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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-07-30

Lee is moving towards Richmond
with immense trains Of supplies, gath
cred in Pennsylvania and Maryland,
and in the Shenandoah valley. The
collecting of these supplies has delay
ed Lee near the Potomac. Meade's
army are all south of the Potomac
aud hold an advantageous position
1t is said that Meade will force Lee to
battle north of the Rappahannock
We may soon expect stirring news
from Meade's army,
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In consequence of the threat of JEFF

In consequence of the threat Of JEFF.
Davis to execute Captains Sawyer and
Flynn in revenge for General Burn
sides execution Of two Confederate
officers who were recruiting within
his lines, the United States Govern
ment have set apart the rebel Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee and Capt. Winder (son
Of the notorious jailer of Libby Pris.
on) as hostages for our men. AS
Davis does by Sawyer and Flynn SC
shall we do BY Lee and Winder.
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Until further notice will be at my office in
Charles City on Tuesdays of each week for the
transaction of such business as may properly
come before me. VIM. III. JOHNSON,
County Judge of Floyd County.
January g. 1862. 81
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17
The sI,na.lon Down .ne R,y.


People generally don't seem to learn to
exercise either wisdom or patience, by ex-
pcrie"ce in reference to the operations Of
the war. Everybody is inpatient and des-
ponding because Vieksburg has not been
taken, overlooking altogether the fac, that
ons Of the chief and most pressing OBJ
lects OF the expedition down the river has
already been accomplished. That oh ice,
was to cut the rebel Confederacy in twain,
and to prevent the transportation of sup
plies from Texas and other points west of
the river for the rebel army. Farracut's
iron clads command the river below
sickshurg, and are blockadiag the mouth
OF Red River. while our feet and land
forces command the river above that
point, thus efiectually severing the Con-
federacy for all practical purposes. vicks-
burg, to Se sure, is not taken, but we
have never seen any intimation from the
army that they expected to take it before
May. and We do not see any reason to
doubt that it will be taken in good time.
There is no ground OF encouragement
in reference to operations down the river,
for great deaf has been aceol.p!is..ed
already, and everything seems to be nov
ing on in the right direction to comple,e
the work and crown the enterprise with
eptire success.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17
Cosofnr AT THE srsrra.s scuooI

CONCERT AT THE SISTERS ScnooL.
On "Wednesday afternoon a yery inter.
esting entertainment was gisen by tile
scholars Of the Convent School, 10 then
parents and near relatives. The cxerei.
ses were of melo- dramatic character
or rather musical. with touches Of the
drama. recitations, dc. Several songs
were very tastefully produced by the ad.
vAnced scholars, while some very pretty
solos and duettes were played by those
less forward.
The whole affair was concluded with
rather an amusing domestic drama, with
q moral, entitled "ihe Talismau."
This school has the reputation Of being
one Of the best Catholic Seminaries in the
State, is well patronized, and seems quite
popular with scholars and parents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17
shall shs Streets be Lighteat


