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purse and stake OF four hundred dollars will be
trotted for this afternoon by three well known horses
The will be good one the nags pretty equally
matched in point Of speed.
match for five thousand dollars two mile heats, to
of at Saratoga the nth nst made yester
day between Mr. Coneys b. Beacon, by Lexington,
dam Bay Leaf by Yorkshire, four years old, and Mr. j.
9. Watsons b. c. Captain Moore, by Barownie dam
Jenny Rose, by Glencoe five years old Next to Ken
lucky and ASter0d a race between the above named
horses will be the most attractive turf event that could
Dossibv he made
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TIE WESTERN wmAr CRop.--The wheat harvest Ia
Southern Illinois and Indiana has commenced Our e.
changes from that section speak Of the yield AZ
nous and the quality unsurpassed by tho crops OF any
previous year. To add TO the satisfaction OF the farmers
the weather has been favorable they could DESIRE
and the crop has been harvested In the very best
condition From all parts Of the country have the
glowing accounts Of The vhset crpp. lotueSrasi
Ctsusn<,eiaI july -
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Umpire-Mr. John chapman, OF the Atlantic CluD
scores-Msssrs. L. W. Lewis and John H. Lynch. Time
Of game-Three hours. Fly catches made-Star, u;
Keystone, 9.
The stas returned home last evening with three
trophies out a four games payed-a success only pre-
viously eQualled by the champion Atlantcs
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In the other districts the work OF the pro
ceeds very slowly, and II win be weeks before the
annual lists are all completed and placed In the hands Of
f,e coilectora
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The Internal Revenue.
INCOMES OVER TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
IN THE SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Below we continue list Of incomes Of over twenty
aro shcrsa nd dollsrs In tho goveuth district.
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THURSDAY, July 9, purse and stake $500, mile heats,
best three in five, in harness
George Titus entered b: 9 Cracker Boy. 2 1
J. Van sythe ent. b. m. BucSskin Mare. 3 2
W. Ransley entered b. 4. Billy Bgtton.., 2 3 ais.
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roo LATE ron cLAssIFICATIO IN.

- - prwApD Lost A PACKAGE CONTAINING
NJ silk Elastic Stocking The Under VIII recexe w,
~. .cr,,-i md the thanks OF the owner, BY leaving
vii lea Wsterburg. " Broad street
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xaME IMoGESE WALTON, $40 BRoADwAY, I mAs
Nl lust received choice novelties IN ho""o '""'
Branch establishment at Newport X. L.
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Cyxos It, ID 3D. an 6A On. ia Ga Totals
Keystone , .....s 2 is
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CIGARS AND TOBACCO.

:, 900 nnh CIGARS AT LESS THAN PkbsBNi
JOUUUUU cost manufacture VII ron n sas
10 siOo a thousand U. CuEEks hsens NC" '"~ "'s"'
Manufacturing Company, "a warren street
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v,op s.rE CHEAP FoR CAsH-FTFTY CASKS Arn
barrels az Caawba asl Isabella Wines prime VIZ
cobbiers for hotels and falcons Can soon' ~ 'o' ~
way, basement 80
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-11
COppcrhead Progress.

During the Administration of Mr.. LINCOLN
the Copperheads were Indignantly hostile to
all his war measures. and all his plans of re-
construction. In their papers, on the stump.
and in Congress, they denounced him as a
tyrant and knave, for attempting to recon
struct Tennessee and Louisiana upon precisely
the same basis followed by President JOHNSON
in reference to other Southern States I'd which
they now accord their most unqualified and
cordial approval and support, under the Ad-
minstration of President JOHNSON.
And as they have taken it upon themselves
to eulogize Mr.. JOHNSON as a sound Democrat
and pledged him their support, we, of course.
shall look for them to turn similar, sonfsner-
saplt oil another important question which
drew upon Mr.. LISooLN's devoted head CO.
pious vials of their wrath
In the following document they will end
thht ''the sound and sterling Democrat who
now occupies the Presidential chair assumes
the responsibility tosuspend the writ of hoJcas
corpus. even after the war has ceased
THE WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS
Wyhe granted an application of the counsel OF
Mrs. Surratt for writ of habeas corpus, edmman-
ding Major General Hancock to produce the body
OF Mrs. Surratt before the Court. The writ was
returnable at 10 o'clock. but nearly hoars after
that time General Hancock entered the Court, ac-
eompaned by Attorney General Speed. who apollo
gited for the apparent delay in making return
on the part of the General, as it was unavoidable
He then proceeded to read the return, in which
Con. Hancock said that the body of Mrs 'Surrat,
was in his possession under and by virtue Of an
order of President johnson for the PURPOSE ex-
pressed, de., which order is as follows:
ExgCuTIvE OFFICE. July Z.
MtJ. Gen. ". S. Hancock. &C.:
i, Andrew johnson, President Of the United
States, do hereby declare that the writ of ka6eas
coipr~ has been heretofore suspended in such Ca
as this. and ! do hereby, specially suspend this
writ. and direct that you proceed To execute the
onier heretofore given upon the Judgment of the
military commission. and you will give this order
in return to this writ.
ANDREW JOHNSON, President
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albany, N. Y, July 10.

