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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-28
u U N A w A Y.

Boy, named stepft n Ackley, ran away from his
honee in Clark county. Missouri, about the last Of
August, and Is thought IN at he into Iowa
Heis Is years OF age dark hair aud eyes and is lame
Any Information concerning him will be thapkruIlv
received. Address CHARLES ACKLtY
od27-dSt Wiliamstown, Lewis Co, No.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-28
NOTICE.

IN
The public arc hereby notified not 10 purchase any
one OF eleven pFumissory notes, dated August 18Th
1860, signed By Habeethsl and Bwers to the order
Maria Wsiters for the Of Gas each the nret
able 10 thirty -nire months after date and the others
successively in three months after the other
the said Maria WALTERS having been enIoned Dy legal
Proceedings from transferring the same.
WILLIAM EWEkss
oet29 For Hubenthai E~ers
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WOOD WOODll WOOD

Keosut. october a7. 1853 1]at1
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Three cheers for the soldiers of the
10th.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
NEIQNl ElLIIQN.
FoUR O'CLOCK, p. N.
The general order" in Regard to De-

The "Genorai Order" In Regard TO De-
sorters.
We forboro TO publish yesterday the long list
Of officers names who are referred TO in the
General Order in reference to desertors, for the
rcason that much unjust obloquy has been
thrown upon officers and soldiers through the
blundors of those who make up military records.
We find statement in the organ of the secre-
tary Of War to-day, which justifes our course
in emitting the publication Of this list. The
facts stated accord with others that have come
to our knowledge. The wrongs that have been
committed In this way arc numerous and grleyl
Gus, and We arc glad to see the "orgaA" allow
a correspondent to mako the following oxposi-
tlon, without interference by the "consori'
Regimental reports arc too often carelessly
made out--sometimes upon mere coDlecturej
but when these reports are collAted, condensed,
and made the subject Of an order which in
wolves the reputation Of officers who, II Is sub
sequently ascertalned, have always faithfully
discharged their duties, carclessness becomes a
very serious matter.
remember the case I have forgotten the
name) Of an officer who was dishonorably dis
charged from the service for absence without
leave. The usual time had elapsed, and he did
NV i0poiks " Mhb dANoiWdihb hlbCONOASu
he was killed at Malvern Hills. ..s
The following Is one Of the cases 10 which /
would respectfully call. your attention; and /
have no doubt that numerous other errors can
be detected by those Of longer acquaintance
In the service than myself .....
"Capt. Clarence d. Hess, 18th New York.
On leave Of absence from Q. @. d., January 9th,
| 1868, for three days, has not since reported.
Absent without leave" ..H. I-..
"Capt. VIM. Downey, 18th N. Y. Absent
without leave; has never Joined his regiment.
At Rochester, N. Y"
| Capt. Hess was honorably discharged from
the service, for permanent disability, about q
month ago.
Capt. Downey Joined his regiment before he
received his commission, and has been with II
ever since. ..... .....
"Lieut. Col. Z. s. Gilbert, 25th N. Y Alb
sent without leave; sick"
| Lieut.. Col. Gilbert, while home on sick leave,
died Of consumption, at Rochester, N. Y, two
months ago. ...... ....0. .. ...
''second Lieut.. Wade Northup, 10Sth N. Y.
Deserted at Harper's Ferry, September %, 1862.
! Dropped from the rolls"
Lieut.. Northup Instantly killed chile gal
ldiity fighting on he field Of A,iletnh. I.s
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
Moro Captures by the Navy.

