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Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-30
CnIro.

CAIRO. June 26;-The steamers Prima Donna.
Jacob Strader, and New Kentucky, laden with
commissary stores and conveyed by two iron
clad gunboats. we're fired into by a large body of
Rebels at Cypress Bend on Monday last. Sew
eral persons were killed aud wounded. The
Prima Donna was badly riddled by cannon shot
The Rebels were finally beaten of by the gun
boats.
Major Wilson, with a detachment of the 18th
Illinois cavalry, surprised and routed the lst
Mississippi cavalry near Mechanicsburg. Yazoo
county. a few days since. killing and wounding
quite a number. na
A terrific cannonading was opened all along
our lines before Vicksburg on Saturday last, con
tinuiDg till Sunday evening. Result not known
No civilian is allowed to so below Helena.
The steamer Tylor has arrived with six hun
dred disabled soldiers from below. They pro-
ceeded to j Jefferson Barracks.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-30

ALBANY, N. Y, June pa letter received in
this city to day from Col. Lewis Benedict. 1921
regiment New York volunteers, dated Bouts
Headquarters. 18th. the same day of the Tri-
bune's letter, SAYS:
Two Wisconsin regiments were captured at
Port Hudson.
The writer makes no mention of any fight. as
stated in said letter, but says all was quiet, and il
was quite certain there would be no renewal of
the attack for several days
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-30

An officer of McClernan's staff brings unofi
ciai advices from Vicksburg up to the 22d.
Grants arms is in a splendid condition. Our
investment is perfect, and the feeling there is
universal of a speedy reduction and capture OF
the place, and the entire Rebel force.
There is no apprehension of an attack by John
A correspondent at Vicksburg states that IL
miles of rifle pits and breastworks, mounted with
heavy cannon. have been dug by our troops
One of our saps is within Eve feet Of the Reb-
ell works along the whole line, aud when they are
finished Grant will carry the place by storm
Our batteries opened with red hot shot on the
night of the 18th. 'iA-
A Washington dispatch to the Herald states
that a squadron of 100 of the Scott cavalry drove
in the Rebel pickets at Fairfax O. II. then fell
into an amb1scade, and only eighteen OF the one
hundred returned.
A Washington dispatch states that JEFF. Davis
has called for $50, 900 men TO take the place of
those nov invading the North.
The Mercury's Washington dispatch states that
there are no Rebels this side of Boonesboro, IF
teen miles north OF Frederick.
Some Rebel guerrillas dashed in on the Chain
Bridge, four miles from Washington, but soon
retired. art -. 81 g1a..lI 81 Z sTi ni - .tn
They were in small force 10 Georgetown.
The Mercurys dispatch also states that the peo-
pie of Richmond are intensely excited at the re-
ported advance of Dix with 10000 men on that
city. . .o,r 49,. f, .-r-.. .o1. 4ota
The Rebel reports state that Dix's whole army
is at White House approaching Richmond By
McCiellan's old plan. Use
u, Richmond is defended by 30. 900 conscripts- ;
The Times Baltimore dispatch says:
The entire Army of the Potomac Is now on tie
north side of the river.
10 A portion Of our cavalry are operating 10 ad
vince and the rest ina the rear. ~ asUJA n9J
There are no Rebels at South Mountain Of
Boonsboro- They appear 70 be concentrating
near Sharpsburg. &, rslns- sff -...a sf4a..
Hills corps crossed Yesterday, friday and i
now IN Hagerstown. gssr .1.eaaG Freddy ee-.
Rebel wagon trains. laden with grain, ans
large droves Of cattle. sheep. hogs and horses ar
town.
The steamer George Cromwell. from Ns~ Or
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-30

