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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-24

People are puzxlipg themselves with
conjectures as to Vallandigham's motive
for returning to Ohio just now, after
waiting and watching over the border 30
long. Some have considered it possible
that be really expected TO cooperate With
John Morgan. Others imagine that the
absence of the National Guard from Ohio
was supposed to offer IN opportunity to
make mischief. Vallandigham hiasslf
gives no reason for his movement, that
would not have deem appplicabe every day
since he entered Canada, ~ now. He
would have US believe he is anxious about
the vindication Of his personal liberty, and
solicitous to be q champion Of the people
in that regard. But, according to his own
testimony, his friends have enjoyed the
largest liberty of speech in his absence,
and he can hardly hope that his individual
exertions viii better their condition.
The fact seems to be about this: Val
landigham was content to remain ia exile.
so long as distance lent enchaotment to
the view taken of him by his followers.
and he found that his absence from Ohio
gave him more notoriety than his pres
ence in the State would be likely to Weld.
But latterly be has found himself 10 the
way Of being forgotten. His own party
expressly disowned his leadership in the
late State Convention. The ten cent SUBJ
scription has dried up, all the money that
could be scraped together for him. being
invested in British funds, there was no
Likelihood of farther pecuniary emolumeus
incidental to exile.
And Yailandigham knew that his sud-
den appearance among the men of Ohio
would give him immense conspicuity.-
This, he had no doubt. could be turned to
his advantage in the Chicago Convention.
How could the Democratic National Con-
vention fail to do him reverence9 If be
should not be molested BY che Prssidsnt,
he would shine as hero, and stand !
chance for the first honors Of the Conven.
ton. lf fe-afrested there would be az
increased lustre in his martyrdom, and the
role of the martyr martyred afresh, and
perhaps in Fort Warren, would be much
better than that Of forgottep pefsosv On
the Canals shore. If either hero or mar.
tyr, what less than the Vice Presidency
could the Chicago Convention deem /
suitable reward We may be sure tina,
the prssence Of Mr.. Vallandigham in Ohio
Is simply his bid for the frst or second
place on The Chicago ticket; and politi
clans will not be slow to Gee that his cal
lcuiations have been pretty shrewdly made
l-TCin. Commercial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-24
~The Loudon Advertiser has the
following about
GARIBALDI's RELIGION.


following about &.
GARIBALDI's RELIGION.
In The Psstorsl Of Csrdipa WisemAn
read in all the Roman Catholic churches
in the metropolis on Sunday last, Carl
baldi is spoken of AZ an infdel. W.
speak from private information Of The
most undoubted kind--from the tsetimo.
ny, indeed, Of those who have lived with
him for months at time--when We SAY
that he 10 Christian in the higher aad
holier aoeeptation of the term. He is !
firm believer in the great truths Of evan.
gelical religion, and speaks with especial
emphasis when he refers to his firm faith
In the atonement and intercession OF
Christ, and to his sole reliance for saliva.
ton on the merits and mediation Of Him
who died on the cross. He has written 4
number Of beautiful hymns, full alike of
deep devotional feeling and sound theol.
ogy. 1t was only fortnight before he left
Caprera, on his visit to this country, that
he made one Of his most intimate lady
friends read, on five successive mornings,
those chapters of the Gospel Of St. John
which record the arrest. the trial, and the
cruci6xion Of Jesus and while this lady
was reading the affecting narrative, be
frequently made remarks which not only
showed how deeply he was moved BY it,
but which proved his Christianity 70 be
equally enlightened and devotional. II
may be well to add that. in saying this We
speak from the testimony of the lady who
read the chapters in question to Gsribaldi,
as given to us from her own lips. We
can further state, on equally undoubted
authority, that Garibaldi 10 remarkable for
his reverence of the Sabbath day, and
that, as one proof Of this. he refused,
when in London, to accompany some of
the highest in the land, though urgently
solicited to do SO, on visit to the Zoo
logical Gardens on q Sunday-solely be-
cause he would have regarded such visit
as violation of the sanctity of the Sab
bath. @ a.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-24

