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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-22
Fort Monroe. July FL

The U. s cunbost Circassian, Capt.
Eaton. just arrived, reports they left
Charleston last Friday afternoon. A bat
tie was commenced on Friday by both
land and naval forces and was progressing
when the Circassian left No particulars,
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Rochester, July 2l.

fne common council of this city, this
evening by vote of IS ayes to Q NAYS
passed an ordinance voting S2O7, 500 TO
pay eooo Tor each man drafted in the
city, under the present draft.
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81 rNDRrEs.

Hides and Leather are without any change. Hsv 4.
very scarce aud advancing The pr..ep. drv ~,.,h.,
giving condolences to holders Wool is bought here n,
agencies for eastern factories very .sary their home
prices; Its tendency 10 downward. following ruid
LEATHEk-sole 9o275 HarnsssaNxa,
HIDEs-Dry Flint i7ie: Dry saited 10: grubhv hs ~
price green 6ts; green sheer pelts local Is
green hos skins i5c.
HAY-Timothy Sls 90 to sis OF, bsled ar 90
to els %; Prairie eid %.
skEps-rimeAy - to 1 10; Flax i2s4si Co.
nominal.
FEATHKRs-3oa4e
PRuIT-Drisd Apple es97ie per y. Dried Peach
81 o. To iote. R.isiasss ooa Is Is
CHKksE-DeAnarK II to he
BEEF CATTLE-lt8aie gross.
sHEEP-es oQ to - 60 eheas.
wooi~-ciean Tap~sshea. sec 10 SOC; Unwash~a
enc. third less.
sALT-Lake % o.
oTLs-Coai Oil SIS 10 CSC; retail zoe Lsn.eed OH.
6s u 90; Lard on, Soc to u oo FisA OIL q 20 TO
81 10.
BEEswAx-3oe-
VAT HoGs-ss 90 peu.
RAGs-Wooiep " Cotton aie.
oLDtRoN-If b. Bras Toe - oopp,v
Ice Sk.
ExoHANsE.-Op New YORK " pereentbank.Ah
funas' Philadelphia Boston and 0ipcinnati n per
cent. b. Louis aud Chicago u per cent. Gold i6e
buying.
DRY GOODS.
Inc MARKETS Inactive. some goods have suffered q
slight decline yet the very small supply give bo,as
conf aenee tn At the market IN snly subui, IN ANAL
decline.
sHsRTTsGs A. sHlRTISGs-l7l 4. n,
DRILLs-26 10 31se
PRiNis-l5 to Isyte.
pELAlNS-22 to 3c
GIs6HAMs-2l to VIC.
CHADWICK u COATS SpooIs, m
sKRIS THREAD-ti 90 to n 10
FARMERS MECH ctssINRRr "a
SKIRT BRATD-50c to n ca.
CORSET JEANS QD to CSC
DENfIs--ao TO e7te
TICKfNG-25 u 4bo
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GE 1OCERIES.

The present nsettl ed state Of the Cola
'ehoea 10 unsetFie t1e views of dealers. Sugars are
heia hfmly while buyers are touching them lightly
noe'hs TOT decline. csfses are dull ~ slightly re-
dueed prices. Other goods are vltboat rhsnw ,,,.s,
for nearly all being fAIiy maintained
eoA"-sew Orleans fair. lac, prime he
snoNsi< New YORK, G, 1thc; New York, A, I5kc;
crushed and Powdered 1874 10 IT,
"oLAssEs = he iehers Sugar House Use; Col
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. arcei sorsam 40S 6oe.
ooffhk-Rio slSsse' Java ~, Lsguyrs ass
kiCk-io4l04e.
Soda 10 ~.
sohF-Paim Ste, Family 6s, German. Tie
CANDLks-stArl7to Is; summer Preassd i2tdnI<c
TkAs-Yeunx Hy.en, u I0a u Is; Ipoer., =, o.
0eI 5os Black, TscDei 40
ToBACCo.-Dark Sweet, &c 10 Sc, na,,,.
VIC 10 'se Cold and Natural Leaf, zoe to Csc
NAiLs-best Brands o este e5 rs, rates.
GLAsS-sxie City o. So rates
Ia q ~
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New York. July 81

1t is stated mob attacked the railroad
station on Staten Island last night, but
were most effectually scattered, several
being killed and wounded.
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sUNNFYUk'S VFFICE
keoEuk, Iowa, May ~, Issa
NoTfCE--lo al persons having guns, revolver .
pistols, or mentions OF var u any kind for sale are
ordrfed ios to se dispose Of the without or.l
obtaining p*rmlt from the unasrsgsed by order OF
NE special Agent Of he TIeasars Department. All
persons violating iris order will liable to have sac
go"as eophes Ted for the the Governments of th,
ohtsd STATES, JOHN srAANUs,
hAsao-oN surveyor and Collect Or
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10
Lake Tahoe.

