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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

New YORK, Aug. l6.
A party Of twenty negroes from the South,
passed through this city to-day en- route for
Rhode Island, where homes have been provi-
ded for them by the Freedmens' Bureau.
The Express says this is the second party
Of negroes thus sent there on Government
expense.
1t is stated in Brooklyn that Hon. Odell
has been appointed naval officer of New
York.
Late information states that there is no
ground for the report of another failure this
morning.
The Post special says that g. H. Davis is in
Washington endeavoring TO see the President,
for the purpose of making representation
about military interference in the Kentucky
election.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

l
All the soldien nov in The Geld, With the
8nsle exception Of those ID he m;l'tsrr div.
1on nndsr 0ensst Shsridau, have within !
1ev dAys been paid up to and includns "a
30th Of June last. M
For Sheridan's department over ten mil
hons ~ aoalsts vete ssnt two weokalaec to
the paymaster, with which to settle III de.
maads AGninst the government So, 100, in
the Wess end far West, including Co1orsdo.
have the reqnisite funds been forwar@ed @
Iay Me dues Of the soldiers on the first
day Of May iast. There were then MOTE than
one million soldiers virtually in the service Of
the United States Since then at leaA 600.
GOO have been mustered ont and paid Oh while
shout 3O0, 900 more are either en- route or
waiting mnster-out at the various STATE rem.
dezvous. Only two regiments of this knorm-
ons army have failed to receive their pdy with
reasonable promptness. One Of theas Is
New FORK regiment but the only reaton of
nilure to receive their pay is found in Neglect
rolls.
Secretary Seward has again left the city
for Cape May, by steamer, his phyk;cians
oee~ing that . sea voyage would Be g4od for
The trial Of Captain wer.. hs. .x.ib been
PosPoaed There are several sets Of charges
and speci6cations against him, upon lone of
which he .psosseAtiss will deeSde,. Il the
proper time, to tey HIN. -
The 1yfb&ne's AaeamorAs correspondence
0ys that the late rebel General Shelby has
organized corps of 1000 moontsd men for
the oe1icen s1viee, and i in command of
It. The corps 10 Tor special border service,
and is formed entirely Of men from tie late
rebel army. The men ase - receive go per
month, out Of which they Are 70 sabsis} them
selves
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ANOTHER FAl9fHFUL A(CI.
DENF 0N THE II. =. II, j, =,
One Han Killed aaA Ano4heE
Wounded Fatally.

Accidents on the NJ. /. NJ. X. R. are mul-
tiplying with fearful rapidity. Another oc-
Cured yesterday, which resulted in the killing
of one man outright and the wounding of an
other 20 severely that his life was at last &C.
counts dispaired of. The facts. o near as
We could learn them from parties who arrived
on last evenings train, are Is follows:
Az Conductor Reynold's freight train, COM
posed of twenty four freight cars and one ca
boose for passengers, was passing over Mud
Greek, two miles this side oil Wilton Junction,
the axle Of one of the cars broke right on the
bridge, causing it to break and throwing down
the creek and of the track, in grand coufu-
sion, some thirteen or fourteen cars loaded
with produce. One of these was loaded with
hogs, and the way the grnnters we're scattered
around was caution. Two Of the hrakemen,
unfortunately, went down with the ill-fated
cars and one of them, named Bill Corcoran,
u young man whose parents reside near Mas.
sillon, Ohio, was killed on the spot. His
body was taken from the confused masses o
broken cars and scattered grain and hogs in q
shockingly mutilated manner. The Other
brakeman, John Harrison. who is q married
man and has wife and two children at Grin.
nell, was taken out alive, but last evening the
hopes ofhis recovery we're very slim. In fac
thS o,eShdiuS puy SsStou tuduBuV Qc CUutQ live
but short time. His hip Was broken, ant
the internal injuries he has received were O
q very serious character. Another brakeman
escaped with slight injuries.
The caboose, which contained some ffteei
passengers, was fortunately stopped shor
distance the other side Of the break and non,
Of the passengers were injured. The loco
motive and seven ofthe freight cars had passet
over the bridge when the accident occurred
and Conductor Reynolds forthwith came OF
to this city for extra cars and assistance
Having procured these he returned 10 tn
scene of the disaster. When the passenge
train from the West arrived at that point las
evening, the passengers we're transferred Il
the cars provided for them on this side Of th
break, and brought to this city. The dela,
caused by the transfer made their arrivs
nearly two hours behind time
1t viii be . day or two before the wreck ca
be cleared away and the bridge repaired. Ii
the meantime, however, We suppose the u}us
passenger and mail train will Be run, viii
transfer at the place where this last terribl
catastrophe has soccurred.-Dauenporf Gazett
15fh
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