Rear Admiral Lee forwards 10 the Navy Dc
partment duplicate report from Acting VOun.
teer Lieut.. Nathon, commanding the steamer
Mt. Vernon on the chasing by that vesse Of a
schooner on the I'd inst, near New ToTSail in.
let. She was of about two hundred tins bur.
then and loaded with salt.
A report has also been received at tho Dc
partment from Rear Admiral DupoAt announ.
cling the capture, on the morning Of the 2Sd
ult., of the schooner Belle, of Nassau, (said To
be formerly the Alligator of Gharleston,) by
Acting Volunteer Lieut.. BudS, commanding
the U. s. steamer Potowski.
When first seen, Com. Dupont states, she
was anchored close in shore, having run in
during the night, the wind bolng moderate.
1t Is further statedi
She was from Nassau, and purported TO be
bound to Port Royal; but there was found
among tho papers IN tho baggage of hel
master, a written agreement between him
and the owner, +. Opdobeeck, who was also
on board to run the blockade. Her cargo
consisted of coffee and salt, and was tran
shipped to tho schooner Simpson, bound tC
New York.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
BY TELEGRAPH.
oRrsAB UNION DnlToNsTRArIoN AT
PTHILADf.l.PH1A.
Gov CURTIN PRESEDES AND NAMES
AN ELOQUENT SPEECH
SPEECHES ALSO MADE by GOV JOHNSON,
OF TENNESSEE, EN-GOv WRIGHT, or
INDIANA, SENATOR DoOL1TTLE,
10 n 7 AND OTHERS.

PHuApELrHIA, March l1.-An immense as.
semhlage convened at the Musical Fund Hal
tonight 10 inaugurato tho "National Union
Club" Tho house was crowded, and smaller
meetings were hold by the outsiders.
Tho main meeting was presided over by Gov
Curtin, who made an eloquent speech, calling
on the people Of Pennsylvania to giyo their un.
divided support 10 the Government. He gave
great credit 10 Philadelphia for having origi.
mated the Union League, but said that the poo
pie Of the interior, aud of other States, wert
equally alive to the Importance Of n similar
patriotic combination.
In this connection he alluded TO the recent
demonstration In New York, where patriotism
ahd fidelity attracted TO the same platform the
representative men Of all parties who had hith.
erto been separated by political afilnltles. They
had spoken together In such harmony that the
words might be taken as an emhnation Of one
mind. He deeply deplored the partizanship
which was being incorporated In tho spirit oi
the struggle by Northern sympathizers with
the rebellion, but said he believed that tho poo.
pic would not bo misled by them.
Resolutions appropriate 10 the occasion wert
unanimously adopted, and speeches were also
made by Gov. johnson, Of Tenn; Ex-Gov
Wright, OF Ind; Senator Doollttle, Representa-
tive Hendrlck B. Wright, Benz. IL. Brewster
Daniel Dougherty, and others.
The proceedings were conducted with much
enthusiasm.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12

FINAECIAL ARITHMETIC.-A common error
ia, to suppose that the number of cOnts on the
dollar above par at which gold Is quoted rep
TesUnts also the number Of cents below par to
which greenbaCks have fallen. Thus our mar
ket report says that gold Is up TO 75 cents pro-
MUM; that is, that a dollar In gold Is worth
81. rs in greenbacks, and that greenbacks are
therefore worth only rs cents on the dollar of
gold. The true statement of tho question is
this: If 175 cents in greenbacks viii buy 100
cents In gold, how much gold will 100 cents In
greenbacks buyi And It's answer is, 81 IL
cents. Soventy-fye cents premium In gold
represents, therefore, only AZ 81 cents discount
on greenbacks. If the other theory were cor
greonback worth nothing, while in reality
they would be worth ffty cents on the dollar
in gold. 1t would require gold to be quoted at
400 instead of 175, to make greenbacks worth
only 25 cents on the dollar.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12

Wan VEssELs BUILDING IN EsGLAND.-ThO
Boston Post has information from its London
correspondent that five large steamers are In
course Of construction In the shipyards Of tho
Clyde and the Thames, which, II they do not
come into the hands of our Government bypur-
chase, will go into those Of the rebels. One OF
the largest (bulldlng by Thompson & Co., on
the Clyde) is to be wholly encased In mallcable
steel. She is TO have two prows, ono within
the other, with an air-tlght compartment Of
fifteen feet between them. She is Of q peculiar
model, designed to be used as ram, aud 10
present an invulnerable surface TO shot, and
will hayc a speed Of sixteen knots an hour. The
agents o4the owners Of this and the other ves-
sells having become diBgusted with the rebels
by visit TO the South, tho steamers are offered
for sale to our Government, but II refused, they
will be sold TO the rebels. ... Id
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
Rhode Island Conventions.