In cne of the New York Posts "Let-
ters from Sundown" we find the follow
ing description of this remarkable lake
situated several thousand feet above the
sea in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
"Lake Tahoe" which signifies "high
water, and justifes its name by lying
in thus far fathomless rift in the very
summit ridge Of the Sierras-anaston-
ishing body of water, SO crystal clear
that on still days its huge pavement
blocks of granite send up their distinct
white CLEAN and show their perfect form
from depth of seventy fathoms (; fed
by the tricklings of the eternal SHOWS
which crowns its roseate circling peaks
and ridges, without outlet save to Pyra-
mid Lake, another self-containing noun
tain sea, still larger, thirty miles long,
from five to fifteen wide, and as [ before
said, thus far unfathomed in it's central
part by the longest plumb-lines. I'm
agine this vast fluid jewel, emerald a
long it's shores and over its depths the
intensest sapphire Which the human eye
ever rested on, lying close under the
limit of perpetual snow, at distance of
several thousand feet above the sea, and
you will get some idea of the peerless
vision which broke upon our eyes after
half a day stage coach climb up the
zig gag wrinkle on the Sierra's precip-
itous face, known as "the road over the
mountains from Carson Valley to the
golden land of California. The wretch
cd su ufering-the thirst, the ruts, the
jouncing, the starvation fare, the heat,
the arid thousand miles of potash, the
desert mirage, the vile stenchful sage
bush, the universal savagery ofman and
nature, the hot-eyed week-long sleepi-
ness-all the desogremes and the tor
lures of the overland journey, seem
washed out Of the soul Gas an ecastatic
plunge will presently wash them out of
the body by that first heavenly glimpse
of lustrous sapphire, wind-whipped into
spray, of diamond beads, which the eye
catches from the stage window bursting
suddenly out of the giant pines upon
Lake Tahoe. The change that was
made by the simple act of crossing the
summit, the passage of that usually
mere artificial line, State boundary
from Nevada into California, was like
coming into heaven out Of purgatory.-
IF [ desired any body to get first i'm
pressions of California which would
make him adore her forever, [ should
bring him to the golden land from Car
son City.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10
A Lady Smuggler.

A New York correspondent of a
Philadelphia paper has the following !:
The recent agitation of custom house
matters has brought to the surface some
of the curositics of the revenue depart
ment. The following incident, vouched
for upon good authority, is not uninter-
esting. Some time since the baggage
of a we'll dressed, queenly-looking wo
man was examined by an official, and,
among other articles, were found several
well-worn silk dresses, fully founced
with Haniton lace of the finest texture
!, and yellowest hue. Now, as genuine
Honiton Of this quality, is only worth
one hundred dollars per yard, the Off
cial's eyes dilated to the size Of number
| four saucers. The queenly female sug-
gested that she was wealthy and could
: effor,l such trifing luxuries Of self adorn-
ment st,,'r ~ the official was incredulous.
After much consul. l+ation the trunks Of
my lady were carried oil TO the pubic
store, and the whole matter fully investl-
gated The results, to employ tn
words of Uncle Sam, "was stunnin =
Ny lady proved to be a we'll known New
York modiste, who was in the habit of
purchasing Honitons in Paris, and
founcing he dresses herewith. Now,
as few stray countesses occasionally
find their way to this port, with ward
robes of gorgeous quality, this fradu-
lent sinner had, therefore passed her
own most valuable collections beneath
the noses of the officials without let OF
hindrance, by skulking in the shadow
of the aristocracy. In this instance.
however, she was trapped, and at the
end of the investigation, serenely hand
ed over her check for ten thousand dol
lars, in payment of all demands for ac
cumulated duties
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10
The City.

