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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19

1t has not failed to be observed by
every loyal man in the country that SO far
as our army has been led by ofi ,ers Of
certain semi-seoesh procliyties, whose
antecedents have been OF the character
t, impre., them favorably with psrtiah-
ties for the peculiar institution and the
men whose fame and fortune depended
upon its perpetuity, has almost invariably
been led to defeat or to lounge in idle
inactivity in the face of the enemy.
An army of 100000 men was thus
handled and used up on the Potomac
during eighteen months 1.-THE war. We,
in common with others, were willing to
give Little Mae time enough and to spare
to develop what was in him, and vainIy
hoped for seven long months, when he lay
before Washington with his superior
forces, that there was something in him
either of strategy or of pluck that would
enable him at the proper time to break
the ''quist on the Potomac" and revive
the hopes of the country. How much
we realized Of our fond hopes in Little
Mac may be summed up 10 the deple-
tion of our army of l6o, 900 to 10000 dur
ing bis lamsntable failure on the PENN
sula, and the subsequent treason OF his
chief of corps, Fitz John Porter, at Gen.
treville, thus making sure the defeat Of
Pope for the purpose of preventing an
unfavorable contrast of victory at Gen.
treville with his inglorious defeat on the
Peninsula.
The country is at last made more hope
full by the retirement oi Mcclellan and
the promotion Of Gen Grant to ,he com-
mand Of our army, and after two years Of
alternate hope and fear the 'quie, of the
Potomac" is broken by The tread Of 4
sauguine and con6ting host OF brave
men who are willing to do or die in the
deIense Of our flag.
Already the token Of solid and psrma
nent success gladdens the hear. of the
country, and we are warranted in our
faith when we regard Improbable that ere
al hundred days are passed the rebellion
will be beyond the power OF permanen,
harm to the happiness and pence Of the
country.
Having our hopes SO much revived BY
the acts of our authorities in placing d
man at the head Of the army who il no,
afraid to hurt our Southern brethren, VI
trust the President as Commander in.
Chief OF the army will see to ii that men
of the Mcclellan stamp, whenever found
at the head Of our armies, will bs reeised
and Others put in their places. whose
sympsthies are with tho people In thi,
s,ruGcls against the sristocracy oi
slavery. .'I ii j T.
No man whose sf6nitiss ere sach = q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19
FROM WASHING rON.
Movements Of Gen. Butlcr--Sigcl Do
fcated and Retreats across tho Sho-
nanooah.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WAX DEPAkIMANT,
WASHINGTON, May l7-9 p. N.
To Mgj. Gen Dir:
Dispatches from Gen. Butler, jnst re-
ceived, reports the success of the expe-
dition under Gen Kautz, to cut the Dan
vile road and destroy the iron bridge
across the Appomatox.
Monday morning the encmy in force,
under cover Of thick fog, made an attack
upon Smiths line and forced it back in
sou,e confusion and with considerable
loss. But IS soon az the fog lifted Smith
re-estabIished his lines and the enemy
we're driven back to his original lines.
The same time the enemy made an at
tack from Petersburg on Buller's force
guarding the rear, but we're handsomely
repulsed.
/ Our troops having been on incessan,
duty Eve days, three Of which we're 10 4
rain storm, Butler returned ieisurely with
in his own lines.
We hold the railroad between Peters.
burg and Richmond.
Prisoners state Bragg and Davis were
present on the field. -
Dispatches from Sigel received thi,
evening report that Sunday he fought
the forces Of Reynolds and Imboden, un.
der Breckenridge, at New Market j. tha,
the enemy forces were superior 10 nun.
bers, and that he gradually withdrew
from the bstsle tisld and 70 crossed tho
Shenandoah, having lost FIVE pieces Of ar
tillery. about 600 killed and wounded and
90 pfisonsrs. but bringing al his tTain
and ali the wouadsd that could be trane
ported from the battle field He stA.e
I'm constqusoce Of the ling line d train,
to b. guarded he could not bring nor,
.hsh six regineats isse tho fgki, booIds
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19

