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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-16

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Philadelphia. Feb. rs.
Up " 3p. N. ths subssription for to-
day 70 the 7-30 Ioas received bv Jaw
Cooke amoantsd 10 l,5o6. 600. Tie lar.
ssst single suhscripsioa from the west
vas from Ksokat. Iowa, amountioe TO
10000 dollAs The larRsse sastsrn sub
scriptioa VS. coo, 600 dollan from New
York. <ssa
Trial Of N lassuaiasy--nvaeratien ef
kAeA0enA - 8herman's 0raaA Gan.
New York, Feb. Is.
Csps. Keaasdy ehasesd vith hsiae one
q the rsesis vhs steAnpGsd Z hsSn this
city, Is now being tried before the same
military court which convicted Beall.
The World's Washington correspond
ent reiterssss . former ssateuept that the
rebels would soon evacuate Richmond and
the Atlantic coast and fall back to the
nosatainousD Dintsrior. He nov ssys ,ha,
Leo snd Beauregard will command two
grand armies and that preparations are
making for an overwhelming attack on
Sherman.
Tho Worlds Hilton Head correspond.
ant Of the 9th says reliable information
has been received here that Shsrrnan's
army Is marching on the line of the Eds.
70 and that portion Of his troops ate BE-
yond the Georgia and South Carolina
railroad, where they have essetsd defen.
ses preparatory to futars march. The
enemy have disappeared rapidly before
the advance Of our troops. and they have
manifested a.puFpS5e u essSua.S nkarly
all their serQpeholds and retsra further
north. That their retreat will be slbwly
bat sursly followed Up adni.s Of 10
questios. Oar troops are kpown To- ex-
tend over > distance of 40 miles and for
several days past they have been ocdupi-
ed 10 destroying all the railroads which
tSoith Easolipa with ths Gulfsnd
Northern States. The object would teem
10 be to isolate Branchville, Augusta an d
Charleston from al possible aid or rein-
iorcements in order to captaxe the ghrri-
sen Of each oity. This important 2ork
will doabtless be completed when this let
ter reaches you. Some Of orr troops are
north Of Charleston, which is cut Of from
rein foreeosnls. 8fE8 H8sAa4 s
The corps are moving simultaneously
on the line Of the Edisto. and tho tos %
they have passed through have been de-
serted by numbers Of their inhabitdnts,
Who have forced the able bodied negroes
to leave with them il order thatsshey hay
not aid our army.
Hamburg, Aiken and Orangeburg in
the rear Of Bnnchvilie are reported to
lave been csptuerd.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-16
OUR SICK SOLDIERNIN N1TAN
NAH NEGLECTED. Is
WHEN THE DRAFT WILL BIZ
ENFORCED.
ngPoaINo FUNERAL or sunAroR
HIoI2
Shsrman's a6evement-He Rssistaaes
From the Enemy--RieAnena Cut ~
From the South.

onexman's u0ovemont--Mo Resiota1ee
From the Enemy--RieAnend Cut q
From the South.
New York, Feb. is.
The Hefald's Washington special says
Richmond papers of Monday concede
that Gen. Sherman has flaaked Bnnsh.
vile both above and below, and Hardee's
forces have evacuated that place. They
also state that Union column had reach-
ed Orapgeburg on the Columbia road and
all railroad communication With Charlee-
tonsis cat of, except BY the road via Viii
mington, N. c., which viii soon be cut
at Wilmington. By these operations the
communication between Virginia and the
South is entirely cut off, and Yloe IL au.
thority over the Southern States il no
longer to be enforced.
Private advices from Richmond repre-.
sent matters there as in bad way for the
rebels, and the difficulty of supplying the
people and the army, even with half ra-
tions daily, is becoming almost insur-
mountable, and the evacuation of Rich
mond is daily becoming more imminent
and probable.
A later dispatch, dated midnight 18th.
says The Richmond papers of to-day
have dispatches saying that . portion Of
Shermsn's forces are busily engaged in
the destruction of the railroad in South
Carolina, and that another column is
threatening Charleston. They do not
confirm the reported evacuation Of that
place. but it is evident from the tenor of
their advices and editorials that they do
not anticipate any resistance being made
to Sherman's advance. They also state
that large Yankee force has landed q:
Smithland ON the North Carolina coast,
aud have brought locomotives With them,
evidently intending to uss the railroads.
to facilitate their military operations after
they shall have captured Wilmington.
The Army Of the Potomac holds its
newly occupied groqnd on Haseh's Ran,
on which very strong breastworks are now
ercted.
There are rumors that the enemp is
mining one of the Union forts in front OF
Petersburg.
Major Gen. Wright returned to tbe
army Sunday last and resumed command
of the 9Th corps. from which he had been
absent since the early part Of Jsnusry.
Desertions of rebels 10 Gen. Grants
lines still continue numerous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-16