A IL KINDS or GROCERIES CONSTANTLY An
y RTvING and for sale at the lowest possible prices
40 G. a.
june2o-d&w -s p
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-30

which Is still disputed, and a lew points around
the edges, the rebellion stares us as fully in the
face at the East, and evinces as much power and
boldness as at any previous time. And this while
The relative numbers, wealth and. advantages Of
every kind, are so enormously disproportionate
in our favor. The prospects are that with
the best management we can hope for under Mr..
LINCOLN he will not be able to close the war be
fore the expiration Of his term The three month
and nine months men have come and gone,
the two years men are gone and going, aud how
many consider that ere long te three years men
Gill go, and that in all human probability the
term OF service Of nearly every soldier in the
Federal army will have expired before the re-
oeIliou ends! Now is just the time to wipe out"
and begin anew Let the President show him
self a patriot above all party and begin the work
OF his ADMINISTRATION over again Everybody
sees that IL has been a failure. Let him shake
on the malign influences surrounding him, and
esche~ paper proclamstions. petty politicians.
and childish trifing and pickering with every
one ready to get mp a correspondence
or quarrel NTH him on some side issue. Let him
select advisers with especial fitness for the work
of putting 7downthe rebellion, fighting it as the
Rebels in their comparative weakness 6ghtus. on
military principles, leaving the next Presidency,
the coming State elections, and the negro. 70 The
future and their destiny IL, he does this-and
experience ought certainly to have taught ever
one by this time hor 10 should be dobe-we car
soon have. with the Governors Of all the Stat e.
working In harmonious accord, an army equal to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-03
LIVE I JESUS.
ACADEMY OF THg ysIrArION sr. MARI.


rTNHH Academy Of the Visitation Al tho Corner Of
Il Time sna 7th Q. reeta. vill commence the Wiater
Session September let, 1858 Ths reputation OF tnis
Institution In ksokuk aud IT, vieiaiiy, II too great
70 se4uirs 40 sxts"dsd notice To its previous
facilities for b~stowing solid and liberal sdusAion
its paps. ID 70 has been added several advAntAsss
amoag them very nne and complete apparatus Tor
uslructiona aIA axperiments In phseophy Chemistry
bsvs bean mote, and u mbsrs 6oO volumes.
This tnstitution though conducted BY menbers Of the
CAAh0lie faith, 10 open TO those Of other denomlna-
tons aud Interference with religious opinions 10
pernittsd.
Board and knslish Tuision, per annum eso. 90; per
ru,ts IN The IL and Cd Ciasses incudns he uss Of
tho spparstus per um sAs 0oi per quarter el2 o.
Tuition in ths a. .ishous uss Of apparatus ete 0o,
per QaArtsr, ot0.oo.
Taitss % me iA without use Of apparatus. - 90
Tuition " he sA 6sh Glasses without uss OF
rslus. cav 9Js per quaft.r % c0.
Tuition tor hS bosrd defs according 70 thsir Clsm-
Extra Chargss.
FER sseh Of the foreign ansasses, per anaum go 90
per quarter, 90.
Drav.as per .asun $40 %; per Ss.r.sr % %
"a "; per quarter % 90
Psns, 6 on OIL per .nuum s+s 90, per quarter oia O
tmbJ,laera ON silk. Velvet and Lace, ois 20. ps
s.D ~ :anpn &c &c g. g. per ss''' ~ y. g
Vocal Mu.e, taught in class. per AMMAN go %; ps
quarter, go 90
Ue Of pi.no AMI Harp per quarter sia 90; per qnsrs
% %.
Gs sr and ss use per anaun e4s %; per qusrsr eis
wssaipG. per AMMAN o20; per quarter o6.
Bed and Beidlug, per aunun, oiO per quarter % q
For further passicalars peass call n he lss. asos
aus3- dim
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gument" will not win back the South.
Mr.. Vallandigham is pledged to tae fur
ther disintegntion Of the Union. Not
content with the Surrender Of the Mis-
sissippi River, b. would cut NJ Of from
the East, also. Then W know that oil
along the southern border Of the Lakss is
. population ~ strongly anti-shvsry -
New England and We may calculate that
If We sscsde from the East our northern
border viii secsds from ms. So Mr.. val-
landighan's policy would Isolate the
southern portions Of the States Of Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. from the rest Il ths
world, and place ", fraction Of sso-
tioo, in . ssarveling and suppliaDt stti
tude, ooopsd up between Sosthssn. North
srn and Eastern ConfsdsEseiss. This il
the entertainment to which the indorssrs
Of vallandigham invite NJ. We shall 81
.hssAsr the people havssPpstitss for III
fsaet.
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- Substitutes are obtained at sums
ranging from $50 to $3.50. 9eessh feel
ing in this CITY is far below par. The
Union cause goss bravely on.- Philadsl-
phia Dispatch.
Why 10 it that substitutes can be bad
at atss like thsse? No such terms
could bs obtained ander the other draft.
The answer seems plain to u: 1t is be-
cause the offer Of the Government to fur
nish them At $500 each, has broken up
speculation and kept down prices. In
the South. wherc no such protection OK.
lists tho conscript has to pay Whatever is
charged by substitutes, who. BY combina.
tion, run prices up as high as g, 600 and
"a 900 each. Now. will some one tell
rs, wherein the poor man conscrip,ed il
injured by the Federal law? Which
would suffer most from high rates fol
substitutes, the poor man or the rich one,
II people will give the Law fair trial, in
stead Of listening to the clamor Of dema
gogues, they and the country will be bet
ter off.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-03

