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CITY OF PORTLAND.
In the Year One thousand Eight Hundred a
,SirfB-f0ur,

In the Year One thousand Eight Hundred and
Sirfyfour.
An Ordinance Amending the Revised Ordinance ON
Streets
Be 10 ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, and COM
mon Council 9fthe City Of Portland, in City Coaa-
ell assembled, as Jolio,0s -
SECTION /. Section 40 of the revised Ordinance
on Streets is hereby amended by striking out the
words "sx and half o'clock" in the eleventh lire
oil said section and ins rting the words five O'Clock
and also by striking out the words five O'Clock" in
the thteenth line of said Section and inserting the
WORDS -four o'clock,P so that said Section amend
ca shal read as follows, TO witt
oEc fioN 4u-All artic es brought by railroad TO be
ianoeu IA Commercial street. shall be unloaded on
the southeast side of the rairf ad track aud every
htce landed IA The strest. either FROM for the
purpose OF belng landed upon the cars shall be so
placed as not to obstract any street or way
crossing Commercial street, or oounecting With n
and as to leave clear space not less than four-
teen feet in width from the coping stone and sball
not be allowed to remain in the street over six
working hours after they are landed
Pr0ptded. hocerer. that cars may be unloaded In.
TO store and loaded from stores, the nortn.west-
erly side of said railroad track, after nve o'clock in
day of Oc ober and after four O'Clock in the evening
during the other six months of the year
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
June 10, 1864
This bill having been twice read, passed to be
dained. JACOB MCCLELLAN, Mayor.
In COMMON COUNCIL, June Is, 1864.
This bill having been twice read passed TO be or
dained. j ii HAMLES. President.
Approved, JACOB MCCLELLAN, Mayor.
June l5-i2w j, NJ, HEATH, City Clerk,
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06

GEN. WAsHBuRyx BADLY ScARsD
AaAIs.-Ons Of our citizens who has
just returned from Memphis, Tenn, in
firms Us thst on last Thursday night q
tragedy and comedy were enacted in
that city o. .psnics, which created large
sensation From some cause, not stated,
. Eght arose between soms of ths white
and : portion Of the black troops, in
which guns and pistols were freely used,
and it 10 ssid that seventeen Of The color
ed soldiers were killed. The firing wss
SO brisk that it was thought the rebels
had made another dash into the city
The alarm gun vas fred Il the forr, the
drums we're beat. and the citizens arose
from their b.ds in the gacstest alarm and
excitement General Washburne, Who
was snocxing in his bed, dreaming oi
rebel bullets. battle fields, big guns, and
never fsdding laurels.- was awakened BY
the dread alarm, and, recolleclipg his
former narrow escape from being captur-
ed BY Forrest. jumped out Of bed, aud,
without waiting TO decorate his person in
his usual "gorgeous" array, made >
stnight streak for the breastsorks. Il
IS said that skirts cf his neither garments
vas thrown into horizontal position and
that HE toe-naiis made the gravel fy like
hail. Great relief vas felt when il wss
ascertained that the firing WAS only liz
tie skirmish among the boys, but there
was not much sleeping done in Memphis
that night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06

"A ghost is walking in Rochester
much 70 the terror Of goyd sitisens. Ii
may be the ghost Of ooprerheadisms come
back to haunt the Union, copperhead
newspaper.
John B. Coughs lecture engage
ments ere said to cover every evening MP
to next June l. is aso stated that he
was offered $500 to repeat his last lecture
in Boston, bus was unable TO do 20.
The King of Prussia is chief Of al
the lodges Of Freemssons in bis kingdom
OF his position he has just taken advantage
to transmit to the grand masters Of all th,
lodges in Berlin and provinces circular
exhoitng oil tie members 70 RENAL,
s.fsi,hfal to the King" in the politica
struggles of the immediate future.
The ladies' Of Paris, not conten
with dying their hair red. nov dye thei
lspdogs TO match the colcr Of dresses :
Green dogs, yellow dogs, and sky. blu
Jugs are iii the rage. !,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06
Cincinnati, Dec, 5.

