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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10


The Chicago Convention offers plat
form on which no well-uisher of his coun-
try csn And room for the soles OF his feet
Unpatrio,ic. infsmmasory, caiamitous to
the country. this document viii be grati-
flying to Jefferson Davis and grievous to
loyal men. Not . word sgains. tho Re-
beilion, but only sgainst the Government
putting it down, No. hint that the
war is waged for j'is, cause, but by i'm
plication for an upJast one! Not cheer
ing word to the soldiers to GO forth and
conquer, but only Of pity for their hard
ships in the service Of tyranoous usur.
patton
The lcng-familiar utterance Of patriotic
wsr democrats, that the rebellion must be
conquered, 10 here hidden to eilence-a
gsggiug hand laid across its lips Peace
against Richmond; War against Washing.
toB!--this IL the new b,ttle-cry; the war
pusiitaaimously declared failure, an open
surrepder made to the enemy, and all this
NJ time when the eneny could least ex
pest sach weakness in triple-s.rons an.
tagonistl Hostiii.ies suspended, con
veation Of tie thirty four States il to be
called ALI on egual terms, the innocen,
and the guilty--to make an adjustment
wherein South Carolina sha.l say wha
punishment shall be visited upon Massa
chusetts, and wherein Mississippi shal
offer rope for the hanging Of Abraham
| Lincelnl
Il III
Was there ever moro mcnsfrou
scheme for confounding right with wrong
There is not . guerrilla tatterdemalio,
in ths South, masgling our wou4ded Ant
tF1iag eur dssa, vhscsn fnd ID (his plat
foea any rsbube q - 6Einss-bat oal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
wAspsy's oFrTeE. Iowa STaTx PESrrrSYIGRr. !
FsET MADISON, Anz. 18th, ls=4-


FaRr MADISON, Aus 18th, ls.4 /
Sealed proposals. wi u received this Office M I'll
Saturday, the iath day u September. 1S64 Il o'riek
" for the Labor Of saos Ey 10 forty coa.ess pres
eat With the privilege II taking the labor of exeHe
sHg lo men hereafter. foF term net exceeding ten
les than hse years
the wstf about The first uf OTTO
tg lsos- Bisisr- WI. greci.y the Kind VI work, the
la5er u ard he plee cf lsl0r. isc4pliHe HiH
be saasntsined at the cxpense q tire stzts.
BIDS will be considered icr spy basinsss conflict
with the laws OF fhe State The pndersgnea couasl--
themselves rh- right select such
oi.s will Ia tsssr Judgment b-ft promote the inter
the INSTITUTION. ard conflict least with the later
IL the NJ bs received Fur lsss than ~ suy
in any contract The later VI the eotvcts Nj.
not De leased for less than 50 cents per sy any eh
Of time The trni of contract and tEsren
coat 4in~i 10 be eStabii-he by the sail Commissioners
Zach tid Ia be sccouspaisd ty saisfact ~ rfer~re
that tie proper contract will be entered into II fe
trct II rot iet under this rtilc private BIRDS VII
be eivs, for the labor above specified Persons
refer 10 the warden OF the Iowa reris.uary Mad
ison-' iox all necessary information
j. u. WALKER
IA LAYTON Commissioner
ED TOMBSTONE, J
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Tho Rebels arc Retrcating up the Val
ley.

40" JIM oSpAs %
The Herald's Harpers Ferry CORES
pondeot Of the 8h says, the military situ-
alton is unchanged. The rebels have re-
treated up the valley and yesterday were
west OF the Opequan river, followed close
ly By our cavalry. Gen. Early had bis
headquarters at Rsrryville. Day before
yesterday batch of official dispatches,
printed orders, &C., relating to the rebel
army. were found in = house which he
had occupied as headquarters
The Sd division of cavalry, Gen Wilson,
skirmished with the rebels rear guard all
day yesterday. Officers from the front
to-day report all quiet there.
Charlestown, midway between thi,
point and Sheridan's army, is now gar.
risoned by our troops
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
The Welasn Railroad.
WASHINGTON Sent. q.

Passengers from City Point say the
work on the railroad to the point occupied
by our troops on Weldon railroad being
rapidly pushed forward. IL is expected
the road will be In running or3eron Sun
day next.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
Not Satis6sa with Little Hdae's~ Let.
ter = Hoods Army Osmsf siizea.