albany, N. L., July 10.
Much excitememant was created at East
Albany this afternoon by the shooting of
prisoner in the Police Court room.
Last Friday afternoon two girls named
Ann and bridget Burns, went to the woods. a
short distance from their home, to pick ber-
ries, and while there engaged, were seized by
four men. who repeatedly violated their per
sens. Bridget, who is hut fifteen years of
agd, cannot live. Ii is said that soon after
the crime was publicly known, LEXIS Major,
aged forty years, and his son. were arrested
and recognized by the girls as two of their
asnilants, and this afternoon they were taken
before the police magistrate for preliminary
examination, 'hut the proceedings had scarcely
opened when q brother Of the girls shot the
elder MAJOR twice in the arm and leg, and be
Was followed By his mother, who struck Major
q heavy blow with hatchet upon the head.
Young Burns and the mother were arrested.
and Major was carried to his home, where
threatening mob was only deferred from re-
sort 10 lynch law by the presence Of = strong
police force.
Mojor was formerly On engineer on the
Hudson river railroad, but was discharged for
misconduct. His son is said to be anorthern
bounty jumper. Young Barns tried to stab
him but was prevented by policeman.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
NV YoRK. july 10.

& ~
The Times Washington special says Major
Shipman, Of the LIT Wisconsin cavalry, arrived
here last evening from Macon, Ca, having in
charge forty boxes of the captured archives Of
the rebel government They consist of y
complete record of the proceedings of the
rebel provisional Congress heldat Montgomery
in the spring Of 1861. These documents were
captured from Howell Cobb, in whose posses
sion they had been placed for safe keeping.
The entire official history of the rebel army
Of Tennessee, comprising all its record while
under command of Bragg, Johnston and
Hood, are part of this lot also the books of
the rebel treasury department captured at
Albany, Ga, which point they had reached
as part of jeff Davis train.
The success of the national cemetery at
Gettysburg is inspiring the commissioners Of
the Antietam national cemetery to vigorous
prosecution Of their work The success of in
terring the remains Of the dead ON that field
has been very gratifying. Thus far the names
of regiments and States of 1858 have bedn
ascertained, which are divided among Statds
as follows:
Maine, ~; New Hampshire, 25; Indiana,
80; Massachusetts, 1866 Rhode Island, 80 !;
Wisconsin, 66 ; Connecticut 1872 Michigan,
26; Ohio, 81 Minnesota, 9; Delaware. 10 :;
New Jersey, Z; Maryland ID: New York,
4S0; Pennsylvania, 394 West Virginia. IL.
Tbs bodies of the four persons executed Oh
Friday yet remain in graves within the arsenal
grounds, no orders permitting relatives to
remove them having been issued. Ii appears
that no objection is made to an order giving
up the bodies to the families or friends claim
ing them for the purpose Of Qniet burial, but
the authorities will not consent to any demon
stration or regular funeral, which it appears
wye ,t,to .deHH he tha
Harold and Atzerodt. Miss Surrau to- dan
sent note to Gen. Hartranp, thanking hirh
in most heartfelt manner for the kindness
she has received at his hands, and the faeili-
ties he has afforded her for remaining in the
society of her mother while in prison
Surgeons who examined the bodies. state
they do not think the necks Of any bat Mrs.
Surratt were broken.
Among the papers of JEFF. Davis captureh
government has been discovered several docd :
mfnts of vital Importance In determining THE
guilt and completely of jeff Davis in the coi.i
spiracy plot. These documents are of such
import as probably to determine the authors
ties in favor of the trial of Davis before mill
tary commission upon the charge Of assassiuar
ton If, however ii shall be determined ,p
try him ON a charge of treason. he will BIZ
tried in civil court.
General Pope plan for the treatment of
Indians in the Northwest, in which vas made
mention few days ago, meets with the APP
proval OF the President, and Mr.. Dale com
missioner of Indian affairs, will rot now visit
the several tribes 10 make treaties as hereto-
fore proposed. Mr.. Dale has resumed his
official duties as commissioner.
Gen. Pope proposes 10 put an end to Indian
traders, and place trade in the hands of oil,
GERS of the government.
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From New York.

