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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-07

The welcome shouts OF children; the
thousand little arrangements for our COM
fort and enjoyment that silently tell of
thoughtful and expectant love; the gentle
ministrations that disencumber us into
an old aDd easy seat before we are aware
of it-these and like tokens of affection
and sympathy constitute the poetry which
reconciles US TO the prose of life. Think
of this, ye wives and daughters of bust
ness men. Think of the tolls, the ankle
ties, the notifications and wear that
fathers undergo TO secure for you COM
Portable homes, and compensate them for
their trial by making them happy BY their
own Preside.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-07
THE GATE CITY
MAY 4.
AN IOWA HEROINE.

"A San Francisco print relates the Dir.
cumstances of q most heroic and intrepid
act, on the part "a lady, which Vas per-
formed last month in the Indian country.
About the 18th of March, Geographic
dispatch was published in the papers,
telling the story to the effect that the
Overland Mail stage coach had been at
tackled BY Indians near Cannon Station,
and the driver killed. On the 10Th, a
lady named Mrs. Jane HI. Gerish, with
her child, arrived at San Francisco from
the East, via the Overland Route. and
put up al. the Occidental Hotel. She was
the only passenger besides her little one.
in the same coach that, on the box cf
which, the driver was shot by theindians.
The dispatch, therefore, was true, but
the whole truth was not told. The de-
tails OF the affair, as narrated by this LADY.
ere most thrilling, and her the principal
actor in them. lnstantaneousiy with the
shooting OF the driver, Mrs. Gerish leaped
ont of the stage, leaving her child within.
At the same moment four or FIVE shots
more were hired by the Indians, one of
which struck horse on the head, and
he fell. She instantly cut him loose.
mounted the box, and seizing the reins.
applied the whip vigorously The dri-
YER, on being shot, fell back into the boot
behind the seat The three horses were
pat to the top of their speed, and conlin-
ned running for about twelve miles. when
luckily they encountered another stage
from the OPPOSITE direction. La this was
. number Of soldiers, who instantly cane
to the aid Of the heroine, when she and
her child we're released from their perilous
poeition. Mrs. Gerish 10 young woman
Of delicate physique, but her conduct dur
ing this irightiui adventure exhibited
courage aud presence of mind rarely
equaled, and never surpassed, by any uf
the sterner sex. She is native of Iowa,
and has been On visit to her Atlantic
friends. She went north to join her hus-
band who is at present in Oregon.
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AL NOTICE.

To Thomas wirkershau, Sarah Nicershan, james Hsr-
risan Pres, LLOYD Rlapk. Mctetie, Chiftandtn 4 Co
John Iassu Cady Ioues n a. Ipel caittson d idee
BROTHER, Gay lord, Son Co. and YeaH,an Robinson
4 Co.
You each VI ruu hrfehv notified that there ia
no~ on file thu pce ~ he Clerk OF the District Court
Lee comfy. Ipva III keokEk petition Of ravid r.
Miller, claiming Of ynu Thomas Nickcrshtn the sum Of
fOr.stwc huIs mud ftytwu aeliars with ten rer
interest per artfs W. MONEY nr three lcnssory
notes secured by mortgage irn7r Nv YOU ID the said
David Miller, fatrh January ath lS9. claiming
against each vi you tbe Foreclosure of said the
being upcss the undivided bird and
three and IN In block sixty-ur tel in the city % Re-
okuk, Lee county Iowa, for the purchase money; and
further asking for sale of said premises and general
lief
| And upless YOU appear and answer said petition
before Of tht second day OF e ncxt term 81 said
Court, To commence Krokuk the lst Monday Of
September A d.. 1861 lefauls viii be entered against
you. and rendered thereon Iaytd ut in said
petiticn NoBf X a STRONG
| apfal Attorneys for Plaintiff
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-07
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

To G. W. Thompson " Ifayitn, q. Washington Megrs
George NcihS. H. Mason Defendants;
You and each of y9r hereby ncfed that there is
iiIe the CLERKS office nf the District
lee cvanty, Iswa az icoknk. petition Ia equity Of
Nancy A. scnield. claiming Of the above named ".
Thompson, r. L. iIsslen. and c. wsshir ou Near the
sum Thousand hundred Gcliars- metey iue
upon nHse@ sssei March Sh s55 also praying for
the foreclosure aAd saie OF lots l. and three in lidk ~
and lots and :, in block IS Ia u. W. kilbo add
ton In the city Of kecknk ard for other relief
Aud unless You appear AID answer a petition
before the second day f ihr uf said
Court held keokrk in said county, TIE first
Monday September lsf judgment and decree win BE-
had therein as pTayc Tor. ii. st0TT HOWELL
aprs-dsw Sol. for Petitioner.
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ORIGINAL NOTICE.

