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T1IE GATE CITY. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. Mu The wounded man mention^! in our Croton letter was brought to town yesterdiiy and taken to the hospital. CoitnEcriON.—We were in error yes terday in stating that Gus Goodrich had been nominated for Ropresentative by the Mahony County Convention. It was Goodrich fof Jefferson T|, who received that doubtnri coiiiidimeuU A soldier in the cavalry regiment, named Love, from near Earmington, died in the hospital on Saturday last. His body was s«»ut home for burial. Thomas Lurch, of (-apt. Anderson's (Keokuk Company, died in the hospital on Suuduy, and was buried yesterday. Car* Tanaiai a* aaal. KM TOE or GATE CITY The regular tripe to Fort Please pub lish the following note, of which I am just in receipt: J. W. OHBEN, Ea^. lhar Sir Your letter of to-day in re prd to repairs on the I. 8. 11. R. ha* been received, and in reply I would state that I have men on the road repairing it. They are at work to-day with instructions to tlx tlie wort*t places first. and to con tinue the work until the road is in good repair. Yours, truly, S. BOYLES. Af the Judge understands we are in earnest, we put full faith in bin promises, and bojK! to have no further necessity to complain of dangerous roads. MMIMOO been ordered to be resumed* Youra, &c., \V. OUDKX, Sup't: ttobbeif Had Murder* CEOTOS, LKK Coustv, IOWA,) Sept. 1*00. SDITOR*GATE ON from Sc4laud county, informs me that a man by the name of William Howard, liv ing about tea miles east of Memphis, wan taken from big house on last Tuesday night, the lTtli inst., by a band of rebel* and alfcu three burses from his stable.— About day break on the following morn ing, firing was heard in the vicinity, but no special attention was given to it, til) *ome of the neighbors on y outer day fear ing foul play might have been used, in stituted a search, and in less than half an hour Howard'* body was found. The head had been eateu off, afeo one of his hands wax considerably mangled, *uppu*ed by the hogs. 1 he coroner bad been sent fr an 1 preparation* were being made for the proper disposal of the body when our informant left. 1 an a!«o informed that on tin night following Howard'* capture three hursea were stolen in Iowa, near I'pton. A reign of terror has been inaugurated by the rebels in that region of country. Col Muore was encamped at Kabokia lafct night, lib scouts bad an encounter a few days ago, and one of bin men named Hurl was badly wounded in the shoulder. The man who hbot him was killed. bive A friend just in Respectfully, yours, ke* J. M. 1ULLKB. •iniKO Sl'1»» AKillYAt.*. SKITKMHKR 23. Corbesour. LaJlar|c, U»MBIOD, Macomb I 1 hotti3«, FruttnaeCMF Leicer. u« W 1 h*uti.uai. 1'mrii, HI VV Mtwart, V\ fuliit I'erf). I' anuliiJCitria A O i^ arh, do 0 11 i' Sent 1» I Mvrriw*«Uicraittl 1*4 uHis. OtiulooM h-.rt.ii A J»r ta, N V W Hum*. fcddy»Ule W Mckli-it.('lark ce, Mo W P^it^r, Hi M»dlaoQ A Moure. I'luaUurtih, Pa: V (g Irli, 1\d,!y *ille iln i Jetoite It K ti*grmac. A n-iandria V\ lit|t[i|r II Hi.*.'', 1 Moiut— VV hii'Ul. j, HuilUiKto& Juo ii V. luiertotban, Ft II Graiiau.. t'liai tHiJ Madi«ot', A iark, hi'ln«nU*r, N.Y fi Charleston, 1 l.indlf 1»* K A lituseil. Pi Madiikxt, Ih'Wili, Alf*«"tri» A LouU L^utsiaina, W AiI»BI», Hurliu^toD- *^"u('ompromiie, a word which can now be uttered only by those speaking openly and directly in the interests of the kebellion. "o long as the liebels have arms in their hanas, there is notn ing to compromise—nothing but the honor of the country and the integrity of the (iovernment and who, but he who is ready to fill a coward's grave, is prepared for submission to such hu miliation as this?"—[Ju.Mj.h Jhdt, of Kentucky. fW A Southern traitor has ambi tion and whisky for excuses, but a .Northern traitor is a natural tory and toady.' The .New Vork -News, the Sew ork Hay Book, the wewnati Kn quirer, and a few other northern papers of that stripe, are dow? more to fos ter and prolong the rebellion than all the southern fanatics and disunion pa pers combined.