- A new rifed cannon. named the
Ferris Gun." has just been tested At
West Point II 10 constructed 20 a. to
admit the use Of very heavy charges OF
powder; and the experiments that we're
made showed the initial velocity of its
shot t, be two thoussnd two hundred fee,
par sscond, bsiDg the highest rate ave,
attained BY cannon shot. The highest We.
locity claimed for tho Whitworth, I'm.
glish) gun. hitherto the ohampisn. Va,
two thousand feet, and it is denied By soms
English writers that that was actually
rssohsd. The length Of range Of the Fer
ria gun has not yet been ascsrtainsd lit Il
70 be tsstsdsoos. probably as Firs lslans
heseA. #A4
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when frssAsa ShsulA - Recon.
stgneA - slavery.
On Monday last two gsntlsmsn, resi-
dents Of this city, had m intsrvisv on bus
iosss with the Secretary Of War. Thu
conversation turning upon the Emsacipa.
tion Proclamation, md the chances that
there might soon b 0verturss from some
Of the insurrsctionary States 70 bs read.
mittsd into the Union, with slavery, Mr.
Stanton. with emphasis and action suitei
70 the words. unmarked: "When tho ne
gro blood which was shed hsfora Por
Hudson and at Milliken's Bend shall 70
turn from the ground TO circulate in tb'
weiss Of living men, then, but never til
then, BY consest or sction Of mine, shall
one freedman be returned to slavery 70
We had ths above from one Of the tw,
gentlemen in qusstion-whoss name j
we'll known to the public.-[N. Y. Eve
Post, 25th.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-03

PoLcE CouRr.-On Saturday, several
colored persons whose nance are james
Smith, Robert Keith and Caroline Pssrce
were arrested and brought before the
Rscordsr for aighay disagyeeing among
themselves and fnsd three dollars and
costs each
Anthony AcCandlar Was also invitee
to call on bis Honor and answer 70 I
charge Of disturbing the peace, and va,
fnsd Eve dollars and costs.
Polioemap Bartlett ID always on th.
alert for Ill offenders against the peac,
and quistuds Of the city.
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THE RECENT VICTORIES.
Rrsclanation - the RYesiAent.
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRssIDENr or
THE UNITED STATES.

