrats Of the LIST and ed Dis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06

For Justice 81 the Peace.
o. LYMAN 10 = candidate for reelection 10 the Of
fee Of Justice Of the Peace for Jackson ownrhp Lee
coanty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
For CosastabIc

We are authorized to snnongce WILLIAM SHEP-
ARD a. a candidate for Constable of Jackson town
ship at the ensuing election.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06
Springfield, Mo Oct. /.

pug nsid, Mp CCts Il.
The correspondence of the Missouri
Democrat last evening, says rumors were
aiioat of sounds of artillery firing ia the
direction Of Sarcuxic, but were deemed
unreliable. To-day these rumors ilcreas
ed; and by ,oon word was received here
that fight had taken place. The enc.
my's forces are unknown, and we have
mot yet learned the result.
4 refugee from McBride's command
came to day. and from him we learn that
nearly every able bodied man in the north
ern portion Of Arkansas is either con
script or refugee. Their homes .re RIB,
bed by armed bodies of plunderers, who
seize men with all their property that can
be of any possible use to their army, lesv-
ing the women and children to starve for
want of necessary food.
Orders from Sarcoxic, Of sept. 25th,
state that two bri.ades Of the Kansas ar.
my had arrived there The rebel Coffee,
with 5000 men, was at Newton, IS miles
south that place. when Solomon s advance
guard arrived; but rebel Major, who
was there on visit, made his escape and
gave Coffee notice of our approach; when
1t is said, he Immediately retrcatcd south
The rebels at Sarcoxie say they have 10,
oe0 men at Coonskin prairie, and that
Hndamn, with 10000 is in Arkansas,
near the line, and as soon as they join
forces, they vii march direct on ST. Lou
is. All the prisoners taken tell Of rich
booty promised them when they take St.
Louis. II appears that suchlpromises are
the great incentives used by rebel Gen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-06

Washington, KY, Oct. 3, $50, p. ~
On approach of Gen. Crittenden's d.
vision, a large force of rebels retreated
from here. Crittenden's force then took
up line of battle. An Ohio battery was
being planted simultaneously. Ros-
Eeau,E command commenced surrounding
the enemy. Soon after, voley Of mus
kerry was fred and it is presumed gem
erai engagement took place Mr. Mark
land, agent Of the Post Office, arrived
with 20 wagon loads Of mails, from Nash
vile up to the 10 ult. $50
The van Of Buell's wagon train, CON
slsting Of 500 wagons, just reached Lou.
isvilie. the rear wagon resting at Salt
River, ~ miles distant and coming up
rapidly.
Refugees from the interior of Kentucky
are returning home wards,
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-02-05
HIGH POINT FEMALE SEMINARY.

..>..-.- HIGH POINT n c.
rNHE SPRING SESSION, 1862, WILL BEGIN JAN.
Il uAhl lS with the same corps of teacher. that has
gwen 50 general satisfaction heretofore The merit. Of
the school, and the aausucy lao charges for board and tut
tion' induce us to hope for liberal patronage.
-. CRARGEs FOR 90 WEEKS. - 49,
Board exclusive of lights $40 Tuition including Ia,n
and French, $40 to SIS; Piano or Guitar, s2V.
TERMS:
dollars IN ADVANCE the remainder at the close of
the session. We furnish oks at peace prices for eus4
but our stock Of stationery is exhausted Pupils admitted
Ut any time, and charged only for The time they remain
Address,
December 10, 1851. 80 5O-wStpd
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-02-05
Jan. IA, 1862.
SALE OF NEW MARKET FOUNDRY.
Am THE l4TH OF FEBRUARY NEXT

" will be sold Auction at New Market Foundry,
New Market, Randolph County G., all the property be-
longing to the said New Market Foundry Company,
Company, with the MACHINE SHOPS, saw MILL, &C.,
and necessary Buildings for operatives The Machine
ry moved by good water power and every thing in
good working order.
Two good LATHES, BLACKSMITH TOOLS, PAT.
TERMS, FLAsKS large quantity Of wrought cast and
pig Iron, and other materials.
Also, -
variety Of finished work, among which are. THRESH-
ING MACHINES CORN SHELTERS, STRAW CUT.
TIERS. PLOUGHS MILL GEARING, MOULD BOARDS,
&C. The Foundry aud Shops will be kept in operation till
the SALE and every opportunity will be afforded before The
sale to any person wishing to examine t6e prop and
possession given Immediately after the sale.
= --.--.'-.-- -. JOSEPH NEWLIN, Clerk
Jan 81, 1862. Avid
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-02-05
STOP THE DEsEErEn