nRIGiNAL NOTICE..
" TO John Qisk You hereby Motif ed that there
nov on .e the office Of the Clerk Of the District Court
of Ice County. lpwa, at Fort Madison. petition Nal
Iaon praying decree quieng title in him the
twenty 81 hits and eght 10 binck thiftysix
the city Of k.pkUk lee county. Iowa being twenty feet
fronting Fifth street u the euds If said and
extending the width said los and also pray
ing that your right Ia redeem SAIL property from
tain mortgage and decree # foreclosure W. Of plain
tiff he forever harTedTid fprecicsesi.
Unless yoa appear thereto and defend before II
the second day IL the May term. 1864 II said Court de-
cree will be resdered against yoy iN default.
RANKIN & NCCRARY
anrS ATTORNEYS Tor Plaintiff
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23
Foreign News.
TPer Nova Scotian.

H..
The House ot Lords On the 9th delivered
Judgment in the Alhamb bra case. Six legal
Lords were present. The Lord Chancellor
first gave his judgment. He argued that
under the provisions Of the act known as
the Queens remembrance there was no
authority to make such rules as the BarOns
of the Exchequer had made, therefore he
moved the appeal to the Crown be DISMISS
ed. with costs. Lords st. Leonard. ChelMs-
ford and Kingston concurred, while Lords
Cransworth and Kentdale were for having
the appeal by the Executive Chambers
The appeal was then dismissed with costs:
The case of the Pampero has been settled
the owners consenting to q verdict from
the Crown and nominal forfeiture OF the
vessel. They are, however, to retain pos,
session of the vessel, trade with her, ana
make alterations, but not sell her for two
years, except with the consent OF the
Crown.
The bombardment Of Scamberg recon-
menced on the afternoon of the 4th. The
Duppel Works sustained no injury what
ever. On the night of the 5th the Prussiaas
posts, and took point l5O PAGES beyond
the first parallel.
The London Globe hopes that one of the
first acts of Congress will be to compel the
belligerents to desist.
Transactions in American securities are
few and unimportant, with downward
tendency, owing to an advance in gold in
New York.
New YORK, April 2O.-The Australian
10th, arrived here this evening.
Efforts to float the City of New York on
the 9TH and 9Th were Intellectual.
The Captain of the L. S. schooner Kear-
sage, in q letter to Marquis Clarica defends
himself from the remarks Of the Marquis
in parliament, and denies that he enlisted
men. He says on the contrary the kear-
sage has more than her compliment.
Mr.. Gladstone had presented q favorable
budget to congress. The expenditure was
more than q million sterling unde0he es-
stimate, with . surplus of over two and q
quarter millions. He proposes to reduce
the duty on corn from Is per quarter, to
per 100 ct.
It is said the English consuls have con-
firmed the accounts of kidnapping Irish
men in New York and Boston. Lord Ly-
ons had made q representi0n to the United
States government of the facts.
The Attorney General made explanations
as to the commission sent to Egypt to take
evidence as Layard's rams and said the
May, when the crown would proceed with
the case with all dispatch.
the bombardment of Duppel was vigo-
rously sustained during the 8th.
The lombard Aent Of Lundenberg re-
commenced on the Sth with extraordinary
vigilance. The Prussians have completed
the I'd parallel.
The conference meets at London the 18th
All difficulties as to the Mexican crown
are adjusted and Macmillan receives q
deputation on the 10 to formally accept it,
and sails on the 18th or 18th for Mexico.
It is asserted that relations between
France and England are again very friend
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Cincinnati Specials.