actually fixing itself in perpetual psrma-
nency upon the country; that its dark
claws had sunk deep into the yitals OF
the nation. And the men who adhered
to it were sunk SO deep in iniquitv and
immortality that they endeavored to infiict
upon us chastisemcnts, the more fully aud
efectfuliy to retain their grasp. The men
who stood up for that institution grappied
the United States by the throat; they
went stark mad, assaifng the vitals OF
onr country that slavery might live, and
then it was that the people became aropsed
to the requirements Of the hour, and true
to the highest mandates Of hunanity they
swore that the institution should die. -
Cheers. f4@ 'es
If there had been no slayery-vho vii
deny me who dare deny mei-not nov
psrticalarly, but hereafter when / an no,
~here-who dare deny that if thsrv hid
been no slavery there would havs beet
no war That is simple proposition
There is no difficulty in uaderstaAdlhg i
It stands before you hks : moantaiu, snt
the simplest soul can grasp il. Had ther'
been no slavery there had been no var.
Whit is the natural significance Of tha
proposition? In order that thefs Shoul(
Be no more war there must b - mon
slavery. Loud and continuous Applsnan.
MANY noble men have fallen in 1hi1 N1r,
Thousands Of men have bssn alaia = -
battlefield not in such vasa = thQn
sands have been slain before ; n0t Bod q
some dandy primes ~ Bad hia faalisei
hurt On account q ~ having ~ ~
Wy = osut.ss sens eails p'as'n
ts ~.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-24

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The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11
PORTLAND AND VICINITY.


DAVIS, j., PRESIDING.
Taesday.-The case of Emery VS.. Piscata-
quis Insurance Co., was given to the Jury
The jury came in in the afternoon and re-
turned a verdict for plaintiff for S1,o74 10.
Before affirming the verdict they retired again
to consider as to the whole amount insured
upon the buildings By both mortgages. They
came in the second time with the same YER
dict, viz: 81 ,074 l6 and also found that plain
tiff was absolute owner Of the property a! the
time it was insured.
G. 8. Emery. John Rand.
No. 12S. William T. Kilborn VS.. David 7.
Chase. Action of trover to recover the value
(about $500 of certain betting and machinery
alleged to belong to plaintiff, and appropriated
10y defendant to his own use. Defendant al
leges that he never had possession of all the
articles mentioned in plaintiffs writ, that he
never converted to his own use any of said
articles, but rendered those on his premises TO
plaintiff, and that the articles described in
plaintiffs writ, are not, and were not at the
date of the writ, of the value therein alleged.
Not finished.
Howard d Strout. L. Pierce.
John Rand
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

AMATEUR THEATRIcALs.-D eering Hall
was filled last evening by the elite of the city,
the occasion being the dramatic entertain
ment given by the Amateurs for the benefit
of the Indident Females Home The play OF
the "Serious Family was admirably perform
ed. Mr.. Chase, as Amindab Sleek; Mr..
Noyes, as Capt. Murphy Mcguire; Mr.. Boyd,
as Frank Vincent; Mr.. Furnish, as Charles
Torrens; Miss Roll, as Mrs. ormsly Delmain
Miss Furnish, as Lady Sowerby Creamby
Miss Gray, as Mrs. Torrens; Miss Meader, as
Miss Torrens, and Miss Varnum, as Graham,
were the cast OF the play. The characters
were well sustained, and the acting received
the plaudits o: the audience. At the conclu-
sion OF the play, Miss Brazier, who has ad-
mirably performed on previous occasions, by
request, sung "The Bold Privateer," 10 hand
organ style.
The comic drama of " Delicate Ground
excited roars of laughter. Mr.. Gray, and Mr.
and Miss Furnish, rendered the paris in good
style.
This evening there will he another enter
tainment for the benefit Of the Provident AS
ISOLATION, when Bulwer's beautiful play oil
Money" aud the farce OF "Boa aud Cox, .
will be performed
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11
BY TELEGRAPH
10 rBK--
EVENING PAPERS.

Dispatch from Gen. Batler-Inipor,an Neirs
WASHINGTON, May 10, l.30 p. NJ.
To Mi. Gen. Dix II forward a dispatch
this moment received from Gen. Butler IL
tells the story.
fSign-d) EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Headquarters near Bermuda Landing.
Nay 9M.-To Z. NJ. Stanton Our operations
may be summed up in few words. With 100
cavalry we have advanced up the Peninsula,
forced the Chickahominy, and have safely
brought them TO our position. These were
colored cavalry, aud are now holding our ad-
vance pickets toward Richmond. Gen. Kurz
with 5000 cavalry from Suffolk on the same
day with our movement up the James River,
forced the Blackwater, burnt the railroad
bridge at Stony Creek below Petersburg, cut
ting in two Beauregard's forces at that point
We have landed here, entrenched ourselves,
destroyed many miles of railroad, and got
position which, with proper supplies, we can
hold out against the whole of Lees army.
have ordered up the supplies. Beaure-
gard, with large portion of his command,
was left south OF the cutting OF the railroad
by kurtZ. That portion which reached Pc
tersburg under Hill, | have whipped to-day,
killing and wounding many, and taking many
prisoners, after severe and well contested
fight. Gen. Grant will not be troubled with
any further achievements to Lee from Beau
regards forces.
(Siguedl BENZ. +. BUTLER,
Major General.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11
xxxvIII ooNaREss---rirst Session.
WASHINGTON, May 10.


