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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-02
THE HOSPITALS AT KEokuK.

They are at present. four in number,
and will accommodate from $500 10 2y0u
patients. AT this time there are oaiy
500 or 1000 IN them. We spent Friaa,
afternoon in looking through two Of these
the Estes House AMI the Medical Col
lege. The Estes House is very LARGE
six story Building erected, or, rather com
menced, for hotel IN the palmy and Wis
ionary days of 1856 and 1857. II ans
wers tie purposes OF 4 hospital admirably.
Some CT the lsrgest rooms which are we'll
lighted and we'll ventilated, accommodate
fifty patients each. We we're through the
cooking departments Of several wards, and
were glad 10 notice that here, as well as
IN he sick rooms, everything seemed 10
be In perfect order. There are about this
hospital an air of pleasant. cheerfulness,
aud an appearance of cleanliness aud or
der very different from the opinions many
have OF military hospital In college
hospItsl, and also third street, which we
partially examined, The same general
characteristics prevail, These hospitals
are certaihiy an honor TO the Government
and creditable to the age in. which we
live. In one Of the buildings there |.
large library from which every soldier
can draw books. There are in each room
stands and other facilities for writing,
Schools have been opened by Chapaies
ana an opportunity is given to such a.
desire to refresh their minds with old
studies or to make up for poor chances
Tor education in early life. On the whole
We were greatly pleased with our visit 70
the hospitals and are fully persuaded they
are IN the charge Of men and romen who
understand their business and do it well.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-02

DuBueus, Iowa. Aug. s5.-TAe great
Democrssl2 psac1 mating .in.~thia.ss;As.
today Was the largest and most dnthusi.
ast'c one ever held in the State. The
procession was half an hour passing one
point. It was addressed at le1ot6 hv
Henry Clay Dean, John +. Duncombe.
y. a. Mahony and Others. The crowd
numbered from =, 900 to $4,000.
Another meeting was held in TIE even
ings which ~as nearly as large as that Of
me daytime. Tho grounds were bril-
iiantly illuminated BY thousands Of
lights.
Resolutions were adopted declaring for
Immediate peace; refusing to support any
man or set of men who are in fAser Of
continuation of the war; declaring the
CONSUMPTION act unconstitutional and ille-
gal; and placing the responsibility of
whatever evils may befall the country By
arbitrary attempts to enforce CONSUMPTION
of white men to give their lives for the
emancipation of slave negroes, on the
President and his partisan advisers.
The day will be long remembered BIZ
the Democracy of this section. The
Northwestern Democracy arc unit for
peace, and that is what they will declare
in the Chicago Convention. Chicago
Tribune.
How viii this same Democratic crowd
support General Mcclellan who declares
"Our cause must never be abandoned"
4. g. the prosecution of the war, and
that, 1.-THE Constitution AID the Union
must be preserved whatever may be the
cost in time, treasure. or blood. If seccs
sion is successful ether dissoluions are
clearly to be seen in the future. Let
neither military disaster, Political faction,
or foreign war, shake your settled pur-
pose this was to Mr.. Lincoln to enforce
the equal operation Of the laws of the
United States upon the people of every
State (riae Gen. McClellsns letter to
the President, written July 7th, 1862 }
He has shed the blood of his Southern
brethren. Peace men will find it diff.
cult to support him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-02
KKoxUx. SABBArH AnO % y


The First African Baptist Sabbath
School of Keokqk. at their last meeting
on the close of The recitation, we're in
formed BY their superintendent Of a
muni6cent bequest made to aid their
school by the late William 8. NcGavic.
The'eupon the school appointed CON-
mittee, consisting Of the superintendent
and teachers, to report such action Is was
calculated TO express the sense Of the
school for such unlooked-for Kindness to
the poor and friendless the committee
reported the following, which was una ni-
mously adopted, with the request that
the city papers publish the same
Whereas, God in his providence has
opened to us day Of new privileges.
granting US not only the blessings Of
liberty, but the right to worship God ac.
cording to the dictates of conscience. and
to seek our own elevation By the At
talntnens OF knowledge especially know.
ledge of his written word, SO long a sealed
book to US and
Whereas, BY the disinterested labor e
many Christian friends. We have been IL
through the blessing of God, to orr
and successfully maintain our sci o,,' CO -
more than one year, through WIKI ~
trumenlaiity many of our ..nhsr har
learned to read the word Of God 70, o..
selves. and whereas ~ y era reesn.,v II
formed by Jour GaSh., h scboo, e.. IN
'endon' thu. 'ae lss Villas S. NJ ct;sr;o.
:, ao"s !. ass 80 .yorably known in this
Guy G. aua sa''e' .ndius ,onu,rr. AZ one o'
Nv ana, ements Of commercial integri
.nl + .ierprlse placed, by hi. last viii
~. ss'afnen' ;, to the credi, Of our hum.
aaa unI re.ending Sabbath School the
cue - sun, fifty dollars therefore
heso we'd, Tba, with unfeigned thanks
We :" ,cept this token of confidence, and
10 shall ever cherish tender regard 10,
ne me- nory OF him who. though knowr
T TO but few of us, condesceudsd u hi,
abup dance 10 aid US in our acquisition o
kno Wedge.
Resolved, further, That this gilt pIacc
Us under new aud stronger Obligations &c
! press forward and raise ourselves by God,
grace in the scale of human intelli zence
never forgetting those kind instrun- u
tallties SO freely raised up to us in 3 Ianc
OF strangers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-02

