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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-09-17
Euu1s11io1.

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run .aoraIEross OF rsE
Buckeye Foundry
i ssrAsL1fHED !. p. isss.
PENNs1 LVANIA FOUNDRY
Yeusao<tal 81 ana PsreAasea II isss.
ns~consolidase0 aud in Operation
Cor. 9th T. johnson Sts, Keokuk.
p.,i,h. attention y x.ssset.r.s. so:.ns.. s:ia Y.
ii = md or. pietessooh ofinprossd
PAT.IsnRN -,
Steam Engines, Water Wheels
BOILER IRONS, SAW MILLS:
PUMPS POLLiA1.
COS a nrsa n.ais. aAc c4pss KILLS.
MACHINERY IN GENERAL.
Columns, Sat !. Desk Irons. s h.,,,n,si
Gaps aud Sils. Moulding seasteA
WstghS Anchors
ALL o1sn-
House Castings.
raysrs Iroas. Road scrapsrs. Punehss.
Mandrils, eav Cur mers. hoiitni
s snssm' V u.. Ratchet Drill.,
Agricultural implement Rufaishipg, Ee.
-.-rruw "a
They siso .nplo, nr..-ei... a,,.,s a.
.lMylhtng Wanted.
Soft Mss.l Psesins. Brass o'ssns'. -, w.,
JoarLAl Metal beH Metal,
And char sloys Manufactured u short notice.
OF No.
w ROUG AT IRON
they mako
shafsing, spindles, Driven,
s,,'i Mil boz. VII VI n.il. ssr qs
And DO all kinds Of Machine Forging.
ELEVEN LATBES, TWO DRILL PRES
SEES, THREE planners, TWO
BOLT CUTTERS,
With VICES and other TOOLS in abundance, squpt
Largest Machine Shop
The capacities otth.ir Oupolas Blower largest Lathe
aud plar.r together with their Cranes ard Wagon In
coutribufr make their fAcilities excellent TOT
coinx
HE ~ w WORK
VAIL and AEsIrAe. being thorough nsch.ni
,niy .hs best n aterials used, or WoFAms
employed.
WE vuRNIsH-
Boilers, Heaters,
Chimnsss. BrsechinE,
seI.ins. Packins,As
-Aas AaIaYs AND zleoMAKSp-
lARDNRR's GOVERNOR,
BRANCH, CROOK Ee co 3 SAWS.
PATlNT HEArlR I LIME oATcHfB
And keep for saIs : god assortment Of
Ealyts, Cocks, Oil Cups. and othtr Trimming.
Nv arrangement with O. ". TODD CO., wese
II Il cir eonsumerf ratss. with freight added,
ga, ssss.. s...ss e.,. ri; ss s.'
,eltina Cloths, Separator, Hose,
Oar Rxtrsctors,
And their well known
FATHER AND RUBBER BETTING.
alro anything else IN the line Of
MILL FUR.VSSHx.v'GS.
In anticipation OF the denand tor appliances TO- qsn
YATsR POWER We have secured the control ofLs
KL's AMERICAN DOUBLE TURBIEk
WATER WHEEL,
,hica t. almost universally acknowledged 90 b.
BEST IN USE.
i vii with pleasure show and ozplsin the Werf
ode on hand
<PlRTIcVLAR ArrERTI0N PAID TO 8YPAIRs
- = n 4 =
Vail, Aimitage & Go.
rFOUNDR :
@. r. WEsTCOTT, Agent,
Manufacturer Of al kinds Of
rOss and BrNss (lvsttr gs,
Seventh street, between Min and Blonde,
BEnKUK.s IOWA.
T. b --partiouiar attention paid % Orders.
y72-d1y
aMs sRLLIRs WILLS. ~. BAuoHhAN
m sELLERs = Co, {
ron II ONse derS r .MNrht,etsfs
TEAM ENGINE and general Mill Work
GAS and Steam Fittings plain and Ornament.
u and Brsss Ca-ting.; Agents fer Mc9owan's
,bis and single acting force and lifting Pumps; elf
~ lr+etsi for supplying Boilers. corner BiondeaU
-ar 49, r~.. ts--aA-A1v :
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-09-17

1yRACRERS--A frssh lot Of Arsated
&c.. 1sees - csaskassrs in.s s.;ss. c1s Z
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-26
RLght upon the Record.