SENATE.
The Senate passed the bill authorizing the
organization OF the Veteran Engineers.
The Bank bin was then taken up. The
amendment OF Mr.. Collamer, providing that
the association shall keep one-quarter of the
gold they receive as interest on government
bonds on hand until the resumption of specie
payments, was rejected.
The Speaker, MIR. Colfax, caused to be read
Mr.. Sherman's amendment relative to the
redemption Of the circulating notes was
adopted.
The bill was then passed.-Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, reported the Senate
bill authorizing the Secretary Of the Interior
TO contract for the care aud employment OF
persons sentenced to the peuiteniiary by the
United States authorities. The arrangement
applies to States or Territories in which there
are no such Institutions. PasseI.
The House then resumed the Missouri C n
tested election case Of Bruce against Coan.
Mr.. Bruce presented his own case, contend
ing there had been military outrages Gu the
election franchise, to such an extent rs to VIC
late the election.
Mr.. Coan addressed the House, speaking, he
said, for the loyal people, and not for himself
He advocated their cause, and not his own
He denied the position assumed by the con-
testant. Mr.. Bruce concluded the debate.
The House, by twelve majority, rejected the
first resolution that Mr.. Coan is not entitled,
and adopted the second resolution that Mr..
Bruce is not entitled to the seat. So Mr..
Coan retains the seat
to the House communication from the Sec.
Rotary of War, enclosing copy of Gen. But
ler's dispatch about his successes, &c. Its
reading was followed by applause.
The House considered the Senate's amend
ments TO the Consular and Dislomatic appro.
priation bill.-Adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

NEW YORK. May TO-
Cotton-steady sales 1860 bales at sec Tor mid.
ding uplands
Flour-reeepts - bbls; sales SO % bbls; State
and Western very dull and 5al0c lower; super state
6 50a6 65 Extra 6s0a 6 81; choice 95Sl7 IL; Round
Hoop Chip 25aS %; choice 55aS Is, Supertiue
Western 650el 10, Extra do 91a7 %; Southern ui
aud lower; sales 80 bbls Mixed to good 25a5 20
Fancy and extra 159i0 %; Canada dull and EQl
l0c lower; sales s50 bbls; common Extra tpT To-:
extra good TO choice 05us So
Wheat-dul. and nominally 2d,3c lower; sales
81 . bushels White State al ~ delivered and eg1O
bushels W lite Canada at I 10
Corn-quiet and steady; sales Il, 900 bush; mixed
Western old 80 In store.
Oafs-dnll aud lower; sales at Seas c.
Beet-quet and arm; sales 250 bb.s; Country mess
50dl3 90.
Pork-dull and lower; sales 100 bbls mess &c so /;
old do 70 rs; new do q 81 ho23 5el prime % Q0dQ
"a for Old and new; prime mess % 62ld21 IS.
lard-dull aud nominal; sales at l3J9l4fc.
Butter--a shade easier; Ohio % d35; State S5a3s
Whiskey-heayy and hrmer; "a es 1909 bbls at / 20
al ~ for State and 25al 81 for Western.
Rice-dull at tdlis for kangoon.
Sugar-insciye.
Cofft e-duli.
Molasses-dul; sales By auction 100 hhds P, rto
Rico at 72!99ec.
Naval Stores--dull.
Petroleum-hrmeri sales at 95c for crude, b5d5f
for refined in bond, aud 6ide5c tor refined free.
Freights to Liverpool-dull.
Wool-irm with q fair demand
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