Aosss oSps. 2.
The Commercials Washingtos special
says the statement that Eesseuden will
call for temporary loan Of $50, ,O09, 600
is somewhat premature. The Wsr Dem
ocrats here ore not satisfied With BfcClel-
lan's letter. The Peass~> >men are silent
on the subject. y
An officer sho arrived here from Allan
- says Hood's army is demoralised 10 tho
condition OF mob. Shernan's conn a.
n'ca.ions are being Arestored to running
order perfectly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
r IsT OF LETTERS REMAINING

II IN III. Post 0nics. At keoku& on the 9Th .lav u
sept 1884.
cali 34rfrfscd ketffrs gfS the date hs st am
yag cent for ir+rriSl3-
rp-I sot called for wtla sssfk. they vin b. nj
10 D-ed Letter etse~.
\. H. ysgssfer tAs rstsrs ef Istt-r the writer
X is.iclsirli ~fthsa thTfy Ass isS -tas4 sgnes
with Tire vSzitar's Hxns, PsstsRss ami the
i-Et-iafad end 81 tae enveav-, the iace sia- w
compiled with ~ the usttai prisi ra.e az p1stak pay
abis when the letter is dessre1 the NrsfarSec =.
Law III lssSf
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
NOTICE TO tax PAYERs.-PeT-

advertised fsr sale fr sacA r~5a.-ss TO
present their receipts "a tAe a.eetsE tbs osro
sas tsret sre paysble, taf th- proper mas
be s1ssie befTe the dsv al sale
Ey ier of the Bard IT Nsarty Sa1errtsgrs
s~st.oStlw wM T. Lowry, Coanfy ; Treas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
From California.

San francisco, Sept. s.
The Democratic State Convection, now
in session here. nominated Ex Governor
Danney and Jos. CoTrith for Congress
Resolutions were adopted simply endors-
ing McClellan's nomin alton and the plat
form on which be accepted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
The Gold Market-Pursuit by Pirate.
New York Sen

New York, Sep. O.
The gold market was weak aud droop-
ing IN spite Of the strong efforts made last
night to put up the price. The market
has been sustained throughout this week
BY purchasers to lower shorts and those
transactions being now generally reduced
The price gradually sirks. opened 1t a.35,
fell 10 2 80, and rose again 10 23i
Capt. MSnward Of the transport Night
ingsls, from Key West, arrived here to-
day. lie reports tia. on the 9th inst /,
in lat. "a i20, long. "A, $40. be was pur-
sued for several hours by side wheel
steamer, With Two smoke stacks, and
painted lead color. She vas apparently
= fast sailor, bat breeze coming on, the
Nightingale set all sails and escaped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
The Sig Per Cent loan.
Washington. Sent.

ssV0s ISH" =
The opening Of the bids for about s3.-
SOC, 900 Of the. 6 per cent. loan Of 1881,
VAS announced to-day. The number ol
proposals was larger than on any previ
Gus occasion Up 10 z o'clock p. n.
about one-6fth Of them only had been de.
olared to off-ss running from part Of !
per cent. There was comparatively littls
done, however, at the latter figure. Tha
offers averaged probably 81 per cent. u
that hour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
Rsssls ossslsa Up.
Louisville, Hept. 9.

Col. Hoieman's lIth Ky. Cavalry eap-
tnred the soi-dissant Col. Jessie and one
hundred and City mon yesterday after
soon. They were encamped near 0hsnt,
KY, and beiag sarrouadsd By Holeanan,
saz1sndusd without firing gun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
THE ARMY BnroRs PETERSBURG.
Rebels Deseftiag>--What Deserters sav
.-Hopelessness Prevails in the Re bel
Army.
N W r. /.

