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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-22
OFFICIAL WAR BULLETIN.
Details of tho Great vietory-Grant's
Opinion of fShcridan-A Salute Fired

Opinion of fshcridan-A Salute Fired.
War Department,
Washington, October ei.
To Maj. Gen. Dix:
The following telegram received this
morning contains further particulars Of
tie battle of Cedar Creek:
Cedar Creek, Oct. 90.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant:
We have again been favored By great
victory, won from disaster by the galantry
Of our officers and men. The attack on
the enemy was made about 3 D. m. by a
left half wheel of the whole line with q
division of cavalry, turning each flank of
the enemy. The whole line advanced
and the enemy after Stubborn resistance
broke and fed and were pushed with
vigor.
The artillery captured viii probably be
over 80 pieces. This, Of course, includes
what were captured from our troops early
in the morning. at least | 600 prisoners
have been brought in. Also wagons and
ambnlances in large numbers.
This morning the cavalry made dash
at Fishers Hill and carried il, the enemy
having fled during the night. leaving only
small rear guard.
We have to regret the loss of many
valuable officers killed and wounded
among them Col. jos Thornburn, com
mandiog division of Crooks command,
killed; Colonel Howard Ketchum, COM
manding brigade, wounded severely, bal
would not leave the field. / cannot ye,
give exact details. Many of our mer
captured in the morning made their es.
| capc and are coming iu.
Runesur, commanding q division Q
Eariy's army, died ,t.ia morning.
T. Il. SHERIDAN, Maj Gen.
Gen. Grant's appreciation of the victory
at Cedar Greek is expressed in the fol
lowing Dispatch;
City Point, Oct. 20.
To Hon Z. ~ Stanton
| | had salute OF one hundred gun
| from each of the armies here fred il
honor Of Sheridau'a last victory TURNING
what bid fair TO be disaster into a elori
Gus victory, stsmps Sheridan what hav
always thought him, one Of the sllest Q
Generals.
| US GRANT, Lieut.. Gen
The Medical Director reports 81
slightly wounded have reached Wiuches
ter from the field.
All tho wounded that arc able to bea
transportation will be forwarded immedi
ately to Martinsburg.
The telegraph line is now working t
Atlanta.
No later reports have been received b
the Department..
4 (Signed) f. III. STANTON,
Sec'y of War.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-22

SHoDDY The Copperhead delectable
sheets manifest a peculiar pepchant fer
the words Shoddy and Shoddyites aud spit
them out ell around them as profuse as if
bales of cotton 1t is understood that
those who follow in the wake of the ar
my to make their fortunes, and those too
who take contracts, are meant, The Cop
perheads are too self elfsscriGcng to permit
On opportunity TO pass ard never offer d
bid and will take spasms at the appear
ance of q bale Of cotton. Oh, no. they
touch neither. Wonderous delicacy, sure.
w. Let a contract be offered for any
purpose, whether to supply hospitals OF
the army and their bids are there. Tall
o. "Shoddy" and if often repeated devel
opments may be provoked. We know oI
Gopperheads wanting and bidding on cou
tracts who are "Nortbern men viii
Southern principles" with en- emphasis
Shoddy, ell? They love the gresnhscks
but denounce the war which developed
their existence and oppose the Govern
ment upon whose credit they are issued
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-22
shoddy Frauds-Rebel Eattery sileneed
New York, Oct Ell.

