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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-30
RussO-American Telegraph En-
peditiOn.

DAN FRANCISCO. Oct- ~.
The steamer John $. Stephens sailed for
Northwestern Mexican ports with a cargo
valued at 100000, including $50. 900 worth
of mining machinery for Sonora and Sinola
mines, and spring presses for Misseathen and
Guavamas.
The steamer George Wright, with Colonel
Buckley and party comprising the Russian
Telegraph Expedition, was at Ployer Bay
when the Palmetto left. Winter there is fast
coming on with long nights and little sun
shine. Explorations developed the fact that
knicheak river is the same as Yankeen, nayi.
gable for small steamers to English ports.
Grants harbor is selected for landing the
| cable on the American side. 1t it safe har-
Dor, with hard bottom. There is no timber
IN that region, and the country is rolling, but
not rongh.
Col. Bulkley sounded across Behring's
Straits to st. Lawrence Bay Soundings ia
vorable all the way across, the bottom being
mud and ice first discovered off St. Lawrence
Bay, which is not favorable for laying the
cable, being shallow and exposed to south.
east gales. Michigan Bay was found full of
ice. Package Bay presented good bottom
and seemed suitable for laying the cable.
Asiatic side is more mountainous than the
American and entirely destitute of timber
the ground was thawed about thirty inches
The Indians on both sides are friendly and
promise to be useful. The Russians had
done everything possible to further the enter
prise.
A steamer with Col. Bulkley win return to
San Francisco in November.
Professor kennuit, with an exploring par
ty of twelve men, were left at Fort ST. Mi
chael, kinch Park. A small propeller was
left with him to explore the Yankeen.
san Francisco, Oct. "a.
The steamer Colorado via Panama, arrived
at 10 o'c clock this morning, also on yesterday
the Palmetto from Plover Bav, and reports
that the capture of "a whaIers on the 2ist of
September by the Shenandoah, had been
heard of at that port. All names inclued In
list hitherto telegraphed eastward.
The last seen Of the Shenandoah was by
the ship Victoria in the early part Of July,
when she was steering south under full sail.
During her operations she rassed through
bearings south to east Of the Cape, where she
burned nine whalers, presumed to be part of
the "a names reported by the Palmetto.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-30

NEW YORK, Oct -.
This morning at about a quarter to six
o'clock, while abreast Of Twentieth Street,
North river, the port boiler Of the steamer
ST. John, from Albany, exploded Seven
persons were killed, seventeen scalded and
one is missing. There were only about one
hundred persons aboard. so that the casual
ties are not as great as they would have been
during the summer.
At the time OF the accident the engine was
making thirteen revolutions per minute. and
carrying pressure of steam VARYING from
twenty six TO twenty eight pounds and is H.
censed for thirty five, but the safety valves
are weighed at thirty three pounds None of
the engineers can account for the explosion,
and regard II as very mysterious, which can
only be solved by thorough investigation. At
the time of the explosion there were two fire.
men IN the engine room, one of whom, a
Frenchman, name unknown. jumped over
board and swan for shore. but it is supposed
he was drowned. The other escaped The
steam, owing to the position and character of
the explosion, did not affect the main deck SO
much as the main saloon deck One of the
deck hands was severely burned.
Mr.. Hines. the baggage master, narrowly
escaped death. The steam forced the bulkhead
of his room inwards several inches There
were numerous narrow escapes As soon as
the accident happenened, the ferryboat Morris
town went to the assistance of the St. Johns,
and after some delay, she was brought to the
pier. Medical assistance was Immediately Sc
cured. Captain Peck and Mr. Collgrove. the
clerk, and all the attaches Of the boat did all
in their power to alleviate the sutferings Of
the unfortunates. The scene on board was
sad. Forward, near the engine room hulkhead
lay the dead: first, mother aud her two
children, next mother and child whose hus-
band and father lay a, the other end of the
saloon suffering tortures inexrressible. Next
a mother and wife, and by her head sat her
husband he WAS alive. so was their child. He
had gone of the room just before the ex-
plosion occurred. man law IN this proup.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-30