—^J-rankjurt{kg.)Vvm mo'urt al(h. f&r I believe, from the bottom of my heart, that the election of any man for (.overnor of a loyal sate at the present time, occupying the position which Judge Mason does on this great question of the preservation of the Government, would be as disastrous to the cause of the i nion as the loss of a great battle.—[M. E. VonUtauju. ft#"The majority of the convention, with a peitinacity that admitted of no compromise, insisted on the adoption substantially of the Mahony platform, upon which 1 religiously believe the brand not of treason, but of doubtful loyalty at least, is indelibly stamped by the juit verdict of the public mind. L'tjutlniui/h at fn* A t/' umernintj the JJcm. Vonventw# yf Aug. Mth. BV TLLLGUAPH. Gov. Gamble Call- the Stale Convenilofi. Re is fbr cements for Mulligan 1 Jefferson City, Sept. 21. Gov. Gamble to-day issued the follow inff call to the Convention he exigencies of the tState require, my judgment, the re-assembling of the State Cunvention. Therefore I, Hamilton K. Gamble, Governor of the State of Miaeouri, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Convention, do hereby call the Convention of the State to aawr.ble at the Mercantile Library Hall in the City of St. JxmiR, on the 10th of Oct. next, to adopt such measure# as the welfare of the Sut e may rerjuiro. Given under my hand and the seal ^f the State, at .Jefferson Ctty. this 21st day of Sept A. I. 1 Kfl, By the Governor, M. OLIVER,Sec'y tween the Home Guards and *me of Zul licoffer's men, at Barbourhville, on last Wednesday. N«» damage. The fight was reuew* on Thursday. Several »nfeder ate- and their horttea were killed. One of the Home Guards received tVwounds, not fatal. One oiiiO Ciuard waa taken prisoner. There were ^7 Home Guards and some 3(H) Confederates in the engagti ment. The Bulletin learns that Humphrey Marshall is at Liberty, Owen Co., guard ed by K'0 rest. Two miles io H. GAMBLE. of State. .No new* from Ijexington to day. The stoumer ar Eagle arrived from above this morning. Thin steamer, together with the latan, with the Indiana 2:M and iHth aboard, accompanied the steamers VV hite Cloud and lew Moineft with the Indiana 2t»th, a« high up the rivur aa Cambridge, where they captured the steamer Suuhhiue, which van seized a nhort time since by Green. They cn coujitervd no reh tro®jn. Ci.iou flag* were flying at Glasgow. The War Eagle and latan returned from Cambridge—the former to this city and the latter to Bien ville- The White Cloud and Moines went on tip the river to ri iuforc« Lexing ton. While all four boats were laying up* for the night, a short distance below Glasgow, two detachments were sent out to recounoiter. They encountered each other, each mistook tbe other tor the ene my, fired, and before their mistake wan discovered 4 men were killed and several Wounded. Atnoncr th« wound«d i« M*j. Gordon Tanner, of the Indiana 2-d. He wai« brought down to tin* placa. His wound, though severe, is not eoiusidered aiortal AiMlTKIKM riUHT. Lea veil worth, Sept. 20. The Times of this morning learns that a fight took place at Morrmtown Tuwdav morning, letween (V'O federals under Col*. Mont^omary and .JennisHui, and 400 rebflx, in which the latter were complete ly rotjt«*d with the lush of 7 killed, 1»K horfCH, and all their tent- and Hupplies.— %r fonts lo*t 2 private* killed and wounded. Col. Joint.-"ii, while riding at the head of hi* eocni«i#id, was pierced by nine balls and instantly killed. The buf k*u t/»ok eflect in his head, two buckshot in the neck, one bullet in the left shoul der, one in the thigh, one in the hand and one in the left. He ing his men to fight for the •trijM*, died urg fctarx and A smitniMsa. Frankfort, Sept. 22. A ibnaUh tooL j»laee yesterday be ^ceafciouisti:, who fear hii ar of the Covington k Lexing- itigton R. E. were tora up yesterday near ('ynthiuna. A special train went from Frankfort to Lexington to-day, guarded by a detach ment of Home Guards. fKOI Kl^TK ET. Frankfort, Sept. 22. Proemixngs of the Legislature not im portant. "Louisville, Sept. 22. There is no news from the South, as telegraphic communication is stopped south of Jx banon Juuction. The 40th Ohio arrived here thifl morn ing. On passing the headquarters of (ien'l Anderson, at the Louisville Hotel, they vacre addressed by the General in a brief but patriotic speech, which was en* thusiastieally cheered and happily re sponded to by Col. Gibson, commander. The officers of the regiment subsequently dined at the Hotel by invitation^ of th«» proprietors. r«en WAKUiiKiTOpi [Herald's Correspondence. 