have an affection for great city feel
safe in the neighborhood of man, and enjoy
| "the sweet security Of streets" The excite-
ment OF the crowd is pleasant to me- / fn0
sermons in the stones of the pavement, and
in the continuous sound of voices and
wheels and footsteps hear 'the sad music
ofhumanity." feel that life is not dream
but q reality; that the beings around me
are not the insects of an hour, but the pill
grims of an eternity each with his history
ofthousandfold occurrences, insignificant it
may be to others, but all important to HIM
self; each with a human heart, whose tibres
are woven into the great web of human
sympathies and none so small that, when
he dies, some of the mysterious meshes are
not broken. The green earth, and the air,
and the sea, all living and all lifeless things,
preach the doctrine of a good Providence;
but most of all does man, in his crowded
cities, and in his manifold powers and wants
and passions and deeds, preach this same
gospel The greatest works of his handi-
craft delight me hardly less than the great
est works Of nature. They are "the mas
ter-pieces of her own masterpiece" Archi-
lecture and painting and sculpture and
dlio CpiO pOCiAio esiA IilO lOiiiio VA
art, wherein the hand Of genius is visible,
please me eyermore, for they conduct me
into the fellowship ofgreat minds. And
thus my sympathies are with men and
streets and city gates and towers from which
the great bells sound solemnly and slow,
and cathedral doors, where venerable stat
ues, holding books in their hands, look
down like sentinels upon the chnrch-going
multitude, and the birds of the air come
and build their nests in the arms Of saints
and apostles.
And more than all this, in great cities we
learn to look the world in the face. We
shake hands with stern realities. We see
ourselves with others We become ae-
quanted with the motley, many-sided life
of man and finally learn, like Jean Paul,
to ''look at a metropolis as collection ofvil-
lagos village as some blind alley in q
metropolis; fame as the talk of neighbors at
the street door; library as learned con-
versation joy as second sorrow as min
ute; life as a day and three things as day
God, Creation, Virtue" ."-LonQfellow,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10

EMANCIPATION OF SERFs IN RUssIA.-Ths
following is an extract from letter written
by gentleman who is at present travelling
in Russia: 1.-The emancipation of the serfs
is no sham, but great and noble reality,
carried through with caution and courage
that do equal honor to the head and heart
of the Emperor. 1t is scarcely possible to
measure the grandeur of this peaceful rev.
olution, by which nearly 10000, 900 of peo.
pie are raised from condition closely akin
to slavery to the level of free men of other
civilized states. This great act is consum-
mated with comparatively little suffering and
large prospects of future advantages to the
mobiles and proprietors of land, save only
those whose estates should come under an
incumbered estates act. The emancipated
serfs are already displaying degree of in
telligence and industry that surprises their
former owners; establishing schools, laying
out boarded money on lands and tenements,
and in many other respects showing great
intelligence and sagacity.'
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10
STATEMENT OF THE BUSINESS
OF THE
Black Valley Railroad.

/. From accurate estimates carefully
made, in the U. S., it appears that this
Road carries annually more than 100000
persons, mostly young men, down to the
condition of Common Drunkards
2. If the families of drunkards average
five persons, it carries untold misery and
wretchedness directly to more than 1,500,-
900 persons, large proportion ofwhom are
women and children.
3. 1t c4rries more than 200, 600 to the
Aims House
4. 1t carries $4,000 criminals to Prison.
5. tits carrying toward destruction null
titudes of the brave and noble young men
in our army.
9. 1t has carried down to disgrace, pow
erty, and destruction many of the most
talented men Of the country, from the Bar,
the Bench, the Pulpit. and the Halls Of Con-
gress.
Z. 1t carries more tlan 1000 into Etsr-
nifty.
s. 1t carries more than 100, 100000 OF
dollars to Destruction A distinguished OBJ
server of facts says, "All the crimes On
earth dc not destroy so many of the human
race, nor ALLEVIATE so much property as
| drunkenness"
9. 1t is prosecuting its terrible business
against the laws of God and man, and in
defiance of all authority.
IL. It's business is rapidly increasing
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10

pie trees, and there was not word of con-
tention heard among them.
Mother to whom God has given the
blessed gift of song, use it without stint
in your little home circle. Ifyour children
have an ear for music, develope the talent
as carefully as you would a gold mine in
your garden. 1t will yield you far richer
returns in heart and soul wealth Sing
about your work and teach them to join
with you. 1t will Tighten your cares many
fold, and make home more blessed spot
in their memories forever.-Neo York
Chronicle.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10