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.sassses s5sHp eis aAessg. saa 1853 3
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-02
THE ALLEGED ARMIerrCE,

r.
1t seems TO DE nearly Ger tain that
proposal will soon be made to US from
homs quarter. either from Lincoln or The
chicago Democratic Convention, to as
zen. 10 an arm'stice, OR simply cessation
OF hostiiities, to allow of negotiations
"for peace and reunion" and for thot
alone. A New York paper most urgently
advises Lincoln himself to take ths
Initiative in this, in order Ito disarm and
silence the demoralizing peace faction a.
the North;' because it shrewdly ouesses
that snch armistiee and negoti atoms wo,,,s
be refused. This is merely move to
take ,be wind out of the Democratic sal,
Whether Lincoln is to make such =
proposal nov, or whether the Democrats
are to carry in their candidate expressly
that he may make it-from whomsoeyer
II may come, is wholly inadmissable.-
Ii the North desires to have nerotia,ioax
Ter Reunion entered upon 1T ali lot ali
TROOPS and blockading fleets be with drawn
and the right of secession formally AZ.
knowisdged, and then negotiation wou,d
o. at least possible. Ii they invite No IN
negotiate Cd any other footinv onr -
rational answer would be anotbsr hlow :,
the heart OF Pennsylvania. Wa ara -.
hkely 70 consider the question Of re-n,;an
WIN sword hanging by hair over on.
nsaos, and II sucn proposal be made
We shall only conclude that il meaus va
and endless war, until one nation or a..
other shall DO subjugatsd or sxtirpassd. !.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-02
THE CITY OF KEoKuK.


In the evening we were favored with a
pleasant drive about the city and had .
good chance to view it from various
points. 1t is fine place, handsomely
located. and substantially built. Many
OF The residences and business houses
would do credit to city Of SO 900 in
habitsnts. There are not wanting. how
ever, evidences OF that wild spirit OF
speculation which swept over tho Yves.
eight years ago. In the rear of The CITY
proper, but within lis corporate limits
We believe. are two fine parks planted in
corn. At the time. they were laid out
the property -holders Of Keokuk we're look
ing into the future through a very strong
magnifying glass. and the city they saw
was but little less than Chicago or ST..
Louis. And though The vision soon van
rhed, it left The city burdened with debt.
and corner lots thas had sold for SIC. ooO
went down to 0ne-tenth of that amount.
But heokuk is recovering from this de-
preston; Is now fairly embarked in what
will prove to &c, in all probability. 4
steady and substantial growth. The ioca.
ton and natural advantages Of the city are
unsurpassed If not uneqoaled, by anv
city ia the State, and nothing but self
ish and illibersl pelicy on the part Of its
railroad end business men can prevent its
advance to a.position of commanding in
nuehee 10 commercial as well as political
and social affairs.
4
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-02
THE "pAILr GATE CITY"

