The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-03

NovEb Wars or RAIsIra Norrr.-
Our readers hsvs hoard of the rsocakd
sale of . bag aod Of , fsck u -four by
the CaliforDiaBs. astii The proceeds had
seached City or sixty Thousand dollars for
the funds Of the Sanitary Coanissioo
A correspondent Of the Christian Ipouir-
er relatss some other novel expsdieps to
which the people have resortsd to raise
means for the same good object. 10 con-
nection With the NOV ements OF Rev. DR..
Bellows. The writer says:
"On bis (Dr. Bellows) recent trip to
the interior Of the state, wag who knew
how to make his waggery serve good
csase, announced to his fellow passengers
that they could have the privilege. on
payment Of dollar, of shaking hands
with = live Doctor Of Divinity; and his
victim taken thus at disadvantage, vas
compelled to stand the while the jolly
strsam flowed BY, and filled his hat iuil oi
silver and gold. But this was only the
beginning OF the days sport. A dish Of
strawberries sent to the same individuaI
was seized upon and sold-the smaller
berries for dollar apiece, the largest ber-
y tor hundred and twenty five dollars.
Then, when they reached their destina.
ton. picnic ground on tie Pacific rail.
road, couple of hares, which some fei-
low passengers had shot, were sold for
two hundred and fifty dollars; another
considerable sum was raised By an excel
lett lady who bridged ditch with
plank, that people might 90 over to see
snake which she had found, chaspiog fifty
cents more 70 get back
lo San Francisco last month, the vo-
ters contributed almost Eve thousand dol
lars Il the polls-nearly half dollar for
every vote; and some Chinamsn, Who
wished 10 vote like Yankees, went away
quite satisfied after being solemoly march
ed up TO the contribution boxes and allow
ed deposit their ballots in the form of sill
yer dollars Any vaggery or exuava-
gancs is permitted, if it aids to swell the
contributions for the Sanitary commission.
~ The Boston folks are still harp
ing on my daughter" The big organ is
their constant theme Of cougratulation.
They have bi-weekly noon concerts on
The organ-Thayer, Wilcox, Lang, Paine,
Mrs. Frobock and Morgan playing. OF
course, the programmes are strictly claA-
sical. and Dwigh.'s Journal is ecsta,ic
over athat deep. full, inexhaustible, fan-
tasia By Bach. in g. played by Mr. Lang,
Mr.. Dsight asso, IN mild rapture sug-
gestive alike of Pickwick and Swiveller.
| thus adds:
The great organ makes the only mu-
sic of these hot and dry midsummer DAYS.
And what do We want better? What
can be more grateful and refreshing, more
tranquilizing to the weary spirit, than to
retreat to the cool shade OF the Music Hall
II nidday on Wednesday or Saturday =,
,-ving the ciiy's turmoil behind you,
"'s ths grand aspect and the gran.
he great instrument fill yor
aa. AZ , ,ea~ : sonjuring away a
-;., u''o Oh = Ssunting heavy
49,. nea,eoiy pea feiightfn
'east one hour the ever. Ae
Of war, These .
mornings, cheered not by the slen
1seo OF lisyrus or Melibeus. but bv The !
melodies Of swains far more insn,red
IKE bach and Hardel. Mendelssobn and
Dee'noven-are they no, a city privilege
"n,cn one might almost leaye seashoTe
and mountains to enjoy I"
from letter received from Az.
ton, date of July 26.h we learn of !.
shooting atiray which took place in Union
county on Monday, in which one Josbp.
NJ TrnePPafd shot man by the name of