The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-13

General- Talented. quick, snergetic;
sympathizing fully with the Rfeat Pop
ular and divine impulse which Has
made the war oontsat for freedom and
human rights; with vaIor in battle
which no one has aver Witnessed but to
admire, be is ,emiaeatly Translation Z
ieader Of the Union armies a. 4 man
bereniinds me Of Donglas:-as so(dier Of
Rousseau. II could eonceivs : higher
compliment than this, Isvosld utteeik
'R The Cincinnati Enquiisr publishes
the following extract withopta word Of
comment. Even the nost viralsrs pop
sperheads are obliged to come doWla little
in their hostility to negro soldiers, Andwe
expect soon to hear them swearing round
" that they always were in favor Of traet-
ing them half decent aud according to
rules Of civilized warfare.
There isvery deep and bitter feeling in
the army here, relative to the late mas.
sacre at Fort Pillow. Itis useiesa 70 It
tempt to ignore tn efact THAI Gsnks;as q
soldier, ia becoming popular; and the
white troops will not endure hasbArous
treatment Of him by thu -sssmysThsre
fore let Forests men beware Il ever they
fall into our hands sa
y DRowEED.-We regret ia asasesea. the
death BY drowning Of James Raid, >
bright and promising lad. son Of Mre.
Mary A. Reid, residing at the corner oil
Iowa and 9th streets. He, in comsAny
with another. boy, was playing III the
slough at the foot Of 9TH etreet, baok soi
Shines mill, on plank. rosisg isasuut
ID the water, when he iest bis hahnce
and fell overheard. He imme3iatsly sunk
to iise no more. His body assecosased
after some effort and conveyed home to
his sorrow-stricken mother, whom but a
few moments before he left radiant With
smiles and in the bloom Of health. he
was an interesting boy, aged abopt seven
years aud gave promise of many years .ol
comfort to his widowed mother. ali.
brother has been telegrsphed to u Nash
/, vile. and, If possible, ths foneraI vii b
delayed until he arrivss--f pabsaus
: Herald. .g 81
The. DuBueUE SHIP GASAL Convrx'
!. rIos.-This Convsntion net ct Dskuque
last week, and was rather siiaiy attsnded
The interest 10 this project had abased
considerably after the cab wss isssed,
from the fact the bill before Congress ha,
been postponed till nexe session.
We copy chs following samnasy Of u,
gdoines Of she Copvention
The only business sf impostuoes tr,n
sacted wss the adop,ieu q roosls don.
strongly urging osaaIseedl n1nio.tioni Be
tween the Missisippi md the Lsksa g,
convenience in time OF war. and for tn
cheaper transportation Of produce; At th,
same time stating that While the Couyen
= ton would not object 70 see the constfdc
tion of ship canal from LaSalle TO tn,
Mississippi river, duty to the great bread
predueings States of sths. Nos1hu.st de-
mands a Guverrfsreut appropriations ii
the enlargement of the Fox and Wisco6si,
rivers Improvement Tor the cheap carry
ing of its produce sto-xlt ehA Atlantic and
European markets; also that the improve
inens Of the UpperAsi I.SwSrs Rapids o
the Mississippi by the canal is prope,
counterpart of canal to the Lakes, AMI
is necessarily dsnssded for the good o
the nation. = . Aist 2s
y An Executive Committee, who wer,
instructed 10 prepare report for pub,i,
circulation, and, : menafiA 70 Congress
was'appointed. The Executive Commit
tee we're instructed to ask Tor aGovefn
ment survey for the proposed canal. 4
CoFFKE.-The editor Of the Baltimor
american, who admits himself to Be
great lover of coffee. says he has recentl,
received tive serisns sheks to his enthu
sissm- One was the assurance Of an d,
traveller from the Esst that his Moch
l. was not Mocha, and the other is felate
below:
t'Visiting recently the Commis sary De
psrtmept of one of our large military hos
pitfalls, We noticed several barrels Of drie
coffee grounds, the purpose whereof ex
cited our curiosity.a The polite Comufs
sary informed as that they received tweiv
dollars barrel fpes ae esssAds, .ud NV
added materially to the sGlush Fund =
'But what is il purchased fbr9' We persist
ed. Well,' said he, hesitatiagly. tit
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