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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-24

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. osw afasd 70 and 4tvO0 Phitadslphix. Ndv York
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confidence on lie speedy transit.
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ply address either Of the foilo~ing Agents q
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The New York herald., 1863-05-15

A SSOCIATION OF EXEMPT FIREMEN.-TuE MEN,
n bers respectfully requested attend the funeral Of
late associate John W. Wheeler, Esl at 170 Clinton
street. this day friday, At O'Clock.
r. W. ENGS, President.
G. W. WHEELER, Recording Secretary.
The New York herald., 1863-05-15
EXPR EssEs.

A BURNHAM,s FURNITURE EXPRESS AND pxcr
"A ns esfablishment MS West Eleventh street between
Ffth Sixth Household Dor ed Ana
shipped AL parts u The world Covered wagons Tor re-
moving furniture OF families. Furniture storsd
The New York herald., 1863-05-15
HOTELS.

" WEST POINT HOTEL
VIII open for the season on
SATURDAY. MAY 81
The undersigned prepared 10 engage rooms for the
summer, aud Aas several Cottages TO let
The New York herald., 1863-05-15

ENARM FOR SALE IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY-l26
acres an old homestead, excellent neghborhood per.
fecty healthy; possession immediately Will be sold iow
College place, N. Y. " =
The New York herald., 1863-05-15

a sPLENUIV UUIMiha sEAI IT NJ hEr bANK. ~ y,
gon House. with al the necessary oubudng fruit OF all
KINDS abundance, containing about siz
AAd overlooking the entire village OF Red Bank distance
from cars and steam ers hall mile u heur from New York
Fer further particulars inquire OF the Duane
and West streets, New York, G II. waes house.
to1
The New York herald., 1863-05-15
BOARDING A., Eoperso.

IT THE FRANZ rorff Houss' ONE BLOCK East or
ing ran of Fran sfort and William Streets
30 Deatg furnished, hght airy 70 one per
s5c c per day; 81 to IS per week. House all
night
The New York herald., 1863-05-15

CT. GERMAN HOTEL-ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN.
~ A lew suits OF Rooms TO let by the day week.
CARAToGA SPRINGS SUPERIOR PRIVATE Accom-.
- modations Early Application 10 the address OF r. L..
Dor 2lA Herald Office, Will be promptly attended to-
V,HE UNION MEN IN THE STATES WHERE TIE
Ia raging who desirous OF obtaining TEMPO
ray home for their families away rom the danyers OF e
war wifi accommodations, 81 low ngnre Tor
Inc summer NJ Congress Hal, Albany n Heah OF the
r'nce nrsifrsssed F1r particulars address JAMES L.
Mitchell ESQ, proprietor
The New York herald., 1863-05-15
RAILROADS.

HUDSON RIVER RAILRoAD.-TRAiEs FOR AL
IL bany Troy. the North aud Wes Chambers street
a. and iy ., A NJ and SID aud 1890 and IN sun
procured At OF the Offices OF wEsrCOTTss EXPRESS.
in New York and Brookiyn aad baggage checked
house 10 all points the road Saratoga SPRING.
The New York herald., 1863-05-15
r oNG ISLAND RAILRoAD-INcREAsED ACCOM-
~ modations between New York. Greenpor Sag Haroor
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT,
4s ccmmenc,nS s1SS ng1.u Nay sg 4, v1 ,s5,; !; =,