Louisville. Feb. Is.
There was a fight, Saturday night. in
Garrison county, between Home Guards,
under Capt. Bates, and gang Of guerril-
las, said to be part Of Lyons command.
The gucrrillas were routed with loss Of
six killed. Bates loss one killed and one
wounded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-16
Washington. Feb. l5.

Washington. Feb. Is.
Last night aplendid svGfd wes pre-
seneed g Brig. Gen. Byron Pierce,
O Hichigao, BY Senator Wiikitsob -
Speeches wan Msds b. 6egst1r Wilkin-
son aad Representative Kel!oeg, of Mich.
'gAn. A large numbsf Of ladies' and gem
slsnen were present. ts
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-16
Going to Mexico.

New York, Feb. Is
1t is new said the <ebel General Hind.
man. Of Arkansas, has gone to the city Of
Mexico, expecting TO obtain command 10
Maximilia' ;, army. having lost HE faith in
JEFF. Davis Canfoderacy. 1t is also stat
ed several other rebel officers have lately
arrived at Matamoras.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-16

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-16
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W Booa-keeper and Salesman Good references
can ne EivsA- Addrcss, L. n, p. o. Box 4.
The Richmond palladium., 1865-02-23

the rush to this position of awful respon-
sibility by many too ignorant TO drill a
Carolina mulatto in the simple manual
of arms Six months later he had this
experience; and Of self-measuremenr
with some OF these military incompe-
tents. He no longer refused the higher
office; but be did refuse with character
istic reserve solicitations from publish
ers of pictorials for his photograph.
For over three years Gen Terry has
beer in constant service on the Carolins
coast and in the army of the James al
ways with such credit, that finally Gen,
Grant selects him from sll his sccom-
plished officers TO guide an expedition
so momentous as in defeat to shed sor-
row, or in victory to give joy to the ma
ton.
Gen Terry is in person slender, six
feet two inches in hight. and blonde.
He is cultivated gentlemen. of IRE
proachable morals; fond of children,
devoted son and brother. His recent
success will crafty family in New Ha-
yen-that of his widowed mother, for
he has no other.
War was before the world was Mill
tarv fame is feeting. The last light by
its nearness pales all others. but a great
deed for this beautiful countrv-this
Heaven blessed country for the common
peoples TO he remembered in honor
by us her children. While we give this
tribute of Il notice of an officer, a per
sonal friend, kinsman, may we never
forget the private soldier with no ambi-
ton TO incite him on. only love of coun-
try. 1t is enough. When good men die
with their feet to the foe, more than
starry emblems of earthly rank await
them-crowns of celestial brightness, of
immortal glory. III. III.
The Richmond palladium., 1865-02-23
An Incident of the War.

A letter from Minnesota to the Roch.
ester Democrat tells this interesting
story ~
Let me relate to you and your read
ers an incident OF the war which has late
ly come to my knowledge, and which
has never before found its way into the
papers. In the class Of l85-, at w ater-
vile College, Maine, we're two Young
men who had been chums while fitting
for college at the same school, and were
chums through the entire college course.
and after graduating pursued their legal
studies at the same law school, az were
chums here also. After admi ion To
the bar, one went South to seek his for
tune. the other West.
After the breaking out of the rebellion.
the one who went South enlisted in the
rebel army. the other in the Union army.
They both afterward rose to the rank of
colonel, and both took part in the battle
OF Mlsslon Ridge, In command of rti1eiE.
respective regiments. The rebel colonel
at the head Of Tennessee regiment vas
in support OF a battery, which the regi-
ment in command of the Union colonel
was ordered to take at the point of tbe
bayonet.
'The battery was taken, but both
colonies fell mortally wounded. After
the fight was over, a Union captain. him
self a elassmate of the two colonies. be-
ing detailed to bury the dead, found the
two college classmates and chums living
side by side on the battlefield, with their
right hands clasped, and both deal
They had evidently recognized each 9th
e- after being wounded, and the old ties
Of friendship asserted their supremacy,
and together their spirits had passed in
TO the eternal world. Side by side in the
same grave, they sleep their last sleep
Another fact in reference to this col
lege class is worth mentioning. or the
thirty five surviving membe . Of the
class, thirty are now. or have been, in the
Union army OF the other five, three
are cripples, and the remaining two Of
fered themselves as volunteers, but were
not accepted on account Of physical dis
ability They have earned, and weu do
they deserve the title Of The Martial (
Glass;
The Richmond palladium., 1865-02-23