New York, May l8.
The World announced on its bulletin
board that the proclamation published By
1t, signed Abraham Lincoln, is . hoax
and fraud
Specials to the New York papers say
there is nothing important from the front.
Both armies appear to b. getting ready
for further operations.
Gen. Mcdowell leaves to-day for San
Francisco.
The Associated Press have received q
dispatch from the Secretary Il State say.
ing the paper purport;ng TO he the Presi-
dents Proclamation is an absulute forgery
No such thing has been issued or prepared
to be issued %
A dispatch to Gen. Dix from Secretary
Stanton says we have no report Of opera
tlons since MY last. Grants last dispatch
said the roads we're improving and be
designed to move against the enemy with
out delay. 1t is the design Of the Gov
eminent to keepup the National Armies
ah the rebellion Is overthruwn md in order
to provide against any reduction, when
the service Of the loo day men is ou. !
draft to gil their places win bs ordered to
take place July lst. by which time the
new enrolment will be eompleted. No
order is yet issued.
A Washington dispatch dated mid
night, 18th. says Granite reinforcemenls
ameant 70 80 1000
The indications are he will avoid an
other battle II SpotsyIsanis by flank
movement and move towards Richmond.
Lee is massing bis right, evidently an.
ticipating such design. Lee . declared
tokhe depfiving other points ef rebeIdoss
Of troops to,check Grant, and viii con.
test evesy inch. @ ~ 96
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19
A coPPERH8BD FORGERY
New York, May l8.

Abc WIN 10 tuc Outy psPCi "hsCu up-
pears to have the following:
ExEcufryg NAns1oN,
Washington, May IS. 1864.
Felior Citizens Of the United States:l
In all seasons and exigencies it becomes
a nation carefully to s:rutinize its line Of
conduct, humbly to approach the Throne
Of Grace and meekly 70 implore forgive
ness and wisdom and guidance. For rea-
sons known only to Him, it has been
decreed that this country should be the
scene Of unparalleled outrage and this nS-
tiou the monumental sufferer of the l9 ih
century. With heavy heart but midi
minished confidence 10 our ca1ee ap-
proach the performance of duty render
ed imperative by my sense Of weakness
before the Almighty and Of justice to the
people. 1t is not necessary should tell
you that the first Virginia campaign IN
der Lieut.. Gen. Grant, in whom | have
every confidence, and whose courage and
fidelity the people do we'll to honor, is
virtually closed. He has conducted his
great enterprise with discretion and abiI-
it,; he has inflicted great loss upon the
s1eny; he has crippled their strength
and defeated their plans.
In view, however, of the situation ia
Virginia aud the disas,ers al Red riser.th
delay = Charleston and the general state
u tbs country. |, Abrahan Lincoln, do
hereby recommend that Thursday, the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19
VOL. III.

| cad him to prefer the associations of the
rebels to that of sincere Union citizens
in his department. can do any good at the
head of Union army.
This fact alone proves him to be devoid
of sincere sympathy for our cause, or
what is equally as great detriment, il
proves what was developed ii the case
Of Little Mae, that there is nothing in
him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19

Cairo, May Is.
AIvices from Little Rock to the 10th
report Price retreating in the direction
of Camden.
The rebels admit loss of 4 20 thous-
and in the fight with Steele pm Saline
River. Among the killed were Generals
Scurry and Randall, and Gen. Wall oi
Texas badly wounded.
Guerrllias captured number OF cotton
traders between Arkansas and Washits
rivers and robbed them of large amounts
of greenbaeks No forage in khxt sec
ton of the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19

Gen. Crooks victory-Rebels Badly
Whipped.
Cincinnati, May l8.
A special to the Commercial, dated
Gauley Bridge 18th, says courier ar
rived this morning direct from General
Crooks. He has fought three battles
near Newbern, Va, with the forces under
Gems. Morgan, Sam. Jones and A. G..
jenkins, gaming complete victory over
the enemy. The enemy lost six hundred
killed and wounded, aud three hundred
prisoners. Gen. A. q. Jenkins fell into
our hands mortally wounded.
The large railroad bridge over New
river, at Newbern, with several miles of
track. was completely destroyed.
Gen. Crooks was at Newbern on the
18th.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19
The rraalalsnt Prssla,Ia Iatsss.
New York, Nay l8.