The loyal people Of Tennessee have reason to b.
proud Of the position our nobe State occupies in
the great galaxy of States. Foremost among the
reconstructed States in getting out of the woods
at the close of ths war, she has advanced step by
step in extending equal rights to all under the law
until she now occupies the front position among al
the States of the Union. a man is a man in Ten.
nessee, whether be lie white, black or red 10 hold
once sit on juries, or exercise the privilege Of the
ballot box in the absence of forfeited rights Ten
nessee is truly the land Of the free and home Of
the brave" No black laws now darken the page
of her history. The Declaration of Independence
IS acknowledged a truism-"a all men are created
free and equal" If any class Of men fail to enjoy
ali the rights and privileges guaranteed to peo-
pie under our excellent laws il is because of their
own deliberate acts of treason and rebellion.
The Senate has passed the bill on its final reading
repeating all laws disqualfying persons from hold
ing office and sitting On juries because of race or
color, and declaring there shall be no disqualified
tions on this ground thus wiping out the last foul
blot Of the black laws Of slavery upon our statute
books. No other Southern State has gone far in
extending equal rights to all classes of citizens
Hence Tennessee stands in the front ranks of civil
cation, and appears as beacon light upon the coast
of progress
The "yexed question has at last been settled.
A question that has rocked and convulsed our leg
islative halls, assemblies, and the whole country.
1t has been hobby upon which politicians have
FOue INTO OInce IOr long years Inc WlsesI ulen anu
the most astute minds have lRbOred and toled Tor
solution of it in vain. At one time and another 1t
was thought it had been settled by compromises Tor
all time to coma. But like tho sleeping volcano,
ever and anon it burst forth anew, threatening to
deluge the whole country At last, after years OF
threatening our worst fears realized, and the
storm came, bursting upon the country with ter
rible fury, raging long and fearfully- But after
years Of fears and doubts the storm passed away,
and those who saw things in their proper light saw
that the sooner we got clear of the evil the sooner
our troubles would cease. And fortunate for our
State we had the men who saw this, and seeing it
they had the moral courage to breast the storm and
rid the State of the last vestige Of slavery, and
which has just been wiped out by the bill referred
to. Other States viii profit by example and
in process of time they will relieve themselves of
it. Until this is done there viii be eommotion and
strife For il is plain the nose upon a mans
face that heaven has determined the colored man
shall be free in every sense Of the word. We con-
graduate our State upon this happy event, know
ing that in all future election campaigns we shall
have nc more of the "vexed question to divide
GF5n. May it sleep till Gabriels trump shall wake
the sleeping dsad.-Me Mirv1vilIe Enterprise.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-26
A CnnnarIsnn,

