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The New York herald., 1864-12-09

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-13

EXAMINING BoARps.-They have at
Washington what are called Examining
Boards, 10 inquire into the fitness of off
GERS for the positions held by them in the
army. Before one of these, composed
entirely of officers OF the regular army,
was summoned Pennsylvania voluntee 7
artillery captain. Among the questions
proposed was this:
What would you have done had you
been in command of Ricketts, regular
battery in the same position in which
that was at the FIRST battle of Bull Run
| would not have had my battery in
such position.
But suppose you had
Ii is hardly supposable case. / would
have been careful not to get such posi-
ton.
But, Captain. let us just suppose you
to have been in that position. Inform
the Board what you would have done.
If had got into that position. | would
have done Just as the regulars did on that
memorable occasion-run like bldzes.
An Assistant Surgeon was called be-
fore the same Board and asked What
would you do if a man was threatened
with feverg
Eudesvor to create preparation and re-
lieve him.
What course would you think best
adapted to invite Precipitation
think | would - order him be-
fore this Board for examination.
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something to do With tie recent happy
change il the conduct Of the British Gov
eminent towards this country.

REPoRT or THE JAPANESE AMsAssA-
DoRs.-The japanese Embassadors have
Published at Yeddo their impressions OF
America and Europe. They say:
"Of the women some are very hand
some-for example, the Empress. They
are, however, in general, less so than in
America. Their noses are sometimes
higher than the mon. They walk like
men, taking long steps; look men in the
face and laugh great deal, sometimes
very loud. In order to make themselves
look taller, they make their bonnets stick
up above their heads. Even the modest
women dance . great deal. They hook
on to the arms Of the men, and there are
days when every man has woman hang
ing on his arm. Are they their wives !!
We think SO. In general, the women en-.
JOY great liberty. What We say Of the
women of France applies to those Of all
Europe. The latter, with the exception
Of the Dutch, are inferior to the French.
We will not speak of their costume. 1t
is impossible to understand it; in the
evenings IL is not always decent"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-13

NEW BOOKS.
brokers' Columns;
Iron Furnsce;
War Pictures from the scuth, by Col. Estsvnn of
the southern Army:
The Canoe AID saddle;
Phins' Grape Cultures
Downing New rail bvok;
Life in the open Air;
Lest and esvec-by Mrs. Merton;
keekford-by Mrs. Lille Devereux Urasted:
Journal OF Residence q Georgia Plantation
By Mira 4. A keaib'e;
Poes works, biae AID Gold;
EExs's
Rests
Gibbons Rcre Vols
Chambers EogisSh Literature;
- lnlornAtlon FIR the People;
PscSsrd's Minor saygery;
The FLYING Dutcs r&n--AAxe:
Marian Grey-t. frs. Ii. 4 Holmes;
like and Unlike,
Les &iser4blex-
orpheas C. Sefr's Papers ed Series.
yreenxsoE's konitor
Cocks Voyages.
AT OdfS-by The Author ofQriis;
Burrs fieldsRc Gzr5en;
Vegetables IF America;
Pay siciagicai AemoIFs--by Hammond,
Hemeand Abroad. Second scriss;
Story ofihs Guard,
The PostsJourrxi, by BsyardTaylcr;
Pxrsor Brow niouis Book.
otsvango River;
Edwln BrotherIoft. OF Winthrop;
This day reeeiveasf
BRO|NELL's Book Store,
ncv25--c Cor. Ssin and 4ts streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-13

BAD FOR TEE BRITIsH.-In about two
hundred years, there or Whereabouts.
Great Britain will be dependent upon
this country for fuel. So says iha,
great gum of Anglo Saxon science, Sir
William Armstrong. He has made an
estimate of the quantity of coal in the
English coal beds, and thinks the supply
may last gle years. In his late inauru.
raj address before the British Association
he expressed the opinion that ia a centn.
ny or two the United States, which con-
tam coal fields thirsy-six times AS exten.
s've as those of England, will furnish
coal Tor Tue whole civilized world. IN
ger these circumstances, it behooves the
civilized world to be civil to the United
States. We have got the wherewithal
to enable outsiders to keep themselves
warm, and if they are no, on their nood
behavior they will have to stay GU, mn
cold during the pleasure of the Ame,;e.a
Eagle. 1t will be unnecessary to thrash
theiu IN case of misbehavior. We can
punish them by depriving them Of ire
Ii England should be sauey to our de-.
scendants few generations hence. all
they will have to do will te to let her
freeze. Even supposing John Bull should
be able 70 keep himself warm by exer-
else, ID the absence Of coal, what would
become OF him without the means of
roasting his beef and boiling his plum
puddingse The picture is too sad to be
CONTEMPLATED without emo,;on 49,.
he will be decent fellow. and not do
anything that may subject him to such 4
horrible state of restitution. 1t NAV ha
lat ''the coal of the future" has had
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spelling the Eioquence.

