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Des Arc citizen., 1866-08-18

'MAsoNRY IN TIME OF WAR."-Mr. William B. Smith, 32, editor Keystone, Raleigh, North Carolina, is engaged in col lecting and compiling account of incidents of Masonic relief, protection, aid, counsel, influence, partiality, etc, which were the results of demonstrations of practical Ma sorry during the late civil war in this country" He earnestly solicits infor- nation ofany kind, in reliable and explicit form, touching this subject from brethren and lodges all over the United States. With this matter he designs collating and preparing an elaborate history of practical Masonry during the late war, which he will issue in volume under the title of "Masonary in Time of War" He asks his brethren to assist him in his undertaking by forwarding to him any information that will advance the interest of his work The Keystone. of which Mir Smith is editor, is endorsed by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina
Des Arc citizen., 1866-08-18
Stolen Southern JeWeIty--Whcre to
 LOgk for 1t.

The following is an extract from letter from New York publishedin the Baltimore Epi>copal Methodist of the 4th instant: A Southern lady, on visit to this city, went to worship in one of the uptown churches. Soon after, an elegantly attir- ed New York lady, of high social standing, entered the same pew and remained during the servicc after which the Southern lady called her aside into the vestry room and, in the presence of the rector, with whom she was well acquainted, thus addressed her; Madam, do not wish to offend you, but that shawl you are wearing belongs to me-" (The shawl was a superb one The New Yorker protested, and declared that there must be some mistake, 'If." says the Southern lady; "you will examine Q certain corner, you will see my initials worked in it, and the rector knows my name very we'll" The corner was found, as well as the initials. The Southern lady then remarked. "That ring you have upon your finger is also mine, and if you will take the trouble to examine the inter- for. you will see the same initia6en graved in the ring" Similar movements as above described took place, and with similar re- suits.
 Turning to her again, the Southern lady said: "Madam, that bracelet you have on is mine also, and by pressing spring on the inside it will unclasp and show you my portrait" Tho New York lady did as re- ouested and there was the lady's portrait. She promptly returned the ring and brace let, as she was convinced beyond the pow CT to controvert it, that they were the pro perty of the Southern lady, and remarked as she did, 'they are yours, and you are welcome to them, but as I wore the shawl to church must beg the privilege of wearing it home again" The Southern lady scceded, of course, and they exchanged cards The shawl came back in due time, but the New York lady had probably obtained the articles in such a manner as to render it too unpleasant to divulge. No more was said about it. Moral: If Southern ladies want to know where their articles of missing jewelry and wardrobe furniture are, let them attend some fash ionablc, tup town," New York church, and if the men want to know what has become of their fine horses, shipped North by army officers and "bummers," let them spend an evening in Central Park.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-08-18

- A railway convention. to consider the project of connecting Savannah and Memphis by road from 0pelika to Tus- cunbia, Alabama, occurs on the 9th of next month at Macon, Georgia. All rival routes will be considered
Des Arc citizen., 1866-08-18

The cotton planters convention of Georgia meets at Macon on the 6tb of September.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-08-18
OFFICIAL VOTE OF PRAIRIE COUNTY.

given Townships in the county o ff@ Arkansas general 9th day of August %
Des Arc citizen., 1866-08-18

One Dr. Hale of Rock county, Miss, was compelled to pay s7S6 86 dam ages last week, for kissing the wife of a Mr Ravens, of the same county.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26
KIlOKUK, IOWA: THURSDAY. APRIL 26. 1866.