Moraists Of certain class, like she three friends
of Job who believed that God never permitted
calamites except as a punishment for individual
wiekodnese f0ud OF pointing ~ the misfortunes
of America, tho dorangenrent of finance, the de-
preston of trade, the quarres and corruptions of
politics. the angry scars Of war, the curse of dis
honest rulers, and the hunger and Generalization
of the South, as proofs that we have incurred the
Divine vengeance above all other peoples, and are
being held up by the Almighty as a warning to the
world. Not questioning that we have been pretty
wicked nor presuming to inquire too closely into
the purposes of Divine Providence, it may not be
out of place to reflect that misfortunes, after
all, greater than those of our neighbors The
whole continent Of Europe trembles with apprehen-
sions of war. Italy is perpetualy on the brink of
CONFUSION France is only held quiet in the grasp
Of cruel despotism. Germany IS in the thrOes of
a reorganization of which the result is jet doubt
full Russia, in addition 10 the burdens of genera
lions Of maladministration, is tormented by the
inevitable troubles which follow change in the
social condition of large masses of people. Spain
is little better than moral and political bankrupt.
In the British Isles there almost 10 be gen
eral reign of misery. Famine and Fenianism to-
gether have reduced England TO deplorable con-
dition of wretchedness and Ireland has been for
ages the reproach Of her rulers On our own con-
tinent matters are no better. The new dominion
on our northern frontier, whatever may be said OF
it's msterial prosperity is dissatisfied enough with
its own condition, and its people are forsakng it in
such numbers to emigrate to the United States that
legislative nterposition has been invoked to stop
them. Mexico is Just emerging, crippled and suf-
ferng, from an awful strugglei whether the end is
yet who can say? The countries of South America
are always at war. The islands Of the Caribbean
Sea are shaken by earthquakes swept by hurricanes
drenched in the turbulent waters, and spread with
wrecks and desolation. Are misfortunes greater
than these and ia not the horizon of our future at
any rate, brighter than that OF the other countries
Of the world 2-Nel0 York Tribune.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-26
KNOXVILLE TENN, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26 1868

come the educator, not only Of the people, but Of
the Senate, the Pulpit and the Bar" The former
leaders of public opinion. Hence it is that when
great questions of national policy and law come 10
be discussed before either branch Of Congress the
State Legislatures, or the Supreme Cours il is
seldom that anything more than repetition of the
arguments already made familiar TO the public ear
Is presented The points in the case, as entertained
by each speaker are known from the paper he reads
and If he ventures TO restate them, it is generally
assumed that he does 50 an advertisement Of his
rhetoric among his constituents and not to affect
the body to whom his speech is made This state
OF things expedtes legislation vastly. All the leg
slators have to dois 70 read in the papers the points
they would have made in their speeches, and their
thunder being stolen, and everything they would
have said having become the property of all, COM
mon TO al the air they brestha it only remains
to procure the consent of Congress TO point what in
former ages they would have said, and so, without
speeches, proceed to voting. This transforms US
from a people of words dialectrics and bombast
into people of practical progress. 1t enables us
TO accomplish more legislation in a week than could
have been talked over by Calhoun, Webster and
Clay in months. For al these services in facilia-
ton, the press draws neither per diem nor mileage
from the tax-payer.-Net0 York Tribune
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-26
(FOr the Knsxvils whig,)
Payment OF BOuntles TO White Soldiers,
KNoxYILLE, Tenn, February 10, 1853.

Mr. Editor;
Thinking il would interest many OF your readers
who we're Federal soldiers in The late war, send
you few facts relating to the payment of bOunties
under the act Of Congress of July, 1866. That is
the act which grants the bounty Of 500 to white
Federal soldiers, in addition to former bounties,
and is Familiarity termed the Additional Bounty
Law.
After preparing judcious set Of rules and reg
ulations to govern all concerned in the examina-
ton and payment Of the bounties applications I'M
der the law began to DO examined at the Depart
mont near the close Of 1855. Those not familiar
with such disbursements can have no idea Of the
care and scrutiny necessary in every step Of the
animation 70 protect the Government from fraud
as we'll the rights of the applicant 1t involves
much labor TO examine each application with refer
enoe TO rank, company and regiment Of the soldier
the date and place Of bis enlistment the date place
and cause Of his discharge, and his record and mil
itary history as represented upon each and every
muster roll during his whole term OF service. Ad-
ditonal labor Is also often incurred by the necessi
9y of eKaEsining the records Of several different De
apartments at Washington 10 ascertain all the facts
srelsting 10 .he case under consideration.
!. The foregoing, coupled with the fact that the
PAymsSter who pays the bounties has &c e1smin g
land pay also al other persons now ia the service
within bis District, will, in SOME measure sccoun,
fos Che irksome slownets attending bounty pay.
n1eEts But this IL not all. The Paymaster, MAJ
q. w pyeE, u. s. A, who settles the bountiss Of
applicants froIn thls State has 10 make s the pay
reenta within his District, which embraces Tennes-
see, Kentucky Arkansas, North Carolina, Florida
Louisiana, Texas Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota
California Oregon, Nevada, aud all OF the Terrific.
ries. With his attention and labors covering such
su extensive region and with his accountability
under OATH aad under heavy bonds, 10 pay ony
sueh applications as are clearly authorized by law
il viii be readily that tha payment Of bounty
applications from this one State cannot be made
every day.
The payment Of Additional Bounties in Tennes-
SEQ com menced ab0at the frst Of March Last and
none have been received here since Rbout the mid
die OF November last The largest number 70
eeived In any ono day Was forty-iour, which wer,
sent 10 Cuts q johnson, Of this city day last
spring The average number Of payments madi
daily by Major Dyer, between March ist and No
verabeE 18Th, 1897, was forty bat ibis included
payments made 10 al Of the thirteen States aud th'
! Territories ne enumerated above.
Il Is TO be Supposed that other States have Alb
sorbed al the attention. ,ef PaymasteF Dyer sine'
the mldde OF Novem Der issfi and IL - - Dc hele
that Tennossea viii come IN its tafn AEssa -
seen.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-26