NEW oRK, July 10.
The Commercials special saws President
johnson has gone down the Potomac on an
excursion. 1t is conjeetured that he will visit
Richmond upon hisreturn. Sicknessi is greatly
increasing in Richmond. 81
Hon. Geo. Ii. Pendleton. late democratic
candidate for Vice President arrived AT
Washington to-day on political mission s
A correspondent of the Richmond RepuIlic
says except around Burke's HI there are no
traces of war. The crops are good. All
crops are heavier than for many years corn
promises WE'LL The people nre quiet and in
dnstrious, and the returned soldiers are man
fully going to work. &a
Gen. Johnston is at Buffalo Springs. He
Is anxious to go TO work in some hoaesl occu
patton. and set an example Of sabnssss ron and
obedience to the laws of his country.
The Danyiile Railroad has been greatly inn
proved. The timber was cut and bridges built
across the Staunton river in four days by the
United States authorities. Rather rapid work
for old Virginia.
Farmers have met with much enabarrass-
ment in the want Of stock and farming uten-
sis, but these are being rapidly overcome
Many army horses and mules are being
brought, and more wheat will be sown this
fall than for many years.
The Commercials correspondent saws all
reports that jeff Davis is in declining health
are unfounded His phys sician says his health
is very good.
1 The Rosfs special says it seems to be GER
tain that Jefferson Davis viii be tried by
military commission in Washington on a
charge of completely in the assassination plot.
The rooms in she old penitentiary are to be
enlarged and fitted up.
The Irish Brigade went up TO Hart's Island
this morning to receive their pay and be mus
tered out
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From Washington.
WASHINGTON. July 10


The Secretary of State continues his duties
in almost perfect health. The novel and ex-
traordinary splias wa- removed from his face
by order of the surgeon. and proved to have
been . marvelousse success, and very Es traces
are to be seen OF the original accident. and
the subsequent assault of the baffied assassin,
with the exception of slight swelling on the
side of the right cheek. Mr.. Seward rose
this morning and dressed himself, and per
formed his toilet. even TO shaving. without as-
sistance, for the first time since his accident.
His friends and the country will be glad TO
learn that he has entirely recovered the use
of his arms, one OF which was feariully man
gled when he was thrown from the carriage.
FOR seventy DAYS Of three months of suffering
Mr.. Seward $ mind has been engage in the
transaction Of public business, a fact which
viii enable him, with considerable case, to
resume the arduous duties of his department.
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Letter from III. s. FoOtc.
IMPORTANT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF UNION
PRISONERS.

i NEw YORK. July s-Hsnry S. .Foote, late
of the rebel Congress, now in Montreal, pub
fishes card in the Herald concerning the bar
barous treatment Of the Union prisoners, in
which he says:
Touching the Congressional report have
this to say: A month or two anterior to the
date of said report, / learned from Govern
ment officer of respectability that the prison
ers of war then confined in and about Rich
mond were suffering severely for want of pro-
visions. He told me further that it vas man
ifest to him that systematic scheme was on
foot for snbjecting these unfortunates to star
vatiUn: that the Cemmissary, General Nor
throp, most wicked and heartless wretch,
had addressed communication to Mr.. Sed-
don, the Secretary of War, proposing to with
hold meat altogether from the mihtay pris-
oners then in custody, and to give them moth
ing but bread and vegetables end that Mr..
Seddpn had endorsed the document containing
this recommendation atfirmatively. He then
moved fpr, q compittee Of investigation, in
the rebel House Of REPRESENTATIVES, but that
was = first refused, and he was accrinoni-
onslt cepsured b. several members for intro
a1dngsShe akje6 n the HUI ef ~ He
persevered, however, obtained the coinmittee
apdsAdeo8ded infndiu8 tie document, above
referred to, signed by Northrop and endorsed
by Seddon, tbs latter adding that the time had
come for retribntioh upon the prisoners of
Nfaf of tte eneny. HsEEE S
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Nr YOaK. July 10.