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
COMMENCING May n, lsi3
sA James slip, SIS A. NJ Thirty fourth stree,-;reen-
point Mail and Passenger train, stopping nj all stations
Mneols forconnectins at Hempstead. and Hicksve
II A N. James slip Has Thry.fourth strce-syos,c.
iren, stopng at all stations connecting Mineoa iol
$50 Up NJ Jsmcs slip SIS rnty.fourth street-rxpresr.
passenger tranfo Greenport, stopping WINFIELD
Mineoa connecting for hcnseadi Jerusalem and ali
AS p NJ James sp l;s5 Thlrty.four,h s,ree-syosses
train stopping at all stations Willow Tree
ing al Mineola for Hampstead.
or. N. James slip, SIS Thirty fourth street-Hom psteat
VII. with syosset Faro from lcksyilic
TRAINS TO NEW YORK
tons except syoss. T." srris,nsP IN New % YORK US
7fS A. M.specia train from syosse stoppas ~ al STA.
tons wew Tree and woodsde and eonnse.inS a.
hnses fs'm Henp.e.a arriving @ sa.ns" 10 nsw al a
stations 70 Jernsalem, and At Hchsvs, con9so,s % VILE
stead at jamaica and at Winfield, arriving In Ne" YORK
aSP. n-spccIal train from syossi stopping at all
tons and CONNECTING Mneoa from Hempstead, arriving
ap ssT ~ train from oresapor, stopping o. all sta
tiona Passengers fiom syssss, sna henLs'ead snees
srznhHtfs zqnshHfss ssSSRRoaas IRON SSfAffSkkhsI SkW fSkkh
OILS A. NJ, thirty fourth street; 80 A. NJ, Huniere.
poinIeEsclrson sn 70 Yspsank stopping a. al .atons
esS ~ syosse Fare from nickssis yosss cents
liz +, A., Thirty.fourth street; SO r. NJ, Hunterri
Poini-specs rsln e. syes'sh % s a. al ssAona
si5A MSpecin train from Syos-et stopping at all
gs5 p H-Rsclrson train from ysphant, stopping at ain
ststois except Hemrss ad and connecns with ezra
from yosse, fse ten cents from ssesset 70 Msksvile
A. REASOSER. Supt.
The New York herald., 1863-05-15

IIEATH HOUSE, scHooLEY's MOUNTAIN SPRINGS.
Ii N J.fhis large aud elegant hotel 80 widely and fa
yoraby snown WI % oPesed on the Let Of June il erce
leaving foot Of Cortandt street, N " at So A. M and AZ
Y. Nj distance % miles Rooms may be engaged o.
reasonable terms hors particular Information may be had
BY sddre ssng the subscriber by calling him Wednos
day, between IL and O'Clock, al the Asor House. NJ "
u. b. COLEMAN. Propriefor.
The New York herald., 1863-05-15

L,oR sALE--A SET OF GREEN flush PARroR
in Fnrnlture. Can be seen from tlll A. A N - 3il
leeend avenue, ncarrweBtleth street -"
The New York herald., 1863-05-15
FURNITURE.

AT PRIVATE SALE, AN ELEGANT ASSORTMENT
~ OF Household Furniture, the properly Of family lesv.
Ing EurOpeThe subscriber Will 10 suit p,r.
ehasers all the Furniture contained In his residence ms
West twenty thlri street near snni aSenue-Rosswood
broea,eli Bre,ade Curtains Etseeres, Bookcase, En-.
eognures Cabinets, Bronzes Vases Paintings cur.
tans, Bullets Extension Table, China Glass aud Silver
ware rosewood Burcaus beds.ead. Wardrobes Bedding;
a sacrifice. NJ. MIDDLETON
The New York herald., 1863-05-15
LNOR sALE-JOUsE AND LOT III BRooME STREET
Inquire OF Z. BOUTON, 81 broadway.

T'OR SALE-A VALUABLE COUNTRY RESIDENCE
with about twelve land situated on the Coney
Island plank road Just six miles from Fulton ferry
Hn The Coney Island Railroad short
the house Is elegantly built under the direct
arc well laid out and planted with the trees all
bearing In remarkable The whole or q portion OF
Ne land will be sold with the house. or less
ef the purchase money remain bond mortgage
ply 70 the undersigned executors =
CHARLES KELSEY, u Atlantic street. Brooklyn.
J. g. UNDERHILL, [35 Tenth street, Dry Dock. n Y.
The New York herald., 1863-05-15

