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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-30
THOS. J. SANDERS, NJ. D.

GORGEOUS manner rs we'll as with the use of hi
4 improved glasses.
THOS. J. SANDERS, NJ. D.
DAVENPORT, Dec. Is, 1868.
I have been called upon by Professor NJ Bera.
hard, Upiticion, ana Spectacle Manufactures, who
has been highly recommended By leading medi
cal gentlemen wherever he has been. From per.
sonal examination Of his improved aims to those
who are the least all icted with delicate ewes or
impared visions, have no hesitation in recon-
1nendiDg him to yeu - gentleman that under
JAMES McCORTNEY ND.
l have examined the testimonials Of Prof.
Drnhardt, and am Satisfied that he il q slillful
Opticion and although have not yet arriyed
at the distinction Of using spsctacles myself lido
net hesitats 10 recommend him to those who are
IN need Of these aid to their vision.
DAvgxPoAr. Dee.17 1853.
DAVENPORT, Nov. Is, 1865.
have received . call from Prot. ii. Bernha.dt
Opi.ician, who is very high recommended BY
Oar leading medical gentlemen, and % one Who
understands the business he has followed for
years,
can answer for the glasses no has ftsd ny
eyes with being the best I have ever used.
JOHN E. HENRY, Mayor.
- DAvsxroRr, Dse. 26 1868.
have used pair OF Prof Beanhardt,s Spec-
Iaoies, selected BY himself for me after careful
amsation Of the Eye and I have no hesitation
20 s.ylne that they como up fully TO my iase Of
WAT sp.ctacles ought to be, and I recommend
my Trends and the public to epfly to him and get
a'.eu ~ nims NO matter what glasses they may
oeusing. EBEAEZER CusIK,
~ Sec,y a 4 n II Co.
RocK.fsLAxD, Dsc. IL. 1888.
Prof N Bernhardt, of New York, having called
Giles, have no hesitation In Recommending hin ~
oeing able to furnish to sil those who may stand
In need Of such aids to sight, just what they
want. G TRrssDALR, \. Z.
Rock ISLAND, Dec. Is, 1868.
Prof II Bernhsrdt principal and scientific Opti
clan, comes to ne highly recomme ended by rroies-
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-30
DREW. ROBACK

Prsprietor Of Stomach Bittsrs, Blood
ParIfer, Blosd Pills, Cstawba sua
Swedish Brancies. Nauufactory
50 So 6V 3 81 e. I'd st., Gin, O..
A.C COOK. Chicago, Gea1 Agent
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-30

Rock ISLAND, Dec. IS, 1868.
Prof n Bernhsrdt principal snd scientific Opt
cian, comes to ne highly recommended By rroies-
sional men il the East, and upon examilaiion Of
mis- Spsctaeles and his method Of adapting then
20 the Immediate vision, We ehssrIuliy add oar
tsstimony In HE favor
Al HARRIS, dentist.
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-30
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02

Terrible CslItert ExpIosien n 49,
laRA..Eifty.fsaS mSners kaaao@.
On the 9th ult. another collier disaster
occurred in England. Fifty-four miners
ware killed BY an explosion Of 6re.dsnP
IN the E1Annds Msin 0ollissy, Wes5essf
DALI, nesr harnslsy.
A charge Of powder was fred between
half past seven and eight o'clock IN the
morning, to dislodge some coal. Abont
half dozen men were engaged It this
spot; the shot was fred by Joseph Wal
ton. The effect of the shot was to ignite
. quantity of gas which was dislodgsd by
the explosion, TO set fire to the seam o.
coal, and to destroy portion of the brat
tees which regulate the current Of air
through the mine.
Those nearest the entrance we're warned
by the sight of the coal on FIRE to hurry
to the shaft. Five got TO the shaft, and
declared that they were the only ones
from that locality who escaped. One OF
them who had 900 yards to run. felt the
approach of The insidions choke-damp,
and stuffed his cap into his mouth to pre-
vent suifocation BY the gas. Az he ran
he stumbled over a score Of bodies oil
dead and dying men whom the gas had
already reached. The main body of the
miners. 70 whom no merciful message
telling that imminent danger existed had
been sent. first knew their danger BY the
oncoming Of the stealthy choke-damp.-
All who could, hsssened TO the shaft, and
we're raised to the surface ~ rapidly ~
possible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02
THE GATE CITY,