We picked up some rocks and some
pieces of moss to show when we got
home, and started to 60 back down the
mountain agin | rid, and aunt Peggy
walked We was q going down pretty
steep place. when the old mare pricked
her ears at stick in the road, jumped,
and law me. that wagon parted |
bounced out-the hoss kerried off the
forrard wheels, and the rest of the con
sarn, baggage and all, went tum ling 10
destruction down a slantindickular preci-
pice more'n hundred feet higher than
the steeple of our meeting house.
screeched, and clambered down after
nv vallerbles as fast as L could-but
deary me They was all ruincd-every-
thing except these bandboxes, two car
pet bags, and an ambrill. The wagon
was all stove TO kindlings. | picked up
the remnants and clambered back with
them Aunt Peggy and l strung 'em
onto pole and lugged EN- down to the
Glen House.
There we found the old mare, with the
fragments of them forrard wheels tied to
her-but she looked as sober as Judge,
if not more so.
We STAYED there all night, and the
next morning sot sail for home. I'd
seen enutf.
l led the boss, and aunt Peggy herried
one eend of the pole on which the band
boxes and bags was strung, and l ker-
ried the other: Bounce he skulked be-
hind.
Folks latfed at us on the way, but they
laffed at their betters. Nobody keered
for EN-.
Thank goodness we got home at last,
though L haint been able to go step
sense, my neurology is so bad; and
aunt Peggy haint wore shoe for month.
Partly because her feet is sore, and part
ly because she haint got none 10 wear.
w ell, anyhow, we made the tower
The Richmond palladium., 1865-02-23
THE PATENT OFFICE.

/ We have heretofore spoken of the prosperity
which attend the present administration of the
Patent Office. Some statistics which we have
recently obtained will be of interest not only to
inventors but to the nation.
During the period of s years, from 1853 to
1880, the number of applcrtions examined was
30,il6-being the number annual average of
1925.
During the same period were patented 23,.
363-an annual average of patents Of 1920.
During the last four years, 1861 TO 1864, the
applications examined were % .6s7-an annual
average of 5,f72.
This exhibit is highly gratifying when we
reflect that throughout this lotter period a
civil was has been in progress, which has thrust
bloody fingers into every hamlet and brought
waste and expensiture into every household.
1t proves that the rebellion has not broken the
prosperity of our country, shaken the con-
fidence o: artisans and men OF science in our
future career. These two classes furnish the
greater part OF these inventions which are of
intrinsic veue and there in Liberty and Union
has never faltered. From the army and navy
they send the results Of their genius and studies
Ii is creditable to the gentlemen of the examin-
ing corps OF the Office, it is also to its ai-
mnistrative head, that with greatly reduced
numbers they have accomplished such a vast
amount Of work.
IL 1851, Co nmissioner Holloway, fearing a
deficit reduced the corps from 3 l Examiners TO
%. This reduction is fully justified by events
for the revenues of the Office are largely in ex-
cess Of its expenses, and show a large surpu
and the statistics show that two-thirds os the
ole force have examined an average OF 75o cases
a year more than the full force examined. Each
Examiner must have passed upon 246 cases an
nuaily during the last four years, against l59
cases durens the preceding eight years. Every
inventor is personally and deeply Interested in
the prospesity and faithful administration OF the
Patent Office and in the industry and integrity
of its Examiners and employees. And this ex-
hibit will renew their confidence in the gentle
men 10 whom their inventions are submitted
for examination. For ourselves we are not
given to debating or even to suggesting what
ought ought not to be done in Patent Office
matters, but from long acquaintance with its
business and practice we convinced that it
would be we'll to increase the number OF
Rooms" and give each Examiner and First
assistant Examiner separate class. This plan
was begun by Judge Manson, and has been
since continued TO extent il order to keep
the Office from being overwhelmed with unex-
aminec cases, and we believe it the only plan
by which to avoid the numerical increase of
the force. Congress has twice sanctioned this
plan by directing the Commissioners to put
those who acted as full Examiners upon the
same footing as to salary while SO acting. See
Acts Of Aug. Is. 1856, sec 10, and June 25
1861. We hops Congress viii continue this
authority to the Commissioner, and thus enable
him for while longer to keep up the work
with his present economy of force. = Scientific
American, Feb. II.
The Richmond palladium., 1865-02-23
From the y. Y. independent J
DYING DEATHS DAILY.