At an early hour on Wednesday morn
ing fraudulent proclamation. signed
by the President, was delivered in manu-
scripts 10 each Of the editors Of the morn
ing papers in this city, BY the direction
Of the Executive Committee Of the hsso-
ciated Press, and with the approval Of
publishers Of the Journal Of Commerce,
Tribune, Express, World, Times and
Herald. The Association will pay re-
ward Of one thousand dollars l9r such ev-
idence ~ may lead 10 the convection Of
the author Of the above nam4d fraudu-
lent document.
(Signed. .. H. CRAIe, F
Gena. Agi. for Associated Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19

wH. B. Allis, elected speaker Of the
House in Arkansas, under pretence that
he was q Union man, turned out to be a
desperate copperhead, and even refused
to sign the certificate of Fishback's elec-
ton to the United States Senate. Being
hard pressed he run of, and was subse-
quently expelled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19

sar Congressman Washbnrne, who Wis.,
tied Head Quarters few days ago, says
that Grant estimated the force Of the en-
emy in his front at the time of crossing
the Rapidan, one hundred thousand
strong.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19
SHERIFF'S SALE.

- n NIfIR q SSA LIZ
~ SfAsE Iows In. Cas-
By virtue of special execution Directed issnea
by Clerk Of the District cnunty In favor
VI james W. tiss ani against H;aua PARISH land
sd-crce against u. W. Ford and eers have mp
and viii sell to the highest bidder at the front
the Clerks office Of the District cours ii county
iewa at keokak In said county the Gath ay of June
d. 1884 betwepn the hours ocock and 10 clock
NJ commencing at O'Clock of said day, the fol-
lowing property, towit The north half Of the south
west quarter Of section thirteen i3 township
1911 norf Of range Cd wesr Lee county, Iowa.
Tnken levied nron anil be sold BY order Of court to
satisfy snid writ OF execution.
rrinter's Fee ~ COZ ISRAEL ANDERSON
Keekuk, May le 64. Sheriff Of Lee Co., lows.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19
ssy- When the news Of the forge,

Ray When the news OF the forged
proclamation was circulated on the street
yesterday, the countenances OF the Cops
in this city at once underwent a change,
and for the first time since Gen. Grant
commenced his campaign, they we're jubi-
liant; and not being satisfied with this
perpetrated act of dishonesty, they even
circulated report that Grant had been
ordered to fall back. When the contra
diction came, however, no Copperheads
could be found or heard of.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19

ET The New York World, which is
the organ Of the foreign bankers and
swindlers, and is besides in heart and
soul as hostile to this Government as
JEFF. Davis himself, published FRA udu-
lent and forged proclamation for effect on
foreign governments and the money mar.
ket of the country. If the World is suf-
fered to chuckle with impunity over this
exploit, other journals of the Coppethead
persuasion will be. likely to initiate its ex-
ample to the great damage of the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19

DEs MONIES RIVER IMPROVE

- MENr-The updrrsft-n.i sinners s,,.,,p,
tsi ~ sI under The igovlslas sf m aet Of IN. "a
Assembly IT tiie State ui Iowa entitled An act i'm rtls
tien b. the Iss Hen.s River Ifarotefn.rt ana .i-.h
iI sac once @i ton'alsstner thereof pAsss March a.
fsf' nr is purpose 81 Hsetstlbn1 all the liabilities
Nfi-ffer IN SUI. er otsFwfs the Des Nuisles
teF improvement, ami agtiisst i state of Iowa eIuN
ing cut 81 saaj mprpte 60 tS paid provided
tir ree"no stsan o aaaSt of the Geuerai Assembly u
tilt State ed Iowa passed Marcia a Iss HEafsr s.tA
SsTieS 10 all T. rsns Interested thst ty To,
%ra ss,niLs vi Iowa entiIla An act surplen,e,trl l.
chapter ninry tim ~ the seventh t.s srs
Assembly. approved Narth 2i iss ard reatlis H. tiis
De Noil- Land tsranf. Ar keA approved Mu Ia sfh
1854 the tine " iiina asss eai chains ~ aid an
mSsiasrs, provided ~ The Aforesaid arising cut
% cnntTaets ioF the CONSTRUCTION and compilations thu
works n, K@Ssanqua- riynuutll agl Cro:on Was exten
sixty days fn the pull &tiu "a, the ead approved
March 18th lS4 In ne Iowa State Register, Iowa
Homestead newspapers pahii-htd in nss Maiuee and
that If not presented ana hrard rflre the und.1 agnsd
Commissioners, nj tslr nsrtiig fer that purpose,
oss'igra. Van Bur~n County, Iowa. Wednesday, the
15ih ay of June lsi the sii stains will thereafter
te receisesi. or acted UPON, Aisi iarever hured.
El9NARp JOHNSTON
.. H. JENETT t"nins
rnayf0-dI~-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19
Lees Army Reinferesa-A Daft On ths
Ast Of July for 800, 900.
Especial to Post |