The Richmond Examiner Of the Goth.
rSosivsd hsrs. hAs rssArkabs editorial
On the sit1St;on. II opens - follows -
Is ID mot altogsthsr m empty boast on the
part Ok the Yankees that they hold al
they have ever held, and tina. another
year or two Of such progress ~ they have
alrsady made will End them masters of
the Southern Confsder,cy. Those who
think Independence is 10 be achieved BY
brilliant and inconsequential victories
would do we'll to look, with the natural
eye. at the magnitude Of the Yankee pos
sessions in our coantry. Maryland, Ken
taeky and Missouri are claimed g con-
stituent parts Of the Confederacy. They
ars9as much in the power Of Lincoln ~
Maine and Minnesota. The pledge, once
deemed foolish BY the South, that he
.vonld hold, occupy and possess all the
forts belonging 10 the United States Gov
eminent, has been redeem almost 10 the
letter BY Lincoln" The concluding par
egraph says: III within the next two
months VI do not add rs, 600 Of 1O0, 600
Nen 70 our forces in the Southwest, ve
Shall come to grief. II We do add them,
We are safe beyond peradventure. and
next summer will witness the final til
umph Of our arms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02

~Jef. Davis having failed To accom-
plish his purpose in Europe Of gaining .
recognition Of his Bogus Confederacy, has
adoptsd = new scheme.
He has sent secret emissaries oil
through the loyal States to organize Oh
the rogues and fools they can "rope in, =
and form q secret conspiracy against the
Government and its war measures, under
all manner of hypocritical but plausible
pretexis. These emisnaries are now busy
at work doing their masters bidding
They are quiet themselves, sneaking about
like snakes in the grass but their tory
CO laborers are clamorous in the Times
class Of newspapers,in tbe Legislative halls,
in democratic" meetings, and in almost
oil places Of public resort. We warn
honest men 70 bewsre of them.-f Chica.
20 Jo1taal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02

This remarkable instrument is intended
for The transmission Of messages imuedi-
ately from the hand Of the writer, con-
veying fac simile of every word and
syllable, and bearing the full authenticity
of the hand and signature. In fact, il il
the reproduction 1t distance Of any
thing that pen or pencil can produce. A
ANAL point, somewhat like the hand of .
watch, runs semi-circularly, moved by q
very simple machine. upon a chemically
prepared paper, tracing almost invisible
hnss, the aggregate Of which soon embod-
les the words, line by line, or the various
parts of the design, till the whole appears
complete. The action Is SO rapid, that
the average transmission is Of twelve
words in minute. being somewhat quick
CT than the usual mode Of ,elegraphic
communication, ssd unerrngly certain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02
~An s1sssr in Tanks expedition

~An o1Resr in Tanks expedition
writes that the rebel gums at Port Hud-
son Ar manned sntirsly BY AegrOes. who
make the very best artiIlsrists in the
world, being very muscular, and their
brains not being a6eosAd BY the concus.
sion from the discharges. Our own gov
eminent are begianing 10 realise this fact,
and Fort jackson and ST. Philip arc now
being manned By negroes. There are
nov aboat ), 200 Of them thoroughly
drilled IN ground movements y infantry,
Without arms, ~ Gen. Phelps.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02

On the day Of January 1862 made to the State of Iowa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02

~ Gea. Heron is not . West Point
q, and. comparatively speaking, but =
boy. But b sights to hurt and 70 win.
he wants y whip the rebels in the quick
sst possible time. He is thoroughly in
lArnest, ard possesses vigor and audacity.
Place him at the head Of an army Of
twenty sh asand men, and oppose him
with Haleck, Mcclellan, Buell., Porter,
FHskIn, Steele, Sherman, either or oil
combined, with m equal force, and be
will whip them on, 81 t..eir boots, and be
Blu, short time abou. it. Is it any Wos-
der that the war hes not prospsred better
than it ha, whes our soldiers have bseo
soamandsd ~ Hold te0k. md kept
down, and thsir ardor and snesgies crush
ed. by officers Who do not want 70 fgh:
or hur, their dear aristocr.tis, slavs breed
ing bretaren? That's what's the matter
With the war.-f Chicago Tribune.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02
The Skating Catastrophe . Hoax.

