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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
QEOTA OF ILLINOIS.

The Governor OF Illinois has just issued
a proclamation, from which we gather the
following facts: The quota of the State
under'th 500, 900 call is 52,o57, the ex
cess on forper drafts furnished by the
State is 55.875, leaving balance to be
raised under the call of l6, l82 men. I.
There will be no new regiments raised
under this call; but volunteers and draft
ed men will be sent forward to fill MP the
old regiments of the State.
Illinois ought to furnish enought vo'un.
teers to gil the quota of the State, in or.
der to maintain the glorious reputation
which she has already achieved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
PROPOSALS. FOR LOAN.

naAsuar DaPAnRMEaf, July q. 1874
Notice hsrcby given that sabsriptions viii be N.
eeived by the Treasurer Of the Uu.. State the several
Assistant Treasures and designated D-possres, and by
the National Banks designated and qualified a. pepots
res and Financial Agents. for Treasury Notes PAYABLE
three from August l 1884 bearing interest at the
of and per cent per annum With
semannua coupons attached payable in lawful money.
These notes win be convertible the option of the
holder maturity into six per cent gold bearing bonds
reeemabie afer five and payable twenty years from An
gust Is, 1857.
The viii be issued In denominations Of my
hundred ave hundred thousand, and nvs thousand
may be directed by the subscribers.
All subscriptions must be for fifty dollars, some
multiple Of fifty dollars.
Duplicate certificates will be issued for all deposits
The party deposdng must endorse upon the ortsisai
certificate the denomination Of required and wheh
they be issued in blank payable to order
When endorsed they be left With the officer re-
ceving the deposit be forwarded to this Department
The notes will be transmitted to the free Of
transportation charges soon after the receipt Of the
original Certificates of Deposit they be prepared
Interest viii be allowed August 15 all deposits
made prior TO that date and viii Ne paid by this Depart
ment upon receipt Of the original certificates.
A. the notes draw interest from August IS persons
making deposits subsequent TO that date pay the
interest accrued from date of date Of deposit
Parties depositing twenty-five thousand dollars and
upwards for these any tins will be allowed
commission Of onequarter Of one per cent which viii
be paid by this department the receipt Of bill fer
the sraount certified By the officer with whom the
deposit made No deductions for commissions must
be made from the deposits.
ohcers receiving deposits will that the proper en-
dorsements male upon the original certificates.
All officers authorized receive deposits requested
to give applicants all desired information and afford
every facility for making subscriptions.
W. P. FESsRNDEN,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
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Washington, August IL.

"asninSton, August IL.
A letter from City Point, 1lth, gives
m account of the explosion OF boat
loaded with ammunition. Buildings
we're demolished, tents scattered, horses
killed in every direction. The new de-
pot building was mass OF ruins and
number of persons were killed and wound.
ed. The boat was being unloaded by
negroes. numbering nearly 100, and it is
supposed shell must have dropped
which communicated FIRE to the whole
lot. Luckily most of the small shells
&c., struck the steep bank Of the landing,
or the loss of iifs would have been very
large.
The Postofice and Adsms,~ Express
Office were nearly thrown down, the iarss
number Of persons occupying them, mir
aculously escaping with slight bruises.
A boat loaded with stores laying along
side and another was torn to pieces
. large portion of it being raised COM
pleteiy out of the water and thrown
through the storehouse on the dock.
Capt. Benedict and Capt. Ames, of the
Conmissary Department, were in the
building at the time. and were buried il
the ruins. After considerable labor they
we're extricated, neither being fatally in.
jured, though great deal bruised.
Capt. D. Dwiiey, who was in his tent
quite distance from the spot. was STRUCK
IN the head by piece Of she'll, and in.
jured, though not severely.
Mr.. Mckee, bis clerk, was 60 seriouslv
injured at the same time that he cannot
recover.
Lieut.. Lane, Of the Navy Department.
was sligh,ly injured.
James Thorpe, clerk in the Ordnance
Office, waa killed.
Mr.. Fay, Of the Sanitary Commission.
VAS slightly injured. =
Mrs. Spencer, Relief Agent, received
sligHt Injuries.
The casualties are believed to be Il
least 80 killed and about 100 wounded.
A number Of bodies of .coiored persona
have been found besides those already
mentioned, and there are l6 in tho boat.
hospital, while others wera ecattsred -
dihsfent localities. Twenty ave coio.ed
mon, more Or less wounded. vers tsisr
to tbs Cclored General Hospital. vhere
several smputAtioas were made.
Five shells passed through the s,ni,.,;
Commission boat. No ons on i - ;n
jured. @ ssss IS sIss-
L Il , believed that many bodies 4,
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Sheriaanss Command.
New York, Aug.

