The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-09-25

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| ozNERAL NEWS ITEMS.
"A man Vas lately arrested in Dstrsi
Be having deserted from four wiyes a
| i've regiments. So aE
A committee Of prominent Demo
orats Of Hamilton coaaty, Obio, hsy
published an address rspudiaing th
vallandigham party and appointing
public meeting to which all Democrat
who are in favor of maintaining the gov
eminent are invited.
/ -Experinsnts have shown that maa'
fiugsr-nails grow their complete lengsl
in four months and hall. A man liyin,
70 years renews his nails one hundred m,
eighty-six times. Allowing each nail i
b An inch long. he has grown seven fes
nine inches Of finger naik on each finger
and on fingers snd thumbs IN aggregt,
OF sevsnty-seven fest and sig inches.
Tho Charleston Mercnry says sh.
rebel casualties in the struggle for Morril
slaad have been 200 killed, wounded
and missing. The railroads in Tennes
see are threatened BY federal troops ar
rived at Lynchburg.
"A private despatch from California
announces the completion of the frst thir.
ty miles of the Western or California
section Of the Pacific railroad.
The Crittenden resolutions were of.
fered at the Democratic Convention in
Massachusetts, the other day, and voted
down.
Albert Pike is said to be in obscurity
in Texas, and Is classed Is rather friendly
to the old Union.
On Tuesday six trains went out to
the Army of the Potomac heavily laden
with conscripts.
-Gov. Gamble reached home on 6atur.
day. His arm, in consequence Of the
fracture, is still 20 lame - 70 disable him
from writing; and il will be yet some time
before he will be able to give his former
attention to his public duties.
A few days ago abost dozen block
ade runners, with $50. 900 worth of prop
erty IN theirposession, were captured and
brought into Point Lookout, the south
ern port of Maryland.
The commissary and quartermaster's
stores at Wsrrenton, Boulton and Man
assas are being removed to Alexandra
out OF the reach OF rebel guerillas, whose
cupidity increases proporuouably with The
OF our lines OF communica-
ton.
Gov Curtin has issued proclama.
tion announcing that during the year
ending on the lst Of September the State
debt of Pennsylvania was reduced BY
payments 1854, $50.
Gen. Sickles' health is 90 much i'm.
proved that he win next week rejoin hi,
command in the field.
Hon. Richard Broadhesd, late Sena.
tor from Pennsylvania. died at his home
in Easton on the 18th.
John Taylor the great brewer, and
ex-mayor of Albany, n T., is dead
Officers in the Army Of the Potomae
complain that the fresh horses received
by the cavalry in exchange for the worr
out animals are worse than those returned
to the Government. While the old hor
ses are poor enough, they can be bettel
relied upon for long march thsn tht
fresh ones, and are in every respect So
perior to the fresh ones, which breal
down speedily and become utterly worth
less to the service.
1t is stated that the Secretary Of Wa
has decided to pay all loyal persons il
Maryland, whose slaves may desire to en-
list in the military service Of the Govern
ment, the sum Of three hundred dollar
for each able bodied man. A commission
it is added, will be organised in Washing
ton in few days, to hear and adjadicat
all such claims that may be presented.
A letter from the army Of the Poto
mao states that about two hundred Ger
mans. Of the New York Volunteers, VIII
mutinied, and were sentenced to hare
labor during the war. have received
commutation of their sentence througl
the exsrtions Of Provost Marshal Genesl
Patrick.
I The sensation reports sent BY t'spe
cials" to the New York papers. about tn