common carrier style was observed BY Dutch, Irish
men and women white and colored, travelling upon
such equality as they we're able 70 obtain. Drunk
men and sober all We'd with each other In slipping
into seat whenever possible. Most Of our party,
however, had to stand up until our old frierd
Chiles reminded the Conductor that We had pur-
chased first class tickets and paid full fare although
the officers of the road had promised to pass dele
gates at half-price, and demanded if to stand up
was called first class railroad fare in that country
At this the energetic portion of delegation sue
ceeded in obtaining quarters in the next behind
in which there were good seats and abundance of
room. At Seymore we changed cars for Louisville.
Eight miles from Jacksonville, our train ran of
the track, and although within twelve minutes
ride Of making connection, the Conductor kept US
there for six hours snd utterly refused to run rs
down the freight which he could have done with
out twenty-five cents additional expense. The
freight cars were in front and uninjured. The re-
suit we missed connection, and had to lie over
st Louisville. The sure way to travel, as general
thing, is by the mail line steamers.
We reached Nashville on Sunday morning at 1
o'clock, all safe. Thus ended our visit TO Cncin-
natl. Respectfully, &c,
L. g. HoUK
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-26
The Press and StatesmanshIn.

Without dspsraging the merits OF the speeches
delivered in the Senate 10 the recent debates on the
reconstruction acts, 10 must be conceded that on
either side the speakers sbored under the dsadvan-
tage that The topics they were discussing had al
ready been exhausted by the press. Through the
prompter medium OF our daily journals, every point
and argument had been 60 clearly advanced and
frequently reiterated that from necessity, the ora
tions Of the Senator'S shone with reflected light not
with an original effulgence No fact in our Ameri-
can life lie more important than this or indicates
more gratifying advance not only in the power of
the proas but in the intelligence Of the masses Of
the people on political questions. For the newspa-
pcrs 30 this respect representatives Of their
dcrs They discuss public questions with thorough
ness and ability, because the reading people demand
thoroughnoss and ability in their discussion, and
easily detect the Wandering nonsense Of the char
lAtan and the demAgogue Oar American journals
therefore can no longer ito Themselves % ndividu-
ais known &c great men, nor % The machinery Of
parties. They no longe. follow, but must lead
They cannot wait 20 know aor afford 20 care what
the majority Of the Senate the House the Legisa-
turo the Convention, or any particular candidate
viii say upon any question which demands discus
son. but must speak IN clear tones, ss promptly a.
The contingency arises, and with such care and con-
sisiency shall insure respect for their utteranoe.
The inauenCe Of the ascoudzncy Of the press over
politics has been TO aid the popular mind In diem
TRAILING itself from the chains OF a vulgar hero
Worthip o. that blind allegiance 20 precedent which
ei-allows progress. BY emancipating the people
+ rom mau-worship ind the alteration OF precedent
ana leading them 30 the discussion Of political qnes-
upns on The broader basis Of lrst principles and abb
stiali justice, we ard breaking their idols Of aesh
+na parchment and leading them 10 the altar Of c
moro aiVine Inspiration. Less Importance attaches
20 inc opinions % ogr leading statesmen. They are
seen u pp mainly mere opponents Of popular SEN
liment which b o1uiaiod by the press. The Ship
Oh State has bad is masts razcd he sails lowered
ana shorieacd boilers and engines put IN and has
been metamorphosed into a steamer, Of which orr
poncana are the visible engine bot the daily press
+ D. ihe propeiing power The aHti-slavery revolu-
/ t9n WHICH swept over the North, and through The
o1acaied power Of The North abolished slavery the
long and poIstsent arguments By which Congress
vas induced 70 abudon reconstruction policy
which dsfraucs=ed tho eolored race, and adopt one
. OF Impartial suffrage, ard % forogo vindiotivs
+ measures and practically adopt universal amnesty
taNhfa rnbels. are amanE the most conspieuouG in
stsnoet OF The loading power Of tho press, which Il
hoth tse oracle % iubllc opinion ard the foreFan
rer o. IL logtlatloi Wbeiher Wholly for good oa
In some measure fot syil, The public pres has be
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-26