snd thanks Of the Representatives in Con.
gress are likewise due, aid are hereby tender
cd 70 Major General Hatcock for his mefito-
rious and conspicuous pa.-t in that victory.
The bill TO amend thbl Internal Revenue
law as reported to-day, provides that on and
after che 1t of July 1t,6S, in lieu Of the
duties on manufactured c5tton, there shall be
paid by producer, owner i1r holder, upon all
cotton produced within the United States,
and upon which no take, have been paid, q
tax Of five cents per pound upon articles
manufactured exclusiyelyfrom cotton. When
exported there shall be allowed as draw.
back, An amount equal 10 the internal tax.
which, shall have been assessed, and paid
upon such articles in theis finished condition,
and in addition thereto 'a drawback or sl-
lawance Of as many cegts per pound up
on the pound of cotton, cloth, yarn, or other
articles manufactured ext t,lusively from cot
ton, to the same extent Of raw cotton.
The bill provides that sdistillers shall pay
SlOO tax, instead of 6fty;E distillers of apples,
grapes and peaches, distiling or manufactur-
ing less than $50 barrels per year, shall pay
500; brewers to pay $lOe, instead OF 90 dol
lars; agents to pay pay ten dollars, when the
receipts don't exceed $1Q) he shall pay 6ve
dollars; any person who Ieddles jewelry, dis
titled spirits, fermented liquors or wines, TO
pay 50 dollars license: express carriers to pay
10 dollars: builders and contractors to pay
10 dollars, instead OF Is; 40 tax TO be paid
upon apothecaries, consectioners, keepers
Of eating houses, or keekers Of hotels inns,
or taverns, tobacconists, or retail dealers,
except retail dealers in spirits, and tobacco
nis,s, when their rates shall not exceed
$4,000, illuminating, Illustrating or other
mineral, the produce Of dstillation, redis-
tilation or refining Of crude petroleum, Zoe
gallon. and on coal oil between the
grade of specific betusninous Of SO to
335 degrees inclusive shall be
refined and illumination coal oil. such oils re-
fined and produced BY the: distilleries of Col.
Asphultom 4 CO., shall pay tax Of ten
cents per gallon, only produced by material :
peat or other bituminous s. distances, ten cents
per gallon spirits of tu}pentine nine cents
per gallon molasses fron sugar cane three
cents per gallon when removed from the plan.
tatlon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26

Alexander II. H. Stuart, Congressman
elect from Virginia, in an article published
in the Staunton VA. Spectator, Of February
9th, makes the following remarkable state.
ment
The recent war has taught us some useful
lessons. Ii has shown Us how dependent We
have been on the North and foreign cuun.
tries, and how helples We we're when cut
off from the outside world Let us profit hy
this painful and humliaiing experience. and
try and put ourselves on better footing in
future.
Why should We not beat the North with
their own weapons2 We have as much in
ventive genius as they, aud We have, rs |
have shown, greatly the advantage in geo
graphical position, and all the physical ele-
ments necessary to successful prosecution
Of manufacturing industry.
The North asked protection for her white
labor. which was essential to its existence,
because it had 70 compete with the psuper
labor Of Europe. The South, needing no
protection Tor its peculiar labor and produc.
tons, because they had no formidable com
petition in the markets Of the world, refused
to accord il to the free labor OF the North.
aud thus, by short-sighted and mistaken
policy, the two systems were brought into a
relation of antagonism which eliminated in
the war. If we had supported the protective
system, really believe we would have had
no war fyou will revert to the HISTORY oi
the last forty years, you will find that when
ever we had a protective tariff comparative
quiet prevailed in the country; but as soon
as protection TO free labor was Withdrawn
sectional excitement and animosity followed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26

Ar. Henderson, from the Naval Commit
tee, to whom was given the duties Of coilsc-
ting the claims Of twenty six officers. Three
hundeed nad forty seanea of leland No. Ten
reported that the evidence befbre9 the com
mit.ee was not enough 70 establish the claim,
and it was 50 granted.
Mr. Poneroy intrvdneed a bill to grant
lands to aid in the construction Of the Kan
sas and Neosho Valley nilroad, and extend
it to Red river. Referred to the Committee
on railroads.
At ten o'clock, the morning honr having
expired, the bill for the admission Of Colorado
was taken up. 49,
Mr.. Doelisale, in . speech, defined his POSI-
ton in relation to the resolutions Of the
Wisconsin Legislature in asking him to
resign.
Mr.. Howe in speech animadverted upon
Mr.. Doolittle's remarkA
Messrs. Lane. Howard, Williams, and
Creswell, spoke in favor Of aamitting Colo
rado.
Messrs. Howe, johnson. aud Henderson,
spoke againstit.
The Senate, by vote of nineteen against
thirteen, reconsidered the Yote respecting
the BILL
Mr.. Sumner offered an amendment which
was rejected, and the bill then passed by .
vote OF nineteen to twelve.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26
vol. 13.