A fellow feeling makes us wonderoas
kind it is said, aud generally the FIRST
thing an editor does is to look up and pay
his respects to his "brethren Of the quill. ),
The Gate City is well known TO al intel
Iigent readers in Iowa. For late news,
editorial ability, aud general readable
ness, IL it has superior in Iowa, we are
not acquainted with it. /, was no, our
good iortune to meet Mr.. J. B. Howell,
the editor in chief. he being absent from
the city From Mr. Del. plain, who pre-
sides SO admirably over the business aud
mechanical departments OF the establish
uent, and from NJ CLARK, "ye local.
who makes bis eolurnn sparkle with geui-
al and pleasant sayings. items, facts, and
faucies, we received every attention. The
Gste Is an institution for which We have
great respect and which we hope may
i've and thrive, waxing plethoFic day bs
day. afford'ug lis proprietofs thai sub.ian-
/ iisl return for their laboTs, which though
/ not the chief end of newspaper life. il
one OF its agreeable and peces.ary con.
/ comitants.
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the welfare Of those travelling With them.
We hope they may long live to accommo.
usss tnU Papfl0. TEAcH1R.
We are glad to see that our friend,
Prof Piper. has been appointed one Of
The 6tats Agents to conduct the Insti-
tutss. The selection 4 an sxsellent o1ae.
His rich fund of infosnation, md happy
method Of imparting It tosethers, to-
gethef with his we'll known excellence a.
. teacher peculiarly fits him for the place.
County Institutes that secure him to con.
duct their exercises are IN luck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-02

s~ The greatest natural bridge in the
world, isths natural bridge over Cedsr
Greek in Virginia. Il extends across !
chasm so feet in width, and $50 feet IL
depth, u the bottom 81 which the cr,Sk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-02

what Ne saw ana whas ne save.I
OAK deads 0s Raasa1lAr, 49, Oh
kaloosa Herald, was in our city the other
day and gives his impression Of matters
anu taloes observed during his trip for
the benefit Of his readers. We transfer (. |
IPorsion Of his edisorial to the colanns Of
the Cato City for the delectasion q our
readers: A
soLnl1As' ORPHANS HONE.
A little above Pennington and 10 plain
view OF the railroad stands spacious
brick buiiding whicn Il nov used iempuso,r !. !.
sHly for tie Soldisrsf oHA2ns' Horne. .
iIhis building which Is several 81 orie.
high was erected Tor hotel, the q, ], puine
sproprletsr 'sainly fsncyisg that the sur.
rounding country IVES 10 become the site
OF 2 large tosn, bat tho town did not
spring up BY magic nor in say other way.
and the Investment ssesne q profitless
one. hut the wAr has made il useful and
it may yet be seen that the crazy bai,ae,
was, unwittingly, wise and prudent
man. There are already score ortwo
OF soldiers orphans gathered here and
applications made almost daily. The
building and some ten acres of ground
adjoining have been re,4ted for three
years, and the rooms are being fitted nm
and furnished by Aid Societies. Young
Ladies' Associations and other voluntary
organizations. Hero. is the beginning
OF great and ber.eEcens works work
that should be carried forward with de-
light, and no.. 80 much as duty as
privilege. 1t is only here and there and
al vas. ratefyals in the tide OF time tha.
gsue fation hes the opportunity Of en-
gasf 4g in so grand and noble work as
IN =. one that briggs iato activity the pa
fastic sentiments of tho heart snd all the
. high and holy principles of practical
Chris tianity. As the ears rolled away.
the Orphans Home reccded from view,
We felt profoundly grateful that the peo-
Pile of Iowa had undertaken, end given
assurance to lively and abiding interest
ia this sacred cause.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-02
CHEROKEE PILLS /
COATED.

They cure o'via.a those numerous diseases that
srang fre q reeularE by removing irregalaritT
ft=aif
They cure Suppressed Excessive Painful AonstrS.
atidE
They cure Green Sickne.- fchiorusis)
Thes Nervous ar5 spinal Agect3crs pains IN the
taek aDd laar part If ty. Hsayness Fsti9nerian
I'll ght exeret Pslpf.aon e the Heart Loiess Of spa
hts If stega sick Headache tiiainess, efc II
word ly remsn4 the Irreglsriiy the ihe cause
ard sith il 49, the Effects THAT spftng from IL.
Composed ~ simple vegetable extracts. they contain
nothing deletl any constitution, hewev deiicate
tttg Their frfi9n being - sti=iisrte strength fer k
rsss- fcA wnFn prop-riF n-s4 they fsil do
4hcy tasF D. tiely uaed sEF and ~ any period
E1cEPr BrElSs 1EzEr dsring which tie
uufiiu Ire q their acton voEld inaliibis PEKyExE
Pregnancy
AL l~efere sk az ins9raaor sdulce win be REILLY
promptly aa8 aa-sFiss.ly aHswefi-l.
Fnli flreetioH arccrpaEy each box
ETa-HrTee. n PER bs,N. - ~ bikes foT =.
seat y mail free " postage receipt o. prize.
All oTdeFr Fsust Do sent 10 T. 4. COOK, ChCaEs
General Aes nt The Vest
sold in Chicago ~ FULLER FINCH & FULLER,
Whocsale Druggists, and ty all druggists eyerywhere.
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RI Clouds never send down to ask
sae grass and plants how much they need;
they rain FOX the relief Of their own
hosoms. s ~
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-20