EoR sALE-oNE LARoE BLACK NEWFOUNDLAND
II Dos well trained. and good Watch DOG. one Bull
Terrier ons smai Spaniel also pair OF small Black and
Ifn teILeIs smas scotch Terrier, small Black and
Tfn Ierrera year old weight x pounds an on the purest
noor JOHN gRi "
The New York herald., 1863-05-15

AN INGRAM CARPET STEWARDS BEST MAKE.
~ sis Hairooth Chairs Bureau aud BedsteaJ wi1 ~,
s2d or mn ess than s9s Can be seen for days at
The New York herald., 1863-05-15

E'RAME MANSION. IN COMPLETE ORDER, CAR.
Iiage House and SIX Lots for salea desirable invest
ent situated Central Park, between Broadway
Seventh avenue Fifyfourh and Ffyh Streets grounds
handsomely shaded W. j. STEWART. l67 South street.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-07-18
Tae Mississippi and its Tributa-
rics,

The Mississippi tlaiher Of waters Is BY FIX
the. largest Of North American rvas. Rising ID
the small like Of ltaska, on the verge Of the mid
die tNbeland, at on elevation oiflieen or sixteen
hundred feet, 1t luns souihward through the great
central plain, receiving numerous accessiVns liom
either side, and, after winding course Of three
thousand one hundred and sixty miles, falls through
swaTpy delta into the Gulf Of Mexico. It's
main tributaries on the right Or Rocky Mountain
side, in which they take their rise are the Mis-
soui--a river even longer, lafger, and having more
allluenis than the NJ Msssslppi nSeli-tho Arkansas,
having also many allluents, and tho Red river;
while on its left its chief tributary is the Ohio,
with its numerous feeders from tho western slopes
OF The Aleghanes, Between tho Rocky Noun
iains on the west, and the Appnlachlana on the
east, lies therefore, the great conont basin olthe
Missouri Mississippi, and Ohio, having an area Of
more than million sQual0 miles, containing every
description Of soil and scenery prairie, barren
and woodland, watered by nnumerable streams
aOd several nayigable rivers; and possessing every
variety Of climate, from the coldly temperate bigb,
lands OF Nebraska to The sub-tropical warmth Of
e"V Nuii vi muAlcu' lnt mississippi VIZ nave snll,
has winding course Of three thousand one hun
dred and fifty miles, but If the Missouri be taken
as the main stream, its length is four thousand
two hundred aud sixty miles; while that Of the
Arkansas is two thousand, and the Ohio more
than one thousand miles. The breadth Of the
Missouri and Mississippi at their confidence is
about half mile, and the main stream downwards
IS very little more Though gentle, the current ia
by no means sluggish; and thus, during floods,
from the melting Of the snow in the higher lati.
t1des, the river sweeps downwmds immense
Quantities ofmud driItwood, and other debris
The Missouri is said to be uaygable "lrom the
Great Falls, in the Rocky Mountains, to the sea-
distance Of four thousand miles; the Mississippi,
from those Of st. Anthony, two thousand two hun
dred and forlyi while the Ohio, being connected
by asystem Of canals with Lake Erie, and thence
TO Lake Ontario, cgrres out water communities
ton between the GulGs Of Mexico and st. lawr.
ence." The Delta Of tie Mississippi, which pro,
jects itself forward into the Gulf Of Mexico, il a
low and unhealthy region nearly fourteen thou.
sand square miles in area, and full of laeoons,
creeks, and presidential Marshes Pages PHI.
sicdl Geography.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-07-18
The Earthquake at Rhodes and its Fatal
Results.