Providence, March 10.-The Republican
Union, the Constitutional Union, and the Dem
ocratic parties held their conventions to-day.
The Republicans nominated for Governor Jas.
7. Smith, Lieutenant Governor Seth Padelford,
Attorney General Abraham Payne. Congress,
for eastern district, Thos. A. jerks; western
district, Nathan +. Dixon.
The Constitutional Union and Democratic
conventions nominated for Governor VIM. w.
Hoppin, Attorney General Walter s. Briggs.
Elisha r. Potter, who was nominated for Lieu
tenant Governor, declined. Tho Constitutional
Union convention nominated William P. Shelf
field for Congress in the eastern district, none
for the western district. The Democrats nom-
mated Geo. II. Browne for the western and none
for the eastern district. Tho conventions ad-
journed until next week to ill the vacancies.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
The Plekpocket Parade.

Gen. Martindale, military governor, has de-
termined to rid the city of the gangs of thieves,
pickpockets and burglars, that afiilct us. The
dress parade of couple of the light-angered
scOundrels, guarded and placar led, and COM
PEELED to promenade the Avenue to the tune Of
"the Rogue's March" )" yesterday, was a speei-
men of the punishments about to be admins
tered to these culprits. They will be treated to
a battalion drill some fine day If they do not
skedaddlc.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
ssmmss Denounced a. . Coward by q
Negro,

A gentleman writing from Martinique to q
friend In this city relates the following anecdotG
Of semmes, and the sympathy for tho Union
cause among the blacks on that islands
"When the rebel Semmes was In Martinique,
year ago, with the Sumter, a mulatto, named
Pearson, a lawyer, and very wealthy man,
took occasion TO denounce him for cowardIcG
In the Hotel des Bains, with the intention Of
provoking him 10 q duel. The friends Of both
parties intsrfered, and the duel was prevented.
Pearson, with whom 1 am well acquainted,
stated TO me that 1t was his intention TO go 10
America and endeavor to obtain command OF
one Of the negro regiments there. He was ten
years a soldier in France.
"When the Alabama attempted to leave,
some time since, the negroes lined the quay
and gave the alarm, and also sent up rockets
to indicate the direction she had taken"
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
NOBLE wORDst

"wHENEvER rHEr (TRE REBSIs) HAVE THE
"POwER, THEIDRIvB BEToRE THIN INTO THEIR
"RANHs THB sOUTHBRN PEOPLE, AND THEY
" WOULD ALSO DRIVE Us. TBUsr THEM NOT.
" WERE THEY ABLE, THEY wOUED INVADE AND
" DEsTROT Us WITHOUT MERCY. ABSOLUTELY
" ASSURED OF THEsE THINGS, l AM AMAZED THAT
ANY ONE COULD THINK or 'PEACE on ANY
"TERMs.' He WHO ENTERTAISs THE SENTIMENT
" ~ PIT ONLY TO BE SLAVE HE VINO UTrERs
" IT AT THIS TINE, MOREOVER, IS A TRAITOR TO
"HIs COUNTRY, VINO DESERVES THE sCORN AND
CONTEMPT or ALL HONORABLE MEN."-ROsc-
Grams, 10 the General AsSeRblyct Ohio, february,
l9B3
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
rnIaFY . siaHFa ooaaa asE
THURSDAY, MaroA u, 1858.
-L-LLI .sENATE. u

The Hon. Alexander Ramsey, from the State
Of Minnesota, whose credentials were present
cd on the 5th OF February, attended.
The oath prescribed by law having boon adi
mlnistered TO Mr.. Ramsey, by tho President
pro tempore, ho took his scat In the Senate.
Mr.. McDOUGALL submitted the following,
which was considered by unanimous consent
aud agreed to;
Rcsolred, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be
directed to have prepared and presented 10 the
Senate a statistical and general report upon the
domestic commerce, including as well that Of the
Pacific coast; and further, TO suggest what legis-
lation, n any, is necessary to enlarge and protest
the important interests involved. 4.
On motion, tho Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration Of executive business.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
Tribute OF Respect TO the late Maxwell
woodruff, U. s. Navy.
hhl6HTb lbMPLAR,
Washington COmmdRderV No. 1,
In the Asylum, Feb. %, 1868.