Our East India naval squadron win shortly
be largely reinforced and placed in posiaon
Of complete equality with the war fleets of
England and France in that portion Of the
world. ~ 81
1t is announced that the Government has
decided to Immediately nuster out of service
tAe femaining troops M he Army n de Po-
tomac, who were q short time ago, on the dis
banding Of the principal part Of that force,
consolidated into provisional corps, under
command Of Gen. Wright, and ordered into
encampment on the Upper Potomac.
The grand jury of the United States Dis
trict Court in Baltimore has found Indictments
for being engaged in the rebellion against
thirteen prominent Marylanders, including
Bradley 7. johnson and the railroad raider
Harry Gilmore.
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Union Republican Ticket.

rA. 1t will be found that throughout the
country the Copperhead and Catholic jour
mails will unite in defence and eulogy of the
modern LADY MACBEFH as saint and mar.
tyr. While sympathizing with the male as
assins, and striving to shield them from the
punishment of their crimes by raising side is
sues, the copperhead editors dared not come
out boldly in their defence. But they may
venture to wreak their venomous malignity
against the Government by defending and
apologizing for one of the gentler sex, now
that she has expiated her terrible crime upon
the scaffold.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-11

NEW YOKK, July 10.
| The steamer Costa Rica brings Panama
dates to he LIST. s =
Another feeble attempt i making to get up
Ia revolution on the Isthmas.
The Ex-Queen of the Sandwich Islands had
passed through Panama ON her way to En-
frope
The rainy season was remarkably moder-
ate and the Isthmus very healthy.
Preparations we're making to celebrate the
4th by the Americans.
The steamer from Central America, just ar
rived, brought no news.
General Bsrrios had arrived of the port Of
Darien, but probably learning that the revo-
luton had failed, did not land
Advices from Chill state that the Spanish
question had been amicably settled. Bnsi-
ness was very dull in Valparaiso and the mar
ket lower.
A Buenos Ayres paper states that q mntiny
had occurred on the American boat William
| TeA, in which the captain and mate were
killed.
Brazil, uniting with the Argentines and
Uragnayans, had commenced cruel war
against Paraguay Numerous forces are in
the field on both sides, and hostiIities are
being carried on without mercy.
A third revolution had broken out in Bo-
livia, growing out Of the recently self-elected
| President. Maigora, and the revolutionsts
were marching on the city of Cappaze, and it
was thought they would sack the city.
The revolution in Peru seems to be gaining
ground. General Carseca, actual Vice Pres
ident of Peru, has joined the rebels.
A revolution led by Ex- President Trbina
had broken out in ECUADOR. The war steam-
er Snagas had been captured by number Of
armed men on board the steamer Washing
ton, the latter vessel floating down alongside.
under pretence that the current carried her
there The commander of the Snaeas was
killed. An attack on Guayaquil by Crbina
was daily expected, but it was thought he
would be repulsed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-11

The increase, it will be see.l, is nearly ten
per cent. A proportionate increase through
out the State will give pop1lation Of about
T70, 900. A good portion of this advance may
be attributed to the fact that the assessors
have this year been instructed to enumerate
al soldiers from their respective townships,
who were supposed to be living at the time of
taking the census. This fact will also proba-
bly, account for the great prcponderance OF
males now, than in 1863 Then the excess of
males over females in the thirteen counties
gwen above, was $50; now, as shown by the
above figures. it is l,02o IN 1860, the year
before the war, it was 2,57l.-Das Moines
Register.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-11
The Chivalry OF sIississippi.
Nyw YoRY. .Julv 10

One of the Heralds correspondents, writ
ing at Columbia, Miss, gives picture of the
manners, morals, habits and character of the
Mississippi people, which is far from Hatter-
ing. He finds among them little of that chfv-
airy to which they have SO long laid claim.
On the contrary, he says the majority of them
are exceedingly ignorant and devoid of enter
prise, poor whites in these respects standing
on par with the negroes. What little there
was Of the institution called society in the
State before the war, was composed Of few
wealthy slayeholders and their families, and
now that slavery has ceased TO exist, the So
cial establishment u completely disorganized,
and some. Yantse labor wiz ha pqured 10
effect It's fesuscitn4oi1. " @s~s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-11
From Savannah.