CINCINNATI, April 20.-Despatches to the
Commercial, dated Cattlesburg, 10Th, says:
Captain Patrick has arrived with 100 pris-
oners, captured at the battles of Painsville
and Half Mountain, on Licking river. The
rebels attacked Col. Gallespies forces at
Painsville on Tuesday last, but were re-
pulsed with considerable loss.
Col. Gailespie, with 800 men Of the 18th
and 10Th Kentucky, surprised them on the
18th inst, in camp at Half Mountain, and
took 70 prisoners, 200 horses, 400 saddles, q
large stock of small arms, all their camp
equipage, and killed and wounded IS Of
the rebels. A large amount of stolen pro-
pertv was recovered and returned to the
citizens from whom it was taken. The reb-
ell wagon train was captured and burned.
Our loss is l killed and wounded. The
rebels were commanded by Coils. Clay,
Prentice, Wray and johnson. Col. Clay is
among the prisoners.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23

HORRIBLE BARBARrrrB or BusH.
wHAcKERs.-NEwToNiA, Newtonia coun-
ty, NO., March q, 1064.-This letter leaves
us In good health, but rather low spiritA-
The bushwhackers came to Mr.. CUPS
about 2 month ago and hung him and
burned him severely. They hung Brown
to make them give up their money. T6sy
came one night this week to old Jona!
Wiem's and tied his hands and feet, and
laid him down on the floor, and then threw
the hre oil over him. He was screaming
and the fire went down his throak No
hopes Of his getting well; he Is now here.
They served Mr.. George w. Wilson
about as bad as old Jonas. From Wiem.s
they went to Ira Ellis, and burned biz
house and everything in il, and killed one
of his boys. Ellis remained in the hous
until it was falling in, and then made BIZ
escape from therefor. No. Repxb.
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Ff0a New OrleanS

New York, April 2o.-The steamer Lib
erty has arrived here, bringing New Or
leans papers of the 18th.
The True Delta has dates from Alexau-
dria tn the 9th.
Gen. Banks headquarters are at Nachi.
toches.
There is no news of the battle reported
via Chicago in the New Orleans papers.
Quarantine will be rigidly enforced be-
low New Orleans after May LIST.
The crop OF peaches in Northern LOUISE
wheat and corn il said to be DESTROYED.
An Alexandra letter says the rebels are
burning all the cotton on Red and Ochita
Rivers.
The New Orleans Times has q Baton
Rouge letter Of the 7th, which states that
on Wednesday last our advance had q
skirmish at Pleasant Hill. We had q few
wounded. On Thursday another occurred
five mile above Nachitoches. We were
driven in, but rallied, when the enemy re-
treated, with small loss On both aides.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23

Samuel Dunbar, of Toronto, an old SOL
der who had faithfully served his time in
the British army and had been honorably
discharged, recently permitted his daugh-
ter to marry private soldier named Nc.
Gee. Not long after his marriage McGss
deserted and fed to Now York. leaving bic
wife behind. A few days ago he was FOOL.
at once called on his wife. The indignant
father-in-law, who despised the decerter,
Immediately seized him and in spite OF his
protestations and the tears Of his wi1ss
handed him over to the military authori-
ties to stand his trial for desortioi,.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23

DEs MONIES, April ia few days since,
one Whitman, Fred. Pattee, and p. Ten
mas, fur trsppers, started down the Big
Sioux river in q boat, having with them q
lot Of furs. Whitman, who left them about
forty-five miles above Sioux City, and
himself started to go by land to that place.
heard the report Of gums in fsw minutes
after parting, and upon going back to the
river, found his comrades had been shot
and the furs stolen.
Whitman, in company with : Mr.. Frame,
repaired to Sioux City, and Col. Wilson
sent out . Lieutenant ia search Of Indians.
but the trail, once discovered, was lost IN
consequence of rain, and the murderers
escaped. Fred was q brother of Lieut.. Col.
Pattee of the It'll Cavalry.
This is vouched for by late Sioux CITY
paper. but it looks like foul play or spec
ulator's fish story.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23

RrNaaoLD, Ga, April 2O.-The enemy is
quiet. There is q tacit understanding be-
tween pickets on both sides to keep quiet,
Patterson, whose brigade pickets are in
Hill few days since, and was placed un-
der arrest.
Miss Mary E. Walker, Acting Assistant
Surgeon of Dan. McCook's brigade. was
captured by the enemy day or two since
while visiting a citizen outside our lines.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23
The SC. Louis Fair.