Washington Commentary No, i,
In the Asylum, Feb. %, 1868.
The following preamble and resolutions were
presented, read, and unanimously adopted;
WHEREAS II has pleased the Great Disposer
of Events 10 remove from amongst us, by a
sudden and awful dispensation of His proy-
dence, our beloved, honored, and respected
Brother, Companion, aad Sir knight, maxwell
Woodruff: Therefore ...
Resolved, That, IN the death Of Sir Maxwell
Woodruff, Commander in tho navy of tho Uni
ted States, and a member Of this COmmAndory,
we are called 20 mourn the death Of one OF our
most cherished FratUrs the navy one Of It's
brayest and best officers, and the country true
and unshrinhng patriot; that in all his con-
nexiOn and association with the Knights of this
Commandery, we have ever found him gen.
erous and chiValrous gentieuRn, and In his
death we feel that We have not only lost be-
loved and courteous brother. but that each one
OF us has lost personal friend.
ResolVed, That We sincerely regret that cir
cumBtances entirely beyond this control Of this
COmmnndery OF It's officers prevented us from
paying the last sad hOnOrs to the rgnalns Of our
deceased Frater, and We now have only the
melancholy satisfaction Of placing upon our
records our appreciation Of his merits, while
within our hearts we fsndly cherish his men,
Ory.
Resolved, That We tender TO the family Of our
deceased friend the deepest sympathies Of our
hearts, In this their sudden aud terrible be-
reavement.
RsSoloed, That the members of this COM
mandery will wear the usual badge Of mourning
for thirty days.
Resolved, That our recorder be directed 10
furnish a certified copy Of these resolutions 10
the widow Of the deceased, and that he cause
them to bepublished in such newspapers Of The
city as he may think proper.
Attest! t.DAN'L BUCK, Recorder.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
GoOrasLoSvn AnAlrs.

MARINE LIsr.-ArripdIs.-schr Geo. Washing-
ton, steelmAn, N. Y,;hAy to Government.
Schr. Edwin, Bacon, Salem, n. J.i oats and hay
10 P. Berry. ...... ..H #r
schr. Ocean, Wilson, Balt.i corn to N. Young.
Schr. Vandiyer, Partridge, Balti wheat to Benz.
Darby. .. IS ...-
sloop "slx Brother,n Barns, St. Georges Creek
oysters to Barns Sou.
parges, Play Boy, TAguei Morris Wood, Dumei
Ann Nulty, MAgee' Star Spangled Banner, o'Nlei,
Phll'Ai hay to Government.
DsparWe',-schr. Whale, McNNmsr, Belle PlHlni
suffers goods.
schr. NJ. b. BranhalI, N. vi coal from Rays
dock.
CHEsAPEARE AND ONO CAEAL.-The boat Ann
L. Darby left Georgetown since our last
POLICE MATTERs.-J. NJ. Hull, selling liquor
without license, fined S2O,61i DR.. L. Tanner and
s. s. Rankin, disordoFly conduct, fined s9.6O eachI
$. Thought, drunk, dlsmisSedi David Jordon, dis
orderly conduct, fned S2.6O. ..
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
INVALID SOLDIERS.
SURGEON GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, January 81. 1868

SURGEON GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, January 81, 1868.
II being reported that various parties have
obtained money from invalid soldiers under tho
pretence Of assisting them TO their discharge
from the service, notice is hereby given that
certificates Of disability for discharge to soldiers
in general hospitals and camps are only given
by the surgeon In charge of such hospital or
camp, and the obtrusiye efforts of persons
claiming TO be special agents retard instead of
hasten the preparation of discharge papers. All
soldiers are warned against giving money on
such plea TO any person whatever.
By order OF the Surgeon Generals
JOSEPH R. SMITH, Surgeon U. s. Army.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
The Commercial Interest upon PrIvN-
IsorinR.
. A Compliment to Hon. oyru, AIdr,.b.