New 1Jrk, Aug. IL.
The Times Washington special say.
the hsppiest results have already followed
the appointme nt of Sheridan to the com.
maud Of the Middle Department. Conf
dence and tranquility appear to be restor-
ed in Maryland and Pennsy lvania, and We
shall probably have vigorous prosecu-
tion of the campaign down the Shenan-
dosh Valley.
The Times correspondent, writing
from Sheridan's army on Boliver Heights.
9th, says the troops are in the most rug
ged health.
The 10Th corps has improved greatly
since its transfer from the swamps OF
Louisiana to this Department. The l4th
corps are said to have arrived, and every
available man has been ordered to his
command.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
The GOVERNMENT LOAN.

The Government needs money to car
on the war, and Secretary Fessenden ap
peals to the people to furnish it. None,
is as essential to success as men, an,
patriotism demands of men of means th
contribution of their money for carryin,
on the war quite as urgently and will
like imperative reason that it demand
the bone and muscle Of the country il
the field.
This Is proposition which no man can
successfully contravert, and therefore no
citizen can withhold his means from the
necessitie. of the Government, and at the
same time deserve the reputation of a
patriot
The war must stop unless men are rails.
ed under the call of the President, and it
will step none the less effectually unle IS
money is raised under the appeal of the
Secretary of the Treasury. Let every
man who has any money to invest con-
slider this fact, and seriously reflect as to
the requirements Of duty and patriotism
in the premises. And then, in view of
the fact that the chances that investments
In Government bonds are likely to be as
profitable as any other, let him resolve
the doubts in favor of the line of duty,
and come up to the aid of the Govern
ment and plank down his greenbacks for
Government Securities. Remember these
bonds draw 3 10 per cent interest per
anuum, which is fair interest for these
times. And remember, moreover, that
when the war is over and specie pay
ments are resumed, that Government
bonds bearing interest will be the best
stocks in the market. All other stocks.
including banks and railroads, and all
other property, and especially real estate,
will fall much lower in proportion than
Government stocks when "that good
time" of specie payment comes round
again. This fact is one which should
have a controlling influence with all per-
sons who seek safe, permanent and prof
liable investments, and it is fact estab-
lished not only by our own history, but
by the history OF other countries also, and
is entitled to the weight of an uuquestion-
able financial axiom. Then let all sound |
practical business men, as well as all pa
triots. embrace the present opportunity
to render effectual aid to their country in |
its hour of need and to make profitable
investment for themselves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
Oenvsntion At BuHale.

New York, Aug. IL.
The Posts Washington Baltimore cor.
respondent says . paper written BY
h. w. Davis is in circulation, calling /
Union Convention at Buffalo, to make
nominations for President aud Vice. Pres.
ident. It strongly arraigns the Admins.
trat'on for shortcomings. and urges the
setting of it aside to prevent anarchy and
rebellion.
The Commercials Washington special
says the story of Secretary Stanton res
'gnatlon was premature at least and the
reported resignation of Seward, Blair and
Secretary Welles was entirely withou,
foundation.
The National Intelligencer urges
nomination Of Senator Cowan at Chicago
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

PERsoNAL.-Our long g-time friend H.
p. Seholte. of Pella, did us the honor to
call upon Us in our sanctum yesterday
He is in the enjoyment of excellent health
and rejoices in fine flow Of spirits az
ever.
We hope to have the pleasure Of return
ing his call by rail between this and the
Presidential election, if our friends Of the
Des Moines Valley Road do not disap.
point US
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
IOWA TROOPS AT wAsasneroN.