The Round Table, weekly paper re-
Gently started in New York, and appar.
emily destined to hold high place. and
welding wide influence, in one of q
series of "reminiscences Of Washington
Irving, tells the following capital story.
We have seen something like it before,
but nothing SO we'll done. 1t is not hard
to imagine how the eloquent and flute
voiced Mr.. Williams felt when he saw
his "pa,hetics" SO ludicrously murdered.
The case, if we remember rightly, was
an act of murder. Mr.. Williams, of
course, on the ground of his power over
the jury, was for the defence. His per-
sonation was exceedingly touching and
beautiful:
" Gentlemen of the jury" said be, "if
you can end this unhappy prisoner at the
bar guilty of the crime with which he is
charged, after the adverse and irrefraga-
bic arguments which l have laid before
you. pronounce your fatal verdict. Send
him to lie in chains upon his dungeon
floor, waiting the death which he is
to receive at your hands /; then go to the
bosom of your families-go lay your
heads on your pillows-ond sleep, u you
can -
The effect Of these closing words of the
great legal orator was at first thrilling !;
but by-and-by the pettifogger, who had
volunteered to follow the prosecuting at
torney, arose and said:
Gentlemen of the jury, | should de-
spair, after the weeping speech which has
been uade TO you by Mr.. Williams, of
saying anything to do away with its elo-
quence. | never heard Mr.. Williams
speak that piece of his'n better than what
he spoke it jest now. Onct l heerd him
SPEAK it in a case of stealing down to
Schaghticake, then he spoke it ag'in in
a case OF rape, up to Esopus; and the
last time heerd it, before jest now, was
when them niggers was tried-and con-
victed. too, they was-for robbing farmer
Van Pelt's hen house, over beyond King
stem. But | never knowed him to speak
1t SO elegant aud affectin as what he
spoke it jest now"
This vas poser The jury looked at
one another, whispered together, and our
pettifogger saw at once that he had got
them. He stopped at once, closing with
the single remark:
"lf you cant see, gentlemen of the
jury, that this one speech don't answer
at cases, then there is no. use't vf my
saying anything more p
And there wasn't, he had made his
case, and they awarded him their YER
dict.
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jass-d4v
NOTICE.

ToJ w Rankin, samr y Miller and James Larsin.
Defendants.
You are hereby notinsd tina; there is on Gle in
TIE Clerks ONCE Of the Dstrct Court Of Lee County
lows, at Keoknk, petition Of John Nelson claim Ing
mat you must redeem Lo4 O. Bieck lt9 from him and
Pay him the sum Of Oke thousand and kighty- fv o
Dollars erefor, or In default thereof that you be
foTeytr esiopped from setting up any claim
therein and praying also for relief wrh
NOW each 81 you must sppezr and answer said petit
ton by Of the day term Of ssid
Court. 70 be held The Monday Of Februsry l4
or Judgment and decree viii be had therein BY default
II. SCOTT HOWELL
tan4-d4w pl.iufirt. stso,nev
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ORIGINAL NOTICE.

20 Hannah W NILS, Geo Dixon, Charles Parsons Sc
Co, lie! eudangs
fon hereby severaly notified that In the sui. Of
Hirs Barney against soa IL the Listric, Court OF Lee
Coaniy, IoEa- al Ksokuk wherein a decree wac rem
dertd or or about the 5tsh or Juue lss that said
plaintiff Barney recover Of Hannah W. Mills so0i
5a-ioo ard that Let t3l Bs3ek 1851, IN Keokuk Iowa
be sold 10 psy the sams rule has been ordered for
Jon 70 shos cause Why SAID decree should not be
changed to shov he correct Block So, instead
OF Block % rs new entered.
No~- You are hereby required to appear End answer
10 said fnie and show eaas il any yon can why said
decree should be thus corrected uy the ais; asr Of
the re2t trrm 4 said Court be held on the arst
Moncay u February, A D., 1854
II. SCoTT HOWELL,
GeciT-f4w piairt4E7s sttornr~
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NOTICE.