Mr.. DAvYD COLEMAN, living near Liberty
vile, in jefferson county, accidentally shot
himself on the 18th inst. There was no one
at home, and Mr.. Coleman had taken the gun
to shoot hawk that was flying over the
house. He had set the gun on the ground
when it was fred of BY accident, the con-
tents blowing away nearly all Of his under
jaw. A man was passing by on the road and
saw him lying on the ground, and ealing =
to him received no answer. He went to him
and finding him SO badly wounded, procured
assistance, and every thing that could be done
for him was done Mr.. Coleman was abou
so years old. He served his country in the
4th Iowa cavalry and vas honorably dis
charged. We CLEAN from the Fairfield Ledger.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26

Major 7. j. Saunders, of Davenport, for
meriy State Senator from Scott county, is .
candidate for this Office. He WAS appointed
10 .he place by the present Supreme Court,
ana IN consequence OF such appointment re-
signed his position as paymas.er in the army.
and returned home to accept the position
Upon his arrival. however, be found that the
Legislature had made the othce elective n.
is we'll qualified. and his claim, -. think
ought to be recognized by the coming Union
Convention. His appointment, unsolicited
by the Supreme Court, is the best possible
endorsement of his ability, integrity and Git.
ness for the place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26

SLAVERY should never have another repre-
sentative man in Congress secession should
never have another advocate and defender or
its floor, and no man should ever be permit
ted to occupy q seat there who aided by word
or force Of arms the most wicked and infa.
nous rebellion ever organized for the destruc-
ton of Government
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26

A soLDIEs named Hamlin wss Knocked
down nne robbed Of s846 last Tuesday night,
between Eddyville and Abba The robbers
we're party Of unknown teamsters. We
CLEAN from the Eddyville S,or. q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26

TIE last Pella Blade contains the raledic
tory Of the late Editor, c.. S. Wilson, sharp
writer and n sound Republican, who will do
good service for the right in whatever place
his lot may be cast
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26
BrFFaLo. April %.

BcFFALo, April 3.
Barkentine, Tom Strong. and schooner
Starlight. both laden with lumber, ashore 1t
Fair Point, Ohio; Schooner Monticello,
iario ; Schooner Montana, ashore ten niles
eas, Of Niagara river on Lake Ontario
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26
RepuNlican Cenvention.

The 10th Annual Republican Convention Of the
Stateof Iowa, will be held at Des Aoiuss on We'd
nesday, June Goth, 1865: for the purpose Of nom-
mating candidates for the following odhces. to be
filed at the ensuing general election viz:
SECRETARY OF STATE
TREASURER OF STATE
AUDITOR OF STATE.
REGISTER STATE LAND OFFICE.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
SUPREME COURT REPORTER.
CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT.
The ratio Of representation will Be - follows
One delegate from each County, and one ad-
ditonal delegate for every hundred votes and
fractional part Of hundred over 6fty, including
the soldier vote, cast at the last election for
Governor Nm. Stone.
BY order Of the Republican State Central Com
mittee.
JOSHUA TRACY. Chairman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26
SANDY Hook, April 24ih-l:4or "

SANDY HOOK, April 24ih-E4O r. ".
Steamer City of Boston, from Liver
pool llth, by the way of Queenstown
18th. has arrived and anchored of this point.
Her advices are one day later
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26
Steam boat Explosion.

CtycISSArI, April 25.
A Memphis dispatch to the Gazette says
the steamer John Raymond exploded her
boiler and took FIRE when near Island No. 40,
a, 10 O'Clock yesterday morning. The first
engineer was blown overheard and lost, and
the second engineer badly scalded. Six fire
men and deck hands more or less injured.
After floating City FIVE miles down stream the
FIRE was cxtinguished, and the passengers
we're rescued by the steamer Tennessee, and
taken to Memphis. The Raymond was val.
ued at $l50.00O, and the damage will amount
to about $4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26
severe Gale ON Lake Ontario.
OswEGo 4pril 95