A correspondent Of the Paris Temps gives tho
following particulars Of the earthquake at Rhodes,
already reported: M tal.. .aas,st4
"0n the 22d Of April we felt tho shock Of an
earthquake such as had never been felt here be-,
fore. Nota single building in Rhodes or in tho
villages has escaped uninjureb. The great tower
Of st. Michael gave way and the little that Is leIt
threatens every minute to fall into the port and
block up the entrance. The lighthouse tower is
ruined, as well as the Palace ofthe Grand Masters
recently converted into prison. The walls OF
the town Re more or less damaged, besides all
the churches. At Trauda only u dozen houses
arc left standing Twelve other villages have been
completely destroyed. There have been in all SO0
persons killed and an imudnie number wounded.
"Ofall the villages, Nassau has suffered most,
Out of4G families only 80 persons have been say.
ed, and they are more Or less injured. was at
Massar the second day after the catastropbe. =
One hundred aud twenty'sx dead bodies lad oil.
ready been inferred. Several families were still
mlssing, but the positions their houses occupied
could no longer be recgogniael, Five dead bodies
were taken out of the ruins while was there. 1t
was dreadful The sight recalled to my memory
the sad scenes Of the explosion Of 1856.
"Ihe Vice-cOnsul Of France and family whose
house is uninhabtabe, took refuge with us, for
our dwelling has suffered but little. To complete
our r@sery, three days after the earthquake del.
uge oTran come down, so that some provisions
which the pessantry helped to save have been
utterly lost It's very cold for the season, and
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-07-18
Strength of the Enemy i'm front.

A paragraph in the Chronicle Of Saturday says !.
at Is positively known that Geu. Lees lorce is
nearly double what 1t was at the battle If Chan
cellorsyille. His reiuforcements have been drawn
from the Blackwater and North and South Caro-.
Ina A large portion Of them are new troops.--
Some Of the new regiments number esch from
eight TO eleven hundred men. His command Is
divided into three corps averaging, according to
report, thirty thousand men each
The correspondence of the Northern papers
stptes that Gen Hooker ssrny, despite the reiarn
Of many cf-his regiments, is even now larger than
Gen. lDes, and adds that there are troops enoush
at Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk, Yorktown,
and other places, which can be called upon OF
once, to outnumber Lee vastly" And from these
premises they argue that thsro is no danger Of the
Invasion ofPcnnsylVania, against which the people
oil that State are now maklug very active and en-
eFgetic Preparations According 10 II Harrisburg
letter, dated on Fndhy last, Governor Curtin ani
Gen Couch ogree in opinion that there Is positive
danger Of lls ngaion Of tho State, and in conse-
quepce the Governor, ii is stated has requested
the authorities at Washington to have all recruit.
ing for the regular or volunteer service 10 that
State stopped so that all Of its citizens may be
available u the defence Of the State. The Gener-
al Government, it is further stated has consented
to this measure as being necessary and expendent
IN Tho effort to repel the apprehended invasion.
We were informed two o. three weeks ago, BY
letters Published in the North from correspondence
with General llokker's army, that before The bat
Tie at Charlottesville hisIorcs amounted to one
hundred ind sxty-ohc thousand men. LIS loss
in that battle was stated at only ten thousand, aud
his subsequent reinIorcomeuts at thirty thousand
in view Of which the Albany Statesman some
days since, presented a balance sheet showing
Gen. Hookers entire force at that time 10 be ISL, :
600, These figures, rs is above stated, are given
oninlormotion derived from the army soon after
tho battle Of Charlottesville. What its present
Numbers are we canuot pretend to say Nation,
al htelligeacer
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-07-18
The three Cnntains.