Cinelnnati, Dec. D.
! Major General S,anley, wounded at the
battle At Franklin, srrived yes,crdsy. He
says the reports Of the battle that have
reached the public have not exaggerated
the rebel Losses.
!. The 6ghs was made to save our trains
which we're Of enormous sixs, filing the
roads for IL miles. 1t was no. intended
20 hold Franklin longer than necessary to
get our property out OF the way. The
rebels had been pressing rs very hard
from Cstambias aad q one time We we're
in great danger, but Hood Lost his cppor-
tunity in not attacking 10 force at Spring
iIill
Scho6eld's army consisted Of the Alb
and 23i corps, together with few regi.
ments that recently entered the service.
Thsy len l,uias&i Novaaber 23d, and
were 90 closely presssd that it vas fear4a
at one fine the artillery wagons and trains
would have TO be abandooed. but by coed
Management al we're brought through
safely. = Sth# ~
Gen. Stanley has besn 10 nearly all the
battles in tennessee aud Georgia, but say.
the Dusketry fra At Franklin was for an
hour the most intense ever witnessed. lr
addition We had as guns in action, hav
ing full sxcep Of the rebel columns. ,ss
: The Commercisns Nssnyiir dispa,ct
says Murffeesboro, Bridgeport and Chat
lanooas are safe, .s..s
Nashvifia nnd suvrnnndirr connfrv fn,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06

"A man wAs 4freseed at 81. JohasbuE,
updef The vagrant act the other deJ, so
proved III idspGty ahy the editor of ..
Caledonias, who sscoEuised him - on
who 6osnssiy wrots poetry fef tbst paper
The 0Alsdoeisn says; "Tbs man uas u
one proaosnssd iassne and discharged =
Applications have bsen received By
the Governnsut Of Liberia and BY Che
Ameriean Colonisation Society. from nu-
msroas eolofed Sssidenls or Barbadoes.
Meet IsdipS,. for ths means Of reaching
end ef making comfortable settlement
n The grssiag African Republic Of Ii
beria-
Thee exosvssicos ss PoDpeii have iuss
led 70 tho discovery OF temple of Jsso,
On the fsgs 81 which were scattered sbous
more thar 200 skslstons Of women and
children, Who, during the sfsption Of
Yessviss, fastened 10 Tho temple 10 i'm.
plere the prsseesion Of tho goddess.
A brother and sister met 10 Lowell,
II Massachusetts, on Thanksgiving day, Who
hsd not sec each other before for more
than forty years. The sister is 76 years
Of age, esides in Lowell with SON The
brother. Who is Il years Of age, resides 10
Maine.
"A custom i now becoming general
il Paris for tho workman to take cup Of
coffee - soon - be risss. his dejenner or
breakfast n halfpast eleven or twelve,
and his dinner st home with his family
after leaving work at halEpast Eve or
six.
Tho aggregate amount Of money
which has been raised and expended by
the seyer.l towns In vermont 10 bounties
tor volunteers 10 nearly four million Of
dollars.
AT the Methodist Sabbath School,
Bangor, Ne, on Sunday evening OF last
week. beautiful Bible was presented to
Helen A. Osgood for committing to
memory 1860 verses from the Bible 10
six months The imposition Of such q
task il more than cruel. She is only ten
years DID,.
NC tatest dItS I6cBtOu - tlaS CT
co.or;ag the furry coats Of the little poo
dies and King Charles spaniels. so that
they may come out from daJ 10 day in .
fresh costume OF blue, green. pink or pur-
pie. to match the prevailing shade of their
mistress toilet.
They have a sharp scent for rebs At
Burlington, vt. They saw some signals
the other day-knew they did-and q
steamer was cleared for action aud run to
the spot, where the "signals" wore found
to be two innoccns sea-gulls summing
themselves.
"A Democratic psper consoles itself as
follows: aIt 10 no shame to belong to the
minority. Noah aud his family we're in
she minority, while the vast majority went
10 destruction, pretty much as they are
going now"
Notwithstanding the heavy tax on
tobacco, cigar dealers assert that the de.
mand for the weed has increased ra.nel
! than the contrary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06
New York, Dec. 8.