The Song Gift-Hints to Mothers.
1t was baking day and Mrs. Austin was
more than usually hurried. BY coinci
dencc which will not surprise any mother,
the children were twice as troublesome as
common. They were fine, hearty, every
day children, and, unlike the "book- chill
dren," often unreasonable. Little wills fre-
quently got tangled up in way never heard
of in books. So it happened that while
mother was rolling the pie crust the little
voices in the back porch waxed louder and
stormier, and mother was compelled to look
out upon them and see the cause Of the
commotion Frank had little Lina's doll
by the leg and held it high over her head,
while she was struggling to recover it, and
little Annie seemed to be crying by way of
chorus. Now | know some mothers who
would have just washed up their hands and
chastised the whole party, leaving them in
gloom and sullenness for the rest OF the day.
Not so with Mrs. Austin. 4 few mild,
firm words were like oil on tho troubled
waters. In her presence the storm was
lulled, though hv nc nc means quelled, so she
lid in cherry voice, Nov all come into
the kitchen with mother, ana let US e'ns
"Shining Shore over once. and sec II :
docs not make all our hearts happy"
So the little ones trooped in as mother
picked up her rolling pin and commenced
the air, and stationing themselves by the
vine-covered windows joined heartily in the
song 1t was thousand times more sooth-
ing than all the rebukes she could have ad-
ministered, and left the heart pure and
happy.
Now shall we try Happy Land before
you run out to play again ?" So the young
voices united again in that sweet-spirited
hymn, and by that time the angry burrows
were quite cleared away. Then mother
had lust little bit of crust left which WOO
make three pies, in some bright, dainty lit
tie ''patty pans" and the pleasure Of The
children was complete as they watched the
process Of making, and saw the letters l.
F. and A. cut in nice white covers above
the delicious raspberries. Then with few
loving words of admonilion, they all wen
Tout pleasantly TO play under the shady ap
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10

Stages from IDLEToN and LoAFING-
TON connect with all The TRAINS
ay@ From DRUNKARD'S CURVE the
Train is an EXpress-all TAKING IN being
done above that station, and principally of
respectable people. Passengers for all places
beyond are THROWN OUT without stopping the
train. te
Persons desiring to leave the train
will find the stages of the TEMPERANCE AL
LIANCE at all the stations above Drunkard' s
Curve, ready to convey them free to any Of
the villages upon Cold STREAM RIVER Be-
low Drunkard's Curve, AMBULANCES
will be used
~ Persons living in the vicinity Of this
Road must ''look out for the engine as no
bell is rung Or brakemen employed below
Drunkard's Curve, and the Company dis
claim all responsibility for damages.
~ @AW baggage at the risk of the owners.
Widows and orphans in pursuit Of baggage
lost by friends who have departed by this
Road, are informed that the Corporation
will adhere strictly to the usaycs Of the Road,
and positively will not restore lost baggage.
~ Smoking allowed in all the cars
Also, splitting and such other expectorative
exercises as will be fer the relief and COM
fort of travellers.
sY Passengers not allowed to stand on
the platform, or put their heads out Of the
windows below Drunhard's Carve-the
Corporation not wishing to alarm persons
who ars not patrons Of the Road.
tW@P Passengers IN the sleeping cars, es-
pecially Stockholders, will be soaked up at
Screech Owl Forest, Ihunderland, and at
the end Of the Road. (PRIvATE INFoRMA-
TIoN) Stock in this Road pays from 75t o
$50 per cent
fg-TICKETs SOLD AT ALL LIQ-
UOR SHOPS THROUGH THE COUNTRY.
sW@ Daily patrons of the Road, above
Topersuille, will be supplied with through
tickets at half price.
sy-NOTICE--There will be an impor-
tant business meeting, byand-by, Of the
Stockholders and Conductors of the Road,
to hear a report concerning LIABILITIES
UNDER THE HIGHER LAW
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10

in turn, carried the art into Spain, where
they practiced it during their long occupa-
ton of that country.
The publication of their astronomical ia,
bles in the form Of almanacs was the prin-
cipal means of gradually spreading it abroad
among the surrounding nations; but so slow
was the progress, that it was not generally
established until about the middle Of the
sixteenth century.-Phrenozogical Journal,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10