is world Of work; II you would rest, work,
and then if you would rest, die and rise to .
higher sphere, to the industry Of God him
SELF There is no higher, nobler duty than
that of work, and of work that which ele
Yates fellow man Is the dearest, the sweetest,
the most divine; let Us then together, and
with noticeable unanmity-with trust in God
and trust in each other-accept the duty thst
hes plain before US, and to the best Of our
God-given ability to do it, and do it with our
might. s s
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steamer Wrecked.

CHARLESTON, 5. C.I Oct. 28.
The steamer Republic, which, left New
York for New Orleans on the 1s1h inst, was
wrecked of the coast of Georgia bn Wednes-
day last -Four boats and one taft put of
from the ship. One of the boats arrived at
Charleston to-day. This boat con tained Capt
S. Young, engineer 6. w. Durfe9, purser ".
II. Morehead, and S. W. Within lore, J. r.
Malby, Mrs. j. H. White and child, Mrs. L..
ID. Debrisket and two children S. Tycons,
steward. also John Quinn, Tho mas Smith.
and Larry and James Corcoran
The other boats and the raft have not been
heard Of The survivors will take passage on
the Quaker City for New York I'd morrow.
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To the Governor or Georgia.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.
The following is the text Of the communi-
cation dated Washington, Oct %, 1865, and
transmitted to Jas. j. johnson, Provisional
Governor of Georgia, at Milledgeville:
Your several kilograms have been received
The President of the United States cannot
recognize the people of any State as having
resumed relations of loyalty to the Union that
admits as legal obligations contracted or debts
created in their name to promote the war of
rebellion. WA. II. SEWARD
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-30
Murder and Robbery.

BALTIMORE Oct. u.
A horrible murder and robbery were com
mitted to-day, about noon, in the Photographic
establishment of H. B. Grave The proprie-
tor was found about one clock, laying upon
the floor of his operating room dead. with
pistol shot in the back of his head. His per
son had been robbed of watch and other va
luables. No clue has been obtained of the
uurderers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-30

WHEELING, VA. Oct. 20.
The election in West Virginia, on the 26th,
passed off quietly. Returnsfrom ten counties
show large Union majority. The Legisla-
ture will be largely Union. Returns from
the interior come in slowly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-30

cAlRd Oct. %.
go bales of cotton passed for St Louis.
90 for Evansville
General Longstree, arrived from New Or
leans enroute for Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-30
NEw YoRk. Oct. 20

NEW 1Ohk, Oct. ~
The steamer Morning Star, from New Or
leans 2lst, has arrived. The steamers No
nslla and Grenade, from Charleston. have
arrived. ...s s.. i 81, !.
- Gen. iGillmcre Would sspp establish his
headquartersin Ia Charleston.
Hon. F. J. Moses was chosen president Of
the South Carolina Senate and Hon. A. Pat
rick speaker Of the House.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-30
FOR SALE.

REING desirous Of making some changes
In our business, vs oRsr . opportunity TO any
pescn Wishing to engage in iaerative business one
which you can entrsly control without competition
We oder Reasonable terms Hay, Barn and
Presses, with all the fixtures therso in complete order
Os 0nsdiats situatsd at Dsnves, Hapcock county
ths Toledo, WAbash and Western Railrosd Distance
from Mississippi river by Railroad 20 milss Barn 10
feet long by "a wide with stable attached Also small
tenant house. situated for the convenience Of the
operating the rresses.
Two Of Hewitts Mormon Beaten Hay Presses guar
enteed 70 be the best In the world The patentGht for
eher exclusive In Hancock county. Thrse presses
ore capable Of pressing eight each per day
and In 20 compact firm to allow Of putting eight
tsn tons in common box We know 1t TO be the
best - in use, and the only vhiCh viii max
baes Of suitable size and weight for profitable ship
0ent-
freight, and one quart in river freight.
We also offer for sale Of Richards Ceebraed Corn
shelers with fourhorse power capable OF sheIipg and
sackipg 800 bushels per day.
For further Information apply 80
sCHERMERHORN BRO,
oct30dAwlm Quincy, H.
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MARRIED,