TIE IRISH IN THE UNITED STArEs.-There
is something very significant in the cessation
of abuse on the part Of the New York Know
nothings towards foreigners. The latter are
welcomed when they arrive, not as competi-
tors for'high wages, but as food for Confed-
crate powder, "The German and Irish mil
lions, says Emerson, "have a great deal of
guano in their destiny. They are ferried
over tho Atlantic and carted overs America.
to ditch and to drudge, to make corn cheap,
and then to lie down prematurely to make a
spot of green grass on the prairie" Just
now there is more terrible truth in that hard
saying than when it was written. The
lrishman is the negro of the North, but he
is not so well taken care of, because he does
not cost so much. Itcannot surely be long
before our Cmigrants discover the nature Of
the bourne which they sock-The Rcaliq
(BrHSh.)
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The ENGusH PARR.-The English Park is
one of those things peculiarly English, which
are to be seen nowhere but England;at least
we venture to say that there is nothing at all
like it in three out of four quarters Of this
our globe; the wide, grassy slopes, the ma
josdc trees, the dim chickering's Of forest
ground, broken with savannahs, and crossed
by many path and many a walk, the occa-
sioual riyulet or piece of water the resting
place, the alcove, the ruin of the old mansion
where our fathers dwelt now lapsed into the
domain Of Time, but carefully guarded from
any hands but his, with here and there some
slope of the ground, or some turn of the path,
bringing us suddenly upon bright and un-
expected prospect of distant landscape far
beyond-"all nature and all art" There is
nothing like il on earth, and few things are
half so beautiful; for it is tranquil without
being dull, aud calm without being cheer
less
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-20

re- Sherman appears to be turning his army
into big raiding establishment We hear orraids
on the Georgia road on the West Point road and
in the direction of Montgomery II strikes us that
little enterprise the part of our military COM
manders would mako this u very unhealthy lusi-
ness and bring the career Of these wild riders TO
sudden conclusion. It cannot be possible that
THESE psr'ius arv ~ ~ poi''svu guiUp over inc
country nopposed and uuchastised. Grant tried
the same game on Lee, but that sugacious General
succeeded in naicting terrible chastisemont upon
each aud every expedition sent out. And thus il
should be here, In the absence Of regular military
organizations to oppose the march of these robbers
the people should rise as one man and shoot at
them from bOhind fence corners and smmps. No
party of raiders could live through such a warfare
as this. And there is no security for us unless we
ndoptit.
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-20

The GOVERNMENT SERAGmos. The Alba
ny Statesman, commenting upon the recent
revelations at Washington, the grosscst Of
which nave been suppressed, says:
GAS to the young and handsome women
in the public offices in Washington, we have
heard still more enough, indeed, to disgust
every decent person in the country They
are got into the government syaglios, in in
stances, at least by the most discreiitablo
influences, and it is unnecessary to depict
what follows. Sending them with their work
to their homes, would only be going from
bad to worse, fer their homes are often no.
tells, where (it is said) some of them are
boarded at the rate of SO per day, and where
they could only the more readily meet the
parties on whose account they are ostonsiblv
to be removed. A precious amount Of WORT
they are likely to do when taken or sent to
their homes They would require more at-
tontion' there than where they are. The
whole affair is bad business.
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-20
THE DAILY REBEL.
GRIFFIN. Ga.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY2o, 1864
MORNING EDITEoT'
rhn nnin of the Hour.

