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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

WE learn that the steamer Francona, re-
Gently purchased by the New England Screw
Steamship Company, to take the place of the
Potomac, on the line betwsan this city and
New York, will not leave Boston until to-
morrow. She will have immediate dispatch to
New York upon her arrival here. sas
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
United States District Court.
/. 4lW WARE J. PREsIDINe.

After the argument of Mr.. Dana, in the ad-
miralty case of Murray VS.. Barque William
Carey, court adjourned to Tuesday next, at
which time Judge Ware will probably de-
liver his decree in the case. W
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
; ORTLAND AND VICINITY.
NssU Acknowledgements To-Day.
Special Notice.

The following regulations will be risidiy Observed
by the Proprietors Of the Press;
i. No papers will be delivered BY Carriers except
TO those who have subscribed atthe ehice.
No Carrier will be allowed to sell papers ON his
route, or to collect money from subscribers.
8. Carriers found guilty efvolating the foregoing
rules they will be discharged.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

THE attention of shippers of freight to Can
ada is directed to the notice Of Mr.. Porteous,
Freight Agent Of the Grand Trunk Railway.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

LANCASTER HALL will be the center Of at
traction this evening, The Union Assemblies
never ~ yet, have failed to draw cut crowd,
and it is always safe to secure ticket In adj
vance when Friday night comes round,-
Chambers Quadrille Band will furnish the
music. Evening tickets seventy five cents
The arrangements for the grand Calico, Comic
Fancy Dress and Mask Ball are all complete
For full particulars see advertisement. aisa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

Card.

The nders'gned, owing 10 liiheaI.h, having this
day sold BIS inteFestia the above 10 Joseph john.
son. the business will be condu cted under The name
and style of Johnson Cioyes Broth ,whoare au'
thorized to settle all bills ofths late firm.
jan24d2w nr A. DAVIS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
New Crop Clayed Molasses.

1877 HHDs. New Crop Clayed Melasses. lust
1O landed from brig Cassillian, from Cafde-
mas.
tt41ta4'}8ta ALSO,
400 HHDs. Prime Sierra Moreno Ciayed Molass.
90, for sale by
.aNA all THOS. AsENCIO & CO.,
jAnl0tf NIdfH - Custom House Wharf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
loo house tO Lex.

.,uE Icr HOUSE on Center street. which has
an mel 80 years for the storage OF ~ BY Mr.
1v;d Robinson. will be let as IL is or new build
y = vii be built to suit the occupant This IL very
dssirabe locality Tor Stable keeper that 81 al
most any other business, and long lease WIN DO
given, If desired Pie Sc apply to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

THE Skating on the Park is now excellent.
A building has been erected for the accommo
dation of skaters.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

THE train from Boston yesterday noon was
nearly two hours late, the engine having
broken down in Cape Elizabeth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
This Child was Burned to Death
BY LUCIFER MATCHES,

Scarcely week passes without record of one or
more children losing their lives by these dangerous
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

q esl New YoRK, Jan. 20.
Special dispatches from Washington state
that an examination of the old Capitol prison
ers show that officers have been confined there
for months without knowing what were the
charges against them. a sT7Hsse 49,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
nis.olmfiOm.

THE copartnerahip heretofore existing between
a Benjamin r. Brock and Geor sc r. Hersey, un-
der the Btyle Of Rrook and HeFsev, Is tha law dis.
solved GEORGE r BFRSFY
POrtnnd, Jpu 81, 1886, jan2edlw"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
sDecial Notice.

TTvHE Stockholders OF the New England Screw
IL Steamship Company are hereby notified that an
a,sassment OF Forty Dollars share has besn aid On
the Capital Stock of said Company and the came IL
10 due and payable ct the ofice Of TIE Treasurer
in Portland. Per order ofthe Directors
January 2s. lse5.-d1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

MOULD respectfully announce to the citizens OF
ly located in this city. During the two years We
have been In this city, we have cured somO o.
the worst forms Of disease in persons who have tried
other forms of treatment In vain, and curing pa-
tients In short time that the question Is ofte
asked, do they stay curedi To answer tins question
doctor the second time for nothing s1aI
DR.. D. has been praetioa. nleotrician Ter twenty
one years, and 10 also regular graduated physician
Electrioty Ia perfectly adapted to chronic diseases
In the form OF nervous or sick headache; neuralgia
In the head neck, extremities consumption, when
diseases white swelings, spinal diseases, curvatI
Of the spine, contracted muscles, distorted limbs
palsy or paralysis, St. Vitas Danco, deafness stan
mering or hesitancy Of speech, dyspepsia, ndigee'
ton, constipation End liver complaint, pies-we cur
every case that can be presented asthms, kroncm
ts structures Of the chest, and sll forms Of fon vi
complaints.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
LADIEe