- XIII UAY Of DECEMBER LAST
c ~ Que 1oMAS PLEASANT lERS. a private in NV
aale'g, n G. Said Myers is fair Completed, with bue
eyes snt ha'r i've feet ten inches high, twenty three
sess OF age md has soppage or stan,meripg in bis
speech especially when excited by liquor or b,hciwisa
aassy ao 's reuad will be paid for The apprehension
ana delivery OF said Myers me at Camp Mapeum or TO
nearest military Camp in the Stale 10 which he be
"pp'."enuea' I. L. COOK, Capt. Co. B.
In, ., 1870 sSth Regt n. c. Vols.
- '''-' 4-Vtf
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-02-05
MILITARY ACADEMY.
SUPERINTENDENT REQUTRED
FHHt UNDERSIGNED REINss nxeSSn

Nit UNDEKS.GNED BEING DESiIsOuS
u,eT"pehlng me kiiIsb"rough. y. e. MILITARY
OF some uhcer capable of assuming the entire business
msnaSemen. as well as the military and academic super
,nehaen'e :. 'ie institution He mast be m of ma.
e age' o' nor"gh military education and of some ex
perlence III discipline and lsruc ion The most liberal
VIII De made with respect to compensation
Address, with full particulars and references,
Col. G. &. TEW, Ind Reet. N. est
JAN O., 1882. y o.
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RAGS! r AGs!I

ne FOREST MANUFACTURING COM,
u r .xSl WI, puy The CHEST cash price Tor COTTuy
ana LINEN RAGS delivered at Foreslville
In, 2, 7.s, W. r. POOLE.
&
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TRINITY COLLEGE.

TRINITY COLLE(,E.
FENHE NEXT TERN WILL COMMENCE JAN ? ,ss,
The College is in full operation, with comn,o;s
Faculty classes OF good Size and everything sr
Whole expenses for tel months, about sls5
Aod'ess Inc undersigned at Trinity College NCn
December 8, 1851 avE ..:
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NEGROES FOE SAFE.

WILL SELL AT PUBLIC SALE AT THE
= Court House in Raleigh, MONDAY of February
Court, on credit Of six monhs likely Negru Woman
~ years OF age, without husband children belonging
to the estate OF Martha E. Terrell, deceased.
80 W. J. ALLEN, Executor.
Jan. a. 1862 5-gtd
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REPORT OF THE coMPTRI0sLaLsEIK v " fo FNn
ACCOUNTS FOR The : a.SoA1 AAAA' SsAs-
ISt; SEPTEMBER 80, 1851. -. asa
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#ARRENTON FEMALE COLLEGE INSTI.
TUTE,
"a iLb BEGIN IT'S 42D SESSION THE 9TH OF
january prepared To give ample instruction iu the
SOLO and ornamental branches at former prices.
Board, washing lights per 2oweeks, - ss7 30
Address Julius WiIcnY p,;nS
Dec. 49, 1861. ENs,rsT
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in the Deep River country almost inexhaustble
quantities of ore from which by proper selection
and mixing the very best quality of pig or wrought
iron can be made"
The second question is, is there fuel sufficient to
extract the iron from the ore? There is ample and
OF the best kind. Even if there were no mineral
coal in Chatham, yet iron could be protitably pro-
duced from charcoal, which exists in quantities in.
exhaustible in the vast forests which have not been
touched by the woodnan's axe As engineers.
Hunt & Martin say in their report: "In a country
where iron ore is plentiful the otherwise useless
forests OF timber might be proftably used in the
manufacturing of iron, as charcoal pigs and blooms
hnd much more ready sale and bear higher price
than iron made with mineral GOALS" iG~-s'.s.
But there is mineral coal, Of the best quality and
IN large quantities 1t is not necessary to 20 into
the controversy which filled the columns of our ma.
pers years ago. Many eminent scientific men con-
tend that the coal deposite is in the shape Of a
trough or basin, that after descending to some dis
lance into the earth the coal asceuds again and
near the surface. But assume the most unfayora.
BILE superstition that the deposite is not in the shane
OF trough, and the "dipr does not diminish. vet
the outcrop has been traced for thirty miles-the
olp pe'ng ~ deg 1t has been found profitable in
England to sink shafts 6S6 yards in search of good
coal, and II we assume that the dip continues the
same, we md the width of accessible GOALS miles
EIne workable Seams are at least six feet thick
so that we have "a square miles Of coal area-equa
70 over 200 600 tons or cubic yards of COAL AS
two tons Of coal will make one ton Of iron, there is
sufficient to make leo 600, 900 tons of iron which,
q the present rate Fl consumption viii last North
Cafolins $500 years If We provide for the future
as far is 500 years, We will not be- considered as
lscking foresight by leaving our posterity at The
md Il nat reFied 10 takaacafes o. themselves
d 3s4siry - - he saaiisy d9sfss spslse
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-09-17
That's the Cheese.