!. sssss assn New York, Dec. s.
The Times Nashville special Of the Sd
rays: The enemy's Ghe oi battle is JUS,
two miles from the city.
Marffsesboro, Bridgeport and Chat
tapooga ore deemed saie. -. i
Commodore Fitch has = feet of gun.
boets here. .-sss.s sn
Gen. Cheasham has his headquarters d
the house Of Mr.. Edmonson on she Nut.
freesboso pike. four miles from the city,
end told me that Hood had orders 10 gc
To- Nashville Or 70 hell. 81 ~
Tho sitaation. Of oar forces is consider
ed perfectly satisfactory. s.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06
0ur Cavalry Within Six Miles Of "a
-va1nAhs


V81088t
~ Wsshingtos, Dec. s.
Tho Republican Of this city in au extra
publishes the following:
By the arrival Of The Government trans.
ports At Fort Monroe last evening the
Government has received advices from
Sherman to the 2d Of Dec, aud that whes
the steamer left information bad reached
Savannah that Shermao's advance Of cav.
airy was within six miles Of that city.
This does not conflict with the new,
btohght by the steamer Belle, which ar-
rived Saturday night, that Havsnnah pa.
pers announeed that Sherman's army
vas within forty miles of that city. These
papers do not state what date be Was thai
distance from the city. A gentleman re-
Gently from Savspnah Informs Us there
are no important defenses on tho west side
Of Savannah.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06
Nem ADVERTISEMENTS
- = ; -
GHERIFFS SALE.

SIA7s on Iowa, LEE CouE-y--ss.
~ virtue OF spccia execution TO directed Issued
~ tae Clerk of the 6nwsrs Court Of Iowa In favor Of
Hiram barney, and aEsinst d. R. Little. a. isvs
l-viesi upon and viii sell to the highest biddcr nj tho
ffyuf door Of tAs Cerks once of the district Co Of Lee
county Iowa. at Keokrk in said county o the I'll day
Cf JAgDsry, A. D. 1865 between the horrs n D ojoci
y and o'clock ~ commerein, a. o'clock n m of
said day, the following property, The northeast
quarter Of sscttsn - tcsnship es noth range wst:
aso the norheast Qrsrer OF tie northeast quarter O;
section 60 township 60 north tf range vest and all
the southwest quarter Of fheso1hwest quarter Of
tion r. township 66 north Of range west IA Ice
~, iowa
Tsken ieSied upon, and To be sold b. ordx Ct court
satisfy sid writ OF execution.
Printers Fee ~ o. ISRAEL ANDERSON.
keokek, Dec q, cL S4srid Of Lee Co., Iowa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06

New York, Dec. 5.
Ia the rebel Seuats last Wednesday res.
olntions denonncing The seizure Of the
Florida were insrodpced. They say III Is
the duty OF the Brazilian government to
protect Confederate property within its
territory and dsmasd the restoration Of
the ship snd provide for tho appointment
OF commission 10 Brazil ON the susisc.,
also fur lay ing tie fact before the Faro
psan governments.
Mr.. Ford. in the House, introduced =
resolution tha. Congress cannot interfere
vi b reference to tho emancipation OF
slaves Is suggested by Davis, and that
though impssisic for States to acs separate.
y 10 Beg0lation for peace. the right to dc
80 naturally inheres in each one, Ind pro.
vidiDg fora csnvea,ioa Of delegates from
each State TO devise measures for the Wig
orous prosecution OF the war, in order tc
socurs m early cessation of hostilieies.
The Richmond Whig OF the "a say,
Price with large army is within striking
distance OF Little Rock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06

49, The New York World 6ads 90 lit
tle ia coosonance With the sentiments OF
the Coppefheads In the nttersnces Of ihs
pulpit aow-a-days, that il departed frotn
the cGstom Of tho New York uewspapeis
ssshs seeeut Thanksgiving BY onitii6Il
all reports Of sermons delivered On thai
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06

Baltimore. Dec. 8.