e" Ao'b, sept. y.
The Herald's correspondent with Grant
OF September 9TH says, yesterday large
number Of deserters entered Gen. Butler !
from along their whole line impelled "a
leaving the southern armies on reading
the recent general orders Of the Lieuten-
aa. General commanding. They say that
the more general eirculstion of the order
would have the effect to bring rebel SOL
diars into cur lines by hundfr d and thous-
ands- They claim that the impression
prevails among southern soldiers that the
Chicago Convention want peace. but il
they thought they were to endure another
campaign, the army OF Lee would anques-
tionabiy fall TO pieces They assert
strongly aud With apparent truthfulness.
thar the great and real measures of the
var politicians has given way to lassitude
and continued lassituda TO heariiessness
aud hcpe!essucss,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
DLANK-WALK NOTICE. At :

meeting Of the City Council Of the City OF heosnk,
held September sfh 1854 the following wss as"rs w
hlpck 1oa Re directed to hare Pfsnk Walk sect vide
ad in frunf OF their re-pscve lots Exchange street
within - from date Also, thai hs ewh-'s q the
los, - sh aif- u Johnston street from fsth to
lssh afre<t ssd on rhe g. T. side Of 18th street from
Ir,,-<n street 60 Rank, be directed to have Plank
W.ir 49, s v4e laid font of their respective lots
on Johnson n 18th street BY the Of 0tober nsxt
-.~ ID. s. MIRIAM
Cwk cf Cuanea q H. Cl1y q ksoknk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
Skirmishing near Winchester, Va.
New York. Sept. 8.

The Tribuoa's Harper's Ferry CORE
spondens Of the sth says detachment Of
oar cavalry yesterday crossed The Opeqa-
IN and drove the febel pickets - within
fosr miles Of Wischesser, wbere tho enc
nyi infantry we're poatod in force. The
infAntry adsaacsd on oar cavalry, vho
akifaishsd bsct - hsAls tha eide q Her-
1vseses ELISA frals,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
A Battle Imminent and Inevitahls.
, s@ New York. Sent. 8.

At the Mcclellan ratification mee.:ng
last nights calcium hight exploded, killing
one young woman aud wouniing several
persons.
Tribune's headquarters Army Potomac
correspondence. dated 7.h, says, : battle
seems imm nept and Inevitable. The rebels
haue been largely reinforced from Early {
department., and were yesterday crawling
steal,hily iniu position most precarous e
them, though they were unaware of it.
The pubic may look for stirring news
from this quarter immediately.
QOur recent successes have infused new
pride and spirit iaio.Ahis army.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10

The Two KEYS An intelligen. con-
trsband makes the following sagacious
statement
"Well, you see, honey. do Lord has
two great keys in his hand; one is de
Oar Key, with that be has unlocked the
Union, SO ell de niggers, as you call 'em,
will come out frees de ether is the Yaa.
Key, and with that the good Lord will
lock the Union up again"
HLet Union men look around to-
day, while the news Of the fail of Atlanta
is spreading, and note the signs Of the
times Let them sec who are the peo-
pie that according to the CopperhsAd
Colerick, ''feel no JOY over Union VIC
tories and no sorrow over Union defea b.. y
Any man who cannot throw mp his bet
and shout for joy over the capture Of At.
ianta sad Fort Morgan. Il traitor Il
mi.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10

II 8HKIED.

On Sspt@raher sth, iss4. hy Eev. 6. " vernon, Mr.:
sIlss ~ WA-AtKE u Miss F4Esa nAxFraS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10

I'd sni sth the snm OF One HGndrei and Fifty Dollars
tsisnc CO., The above reward viii be paid by eaying i
st ie store Of John Sansanf SON. of IN ana
Main street S VI. WHEELER
sept9i4f
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10

"ANTED-Tw or three good work
w men at the sash AMI B--l basn..s, to whom u Q
highest will be paid, Arp.v 81 tie eorpsr If
johnson and 9fa -tTeets- :. c. :. CARTER
ee.tS-sI~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
IL Great Battle I'm M iaae,ef
Before PcfersbMrg.
s Coming Down.
A LETTER FROM GEN. GRANT

He Advises Oetefmined Unity Of SEN
timent Nerta---The Rebels have their
Last Man in their Ranks--The Fad il
Not Far Distant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
Ltftis Mnc.

