The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-09-08
GENERAL NEWS IrHsas.

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One million and fifty thousand dol
lars was shipped from New York for Eu
rope, on Saturday; $3.50, 900 in the Cit,
Of Washington for Liverpool, and $500,
900 in the Bremenfor Bremen.
The large bridge across the Cumber.
land river. near Nashville, Tennessee, re-
placing the suspension bridge destroyed
by the rebels, was opened for travel OF
the 26th ult. 1t is substantial struc.
ture, and was built under the direction Of
the military authorities.
-General Fremont, it is stated, has
saeeesded in adjusting the difficulties
heretofore surrounding the Msriposs
Grant, and has settled all of bis Califor.
MIA business, which leaves him over !
million and half dollars worth of prop
erty.
On Sunday, the 18th nit, Jacob
Hover, Of New Berlin. Ohio. died at the
age Of niuety-two years. He b had lived
hify-two years in Starke county. He
leaves six children, fifty -one grand child.
rem, and one hundred and two grea. grand
children.
The Montauk nation of indians, once
one OF the most powerful in America. has
dwindled down to Eve persons. Their
present King is Sylvester Pharo His
subjects are Elisha, Bill. Dave aud Ste
phen. King Pharo does not keep . stand-
ing army, declaring that the reve enues Of
his empire will not admit of it.
As Hon. Joel Eastman, of Conway,
was about taking leave of his mother. who
is in the l02d year Of her age, he said,
aGood-bye, mother; l don't know as |
shall ever see you again" Mrs. East
man. with great astonishment, Looked up
and exclaimed, "Why. Joel. you don't
think you are going to die. do you? Ny
health is remarkably good now days
: The vineennes (Ind Gazette says
ths mail car from the west, on Monday
last, brought the private papers pf JEFF.
Davis, recently captured by our forces at
bis farm in Mississippi. They we're en-
route for Washington City. Much treas
enable correspondence Of the Denocratio
leaders will no doub, come 10 light.
The New York Tribune editorially
states that the song. nAll hail to the
Haunting lie," which appeared in tha.
paper some years ago, and which is being
quoted against 1t. was written by young
Irish Democrat Of New York, ssthen and
now a member Of the Tammany Society,
and a mos. ardent, effective c9worker
with Cox in the suppori for thePr4sidency
oil Buchanan In 1886 and Douglas in
1850"
The word .'canteen'' has a curious
history. 1t is perhaps the only word in
our language. which, originally English,
passed into foreign tongue, and was af-
terward taken back in modified form.
As originally spoken by the Saxon. it
was simply tin can, but the Gaul, as il
his wout. placing the noun before the ad-
jective and pronouncing the letter as e,
brought it out as can tin. pronounced cam
teen. Adopting thousand other French
military terms, the dull Englishm an took
back his own originnl word in new
shape, without any inquiries on the SUBJ
ject, and hence We now say canteen in
stead of tin can.
The Boston Traveller says twill not
be long before the forti6cations of Boston
harbor will be fully defended against at
tacks from iron-clads and other vessels by
the mounting Of large number of fifteen
inch hodman guns. The Government
agents are now hard at work in the pre-
partitions for mounting these guns, num-
Der Of which have already been landed on
the forts Of the harbor. 1t is stated that
the cost Of mounting one Of these mon-
strous masses Of iron upon the carriages
viii be between four and FIVE hundred
dollars,
The ovation given to Major General
Banks, by the school children Of New
Orleans, on the 18th, was very pleasant
affair. 1t took place in the hall of the
girls high school, which was tas,efully
decorated. A silver goblet vas present
ed to Gen. Banks, and thsre were speech
es and songs. the whole ending in grand
rush of the young ladies for kiss from
the General. The New Orleans cores.
pondence of the New York Times ends
its description Of the affair by saying -
"Let Gen. Banks but continue bis pres
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