MkN NuKh, Auk- To
Dates from Kingston, Jamaica, to the 7th,
just reeeived. The Governor was the subject
of much abuse from the newspapers of the
island for various ofFenses which he had Civ
en-. Among other things, he is severely
blamed for having allowed the ex-Qaeea
Emma, Of the Sandwich Islands, to pass
through Kingston on her way to England
without any official recognition.
A reply from Queen Victoria to a petition
of the Jamaica laborers complaining of their
distresses, had been received, in which they
are advised that they must depend principally
upon their own industry for an improvement
Of their condition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17
The Forgery.

New YoRK, Aug. l6.
The failure Of Ketchum L Co. has caused
a perfect rush of stock spectators from the
watering places to the city. Many of them
find themselves heavy losers. An immense
delegation are there from New England. and
An examination of the transactions Of
young Ketchem is being conducted.
Ofthe Board of Brokers, Dabney, Morgan
4 Co. held $lOO, 600 Of the forged certificates.
A detective went to Boston yesterday to
search the steamer Asia for young Ketchum,
and will probably proceed TO Halifax to catch
him In case he went overland. Some people,
however, think be is concealed in the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

ApDodmtnea1s ~ tie PraaaAent
WAsMsoFoS, Ar. le.
The President has nads ~ folIowins -
pOintments:
Nswton Edwards, 70 be Governor ard ex-
o3eio sapefintendent Of Indian affairs of d.
cotah Territory, and Edward B. Taylor, 20 s.
superintendent Of Indian Affairs for the North.
esn superintendency; Maj. Gen. Curtis, Bsie.
Gen. H. II. Sibley, II. w. Reid, and Orsn
0ueFnsey have been appointed Comnissiou.
En- TO negotiate, under the instructions Of tie
Secretary of the Interior, treaty of treet;es
with the several tribes Of Sioux and Cheyen.
mes Indians
The President has also appointed Phvderx
j. d. Orwetz, n. d., chief Of medicine and
surgery Of the navy, to be visitor Of the eov-
eminent hospital for insane; Hon. Il. Van
valkenbarg, Of New York, TO be acting com
missioner Of IAdian sAairs during the absence
Of Judge Cooley with the Indian commission.
ers.
samuel A. Pancoast has been appointed
Tag Commissioner of Georgia
Ex-senator Of the United States, Beniamin
Nt7patr ck. formerly Of Alabama, has among
others just been pardoned by President John.
SON.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

New YoTA Flnan0aal Ma4ters.
Nrv YoRK, Aug. 16.
IL 5Commrcid says the market is ealmer
today than might BE- expected. Until il il
known what amount OF costs is ont. there will
doubtless be great caution in lending to all
bsf AKAs of the ksss sanding. IL II vere
known the iss9s rsarhed Ne largest possible
hgure--&vo and half miilions-there would
be severe contraction, for il would then be
clear that there must be heavy losses and
failures somewhere. The probable extent Of
the issue will not be known until it IL ascer-
tained whether anything can be obtained
f00 keschum in compensation. Ii is under
stood that Morris Keteham has stated he
would be able = pay 50 cents on the dollar
Of his habilihea We are not aware whether
that b Supposed TO include the liabilities on
account of Edward Ketchum's forgeries or
not. We hear Of some eases of selling Of
eollaterais
II is rumored that firm in stocks and
gold business has failed. Ii requires con
6rmation.
The Post states that the losses Of Ketehum
Son BY abstraction Of bonds and other Sc
eurities, is two and a-half or three millions
Tbs name of the firm was only used once by
young ketchum, and that on the day of his
hundred thousand dollars
The iossss of Mr.. Graham will foot up to
over = million dollars. Brokers and other
persons share in the losses in sums ranging
from $4,000 to S15O.000 Four millions i
the lowest statement Of the total loss it is
thought the figure will finally show.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17
From Newbern.

