The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-09

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| exchange therefor . silver watch.A Th
negro WAS one of the body servants I
sx-Ssnator Robert Toombs. Then the
doAted down the river BY nigh. lyin
up during the day under the protectip
segis Of negro friendship and hospitalit,
They we're indebted to slave Of the reb,
General Ealy Tor that dish which Lam
loved ssweli. and u which b. wrote i
such savory vim roast pig. The genel
oas darkey went "ths whole hog'' inlhei
behalf, and they vent on their way re
joicing. They passed several forts OF
their journey, Two or three times 80 nea
that they heard the talk Of the guards
but fortunately we're not discovered. =
During their entire journey from nsal
Florence to n few miles north Of The
town Of Appalachieola. they received
much kindness, and oil their food, from
negroes. When within about six miles
from the town just mentioned, they came
near being stranded, bat we're helped ont
of their difficulty BY a couple of friendly
whites, who happened to be good Union
meo. These took our. wandering heroes
10 the town, concealed them With other
good Union men till dark, whca they
carried them to United States steamer
lying in the bay. the day being that glo-
rious enc on which Abraham Lincoln was
reelected President.
The escape Of these gallant fellows was
what they call in the army "a big thing"
Capt. Shelton, your readers will remem-
Der. escaped from Libby Prison last win
ter-just about year ago now-under
circumstances Of great difficulty aud peril.
His experience was. no doubt, very valu-
able to him during his second escape. lie
pu, the rebels on the wrong scent by
starting at first toward Atlanta, and his
strategy in going that long journey down
the Chattahoochee and Appalachicola
rivers was worthy Of all commentator.
The rebels did net dream of their going
right away from the Union lines. These
gentlemen have been received at the war
Office here, and BY many friends, with
the utmost Kindness and respect. In
fact, they have come as near being COM
pletely liouized as any line officers ever
did, reckon. Captain Deal will start
home in very few days. but Capt. Skel-
ION will probably remain With Us . fort
night.
Col. N. P. Chapman, lately on tour
put West, has returned to his duties ia the
War Department, where his services are
so highly valued that his most eloquent
requests to return to the Geld are Oh no
avail. Major Corkhill, 80 long an efi-
cient commissary Of subsistence in the
Army Of the Potomac, wears his promo
tional honors with becoming modesty. and
Ialks to as privstes just like "any other
maa.' He is now 10 tho Pay Department.
N. @. Mocrsa, of your thriving village,
gave me a call few days ago, having
Just returned from journey hore. But
havn't seen him since. much To nv "a.
gret. His head is level, and his heart
sound IS good egg. j. P. G. Poalton.
Esq, Of Fairfield, the excellent corres-
poudent over the signature of "P Potomac"
Of that excellent journal, the Washington
Iowa) Press, has also got back in safety.
In short, the clerks are all back again,
and SO it does not make much differen nee
whether the memhers Of Congress come
or not. as for that glorious fellow aud
father Of ten live children, Geo. Cowie, of
Montezuma, he was GRATED into the
army the other day, and just now went
over to contraband island to procure .
prostitute" And here sndeth the per-
sonalities. HAwKErE.
ELEcTIoN MArrERs.-There we're three
Counties in the State which polled no
Copperhead votes, viz; Emmet. Ida and
Plymouth. One County, Palo Alto cast
no Republican ballot. Henry gave the
heaviest Union majority. Scott next;
Liam next: Blackhawk next. The only
Counties which GENERALLY disgraced them.
selves by Copperhead increase of msjori.
ty. are Dubuque and Shelby. II is stated
that Berks County. Pennsylvania, which
is good for Copperhead majority of ,O0G
or 5000, is inhabited, to large extent
by the defendants of Hessian me.cenaricl
who fought agarust General Washington
in the Revolution. There must have
been large immigration from Berks Il
Dubuque How else can We account 70,
the Hessian look Of the vote up tha
way?