1 Washiugt m, Sep. 22. It is generally conceded that there will be no battle unless it is our wish. There are no butteries at White iiouae or thias Point. |Iiuies Correspondence.] Washington, Sept. 22. Feref-pickets beloginging to the Michi gan 2d regiment have been killed near Chain Bridge. Washington, Sept. 22. A number of foreign officers have been com missioned in the I nited States Army. It is understood that Ward 13. Burnett, of Kentucky, has been commissioned Brig. General of volunteers. ftew Ttrk niirkrtt New Vork Sqp _M Flour—Market f(a)l0c better. Wheat market a shade better, but the demand is less active. Frenchmen are holding back sales 4o,000 bushels at $120 Mil. OliiO, 1 !i0fa)l Winter Red Western, 1 33 Amber Michigan, 1 20 prime Chi. springf Rye CG(«3)(J8 Western, aud 72 for River aud State. Barley dull. Corn heavy and 2c lower, 53(a)5(i mixed Western com mon to priuie. Oats Whisky quiet aad firm, 20e. HAll.KOAU IIUSlKKTfD. Bec y Chase on Confieceticn«. The Journal New York, Sept. 23. About 10 o'clock last night the police discovered that a layer of rocks had been placed on the rails of the Hudson River I R. R. from 102d to llSth street,, a dis-J tance of 1G blocks. At this block there is a very high embankment, and as the i e e s s a i n o A a n y w a s u e a o clock it would have caused a fearful loss! of life. of Commerce aaya Sec'y Chase ha« prepared an exposition of the law relating both to the confiscation of Southern valuances and the prohibition of commercial intercourse with the insur rectionary States. He gives positive as surance that money on deposit in banks elsewhere in loyal States will not be dis turbed unless there is sufficient reawon to believe that it is to be used in aid of the rebellion. The mere fact that it belongs to a resident of the States declared to be in n state of insurrection is not to be con sidercd as a reason for its seizure, and will remain on de{Msit as undisturbed as wore owucd in this city. «I5C«Y SEW 4 It in THE t'OREIGAf Pfltsfi. W a*hiugt»tl, Sept. 22. The Sec'y of State, in reply to memo rials asking attention of Government to what they call treasonable matter in Rus sell's letter of Aug. 10th to the London Time*'say* it has been the habit of this Government to take no notice of repre sentations, however obnoxious, by the Press of foreign nations. This Govern ment eftu only re'«gtiii:e as worthy of ob servation the language and action of exec utive organs of foreign States, and says the publication eoniplained of had not ar retted the attention of himself or any member of the Admindistration that the4** representations staud upon tbe in dividual authority of persons them. The Government of the States does not depend oft the good will or favor of foreign uations, but upon the just support of the American people that it seems to him that censure ought to fall on those papers which re produce these articles in this country rather than on the foreigner who wrote tbe articles for re mote publication. Finally, interference with the 1'ICHS, even in ease of existing insurrection, can 6nly be justified on grour.ds of public danger. Tbe See y of State has issued a circu lar in order to prevent the seizure of property belonging to citizens of inburrec tionary States not warranted by acts of Congees* relating to that subject" and di rects the special attention of C. S. Mar shals to the provisions of these acts. FHOn IIATTFHA* ». Ft. Monroe, Sept. 23. $he 8. K. SpauldiriLr arrived from Hat ter&s Inlet this morning. On Tuesday PRIfjUNKHI Mat if it but left on fee