WASHINGTON, May 10, A. NJ.
To MAJ. Gen. Die A dispatch from Gen.
Sherman, received at midnight, states that we
are fighting for the possession of Rocky Face
Ridge, and have knowledge that Mcpherson
took the Snake Creek Gap, and was within
seven miles OF Resacca this morning.
You will remember that on Saturday the
rebels were forced from Tunnel Hill by Gen.
Thomas, and took u position at Buzzard's
Roost, in the bead of Mill Creek just north of
Dalton. This is represented to be very
strong position, which Gen. Thomas was una
bic to drive the enemy from on former occa-
sion when be advanced on Dalton, but Resac-
ca is position on the railroad about fifteen
miles south of Dalton, and this will place Nc
Pherson with strong corps of veteran troops
in the rear of the enemy, while Thomas ad-
vances upon the front, and Schoheld closes in
on the flank from Cleaveland. 1t is probable
that a great battle was fought on this line yes
terday, aud may now be in progress. Gen. j.
johnson is In command of the rebel force.
lSigned) EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

CHICAGO. ILL.,, May 10.
The most furious gale experience for the
last two years swept over the city last night,
doing considerable damage to the lake ship
ping. About thirty vessels, some OF them fly
ing flag Of distress, are anchored between
here and Gresoe Point, six miles TO the north.
The schooner Maj. Anderson, from Oswego,
was driven ashore during the night, and il is
believed will prove total loss. Two others,
names not known, are ashore between Ronnd
House and Stony Point. The propeller Bar
bour is ashore near Camh Douglas. II is
thought she cannot be got Off without serious
damage. The schooner Bates, and another
schooner name unknown. are ashore. The
schooner storm was wrecked off Eyanstown
and one man drowned. the only loss of life
reported yet. Some damage was done to
buildings in the outskirts of the city, but
nothing very serious.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11
Items from Southern Sources.

NEW YORK, May 10.
Richmond papers OF the Oh and eth inst.
contain dispatches from Lee and others rela-
tive TO Grants advance and the battles.
An Orange Court House dispatch of the
9th states that the rebels repused the Union
troops on the plank road near Perkins store,
Spottsylvania county. The engagement last
ed from noon until night. The rebels claim 10
have captured 1000 OF our troops.
OF Fridays battle, Il dispatch states that
the Union troops were repulsed in every at
tack, and Longstreet finally forced them TO
give way. Gen. Longstreet was seriously
wounded In the shoulder. Gen. jenkins was
mortally wounded. The Union troops We're
pushed back to Charlottesville. The dis
patch winds up by saying, Everything looks
we'll"
The Richmond Wing of the 18th says :-"Up
to Il late hour on the night of the 9th no fight
ing had taken place on the Peninsula The
movement OF Buffers transports up the James
river was known in Petersburg at III A. NJ on
Thursday when Gen. Pickett ordered out the
militia. All the bells were rung and great
excitement ensued. All the force at Peters
burg was moved out, but nothing was said of
meeting the enemy. Forty-one transports
aud other coming. Three iron-elads and four
gunboats were counted, and from 10000 to
$1,000 men were landed at Bermuda Land
ing"
The Wing Of the 7Ih states that Richmond
is in no more peril than when threatened by
Mcclellan, and argues that there is no need
of panic, and holds out the encouragement
that ample reihforcements are at hand, and
saos there will be trouble from insufiiciency
of food.
A dispatch OF the Sd inst from Demopolis,
states that the rebel cavalry of GOO engaged
5000 Yankees near Olive Branch Creek, under
Gen. Andrews, repulsng the latter with heavy
loss, the Yankees retreaing towards Baton
Rouge.
A Dalton dispatch of the 9th states that the
Union pickets were eleven miles from Tunnel
Hill, but were so strong that nothing could be
learned of our movements.
A Demopolis dispatch of the 9th states that
Gen. Emery, with II 900 infantry, two bat
teries and $50 cavalry were advancing towards
Yazoo City.
A Charleston. dispatch states that 305 NOR
tar shells were thrown at Fort Sumter be-
tween Friday morning and Saturday night,
and ten on Sunday.
Several heavily laden vessels passed Charles
ton Bar Saturday morning southwark.
The rebel Senate has vote of thanks to
Forrest under consideration.
Commanders Pegram. Root and Pauldng
have been assigned TO rebel iron-clads in the
James river.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11
Ramored Capture Of Fort Darling.