Oct Jstb 1855 IT the residencs Of the brides father
by Rev. Vim. Hendrick-on. Mr.. WiinAn j. wrcxAn of
Kansas City No, TO Miss MARY Ass yrsrAHp Of Jener-
sen county, Mo.
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a BIZ TELHGRAPH.
West Virginia Election.

SUNDAY NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
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NV YoKKl Oct. %


+. Boharar was arrested yesterday. and
over hundred thousand dollars In counter
feit treasury notes and fractional currency
captured on his premises.
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have saved. the land %trodble II these nehts
had been.given to the freedmen. This does
not make him
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-24
SuppOrt the Government.

In calling attention to the advertise
ment of the 1T. S. 7-30 loan in an
other column, we would repeat what
we have heretofore said that the success
of the Union cause depends upon the
subscriptions of our people, as well as
on the enlistment of our soldiers.
Both seen to be indispensable to the
thorough completion of the work we
have in hand. In the forcible Ian
guage Of one of our exchanges,
For four years the people of the
North have answered the call of the
government for men and money
promptly and fully We have enlisted
no men abroad, borrowed no capital
in foreign countries Our government
owes its debts to its own citizens; the
resources Of the north have proved
sufficient to strangle Che rebellion, and
now as the last days Of the monster
are approaching comes another appeal
to the pockets of the people. When
the prospect looked dark, and by some
it was deemed uncertain whether the
government would succeed, with that
unfinching steodiness of purpose,
characteristic of the Anglo Saxon race,
our citizens continued to lend their
money to sustain the Union. In all
the Respondent days of the war, the
courage of the people never failed
Now the end of the conflict is evident
" at hand, it has been made certain
by the prowess of our brave soldiers,
that the Union shall stand that the
government is not to be overthrown
and these arc inducements to continue
our contributions. The 7-30 loan is
now more popular than ever. The
Same reasons that have induced the
/ people to invest i'll government stocks
/ heretofore, exist now. The rate Of
interest is satisfactory, and the pros
peot is that the large expenditure o.
government which demands these
loans, will soon be very much curtaileo
and the business of the country settle
back to its old channels. When this
occurs government securities will be-
safer, better and worth more than any
other kind of stock The peace tha
establishes government in a position
that cannot be oyerthrown, will plac,
every security based on it upon al
equally sure foundation. In the I'm
certainty of all business transaction
that usually follow the closing of /
great'war, while everything else is de
preciated, government stocks will b.
more stable than any other stock, an,
though they may depreciate slightly a
first, will be first to advance and con
tinue to increase in worth as the tim
approaches when they will be paid
Again we repeat the advice, lend t
the government; the interest is higI
and easily computed; the security tn
best; and tho money thus invested
: free from taxatlOn
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-24
New Financial Ministers.


The appointment Of Mr. McCulloch
to the treasury seems to find favor
with men of all shads of political opin-
ion, and he enters on the duties of his
most responsible position with the
confidence of the entire country. He
is man Of large experience, sound
views of finance, bold and yet eau
tious. Mr. McCulloch's recent ex-
perienco as comptroller of the curren-
cy will be of vast benefit to him III his
new and higher position, and we may
be sure he will not forget his old bu-
reau in his broader duties as head of
a department He has been in favor
Of the national banking system from
its start, and now that Congress has
passed the bill to tax the issue of State
banks ten per cent after July of next
year, which will have the tendency to
drive the State banks into the nation
al system, we may expect that the
plan of giving the country sound and
uniform currency will have a fairer
trial than it has yet had, and one
that can but prove satisfactory to its
friends and convincing to its oppo-
nents. - Republican.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-24

ray There was a great panic in
NEw YoRK on Tuesday last, consequent
upon the rapid decline in gold, which
has unsettled all commercial values.
General wholesale business is much
depressed, and in many branches Of
trade there is scarcely any thing do
ipg. Prices have materially depreci-
ated, and wherever sales are made, a
large decline upon the cost has to be
submitted to in most cases. Sugar,
molasses, pork, and produce of all
kinds are largely affected by the gen
eral decline.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-24
Sherman's Grand March.