A Compliment 20 Hon. Cyrus AIdrIch.
A fine service of silver plate was presented
to Hon. Cyrus Aldrieh, of Minnesota, by his
friends of that State last Saturday evening.
We received, to-day, an account of the inter
ostlng proceedings on the occasion, which
want Of room compels us TO omit, The pre-
sentation speech was made by Mr.. VIM. R.
Snyder, Of st. Paul, Minnesota, to which Col.
Aldrlch made feeling reply. 1t was hand
some compliment and well deserved.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12

TURNER r. KING, ESQ.,, Of Springfield, Ills
has been appointed, by the President, Collector
Of the Eighth District of Illinois under tn,
Internal Revenue Law. This is an excellent
selection for the position, and, it is understood
win give general satisfaction to the people with
whom Mr.. King will hold Official relations.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
~ Inportant to FsmaIss--Dr. ohssss-

10 Important 20 FemaIes--Dr. Cheese
mans PilIs.--The combination OF ingredients in
these Pills are the result OF a long and extensive
practice. They are mild In their operation, and
certain in correcting all Irregularities, Painful
MenBtTuationB removing all distractions, whether
from cold or otherwise, headache, pain In the SIDE,
papitaton of the heart, whites, all nervous afiec-
tions, Mysteries, fatigue, pain in the back and
limbs &C. disturbed sleep, which arises from inter
ruptiOns of nature.
DIR. CHEESEMAN'S PILLS
was the commencement Of a new era in the treat
ment OF those irregularities and obstTuotionS
which have consigned so many to PREMATURE
GRAVE. No female can enjoy good health unles
Hhe 10 regular, and whenever an obstruction takes
place the general health begins to decline.
DIR. CHEESEMAN'S PILLS
are the most effeCtuAl remedy ever known for all
complaints peculiar to Females. To all classes they
are invaluable inducing toih certainty, periodical
regularity. They are known to Thousands, who
have used them at different periods, throughout
the country, having the sanction Of some Of the
most eminent PhySiciaRS In Amsrica.
Explicit directions, stating ishsn they should mol b
Used, with each boN-the Price One Dollar per BoS,
containing hom 90 to 90 Pills.
Pills IsHi BY mail, promptly, by rsmitting to the
Propristor Sold BY. Druggists generally.
Il. b. HUTCHINGs, Proprietor,
20 Cellar street. New York.
Sold by g. CALVERT FORD,
Cor Pa ave. and lIth st.,
ia l9-sOdGm Washington,
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12

In all evils which admit remedy, impatiepce
should be avoided, because 1t wastes that time
and attention in complaints, which, II properly
applied, might remove the cause.
Somebody says there are two kinds of family
jars-in one you put your sweetmeats, and in
the other you put your foot.
If you think there isn't an honest man living,
you had better, for appearance sake, put of
saying 1t till you GrO dead.
QUARTERMAsTRR HAsKEIL reports the amount
Of property conhseRted and turned over TO the
Government by the Kansas division Of the army
of the frontier, to be $76,0OO.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
OFFICIAL.