OeHi0oSe, dec. ..
The Richmond Enqaifer Of the Sd has
an article on the Isse 6res IN New York,
ridicnling the affair and concluding as fol-
lows: s9Fs
"Of cosrSs it was rebel plot. Dt1
not tbsy Gre on Ssnter where vas plant
ed the old faS. A morality that does not
rsstnin violence to the emblem of the
best government ever, &c., DO, will hard
y Be proof against the sin d burning
hosols. Nothing can be olsarer than the
proof q tAs Roomp'ict1y Of Davis in
burning OF attempts to 6urs some hall
dossn hctela ia New York. ~
We iaSs never read snytiiisk more
truly Yankee than this whole affair. Wi
are very glad 70 SEQ that all the, Southeru
refugees ars rsqssd1sd . register thsm.
selves. II 0sn. DIX will hang fkesn b,
will do service to our csuse. y 90 y
cowardly snsaks Who hare descrscd iheil
country are not aboys bQsef turning. WI
I.bops Dfx vii bAss ssst5 Mdhttss soa .
= = - - r. ~ -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06
A Tradegy..repusy sheriff Norton
and Albert Witter she'll
HKaALp OFFICE, OsKALoosA, Iowa, l.

Dec. Sd, Pm. !
The following are the particulars Of The
tragedy which occurred an hour or two ago.
A man calling himself George Jackson,
from Springfield. Ills, knocked down
Francis IIodgc, and robbed him of his
poeket.book. Some accounts cay. they
had bee drinking together previously
both Wa re apparently very much under
the influence Of liquor. Deputy Sheriff
G.. w. Norton was notified OF the robbery
and attempted to arrcs. Jackson. who drew
a revolver and shot Mr.. Norton in the
right Jaw. This occurred Deef the jail
Jackson ran and nnmber Of men after
him. He ran up near the Christian
church-on the wsy shooting At Mr.
Sweeney who was driving along the street
Albert Witter, q young man l8 year,
Of age, son of widow WitIer who recently
settled here. Was chopping wood 10 81
alley, aud the men in pursuit cried out tc
him to stop Jackson Who was then neal
him. Before Witter had tune to compre
hsnd what was wanted Of Kim. jackson
shot him, the ball entering The right ten
pie and going into the brain. Jscksot
was soon surrounded, arrested, and lcdg
ed 10 Jail. Before be gave up he VI!
wounded pretty severly 10 the head Mr.
Norton's wound though painful, is no
thought to be dangerous. Wiusn though
insensible for o time, vac when We sav
him. able to talk. His wound had no
been thoroughly examined, but the bal
appeared to have lodged in the front par
of the brain. HE physician is Of the opin
ion the wound viii prove fatal.
Jackson's pistol was small revolver
Hs had also on his person . small dir
kife.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06
CHERIFFS SALE.