OswEGo, April 25.
The gale which set in on Monday. continued
up to this morning, several disasters occurring
TO vessels on lake Ontario. The schooner
Bahtam, bound from this port to Chicago,
with COAL is ashoEe near Oak Orchard
Greek. The schooners Monticello and Travel
Ter bound from French Creek to Detroit.
light. on ashore. former al Devils Nose lat
ter, at the Thirty Mile Point steam tugs and
pumps will be sent 10 their assistance.
Schooner Raleigh arrived at port this fore
noon from Canada, with the loss Of . deck
load of lumber; schooner Coral, from Og-
densburg, ashore 80 miles below Devils
Nose.
Propeller Buckeye arrived here to day from
Toledo. This is the FIRST vessel from Lake
Erie through Welland Canal this season
The Captain of the Buckeye reports he passed
through about sixty miles of floating ice on
Lake Erie.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26

"Brr it is of the very essence of freedom.
that they at liberty to go where they
please IF they are prosecuted in the South,
they can easily flee to their Republican
friends IN the North. ''-Neu Fork World.
Hear ye, oppressed peoples of the Old
World, how Democratic organ regards as
the essense Of freedom, the very boast Of lib
erty is not that man may enjoy 1t in the
land of his BIRTH but thst he may go to some
other land in search of it. President LINCOLN
pledged the emancpated negroes their liberty
and the rights of freemen in the land of their
birth And where this Government ignores
the pledge. or fails to maintain it in good
faith, in spirit as we'll as in the letter, it will
incur the contempt Of mankind and the con-
de,unation of Heaven,
The New York World makes jest OF the
sufferings, the liberties aud the rights OF four
million Of people, simply because of their
complexion God, on the contrary, is no
respector Of persons, aud in his Providence
he has listened to the cry Of the oppressed,
and has overruled the madness of their op-
pressors to secure their deliverance At the
expense of the desolation of the South. And
it may be He will see to It that ABRAHAM
LINCOLN pledge is made good to those poor
people, even if it should require the desola-
ton of the entire country to secure the object
The surrender Of the freedmen to the tender
mercies Of their late rebel masters under the
pretence of State rights, is not the ful6llment
Of the duty Of the Government to them,
neither is the privilege of running away from
the land Of their birth the freedom which
President LINCOLN pledged the naval and
military power Of this Government to main
tain .or the freedom of the South.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-26
JOSHUA TRACY. Chairman.

"THE Conservatives profess to live in awful
terror and dread lest Congress should i'm
peach the President. Let them be reassured.
Their favorte is in no danger from that
cause. Impeachment is a process applied TO
official criminals who ale Of some account. +"
The above paragraph, clipped from an ex-
change, found its way by some inadvertence
into our columns yesterday without comment.
We reproduce it to-day to express our dis
sent, not only to the sentiment which it
utters, but to the spirit which instigated it.
e The idea that President JOHNSON is of NO
account as applied in this paragraph is too
gross an absurdity to find deliberate endorse
ment anywhere. Mr.. JOHNSON is President
of the United States in the most important
period yet reached in our history, and pos
sesses more official power than any of his
predecessors, and abilities that will hardly
suffer in comparison with the most dis
tinguished amongst them. Hence his opin-
ions and his actions are of immense account,
and his official course cannot fail to affect,
for veal or for woe the destinies OF his couu-
try, and the present and the future of the en-
tire people.
We regard all the talk about his impeach-
ment as worse than nonsense, and as fraught
with evil to the country no less than to the
party, some Of whose most violent partisans
have suggested it. There are no grounds for
such proceeding on the part of Congress in
the conduct of the President, who has con-
fined himself within the sphere of his Consti-
tutonal powers, even upon their strictest
construction. And these newspaper threats
of impeachment are scarcely more justihable
on the one hand, than the instigations on the
other, which urge the President TO suppress
Congress by military violence.
1t is natural and to be expected that there
should be differences of opinion, even
amongst the most devoted patriots Of the
Union party, over the many very difficult
complications and problems growing ont OF
war, and arising from the anomalous condition
in which the country and the National and
State Governments are placed by the return
of peace. 1t would have been we'll could
these matters have been considered calmly,
and treated temperately by the people as well
as BY Congress and the Executive, and that a
common platform, as nearly satisfactory as
practicable. should have been reached. And
even now, since there has already been par
tisl failure in that, prudence and patriotism
alike demand that differences should not be
pushed to violence, and that opinions and
actions should be harmonized If possible
between the President and Congress.
The party which carried on the war on the
part Of the Government to the overthrow Of
the rebellion. ought to be the party to re.
establish the Union and secure permanent
peace on the foundations oil universal justice
and liberty.
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