The Commercials Washington sp.cis!
contains the following:
A Military Commission here is trying
some outrageous cases of shoddy frauds
90 soldiers clothing Some cavalry jackets
are made of animal hair, rough wool and
cotton.
The facts developed show that the in
spectors are derslict.
The rebel battery unAer command OF
Hewlett, which has proved SO annoying
to the men engaged 10 cutting the Dutch
Gap canal on the south side Of the James
river, has been effeosaallJ sileaced, and
tho work will soon be completed. as il il
bsing pnshed forward vigorously.
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going to the rear. accompanied By tht
usual number of wounded and stragpler,
which proceed from reverse. Pressinf
onward he found some considerable oppo
sition was being made to the exultan,
foe.
He seemed to comprehend the state o.
affairs at glance and at once proceeded
to remedy the evil. RalIying his forces
then seemingly more given to retreel
than any advance. he promptly changed
the aspect of our military affairs and
turned the tide of battle, so rapidly grow
ing towards . disastrous defeat, into a
glorious victory.
The cavalry was then sent upon the
right. the 10Th corps placed next to it,
the St1 corps in the @cent.e and the 9Th
corps on the left with Powells division,
which was for time cut off, on the lef,
Of all.
Charges Of tho enemy were resisted
and an advance made successfully.
Another Herald's correspondent says
our cavalry is now ia hot pursuit OF the
flying enemy. with our infantry following
as fast as they can.
Three rebel Generals are known 10 be
wounded, viz: Gen. Rainesur. who 10 a
prisoner, Romax and another Gen. whose
name am uuable to ascertain.
Our losses are estimated at five thou
sand.
Prisoners captured say that Longstreet
lost three fourths of his artillery.
Another Gays nothing could withstand
the impetuosity of Sheridan's army.
Charge after charge was made with the
most brilliant success
We captured 43 pieces of artillery and
some 5000 prisoners, and drove Long
streets shattered and scattered State Rs.
serves far up the valley.
The rebel attack was induced by NOV
ing the 9th corps to Front Royal, causing
tie rebels to believe they were being sent
back to Grant.
By the timely capture OF a dispatch
from Longstreet to Early, Sheridan was
informed that the latter would nave REIN
forcements sufficient, as the dispatch said, +,
to crush Sheridan out of the valley.
Sheridan had 6rst organized his cavalry
fora grand expedition, but on receipt of
this dispatch retained them. How fortu-
nate this was is now seen.
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FROM ST. LOUIS.
OongressaonalC Candida = tes.-6s liant rirht
by CsloreA Treeps.

Ct. LJuis, vel. Il.
Samuel Knox accepts the call Of nesrl.
two thousand citizens and announces him.
self candidate for Congress in the d ),
District.
The Democratic Congressional Conven.
ton yesterday nominated B. d kdlyn d
represent the first District There are
now three candidates in the Geld.
The loss Of property at Glasgow
through lis capture by the rebels, is aboui
Si5o. 900.
Eighty men Of Col. McArtbur's color.
ed regiment, under 1t. Johnson. were at
tackled near Fort Donelson on the twelfth
by e8o guerrlllas. Three charges were
repulsed when the rebels fled, leaving IG
killed and wounded on the field. Ou,
loss was four killed and two wounded
among the former, Ii. johnson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-22
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
Harrisburg, Oct. FL.

The Official vote in Mercer county
shows union majority OF 3S7, Union
loss. IL. Wyoming county, official, dem
ocra!io majority, ai9; democratic gain,
$50. We have now official returns from
GA counties in which the total democratic
msjorisi.s are 39.Si3 and The total Onion
majority 1851. Jefferson and Forrest
counties are yet TO be heard from. JEFF
ferson county is reported to have given
100 democratic majority and Forrest 80
Union mai1rity.
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Fort Madison. Oct. ei.
Thirty armed men on horseback ps.sei
through here from Illinois about O o'clock
this evening.
Thay report themselves as Aun,ing
horse thieves and are going to We !. Point
tonight.
hey are supposed to De the same party
which passed through this para Of the
country some time ago, now on tb cir way
| back
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CANADIAN Conferencs-St. Albaus Reb-
~ bers.
Quebec, Oct. 81.


Iti reported that the Conference has
agreed upon the Constitution Of the Lowe
House on the basis Of representation &C.
cording to population, the total Of mem
bers to be 1874
TIE Conference is now discussing the
powers of the General Government.
Information OF the Saint Aibans affair
having been communicated to The govern-
ment yesterday. number Of detectives
and body of troops we're Immediately
dispatched to the frontier with orders TO
arrest the parties At all hazards. The
government is determined to. use everv
possible means to put stop 10 suci
abuses of Canadian hospitality, and when
an opportunity is offered, an example will
be furnished to prevent similar attempts
10 future. The police are on the track Of
the robbers.
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Sheridan Pursuing the Enemy.
New YarL D.f st

NeW ORR, OJt. 81.
The Posts Washington special contains
the following:
Persons who nave arrived here to-day
from Sherdan's army, and who wi messed
The las. battle. say that it was the most
complete victory OF the war. Tie rebel
forces were scattered and fed in cenfu.
sion abandoning their own artillery aud
all they had captured in the earlles, part
Of the day.
sheridau had already pushed on Tor 8
distance Of ten miles in pursuit ., the en-
envy, and he has sufficient force for vi
contingencies, snd will probably be heard
from again tomorrow.
Several of the Nov York regiment,
in Grants army have already east ,hei
votes for President, ind all the C1anec
ticut regiments have also voted,
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Nfw Aoprrtlstnlfnts. i.
T IsF OF LETTERS REMAINING