The Skating CaaassrsPhe . Hoax.
The Elmira N. ~ Advertiser says
The report sent over the telegraph wires,
and publishcd in Ill the papers, Of the
death by drowning OF twsnty-seven per.
sons while skating, at Harpersvilie, Broome
county, day or two since, turns out tc
be cruel hoax. The person guilty efthf
meanness of perpetraIing it. should be
ducked in horse pond until he j, early
or quite drowned, and never allowed ii.e
pleasure of skating again.
1t is not necessary TO duck him. 1t
would be sufficient to expose him. The
name Of the person mus, be known to the
tslegraphic operator.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02

TIE NEXT WHEA1 CRoP IN Omo.-
~ editor Of the Ohio Farmer has lately
eayslsd through the State, aud gives 4
biz opinion that, upon the whole, be
= never seen such : feeble start for The
Inter crop = there was in Dscambss.
~ severe droush, which lasted from
lAiy 70 Noyembsr, in al Ohio, south 81
narrow belt along the lake, made tim
o1aible 70 putin wheat in many districts,
I'D in Others 80 retarded tho termination
J The seed that there was : small show o.
lants 1t the beginning Of winter. In
pme river bottoms where tho dfouth had
vi 70 completely parchsd the aeil, there
~ . better prospect. s @ N
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02


ADVANTAGES OF WoMxN.-A woman
says what she chooses without being
knocked down for it. She can take q
snooxs after dinner, while her husband
goes 70 work. She car 90 into the street
MlfAe1t being asked to ''stand treat at
every aalocn. She can paint her face ii
It be too pale, and powder it If too sod
She can stay at home in time Of war, and
get married again il her husband be killed.
She can. wear norssaa il too thick--other
fxipgs if too thin She can get divorced
from her husband whenever she sees one
she ikss better. She can got her hus-
band IN debt al over until he warns the
public not to trust her on his account
But all these advantages are balapced b.
the great fact that she cannot s.pcp the
question"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02

The President hs nominated Col. A.
l.. Lee, Of the 7th Kansas cavalry, ~ q
Brigadier General, and the nomination
wiz doubtless - confirmed by the Senate
No better one eoald have BEEN made. A
New York man BY birth, Col. Lee was q
graduate 1t Union College in 1853. In
1857, he removed to Kansas, and imme.
diassly took : lsading part in the affairs Of
the young territory. When Kansas was
admitted - . State, he was elected one
OF the fint Circuit Judges; bu. on the
breaking out Of the rebellion he immedi.
atsly fesigned his important position, and
was made Major Of the 7.h kansas caval.
y. In July las. be was promoted to the
Colonslcy and now he has fought his
way fairly into claim for higher honou.
For several months past, Col. Lee has
commanded brigade Of cavalry in the
extreme front Of Grants army, and hs.
been on scout or in q skirmish nearly
every day.-[St. Louis Union.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02

soc Nevar Zee old. - learn.
Socrates, at an extreme age, learned Il
play on musical instruIne nts, for the pur
pose Of ressting the wsar aud tear Of ole
age.
Cato. q eighty years Of age, thought
proper = learn the Greek language.
PlutArch, when between seventy ans
eighty. esnmsnced the study Of Latin.
Colbert, the famous French minister
At sixty years Of age returned 10 his LAtil
and INV studies.
Dryden, in his sixty eighth year, com
menced the translation Of the Illiad; ant
his most pleasing productions we're wit.
ten 10 his old age.
Fnnklin did not fully commence hi,
philosophical pursuits ill he had reached
his fortieth year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02

CoNscsIrrIoS IN EAST TskNEssxx.--
A gentleman just escaped from Eas,
Tennessee says the CONSUMPTION law ID
In full operation, with all its force and se-
verify. In one OF the leading towns oil
East Tennessee all the eonscripts we're re.
CURED to appear on given day, to BE-
-nastersd into service. This was on the
29,h Of December. Not half dozen ap.
peared Al lhe time named. From Cleve
land, on another occasion, some seven
hundred conscIpts escaped into Ken.
tucky, over the Tennessee river, by mean,
Of RATS and all sorts of contrivances.-
Most Of these Joined the Union army,
not because they are more in favor OF the
North than Of the South, but simply be.
cause they do not wish to fight, but pre-.
tsr 10 remain idle in the mountains. On
one other occasion some eve or six hun.
dred eonsenpts aad other troops escaped
In body into the North Carolina moan.
tains.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02

~The end Of the world is again boz
~ prsdioted By Soers Of the Millefite
e9saasien. One closed up mastsn the
18th of August next, and another *
Snds the time TO 1867.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-02

