The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-12-31

okuk City Bible Society the undorsigne
would respectfully submit the following .
the result Of bis labors in sanyassi62 tth
| city up to the present date q sx&s-5
Whole No ef iuilsss vsa ed. o
g pefsses ................:.s.4s - II Il
Nu.ssI ov.ftsh yssrs Who came. read q
Families entirely dsesseate q bteU %
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,ThiS report is submitted 10 ths Ekeer,
tive Comnittee in compliance with tht
rsqaisition OF the Society. In ssbmit.
ting the report your agent bags lsavs 4
sns, ,1Ar the sncmsagsnEsnk ofshs socis,
y and 70 silence TIE tongue d The cbjec.
tor, that to his utter astonishnens he has
found NUMBER Of those who are generally
least expected to recsiye the bible are
ready to receive il and With escrd
promiss thas il should be faithfully pe.
sssd; while saAsn have chesrfully bosgh.
it. FsftAesmors, many of those destitute
ofsAS Bible are families Of our soldiers,
numbers ofsAsn have given the las.
copy they possessed to their friends on
going iato the army Of our country.
Respectfully submitted,
.ss AssA n. 81 SrAELEY, Ag't.
Tho ADORE report Of Rev. Mr., Stanley,
Colporteurof Of Ksokok City Bible socity,
gives the result of his labor 10 portion
Of our city. His statement gives encour-
aging evidence that our labors IS not in
vain. II also gives abundant proof that
i. is urgently demanded. And it is pub
lis he'd that the Society and community
may know what the Executive Commit
tee is doing and what are tho claims OF the
cause upon their Christian liberaIity. On
this We depend solely for ability to 60
forward in and complete the work begun.
We have made large donations to OH
soldiers, and, Is the report shows, to 9TH
ers, and have been under she necessity
OF ordering largely of books from lhe pa
rent society, SO tha. We are considerably
In arrears with them. and unless We are
sustained by the contributions OF the
Christian community the work must
cease. ssanley will continue bis la
bsrs IN exploring tina city on the north
side Of Main street, and We cannot but
hope that his appeals to the liberality Of
the community will not be in vain, and
the work Of supplying the destitute among
US with the Word OF God viii 60 SUCCESS
fully on. JAxgs BRors,
81 Secretary.
December S9th, 1868
Gov. YATfs roR UNITED STATES sen.
AToR IN l865.-The Lincoln {Logau
county, Herald runs up the name OF Gov.
;Yates as the Unconditional Union candi-
date for United States Senator in 1865.
Speaking Of tho most popular Governor
Illinois hss ever bad, the Herald says:
II any Governor ever lived who fully
enjoyed the confidence and esteem OF MS
people, that man is Gov. Richard Yates,
Of Illinois. He is the most popalar man
among the people at home, aud be is
fairly idolized ny the brave soldiers in the
field. Many sick aud wounded soldier
owes his life to the watchfal care and hu-
manity Of their true fricnd-Dick Yates;
and no one more truly respects or esseems
the volunteer than he. Cautious, ener-
getic, prudent, elcquent-he, BY bis un-
tiring efforts, has placed Illinois foremost
among the loyal States in furnishing men
and money to prosecute the war against
the traitor. We will, unquestionabiy,
next fall, elect an unconditional Union
Legislature. and judging by the feeling in
this region, Richard Yates, the friend Of
the soldiers and the model Governor viii
be called upon 10 assume the position of
United States Senator. This win 3sAd
additinL lustre to the already fair Ame
Of Illinois, as men Of his great mind, elo-
quencs, loyalty and energy are needed to
eake part 10 the councils Of the nation.
INTERESTING IscIDExr-THE PRRsI-
DENTS MEssAoE.-A letter from tho Ar
my Of the Potomac says:
A few days after the publication Of che
Presidents message and proclamation,
the fact Of its promulgasion having been
made ,knoRa 10 the rebel pickets, they
manifested great curiosity to hear it,
and ono 6fsU1r men consenfing to read it
70 them. quits party collected ON the
opposite bank to listen. While II was
resding tho utmost silence and attsnAion
we're preserved by tLe listenilg rebels,
add 1tssr Il 4As finished one df tkcm-call
ed out: "Well, that sounds about right.
Wen 60 back % camp aud tell the boys
labQpt A." Papers are frequently gsx-
ohxsked y the Pickets. but the febelstel
our men that stheiY oflcers do not like
them to4gss or papers sof lste, - sshere