The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-09-17

| One of the newly-invented Southern
guns, Of Brooke patent, of large cahbre,
was lately sent from Richmond to Beau.
!. regard Il Charleston, intended as an of
set to the "Swamp Angel" On arrival
at its destination it was found to have been
spiked by skillful but unknown hands.
-Maffit, of the privateer Florida,
boasts that he has destroyed 50, 700, 900
worth of American property, and eltded
thirteen Federal vessels Of war spe cially
sent to catch him.
Fresh troops are going forward d to
Gen. Burnside from Ohio and Indiana,
indicating more work in that quarter
All the Federal troops in Indiana, ex cept
what is sufficient for the Provost Mar
shaPs guard, have been ordered into the
field.
1t is reported that in answer to an
inquiry of Gen. Gilmore, whethe he
would be justified 10 bombarding Charles
ton to destruction, the officers of the
Government at Washington have instruct
ed him to lay the city in ruins if its sur
render is refused. All right.
Dan. VOORHEES,, the valandighsm d m of
Indiana, had narrow escape from hang
ing on Saturday, at the hands of q Union
soldiers, on train of ears. The inter
| ference Of officers saved him. To save
lis bacon he left the cars at Greenca astle,
Ind. The soldiers Of the Union, who
are fighting traitors and rebels in rms,
have no mercy for The miserable co pper.
head politicians at home, who hear.lessly
play treason as game in politics.
The citizens of Burlington, VI. re-
Gently gave Major General John E. Wool
public reception. 1t was a very pleas
ant and satisfactory gathering. In the
course of brief reply which be ma de to
the reception speech, the old hero stated
that he had served 81 years in the regu-
lar army, with only leave Of absence for
thirty days.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroed is
now Ia running order from end to end
The command of all the troops guarding
the line from the Ohio to the Monocacy
has been bestowed upon Gen. kelley
His headquarters will probably De at
Martinsburg or Cumberland Generals
Averill, Mulligan, Lockwood and Nc
Reynolds are among the general officers
holding commands under Gen Kelley.
1t turns out, after all the fuss, that
Gen. Ewing did not order the arr4st Of
Mayor Anthony, OF Leayenworth, Kansas.
Detective Lossee, having made himself
oblivious, the citizens of LeavenN orth
are puzzled, and talk of shooting the de-
tective when lie returns.
Several foreign journals speak Of an
invention in Germany, namely, m nsical
bed, SO Constructed that by means of a
concealed piece a. mechanism the press
ure Of the body produces the soitesl har-
mony, which lssts long enough to ull one
to sleep. At the head of the bed is a dial
with hand, which can be placed at what
ever hour the person wishes TO awake !;
and at the time fixed the bed plays a
march of Spontni, with drums and Gym
balls. loud enough to wake the sou ndest
sleeper.
1t is stated that there are at resent
zine hundred patients in the four Ohio
asylums for the insane-in the CT plum
bus Asylum, two hundred and sixty; in
the Dayton Asy lum one hundred and fifty.
in the Newburg Asylum, one hdndred
and forty, and in the Hamilton County
Asylum, three hundred and fifty.