l -
"Linkensale," writing from Washing.
ton to the Des Moines Register, says that
the Iowans at the National Capital have
been blessed and had their State pride
grati6ed by seeing Hawkeye regiments
march up Pennsylvania Avenue.
The 24th Iowa, Col. Wilde. command
ing, was the FIRST to STRIVE, followed short.
Iy by the 2sd. Col Harvey Graham, and
the 28,h, Lieutenant Col. Wilson COM
manding.
The splendid appearance and military
bearing of the men was generally remark
ed. and made decided impression upon
the Washingtonians.
Link" remarks: "I heard several
men, one of whom was an old soldier from
Massachusetts,. speak in the very highest
praises OF cur boys. The old soldier said
they we're the finest looking set of men be
ever saw-no wonder Iowa has got such
a reputation out West You have no
idea how much better the Iowa troops ap-
pear than most of the troops we see here.
When they march there are no stragglers,
not man 'fearfully demoralized.' They
appear better on an ordinary march than
many on review. Ihave ever been proud
of Iowa, but am prouder of her thu n |
ever, now that | have seen her troops Dc |
tually marching to the 'front.'"
The regiments, it seems, were 6rst to |
be used in operating against the raiders
On the Upper Potomac.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

Washington, Aug. Ii.
Inree more Of the western cauhterfeit-
ers arrived here and have been committed
to the Old Capital Prison.
Thirty more rebel officers were To. day
sent to Ft. Delaware.
Seven deser.srs from the army. found
guilty OF dessrtion and sentenced to be
shot, have had their sentences commuted
TO confinement on the Dry Tortugas.
The amount Of subscriptions to the
7-3o loan reported ct the Treast try De-
partment to-day is nearly half : million
dollars.
d. Cuiby. OF Vermont, was to-day
sn0fn 10 q. LEICESTER of the Treas pry, in
place s. Z. Chittsndeu, resigned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

EF The secesh-sympathizing peace
wing of the copperhead party are holding
meetings throughout the country. in i'm
itanon of Byington's mass meeting a,
Iowa City, to influence the Chicago Con
vention in favor of peace platform.
The Peoria disunion and revolutionar,
resolutions constitute the model by which
the platforms of these meetings will al
be fashioned under the manipulations o
the secret treason propagandists Of the o
A. K. association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

why Governer LescAer's II Heus was
The Copperhead press has set up . loud
howl AS they always do when rebels suf-
fer because Gen. Hunters command
burned the house of Letcher, the rebel
Governor of Virginia, during til cir re.
cent raid on Charlottesville. TIE Wash.
iDgton Star explains why the house was
burned, as follows:
Va the ARRIVAL OF Gen. Hunters troops
at Lexington, the residence of Governor
Lstcher was cared for and protected by
his order, as was all other private prop.
erty In that town. After being there
two days, there was discovered in a de.
serted printing office manuscript proc
lamation, written and signed BY John
Letcher, which had been set up, exhort.
Ing the citizens of the town and country
TO assasinate our troops from behind trees
bushes. etc. The discovery so incensed
Cen. Hunter and his army that he order.
ed the destruction Of Letcher's house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

nM- Ohio has furnished brilliant
galaxy of stars to illuminate the record of
this war. Grant, Sherman, Rosecrans.
MCPHERSON, Curtis, Sheridan. Kautz,
Weitzel, Garrard and Crook, were all
bred. and, We believe, all born in the
Buckeye State.
All the rest Of the States Of the North
combined cannot furnish as splendid q
roll of gallant aud successful Generals
as the State of Ohio.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
.HERIFFS SALE

~ STATE og Io~a, LEy CouyTY-ss
BY virtue Of special execution to me directed i.~nes
the Clerk Of the District Court said county in favor
" Hrsm bafney and against John A. Bishop land xIso
decree against Alice Bishop and others have levied
upon and wiz sell to the highest bidder at the front door
oi the Clerks Once Of be District Court Of Lee Couuty
low ~ htosnk In said county, the 10th day OF ST..
'smber. A. D. 1854 between The hours OF O'Clock A.
ana clock p NJ, commencing at o'clock p NJ of said
the iooSfnS property to-vit: Lots A eight
.s, hine ~ Ten no. eleven {lli and twelve H2k Ia
9iock twenty 2s In the town Of Montrose Lee county
10 satfsfy said writ ofex xecutiop ''
Keoknk. AnE ii, 1854. ISRAEL svpppsox
1fih'sa fees w. Sheriff Of Les County, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

WAR DErAsrNsxr, J
Washington, August IL. /

WAR DEPAarNssr. J
Washingson, August IL.
To General Dix:
No further Intelligence has been 70
celved from Mobile except from deserters
Who report the capture Of the city, bal
nothing Official.
den. Sherman reports al we'll, snd thai
he i knocking Atlanta with Al inch
shells.
No denomination has been made by
our forces in front Of Petersburg.
Sheridan has not been heard from to-
day.
(Signed.) e. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
Invasien Of Indiana.