PROCLAMATION BY THE pRssIpENT or
THE UNITED STATES.
1t has pleased Almighty God to heark.
en- to the supplioations and prayers Of IN
afflicted people. and to ch-safe to the
army and the navy Of the United STATES,
on the land and on the sea, victories so
signal and - effective a. to furnish rsa.
sonabls grounds for augmsptsd conf
dsnce that the Union Of these States will
be maintainsd, thsir constitution pro.
served and their peaos and prosperity
permanently preserved.
But thess victories have hson accorded
not without sacrifice .of life, limb and lib
srty incurred BY brave, patriotic and 10y
q sitisens- Dsnssaie atBction 10 evssy
part Of the country follows in the train d
these fearful bsreavsments. 1t b meet
and right to recognise and confess the
presence Of the Alsighty Father, ani the
power Of His hand equally in these tri-
umphs and these sorruws.
Now. therefore, be it known, that
do set apart Thursdsy. the sixth day OF
August next, 70 be observed ~ day for
national Thanksgiviag. praise ssd prayer,
and l invite the people Of the United
States 70 assemble on that sUcsasion in
their customary places Of worship, and
in tAD forms spprovsdb by their own con
science, render the homage due to the Di
vine Majesty for the wosderfuI things be
has dens 10 the nations behalf, and in.
voks the influence Of His Holy Spirit t.
subdus the anger which has produced and
20 long sustained . needless and cruel re-
bsllion; to change the hssrts Of the In
surgents, toguids the counssls Of the gov
ernment with wisdom adequate to q
great = national emergency, and to visi
with tender care and consolation through
out the length and breadth Of our iant
all those who through the vicisiiudss o
marches. voyages, battles and seiges. hav,
| been brought to suffer in mind, body o.
estate and family. to lead the whole ma
ton through paths of repentance CD
Submission to the Divine will back to tn
perfect enjoyment Of Union and fra,erna
peace.
In witness whereof / have hereunto -
my hand and caused the seal Of the Uni
ted States TO be affixed.
| Done at the city of Washington. thi
18th day of July, in the year Of our Lor
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three. and of the Independence of tn
United States of America the eighty
eighth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President-WIILIAx II. SEW
ARD, Secretary Of State.
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SMiru's BRIDaE. MISS,
July 26. 1853.