NEwBERS, N. G., Aug. II.
The Northern emigration to North Caro-
lima has already set in, and people are arriv-
ing by the thousands from Ill quarters.
The health Of Newborn and of the State
was never better. In point Of health North
the Union, which position she is determined
to keep.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17
An Order BY Gen. Steadinem.
Nr~ vnur Al,,~

NEW YORK, Ang l6.
The steamer Nevada brings Savannah dates
to the 18th.
Gen. Steadmen has issued an order provid-
ing that in the absence of civil courts in To-
calities where no agent of the Freedmen Il
Bureau is established, all questions bf wages
and debt between the freedmen anh whites
win be decided by Provost Marshal}-
Contracts between such parties will be ad-
hered to, unless procured BY fraud. Provis-
ion is also made for compensation to freed
men, driven away after an engagement has
been made, also, where q freedmen has been
maltreated and leaves his employment. Va
grants and idlers are to be arrested and pu,
to hard labor. Provost Marshals shall col
lect all money found due 10 freedmen and pay
il over to them,
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Arrival er the THIRD Cav.lr,

Our readers viii see from the following
dispatch that the Third Cavalry is at Daven-
port and will be at home in few days:
DAyErroRr, Aug 16. !.
The Third Cavalry was mustered out Il
Atlanta, Ga. on the oh inst, md ~ now
here for final paynsak Thsys VIII b. paid
Aelfa million dollas this week ard win come
home With II. They number nine hundred
and eighty men. Thsy were given dianes
Il Chicago and II speech here. They win Be
dsbanded here. ssss S
tsigpsal eolsJoHx ". NosIx.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

DAVIS CoUney U01Qfm11onN
The Union Qoyqalioa - 4sh county,
held the other day, nomiaaAsd ticket which
viii - dsstsa aaOsnsSes ~ ujeslHs u
three hundred votes at least.
For Repsesenessives-H. CaAf TxAs1Rs, J.
n. GARRETT.
For Sheriff-Capt. Sco1r.
For County Judge-Capt BErHuYsES.
For Treasurer-R. T. Pax. &
For Superintendent Of Public Instruction
San. DysAsr. ez ~u -,
For Surveyor-J.M N. HvoHrs. : Ss II
For Coroner. n. SHORT.
Most of these candidates have served their
country in the armies Of the Union and are
not afkaid Of "the FIRE in the rear e
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17
Bridges Washed Away.

A special TO the Commercial from Leaven-
worth, Kansas, says the Pacific railroad bridge
over the mouth Of Kansas River, together
with the bridge over Strange River, have been
carried away BY rise in those streams. The
road was recently examined by commission
ers and accepted q . first class road and Uni
ted States bonds demanded for its construc-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17
FOR SUPPLIES.


wAnprs's ,tric. Iowa PrsrIx.nzr,l
FoRr " .llsos. Aug 8, A. D. 1863
GEALED PROPOSALS will be received
~ At my Office until noon of The
FfrH Day of October Nert
For frni.hiss supple. Tor the Io~a Penitentiary for
the aing year be delivered at the PenisntiarJ
i,occ n, No Beef in November and December, 1885,
SO Is No. Beef in Spring ard summer, 1sss, /.
required a.
zss os. 40 hne Fiour. is tts per month"; or as re-
aso bushels No Corn Meal, 20 bushels per on'h,or
400 bushels No Potatoes in October, November and
December 1885. Bids viii be received Tor lots OF ,oo
bu sLels.
ie bis No l sorghum Moia-es, part this Pail and
Ia sbl. No Cider Vinegar. bbi. per month. or -
f,o1es No. Star Candies through the year. s' re-
1900 ns good common Chewing Tobacco through the
II bh,s. No Cuai Oil. through the year. e~Ts-
80 cords good Oak Wood, 81 required.
no pars No. mems Broeans, assorted sizes ic pans
lst 1865 100 pairs January lss, 1865 ranging
- to To-.
10 pieces Brown sheetrg, as required
s. Ticking as required
Is Hickory shrtipg ~ required
10 Prints comforts, NJ required
| 800 yards K@rs-y stripes for pants, as required
500 yinuurl or idnsey for convict under thirts -
reauired-stFpes preferred
rs pair heavy Wool Biankets as repaired
1a5 Il Coarse Wool Tor comforts, required
q .acks e. A. Salt, November 18th, ls6S.
10 T. r. Salt November 1sth 1865.
Perper, November 15th lSrs.
10 bushel, Homiuy November 18th, 1868.
n q Mustard Se+d Nov ember 18th, 1885,
Il bNl saiarstus November 18th, lt65.
~ bushes Rye, required
S boxes Resin Bar Soap, a. required
The right 10 reject all bid which may be coEsidersd
ursaso nabie, is hereby reserved
Co.trsctor, are r. a, gir bonds for the faithful
p~rforuapce Of their contracts Payment 10 lie Face
IN c.sh or State Aud4sors the alton OF
80 ouarter or sucn eneI ee bac
from tne state Auditors once lies kones, Iowa VIXEN
| nr.etscahl. tidders will send samrlee With bids
| sugi1-d H. LAfIor, SHeen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

National Teachers' Convention.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 16.
The National Terchers Convention assem-
bled this morning, FIVE hundred delegates
being present Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
Bradford, Of Maryland, and Gen Geary were
ivited to seats in the Convention. They made
appropriate speeches.
The business this afternoon will be devoted
to the reading Of essays on educational sub
iects.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17
Heavy ROhbeu.