Cincinnati, August ii.
The Gazette's special from Indianapo.
lis says Gen. Darlington has received in.
formation that Col. Adam johnson is at
Morgmville, KY, with 1000 men, and
threatens to attack Mount Veraon, Ind.
Another force of 1000 il scattered
through adjoining counties, prepared to
co-operats with Johnson.
The river il very low and can be easily
fordsd. and gunboa.s cannot be operated.
Gen. Darlington has ordered the whole
line of the northern bank to be picketsd,
and has made requisition on Governof
Morton for 2, 500 men.
A later dispatch says four hundred
and fifty rebels attacked the 48th Ken
tuoky on the 9th at Salem, KY, and were
soundly beaten.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
NOTICE.

To Pollard Elbert:
are hereby notified that there nov on file In the
low1 y Fort Madson, petition Of Samuel vail pray
of tne OF certain executed by
ing lot In block 1856 city Of Eeokuk Lee oonntv Tav,
$40 os ~as sod TO plaintiff for the taxes due said cty
ne year and he has since paid other taxes
IA. are added to his lien. Plaintiff prays that the
ute 70 ssad lot may be quisted in him. and that your
equity OF redemption and your claim upon sa,d Iot
may be cut o6 and foreclosed ~ "
ness yoa appear thereto and defend before noon Of
second day next term OF said Court ch
on the LIST Monday OF September next decree will
be renedred against you thereon by defsrlf
RANKIN MccRARY
aac stamp och Atty's for Plaintiff.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
CONVENT OF THE Wis ITATION,
~

LUIS academy was founded in the year 1853 Try the
Sisters OF the Visitation since fts sta
saJ"yed reputation as Female Institute of the first
class L. located the heights Of R-osu h. overlook
ant Tide OF about twenty minutes Tis EOS xshsr " III
rroad facilities renders easy of access n all seas
vns p ns Ihesstuaton y healthy dpi >srsesaue
9ot only OIL the ey, but also Of Missouri and aois-
Inc course ot instruction comprises the com noa and
nIgner hngii-h branches with the Of Gobe prose
poetea composition, together with the Greek Latin
.s, ,,an, freneh and German Languages Vocal Music
Painting in Water Colars Oil and @ Velvet Plr nnd
work ~ '>
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

@rThe Glenwood Opinion has chang
ed hands, and is now owned by Messrs.
Hale d. Ballard, the latter gentleman be.
ing the editor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
Washington. Aupust II.

The decision Of Acting Commissioner
Rollins that 7:30 Treasury notes are liza
bic to tax, appliss oaly to banks that
hold them - : part Of their capital stock
The 18th section Of the last loan act ex.
prsssly exempts oil u s. Treasury notes
~ we'll a. bonds from State and muni-
cipal taxation. a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES


Denver City, Aug. TO-
To correct probable misspprehension
IN regard to the safety Of travellers on the
overland route, it is proper to say that,
although the Indians have been very
troublesome Of late in stacking unarmed
trains and numbering emigran6 unable to
defend themselves, there has = vet been
no attack by the Indians, as far as known.
upon the mail coaches which run regular.
ly both ways.
y The mails were ordered to be stopped
at Atchison, to day, by the Saperintend
end of the overland line, owing to the
stock being carried off from some of the
stations, but it is believed that our troops
are being so distributed along the route a.
fully 10 protect it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

DA- The candidates for the guberns-
tional chair in Indiana are making m &C.
tive canvass on the stump, and the q MON
men are responding in great enth husiasm
to the patriotic appeals Of Gov. Morton.
The soldiers of Indiana will be at home
to vote, and will carry the State BY a
overwhelming majority for Lincoln and
Morton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
NV York. A00ust II.