~ IN The Posi- Uhce, at keoknk. the 1lst day Of
Oct. 1864.
ko-To obtain any Of these letters the applicants
call for wfrerssfd letters give the date OF his list and
pay cent for advertising.
tell not called fer within mestA taey will lie sent
10 the Dead Letter ofice.
n. Ba rsGssafor the rs.s-x y letter the writer
II unclaimed within thirty days less written printa
with the writers PssioEss and State across ih
lefthad end Of the enyelope, the face side will
complied with at tie usual prepaid Of rosfsye pay
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Day Of Thanksgiving Appointed.
Washippton. October 2 /

VashiDgto Ton, Uctober 2
President Lincoln has issued prodla-
nation setting apart the last Thursday in
November for day of thanksgiving and
prayer to Almighty God for, among other
things. having vouchsafed to US many and
signal victories over the enemy, and re-
commenting his fellow citizens to bum.
bic themselves in the duet and offer ND
pentent and fervent prayers and suppli-
cations to the Great Disposer Of events
for return of the inestimable blessings
Of peace, union, aud harmony throughout
the land.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-22
Pennsyivania Elcction-Soldisrs' Vote
Harrisburg, Pa Oct. 2i

We are "a Jet urable to get otfieial re-
turns from Forrest, jefferson, Mercer and
Wyoming counties
The following is an official aggsegate
of the soldiers vote az lar as received at
the Secretary OF Stste Office:
Uniou vote, 1881: Dem. vote, ALA.
Union maj ority thus far on e. diers' vo,e,
lO,21I.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-22

H The evidences thickeu that many,
very many, Democrats are going TO vote
Mcclellan only, and to treat Pendleton
politically as Jonah was treated socially
on his sea voyage. This in the East
In the West, it is whispered that the
Peace Pen9leton Democrats stabbed Nc.
Clellan's fortunes by absence from the
polls. When the inevitable, aud thank
the Lord, the mutually extermnatiue
Kilkenny cat-fghts between the Oo
cidental and the Oriental wings Of The
Democracy shall have been concluded
the highest price will be paid in this of
flee for The residuary hairs of the cauda
relic Of the victor brute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-22
Gold Market.
New York, Oct 81.

New York, Oct II.
The gold market has only partially re-
covered from the endorsements Of the
recent failures. Till uoon the price vari-
ed between 2.os and 2 OH, when it again
advanced 10 2.08.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-22

rss- The draft in the first congression-
al district Of Illinois is over The Qain-
cy Wig says that the draft in Adams,
Hancock, Warren and Henderson coun-
ties passed off very quietly and orderly
We have had great many calls for the
Quincy papers, by persons, who no doubt
have left home in order TO avoid the draft.
We don't propose to furnish any iniorma-
ton to such persons, as no loyal nian will
try to shirk the responsibility.
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ses- Ii party that wants to put down
this rebellion cant put it down. how soon
will party put it down that don't want
to put it down?
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FROM CINcrN NArI,
Cincinnati Oh 81

Cincinnati, Odt. 2l.
The Peace Convention adjourned sine
die without making nom ina tlons.
Ostical returns from al but ted COUP
ties 10 Indiana give Morton a maj ority of
81. ZOO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-22

Our Irish emigrants who have been
welcomed to this asylum for the oppress-
ed OF other nations will naturally look
back to their mother country and indulge
in sorrow that the people OF their own
loved "Emerald Isle'' are kept under the
iron heel of oppression by the government
of England. They know too that among
the journals of that country is the Lon
don Times, paper which has ever been
the advocate of the royalty and nobility
of England and was ever strong in the
abuse of the Irish people, calling them
beasts, and using, when speaking of them,
the hssshest and scverest eplthets
TIE London Times and other court
journals) has, ever since this rebellion
burst upon the country, been the advo-
Gates aud friends of the rebels, giving
them assurances of success, and Offering
their smiles of comfort.
1t is very strange indeed, if the Irish
in this country will make common cause
with the government of England which
has oppressed that nation down almost to
serfdom The spirit of O'Connell would
be disturbed from his repose in the grave
if bis people would side with the cause of
oppression. and doing SO unite with that
Government which bad tyranized over,
aud still continues to Cypress his people.
Let Irishmen think of this.
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The Spirit of Bruce ana wallace.