NASHVILLE, IEhNESSEE,
HAVE JUST RECEIVED
1000 SACKS Coffee,
so Sacks Java,
" sacks LaRuyra,
80 Hhd1. sugar.
- Bbls Crushed d..
20 Bhis. uofos d., A aBd D.
$50 HoKss Star Candles
asa Cases OYSTERS ani -,
100 Caass Frssh Pcautes
80 Cases Fresh Tomatecs,
- Borrs TobacCo, various brahds.
100 Haxrs Proctor A CANDLES soap,
go RoK,s Resin soap.
80 Boxes Eancy Toilet soap.
10 bags Alispicc,
ioBags Pepper,
~ hoAes aFoHEs io,
. Boxes Ground spice,
IS Boxes Gr0ahd Ginger,
- noKcs Starch
IS Boxes cloths, FiBs.
10 Bible iuts rsihs.
10 Biz Paper TEtnr.
81 uhis Msckerai I. Z aua ..
~ ntls. nsstsr.i. ,. ssd o.
Gs kits Maektral l. = ard
81 neEen WAshbuards.
IS prseH Backsts
- huaes Factory Cheess,
to BeKes iuperisl gasFs~isr SD Bsst Teas.
u Bss Hatsf's blsckiHs,
80 Bases Biusiass
70 nbls. ssIgeps braEds. Ligaqrs.
- Htis CtisF Vissgsf
- BIS. olses Vinegar,
= Bss Wed. weeks a @. = srrig.
- possn Piss afsehs,
80 Hesns WFagpipe Para, assk CITY Mils.
nasns Tias. fsasuts, hsaa Nuts, Aiuaats rareusssa
Care asieha cssrs fss Cas- rotssos, aekins rshssse
Ne propose 90 ssil CusAr o. rat TnArr.
WEAALEY rARuHouau.
Ne Nefih College street.
nov Ell NasArlns. rsan
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-26
eve are coming, father Abraham
Five hundred Thousand more"

Seemed to be literal fact of the present As old
friends joined in social and almost kindred con-
verse the recollection of other days and times and
tcenes gone by, never to be forgotten, lit up the
,,ounten snce and caused the eye of many brave
soldier to reflect the brilliant dazzle Of many new
porn sun, and amid all the festivities of the ocea-
on, the attraction by which it was surrounded pro-
claimed the sentiments which have been so often
hanrd ahnr,a tha dir of hattie
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-06-20
ECONOMY & HOME INDUSTRY.
SAVE YOUR RAGS.
THE 6HJCKasABeGUE
Wan9lfac turing Company