NEW YORK, May 10.
The World says: We have private adyices
from Baltimore OF rumors which prevailed
there yesterday, to the effect that an attack
bad been made on Fort Darling, which, re-
ports went on to say, had been captured.
letter to the Herald from Gen. Buffers
army has an account OF a battle between Geo.
Brooks command and the rebels, for the pos
session Of the railroad between Petersburg
and Richmond. The railroad was gained and
lost by us two or three times, once on account
OF the ammunition giving out, and again be-
cause the enemy had massed at that point and
pressed us back by their large number
The Shawsheen, an old ferry boat altered
into naval gunboat, while engaging a rebel
field battery, received a rifle shell in her boiler,
which exploded, killing aud sealding a num-
Der OF men, her commander aud a number of
her officers, precisely how many is not known.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

OPERA.-Mr. =. A. Herbert, agent of the
German Opera Troupe, which has been per-
forming with great success in Philadelphia
New York and Boston, is now in our city
making arrangements for two performances
of the Company, on Monday and Tuesday
evenings next. The Operas to be performed
here are Faust" and "Der Freischutz," and
are TO be given in full, as performed in Bos-
ton, by the entire strength of the Company
seyenty-four classic musicians, among whom
are twelve star performers, an orchestra COM
prised of twenty-iour first class musicians,
and chorus of twenty-six performers.
As this is the first time Of the performance
of fall opera in our city, we hope our must
cal people will be ready to greet the perform
ers with crowded house. The subscription
list for reserved seats, will be opened to day
at Palne's music store, and those who design
to attend, should secure their seat in season.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

WASHINGTON, May 10.
The Senate, in executive session to. day, con-
flrlned the nomination of Col Francis Fes-
sender, sonEDf Senator Fessenden, as Briga-
der General.
During the month Of April the Fourth Au-
ditor of the Treasury settled 3299 claims for
prize money, amounting to S50G ,933. 10.
Awards have recently been made in the cases
of the Weehawken, Cimmarone and Nahant
First class fremen secure 1888, seamen $500.
landsmen S213, and cooks $427
Since the onward movement OF the army OF
the Potomac the rebel guerrilla bands under
Mosby and White are said TO be lurking in its
rear, picking up abandoned forage and de-
stroyipg such Government properly as it was
found impedient to remove.
Information was received here this after
noon of the death of Major Gen. Sedgwick
commander of the 9th army corps, who was
shot ia skirmish near Spottsylvania. A ball
entered his eye and passed TIN ough his head
killing him instantly.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

NEW YORK, May 10.
Report says Information has been received
that the rebel ram in Albemare Sound has
been attacked and sunk by the U. ). steamer
Sassacus.
The rebels have been driven from Spottsyl-
vania Court House toward Cave River.
Adviees from Richmond represent great
distress there. Food is at starvation prices.
The people have taken to their cellars, a la
Vicksburg. Discord and excitement prevails
throughout the rebel capital.
An officer from the front arrived at Louis
vile, reports that Gen. Thomas occupied Dali
ton yesterday.
The gunboat Sassacns, which destroyed the
rebel ram in Albemsrie Sound, was not an
iron-clad, but one of the new double enders.
large number of surgeons OF the different
States have responded to the call of the med
ical department, and the wounded will by to-
night have every possible attention and com
fort
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

HATTERAs, n. c., May 7.
The schooner Eliza Sheldon, bound Tor New
York, has just arrived here from Newbern,
and reports that the enemy made demon
stration on Newborn yesterday, cutting off
the communication between that place and
Beaufort, and making his appearance on the
south side Of the Neuse river. two miles be-
low the city, with cavalry force, accompa-
manded the water approaches to Newborn for
a period. The gunboats Com. Barney and
Louisiana suddenly made their appearance at
the point threatened, and forced the enemy
back from the river. Nothing was allowed to
pass over the railroad from Newbern to Beau
fort yesterday, as this demonstration was ex-
pected, therefore the enemy failed to secure a
loaded train of cars. This movement OF the
enemy was only cavalry dash, and not in
tended as general attack on Newbern.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

LADIES' LEvEE.-We refer the reader TO
our advertising columns for notice OF bril-
liant levee in contemplation by the ladies' of
the Universalist Parish, at the new City Hall,
at which time Poppenburg's splendid Band Is
to afford the Portland people the rare pleas
ure of listening to some of their choicest
music. We understand the ladies propose to
do the handsome thing in the way of furnish
ing their new church, and this Is their first
public effort in that direction. That the oc-
casion will be one OF the most pleasant of the
season there can be no doubt, for it is In the
hands Of excellent managers.