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, 1863-03-31

SUPPRESSED MENSTRTAT10S,
Which in the unmarried female Ia q constant re-
curing diseAse. ami through neglect the Seeds OF
morc grave and dangerous maAdics are the result
and as month after month passes without N effort
being made to assist nature, the suppression b.
comes chronic, the patient gradually loses her ap
p'titc, the bowels Gre constipated, night sweata
cume o. and consumption finally ends her career
, 1863-03-31

Especial correspon lenre Of the Chicago Tribune.
ST. PAIL, Ninn. March n, 1853.
A letter appears in the St. Paul papers this
morning from Gen. siblcy, in reply to that Of
the citizens to him, Indicating his acceptance
Of the denomination By the Presidentas Brig
adler General.
Tie following extracts contain the most I'M
portant portions Of the letter:
II recognize the right Of the country to its
full extent, to call upon any one fits citizens
10 perform q public duty, ut whatever sacri-
flee to himself and while feel too much diff
dcnce Of my own abilities, to venture to hope
that can meet the wishes or expectations of
ny friends, in a career comparatively go new
to me, eaEnut disregard tile general scnti-
mint of MY state, rs siyniird hy the ,lnani-
NOUS resolutions of the Legislature asking
for my confirmation, aud BY the representa-
tions Of numerous private citizens. shall
therefore dispatch to the military authorities
at Washington, my respectful acceptance Of
the position TO which the President has gen
erously seen fit to re assign Inc.
1t would not be proper for me to make
known tho plans Of the contemplated cam
raign against the hostile Sioux. But can state
without any impropriety, that the Major
General commanding thr Department has
given Me the most chcerlng assurances Of sup
| Port il, their prosecution, and manifests Il de-
termination to bring this war with the saya-
yes to q speedy conclusion, by the employ
ment Of all the means at his disposal.
The proposed expedition will b. tedious
| and laborious one to Ill connected with it,
but with tue aid If the gallant regiments u,,,
| der lily command, composed Of our own citi-
zens, ~ fwl,osn, officers and soldiers alike,
are anxious to take the field, I humbly trust
that enough will lie accomplished during the
coming season, 10 insure tic frontier ag aiust
any danger from Indian for,ys hereafter. and
to relieve entirely the al.lEehensions of GU,
| citizcns.''
, 1863-03-31

sCuESCKS PULMnS1C SYRUP. for the cnye OF
EouEhs C.!da bronchitis and every form Of CoasuIop
fi1 The rcculaf action OF this medicine fpeps tue
ulcers tho lungs promotes the discharge Of tile Cor
x4pt m3ttcr by e1rectoratlon 1urncs the Hood and
thus curce Consumption. when crsry Other rcmcdT
sCHENcKs WEED TONIC. 70. taecu:e Of Dys-
pcpaa Indigestion. and all dl*ehseH arising from DC
6itY: This ?ouic tnslsornte* the digestive organs
1ent nnd then enables the patient to digest tho most
Eutritous food It sovereign remedy for Ill cases
sCHESCKB BMASpRAKEPuLs. one Of the most
<nluahlc medicines discovered being veGetab'e
substitute for calomcl and having all tile useful prop
critics aAsibed that mineral. without producing any
10 II. se three medicine Dr. J. Il. Schenck of rhlla
delnha owes his unrra.led success II the Treatment
Of Pulmonary Consunaption- Tue Fn!monc sy.np
nj ob+avncttons the.etror. give the ORGAN healthy
most prominent caukce u Consuption The Sea Weed
Tonic inygnrates the rowtrs OF the roinach and BY
the dlgcx Ion and bringing It 70 normal
and healthy condition, tn1rEoyes the quality OF the
ploodby witch the eot1aatton OF ulcers OF tu
percee Il, thr 1ungf becomes Impossible The coMnlncd
action Of uese medicines thus explained will cure
Fyery ca~e Or Confurn ntton. the remedies arc uscd
10 bring tho case to fa o!abe termination.
All oi III scheme ke medicines. accompanied By tul
tircct;c.s are sold by all Druggists aud pet'crs:
Price Of tie PulnlSuic Syrup and Sea Wed Tonic
each $,0O per bottle or q % tlaf do1:n ManaEaks
pills .5 CENTS rcr ho1 Letters for advice Should a
rays b. tirccttd to Dr. Schercks Principal once. 5:
Moth G,h street, phlaa aclptda Pa. fe3i'aSl.lm
, 1863-03-31
Departure Of Prisoners.