ST. Louis, April 2l.-St, Louis county
yesterday donated tract Of 500 acres Of
highly improved land, IL miles from the
city, known as the Stiger farm, to the Mis-
sissippi Valley Sanitary Fair. The farm
is valued at between thirty and forty thou
sand dollars. The City has already dona-
ted and paid into the treasury $4,000 for
the same noble object.
It is hoped that these munificent pifts
will furnish an example worthy Of emula-
ton by other counties and cities in fha
country, and stimulate individual. corno.
rations and firms, to render the succeas If
the Fair still more signal. =.
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Confirmed.

CHICAGO, April 2O.-Letters from pri-
Yates in the Chicago Mercantile Battery
confirm the reported defeat of portion Of
the forces composing the Red River expe-
dition, and say that Gen. A. @. Smith with
his command came up on the 9th, and
as to the number Of prisoners and pieces
Of artillery taken. One letter says eight
hundred prisoners and twelve guns; and
another 1000 prisoners aud Is guns. In the
battle Of the Sth inst. we lost "a pieces OF
artillery-all that were in the fight.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23
The Rebels ReRalseA In NoFsh

PHILADELPHIA April 2l.-The Enquirer
has the following from Norfolk, under date
Of the 10Th:
Refugees from Plymouth, North Caro-
lima, report that fighting commenced Sum
day afternoon, when the enemy in force,
attacked Fort Gray, situated about mile
from town on the Roanoke river. They
planted heavy battery on Folks Island.
about half . mile distant, and kept up q
continuous 6re. Tho rebels then made
several charges up to the Fort, but were
repulsed with great slaughter, when they
ct last retreated. A rebel iron ram and
four gun boats, moved down to the OBJ
structions, within six miles Of the town to
cooperate with the land force Of the rebels,
which were from 100000 5000 strong
Their cavalry IL commanded by Gen. Raw
SON. Gen. Vessel commands tho Union
forces. He says Plymouth is impregnable.
Our gun boats are stationed in front of the
town, and the rebel artillery directed their
fire at them. It il reported that the gun
boats lost seven men killed and wounded.
1t Is rumored that the rebels made ST.
multaneous demonstration in the vicinity
of Newberne.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23

LINCOLN 10 ELECTED AND AN FREE"
AT the serenade Of Governor Hahn. at
New orleans. Judge E. H. Durrel, in re-
spomalng to toast to tho Governor, said:
The first thing that brought Mr.. Lin.
COM 20 ms present knowledge was his
elecsion az President Of the United States
"a tooV; he knew that he was elected fair
y Dy the popular vote. When. the morn.
ing after the election, the news came Of his
election, little negro came to him whIe he
was vet IN bed, and with all the enthu-
s snai.; .. wnlcn young Africa was capable,
Tree. He believed then, and he had since
that tn the negro understood the contest in
depth, as we'll Is we did, and from that m Mu
ment he had labored with a certainty in
his own mind that God had resolved that
through this great contest slavery should
cease to exist. That as inasmuch a. the
white man was the first slave. the hie al.
man sh0uld be the last" JAVA
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23

The American war IL revolutionising
even the localities of ancient Rome, Pom.
peii Is to-day surrounded on every side BY
. large cotton field, and similar plantations
occupy the neighborhood Is far a. Castel-
lamare and Salerpo.
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to reduce the tax to sixty cents, consider
ing that this would yield larger revenue
than one dollar. =.
Mr.. PIKE, Of Maine, moved tax of two
dollars per barrel. His amendment, to-
gether with Mr.. Aliens, was rejected. An
amendment was added providing that beer,
ale, porter, and all other similar fermented
liquors in bottles shall pay no lower rate of
duty than the proportion of one dollar per
barrel.
The Committee nave thus far acted upon
IS of the us sections Of the bill.
The House at p. m. took recess till Z.
Evening SessiOn.-The bill for the con-
struction Of q ship canal to unite thes Mis-
sissippi with the northern Lakes for the
passage Of armed vessels, &C., was taken
up, as the special order.
SENArE.-The Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads, reported favorably Bill
for the relief Of Postmasters who have
been robbed by confederates or gaerrillas.
Bill passed.
Mr.. WILSON'S bill to provide for print
| ing of the reports of the armies of the Uni
ted States, passed.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23