'Thats the cheeser' Almost every
body has heard this cockney expression.
which implies-"That is the very tbing
il!e ne i'et'o tsst,osof want -s,f,z
oflgln OF the saying is said 70 be as follows,
and as III these war times ous forces may
sometimes get out OF ammunition, il NAV
be well TO apprise commanding officers
how they may obtain potent substitutes
from the cUninissary s stoI,ss. The incl
dent narrated occurred in an engagement
with Admiral Browne, Of the Duenos Az
res service:
What shall ece do, sir" asked the Fl, st
Lieutenant; weve not simple shot about
round, grape, canister, double headed
all are gone
Powder gomez asked Coe.
We had a d--d hard cheese. q
round Dutch one, for desert at dinner to-
day; do you remember it p asked Coo.
Il ought to; | broke the carving knife
IN trying to cut it, sir
Are there any more abroad p
About six dozen; we took EN- from a
drogher"
Will they go into the eighteen poun-
By thunder, commodore but that $
the idea, III try them cried the first
.uf
And in few minutes after, the fire Of
o.d Santa Maria, (Coe's ship) which had
ceased entirely, was re-opened and Ad-
miral Browne found more shot fvin- over
his head Directly one OF them struck lis
mainmast; and as it did so shattered and
flew Ia every direction.
Nv hat the Ii IS hat they are fir
ing? Asked Browne. But nobody could
tell
Directly another one came through q
port and killed two men who stood near
INN, then striking the opposite bulwark
burst into flinders
BY ,Jove r this is too, mucil-this is
some new iangled Paixh or other; and
then, as four or five more Of them came
slap through his sails, he gave the order to
fill away! aud actually backed out Of the
fight receiving a parting broadside oEirCn
hard Dutch cheese as she retired.
That araS the cheese, and no mistake r
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-09-17

later Sehurz who was in the reserve w..
ordered to the left Before he could rot
larry into position Mcdowell and Par-
ter were irretrieyably broken Their sol
d'ers fought like brave men; if ,nomenf,
oe feckoned by their intensity. that thev
/ Iou2ht long, as they surely did fight we'll.
l Delieye there cannot be n man who
neard or participated in that awful trare-
dy, but counts the hour between Il and 81
ociock the sevcrest fighting be ever knew
II vas ali at one point Along the rir,,t
hali OIL the line the eombatants seemed
70 oeSlst IN amazement Mt the strucuTe
there BJ halt after five it was apparent
that we were beaten-out danked hv =
concentration upon the left Waroner.
and stra gglcrs about the hospitals scented
the retreat and soon trains Of the former
and streams of the latter could be seen
making for the Bull Run bridges and
lords Mcnowelrs ana Porters eorns
retired IN comparative order. use .b.s
term not as n mild, but false parap,3rase
lor driven back, bat because it covers tie
actual fact in the ease.
L do not think there was a brigade that
could not as 1t came from the field. show
It's distinct regiments, or n nccleus OF
each regiment to whose standard ere IL
had mlrchet mile its scattered men
gathered. Stiii there were several tbous-
ands hurryinE, pelI nell, in advance Of
them toward Centerville, ero,yt,inr ths
Stone Bridge and wadine the stream. 4
dozen long wagon trains eentered there
but there was but little confusion among
them, no desertion OF wagons, but simnly
a Jam, whore each desired and pushed -
be first. They were thus cool, notvith
standing few shell burst among them
ALI this time the ii 5ht was firm, and only
at the calm discretion of its generals.
Unaccountablv to me at the time. 50 soon
as we fell back from the left the muskst-
ry almost entirely ceased We were nar-
sued by shells only 1t is probable thas
the enemy dared not advance lest ueint-
zlcman and Sicel should fall upon his
flank as he should pass by them. SireI
Lad not had his fight out, nor kad EIe;flt
zelman, and the enemy was hardly In
condition for another battle immediately.
1t is possible, also that Banks corps was
nearing the field-he was known to be at
Manassas carly in the day-and they may
have seen his advance and been afraid
1t was all done in two hours Another
corps upon the field would have frustrated
that rush OF oyerp )wering numbers upon
Que point Those hunters were So over
power'ng that they succeeded before men
could be moved against them from any
other part Of the field Franklin lay 2.
Centreville, Sumner at Arlington Heights.
Why had they not been sent to Pope &eS
days before, as they were ordered, and 10