PORTLAND, Aug. 16.
The safe Of Stephen Patton, Of this city,
was blown open BY burglars last night and
robbed of about s25, 900 in money and bonds,
including SIC, 600 in 5-2Os.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17
Adyices from the Liberal Carl.
ta1.

NEW ! ORK, Aug. IA.
Advices have been received from the city
Of chihuahua, Mexico, to the I'D Of June
Everything was then progressing well with the
government Of President Juarez, and accounts
were daily being received Of the uprising of
the people everywhere throughout the republic
against the empire. The termination Of our
civil war and prospect of aid from the United
States had created universal confidence in the
early triumph of the patriots over their inva-
ders. President Juarez was expecting soon
to consummate important arrangemd dnts with
the United States,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

The Chicago RePablicdH gives N account
Of the present condition of Texas, derived
from gentlemaa who has been long . resi-,
dent Of that State, and has just arrived In
Chicago on visit to brother:
The people of Texas, 50 far ~ Mr.. Lee had con-
versston and intercourse generally with them, are
have not been delivered - az I'.i,..ed States
other out Of the way places, ready to hp used il
ever the occasion sh4uld sriss. There are some
fsv iA favor Of the Onion, principally Of the labor
ing class. Most Of these latter are Germans. But
the rich planters, and all those, rich and poor,
who had owned slaves, aFe bitterly hostile to the
United States Government. Some express this
hostility publicly, but others do not. You gather
it, however, in their conversations during any
public private meetings, o. social gatherings.
Many of these people arc trying to form compan-
les to emigratc to Brazil and have appointed com
mittees to wait upon the Brssilian c0nsuls on the
subject. These people now express themselves
hostile to a republican form Of government gen
orally.
What are called abushwhackers" are still
prowling about the State, plundering and robbing
everybody. In fact the country appears 70 hsy c
become utterly demoralised. Hundreds Of young
men, sons of planters, &C., are shooting down the
freedmen Unfortunately, wherever they can and
them. The excuse Tor TINS 10 that the freedmen
are taking their property and leaving the plants-
tions But these young men arc utterly reckless,
and it takes but very slight excuse TO urge them
to their bloody work. Where military authority
is not established land it is established in but
small portion of the State as yet, the su1erings
of the'freedmen are terrible. Mr. Lee passed hun
dreds Of men, women and children Of them stsrv-
ing to death on the roadsides who had been driv-
en- from the plantations. The planters viii mot
give them any assistance. On the contrary, they
drive them literally naked from their places
Very few planters employ the freedmen. Those
who have done so generally hire them to work on
shares. But the planters say they cannot make
them labor proitsbly usefully. At least this il
their prevalent idea, whether there is any truth in
| it or not.
| The crops in Texas are very fine; never wer'
better Cotton WAS not much planted in TIN
spring; but many seeing the prospect of = marke
for it, have plowed up their corn and planted cot
| ton. The season has bees very fasersble for lat,
crops, there being an unusual quantity of rain
lasting to later period than usual. Mr.. Lee ha
not heard reliable estimate of the old crop o
cotton, but thinks the quantity hand compare
lively small. A good deal Of it was eoncesied u
avoid the Confederate tax, and q great part of
was never gnned, it has been much damaged il
the keeping.
Mr. Lee's ides is that for years to come Te1a
must be governed by military rule, Rven the bes
| communities there will require it. This is no
only as much owing to the rebellion, but to tn
spirit Of lawessness and the reckless disrcgard o
human life that have always Characterised th
Texas slaveocrscy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

The secesh Presbyterian preachers Of Mis-
sour, who were the most active and infuen.
tial emissaries Of rebellion in that State, have
the unblushing hypocriy 70 proclaim in An
address to the publia, that they will not take
the oath Of loyalty prescribed BY the new
Constitution Of Missouri, but viii preach in
spite Of the Government and the Constitu-
tsor
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

