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


merly prominent New York politician,
died last Thursday at Saratoga.
The Columbus City Fact has letter
from Lawrence, since the massacre, in
which the writer states that Quantrel and
his men, while numbering the citizens
and burning their property, hurrahed for
Vallandigham.
Sir Henry Holland, the distinguish
ed English physician. now on tour
through. this country. spent Thursday
of last week at New Haven. He is
past seventy years of age, but has lost
none Of his mental or physical activity.
Several cases Of delerium tremens
have occurred in Augusta, Maine, one of
which proved fatal, and the streets are
disgraced by the sounds of riot and
drunkenness When Neal Dow leaves,
Rowdy Dow comes in.
AT public sale of books, the other
night, the auctioneer put up "Drew's Es-
says on Souls," which was Knocked down
to shoemaker, who, to the great auu,e-
ment of the crowded room, asked the auc-
tioneer if "he had any mere works on
shoemaking to SELL"
A man named Wiseman, formerly a
slave dealer, has been arrested at ST. Lou
is, by order of General Strong, for kid
mapping negroes who held free papers,
He kidnapped girl from Helena, whose
freedom was apparent on the face of her
papers.
Earl Russell has refused to receive
adeputation from large public meeting
in Westminster, held in behalf of Polish
MISUNDERSTANDING the meeting con
sisted largely Of artisans and laboripg
men, An appeal to the Queen was in
effectual.
The foreign papers short time ago
brought the account of the death of the
Duke o. Hamilton in Paris. The cir
cumstances attending his death we're kept
very quiet, but it somehow leaked out
that be was drunk, fell down the
stairs of the Maizen Doree, and broke
his neck.
Senator Ramsay left St. Paul on
Monday last for the Red River Valley.
where he is commissioned by the Govern
ment to effect treaty with the Red Lake
aad Pembina Chippewas. The place de-
signated as the rendezvous of the high
contracting powers, is at the crossing of
the Red Lake river, on the Pembina
trail. Senator Ramsay has applied to
General Sibley, now on the march from
Fort Abercrombie to St. Cloud, for a de.
tail of two or three companies of cavalry
and some infantry to accompany the ex-
petition as an escort.
On Wednesday of last week Gen.
sedgwick, now commanding the 9th Army
Corps, was presented by the ed Division
I'd Army Corps, formerly commanded by
him, with black stallion, a handsome
saddle and bride, an elegant sword with
scabbard Of gold and diamond hilt, with
suitable sash and belt, the whole costing
nearly $4,000.
The Corps d'Afrique, in Louisiana, |
as it is now formed, consists of the LIST. |
I'd, Sd, 4.h, and 9Th regiments of Lou
siana Native Guards 9Th, 7th, 9th, 9th |
and 10th regiments, Gen. Ullmsn's brig
ide. a number of regiments are being
-ecruited for it in Louisiana. The reei.
nents are, for the present. limited to 500
men. Gen. Ullman's brigade averages
bout $50 men to regiment.
Several women of New York CITY
rave sent in claims to the Comptroller
or the loss of husbands killed during the
ate riots. The estimates Of value of the
deceased vary greatly, ranging from ten
thousand as low IS two THOUSAND dol
ars.
Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary Of
he Navy, arrived in Boston Wednesday
morning, and visited the Charlestown
avy yard, the Niagara firing salute of
z guns. The Secretary left there for
'ortsmouth, N. II.
"A brute Of . woman, named Cathe-
inc Boylan, in New York. while ia az
ondition Of gross intoxication, one morn
% last week, took up her little child, 1
oy I years old, and flung it headlong ont
the third story window Of her apart :,
tent. Asf By miracle, the child was !
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