The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-09

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DeaAAAR1se - Prosene4o.
LIT precinct-All that part of thS city lying
on The north sids Of Main street. 4nd - u
Ninth street. Polls at the Council roons on
Blondeau, bstwssn Foarth and FTth slrssta-
End precinct-All that part Of the city "
ing south of Nam and east Of Ninth streets,
and Missouri avenue. Polls Ct Aagoun 1
Andrew office, on Exchange, between
Fourth and Fifth streets.
Bird precmct-All Jackson Township lying
north of Main and the plank road, and vest
of Ninth streets. Polls ct Estes Tin shop,
on Main, between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets.
4th precint-Al Jackson township lying
south Of Main and the plank road, and west
Of Ninth street and Missouri avenue. Polls
at the Loom factory, on Main between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets-
The Copperjohnsonites met in communion
At the corner Of Main and Fifth streets last
evening. Their crowd didn't nearly equal
the Union Republican meeting in numbers or
enthusiasm. 1t was agreed in Copperiohn.
son conclave Sunday, that the tactics Of the
speakers last evening should be ito charge"
This being the tactics, ye Irreprsssible Cap
ting Edwards straddled theatrical broom
stick for hobby horse, and with logical
mullen stalk for bayonet, charged in the
most valorous manner on pigments Of ye Cap.
ting's imagination, that he thought were Rad
ical strong points which he had scaled. He
amused himself IN that highly chivslrous
but entirely harmless manner, until he
charged with his logical mullen stalk into too
strong a radical position; was taken with in
ternal bleeding by the force of the conclusion,
hastily dismounted from his rhetorical broom>
stick and his store box, and subsidized.
Then Clagett charged. Then Sam. Mar
shall and John Adair and others, and the
thing petered out, and the Coppe1ohnson-
ties will be put under and buried away to.
day.
The faithful have been in bad way since
Logan spoke here. That was Union broad
side that drove them from their guns and
completely demoralized them. Yesterday
and the day before they gathered in groups
on the street corners and discussed the situa
ton, and looked as ''woe>be- gone" and
generally "done for" as they used to
during the war, when they go. word Of .
great Union victory. 1t was the boys in blue
-br ncd khav ..I
suffer in the same way, and from The same
source to- day.
THERE was much in relation to the demon
stration on Saturday which we hadIpurposed
noticing, but must omit. The various COM
mittees did their work we'll.
Mr. Weyand, with characteristic generosity
and public spirit, gave the immense number
of flowers with which, in the hands of the
Decorating Committee, tie stand was SO
handsomely decked.
Mr.. j. W. Scroggs, with a whole hearted
ness, which is part of his nature, gave the
lumber used in making the seats and stand.
There are numerous others who should be
mentioned herein, but they must take the
| will for the deed.
| VIGILANCE AND CHALLENGING Committee.
These Committees, appointed several days
ago and which we rarpubish, are as follows
FIRST PRECINCT.
1igitame-Gen. D. B. Hills, T. Raplee,
E. F. Brownell, Adam Hagney, Col. J. w.
Rankin.
Chduenqerx-Geo. Hagney, J. B. Paul,
John Mccoy, Charles Hubbell.
SECOND PRECINCT.
Iigilance-H. Fulton, f. Schiller, Frank
Keppel, Geo. B. Felt, Vim. Timberman.
Chaliengers-F. H. yandergrtft, H. C,
Lands, +. C. Wilson. William woqlley, H
c. Gillespie, Capt. Berry.
THIRD PRECINCT.
Tigiiance-Maj. W. B. Collins, ID. Buss,
Lieut.. Charles W. Taylor, Lowell Howe. J.
| l.. Elliott.
Chalengers-Col. S. NJ. Archer, A. Hig,
ham, Captain S. S. Sample, j. T.. Griffey
Capt W. Wilson.
FOURTH PRECINCT.
Iigiidnee- Eli Ramsay, J. G. Va.
terman, Hugh Martin, o. s. Conklin, Chas.
| Schultz.
ChaHengers-E. c. Booth, Fl. Weyand, l..
Hesse, Peter Blom, Captain John McCor-
mick.