Into a sorrow darkcued soul
A vision full Of peace there stole
An aageI stood beside her wsv,
As forth she went At dawn Of day;
And said, "oh. weary and oppressed
Know that at evening thou shalt rest.
"The cross Of iron the crown IT thorn.
The weight Of anguish thou hast borne,
"And cen the sins thou hatess all
From of thy weary soul shall fall
10 hfe and love and Psace restored
Within the presence Of thy Lord
Then thankfulncss and glad surprise
Flowed f.om the sorrow laden eyes.
"with hope SO near OF rest. said she.
"So sorrow mors shall dwell with me.
"No weight Of care, no shade Of gloon,
Can pass the portal Of the tomb;
"And light as air I'll urge my way,
If burdens fail A. close OF day"
The angel fingered, and a smile
DawneI Ger his pstyinS face, the while.
80 weak Of heart and hope" be said,
Deem'st thou all peace is with the dead
.sor that thy Lord can dwell more near
To saints in bliss than toilsrs here!
sIf thou but dies,, day by day,
To sins that clog thy homeward way,
"Each night shall be grave Of care,
Each morn thy resurrection fair,
"And daily be our strength restored
By the dear prcssacs Of shv Lord.
The Richmond palladium., 1865-02-23
MOUNT VERNON,

IT is well to keep our remembrances
and associations with the name of WASH
INGToN green and fresh. We should
cherish all our generations for his char
acter and services. His birth day should
be consecrated and observed as one of
our National Holidays. His Home and
Grave should be kept sacred to hs Coun-
trymen-should become the PatfiotPi
grim 5 shrine 1t is a matter of congratu-
lation that Mount Vernon has been res
cued bv the nation from the h;nds of
w AsHINGroN's degenerate descendants
that the Nation owns, by the popular con-
tributionS of the people, the spot made
sacred by its association with he life
and name OF him who was First n War,
First in Peace, and First in the Hearts
of his Countrymen.
The men whose names weR most
prominently associated in this purchase,
have since passed away Ohm WASHING
TON died rebel to the flag his ancestor
struggled to render honorable md re-
spected among the flags of the nfions-
EDWARD EVERETT, the Scholar, who did
more than any one man, perhaps to res
cue it from the control of this reel and
place it in the possession of loyal and
free people, died glorifying his life by
his fidelity to the flag descended to us
from WASHINGTON.
And so we are making history 1t is
now one hundred and thirty -thre years
since, WASHINGTON was born in house
situated between PORE and RIDGE
Creeks, tributaries of the Potomac. in
estmoreland Co, Va. The spC where
he was born is now owned by tie State
of Virginia. 1t has been incloed and
an appropriate tablet erected WASH
INGToN was married Jan. Il, lI9, and
soon after removed to Mount ernon,
where he enlarged the mansion, aded to
the estate by purchase, and devoid him
self to the cultivation and embelEhment
of his home-so that this was Is home
nearly forty years, large poIion of
which time he spent in the public ervice.
/ It is now more than sixty-fv years
since WASHINGTON IS death-yearscarce
I " less eventful in the historyof this
country than those of his life. e have
made history, since he closed h labors
I on earth, that is the marvel of alhations.
/ Recently we have entered upor new
( era. From the peaceful, homdoving,
1 materi2hStic people we were, we ave be-
come the most martial of anvon the
globe. Our National character as un-
dergone and is undergoing aradical
(
established. Old things and leories
are passing away, and behold al things
are becoming new. With the raIrn of
the Anniversary of the Birth ofWAsH-
INGToN. in this year 1865, all wo love
Truth, Justice and Liberty, willrejoiee
that the passing years have 'rought
such changes and given birth such
records as the Constitutional -solition
of Slavery in this republic-aninstitu
ton which has brought to our lne, as
a people, odium which the lster of
WASHINGTON life and fame Geld not
cover up. Out of the most terrIe bap-
tism of blood, inaugurated by tsse who
have clung closest TO the Wing, the
Nation is coming forth Regene.te, Re
deemed, clothed in its right and, and
fully awakened 10 the value ofhe insti-
tutions which depend for penanenee
upon the recognition of the ialienable
rights of all TO Life, Liberty and the
Pursuit of Happiness. NEffoRkER-
The Richmond palladium., 1865-02-23

