The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-09-10

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lit 10 Observable, that :anong all the
disloyal letters TO JEFF. Dsvis, found 1t his
residence in Mississippi, and now being
published, not one was written by Re-
publican; every one was written by a
Democrat. -
The ChaFlestonians have declared
their intention to defend their city street
BY street. The question is how they will
90 to work to do il against fiftcen-inch
she'll and "Greek fire.
Letters BY the City of London state
that Charles Dickens will positively visit
New York next month.
MIR. Graw. French physician. pro-
poses to destroy the taste Of intensely
bitter medicines by mixing chloroform
with them in certain proportions. He
claims that the taste and odor even of
assafetida can be annihilated.
The first gun fired at Sumter from
the Morris Island batteries was fred by
Captain Richard ID. Shaw, Co. d, Sd r. /.
Heavy Artillery, and the 6rst hole bored
in Sumter was BY gun from his battery,
sighted by lst Sergeant Davis, Of Paw
tucket, R. !.
Hon. G.. G. Bronson, OF New York.
died at Saratoga on Thursday last. Judge
Bronson was ia the Assembly in 1922,
Judge Of lhe Supreme Court in 1886,
Chief Justice in ls45, Collector at the
port Of New York in 1853, and Corpora
ton Counsel in 1889.
Mise DR.. Harrie. N. Austin, of Dams
vile, N. Y, has come out in favor Of la.
dies riding on horseback asiride. Tie
present style of riding, she says, is un-
safe, ungraceful, unhealthful and unna,-
ural.
Among the patents Issued during
the week euding Sept. lst, are the follow
ing to Illinois inventors George Meader
Of OTTAWA, improved duck foot propeller;
John S. Padon of Lebanon, improvement nt
in gang plows Andrew Shroyrer Of Mis-
sion, improvement In machines for punch
ing and cutting iron; H. B. Smith Of Eu-
reda, improvement in cultivators.
"A mongrel craft called tho Eta,
which arrived at New York a few days
since from Nassau with q load Of pine ap-
Piles, proves to have been the quandom
rebel privateer Retribution, and is now
in charge Of the officials.
Cyrus Northrp, editor Of the New
Haven Palladium. position which be
has filed with distinguished ability, re-
tires from tha. journal to take profes
sorship in Yale College. His Successor
is Mr.. Edward G. Holton, formerly Of
the Hartford Courant and Post.
mir. Alfred Spa.es, President of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company,
was arrested on wednesday last BY Gov.
ernment detective and taken before Col.
Fish. The charges against Mr.. Spates
were numerous, and of very serious
character most Of them having reference
to his alleged interviews with Gen. Lee
and Gen. Eweli, duringthe late campaign
in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
"A man named Henry Cutoff, who has
been an inmate Of the Covington Ky. ]
Poor House for some time. was taken
with violent st . few days since. and
apparently died. The Coroner was sum
mosed. but before be reached the spot, an
undertaken, who had been sen. for, ar
rived aud commenced measuring the sup
posed dead man for coffin, when, to the
surprise of every one. he raised up from
his bed and gave such strik;ng evidence.
that the vital spark had not fed as te
cause = general stampede among those
who we're present.
EDWARD EvERErr ON UNITY OF Sen
rrMEEr. Edward Everett, in re-.
cent letter to Union meeting st Circle
vile. Ohio, says: "Nothing but unior
OF sentiment and action in the loyal State
is now wanting to bring the struggle t.
Ian suspicious close; and any result 0
| your election which would weaken tn,
arm Of the general government when
decisive blow is about 10 be estruck. wouI,
be q public calamity"
The Progres, Of Lyons, mentions
new remedy for the bite Of a mad dog
dsspvtrsa bya qevnas veterinary sur
geon Of Magdehurg, named Hildebrand
BY which shs painful application Of a re
hot iron ID avoided This remedy cor
sists IL hAthiag the place bitten with b,
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