-, O.. A.. l,,t- o. tI,o pullir
"V I'',' ~. ~ ror,on fro Press and of
l,,l,,,d.to ina, an all remar" or
VOa.'y,, oworc mo passion or array
-.s., 5ency IKE the present 1t
''Ins, vt totho circumstances which
s"O''H course of prudence obligatory. It
10 'N".'s' lat all mon Of sense and patriotism
'''oS"''' .D In matters of opinion where all are
1' ''"' 30 to err from ignorance Of facts, the pre-
WV Lnanco of selfish instincts mrtalttes orWeju-
dice, womay very we'll defer heated discussions un-
I'll the defeat Of the invaders shall give us moro
scope for impartial investigation and until thcpro-
gress Of events shall throwmorc lightupon themys-
terles that may not now be made plain Ourcntirc
and undivided attention should be directed to the
overthrow of that foo who has penetrated into the
heart of the Conedemcy, and now mcnaces all our
communications.
The announcement that Cen Johnston has been
relieved from the command Of the Army Of Ienncs-
SEQ aud that Con. Hood, Of Texas, succeeds him
has naturally excited much feeling and various
'-''sa' -saaIln If man ALLOW their
'o,N'"s'' wiz, w "'''
All S'uso Vi wv '"'",,'o"' "'"5'' ""'" WIS
'no country '''J "'" ,"''''''l "''' ''.'o
snip N''o'u"S 10 '",'' p"''a'''''' anu p''JU"''''
0'nor 'o' OF "s"nS. '"o lI'''''"' vi Tue '"' ''''
handing toner"l 'n'J WI" eSPou'' inc cause OF
ono anu ceusu'o tue 0'" IL must DO apparent
'n"I 'u'o state o' sentiment ana ''''ns o"s"' 10
90 uep'o'"'o' ""u "'o'"o' ny I"""uo men """
'l"' 'l'y suO"'' '0"''"' W "'V'"'" "'''o" ''''US
SlonS uu'l " o"'nc' noD''"' '"u " "o'o "'l"S OPP
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-20
Tne RAID Towards Montgomery.

ON bc Macon Coafedorate.l
An day yesterday The whole city was alive with
rumors Of % raid upon the West Point and Mont
qaFY N q ilr4gd and Specuatons were ynrlvUs in
Upon uquriug at Headquarters in this city we
learn thata at two o'clock that morning the OpoIika
operator clcgraphcd that the enemy were then in
three miles of that town.
All sorts of suruises are naoat as to the probable
direction Of the raid, It's strength, etc 1t sunyer-
sally believed upon the streets that it is going in
the direction of Audcrsonvillo for the purpose of
releasing the 2l06G yGnlcc prisoners confined there
Irthey take that direction they must of necessity
pass through or close to Columbus, Ga.
We hear that it is tcegpphed that everybody in
Columbus is under arms. The raiders when at or
near Opcka, Ala, were only about thirty miles
from Columbus which distance they could make in
q few hours, and from thence to AndersoHye is
about fifty OF ifty-Gyc miles,
Another and the most probable, supposiOn is
that the force docs not amount to more than three
thousand, and that the design is solely to cut Gen.
Johustons communication with Montgomery, tear
up the railroad, and do all the injury possible.
While it is all well enough for the people of Ma
con to stand on their guard there is no occasion for
tho cNtayagant rumOrs and excitement which pre-
vailed with some people yesterday
From the Montgomery Advertiser of Saturday
morning we copy the following
THE ENEMY AT ASHVILLE, ALA.
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re- This is the day fixed by tho Governor Of
Georgia for those liable to duty in the field under
the terms of his proclamation, to leave their homes
and repair to the front to meet the invaders of our
country. The response to this peremptory call will
sadden many homes, and cause the tears to flow
around many once happy hcarthstonos. But the
glorious thought that the manhood of tho land is
going forth to chastise the insolent invader, the
murderers Of our people, and the iasultors Of our
women and that they go forth to avert, ifpossiblc
osamitios greater than death ITSELF should chocI,
tho sob Of grief and reconcile those left at home to
these cruel separations All that is dear is now at
stake. A hoartlcss and unprincipled foe is in the
heart of the land laying it waste on every side
He must be driven out We are outnumbered in
the field, and it is tho duty as we'll as the interest
Of every man who has a homo to defend, or a hope
of freedom to sustain to draw his sword and strike
for liberty and right both Of which are now in
fearful peril. A general and hearty response to the
Governors call will aid greatly in the accomplish
ment of the one great object sought for-tho cx-
PusiOn of the foe. We hope much from the out
pouring Of the reserves.
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-20

The Chicago Times says, on Thursday
night June llth, Mrs. Helen NJ. Weed was
arrested at the Northwestern depot on
complaint of her stcn.son Thrulow Weed
charged with larceny, as baiIce, ofSl50O, the
property Of the compliment. The husband
Of Mrs: Weed died intcstato at Rochester
New York, some months since, and, in the
division Of property, tits alleged that Mrs. W
brought away $500 which is the property of
her step-s0n.
Mrs Weed is represented to be woman
Of un,aruished reputation. For three months
past she has occupied the position Of matron
at the deaf and dumb Asylum at Delavan,
Wisconsin, and at the time Of her arrest was
about taking the cars to join the 10th Wis
consin regiment Of hundred days men, to
act as matr0n for the regiment.
The defense claims that Thurlow Weed
accompanied his step mother from Rochester
TO Wisconsin, that no conceament was made
of her departure, no criminal intent manifest
ed and she has mo- money or property that
does not rightly belong to her.