The news Of his nomination reached
Little Mae at Orange, New Jersey, where
tho Grave Digger Of the ChickahomIny
hiss couatry se,,. Quite concourse of
citizens froni parts adjacent, headed b1 a
baud from Newark, paid the nominee Of
the Peace Sresks visit which called out
the following from him. his ffst gun for
the campaign Chicago Tribune.
"MY FRlkNBs The events Of the day
are 50 new -nd o, sncl vital Importance
to rs. 10 our children and to our country,
that | cannot as yet realize them; nor do
l yes fully comprehend the position in
which | am placed. thank you sincere
" for coming here, for l know from daily
experience the fatiguing walk you have
taken and the difficult hill you have had
to climb. / am sure tha, you will not ex-
pest me to make speech. If the action
Of to-day leads to the results we all ex-
pect, think that you will have no cause
to regret what has been done. Most sin.
csrely do l thank you, my friends and
neighbors, for the kind visit and these
hearty congratulations
Eloquent speech, thas-especially ths,
passage about the fatisuing walk up the
HILL
'Little Mac" will find reaching the
Presidency a much harder hill to climb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
Nfm ADVERTISEMENTS.

TOR SALE A Frame Cottage with
Il rooms cellar. atd tso oi-rerns situated on the
eaFnsr os seeord and BicRaean Pfire 81 80
cash H. L. TEx-EYCk, Agt.
s-pffed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
Forged Drafts.

Washington, Sept 0.
Forged drafts. purporting to be signed
by Hon. james Harlan. Treasurer OF the
Union Congressional Committee. are be.
ing presented to Post Mastert 10 the
West By some s~indier Who claims 10 be
duly authorized to collect for the Com
mittee.
No draft has been drawn on my Poet
Masters, and ~ agcn: employed 10 collect
from them By Sns,or H,rlsn.
The Navy Department to-day issued
orders that after the 10Th inst no person
shall be enlisted 10 the Naval service 70.
. less period than two years.
Subscriptions TO the 1910 loan TO .iay
amounts to s42 900, and the 7-so loan
to s5ss 800. Secretary Fessenden com.
menced at noon to-day the crerin = Of the
sealed offers for bonds of the L. s. to ths
amount Of about s3l 500, 600, c1rsistine
OF the unaccepted off,rs under ahe rule.
Of the proposals for loan d., ed Jun,
last. These bonds bear snuusl interes
OF per cent. psyab'e semi an o nnally il
coin, and are redeemab'c on the 3oth o
June, 1881.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
MlDNIaHT DISPATCHES
Recruits osins - tie Army.
NJ W | .

New York, Sept. 9.
The Commercials Washington rpee:a,
says all officers and soldiers Oh detached
duty have been directed to repprt to their
regiments.
Les evidently defers his grand attack
TIL his reinfofcements come up.
No demonstrations have been ma1e
BY the enemy since Wednesday, and re-
cruits are hurrying to the front this week
from Pennsylvania. Especially more raj
idly than 1t any previous time.
The Post say according to the records
Of the transportation Ofiicer, 10 the city
the number Of recruits from tie uorshsrn
and eastern parts Of the State and from
one or two points in the New Eoglsud 1
States are passing to the front and aver
age daily 300. Not uufrequently as mae
as 500 Of New York State men alone pro.
cure transportation orders per day. bu,
many others also Of. the State who come
from Eimyra do not obtain their ordsra
here, and therefore no record is kept of
them in New York. Oihers go south di-
recsly by The Northern Pa. R.R. Be.
'sides the recorded number OF recruit.
VINO pass through New York, an average
Of about 400 convalescent soldiers are
sent from the Depot. They are expert
enced troops who came home early in the
summer slightly wounded and now return
to the field rested aud invigorased. The
total number Of men who 20 through the
city daily is not less than 500. The
class OF men coming from the country nov
are among the best who have We. entered
the fe!d. 1t is said the officers who have
been eagagec from the frs. in the inspec.
ton and transportation Of troons tha. de-
tAchnents Of 1000 10 1000 nov contioue
arriving there. Some time recently q
man who could not at pnce be.
come m excellent on-cou1missioped
officer. the common impression arising
from the fact tha. in cities there is con
tinued call for alters tha. nost bf The ms.
'erial which now enters the arms i of an
inferior grade, il sbosn 10 be wholly in
correct, IN reference to the msjosity ol
men from the entire country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-10
$4,000 REWARD l-Lost BY the