Among the first who rushed to arms when
Sumpter Tell were the sworn friends, named Adj.
Olson Dougherty, leopold G. Newman, and Rob.
eTt X. Daniel. They were quite young, and were
all members Of the New York Jar. Their ardor
aud united action resulted in the formation of the
3lst Regiment Of the New York State Voun.
t9trs, Col Pratt, which was early in tho field -
Virginia, then as UOw, the scene of conflict, shook
with the tread of the lCgions they led to batte,
and twcnty-one bloody oclionsattest the glory
and melancholy Of their career Dougherty, the
major, called by private affairs to Central Ameri
Gu resigned and returned last year to bis home
with fever aud died, lamonted by numerous
friends. Daniel, becoming Major, met bis death
at Malvern Hills; and Newman, tbs subject of
this sketch, alone remained Of the heroic trio.--
The omnous rank of major was safely passed,
and he became lieutenant colonel Of the regiment.
lie had now fought in seventeen engagements
without receiving q. scratch, and naturally enough
thought he bore charmed life.
Imagine finely-Iormed, noble looking young
fellow flushed with the consciousness of the deeds
that try mems souls, and full of hope for the iu-
ture. Tho time Of the regiment had ten DAYS to
expire when ho came on to New York to see his
old father. SCARCELY had he reached home when
apeTemptory order from the War Department 70.
called him to the field. III be home in a week,
father, said he, ,and few to arms. AT the storm.
iug Of Fredericksburg, Sedgwick ordered the New
York 3lst to earry the heights. "You may lose
all your men," said the General "but you will save
the corps" ,..
Newman, returning to bis regiment, cried DNow,
gentlemen, over with your and banner in ono
hand, and sword in the other, dashed intothe fray
md carried the frOwning goal, to meet, however
au untimely end. lie was carried of tho Geld
mortally wounded, and though the recipient Of un
remitting attentions from tho proprietor Of the
National Hotel Washington, died on Sunday
morning, the 7th inst,--the last Of the three cap
tans. NH-F
Allowing and dutiful sen, q kind brother, o
warm friend, an ron-heurted soldier, cut of in the
prime Of fs, while every generous hope was Hdt.
tering in the hands Of smiling fate. Let the ma.
ton mourn these noble youths. at4 ar. r.ns
Col. Newman was but twenty-four years Of ape
and was engaged to be married to fair daughter
Of the city Of Albany who will receive the Hrst no
tice Of bis death from these cad lines - IN Y
Daily Neos,
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-07-18
Great Acoustic Mystery.

On the ecclesiastical trial the Rev. Mr. IIager
lately at Peoria, ILL.,, an order ofsecresy was made,
aud reporters requested not to make the proceed
ings known. This had no sllect as the day follow
ing the testimony appeared in the Chicago papers.
Then an oath of secresy was administered 10 all in
the roomi still The proceedings were made public;
then the gas.ppes were examined and all holes
stopped; still the proceedings found light and
great wonder was excited, and Indignation. And
still the wonder grew" and continued to grow
until, at the end the trial, ii assumed mammoth
proportions, while the superstitious attached to
the mystory something supernatural. The trial
over tho reporter ofthe Chicago Tribune divulges
the mystery He says;
Theiqvestigation was held Ia the second story
of stone building, in room used by the Com.
mon Council. The lower story is occu.
pied BY the Fire Department and tho room dir
eetly beneath the lnquisl.ioi Chamber contains
the wagons and apparatus of the Hook and Lad
der Company, also an old hand Ere engine named
Eagle" By the introduction Of the large sue
ton hose INTO tho chimney aue in the lower
room) which receives the pipa from the immense
sheet-ron stove which Is nthe Uourt-room above
we were enabled to hear most that was said 10
the Courtroom with wonderful distinctness The
simplicity Of the modus opsrdndi was its princi.
pal security from detection. The two reporters
ofthe Tribune and Times attended to, the leak il
turns, Of an hour or two each, and were assisted
at times by q competent outside party, when tbe,
found it necessary from being too closely watch
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-07-18
Our Growing Commerce.