To Jonathan B French, John Maxwell, and william
Spear
Yor hereby notified that there Is nov on hie in
county. Iowa, st keakus, PETITION Of =. Mil
Ter. Abuer Reeves and q. H. Perry Of the
Nil4 Of L. Z Reeves, ssed, claiming Of you the
said Jonathan b. French. judgment high, Hundred
Dollars, and interest money due pronissory
notes and ssAggnst all OF Yen the foreclosure Of
Mortgste upofPot eight in Block twelve in the add
tien of William H. Williams and Reeves an Perry,
to the Cuy OF Keokus, Lee County, iowa.
And unless yoa appear Thereto and defend before
of the second csy o. the February term 1864, OF
said District Court Judgment and decree will be
rendered againsi you thereon By default.
RANKIN L McCRARY
HenlS-d4r htsOrnaxs u plainfif
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-13

ORIGINAL NOTICE.

orHcn Eaten, -erxas the unknown heirs ~ Cornell.
rs D!cts cisimanis of lot 10 IL Block $50 In the
ci'y Of Keokok, Lee County Iowa.
. The above named unknown heirs Of Cornelius p
Dyeke are hereby Bottas that there fIe in
the O ~ the CLERK CT the District Court Il Lee
Coeuty. lows Al heekuE. petition Of Or.on Eaton
reprts mt il thai he sa Cornelius u. nycke did on
The lsth day CT Sepnnbef 1855 convey b warranty
deed T. one Matilda Roos Lot 10 In Block 1850 In The
tlts ef Ksckuk, Lee Coauty, Iowa that said deed
v a. aeknov iedged, bit ih&s mistake made By
the ActarF ho drewthe cert Hcate CT Acknowledgement
~ which the sane raarea ofreeord heinsucient.
Said petition ayers that pIxntH has interest sad
lat. AID prsys for decree correcting said mistake
ant QGeuEg the title 10 the said lot
Unless Jon appear there@o and defend before noon
Of The second day Of tie February eru A u. 1854
the sad Cour;, decree viii be rendered against you
thereon by default
RANKIN * McCR4RY
decl4-Tew Attorneys for PlalutfT
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NOTICE.

IT, william D Mnrphv and e II Perry:
You are hereby uutifs "a that there now On nle in
the Office Of the Clerk OF the District Court of Lee
county, Iowa. st keekuk petition Of samuel z. Mil.
Ter, Amer Reeves and G. H. Perry executors OF the
VIII OF l.. X Reeves, decesset ciaim ming of yOu the
said William u. Murphy the OF Three Han dred
and Dollars ard ten per cent interest Their
on as money due on two proissnry notes and claim.
ing against both q you he foreclosure Mortgage
upon Lot ten IN Block five in Reeves. Perry anu III.
liams' addition 10 the CT, Of keosuk
Grl-ss you sppesr thereto aud defend before noon
OF the seeond sy Of the February term, 1854 or said
Court jEgnent and decree will be rendered again
you con, by default.
RANKIN 4 McCRARY,
decfE-6fE 4 srttH
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To John ". Wilsey:
You are hereby Deti6ed that there Is now on file In
the ONCE Of The Clerk OF the District Court Of Lee
county, Iowa, IT Keokut, petition of l.. ID. Brown,
Gaining o. Tou TweBsy- ave Hundred and Eishty.
seven Dollars upon promissory note made by Wilt
am hoddick and r. Wiisey, and endors ed by ycu and
PRAYING for Q writ Of attachment.
And unless you appear and answer thereto on or be-
Iofe noon the second day OF the term the said
Soufh 10 bexun and holden At Keokuk on the frst
honcay OF February, A. D.. 1854 default and Judg-
ment VIII be entered agsinst you.
NOBLE a. STRONG
Jaso-d4W Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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deeiS-dil
nRIGINAL NOTICE.

To John Watson and Margaret Watson:
fon will take notice that there Is file In the
Office OF the Clerk of The District Court Of Lee county
Iowa. at keokuk, petition Of Samuel Y. Miller @.
h. Perry and Abner Reeves, executors Of The VIII Of
L.. X. Reeves, deceased elampe Of the sail Johr 8.
Watson, the sum 4 seyen Hundred Dollars money
due on two promissory notes and against both of
you the foreclosure of certain Nor tgase eouyeyi ing
The following real estate, to-wi: Lot four ~. Block
twelve ri. of Reeves and Perry and William II.
Williams addition to the City of Keokuk, County Of
Lee, aud Site OF Iowa.
Now, therefore, unless you appear thereto and de-
fsnd before Of the second day of the next
February term. 1864, Of said Court judgment and de-
will be rendered against yon BY default.
RANKIN K hcCRARY,
deci6-64w ATTORNEYS for PiaiutjF,
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THE GATE CITY.
KEOKUK:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Is.
Gen. Gillmers's CAflstmas Gifts.
Folly Island, s. G., Dec. 80. '63.