The Posts Washington special says
pports from ths 6hsDspdoaA VallsyFep
resent that Sheridan Is pursuing the re-
tfeatiag forces Of Early, asd there 3 !
stroag probability shat he win overtaks
fh1m md torse . battlo, =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
IOWA ITEMS.

DAvEsPoRT.-Att the war meeting on
Tuesday evening, Judge Dillon presided.
The Board of Supervisors were Instructed
to make an appropriation of one hundred
dollars bounty TO each volunteer duly
credited to Scott county. Patriotic ad-
dresses were made by Dillon, Lane, Gen.
Baker and others.
Smith, a halter of Davenport. has
offered premium of twenty dollars
to the best lady equestrienne at the Couu-
ty Fair.
The Iowa State Dental Convention
met In Davenport on Wednesday morn
ing.
There is model young lady living
mot a hundred miles" from Davenport
who has helped her father harvest this
season from choice, not from necessity
DUBUQUE. The Dubuque Herald, OF
Tuesday, says that crime is alarmingly
upon the increase in that city. We CLEAN
the following from from its police items:
"Daniel Mclaughlin, who assaulted off.
Ger Mace, was bound over to Court in the
sum OF $500.
A man from Waverly had his poke,
picked Of $500. A gentleman had his
rom entered and trunk broken open
in broad daylight. Sunday night the
Marshal shot one of two men who were
trying to break into house.
The Agricultural Fair for this coun.
ty is held at Dubuque, commencing Sep.
tember 5th. and continuing FIVE days.
Wood was sold at Wholesale on The
levee at So 56 per cord, the highest sun
paid for wood in the city.
Among the plates captured in the
recent great haul of counterfeiters' tools
in ST. Louis, was FIVE dollar plate of the
State Bauk Of Iowa.
"A patent for adjusting pattern o.
boots was recently issued to Mr.. Angus
tine, of Dubuque.
The check clerk al the freight depo
of the Dubuque Railroad, has been twic,
drafted in Pennsylvania, where he for
merly lived.
| DEs MorNEs.-The Register says ths
real estate is changing hands rapidly, 40.
some heavy sales have eeen recently made
1t thinks that in FIVE years the population
of the city will be $4,000.
The District Court has entered upol
the third week OF the suit of G. G. How
ard, the most tedious case ever tried il
that Court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

i R Notwithstanding the frequent
murders and outrages committed unde.eet-
ed in English railway -earri ages, there is
not the least attempt to remedy the evils.
The English would rather ride in close.
locked up compartments and be murdered
than adopt the American plan Of equali-
ty and be safe. Thackeray says, "Let us
be genteel or die." The English do
both.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

New York, Aug IL.
James Mccall. an old merchant of this
city, died to-day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
DIED j.

On the lIth inst, MATTE ANNA ,ounss~, s.nvb.~r
OF JoHs NJ. aud ANNA NJ. siraoI, aged eight months
The Funeral viii take place from the residence Of il.
parents ON Bondcau. between Twelfth and Thirteenth
Streets this evening ut O'clock Friends OF the family
are invited to attend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

S~There is boy living At Tresilliao,
Mass, namsf Inward Weeks. who, al
though only twelve years Of age. stands
Eve feet five inches high, i very bopy,
measures thirty-three inches round the
waist, and is Of the astonishing weight ol
l80 pounds, or about double that Of any
ordinary youth of the same age
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

- Professor SiIliman, Jr., Of Yale
college, who has been analysing the sil-
yer ores of Nevada. thiuks thai the vield
of even the richest mines miaht evan q
donbled BY the nee Of more seienti6e
knowledge and skill. s. s.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL FAIR
or THE
SCOTT COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL 6OCIETY
WILL BE HELDA AT
DAVENPORT, IOWA,
sEnEAsER -, 10. u, n IND Is, 1854,
$4,000 offered Presssi,e,ns .


Liberal arrangements have been made with the rail,
roads and for the transportation Of stock
and passengers to the Pair.
". X. HAIGHT, sec'y,
1u4lL0IA a4 Perry III
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12

A-Col. David Chambers, prominent
citizen of Ohio, died at his residence in
Zanssvills on Monday last.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-12
n Ar n led.

On wednesday, 10th inst, by Rev. James Brown Mr.
LoEks CtfN1ssos, Of this city, Mrs. CAraAa1xE G
LAypsRsvR Of Peoria Ills