The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-15
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

-Mahony, the Iowa Copperhead, has
received another crown Of martyrdom-
this time at the hands of his own party.
On Thursday last, the Democrats Of Dy-
erville, Dubuque county, attacked him
with rotton eggs and drove him out of the
place. Mahony might have said with
Hamlet, after such reception, "My Of
tense IS rank, and smels'-badly.
The London Daily News says that,
owing to the large increase in the yield,
the harvest is estimated to be worth e20,-
600. 900 to $40, 900, 900 more than that
Of last year, and there will consequently
be no necessity for the importation of
large supplies of breadstufFs from abroad.
Dick Taylor, who commands the
rebel troops in Louisiana, is son OF Gen.
Zachary Taylor, Ex-President of the
United States. He is one of the many
unworthy sons of noble sires" who have
turned traitors to their country.
Newton Elmonds, son Of Judge Ed
monds, Commissioner Of the General
Land Office, has been appointed Cover
nor of Dacotah Territory.
-YalIandigham boasts OF finding shell
ter, protection and freedom under the
British flag. So have the pirates Ala
bama, Florida and every other rebel in
stitution.
All the regiments that have return
ed from the Indian campaigns in Mime
sofa are under marching orders South
ward.
PfLLoW 5 NEGROES. - At the begin
ming Of the war, Gen. Pillow boosted that
he had 500 negroes on his beautiful plan
tation near Columbia, in Maury county,
. region notorious for it, malignant treas
on and persecution Of all loyal men. We
are toll that all lis adult slaves, male and
female, have run away, leaving some for
ty negro children for Mrs. Pillow TO sup
port The General has got his rights
abundantly, after having succeeded in
running many Of his neighbors. So says
the Nashville Union.
Prentice says "the rsbel government
talks ot paying tie soldiers literally af
ter the w4r IL libcra'ity reminds us o
the poor fellows wilt have nothing
E | owe everybody the rest give to the
: poor
The following are the particulars Q
the draft ordered in Michigan: lst dis
) trieh-quota 1885, draft 1853; cd
I quota l,l9S, draf. l,7o9 3d-quoti
: / 076. draf. GA llh-quots s92, drat
1888; 5,h-quota l,022. draft l,537
: 6th-quota l,lo5. draft ,657. Total
' quota 6,528, draft 9,797. The draft
y to commence on the 26th inst, and vo
e unteers mustered in before the 24th vi
!, be credited.
e "A shooting affray occurred at Wi
,e lard's. Washington, on Monday betwee
D Paymaster Collins Dixon and Treasur
le Clerk George W. McGill, the former ha'
ing in placards denounced the latter as
We coward, poltroon, and perjurer, f
De having DETAINED the character of his 81
a ter. The parties met in the hall of I'll
hotel; Dixon struck at McGill with ca n
o,f the other drew a pistol, when Dixon
once drew revolver and fired, woundir
a hystander. He was arrested.
The Rev. John Gilbert, Of Clay cou
", Ky. propounds a theory about t
IN duration of the war. Corn blades h
~ seven points to them during the Revol
tionary war, which lasted seven year
he this year .aany of them have but thr
,rt points, and the war, therefore. is to Il
nd three years 'Tis a consummation mi
ea devoutly to be wished.
)" Commodore Charles Fowler, of t
,te rebel navy, has lately, on parole, been v
ne iting his relatives in New Haven. He
~ one of four brothers, three of whom el
,ts braced the Union cause and entered t
W. army, while he, having lived South fol
i9- teen years, joined the rebels. His brot
'af err Richard died of wound received
80 fredericksburg another brother, Dot
ie- las, was shot dead at Gettysburg, and t
nat third, Henry, who was Colonel of t
IN 63d N. Y. v, received four wounds
n n Antietam, losing his arm, and has sir
for been given Government employment
ev- Washington.
nee The great billiard match betwt
Jn- Kavenagh and Sereiter is to be played
the New York on the 18th inst. The ter
ing Of play will be a carom game, $500
u side, 1,500 points up, on four-poc