WELSH AND IRrsH-A one legged
Welshman, named Jones, was pretty
successful in bantering an Irishman,
when the latter asked him - ~
aHow did you come to lose your feg?'
"Well, said Jones, ION claiming my
pedigree and looking up my descent, ]
found some Irish blood in me, and be-
coming convinced that it was all settled
in that left leg, I had it Immediately
cut off.
BE the powers said Pat, "it I'D az
been a good thing if it had only settled
IN vour held - e,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10
Aoetrp ann Mistellang
LANGUAGE OF THE EYES.
THE BONNIE EYE OF BLUE.


THE BONNIE EYE OF BLUE.
There is an eye whose flashes speak,
AS proudly from the rosy cheek
1t turns its lashes back
Of wit, Of worth, of ardent fire,
ofenergetic joy-desire,
The sparkling eye of black
There is an eye whose glances tell 3
OF duties done, and done full well,
Performed from day to day
Of calm contentment and repose,
Of rest, that virtue only knows,
The sober eye of gray
But, dearer far to me than these,
Than wit, than worth, than quiet ease,
In joy as sorrow True. ~
The gentle, melting, loving, eye,
Pure in its tender eonstaney,
The bonnie eye of blue
The eye whose language needs no voice
To soothe, to soften, to rejoice,
With every winning art
Whose least, whose slightest glance can
bring
Fresh comfort to the wavering,
Fresh sun shine to the heart.
Yes dimmed in sorrow, summed in JOY,
Should griefs, should hopes our thoughts
employ,
To death remaining true,
There shines one star thro' all our tears
Through youths sweet hours, through
manhood's years,
THE BONNIE EYE OF BLUE
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10

swA German journal relates the follow
ing annecdote on the authority of travel
er recently returned from Africa ga
wealthy Arab residing near the frontiers of
Morocco, lately paid his first visit to Algiers,
and was present at ball On his return
home he said to his wives, "What strange
creatures these French women are Would
you believe it-they absolutely carry an op-
en- umbrella under their petticoats Such
was the idea formed of crinoline by this son
of Mahornetn
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10
THE MINISTER.
A SONNET.

Like q preacher to strike hard and stright
With fiery scorn, at wrong, deceit, and hate!
Nor compromise tho't of his true feeling,
Or of the Holy Gospels just revealing.
The human heart his occult study make,
His strife-the finer sentiments to wake ;
To rouse the slumbcring manhood of hu-
manity,
And rescue hearts from worldly pride and
vanity.
Turn the fierce rush of thought to noble
action,
Fill selfish streams with tides ofbenefaction;
Teach scorn of policy and compromising,
From manhoods bondage aid the spirits
rising.
Before each soul to place motive glorious,
Till high ambition upward turns victorious /.
GALENA.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10

ScoLD1NG AND GovERN1NG.-Some writer
says 81 never knew scolding person
that was able to govern a family. What
makes people scold Because they cannot
govern themselves. How, then, can they
govern others Those who govern well arc
generally calm they are prompt and reso-
lnte. but steady and mild"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10
POWER OF CIPHERS.

The enlightened man may have clear
understanding of thousands, and even mill
lions, but much beyond that he can form
no distinct idea. A simple example and
one easily solved, will illustrate the observa-
ton. If all the vast bodies of water that
cover nearly three fourths of the whole
surface of the globe were emptied, drop by
drop, into one grand reservoir, the whole
number of drops could be written by the
two words eighteen eeptillions," and ex-
pressed in figures by annexing twenty -four
ciphers to the number IS $4,000, 100000
100000, 900, ,000,000) Man might as well
attempt to explore the bounds Of eternity
as to form any rational idea of the units
embodied in the expression above; for al
though the aggregate of drops is indicated
by figures in the space Of only an inch and a
half Of ordinary print, yet if each drop were
noted by separate stroke like the figure /,
it would form line Of marks sufficiently
long to wind round the sun six thousand
billions Of times
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-10

MORALS or THE MAYA maiden Of uncer-
tain age, whose nephew had just passed his
first examination for the navy, writes to us
how shocked she is to hear from her youth
full relative that "a sea captain in transport
often hugs the Shore" and that he never
even receives repremand for such indec'
orous conduct