FTae Edinburgh Herald, a sheet which
epesks the sentiments and feelings of
"Old Scotia" in the cause OF the Union in
this country, after watching with an in-
telligent and sharp eye upon the progress
of events in this country it has given to
its readers the views of the editor upon
our present status and our future pros
PEGS. 1t starts out with the declaration
that, "Tbe peace bubble has burst. main
tains that the castle which these peace
men have built in the air has disappeared,
and in an able expose of the objects and
motives of the Confederacy assures its
readers that they arc unworthy the conf.
dence or sympathy Of liberty-loving men
in any land or country.
Il says that this cry of peace bad
among other objects that of raising the
value OF Confederate bonds in the Euro.
pean markets and intended 10 bolster up
the credit Of cause rotten at first, and
has been decayiug and declining ever
since. II is kind of nil desperdndum
cry but il will sink down into hollow
sepulchral wall and lament. The whole
article shows clear understanding of the
whole trouble and warm sympathy il
the cause of right and justice. We wish
we had room for the article entire, in thii
issue. We shall seek to give it to oul
readers in our next
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-22

Boston, Get. 81.
Col Lowell of tho I'd Mass. cavalry
was killed in the battle Of Cedar Creek.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-22

going to the rear. accompanied By the
usual number of wounded and straQplers
which proceed from reverse. Pressing
onward he found some considerable oppo.
sition was being made to the exultant
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-18

Mcclellan gained wide reputation for dig
Ring entertainments and throwing up heavy
works OF defence, but light breastworks were
sot used in his field operations as they have
been during the present campaign. The re-
turning veterans Of the Army of the Potomac
agree In saying that they never knew be-.
fore the advantages of the present practice.
They had such a surfeit of "sub-soiling"
on the Peninsula that they became averse to
light ploughing" even, but now, when thrown
forward even upon a reconnaissance, the men
fall instnctiyely to the preparation OF breast
Works, though ever so slight, as soon as they
ore halted. One Instance we have heard meR-
TONED was, when the North Anna had been
crossed by our troops, GrIGln's division being
advanced as a portion OF the line, his men ,
without waiting f0r orders, seized the fencing
material at hand and constructed breast
work, in the Iwlpkling OF a d-post, by scoop.
Ing up earth, etc.
Some of the officers laughed at them, saving
they would have no need Of this defence, but
1t proved otherwise. The rebs massed their
forces, the advance was driven, and a portion
OF the line where no such precauton had been
taken was broken temporarily, but the de-
fences, made from the fences, slight as they
were, enabled our brave fellows 10 hold the
Iluo and hurl back the foe.
One of the returned officers remarked, a day
or two since, eff we had adopted the same
practice during the Seven Days Battles, the
rebels never would have driven us a mile"
81 expert have the old soldiers of the army be-
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-18
The M.sy th, chle..nomInr wa. cro.,,n

CHARLES CITY COURT -HoUsE. June l5.-The
Chickahominy has been successfully crossed
by our army. GrIilin's Division, of the Third
Corps, preceded by brigade of cavalry, ad-
vanced from Providence Church to Long
Bridge. This was on Sunday night. After a
brief skirmish with our advance guard, the
few rebel pckets guarding this place were
driven off. The bridge had been destroyed by
the rebels, and we laid our pontOons and crossed.
On Monday morning a column moved up the
south side of the nver towards Bottoms Bridge,
driving every rebel out of sight. On the mar
gin of White Oak swamp our cavalry ran
against a considerable number of the enemy,
and for few minutes there was a sharp skir-
mish, number Of cannon being freely used
on both sides.
We had two regiments OF infantry deployed
as skirmishers. About 20 men were killed and
wounded. In this short affair some prisoners
were captured. They reported Lee to be mass
ing troops at Bottom Bridge, but he was too
slow for us. Our advance along the road to
Bottom Bridge kept the enemy back, and gave
the I'd corps ample opportunity TO get over the
Chckahominy. The 9th aud I'd corps crossed
lower down, at Jones' Bridge, as already stated.
The I'd corps is to-day being ferried from
WllCOX's wharf TO Windmill Point. Our pres
ent position on the banks of the James is much
healthier than that recently evacuated on the
Chckahominy. Many of the men had been
suffering with fever and ague, but are now
rapidly recovering since the change of camps.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-18
THE Loss OF Tuh WATER WITCH.