Who have cold hands and feet; weak sEomxshs;
lame and weak backs; nervous and sick headache;
dizziness and swimming in the head, with indigos.
ton and constipation Of the bowels; pain in the side
womb with internal cancers; tumors, polypus, and
all that long trskn of diseases will find In Electric
ity 4 suis means of cure. For painful menstruaton
toe profuss nenstruaon, and all Of those long line
Of troubles with young ladies, Electricity Is certain
specific, and WILL In short tirae restore the sufferer
TO the Vigor OF health.s
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
Capture Of Bloc,ade . r. Run 49,.

Is asss 81 e FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. "a.
The gunboat Advance has arrived from Fort
Fisher with portions of the crews of the block
AIDE runners Stag and Charlotte. Another was
captured last Monday morning not as
certained. FL @ @
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
Bv EleCtr1cdty

The Rheumatic, the equity, the lame and the laEg
leap with Joy, and move with tho agility and elastic
ity Of youth; the heated brain Is cooicd tho frost
bitten limbs restored the uncouth dei0rmities re-
moved; fhintness converted to vigor, weakness 70
strength; the blind made to seq the deaf 20 hear An
youth are obterated; the occtdeats Of mature liza
prevented; tho celamitiss Of old age obyiated, sst
- active circulation maintained.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. 81
The steamer Gen. Lyon. with 500 prisoners
from Fort Fisher, arrived here this afternoon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
TEETH. TEETHl TEETH,

DR.. D. still continues to Extract Teeth by EIectrie.
stumps they wish to have removed for resettin,s
he would give polite invitation 20 call
Superior Electro Magnetic Machines for sale for
family with thorough instructions.
Dr.. D.. can accommodate . few patients with
board and treatment st his house.
Once hours FROM O'Clock y. TO l2n.tv
froml TO ?. NJ, and Ito . in the Evening.
0onsuitatf0H free. novitf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
Organisation of the Ne,c Jersey Repre-
SentGtiUeS.

TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 26.
The lower branch of the Legislature was
orgrnized by Compromise to day, Joseph T.
Crovall being elected speaker. aI
Resolutions approving the course Of Presi-
dent Lincoln, and instructing the New Jersey
congressman to vote for thu abolition of
slavery, were offered and referred.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

In Parliament last night the Attorney Cen
eral brought in bill for the prevention and
suppression OF outrages on the frontier, the
manufacture and shipment of arms for un-
lawful purposes, and providing for the seizure
and examination ofsuspected vessels. 1t gives
notice to persons proving unworthy Of the
hospitality of this country to remove from 1t.
The bill is copied in part from the imperial
act and part from an act of the United States
Congress of 1888. The bill was read for the
first time and passed to its second reading to-
day. .-... 30 4.t.ss y
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

HAMILTON, @. W., Jan. 26.
The Ontario pork packing establishment
was burned to day. Loss 100000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
The Picture is Incomplete,

dark 1t s without reference to the annual loss of
valuable property, which may safely be stated at
millions OF dollars p .
Read the daily journals, or enquire of any Insur.
ance Company, for verifcation of this statement
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

While tolerating the rucifers (clearly as choice
Of evils,) scientific chemists have for more than
quarter Of q century, been experimenting upon the
light and fire, In combination with two important
First, Freedom from ffensivt and injurious odors
- Second The infuring of perfect safety in its daily
use as match composition. The honor of the die
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27

PROSPECTUS FOR 1865.
The Maine State Press.

4 r. t7s7IE
Two Dollars Year In Advance.
IT is the largest pol teal paper in New England,
u m ana@ts farm. gives an unwavering support to
the Government in its conflict with
contains alarge number of carefully prepared Orig.
nal Articles Stories-original and selected Poetry,
an extensive Army Correspondence, the Current
News of the Day, Latest Intelligence by Telegraph
Congressional and Legislative Proce dings, full
Marine List, Portland Prices Current, carefully pre-.
pared Review of the Market Stock List, New York
Markets, Boston and New York Brokers Board,
Brighton and Cambridge Cattle Markets. so.
Enclose 50 current money By mail, and receipt
for one year will be returned. .ss8 sse1
To any person who will forward ten new subscr-
bers, cash IN advomce we will send an addition al
coly gratis, for his trouble. sa aot
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
FROM WASHINGTON.