We undestand the subject of re light
ing the street lamps will be brought
before the the City Council at i.s next
session. II il time that movement Of
that kind should be made, for We fear if
We continue 20 grope along aS We have
been doing We shall earn the reputation
Of thpse who love darkness rather than
hight. The idea Of quietly submitting to
darkness seems indicative Of despondeney
and despair. The effort 10 remedy the
evil and the struggle against it !. hope.
iul symptom for our city. and gives prom
ise OF lingering vitality at least. We feel
encouraged, and are inclined to do what
we can to gently fan the vital spark till it
shall glow into life, aud energy, and light
once more.
Our city in former days rcjoiced VI,
her Sisters cities 90 the river, s.1vge a,
below, III lhe irsuou aticn Of system 0f
gas-iiel-qd stftess, as both convenience
sod luxury. When the hard times
came, keokuk with most of her sister
cities " doased the lights" and run the
machine on an economical basis. The
other cities only submitted to temporary
darkness, but we seemed to have entered
into 1t as permanent state Of existence
We are glad 10 see protest against
this idea, and We trust that all the live
people in town will "agitate" the matter
nil light shall spring forth to dispel the
darkness of the city.
The expense is great bugaboo with
people Who oratc ON the economical
''dodgs.' it,.liy, We do not see but that
street lamps are, in their way. quite as
convenient and useful, and on the whole
as economical az other eoncomitAnts of a
city. And economy pushed TO extremes
might reduce US to state Of nature both
asrtspects our city ard ourselves.
Ut seems TO Us that the Interests aad
the repoistion Of the city as we'll as tie
convenience, and possibly tie safety OF
our citizens, will be promoted by lighting
our streets with gas quite as much IS BY
other city expenditures. And it is Just
aud right that the property OF the city
should be taxed for this as for other city
expenses.
We understand that il is proposed 10
reduce the price Of gas to private consum-
ers IN consideration Of the payment for
the city street lamps and by this means
The expense Of Lighting the city will fsH,
where it belongs. on the property of the
city generally, and private consumers will
be relievea from the burden of keeping
up tie Gas Works by paying an extra
fifty cents per thousand feet And thus
resident gas consumers will .Hy save
more ON their private gas liaa asa tbt
amount of their tax, whtlc nyn-r.sii. 4
property holders will be rvq lired to pay
their due prorortiou auder the city con.
tract for sustaining the Gas Works and
Lighting the streets of the oity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

SHADE TREEs. We noticed several
loads Of trees on our streets yesterday -
Now 10 the time to set them out. We
are glad to see that our citizens are pay
ing little more attention to this branch
Of fpublic Improvement. Nothing adds &c
much to the appearance and comfort of 1
dwelling house ~ q few well-arranged
trees. There is no Improvement person
can make that will repay him such good
interest IS . few trees in front Of biz
dwelling; the expense is but little and the
benefits cannot be realized. If our citi.
ssas would only act upon this suggestion
oas City would present quite q didersEi
eepsst u : isw ysan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

Aon' Win Stern eloquence, and q
MIND ripe with the knowledge Of many
years in the field of political strife, Ste.
phen A. Douglas cautioned his friends
mot TO let their prejudices make traitors
u ''s"' It was. confidently hoped by ev.
cry patriot IN the land that his admoni.
tton would be needed in q degree com.
nehsuraie with the responsibility which
be assumed in thus presuming tina. there
was q possibility ofany portion Of his 20
lit'cal friends becoming tho enemies Of
their country. But the history of the
last two years has demonstrated that his
tears were not without foundation.
"A great portion Of the Democratic par
~, under the lead Of mcn incapatle Of
impulses of patriotism, and remembering
ny stinGs of disappointment and defect.
ed ambition, las suffered itrclf to be led
INTO a position Of hostility to the Govern
ment' and OF sympathy si.h those who
are striving to ovetta,ow il.
Step by step has this position of the
Democracy been attained. For a wear
after the firing upon Fort Sumter, the
majority Of that party protested their de-
yot'on to the old Flag, and persistently
asser'cd that such men as vaf1andigham
and Mahony we're not the favori,es of the
party. And for the truth Of this asscr.
,'cn We can safely appeal to hundreds Of
men ofthat faith in oil sections of the
country. But how stands the case at the
present writing. With few exceptions,
we can safely assert th,t the ucn above
named are regarded rs The exponents Of
the faith of the party. aud for any one te
assert to the contrary would be to outrage
truth 70 paten. that he whoruns ma
read
Look Tor moment at tie unerrinc in.
dications which every where point 10 lae
entire truth OF our position. What meas
nre u the Government for the prosecu
ton 4 the war but has met with The mos,
persistent and malignant oppositson of
these men. How little sympathy and
encouragement do the most earnest ard
successful Generals get from them. and
how much abase ..as the patriotism oil
such men u Kosecrsas md Batter elicit.
ed from their pens. liya little needed
now are the stirring appeals of such men
as Johnson. Hol. and Wright. trusted AMI
honored leaders Of the party when to be
Democrat was 10 sustain the govern.
ment OF our country against all enemies
We can only hope tia, the honest me n
OF the party, when they see the precipice
to which these men are leading them
sil set make an effort to redeem their
tne honored name from the insamy e. icl
history must affix to it, If Their present
attitude Is not chmged
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