Correspondents with Sherman 8
army furnish full accounts of the
march through South Carolina At
Fayetteville, communication was open
ed with Sherman from Wilmington
and while he was there Gen Dodge
went up to confer with him in ref
erence to the crowd of negroes and
refugees following his army, and
arrangements were made to send them
to Wilmington.
In the march through South Caro-
lima, IA towns and cities were taken,
hundreds of miles of railroad,
and thousands of bales of cotton
burned, IS cannon, 1000 prisoners
and $4,000 animals captured, and
over 1900 white and black refugees
were set free.
When Sherman was at Cheraw,
S. c., he was threatened by Joe John
ston on his left flank, and by Hardee
upon his right, but adroitly eyading a
simultaneous attack by these gener
ais, which was the only kind of attack
they would hope to make with sue
cess, he passed between them, leaving
them in his rear discounted by his
strategy.
The Augusta GA Chronicle of the
4th instant states that it is rumored
that one of our (rebel) guerillas has
been tricked by sherman, who sent
him a bearer of dispatches with orders
from Beauregard to fall back to a GER
tain point. The confederate officer
fell back to the point designated be-
fore he discovered the forgery, and
that it was ruse of Sherman to gain
time
1.-THE liunmers."
The foragers ef Gen. Sherman's
army are called "bummers." Album
dant and excellent supplies were OBJ
tanned everywhere. A hummer is an
individual who by favor of wagon
master becomes possessed of broken
down mule, OF else starts, if need be
on foot in either case, of course
armed with his musket. He makes
his way into the enemy's country
finds horses in numbers by help O.
the negroes, bitches team to n wac.
on, loads on it all the stores and sun,
plies he can find in the nearest house
mounts his negroes on the rest of the
horses, and returns with his spoils
lie never objects to gold watches OF
silver plate IF he can find them il
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-24
The Prevailing Flood.

In consequence of the recent rapid
disappearance of the snow, railroads
and highways have suffered severely.
The bridge at the mouth of Rock river
has been so much injured that trains
did not pass over it for several days.
The Winoosli river is very high and
the wooden factory at Winooski was
obliged TO suspend for q while. Mont
pelier has lost one bridge, and the
piers of another have been injured.
The Rutland and Burlington rail
road has been damaged at Ferrisburgh
and Sutherland Falls.
The Connecticut river at Springfield
has risen to the height of eighteen feet
and ten inches above low water mark
A dispatch from Brattleboro report
ed a rise of four feet in the Conuecti-
cut in an hour and q half--caused,
doubtless, by a temporary damming
of the ice
The Hudson river is open and great
damage was done to the track of the
Hudson River Railroad. The tracks
on the New York Central are more or
less damaged, and near Fonda three
or four miles OF track had been washed
away The damages extend over 100
miles of the road.
at Rochester the water was over
three feet deep in the Arcade building,
and all the lower portion of the city is
under water. The damage is enor-
nous, and there is no communication
from one part of the city to the other.
The water having put out the fire UNI
der their engines, DO papers were pub
lished there last Saturday.
AT Utica the water was three feet
higher than ever known before.
In Pennsylvania the freshet has been
great and destructive. At Harris
burgh the Susquehannah has been
thirteen inches higher than in the
great food of 1916. The lower part
of HalIisburgh has completely mum
dated
The Lackawana railroad was ten
feet under water in some places, and
millions of dollars worth of property
has been destroyed in Pennsylvania
and great deal of suffering is inev-
table.
The food at Oil City, Pennsylvania
has been very destructive. The tota
loss is immense, being moderately es
timated at over 100000. All thu
towns along the Allegheny river ar
inundated The whole country there
abouts seems to be submerged.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-24