Meeting of the Christian Commission Re-
strSctiOsss upon the OircssgGttOH of National
Banks. .a 8 ~ easf.i 7r5as
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ENTERTAINMENTS


On which occasion the Firemen ana Mu,. %
requested to appear in uniform. Mr.. Cnstiyy are
lady of Boston, will arrive in our city Wedns sna
morning, Feb 8, and will be at B. L. Rohinsounayy
Saloon, under Lancaster Hall, until the n,rht ~
the Ball. where he will supply who NAV Wis "a
with Fancy and Character Dresses; also Masks A.
q reasonable price All are invited to call and See
the splendid assortment of dresses which will far ex.
coed anything ever worn at ball in this city. Ladies
will please select their dresses In the afternoon
Gentlemen In the evening. The Hall on this occa-
sion will be splendidly decorated with Flsgs Bunt-
ing Transpars mt Paintings, etc, by Mr. hudson, the
artist The managers will spare no labor or expense
In making this the finest ballever given in our city
Music by Chambers Full Quadrille Band. a
Gents single tickets 81 Ladies' single tickets 50 cts
to all parts OF the house Tickets for sale at Pane's
Mnsic store, Crosman Co.'S, ]. j. Gilbert X. L.
hopnson's under Lancaster Hail and by the mana.
gers at the door. " si- 'sI7l77a- ~
O'Clock. s-i
Managers--J. H. Barbsrick, ]. B. Rackleft, W.
b. Stinson, G. A. Hanson, C. Griffin. jan27td
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
Humanity Drops a Tear

of sorrow. over the uhnumbered causes of acciden.
tai deaths, caused by the of these easily igoted
tnnammable agents. A truthful Inscription upon
thousands of little tom5stcnes would be-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
FIRE WE MUST HAVE.

and the Lucifer Match dangerous asi is, has been
regarded as very great convience, when contrast
bling Of dry sticks together, or even the sti more
useful Advance upon that mode. the old fashioned
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-27
sOANDINAVIAN .oHEMIsT.

who has produced, to bless mankind the long look
ed for Alchemy, and if it is true that he who makes
two blades Of grass grow, where but one grew be-
fore Is public beneiactor will not the need of
vering efforts have resulted in producing chemical
combinations, the practical application of which in
daily will be the annual saving of thousands of
lives and millions of treasure. IL s2sss .A
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12
DIED:


MILLER--On December 22l, 1861, Harriet r.
daughter of Wm =. and L j. Miller, aged
/ years, 6mpnth5 and - days.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12

WELLsBuRa CouRIN We have re-
solved a Prospectus for a newspaper to
be established in Wellsburg, with the
above titls. II. j. johnson, late q Lieu
tenant in the LIST West Virginia Infant
ry, is TO bs the publisher, "The COur-
Ter" says the Prospectus will be indie
pendent email subjects, thoroughly 10y
al, and devoted in every particular to
the preservation Of the Union and the
perpetuiy offree government.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12

EyAn oil company have reached the
Iubricatuting fluid" at Vanceburg, Ky,
II is epored that the disgers went on
n big drunk, as soon as the oil began to
flow, so that it is impossible to estimate
what the exact result will be. Specula-
tors have calculated it at twenty barrels
per day. A gentleman from there yes.
,erlay reports the whole country ablaze
with excitement. Every passing slea
raer bring.a lot Of oil SPECTATORS =
Ir0ntOa Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12
MARRIBD.

CHlTcH.lELD -THoMPsoN-on the Goth
OF december, 1854 by Rev, b. a. Armstrong
F., William J. Critchfeld to Miss Nancy Thorn
eau. All Of Cabeil county.
ball kEYsER- Catlettsbg IA, Ky, on
Decenber %, 1854. ny Rev. e. VI. Ryan, Mr..
9ercmial Ball 10 Miss Jennie Keyser All
Of Caaell county May they live long to be
happy
-SORkAlAN--MILLER-oB December ldlh,
1864. by Rev.tKm. McComhs, Mr.. JollnsL
Workman to Nils Fannie A., daughter Of
VIM. N, Miller. All Of Mason county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12
POINT PHEASANT MARKET.