Folly Island, 8. G., Dec. 30. '63.
At one O'Clock on the night Of Thurs
day. the saith inst, while the camps of
che army before Charleston we're wrspt in
slumber, the unconscious soldier dream
ing of home, perhaps of Christmas times
gone by, was aroused from sleep BY the
loudest and most rapid artillery sring
which has occurred in this department..
Ere the echoes of the hostile city had
ceased to answer tho solitary stroke Of
the clock which announced the FIRST hour
of morning while yet the voice of the
Gentry was heard in the streets proclaim
ing Gall is we'll p the monster guns OF
Fort Putnam sent out on the wild night
their first Christmas greetings. For three
whole hours the firing continued without
intermission. Never before was heard
such Christmas chimes. One listening
might have imagined our gigantic bat
teries, the furious wind, and the wild
waves on the beach had Joined each other
10 mad midnight jubilee. About three
o'clock light was seen to kindle and
spread. rejecting itself on the dark sky
aud the tall steeples of St. Michaels
church near by. which had been struck BY
three of our shots only few days before.
The guns of battery Chat6eld were i'm
mediately trained upon that quarter OF
the city, and added their terrible thunders
to those of Putnam. The garrison OF
Fort Moultrie, seeing the conaagration
our shells had created. opened on our
works with their long guns, but after
while finding they accomplished nothing,
ceased. firing altogether. All.night long
and through the forenoon Of Friday. the
fire burned; dense column Of smoke is !
suing from it and drifting away in the
wind, which blew fresh from the north
east, our batteries bombarding at inter-
walls of FIVE minutes. From appearances
it is estimated that at least block of
bulldogs must have been destroyed. No
Charleston papers have been issued since
Thursday. Fort Putnam threw eighty
four shells; very few of them could have
fallen short.-[ Cor. N. Y. Herald.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-13

~ Mrs. Ruth Briden, q widow lady,
owner OF farm at Ella, Lake county ILL.,,
was murdered on the 22d, while milking
in the COW yard. Her throat was cut with
razor, and her head bore marks of heavy
blows. A man named VIM. Bell, tenant
on the farm is supposed to be the MUIR
derer. He is still at large.
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Legal Notices.
n RIGlNAL NOTICE.

lo Sosb foref Ard VIM. w. Behuap:
...p ~ - asy notiAed that Ihom Martin, one
vrt.s unsI osns ~ the suit Of John Porter rs VIM
csisnap ana osners, pending in District Court OF
~ Coonty. Iowa, heskuh, has fled In said cause
reason II forth 10 said bill hst he sbons bs
permitted 10 pay on-baf Of deA, due nlaintiT ara
erioed 10 The psinsif,s petition released from his
tPsasnnC mortgage. and also pray bat the decree
In sao cause may order that certain note al said
Inonas Martin 10 w. W. Beiknap, for @I5oo NAV he
cancelled and held for nopght unless the said BeIsnsp
spaH Fay the sum found due plaintiff.
unless you appear and said petition or
Tore noon q The teeond day of the February term
Oh said District Court decree will be entered against
you according to toe prayer Of said cross bill.
RANKIN & AcCkARY,
Attorneys for eaid Martin.
LIT publication Of this original nouce "a Ibis case be
m sde In the "Ds lily Gate City'' according to law
~EHAhLsS D0ERR CLERK
BY EDw. MrMM, Deputy.
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tan4d4w
NOTICE.

To Charles Twins, Jacob WINS. 8 seolea John W
Niisey. Maria 10 hnson erscufvfx of Of the estate
q Ben JOHNSON, deceased, and others:
lou are hereby notified that there Ia now on Gle In
we once OF TIE Clerk OF the District Court OF Lee
GoaDty lows. at Fort Madison. petition Of Hiram
Barney, claiming OF you. Charles wins the sum Of
ihifN slS hunar,d Doiisls with ten Ter cent inter-
tss per 2Snufn, pst aels aGnosiiE, money due on
Mortgage Eisde by you 10 Charles 1aon and since
signed 10 tad Bran Harpss dztsd December - 1850
also claiming ssstnsi each q you the foreclosure OF
said Mortgage, tie being urpn froat end sixty
feet dreP Of La six, in block ~ In the city IL
heokak. being MY feet 'front.' Water by sixty
feet onAan street Lee County Iowa. for purchase
money ssc fsrsr ask ing for sale Of said premises
an genera relief
Ana unless sou apreat anc snsser 70 said petition
before ef Tie secent day ofthe next term Of
said Court 20 ooriDenc5 q: Port Madison on the third
Monday " Ma A. D., 1854 default will be entered
against ycu ard Judgment render e. thereon prayed
for in said petition
NOBLE & STRONG,
dec5l-d4v Attorneys fer plaIntw.
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NOTICE.