NAseAA sAAEaA t.aAsaS OG1ks 9RztEEr
4 RE NOW prepared 10 purchase Coca, Clean
- Cotton and LINEN Rags, n any quantity AMI to
pay tor tnem the highest mari It puca r casn.
Itev have sabiIs5a6 "a depot - Na. = NOItI Va
ter street for TIE RECEIPT end sroge If rags IND pa
per stock Of all sor.s under .uW#aIale caalge of
Capt. Thomas baas. who Is authorised to pay
liberal priee for all stock required by the cJmpany's
mills and brought to hIm IN a suitable condition.
Rags may either be white euloied or mixed but
they must be ir OF ooleus, clean and well handled.
Dealers in paper stock 10 the city and Interior will
lind II to their advantage TO communicate with US be-
fore disposing OF their stock elsewhere.
Newspapers will advance their OWL interests by
lending their influence 10 securt the saviI and coli
ecng Of all the rags be found u their respective
localities We will credit them IN exchange for pa
per at liberal rates for the merchsnlabe rags they
may send US.
Rags sent by the rivers and Great Northern Rail-
Road should be addressed to the Company at Mobile
Alabama.
All shipments by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
should be directed to Beaver Meadow Station, the
location Of the Company's Works.
ty For further information apply at the Com
panys Depot, No. 81 North Water street, or to the
undersigned, IN person by letter, at the Office Of
the Advertiser & Register.
w 6. CLARK,
mye President.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-06-20
FRDWAGE GKUYERE.

In fue everything comprising general stock Of
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-06-20
D.LMC KITRICK.
nENTAL SURGEON.

DENTAL SURGEON,
On LAUREL STREET, near the corner of Third,
oRce and residence at the Episcopal parsonage.
BATON ROUGE La.
take the pleasure of informing the people OF
this vicinity aud adjoining country, that have
opened suit Of rooms in the above named ioca-
ton and have fitted up for the proper attention
to the practice Of Dentistry in oil its depart
msnts. guaranteeing the highest professional
akin and moderate charges. 70
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For Sale

IR RENT--A valuable tract Of land in this par
ish containing eighty superficial arpents, with
all the improvements thereon, consisting OF
good, spacious dwelling, out-houses, cistern, etc
ferms-Reasonable For further informston
apply at this Office or to the undersigned on the
premises, teu miles below the city of Baton
Rouge aud only four TO Plaquemine.
mchT-2m Mrs. Fl. BERGERON.
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CIRCULAR.
TO THE PUBLIC.
IMPORTANT VETERINARY REMEDIES.
Read the Following

We, the undersigned, having known Mr.. j. W.
santafse for many years can readily certify to his
uubafied skill il the cure Of all diseases of the
horse, and sincerely and heartily recommend him
him aud his medicine to the public in general,
knowing that it will meet with complete success
to all who may deem it prudent to give t q fair
trial Foundered horses cured in twelve hours
Colc in thirty minutes Bolts in thirty minutes
Distemper in four says. Farsy and preventive
OF glanders from eight tc ten days. Lung fever
in four days. LoekJaw.
Alfred Hazard, G. W. Catlett
p Kreusen, W 0 Gordon,
Dr. Jones. NJ D., B. II. McGiloE,
D A. Toadvine, a. L. Tombs,
,,bas Schields r W Hale Laurel Hill,
R T NoC4nire ]. McGrath Baton Roton,
]. McKeown, E. NJ. Dubroca, " B Rouge,
r. Clendennan, V. T. Allan,
H. 7. Allan, }. {. Stafford,
L NJ A. Redman, Bayou Sara.
Having purchased from Mr.. j. W. Santafee the
patent of his veterinary Remedies for this
parish, will fill all orders sent me. Ia every
instance these Remedies have proved complete
cures. have used them myself with perfect
success and can confidently recommend them to
others
Put up in quantities to suit purchasers.
PHILIP BAUER,
Livery Stable, Ferry Landing, West Baton Rouge.