1@- Among those who have fallen
ut their post, battling manfully for
their country, we recall Major Doug
las r. Bushnell, of Sterling, Illinois,
who was killed in battle near Ring
gold, Georgia. Major Bushnell was
born in Norwich, Conn, and adopted
the profession of civil engineer. In
1916 he removed to New Hampshire
and thence came to St. Adams, where
under Capt. Phaon Jarratt, he was
employed on the Vermont and Cana
da Railroad. In September 1S49 he
was married to Miss Emily j. Edison,
of Highgate, and in 1850 removed to
Rockford, Illinois, and in 1851 to
Sterling, Illinois where he was con-
nected with the Galena and Chicago
Union Railroad and became the chief
engineer of the Sterling and Rock
Island Railroad.
He has left many friends to deplore
his loss, and not few here at st. Al
bans, his former place of residence.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-24

States, and all mortgages &c, are
taxed, not only by the Government
but by States, Counties and Cities.
Sh Question. How does the Gov
ernmcnt raise the money to pay the
interest, and is it safe and sure ?
Anaccr. The Government collects,
by taxes, internal revenue, and duties
on imports, fully three hundred mill
ions each year This is nearly three
times as much as is needed to pay the
interest on all the debt, and ms soon
rs the war is ended the amount not
needed to pay the interest will be
used in paying off the debt. Our
Government has twice paid off all its
debt, and can easily'do so again, The
interest is surely to be paid promptly,
and the debt itself is the very safest
investment in the world. 1t is as'
safe as a mortgage on a good farm,
and pays n better interest. 1t IS, IN
fact, First Mortgage on all lands, all
incomes, all railroad and canal bonds,
and bank or other stocks, mortgages,
sc.
Nothing can be safer for we are all
bound for it, and al that We have is
firmly held for the payment of prin-
cipal and interest How foolish those
people are, who keep their gold and
grecnbacks idle and locked up, or
purchase mortgages or railroad stocks
and bonds, which pay only 5 or 8 per
cent interest, when these Seven
Thirtics pay counting the premium
on Five rwentics) over ten per cent,
and are so much safer and surer.
9M Question How many Seven
Thirties are there, and how much re-
main unsold
Ansrer There are only about
three hundred and twenty-five mil
lions authorized by law, and only
about one hundred md ninety millions
remain unsold.
10h Question. How long Will il
take You to sell the balance?
Auslcer. There are about 500 Ma
tional Banks all engaged in selling
them; also a large number of the
old banks, and at least three thous-
and private bankers and brokers' anC
special agents will be engaged il
all parts of the country in disposini
of them to the people
I'm Question. How long will i
take to sell the whole ?
Insurer In less than three month
they will be all sold, and will no doub
then sell at a premium, rs was TIN
case with the old Seyen-Thirties, tn
first Twenty-Year Loan, and the Five
Twenties.
The above questions and answers
it is believed, will give informa
ton to all. If not, the General Sub
scription Agent, or any of the Bank
or Bankers employed to sell the Loa
will be glad to answer all questions
and furnish the Seven-Thirties i
small or large sums as the notes az
issued in denominations Of $50, $l0t
$500, $1,000 and 5000 and to reu
der it easy for all to subscribe thu
fulfilling the instructions of Mr. Fess
enden, who earnestly desires that th
, people of the whole land (as well Q
the capitalists,) shall have every OF
} portunity afforded them OF obtainin
Y a portion Uf this most desirable inyes
/ ment.
r Let none delay, bat subscribe ;
e once, through the nearest responsible
Bank or Bankers.