Ngw YoRx. July 10.
The Savannah Herald of the 7th is re.
ceived. $50 s#
A large quantity of cotton arrived there on
the 9th froln Augusta.
The Ibsfs Washington special says Col.
Baron Harrison, lately private secretary TO
JEFF Davis, is confined in the old penitertiary
building. ss
The military authorities have concluded to
deliver the bodies Of the executed assassins
u their friends for burial The disintermsnt
will take place Immediately
The remainder of the convicted conspira-
tors leave for Albany penitentiary tonight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-11

SERIOUS AFFRrY AT KEoxUK JuNcTioS-
ForR MEN WouSpEp.-From the Quincy
Herald of July 9th We take the following:
Quite serious affray occurred at the house
of j. H. Wendail, at keokuk junction, on
the c. b. & @. Railroad, ubout 8 O'Clock on
sthe evening Of the 4th, which resulted in the
wounding of four men. The origin of the
difficulty was, in all probability. bad whisky.
The dispatch containing the particulars was
furnished us by our youn friend Etoner, OF
the telegraph office, and reads az follows:
'"Relative to the disgracefnl affair 1t the
junction last evening, have made the fol-
lowing deductions:
LAST evening quite number of Germans
congregated at the place of u. III. Wendall,
and after partaking quite freely of intoxica-
ting drinks, it appears that the hetel-keeper,
for some cause unknown, fired with revol-
ver among them, wounding two Germans.
Subsequently the Germans sought to obtain
an entrance into the premises of the hotel
keeper. using some force, when the landlord
again fired at them and wounded two more
one man is reported wotsnded1n the hand and
mOFtally; tkesbthefs not aseriously. This re-
port is from varions' sources. cannot learn
= names e she xogn9sd I a.
Nf 1lsk1 s,sss, y. e, has re-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-11
From Fort Monroe.
FoRr4MoxRoK, JuE s.

The rebel prisoners have all been removed
from the hospitals at Newport News and sent
South.
One hundred horses and fifty mules, govern
ment property, will be sold at auction at Camp
Hamilton on the 18th inst.
Thermometer yesterday 1913 in the shade ;
to-day 100.
The steamer T. E. Cahill has arrived from
Baltimore with one hundred released rebel
prisoners for City Point.
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Suicide.
New YoRK. Jdly

NEW YoRK, July TO-
Mr.. John A. Sillock, late pastor of the
Yorkville Methodist Episcopal sChutct, but
more recently real estate agent, committed
suicide this morning by hanging him. 4elf in a
fit Of alteration Of mind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-11
Iowa State Census Estimated
Total Of 10000.

We are indebted to DIR. Wright, Secretary
of State, and Mr.. h. NJ. Wright. Deputy Sec
retary, for the following figures gathered from
the census returns, which have been received
at that office:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-11

NEw YORK, July 10,
The steamer Costa Rica arrived this morn
ing bringing S7s0 900 in treasure.
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AUDrToss OFFICE, Iowa
DIS MaISEs July 5th. Is65.
1t s hereby certified that day OF June 1sSs
statement hed n this Office show wing the
condition the THAMES FIRE INSURANCE. COM
PANY. located at Norwich in the of Conueciicst
the ls day Of January, A. d. s6s in accordance with
the provisions of Act Of the General Assembly Of th-
State Of Iowa. entitled an relation IL Insurance
Companie-, approved January 1sth, 1857 and an Act
amendatory therto, approved February 9Th ls5
Act in relation to Life Insurance Companies approved
March 15th 1867 that said that said
Company Possessed Of the requete snount Of capital
and invested as required by law
Authority s thevcfore given to the above named Com
psny transact their appropriate Insurance
in this State dance with laws thereof until
the 3lst day of January A. D. One Thousand Eight
drcd and Sixty-six.
--A~ In testimony whereof have hereunto set
g. my hand and affixed my seal Of Office the iay
--~- and yesr hrs. above written.
siyl2-d1w JN0. A. ELLIOrT, Auditor OF State