The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-09-07


o1N1RAI NEWS ITEMS
- Since the lst Of July one thousand
Canadian horses have crossed from Wind
sor, opposite Detroit, for the United States
service.
Statistics of the Pennsylvania GOAL
trade for the present season show an ag-
gregate production Of nearly four mil
lion tons, against less than three and
three quarter millions to the same time
last year.
PoLIrIcAL.-A correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette says there is plot
on foot for colonizing from Indiana where
there is no election this year, an I'M me nse
fraudulent vote for Vallsndigh.m.
The Springfield News says ,hs b VAL
landigbam is boarding in Windsor. At the
house Of man named Cherry, Who is .
deserter from the United States army.
The King of Naples has commenced
TO grow his beard-which Is said I'd be an
improvement: he drives out every day
which Is important; an enormous black
Newfoundland dog sits always on the front
seat-which will be historical.
1T is said that q plant-the Sida re-
tusa-which grows in prodigious quanti-
ties 10 Brisbane in East Austra lia, is
found to possess most valuable fibre
which will, after being worked p into
textile fabrics. render it peculiarly adapt
ed for the manufacture Of paper.
In Jackson county: Ohio, Morgan
captured goo horses, and the Union forces
appropriated 46. valued in the aggregate
at s2s.70o. The merchandise, cas and
buggies stolen BY Morgan were valued u
$4,000. The damage done to the Ports
mouth and Newark Railroad will run up
the total to about $50, 900.
The London papers state that by the
earthquake at Manila. on the Sd of June
the town was destroyed and ten thousand
of the inhabitants buried in the ruins.
The execution Of the Eve deserter.
in the Fifth Army Corps, which was te
have taken place last Wednesday, va!
postponed until Saturday last. One O
the deserters, Kuhn, is Jew, and state,
that be cannot die in eaoeuntil he make,
certain revelations 70 Rabbi. A Rabb
was consequently sent for.
-Rsv. Mr.. Harvey. formerly pastor o
the Baptist church as Piqua, Ohio, anc
Captain Of the 10th Ohio. has been hung
by the rebels. Mr.. Harvey was in Gen
Milroy's army, but remained at Winches
ter to take care Of the wounded. and wal
arrested BY the rebels and hung for run
ming of slaves. The report vas brough
by an escaped prisoner, who also states
that several others we're hung.
"A lady in Lawrence saved her hus
band from the guerrillas BY move
method. She ssw::them coming, and tear
| ing up an end of the carpet induced hin
to get under, and kept throwing it OF
him till it was all taken up. She ther
dragged it into the yard and against thu
fence, he working himself along under it
Then she threw bedstead, chairs, etc.
on the top. He remained there while
but finally crawled out into corn6eld
and escaped They burned the house
but we're willing to save "the Widows
furniture.
The strongest feeling Of the Unio
soldier i that Of contempt and hatred (
the sympathiser with treason, who, in th
security Of his distant home, opposes Il
war, obstructs the Administrators, +,
lioiees over orr defeats. and mosrns ov,
our victories. This is plain and pra
/ teDl hot, illassrstsd and confirmed sve1
houa of The day.