"HtuHtU1, Mav TO.
Information received at the War De-
partment leaves no doub; sha. the rebels
are sending large .einforcene nts from The
South to Lee $ army.
Both armies are actively preparing for
the next cobflics.
The weather is good for military ope-
rations.
1t is reported that 40 order will be is
sued tonight for draf, for $40, 900 men.
The time hxedfor the draft IS the LIST of
July.
| he rebel prisoners captured By Gen.
Grant have been sent North by steamers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19

DIED:
On TIE morning Of May 18th, q, O'Clock. ALExAspxE
~aiLrwar agrd ~ years
fauefa wi he attended from biz rusiieFrs corner
Of 9Th and johnson streets. Fl 10 O'Clock this morning
The friends Of the family are Invited 10 attend
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19
The Body or Gen. Wadswerth-Reperes
Of . Refagee.

Philade.phis, Nav lS-l:45 m.
A special to the Bulletin, dated Wash
ing,on 18Th, says Gen. Wsdsworth's bod '
has arrived and will be taken North 20.
morrow. The rebels had Inferred II in a
black coffin. Il was too much decom pos
ed TO embalm.
A ,elegraphic messenger, employed in
Petersburg, who has just escaped informs
mc that Beauregard has been reinforced
by Ransom's division. and tho rebels we're
crowdlng their4 46rces into Rishmond By
way OF Greensboro and Danville. He
states there are FIVE iron -clads at Rich
mond. and that the rebels are having bat
teries erected on the James river from
Wsrwick's TO Drury's Bluff. He be-
lleves that the rebels are making every
effort to put their strength 10 Lees army
against Lieut.. Gen Grant He says the
prevailing opinion in the country around
Richmond is that if thcy can hold the
capital during this campaign the war will
terminate; consequently every effort is
directed to its defenses The rebels have
great confidence in the generalship OF
Lee. and express the belief that the city
OF Richmond would have fallen a week
since under any other commander.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19
SoTIcE.-The CO

- partnership ~ H. a A. per dissolved 10 nu-
tas consent en tie lst ds q November, tst frson.
AhvN Hg themselves indebted 10 will please pay the
same te cithrr ~ the Hndrzigne4. H. COLLIER
naas l--ist A. COLLIER
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19

fht- 1onfsis presents HitF- inducements TO persons
wishing to take Life Policies than snv coz sps IN
the ~v8Lh Call At tht oihce ~ tins Agent and
documents. AMI get Circulars &isd AnunAi Reports
jan2S
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19

Admtssi"n so Cis. GALLERY 25 Cts.
nsyls g. ". kIg8YE Bnsisess Agent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19

Cleveland. May Is.
q. b. Senter was elected Mayor Of
Cleveland yesterday, in place Of Masters.
resigned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-19
DO Is EN- SON q McQG h \,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL w
q Il o g 4 II -,
NO. 70 MAIN STREET,
Near Sd, KEOKUK, IOWA.

Have On hand 'ares stock If >iaEle sld Fancy Gro
sersss ~ssea They cfter pr sale iaw cash iuyers
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-07-15
The Danish War Losses.

1t is doubtful whether the losses suffer
ed by the Danish army since the outbreak
of the war with Germany, have ever been
paraIleled-looking at the strength of the
army when it accepted the guage thrown
down to it. The estimates are various as
to the numbers of the Danish force, inclu-
ding the volunteers that have taken up
arms in defense of the independence of the
country. Butthe regular disciplined force
of the Kingdom-the army proper-does
not have appeared to have exceeded 35,-
600 at the commencement of hostilties.-
The official reports, then, show that half
this force has disappeared in this bloody
conflict, from Flemsburg to Duppel and
Viele. In short, the Danes have I6,473
men including 800 officers besides 476
guns. The continuance of the unequal
war at such a sacrifice cannot surely be
permitted by the intervening Powers
" y Times.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-07-15
Horrible Picture.