~ Below we print the Bill regulating
transactions in Gold, bullion aud fore;gn
exchange as it passed the Senate on thu
18th. A majority in the House is said y
favor it, and we trust that it will promptly
become law.
Be 1t enacted, de-, That it shall be I'm
lawful to make any contract for the pur-
chase or sale or delivery of any gold ciou,
or bullion, or of any foreign exchange b
be delivered at any time subsequent to tn
making Of such contract; or for the pay.
ment of any sum either fixed or contingent
in default Of the delivery Of any gold coin
or bullion, or Of any foreign exchange, OF
upon any other terms than the immediate
manual delivery of such gold coin, or bull
lion. or foreign exchange, and the immedi.
ate payment in full on the agreed price
thereof by the mutual delivery Of United
States or national currency, and not other.
wise; or to make any contract whatever fox
or bullion, or foreign exchange, Of which
the person making such contract shall MT
at the time of makingit, be the owner, in
actual possession.
SEC. 2 That it shall be further unlawful
for any banker, broker, or other person 70
make any purchase or sale Of any gold
coin or bullion, or Of foreign exchange. q
10y SsASA SsAOA nay SASAA POAN00OC VI S3s0t
at any other place than the ordinary placo
Of business Of either theseller or purchase,
owned or hired or occupied by him ind.
vidually, OF by partnership of which b
II . member.
SEC. 3. All contracts made in violation
Of this act shall be absolutely void.
SEC. 4. Any person who shall viol1te
any provision of this act shall be held
guilty Of misdemeanor, and on convictioo
thereof be fined in the sum Of $l 900, and
be Imprisoned for period not less thaa
three months nor longer than one year, q
both, at the discretion Of the court.
SEC. S. The penalty imposed by Sec. 1
may be recovered in an action at law in
any Court Of record Of the United Stats,
or any Court Of competent jurisdiction,
which action may be brought in the nane
Of the United States by any person who
will sue for said penalty; one-half for The
use Of the United States and the other half
for the person bringing such action. and
the recovery and satisfaction Of adjudg-
ment in any such action shall be q bar .
the imposition 0fany dne for the same Of.
tense in any prosecution instituted subes-
quent to the recovery Of such judgmeot
but shall not be . bar to the innictiou d
punishment by imprisonment - provided
by the 4th Sec.
Ssc.6 All acts and parts Of acts incon-
sistent with the provisions Of this act ars
repealed.
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From ChattAnooea.

CHATTANOOGA, April 2l.-Col. L. j. Nor.
gan, 18th colored regiment, has been au-
thortzed 70 organize . brigade OF colored
troops: The nucleus Of two regiments is
formed ana recruiting progressing favora-
in this department.
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Fire.

ST. Louis, April 2l.-A portion Of the
town Of Plattsburg, Mo-, was burned last
Saturday night. Loss about 100000 In
suranco light.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23

CINCINNATI, April N.-Orders were re-
ceived at Columbus yesterday from Gen.
Sherman prohibiting the issue of passes to
citizens to go beyond Nashville.
Authority has been received from the
War Department to raise one or more reoi-
ments Of heavy artillery.
The 10th and Goth regiments leave for
Annapolis this morning.
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Fire.

, PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-The ALBANIAN.
tine Works of G. III. Brant, on 23d And
Hamilton streets were entirely destrovad
~ fire this p. m. Loss 500, O06, mostly in
sured. Eighty hands are thrown out 81
employment, Wv -
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A Repalse to che Rehels.

PH1LADELPH1A, April 21.-The Ineuirer
has letter from Norfolk with the particu-
lars OF rebel attack on Plymouth and as
pulsed with fearful slaughter. -
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23

Fine rebel envoy Mason has turned an
cnorl.e-shuts himself up-refuses to see
te ~ htp It Is said, inaccessible even
sophie. Finding that secession = none mn.
ne devotes himself to stock gambling, but
studlously eschews Confederate secIrites.
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FFom the Potonae.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2.-The ENQUIRER
says that rebel deserters who have arrived
within our lines state that Lees force ON
the Rapidan is 10000 strong. Longstreet's
troops were At Charlottesville, and it was
his Intention to march down the Shenan-
doah Valley. Lees army had received sew
en- days rations for forward movement.
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Fron New York.

NEW YORK, April 2l.-The receipts at
the custom House to-day was $4l7, 900. in.
Guiding ~, 900 in gold certificates.
dold closed 6rm at 81 ,69@]l, 69a.