PoISr PLEASANT, Jan. II, 1865.
GROCERIES Coffee, 60 cts pr ID.
Sugar, brown 80 els, white 40 cts. per
pound; Molasses 81 3O@sl 40 pr gallon
Golden Syrup 81 80; Rice l2t cts. per
pound; Tea 80 SO to SO rs per pound.
PROVISIONS Beans 50 5O02 rs
per bushel; Dried apples 50 50 per
bushel. .
PoTATOES-New potatoes 81 Is
bHshel.
EGGS--BUTTER--Eg Eggs 30 cts pr,
dozen; Butter 80 cents per ID.
CHlOKENS-Chickcn are worth from
So to 50 90 per dozen.
FLOUR-Flour from 50 90 to S11
per Dbl. Wheat is worth from 81 10
81 90 Per busbel.
C0RN--Ia the Ear 80; SheIed, 90
cents per bushcl
Corn Meal 81 90 per bushcl,
BACON Shoulders e5 cts per pound
Sides 80 and Hams 81 cts per ID.
BEEF--Slesks loo per pouudi Roast
best cuts case per ID.
W00D--Good wood is selling at
Sc 5O@ssoO a cord.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12
PUBLIC SALR.


pursuance ola decree Of the Circuit Court
l. Of Mason county, rendered at itS last No.
vember Term, in the case Of Lewis Bumgarner
and othors, agaiBst s. B Sanders, | shall on
the Ali day of February. 1865, at the Front door
Of the Court.Ho Of said county, proceed 10
sell at public auction to the highest bidder TIE
house and lot in the town of Hartford City, in
said county, fully described in said bill and
proceedings and the same conveyed by the
said Bumgarner and others to the said Sanders.
The SAID sale will be for cash ~ TO ten per
cent. on the amount thereof, and upon credit
Of six twelve and eighteen months as to ,ho
residue, the purchaser giving bond with good
security, bearing interest from date for The de.
ierrcd payments, and the legal title retained rs
further security therefor.
J, Il, COUCH, Spec. Com
jan5-Im,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12
DISEASE CAN NOT TOUCH THOSE WHO
USE ROBACK'S BITTERS.

While Roback's Bitters are kept in the FAM,
ly circle sickness never enters. These btterS
have been found to be perfect nntidotc for re.
moving the first symptoms Of nearly all disea,
Ses, iftaken in the proper time. They are
compo-ed Of ingredients, which Rre known by
the medical faculty to be most eiTicaciouS IL
disorders Of the stomach and inestines. q.
Their pedicinal properties are so various
that they prove beneficial in all complaints. Of
whatsoever nature they may be: hence their
great demand and the universal good derived
from their use.
A judicious use Of these Bitters impurts the
ose.tintof health to the cheeks, aud health
and vigor to the entire frame,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12

E9lu Germany a man who fails to
make a fSil return of his income tax IS
called a stsueryerweieer angyerfussuogs'
mussigbercheligeht. We are aware Of
many persons il this county who are SO
singulsrly obliyiOus as not to be able to
tell their own names.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12

ETA genilcmou who arrived in New
York, from Mobile on the 9th, soyS two
thirds Of the people are hoping for the
capture of that city. There are about
1000 troops al Mobile, all militia, ex.
cepliog one small brigade.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12

WEST VIRGINIA, SIS:
A T Rules held in the Clerks Office of the
"a Circuit Court of Mason county, ia the
month of Jaau9y, 1865,
Martin Long, cOmpl't.)
John O.Miller 4 Charles
@. Miller, defi's
The object Of this suit is to recoyer debt
due from the defendant John G. Miller TO the
plaintiff for the sum Of 1898 81 with interest
thereon from the 9th day of August, 1862,
sublectto acrodit o $9l II, paid April 3Oth,
1863. Aud it appearing by affidavit filed, that
the defendeut John @. Miller, is a non resident
Of this State.
1t is, therefore, ordered that the said defend.
ant John Q, Miller, do appear herc within one
month after due publication Of this order, and
do what Ia necessary to protec: his interest in
the premises. Testc:
CHAs, B. WAGGENER, CPk.
Couch, pq Jan. Sat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12

EgIt Is said that a company engaged
in boring for oil on Big Sandy, have
struck fifty barrel we'll, eight miles
above Louisa The excitemeutOn sar-
dy is said to be immense.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12

EFWe have received the ffst num-
Der of The "Wost Virginia Land Regis
ter a new paper just started at Grafton,
and devoted TO the sale and advertise
ment ofloud and oil leases, the oil and
mining interests, &c. We wish it sue
cess.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12
Administrators Notice,

THE undersigned Administrators Of the cs
i tate of Robert Mitchell, deceased, hereby
give notice TO all persons knowing themselves
Indebted to said estate that they must come
iQrwArd and setle up or else the claims will
&c elscOd In the hapdsof the proper officers
Tor fplection,
Mr. ,KimhcrlIng, 10 authorized to collect
and receipt for the same for the undersigned,
IN 1he nameaf .., @. B. THOMAS,
F s. g. SHAW,
dstas-an, 40" Of ''' WIZ ''N'i'd'
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70 ALL WHoMIT MAY CONCERN.