The Chattanooga Gazette of the 2sth
says: A citizen of Atlanta, who left the
Gate City some weeks since and certain
point adjacent five days since, has arrived
in Chattanooga. He states that the rebels
have about fifteen thousand Federal prison
ers at atAndersonvilIe, Sumter county, south
western Georgia.
The Savanna News, virulent Secession
paper states that our poor boys there are
without tents and many of them are naked,
half fed ON putrid meat, and the heat is so
greatthatthey have to burrow in the ground
They are dying at the rate of'ttree ha1adred
per day. The editor of the NesOs, nalig-
nant rebel as he is, asked, ''Why in the
name of God, is not something done to al
leviate the suffering of these men? fthey
are our enemies they are human beings"
When we listened to this recital of facts we
thought that those officials who parole
rebel prisoners in our hands should be bur-
ried in the swamps of Southwestern Geor-
gia, instead of those who are now there
suffering and dying
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-07-15
Size Of the st. Peter,- Church.

President Fairfield, in endeavoring to give an
idea of the size of st. Peters Church, at Rome
refers particularly TO the dome which is of mas
sige stonewOrk, and supported by four large col
ums and arches connecting them. Each Of fthese
four pillars, he says, occupies as much space on
the floor of the Church as an edifice so feet long
and 90 feet wide, which is larger, probably, than
any church building in New England, outside
of the principal cities. This dome, if provided
with seats as economically as Spurgeon's chapel
in London would hold six thousand persons, and
lifted from the top of st. Peters church and let
down over Henry Ward Beecher's church in
Brooklyn, would cover it completely, without
touching 1t on any part. And vet it does not
appear too large for the edfice on which tstands;
and the immense columns which support It are
but little in the way in the interior Of ST. Peters.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-07-15
BrownIow ON the RichmOnd Whir.

In speaking of this rebel journal, the
writer of the Rebel Ventlator says: why
the editor of the Richmond organ should
be angry with Lincoln, we are at loss to
know. Lincoln's emancipation proclama-
ton hberates half-a-dozen of that editors
children, whose several mothers are Amer
lean ladies of African descent Lincoln
should be looked upon by that editor, and
by thousands of other Southern parents, as
benefactor? He is setting their mixed
blood offspring at liberty, thing that they
could not do, as they are slaves, and many
of their fathers-this Richmond editor
among the rest-are not able TO purchase
their freedom
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-07-15

When the steamer Lexington was burned on
Long Island Sound in the winter of lS39-40
David Crowly of Providence, the second mate.
one of the very few survivors, escaped on a cot
ton bale upon which he drifted two days and
nights, finally floating ashore on Long Island.
This bale of cotton Mr.. Crowley has preserved
with religious care until the present time, but
the price of the staple to-day has brought out
the sacred relic for sale It is of remarkable
quality, and the 3O0lb. bale is worth from 800
% A500.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-07-15

We asked yesterday, after relating the
good work done byan old lady ofeighty-
five years. for our soldiers in the field-if
any single young woman could show such
good record. A reply comes from St
Louii. which celebrates the labors of Miss
Lizzie Mcgowan, who has made during the
past two years 500 cavalry coats, 800 pairs
of pants, and coo blouses She has been
awarded handsome machine by the COM
mitteeof the Fair recently held in that CITY.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-07-15

A barrel of whisky, two years old, contain.
ing 80 gallons, sold for $500 in Petersburg, Va,
few weeks since.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-07-15
AS ALTERATIVEs

They exercss srs powerful influence over the liver
snits secretians than caloe mercury, blue pill hence
her Importance IN eases OF Liver Complaints and Spleen
Difficulties ,Jaundee, Dyspepsia, Bilious Attacks, Head
ache Sc In the treatment Of FeYers, either Bilious
Yellow Typhoid and other reducing Fevers, shey are
superior TO 6ufnine Thar influence extends the
entire system controlling, strengthening, and bracng
40 the relaxed and wasting energies, and regulating all
tssecreons to the natural performance Of their duties
cleansing and purifying the blood and purgng from tie
system al diseased deposits and tzPurs numors.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-07-15

Cures Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Headache, Genera
Debility, Nervousness Depression of Spirits, Com
stipation, Cholic, Intermittent Fcvers, Cramps
aud Spasms, and all complaints Of either Sex,
arising from Bodily Weakness whether
Inherent in the system produced
by special causes.