The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-19

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Seoerableneee and dignity Of appearance. bat
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10 M orthodox ~ onnk AnerieAs, CAarch,
Gauss him to make decidedly favorable i'm.
preston upon stranger, which . increased
upon further scQoaisaanea. Tia Governor
lsmeuts the dsfsa4 u mashood suffrage inhis
State, but thinks the heavy vots for il highly
creditAbls to the people, ard svears By q!
~ aode ed sOddesess thAt il Win and e1A31
carry il next yesr.
GEN. Dssr.
Gen. psst. Of sAe slaf q the Gepes.i OF
the Army, resembles Gen. BAsks, OF Maaa.-
ehusetts, 10 personal apPsalnncs, o9t q =
The porb psoy - dopsig AnaelnG, aad -
beef, bose. blood. Anscls and siiew, thss
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(3eary. Governor OF Pennsylvania, being 10
| town, bat HAYS besnt unGbss tohnd him, and
think len not hsre, lpt ought % b: We
| however, who il hsrs, tell somebody = the
Opssa Qonss, Last night, Who looked hke
fC3easy, thai "Prosesnium G." TO vhich be
~ boeo AmiGpe&fes4 uak v0nen't -.
~ wsnt a~ay up thsre," (topmose bcx) seid
Scot, ..and foond Il fnn of women. -
looking cut Of the hole over the womshss
heads II .Pfosesoinm c. could massage y
- womeL's hsAAAis tAs h0tw pf the SeAss
proaasaium lettesp Opposite. sProscso11o
r. wOa't do" 50 Gov. Scott marched on to
the stage and turned his spectacles on the
emphithsstsr.
I 1saiee 0snsrel1l enf Van,1sssr. 4 Rep
rsssnsktivs in COskfsde vs&ea Ne war broke
out, recruited regiment, led il Into the field,
and from the battle Of PEI. Ridge, in March,
1863, where be cominasdAA . brigade, TO the
battle Of Bsntonsvills, the last Of Sherman 9
|6sAts, v9s4 dbmHdlde91 disilso.. -
o. 81 ~ ~ 1ll1t, ~ slhclit ehnell
lIp0a ahsleesiJ da61its NhoSs AAling
smslier conmands. AtPss Ridge he Won,
4 but another man got. promotion, and at Ben.
louisville - ID u eM Odds The bestAs1 mos,
valuable R9htiDg % hat sas6sgtiAs& 6eld,
al the msannms having performed his duties
Is.rishs NJ u the HANDLE General Vands.
lvorv1eeGn o. ~ unny sxseilent o6csss %
the army Who were the victims Of that mis-.
srable nepotism which il the standing dis
grace Of many spipest men in the Republi
| can partg The General ieAalt, xafhoes slsn-
dor, but uncommOnly sinswy, nov becoming
gray, slightly marked BY smallpox, but may
30 81 dswl q altogaksf pa1sAb!e - =
looks. 4
| GENERAL coRsa.
| Gsnaral John n. .Ccrse. The distinguished
officer Who 20 eioriodsiy dsfeadsd our com
missary stores and commissary whisky q thai
pust, aod sscovur0a. Ailstooaa With Ne glory
Of Thsrmopyls," Who had olsen Tough,
nearly - calamity and effectively before;
and whom Sherman regarded With great %
teen and moderation, and who 10 possessed
! Of real military genius and about al the mil
| itary reading ever written, 10 D. young man,
ANAL il ststurs, NTH the tre4k q ~ bhl1s,
which wounded him q Allaioena still 10 he
seen in his lsft cheek and hols through his
ear. General Corss il not . ''wictim Of con.
wivialiiy," bit 10 > gsaial gestlsmsn, by NO
msaps 10 aotsl for d kdn6 ik6n3 ~ Shsaik
der emf N polisics q . ve<. Tho painting
|of Him q tie 1TeSknHt ID K60d when you
look u it from the southwest quarter Of the
sossA~sss qusr.ss ct ~ saidd!s ssschoa q
the pAfior, and otherwise not worth cent
THREE oxsunAEssor Tss nAHs oF.nlIrH.
Major General a. J. Smith, the famos.
commander Of sSmnh's gnerrillas," vho
vAalSd R0rfesf q Tusesfd (one u thu Ina
minor battles Of the warl: Who saved Bank.
after Sabine Cross Roads BY his fine repulss
Of the rebels ., Pleasant Hill; Who fought
noby 10 the caupaien Of Mobile; 10 small
gray -baired, bswhisksfed man, active in Mi
| movsmeats, end now carries about on hi
psrson rood many pounds more OF Hesl
than 10 did during the war.
NAipf General Morgan i. Smith is . per
son Of manly proportions and general goot
looks, which seem 70 ssssoin the repntAtio,
be nads for bull-dos lighting. He Is the Of
kcer Who spoloxized TO the subaltern fo
calliue him 8 id scsllawng,' with th,
excuse that he "didn't know his o,he
uamei'
Major General Giles A. Smith, brother !,
Morxan L., had about tho hardest light o
I'D. He there maiutAined With his divisi1
fighting now from one side, nov from th
other OF our earthworks, the contest being .
| closely wagsd that = eneral Belknap actual
captured an Alabama Colone! BY taking hol
Of him personaily aud dragging him over tn
works. end many being kilisd with clu6be
i maskets, i making altogether the most r.
narkabl~ eomhAt Of III ~ar.s Gsnsrai Gle
\ A. Smith has an uucommonly pleasing coun
tenancy h vii = winning ways shout ht
/ generally.