C0NGRESSION 1.-The House on Sa.rr-
day adopted the amended Internal Revenue
bill. All public convey alces transporting pass
engers or property for hire are taxed 20 per
cent, on the net receipts where the latter are
under IS go, and per cent, v hen over that
amount. Tho amendment taxing sales !, uer
cent was lost ; So years to IS nays Mr. STE-
vEss' gold bill got but 80 votes against 81.
This should cure the old gentlenau's mania on
this point. he actually believes that the price
Of gold can be put down By legislation. Yet
every movement in this direction has put it up
The next Congress will certainly have a more
enlightened man at the head Of the Ways and
Means Committee. The amendment. taxing
notes Of State banks paid out BY State or Nation
81 hanks after the Isl Of January next, 10 per
cent, Was passed by one majority, and the
House refused TO reconsider the vote. The
bill now goes to the Senate. A bill Was re-
ported IN The House authorizing the Northern
Central Railroad Company 10 bssld . road from
York, Pa, 10 Washington. Il was pcsspoped.f
The Senate passed the army appropriation bill.
The Richmond palladium., 1865-02-23
POETICAl SELECTIONS:
RIGHT NAMES.

or old spade" was called spade"
BY simples aud by cages
"workman" dill his honest work"
And Servants" earned their wages"
"man" was title Of respect,
Whenever virtue named II
There was but one Of higher worth,
Aud "lovey" woman claimed il;
But masquerade with words,
The truth great offence il,
And desecratc our English tongue
BY pride and false pretences.
We shame the language of our sires-
We talk mild and meekly:
We've Operative" for working men,
And draw our salaries" weekly,
Our lady" takes the place of wife
That word so true and hearty
And every "man's" gentleman"
Unless call him party"
The "shopmau hates the name Of shop,
And by a perversiun later.
The man who Gigs railway trench
Is called navigator
give US back our homes, speech
II had soul Of beauty;
And let us do our daily work,
And think il pleasant duty
Let's earn our wages" of yore-
The work can never harm
Let's love our "sweethearts' and our wives,
And own that woman" charm US.
SO shall our actions, like our words,
Re void OF atlectatiou,
And spade" be spade" and '.man" be man,
Throughout the lankee nation.
The Richmond palladium., 1865-02-23

The rebels are 50 hard up for sdiers tha,
FoRREsr 10 said to be couscripting ieErillAs in
the Southwest, and sending them t2ichmond.
sence Of S. B. DAVIS, the rebel spyondemned
70 be hung by . military comrni.on in this
city. to imprisonment in Fort Delaise during
the vA.-(Cin. GaE
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-26
Pnrdon. hr ,nlr Pr..l.,un,.

The following named persons have applied
for and received the Presidents pardon un.
der tho proclamation Of tho 9Th Of May
II. M. Brace and II. W. Bruce, ef Ken.
lucky J. J, English, Arthur N Marr, L.
u, Crenshaw and Asa Snyder, Of Richmond,
Virginia u. b, DrAne, Jr., Lynchburg
john X. Edmunds and Thomas Edmunds,
Halifax county ?. M. Thompson, Williams.
burg, and Francis L. Smith, OF Aiexandrin,
Virginia John w MeAlister and s. d.
weaklsy, Lawerdale county, Alabama T..
NJ Heriy and Levi s. White, Of Maryland,
tho latter Of Baltimore u. NJ Key. Of
Tenn l.. l.. Burnett, of uailatin, Tenn.
Joshua Hill, Morgan county, GsofgjA; Jno,
r. Luce, Sebastian county, Arkansas Caleb
$, stins, 81. Louis, MissouI! George Cum.
dali Louisiana. "1|
Attorney General speod having examined
tho cases Of tho following named parsons
presented through their representative. Mar.
tin y. Conway, has recommended 10 tho Pros
dont that they bo pardoned, They are mer.
chants Of Richmond, worth each over TWEEN
ty thousand dollars, and were members Of tho
Rebel Ambulance Committee. john Bndoy
John Purcell John Durley, Charles B.Whit.
lock, L. W. Glosbrook, n, Maung, J. L. Ap.
perssrt, ]. II. Montague, r, II. Dslyill, I.
W. McClancO, r, A. Payne, W. g. Payne
Charles II. Wynns. Thomas W. boswell, Geo.
s, Palmer and Charles I. Worth.