To W Scott, George ixon as Trustee Of William
Enders r A Latham, William Euders, George G
Dixon, W Stripe, Trustee Of II Alexander;
Green Erskine, John b Dasltss James Bayiess,
Utspn 4 Lee, Hesmer, Fies iin \ Laess. " osdey
Graham, Ogden, Bfowneii Co. wi liam Rud-
dick, Z Amsden, assignee 81 } simpson, James
Mckibben. G " Nye job posn;
You are hereby notified Il ~ there Is now 1le in
the Office OF the Clerk of the District Court of Lee
County Iowa, at Keokuk, the petition of M. G. Hall
sted claiming that james NJ Ried executed to
one Henry Newton q mortgage npon real estate ces-
cYibed as the northeast quarter of the northeast
onarter of the south west quarter of Section twenty
six 10 wnship sixty North of Range Eve, West,
In Lee county, Iowa which mortgage was assigned to
one John Lynch who orerlosed be same, and bid In
said real estate at Sherfs sale and afterwards
vescd the plaintiff, and thai have claim
some inter npart of said real estate which is sub
seuuent 10 the said mortgage ard pstie
10 said foreclosure suit, and praying thai you be
oured to the and In efsut thereof your
interest anu right Of REDEMPTION IN the said land be
foreciosed and extingHishea, add for other ieief.
Unless you appear and answer thereto before
nom second day OF the ne term of said Coar
10 be holden N fret Nj enday Of February 1854,
default will be entered against you and judgment and
decree rendered thereon
NOBLE L STRONG,
dec3l-d4w Atferneysfcr Plaintiff
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LIMITED STATES HARsHAT's

u sAL1.
uHJTBD STATES o. AMRRGcA,j
DIe1nScr o. iowa.
By vIrsue u an sxseution to ne directed issued BY
theCle& Of the Distst Coast 81 the United states for
~ Douthesn division Of the District Of lows. md
eeaiDss 3. 3. Bradley, IN favor Of George Bliss
hAve lsyted upon and will cell TO the highest Md
1eS . ne deer Of the Clerks Once Of The D1es Ia
Court 81 The Unted States the District foWs
1scxuk - aiA District, % ths 96th day Of January
a. y. !0sl. between the hours Of O'Clock. 4. II.
snd oelock p H.. Of said day, the following prop
esg to-vit Lot NO. ~ IN Block No. fl In DecataI
Chs aiso the Sc quarter Of Section FIJI TownshiT
l0e1 Range containing [soI acres ali the abevs
property IL In Decatur county iowa
Taken and levied upon AZ the property of g. n
Bradley, 70 satisfy said writ OF execution.
H. NJ. HOxIE. u. q. Marshal,
BY n. FULTON, DKPuTYs
Keokuk. December ., 1863 --ld4w
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THE EVENING NEWS.
NATIONAL GUARD MARCHING
SONG.


ny A. }. u. DuGASSE
dir-" LatsoD's Wild Chase"
A sound through the nation is rolling arnaiu,
With the power and the grandeur of thunder;
Ii heats In the bosom and throbs in the brain
of people awaking in wonder
OH If YOU ask why the thunders rolled
'Tis 10 rouse for Union the free and the bold
Rouse for Union the hearts Of the free and the
bold
IAN army with banners" moves nightly on
Every heart TO its country is phghted
The stars Of those banners outdazZle the sun,
Withthe blaze Of their glories united
Obi ifyou ask what is here foretold-
'Tis to range in onion the free and the bold
Range in Union the hearts OF the free and the
bold!
Tbey are marchiug-all marching in Libertys
cause, .... .... .....
With the flag of their love floating o or them;
And on its bright folds they have craven the
laws ....
Ofthe beautiful mother who bore them;
And II yorl ask why the flag unroled-
'Tis 10 lead.in Gnhon the free and the bold
Lead In Union the hearts Of the FREQ and the
.s bold! g..
Not whisper of doubt or shadow Of dread
In their gallant and noble communion;
For they tread in the path Of the patriot dead.
And they step to the music fthe Union!
And if their purpose yOr would be told
'Tis 10 band in Union the free and the bold
Band in Union the hearts OF tho free and the
bold!