SuEnfE 4 . CHILLI
~ srAFE or Iers, LEE Ccusrr--ss
By vrtne Of special etntnB directed isued
BY the Clerk Of the District Court of said county Ia fayrr
Of Amos Hitks, aud Against james Trls have vied
upon and will sell to the highest bdcr the froi door u
the Clerk office Of the District cyf ~ Le county Iowa.
a. hsokuk. 10 said county, ths sfh day OF Jsnnhry.
A. ID, 1865, between the hours Of O'Clock A. NJ and
O'Clock NJ cofsmrnring af eoclpck p. NJ OF sid day,
the following property, towit: The nexhSsst qas;rr
Of section Z6 township 6T north offaHge west In Lee
county, Io~s-
Taken levied us and ~ he sod by orsr OF Court to
satisfy said writ of ofexecrton.
hesksas. Br-. q. ISRAEis Anderson.
PrtatSr's Fee II % sAcriT OF Lse Co., lows
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06

IFaE Hsbci 0shezAls Killed.
Louisville, Dec. s.
This mornings . Journal contains the
following: Q
Nashville, Dec. 4.
Notbisg Of special interest has trans
pired to-day along the lines. Our irtil-
lery Was used at different points agsih,t
the rebels. Who arc engaged in erecting
breast works within hall mile Of ours.
Prisoners brought in last night say that
Brig. Gems. Gisl, Sirahl, Cranberry and
BIume. of the rebel army, were killed Il
F,snkIin. Gen. Chesiham lees asvery
Brig. Gen. in his corps.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06
HExKCUIIvE MANSION,
aWashington, Nov. 81, 1851

"DIAa MADAM: / have been shown
on the file Of the War Department I
|ststcnsnt Of the Adjntant General oi
Massachusetts, that you are the mother ol
fiye sons who have died gloriously on The
Geld Of battlc.
s,L feel how weak and fruitless must b.
any word Of mine which should attempt
ia be6ile ron from the grief Of ) loss q
ovsrwh whsiming: bat cannot refrsin from
[tesdsriee IN she sonaelssion that may
Be found in the thanks u the Republic
they died to save. A
II pray that or Heavenly Father nal
bsag y the sneaiaA 1t your bsrsavsmenta
| and leave only the cherished memory q
ths Iossd aud lost. and the soiemn peidl
that must BE- youn % hays lid 90 oostll
laseariGea .poa ~ slies feqlcs il
YSnrs, vsyy SiaSsas]g asd isspse,
lfsnv.sa xlaas ! III ~ l1mLv.
80 Nm. ny1r. Bost,a Ia
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06

Brsekinradss Declines Battle. q
8 . Is Louisville, Pee. 3.
Gen. Burbridge with bis command hss
rsacbsd Bsaa Statinp, SD Bssekenridgs
apparently declines battle and has fallen
back towards Vs. Ssoaenas viii, II nee-
sssary, aid his movement in thas:dine,
iion.
Maj. Gen. Jno. A. Logan left on khe
mail boat this p. n. for Cincinnsti.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06
Washiaatop. Dec. :.

Drafting was resumed ID Washiogtou
TO- day TO iill the 'de6ciensy ID The auoea
The editor Of the Rspnbllcan ~ lleiase
reporter for the same pepsF. wsse drsited
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06
Gold MARKET.

New York, Dec. 3.
Gold is without any speculation. Prices
opened s7 and after slight fall subse.
quently rallied TO a.a9. Il is unaffssted
By we'll founded rumors Of good news Of
importance having been received At Wash
ington. 6
New York, Dec. s.
The Commercial's Washington special
says.
There are rumors Of there being dis-
aster to the Union forces ID Georgia. 6n,
they are unfounded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06
Sssamss osntinsatal 1a.k
Cairo Dse. 8.

The steamer Continsatsl, sssk ysesss-
day .. -, siruek de ufsek a. fkA JkDSs
Noosgomery which caused her - si@k ID
thirty minutss, but vas run On hak b.
fese she 6iled. No vsess il N nain
deck; all the oargo ssvsd 10 . dauS Sesd
condition by the steamer Hannibal. The
boat can be raised essily.
Ehp soaamer Edward Walsh fron New
Orleans had 97 bhds sugar for Cinsin-
natl: q ditto and I6 bales cotton for 81
tou!; e. Addisioeal bales Of sostton ar
rived yesterdsy. n