EprroR GATn CIrY.-This il Sunday
morning. Removed fer from the sound
Of "church going bells" IL becomes nsc-
essary to consult the calender in order to
know when Sunday comes. There has
bssn no preaching here since my return
from Iowa. Mr.. Audis, our chaplain,
suppose 10 veil satisfied with our spiritual
coalition. WELL ! am thinking that the
religious element Of our post will COM
pass hvorAhly With that Of any other
Cspt.Jse Davis has gone 10 Hatchss with
his cavalry faesa, ssd sAssh hs succeed
10 eaptsiag Or killing number II rebels.
| shall issl that he has served the Lord to
soss psrposs, fsr ! esrtaialy Do think
that If thsrs u any one hssvenApproviue
sct which man can perform. it il 70 kill
. rebel found 10 arms against the United
States.
The 23d Of this month. there was, up.
on the finding and sentence Of . court
martial, and By approval and order oi
General Dodge, soldier belonging to
the first Alabama cavalry. sho. in Corin.h
His o6encs vas Of ths most aggravated
character. viz: that Of dssertion and being
found among the armed enemies Of tn.
United States. 1t il matter to Be re
grstted that Colonel Murphy. Of Holly
Springs nstoriesy, was not served in th,
same manner, instead Of being dismissst
from the service.
CheewaIla il three and half mile,
northwest of oar place. Col. Miller o
the 18th Missouri, il commandant Of tn,
post. The other day six soldiers OF hi
commando mixture Of corporsls an,
sargents--intsnt on having "jolly goo,
time" went down to Pocahontas TO gath
er up some Of the fair nstivss for party
They ran in contact with party Of gusr
rillss and we're "gobblsd up" The &C
count stood six men, twalvs horses an,
six revolvcrs and the same number guns
1t is notorious fact that this runnin,
after the tobacco chewing, "snuf dip
ping" nut brown beauties Of this suuu
cline, has cost our officers and soldiers
at different timss "much greif." l ca
have but little symp sthy for any officer q
private who will run bis head into a ira
by going to see the best of them. al
in hopes that some gallant young men ca
find little wholesome advice in the 70
lowing lines:
when e'er to drink you are inclined,
: Or exfsy earle run In your mind
. Thins 20 may buy the joys o'cr dear,
Remember Tam O'Shanter's mare
For ten chances to one, that in mai
ing their love crusades in this GLAND
cotton" they will run across somethiu
moro formidable than kirk-yards file
with dancing witches.
But 70 close-Company A are gettir
along svimmingly. The weather is qui
!, xaFn. Cotton 10 in bloom, sad / thin
there viii be good crop, sr to uss nj
tive expression. 50 good stand"
With best wishes,
an yours respectfully,
w. Fl. MAYBEasY,
) Co. A. end Iowa Infantry.
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The Nsw York Evssing Post recalls 70
mind the organisation sf that Mexican
Legislative body which has Just declared
Mexico = monarchy and called Naximil-
liam Of Ausrrla W III. .A..~. a.ya that
good authority:
When Gen. Forsy entered Mexico be
issued . decree appointing "Soperior
Committee" Of thirty-6ve persons to i'd
minister the Government. This commit.
tee was authorized to select "Provision.
81 Executive Committee Of three Der.
sens, who wssSs the real chiefs. They
chose for the Comuittes Of three, Al
monte, the Archbishop Of Mexico, and
Gen Sslas, the old rsactionary Of ths
time Of Santa Anna. The Committee
we're also authorized BY Forsy's decree
TO select an Assembly or Council of No
tables, to be composed Of two hundred
and fifteen members.
Nov. to this Assembly Of Notables-
90 plainly . creature Of the Frsnch-Gen
Forcy's decree assigned the duty and pow.
or Of fixing definitely upon form o.
government for Mexlco. The result VA
not difficult to forstsll. The council ha'
declared for an empire with Maximillia,
to be emperor.
In this way the French Emperor avoid
an open breach Of the solemn agreenen
made BY him and other European pow
ers, that no one OF them would impos
upon Mexico change Of government.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-03

hRos SALx.-We would remind our
friends and readers Of the large sale Of
condemned and captured govsrnmen,
horses. mares, mules. DO. still in pro.
grsss at the stock market Of Z. L A.
Morgan, corner of 9th and Car streets
St. Louis. Mo. During the week several
hundred head Of mules will b sola along
with . large quantity Of horss and
mares. This is an opportunity that deal
en in stock should not let alp, - lars.
proportion Of tho stock oan with littl,
care and trihing expense - recupsrated
and made serviesable for farm and othe,
purposes. The sale will be continued fol
several weeks. See advertisement in an
other column.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-03

To-NIoHr-This svening Mrs. Cecils
Rush will make her 6rs. sppesr.ncs. in
her eslebnted character Of Blanca, the
Italian Wife. Mrs. kush has high rep
utAtion - an Actress, and the fame she
has earned in other cities will lead the
public to expect Star worthy of their
patronage. We bespeat for her bril-.
liant ressption and crowded house this
evening.
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- Andrews. the Virginia gentleman
who led the rioters in New York, and
established his blood and his title 70 Iced
the Coppsrhesds. by his sdhersnes to
Virginia customs. even in the city efNsw
York, compared the President 70 Cakgu-
Ia. Pugh Of Ohio. who 10 . mere snob.
tries 70 initiate this scion of Virginia By
comparing Mr.. Lincoln To Bomba.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-03