'''AAAn ia In HOWELL. p,.,m.-,.,
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the country impaired, that the Admins
tration is usurpation and calls for ces-
sation of hostilities but says not one word
against the rebels
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-21

--77 sTTrls ~TO RENT," LOST"
- n.7's. y q FOUND - F." B0ARDlhG,' Quk-
4 - b 9af ether thort notices, not exceeding
-. s,.vrr7 irserted twice IN this column for
Y, = .--rs- fElaoa times IS cents, Iolr times
: !. es1rlfns lor all over foUn hlhkss eua hos eA
:. s.lfrlr EIGdT EIHEs, double Apofe fe'e--
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-21

hRIED APPLES-WANTED NIoE
lots OF 0lied sppIes st good prices By
1ss andlH Water street, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-21

G. g. BRUCE.
LICENSED CLAIM OFFEOE8
JIEyELAsD, Ohio, WAaHINGToE, D O.
No. Lymsn's Block, No. AS Ninth 81
Near the Court House.
We sTs authorised by Government to cOllec
tas
siOO BsEaty
ua discharged soldiers; also, the widow, chJ
.ren, snd rightful heirs ofaIl deceased soldiers
also
Pensions,
t. which every discharged soldier who wa dis
abled in the service, IL entitled Also, Pensions
for soldiers widows, children, mothers or or
Phsn sisters, as they are seTerslly entered IN
der the lsE. Also,
Back Pay.
due discharged soldiers or resigned officers,
promptly collected, or cashed. Also,
Prize MOHed.
Money due enlisted ee months men
H,Ims growing out Of this or sny other war
We also pay specisl attention u
PATENTS.
~ AVsid Claim and Patent agents vEae
rs not Licensed,
70 publish "THz SOLBTzR's FRIEND" pape,
much interest to soldiers and their heirs
5sld us your name and stamp, and we viii send
scDpy ires, 0r twelve copies, one each month.
ol rs cents.
An your business shal- have prompt attention.
Fees low, and no charge until after We have 8.
spriiO G. G. BRUCE
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-21

A RELIEF TO THE AFFLIoIED.-We
would call the attention Of our readers to the
advertisement of DR.. Hunting, in another
column. This physician has just opened an
Office in the Atwater Building, at the foot of
Superior street, and is prepared to treat all
diseases of the throat, lungs, and blood by
the inhalation Of oxygen. The Doctor has,
judging from the certificates which he carries,
met with great success in the application of
his method. His charges are moderate, and
We have no doubt his success will be great.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-21

TOR SALE-TWO THOUSAND
Cedar Grape poles. Enquire Of q. GaTratsnn =
% 1l5 Wnfef street apis l4f.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-21

FUNERAL OF ALFRED ". CHURoHIL.-
Visitors to the store Of Churchill & Brother
viii not have forgotten Alfred, the youngest
of the Churcbill brothers, whose pleasing
address and manners, prompt and ready bus
ineSs habits, and genial character, made him
general favorits. Only three weeks ago
he left Cleveland, with several other Cleve-
land boys, to join the IOSd Ohio Regt. At
London, on his way to Knoxville, he fell
ffSH railroad car, rsesiving an injury,
which, though at the time not supposed to be
serious, terminstsd fatally. He died from
brain fever, Superinduced by his injury,
twelve hours after reaching the hospital at
Knoxville. His remains were brought home
and we're ysStsrday inferred in WOOdland
Cemetery.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-21

SPRING TOGGERY.-The April sun, shin
ing out so warmly these pleasant spring
mornings, will rom nd many that the time has
come for the purchase of spring clothes. We
know Of no better place to go than to the
store Of Geo. Wilkinson & Bro, No. Is Pub
lie square. Mr.. Wilkinson has just returned
from New York with a splendid stock of
goods for gentlemsn's wear, which they offer
at the most reasonable rates. Everybody
who has ever PatrOnized them knows that
their goods and their styles of cutting and
making are as good as the best.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-21

In WAsHIKaToH.-It is understood that
Professor Peck of oberlin, has gone to Wash
ingtOn for the purpose of securing, If posi-
BILE, the discharge of the Seventh Ohio, at
the expiration of their term of enlistment,
!. e., counting their three months service as
part of the three yosrs for which they en-
listed,