The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-03
TIE GATE CITY.
MONDAY, OCT. 5
ITEMS.

are springing up all over New England
Mrs. Abby @. Adams, wife ofGllson
Adams, OF Den mark, Maine, drowned her.
self and two of her three sons, Henry and
Frank, respectively s and y years old
in a rend near her residence, on the 18Th,
while laboring under temporary insanity,
The receipts of the regular theatres
and musical halls in New York for one
evening last week were 81 900. Greater
crowds than ever rush to the places oil
amusement, notwithstanding the increase
of prices.
The Prince Of Wales is about build
ing new palace at Abergeldie, Scotland.
Almost constant rain from the lst to
the 18th, damaged the Canada crops very
much.
The farmers in the vicinity of Hagers-
town, Maryland. are selling out and NOV
in West.
There was a snow storm in Ohio 3
few miles from Wheeling, West Virginia,
on the 9Th
There was heavy shower Of large
flies in Idaho, July 10. 1t was thought
to be hail storm at FIRST.
Twenty cheeses, weighing l9,439
pounds, an average of 9s7 pounds each,
passed through, N. Y, the other dayi,
New York. They we're made at the Gen.
trail New York cheese factories.
The Boston horse Captain McGor-
man attempted to trott 20 miles in an
hour on the Fashion Course few days
since, but lost shoe and gave it up after
trotting 10 miss in 80 minutes aud
seconds.
The number of slaves set free by
the events of the war is estimated by com
petent Northern authorities at 1850, 600.
JEFF. Davis states the whole number at
100000.
For gallant conduct in the field, Col.
W H Seward, Jr., (son of the Secretary
of State) haa been made a Brigadier. He
formerly commanded the 9th New York
artillery.
The Boston cooperative movement
will reduce coal to sl2. Why don't the,
take hold Of butter and other necessaries
Grace Stanton, formerly Kentucky
school INA am, and stewards hospital
nurse. is lecturing on the war in Cali
fQrnia
What he would do il Defeated.
Il correspondent Of the Phiadelphis
Press ssyS:
On last Friday evening | was not yer,
much astounded, knowing the character
Of the man, to hear United States Senator
James Wall, OF New Jersey, boldly ssser
that President Lincoln was a despotic t..
raut and usurper, and that he should be
hurled from power and that certain par
ties had Their agents abroad 10 procure
the service of the vilest portion Of 9
foreign population Tor the express purpose
OF entering our army to spill the very bes
blood OF our nation IN the South, aud xii
off cur very best citizens. But | was
somewhat astonisned, even knowing the
man, 10 hear him openly assert that i
suca and such things were done, and thai
if McCieilin were not elected, that ht
(McC.eilan) would come out and place
himself at the head Of force that woult
put him in the Presidential chair, en-,
said Eve Can raise a niilion of men, With
out bounty or pay, for that purpose"
Ia commenting on which the Pres
says:
AS will be seen BY the statement of
correspondent, Senator Wall, of New
Jersey, declares that, in the event of ,h
Democrats being defeated.at the polls il
November next, General Mcclellan vii
place himself at the head Of a million G
men, and by virtue of military power de
clare himself President OF the Unite
States. As Senator Wall halls from th
same State rs Gen. Mcclellan he shout
know whereof hespeaks. We have look
cd upon General Mcclellan as a veal
timiL and irresolute, rather than as di,
loyal aud criminal man, and howeve
coagrIned be might feel at the disappofn
ment of his high antcipatioLs, we cam,
believe he would look with favor on an
sach revolutionary scheme, notwithsan
ing he mas tacidiy accepted plstfor
pledged to revolution in Certain contir
gences. But suppose the opposite cas-
Suppose General Mcclellan should
guilty OF the anomaly OF acing himse
ct the head Of army, aud suppose tn
army even numbered million of me
does anybody suppose that uupleasa
consequences would follow Does an
body suppose that Gen. Mcclellan, WI
ten times million men, would ever 6
complish anything? Possibly he Won
organize the force, throw up some cart
works, send Fitz John Porter adift in
balloon, and perhaps attempt to approa
Washington by parallels Further tn
this it is unlikely that anything VI
alarming would occur, and il these thin
should come to pass, we may look for
announcement about the year Of 1870.
Political Items.
Never forget that the rebels br,
out of the Union to save slavery.