- A correspondent Of the Lexington.
No, Union, writing from Warreusburg,
says: .
81. Cockerel. (brothsr of the rebel Col
onel Of that name and Si. Parker, two
notorious guerrillAs, were married at Cha.
pei Hill last week. Parker and his bride
Miss HArris, both stood with revelver'
in their hands while the ceremony was 60
ing on. n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-03

valfandigh hams Peace Programmes. :.
The Cincinnati Commercial has the
following very appreciaiivs view of the
character and defects Of vallaniigham's
programme. - gathered from his recent
address to the people Of Ohio:
Mr.. Yallandieha@,s proposition is that
the war shall cease and the invad ng ar
mics BE- withdrawn, that the question of
reunion may be considered. This has q
practical meaning. What is it? The
sioppage of the war and the withdraw wal
Of our armies. means that al the terrific
ry claimed ~ in the Soathsrn Confedera-
cy, shall be evacuated by our armed for
css. 1t is claimed that Missouri and
Kentucky are Confederate States. They
are represented in the Confederate Con.
gress. So W must, if we fellow Mr.,
Vallandigham's programme, give up to
the enemy. who assurs us that Cincinnati
would .burn WE'LL" fhe very Kentucky
hills that command this city. We must
give up Missouri, now - much State
Of the United States as Ohio. We must
evacnais the whole Of West and Middle
Tennessee, and the Mississippi River b.
low the mouth Of the Ohio. and yield the
rsbsls one shore of the river, a. Tar north
- the southern boundary Of tho State Of
Iowa. Inc TorsuEss sn1 KSy W..A,
With the great forts which are the keys ol
the Gull, ws must turn over to the State
of Florida. We must abandon all posi-.
tions held on the Atlantic coast from Far
nandini to Fortress Monroe, including
Of course. the latter. We must evacuats
every part Of the ''sacrsd soil'' Of Vir.
ginia, including Arlingtoa Heights, that
command the city Of Washiagton. We
must give the secessionists perfect frssdon
to mob the States of Maryland and Della.
ware ont of the Union. Western Vir.
ginia, Of course, We must give up, as 1
part Of old Virginia. So ve are called
upon to strike the Stars and Stripes ia
the rebels at Wheeling, Louisville, Lex
ington, Frankfort, Columbus, KY, 81
Louis, Memphis, Nashville, Vicksburg
Port Hudson, New Orleana, Forts Jack
son and St. Phillip, the Tortug,s, Key
West. Hilton Head, Newborn, Hat,eras
Norfolk, Fortress Monroe, and thousan,
places Of inferior note, to say nothing o
Washington city, and al the cities. fort
and arssnals OF Maryland aud Delawa
which latter, if We we're 90 lost ~ to sur
render the rest, would be coerced into tn
southern Coufederscy. When We hav
done this, We would be prepared to do
what? Why, negotiate And then y
, would hear Mr.. vallandig hams "argu
I ment' for the restor ration Of tho Union.--
. And the burden Of that, We know fror
{ his speeches in Congress, would be til,
Q the people OF the North would submit I
9 the ruls Of the Southern sristucracy owe
4 the whole country, establiah the slsv
r code in oil the Territories, and suppress,
: in the North, sll that our. masters woul
i bc pleased to csll abolitionisn. Th
. mind Of man never before conserved AMI
Q thing 90 strocicua, % ahsnrd aod naked
} foolish. More than his, ws havs N
+ vsllandigham's word, that II the Soui
b i separated from The North, the We
4 nust, that sslf-@ns day, dsurss etsrn
lsspalation from NE East. So hths ~
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~ The list Of defeated Democratic
candidates for Governor of Iowa since
1854 is becoming long and gloomy, and
tbsrc seems to be little induosnsnt for
Fisher, or ''any other man." to enroll
his name in that melancholy black list q
disappointed aspirations for Gubsrnato.
rial honon.
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A Nsw FLAa.--On Saturday morning
at lo O'Clock . nav and handsome Gag
was raised from the top Of the Estes
HOUSE, This 10 beautiful Dag. thirty.
one feet in length. and was purchased BY
the sOldis's bslongisg 70 that hospital
After Il vas raised Surgeon Taylor made
ashort and very appropriate speech.