From the Mash. Correspondence y. I. Herald
Four hundred and cigAty-four rebel prison.
ers were sent South tonight ty the fag Of
truce hoa, State of Maine, under charge Of
Can't. MulioEd. The number was made up Of
two hundred and forty prisoners that reached
here Lust night from Sandusky, Ohio, captured
mostly in Missouri, aud two hundred and
forty.four from the Old Capitol and Carroll
prisons in this city. Among tie prisoners
were Twelve officers captured prior to the
proclamation Of JcI Davis and the Interrupt
lion Of iuterchanges Of officers caused there
hy; also Dr.. Wilmer, Of rebel smuggling
notoritty. The steamer State of Maine takes
the place If the 'regular flag of truce boat
New York, while the latter Is having her
boilers repaired In Philadelphia.
Something Of scene took place as the
prisoners were being marched on board the
boat, in consequence If n party of rebel SYM
p.thizcr-, mostly females, making 50 demon
stratiye display Of their affection for the pris.
oncrs as to cause the guards to require them
to vacatc the wharf. The females seemed in
c.iucd 10 hold their ground, waving their
handkcrcl.iefs and Kissing their hands to the
prisoners, who replied By noisy cheers and
shouts. The Union soldiers were greatly e2-
cited liz this im?udcni demonstration, and
exDrrssrd their indignation By groans and
waru, Expressions Of feeling. In view Of The
ini!alnan treatment of Union prisoners al
Richmond, nothing restrained them from
l,itcl ipC into both Duiternuts and sympathi
zers but the fact that tho first were prisoner:
In their LANDS md the latter we're women
, 1863-03-31
INTERESTING FROM TEE
SOUTH.
Destruction oft1e An.Jo-Rcbcl Stcar1-
or GeorEfann OIL Ch2rlekton-The
IIlockade Run bY the Calypso.

lFrcm the Charleston Mercury, March s9th1
: The British iron screw steamer Gcorgiana,
Cant. hudson, LIFT Nassau, n. P, on Sunday
afternoon, March 18th, for this city, having
on board q valuable cargo Of medicines, drv
goods. and sumo six pieces Of field artillery Of
the Whitnlars! and Blakely patterns. About
l O'Clock on Thursday morning, off Derree's
Breakers, she made i schooner and steamer.
These, althuug b very close, were passed sue
ccssfully and without notice; but on pro-
cccding q short distance she discovered sey-
cr:ll Others, and a rocket about this time
going up, the blockaders soon commenced
chasing and firing.
The t;corgiana kept on her course for the
bar until her rudder was disabled by the cx-
plosion Of 4 shell under her stern, and her
hull was penetrated by several shots, one Of
which, it is reported, passed entirely through
her. at one time the Yankees were SO clusc
that the order TO fire and the direction to trail
their guns could be distinctly heard.
To prevent capture, the Georgiana WAS run
ashore on Long Island beach, aud the pipes
leading to the vessel were cut, letting large
| amount Of water into the hold, which it is
hoped will prevent the enemy from securing
| theyc$scl or cargo. The Captain, pilot and
| their boats. One Of the boats is still missing.
| Sic may yet be heard from. Tho coal burned
by the GcorSiana it Is said, made much smoke,
| and it is thought that this led to her discoY-
cry by the Yankees.
The Geor5iana was owned by English par
| tics, and WAS consigned to Afcssrs John Fra-
| Ger d Co. a ru1nor reached this city ycster.
| day that the Yankees had set the Gcorgiana
on fire, but it may prove to be incorrect.
| From the Charleston Courier, March 1871
The British steamship Calypso, from Nassau,
! arrived 1T her wharf in this city at an early
hour yesterday morning. She got in the neigh.
borhood Of the bar soon after dark. Between
| eight and niue o'clock, the night being clear,
| she was discovered and chased By the T:lnkee
! blockahers for about half an hour, during
| which time large number Of shot and shell
| were fired ut her. One Of the last burst owe,
| the vessel, some of the fragments Of which
came on deck, but inflicted no injury to al,
one.
In reference to Charleston, the Richmond
| p8pcrs say, the authorities and citizens arc re
solved to defend that city under every cxtrc
nifty. In case Of i bonlbardnens places Of re
fnge have been provided for non-combatauts
The merr running Of our forts by the iron
clads will amount to but little. Unless the,
could bring their men in transports the,
could at tic worst do nothing more thai
shell tho city while their ammunition lasted
1t seems to bc supposed that thu enemy
fleet will, ifat nil, attack Charleston on III
srrint: tide. They will probably want all fh
water they can get. They let the new moo
spring tide pass on the 18th inst. The ful
| moou tide will be on the I'd Of April.