The Memphis Bulletin spesks Of what must
be very valuable invention indeed, bat We
have not seen that sensation spoken Of:
"General Payne, late Of Paducah nosorie-
ty, has crested sensation among ~ river
men by the invention of = new prupelling
power, which does away with the nae of boil
err, and causes m immense reduction in the
expense Of fuel. It 10 said that W. R. Ar
thur has offered 81, l,OOO, 600 for one tenth
interest in Che patent, with view TO bringing
it into use on the Illinois Central railroad. y
THE Department Of State has received,
through Mr.. Barlingame, the United States
Minister to China, > copy of the recent trans
lation of Wheaton's International Law into
the Chinese language, which has been made
BY Rev. q. A. r. Marlin, Of the Ameficau
Presbyterian Union. Il is understood that
the translation does not include such of the
notes Of the late edition q were inserted in
justification Of disloyalty to this country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

~FOR SHERIFF.-At the request of
msry fri- Ids announce my eli . esnuidss lee
tiou = sheriff county at the ensuing eleetitn
To prevent que fisns being ssked, declare now that
I am Ia tavor Of suppartsrE President johnson; am
against Nesro Suffrage answit in favor q u''sios
Jsauor Ii.erse Law and subscribe the re.oirtions
u.s.rd al tue ard l. yal CitiEens Convention"
lee etrnty Iou the 2eth Cay OF July,
1ss5 Of = hich Cant Bailinaer as hsirR an.
augl0 IshAfL ANDsNsoN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

STEWART. the supposed murderer Of the
Jcyce children, has been honorably dis.
charged.
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TO GARDENERS:
30 ACRES Ut LAND FoR SALE !

TTVHE undersigned desiring to emigrate fur
Il ther Northwest Offers 30 acres Of good rich boiiom
land z6 scres under good stats of eutisrtion frsns
house with rock walled we'll and good ~ter situated
only AZ miles v eat Of the city Of Keokuk, Iowa
Terms Moderate and Title Warranted Good.
For further formation enquire OF the underrignes
sixseenth and Bank st,e.t., or =, sssn Gity
Office AephsH J. hkfFohp
augs-dlw
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Nm 1opertisenaerts
CHEESE CHEESE!t
- Dsxss Chsaee
HAMBUR0H CHEESE
s0s received, ssd Tor ale to tbs sr.ds
At Low PRICES!
RoBERrsos ALBERs.
es" l2o Aaia It,, near Iifsh.

FOR SALE-The three story Rr;cL Ho,.I
buldnF, corner Of kixhth .nd w,;r .,r~.s.
Eno.n - shs Dudley Hosss. lot 20 By 40 for al.
Also. the three story fran. buIlain~
rssiiifon, on Concert street, between second nd
ed acres of ansly located land In Story countv
Iowa, vary cheap. inquire NJ WM YfIT9s S'
suSH-dI Renl kstafs Art "a 81 Eeokut
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

PAPER
II Lens dian NRssfoctsrus' RIessi No dmnsctios ssAs
tie Cbsbtsed Aaaopaiy td~ High R1css.
O1YER the largest and best assortd stock Of PAYrs
Of every description 10 Be Sonpd In this ccuntry
6ookssllsrs eAascnes, Pvstsrs and Binders Will
money by hrss examining ny stick Orders By Ean
promptly filled
A.P. HARD, VI olesale Psr~r Deaisf,
jy3l1m No. ~ Bsskaas S., n. y. (Ths Od esand-)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-17

WANTED-To purchase = good second
band Piano q octave) Apply st the Pavilion
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-01-18
..EgYpt.'' :.

Southern Illinois, but especially the
lower point thereof, lying between the
Ohio and the NJ ssissippi, was mainly set
tied by Poor Whites, from the Slave
States-uneducated, thrftless, and shar-
ing the prejudices into which their class
is studiously drilled by the shareholders.
Politically, Egypt was the darkest corner
of the Free States up to the outbreak of
the Shareholders Rebellion giving over
whelming majorities at all times for what
ever was styled L" Democratic eurrying
the State against Harrison, Clay, Taylor,
Scott and Fremont, and throwing a hea-
Wy vote against Lincoln in 1860, though
overcome by the Republican preponder-
ance at the other end of the State.
Outside of Missouri, no political revo-
luton has been wrought by the War at
all comparable with that evincede in
g egypt" as will be seen by its vote for
President ia 1850 and 1864 respectively
--as follows;