Headquarters PRovosT MARsHAL's OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. "A, 1868
Official notice is hereby given that the orders
from these headquarters concerning the closing
of bars and drinking houses after $50 p. M,
and on Sundays, have not been resendsd OF
modified, and all violations of those orders
will be punished as heretofore.
By order; HENRY B. TODD,
Captain and Provost Marshal.
4. &. BAKER, Lieutenant and AdjutGnt
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
rho New nI.trIct Cnnrt

The Senate confirmed, yesterday, the follow
ing Judges, under "An act to rcorganize the
courts in tho District Of Columbia" and for
other purposes:
David X. Carter, Of Ohio, to be Chief Justice
George P. Fisher, Of Delaware, and
Abraham B. Olin, Of n. Y, to be justices.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
A New York RuIIv

Patrick Burns, keeper Of a notorious gam
bling house in New York, night before last
seized his wife by the hair of her head, beat
and kicked her brutally, cutting her noso and
knocking out several of her teeth, and then es-
capped from the police by jumping out of back
window. Pat was "bully for her." most GER
lainIv
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12

~ Two tisreeS Of nickel cents were found
In jews house In New York recently. They
were stored for rise, but by their heavy weight
nearly made the house fall.-ErehaHgs.
We doubt that conclusion. This Jew must
have been intending to visit Washington and
prepared himself to meet the crossing sweepers
here, whose demands for nckels would bank
rupt a Nicholas the First.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
A First Class Pun for the LouISIana
Rebels.

A First Class PuT for the Louisiana
Rebels.
The New Orleans correspondent Of the BOs-
ton Traveller gives the following 81 first rate
notice" of the Confederate soldiers;
"Of all the specimens of miserable humani.
ty, the sogers' Of JEFF. Davis, on board the
FrOlC, must boar the palm. ! saw not one in
telligent face among the crowd, and every
countcnanCe seemed to be stamped with the In
delible stain Of vice and degradation. One was
Induced, by their sloyenly and wicked appear
ance, TO think Of nothing but the deceptive
mask Of the treacheroub snake, tho deadly
poison OF vile passions, the smiles of Satan.
There they stood like SO many machines, grasp
ing their old and rusty muskets, gazing with
an enylous yet wild and vacant stare upon all
around them. ! could plainly detect the traces
Of hunger, and, | might almost add, famine,
upon their sunken and pallid features. Ny
ideas were strengthened on this point, when ]
heard one of these half-famishGd soldiers beg
one of our men to sell him four hard crackers,
for fifty cent in silver We saw them deliver.
Ing their rations TO each private. Bacon, was
the title they gave some very bad pork as strong
In odor as II was dirty aud fat In appearance,
and which most uninyiting food they served up
In the most primitive manner. A greasy, and
decidedly untidy individual, whose Taimant
and face might once have been white, swings
an axe and chops In the most simple manner
the quantity Of the bacon for each private.
Two other uncleanly men, soldiers they are in
tended TO represent, but they are a most la,
mentable failure, stand by, and one Of them
weighs the meat, while the clerk, with a book
and pencil, charges the amount to each prl-
Yates name"
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
Adjournment orths senate.

Senators express the opinion that they will
be able to finish up all the business before them
early enough to adjourn tomorrow. large
batch of combinations will be made to-day be-
sides those reported in another column.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12

A goose is owned byA man in Norrdgewock
Maine, which Is slxty-elght years old. Though
attaining this green old age, she nevertheless ID
not green goose. The secret Of her longevi-
ty consists In the fact that she hid away for
several seasons at Christmas time until she be,
came so tough that they could not kill her, and
lot her live on.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
What MnL,, IN, Din,r,n,,,

The report of the committee to investigate
the management of the prize cases, dlscloses
that the Government officials in New York alb.
sorb fifteen per cent. Of the value of prizes con.
demned by them, Philadelphia fourteen por
cent, and Boston five per cent.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
Matrimonial.

1t is stated that, owing to the abolition of the
District Courts, no marriage licenses can be
granted until the new clerks shall be appointed.
The cry now Of the young ladies is, 'Hurry up
the clerks!n
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
seeesh woman Arrest.d.

-Four graceless females, riding in a hack on
and singing The Bonny Blue Flag" were AZ
rested by the provost guard this afternoon aud
taken to tho Provost MarBhal's office.
Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12

The Committee on the Conduct Of the War,
Authorized to sit thirty days after the adjourn
meut of Congress, will close up their business
and make report to the country.