Inc lSd1 OF the port of New York shows tbs
value OF exports, exclusive of epeclo for ten
mohles !, 81 tle tscalyaar ending May lst to BE-
ss,,ontUs,yVV s,o against SIl2735,30O ID 1852, and,
SiV3 Vs9AOo 10 1861. The April exports were
sdZOl2VOo' 81 IA against SS,66O0OO in 1862, and
S969lVVJ in lS6l.pT 4a ,,set
hus il is apparent says The United State,
Economist that during the last ten moutbsS wa
nave sent out Of this port $450OOOOO or mer-
chandIso more than etthe same period Of last
yeur, and S6l606000 more than for the same
months Of 1861. Such an extension Of our for.
elRn commerce, at period when ARE occupied
win gigantic civil war, is a fact that challenger
lhe respect Of the world, and should increase tho
conbaesnce ol alarnlists at home. At no period Of
peace has our commerce taken such remarkable
oonhui IL mas been reserved for times of war 10
snow what we can do towards ennulyinv
tho lood wants Of the world. Itis all tbe mora
remarkable, too, that we have been exporting ia
lhlS large ratio ut lhe same time that we have
been sending out large amouuts Of specie Dining
The ten mcpths Of the fiscal year we have sbipne3
S4o OVV'oOo Of the precious metals, which is $34.
VOo'VOo more than in 1852, aud S25OOO,OOO in
excess OF 1861 Adding the exports Of specie 10
those Of merchandise lor tho ten months We have
we following extraordinary results: Total yuue
OF exports 10 1861, Sl26587 900; in 1862. sl26.-
66OOOOi and in 1863, S2O6,3l70OO; showing an
increase 10 our total exports, for the period Of
eeVVVoV0gV' o. at The rate Of nearly one hundred
billions Of dollars . year. 70 properly estimate
Ihe slgnllcance Of this progress 1t must be re.
memoered that 1t occurs OF period when The
productive resources of tho country are heavily
pressed to keep up supplies Of food, MATERIAL
Clothing arms, and equipments for an enormous
army and Tor navy Of no trdpg dimensions; and
stll more, that i happens simultaneously with
the withdrawal Of one million of our able.boded
producing population from tho regular pursuits of
Industry If we ore capable Of extending our com.
meTee at such arate, when circumstances are So
much against our producing any considerable sur
lIO' over our consumption, what may we hope to
do when peace shall restore our productive inter.
eats to their normal condtlon9- Economist.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-07-18
Escape Of sixty Confederate Of
dcePs.

FoRrRRSs MoYseE, JUNE l2,-0n "Wednesday
the steamer Maple Leaf, Captain William II. Deal.
left Fortress Monroe for Fort Delaware, for the
purpose Of conveying ninety rebel commissioned
officers to that post. These men were nearly all
tEom the extreme Southern States The guard on
board consisted Of twelve men, who, with the CAP.
tau and crew, were surprised, just as the steamer
was rounding the lighthouse oil Cape Henry. 1t
seems that The prisoners, perCeiyine the guard
could be easily captured, divided themselves into
squads Of four each, and, gradually advancing to.
wards them, soon compelled them to surrender.
Tie captain, crew, and guard were confined in such
parts OIL the boat as prevented them from seeing
the direction Of the steamer whilst, in the mean
time, the rebel officers took charge Of her and man
aged the plotting themselves, After running for
aboutfOrty-liyo miles beyond the Capes they stop.
ped, and, lowering the yawl boats, very soon suc.
ceeded in cllectiug landing on the southern yir.
gna shore. During the trip they treated their
prisoners in civil manner, aud assured the can
tain that they would not iDjure the boat. OF tho
officers tweenty-Six refused to land saying they
preered TO return to Old Point and await The
time Tor their regular parole and exchange. The
boats were returned and the steamer under ful
head OF steam turned and made Tor the Fortress
A report of the affair was made to Gen. Dix, and
shortly afterwards strong detachment of cavalry,
commanded by Col Pierce, was in pursuit Of tie
fleeing party.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-07-18

ment was held on the last week Of February in
the English borough Of Bandon. The opposing
candidates were Col. Ii. B. Bernard and an attor-
9ey named Sullivan. When the poll was opened
Tor thTee-quaIers Of an hour Kisses, groans, beat.
lng', cat-calls whistings, aud all the noises that
could be produced blended III one deafening roar
a gallery containing electors was pulled down on
the heads Of other electors. A little boy took
refuge as he thought, under table, but the men
who were dancing on the table broke through and
nearly killed him. The mob then adjourned into
ihe street, where stones were procuAble; and on
"Wednesday, after many persons had been severely
injured, thesacrilegous attorney was defeated BY
seyenty.Gye votes.