The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-07-13
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The little girls of Muscatine held a
festival in fremont Hall 10 that city on
Friday evening, for the benefit OF the
Orphans Asylum, at which they realized
some sixty dollars.
Madame Auna Bishop and troupe
are giving concerts in Davenport and
other places in the upper part of the
State.
Davenport was visited by a severe
storm on Saturday night.
PRIsosERs ARRIVING. - Three hun
dred and forty FIVE prisoners arrived at
the Rock Island Barracks Thursday even
ing, and among them were twenty officers.
They were FROM Little Rock, Ark, and
are said to be fine looking body Of men SIS
have ever taken quarters at Camp JEFF.
Davis.-lDav. Democrat.
The Cedar Valley Times says: A
flock of ], 900 sheep and lambs passed over
the bridge of Cedar Rapids, ON their war
to Benton County, last Sunday week.
The Register says :ha. Col. John
Scott, late of the SEA Iowa Infantry. has
resumed his residence in Nevada, and is
erecting commodious and elegant homo.
- A Mr.. Williams, of Elk Rapids, lost
45 sheep in one night, killed by dogs.-
Still, must no, hurt or tax the dogs.
A Bio SALE.-C. w. Ensign has sold
bis Morgan Mare "Fsnnie' to . Chicago
gentleman for loo. This is q big
price, but Fannie is the fastest nag ever
owned in this neck Of woods, and Will in
time become famous for her trotting abili-
ty.
The Oskaloosa Herald of the 9TH
says: Some Eve or six weeks ago, Fl. G.
Smith, of Whiteoak, accidentally stabbed
himself with pocket-knife below the
knee and severed some Of the principal
blood vessels in that region. Unable to
check the bleeding otherwise, the Surgeon
tied up the main artery of the leg above
the knee. This, however. was Of no ulti-
mate avail, as modification setin, and the
poor man was taken to his long home one
day last week He was an upright. refsi
pectable citizen, and his death is 4 Ii 90
not only to his own family, but the COM
munity at large. 8tf
Montgomery blair 60 VIVA. Lloyd
The Liberator of this week publishes
the following letter from Post Master
General Blair, addressed to Mr.. Garrison:
William Lloyd Garrison, Esq, Boston,
Mass:
DEAR SIR: am much grati6ed to per-
ceiye, by an extract from recent speech
OF yours Published in the Boston Com
moawealth, that you are sensible of the
Injustice OF the attacks made on me by
the opponents OF the President. This ia.
duces me to say that you are altogether
right ia discreditiug the statement that
had bought AZ interest 10 the Baltimore
Clipper for the purpose, among other
things, Of preventing emancipation in
Maryland" The soils objeck OF my ne.
EQUATIONS with the PROFESSORS Of that
Journal was to secure press 10 advocate
emancipation in city where, II the time
my negotiations began, We had no ssch
advocate. The espousaI Of onr cause, ii.
terwardes BY the Able editor Of tho B1isi.
more american, superseded, in : great
measure. the necessity for nv neeolis1ior 7
with the Clipper, and they usrs for that
reason discontinued.
am gratifsd also to zee that You do
ses csnsidsr difference Of opinion on the
question Of whether tie races nsss L
separated after emancipation ! anlzioieu,
reasoa fos division amoag the friends q
ftSsdoa before " have s6tetsd snaaei