| The report Of the Committee ON The
War recommends as first in importance
the opening of navigation of the Aissis.
sippi river, and to this part of the report
there will be no dissenting voice in the
west. The committe say a
We now see clearly wbss we ha We 10 do
we must obtain uninterrupted control of
the Mississippi We must reach those
great Railroad srleries-the one border
ing the Atlantic sea board, the other
stretching through the Virginia and Ten.
nessee valIeys TO the West and South. -
We must as soon as possible, take the few
fortified sea ports remaining in possession
OF the rebels, cutit of from all external
sources o. food and arms, and have it
surrou naod by forces which can PRESS
upon II from any quarter, at the sane
time severing INTO isolated portions the
Rebel territory and destroying their
means Of ntercommunication, 81 which
alone they have hitherto been enabled to
meet n ~ force wherever VIC have pre-
seDted ourselves. aed by which alone they
have been able 10 feed and supply their
armies.
By possessing oarselvce Of, and keeping
open the great natural highways alone,
tand possession of Navy by ua should
have early suggested this We sever parts
OF their territory mutually dependent, and
Mhlle 1tipplin9 ihem, enahle oarselYes To
speedily concentrate our forces at any
point where it may be advisable to strike.
RAILROADS In lowA The Burlington
and Missouri River rai',,d is complete
from Burlington TO Ottur, va, distance
| of 10 miles 1896
The hlssi.rippi and Missouri River
railroad ~ill be completed in eoarse ef a
/ month or six weeks, from Davenport 10
Grinasli, . distarca &c 125 miles, This
road connects with tue j., err raiirn4d-
by the bridge arr9ss lhr M i. mi at
Davenport. and the recent tlecis i, a of the
Supreme Court of the United States. al
loving the bridge 10 stand has raised
is road much In the estimation of cant
1 taiists.
| The Dubuqse and Sioux City railroad.
formerly the Dubuque and Pacific rail-
road, is completed from Dubuque to Ce.
dar Falls, a distance of one hundred
miles.
The Keoknk. Des NONE aad Mime
sofa railroad % completed from Keokuk
t. Eddyville, ae,atsace piuefy-two miles
The Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska
railroad is completed from Clinton to
Cedar Rapids, distance of eiga,y-two
miles.
The Cedar Rapids and Missouri River
i roi!roaa, continuation OF the last men-
tiorel railroad, is conpletejt 10 Marshall
topa, i. distance of one hundred and fifty
I Two miles.
The Dubuque, Marion and western
railroad is completed from Farley, in
Dubuque county, 10 within eight miles
of Marion. 10 Linn county, distance of
| SIS miles.
Il is graded to Marion, where it con-
meets with the Dubuque and Sioux City
railroads.
The keokuk, Mt. Pleasant aud Musca-
tine railroad is completed from Keekuk
to Fl. Madison, distance,of twenty FIVE
miles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17
TnE TEACHERS SoorAI.-The Tea,

TnE TEACHERS SocrAL.--The Teach
ers' soei.d last evening was decided sue.
cess, and njoyed by one Of the largest
houses our city ever turns cut. The pro-
gramme consisted OF dramatic readings
and decismations, iaterspersed with mu.
sic, and, although We cannot make special
mention Of them, they werc ali appropri
ate to the occasion.
The. dfamafic reading and declama-
tions, by Mr.. Lynch, were excellent, and
those that were present will not question
his ability as an slocutionist. The parod )
on the raven was also good. Widow
Bedott was there in all her glory, and she
seems 70 have lost mono Of her converse.
tional powers since we last saw her. The
singing by the young ladies' was unusu.
ally good, and some patriotic song.
brought US to realizing sense Of oul
condition It the present.
The ice cream and the more substan,
tialrefrsshmenh found haadrsds Of eAge,
customers, and altoge,hsr it was . very
attractive and unsurpassed literary enter
tainment, being both instructive and
amusing.
The audiepce were profess ID tAsis
plasdiu. and general satisfaction and good
Aa4oz prevailed throagheat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