TO ALL WHoMIT MAY CONCERN.
NOTICE is hereby given, that / will no
~ longer be responsible for any debt con.
tracted by Mrs. Persida Schilling rs my wife.
She has abandoned me and the home ] provi.
dcd for her, aud taken with her my little chill
drcn. Unless she returns with my children
and acts as awife, according to the laws Of our
State and the knowRlaws Of morality and civ
ilization. feel myself no longer reepOndb'e, nor
uiA Ibe, for anyoontraet that she mny make
iu her own behalf or that Of my children
WhenI can get the custody and caro- Of them
will sec that thoy arc educated and provided
for, JOIN ", sCHlLLlNG,
ispS-h
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-04

rG- Ida F is bright young friend Of
ours-re joieing in the bloom of some six
summers. Ida was returning lately with
her mother from Des MONIES to Der home
In this place. Gu the stage route beyond
Pella the neck yoke of the horses attached
to the coach became unfastened, the
horses were frightened, started to ruo,
and run they did, at fearful rate. The
brave driver sprang from bis place, when
the horses grew frightened, and left them
and coach and passengers to take care OF
themselves. The scared horses followed
the road for time and then headed to.
ward fence near by, which Mrs. +
noticing, she gathered Ida in her arms
and breaking open the coach door, spraog
to the ground just ns the horses reached
the fence and were halted by the obstruc-
ton. Several persons near by ran to the
spot, aud fading the two unframed, ex-
pressed surprise at their escape. "Nosh-
ing but a kind Providence elved Us"
said Mrs. F. "No, ma" said Ida, drying
up the tears the fright had caused, 1T
wasn't Providence, it was the fence"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-04
THE CITY.
INV, =, .rr,,., ana c,o.,.x Of Nails :. Ks.k.h.
Church Directory.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN - Fifth street, between
Main and Flondeau. servces every Sabbath at III m.
and TX p. m. Sunday School "a a. m.
JAMES BRows, Pastor.
FIRST observation-disclosures High and Fourth
streets Services every Sabbath at II a. M and y IN
Sunday School 9 a. M L J. GILLErIr, Pastor.
UNITARIAN cuURCH- Corner High and Fourth
streets. Services every Sabbath at II a M sunday
School "a Pm. X. HAssAli' PASTOR
CHATHAM SQUARE NJ. E. CHURcH-corner of Sew
euth aud Morgan Preaching every Sabbath at
IL a m and ~ o. IN Sabbath School at Q a. m Public
Prayer Meeting on Wednesday evenings
&. H. WARryo, Pastor
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH-Third street, between
Concet and high. Services every Sabbath at II a IA
and ~ p m. Sabbath School 91< IN.
j. T. WEsfovER, Pastor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-04

E- The funeral of Mr.. Lincoln a,
Springfield today is attracting an i'm.
mense assemblage of people from Illinois
and neighborisg States. There were a
great many persons here yesterday from
the interior of our State and from Mis-.
souri, on their way..o Springfield, and
persons bave been going from this place
for two or three days past. Not being
able TO leave homo ourself we sent the
Junior, the Local, and our boys tina. they
may have tito tell to their grand children
sometime in the next century.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-04
DEsrRyrp PRonor,or -T.;er, =.

DESERVED PRoMorros.-Lieut. Col,
David Remict, of this city, on recommen-
dation ofGea. Sherman and Gen. Howard,
has been promoted to the rank Of Colonel.
for faithful and efficient services as Chief
Commissary Of the Army in the qsaod
campaign from Atlanta. via Savannah. to
Raleigh. Says Major Gen. Howard ut
was In large measure owing to the en-.
srgy and practical ability Of this officer,
that We were able to subsist this arm
during the campaign from Savannah, up.
wards Of City days, although starting
wi;h ooly abost 6fsssn days' fstions. -
IHawksys. 81