Omcial Report OF Comm ander West.
The only reliable report yet received on the
subject of the capture of the Water Witch, ia
that Of Commander West. We make up the
following from IT,
The Water Witch was captured on the morn.
Ing of June Sd, at . a. m. Acting Master
West, commanding the U. s. barque Fernau.
dina, of Warsaw, June 9TH, 1864, writes to
Admiral Dahlgren that the name Of the black
man, who escaped from the Water Witch and
reported her capture, is Peter Mcintosh. He
(McIntosh) states that the night was SO dark
and squally that II was difficult to see more
than twice the ships length, except when the
lightning flashed.
The officer of the deck discovered a boat
ahead close to, and hailed 1t. The reply was,
Who the hell are you hailing Z" accompanied
by discharge Of musketry. The alarm was
instantly given, but before the watch could
reach the deck the ship was boarded on both
sides and ahead.
There was hard struggle on deck before
the ships company was finally overpowered
by numbers. Many were killed and wounded.
Soon after the surrender Mcintosh, remember
ing Fort Palow, slipped overheard and swan
ashore where he concealed himself until day
light when he signHled the Fernandina and
was taken on board.
1t will be seen by the above that some of the
papers have done Mcintosh great injustice in
announcing that he was not to be believed, be-
cause he ran away before the fight was over. 1t
ha moi ha hos
was ne hope.
We observe by the official report that McIn-
tosh states that while he could not assert who
or how many of the officers and men Of the
Water Witch were killed, he does say posi-
lively that he knows Capt. Pendegrast was not
killed
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-18

A Horse SToRY.-Near Bermuda Hundred
there is a large corral, were all disabled and
worn out horses-brought here by Gen. Sheri-
dan after his famous raid arc confined The
poor beasts have apparently but little Of their
original vigOr left. That was what we thought
a week or more since. Now we have changed
our opinion. During the heavy firing on our
right a short time since, these lame and worn
out equine warriors pricked up their ears,
Strengthened their sore and stiG limbs, tossed
their names, formed in squadrons, and with a
loud snort charged on a number of inofrenslvo
mules. Two mules were instantly killed, and
the others fed In the widest disorder. The
horses again formed to the music of Gillmore's
artillery and charged on high rail fence, which
they at once broke down. They did not desist
from their warlike demonstrations until the
artillery firing ceased.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-18

FERDINAND l.. FETuERsTONE, ESQ, of the
Philadelphia ErsHiHg Bulletin, was united in mar.
Ftage to Miss McllwAIne, Ot fhIlAdelphiA by tn
r. Rev bishop Wood, day or two since.
W. +. WILBUR, the treasurer of Growers
Theatre has the management VI the sacred Con,
cert ct FOTd's Theatre, tO-morrog u ght, 10 be
gwen by Madame kretschmAr Herr HAbemAnD.
Herr HeTmAnns, AMI Herr StephAni o. course
the business details Of the Concert will be well
attended to.
MAJ. FITZHUGH BIRSEY, A. A. G., Of Mai,
Gen. BlTney's btAH, who arrived in this city about
one week SinCe from the White House, Va eX.
piFed yesterday. He had been with ike Army OF
The Potomac since Its organization. HIS lOdy Will
be embAlmed and sent North by his friends.
Col. WIN. s. FIsH, formerly Provost Marshal
OF Baltimore, has been released from the Albany
penlte tlHTy, having paid his hne OF 10000
Mrs. SARAH LITTLEs, sister of Ira Stout, who
was convicted OF the murder Of her hubb nd In
1858, has been pATdOned by Cow seymour She
now lives with her mother, on the Hudson Tlver
below Sing Sing, aud processes TO be oil FtllglouI
turn OF mind.
JOsLFH HOWARD, Jr., the proclamation forger
is AnnC uneed 10y the Havana papers, IN their ae
eouuls et ihs forgery, as "prOpretOT OF the Brook
lyn klgiS' aud formerly chief slitOr OF the New
York I'meI and Tribune.
JoHE II. LEsTER, formerly Of Norwich, and
later Of New London, aud brooklyn, N. Y, has
been tried before general court. martial at For
hess Monroe and has been sentenced to be con-
nned at hAEd labor with ball and ehAia for ten
years, for manufacturing arms for the enemies OF
the United States, and reasonable and diSlOyA al
90 duct generally