SoLDiERs TEMPERANCE LEAGuE.-The
Soldiers' Temperance League will hold q
public meeting at the Lecture room Of
the Medical College, on Saturday even.
ing next, at u o'clock.
The Lecture Of the evening will be de.
livered BY DR.. E. II. Harris Of the 4th
street Hospital. Music is expected BY
the Hospital Band. Come one, come
all"
BY order Of Executive Committee.
WIN. A. STUART, Pres.
A. @. Porter, Sec'y.
Keokuk, April 10th, 1858.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

~ P. Cad Bryan, who was greeted
with left handed welcome by the Daven-
port Democrat on occasion Of his resigna.
ton and return from the army, is making
active demonstrations for the Copper
head nomination for Governor.
r. Cad was one of the original peace
men ofthe Iarius Neal stripe, but finally
O. included to accept lucrative office in
the army while still holding on to salary
at home--till the Copperhead reaction
last fall inspired him with hopes Of party
success, and he came home try hi,
chances for Governorship with Clagett
Mahony and the rest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

Ha- Queen Victoria is forming colIec.
ton Of drawings illustrative ei~-l,er mar
iiea life.
Her Majesty the Queen has beea in
d9ced to abandon the intention of wear.
ing deep mourning, which she had main
tained until quite recently.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

TEACHERS IssTI rrE.-The daily ses.
sions OF this Institute are very interest
ing, and calculated to inspire a greater
interest in education. Teachers will be
mutually benefited By these conventions.
The thanks OF the Institute were tend
cred 10 DR. SANFORD for his able and in
strurtiYe lecture On Wednesday evening
last.
Rev. II. K. Edison, Of Denmark, will
lecture this evening, at Westminster
Church. on 7lh street. The public are
invited to attend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

V NnoLEsALE GRocER MIR William
stannus, whose advertisement viii be
found in our columns, is careiu! aud
judicious dealer 'n groceries, and eountry
merchants can safely enlrust their orders
with him, with the assurance Of getting
what they want. His stock will always
co.. p.ise the bes, OF groceries. having
been pure. ased on good terms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

A SWEET ITEa.--A day or two since
. barrel Of moIosses lying 10 from. of Pol
locks grocery suddenly tecame headle.s,
and its contents flowed into the gutter.
there 10 waste It's sweetness on the guitar
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

MA lady. who was alarmed ut the
small quantity of cotton she obtained for
five doll4 greenback, recently expressed
her fears that the time might come when
she should say, "John, load the wheel.
barrow with grcenbacks and 90 buy a
ham,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17
Fourth Ward Meeting.

The Fourth Ward Union Club will
meet in Burrows Hall Monday night.
A full attendance is desired, Is special
business demands the attention Of the
Club. ldtd]
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

1t is said that Commissioner Bout
we'll has been asked to give an opin ion
touching the subjoiued question Are
not babies quasi marriage certificates -
II so. whit mot be necessary, under the
new law, to have ten cent stamp affixed
TO them?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

1Ay- The 81. d NJ. Road is nov com
pieted from Davenport to Aalcom. ten
miles east Of Grinnell, and is rapidly pro.
gressing. We understand that the road
WI be opened TO Grim Il in few wcoas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

EH The beautiful weather which We
have had for the past few days Is theme
Of universal praiss--it could scarcely be
improved, although if We could have an
April shower, it would have very bene-
fetal effect on our streets, which are at
present very dusty And our farmers say
that . good rain is needed very much at
present. The wheat is in the grouud
and it wants rain to bring it out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

Foa DrxIE.-Over $50 soldiers from
the different hospitals 10 the city. 20 down
the river this morning on tho Sucker
State.
There is nearly City deserters amopg
the parabsr; about thirty Of which re-
turned sna delivered themselves up in
accordance with the Presidents proclaim
ation. The remgns 'er was arrested.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

~ Jas. l.. Estes will be at his Office.
over the Bank OF III. X Love d Co. du.
ring the hours OF 10 A. N. and 3 p. Nj.
naf6d2w
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-17

A PERMANENT IssrrTurroN.-If there
IS any enc iastitutiou in Ksokuk which
ous citizens have for years been attached
to, it is Dinners Ice Cream Saloon. Hi.
skill iq iee cream and lemonade making
seems to improve (if thsrs we're any-,paa
Tor inprovsnent) by experience. 60 and
~.