ing the Fanny. The ship Argonaut from Falmouth, N. S. with fish and salt, ran into llatteras and was secured as a prize. seen near Newport News last night but withdrew after burning some grain ricks. An Fraat Iteutttciijr Louisville, Sept. 22. intelligent messenger from town to-day reports that 1, *00 of Buok ner s forces, mostly from Hardin County, Kentucky, are S miles south of that place, and that the bulk of his force is still at Bowling Green. Lac party seem to be gathering reinforcements at various points. the confederates, who have a force of 00u, collected from the vicinity of Nolan,— Great enthusiasm is manifested on the successive arrival of Federal troop from the North, destined to form a portion of our advance. A considerable force of rebels were I comb, seriously. Privates Buell, Carter, Hoi ph. Hawks, Russ+dl, Stokes, Wilcox, Baiiy, Wilboume, severely l^awton, Mer rifield, dangerously Washburnc, mortally iarnell, Bell, Mix and Brown, killed la- Klunbet! A party of 150 men went to Salt River yesterday, to prevent the transmission of »mn,b:,0d southward, through th.t XutV." channel The Bulletin correspondent says the l^banou train yesterday brought iu Matt. Jrwett, W. Woodruff, Fisner Henry, W. Smith and Win. Tarfles prisoners, who had eseaped from the' confederates.— Jewett is Heputv lr. S. Marshal, and was released liucku.r. The ruilroad from l,u"1,ed "J "Dl *,e battle Bowline (ireon to Nolan i* guarded by MKiritN( D. Fort Monroe, Sept. 21. Several surgetins captured by the rebels at Bull's Run, released on parole, arrived to-day from Norfolk. They are accom panied by Mr. Ihiy, ppeeial correspondent of the London Herald. Until lately there were 1200 federal prisoners at Richmond, many have been sent to New Orleans.— Beauregard's headquarters are at Fairfax Court House, and Gen V» tuehcsiei. It was not supposed tiie rebels would attack Wellington. The Merrimack, at Norfolk, was fast beiug converted into a floating battery. There were about 4,000 troops at Norfolk. WHAT A SATS. Washington, Sept. 22. A young man, a native of Kentucky, just escaped' from tbe rebel army, has had au interview withv the Secretary of War. He was at Bull s Run says Beauregard has now 18a,000 men at Mannassas and vicinity, well clothed and shod aud paid promptly. The Virginia troops are pre paid in Virginia Bank bills and the others in gold, and, according to his statement, are abundantly supplied wiih everything. CALiroiiNit New Vork, Sept. 23. The steamer North Star arrived from Aspinwall brings $Nf»ft,000 in tr •as ure BATTLE OF BLOE MILL8! thicket, makintr' last the propeller Fanny ran down to ou»lv, and Nolan, killed. enieoke Inlet with a company of troops and entirely destroyed tbe fortificutiona abandoned by the reliels. The privateere Coffee aud Wiuslow visited Ocracoke In let to carry off rebel guus, Zowa Third Engaged.1 Fairfax I Killtd, 81* Wounded, iiupayable 6 Missing St. Louis, Sept. 22, The following account of the battle of Blue Mills is derived from an authentic source: Lieut. Col. Scott, with 570 men of the 3d Iowa and one piece of artillery, left Cameron on Monday in pursuit of the rebels, who left St. Joseph on Friday pre vious. Lieut. Col. Scott arrived at Berry, Clay county, on the morning of the 17th, and moved from that place at one o'clock p. m. At 3 o'clock he fell in with the enemy, 4,.00 in number, occupying a strong position. Our fekimishersreceived a galling tire and slowly retreated to our main body and soon the action became geueral. Our six pounder was brought to bear on the enemy and a few shots fired which proved destructive. At this time a heavy fire opened on our single gun, killing one gunner and wounding twooth ers, aud several other gunners abandoued the gun, carryinjj off the priiticr and match- es, rendering the piece usclcos. The ac tion continued one hour, when our column slowly withdrew. About litis time Col. Smith, who left 8t. Jo. with 1400 men, about tbe time Scott left Cameron for the same geueral purpose, joined the latter, having pushed forward his mounted men and artillery at a rapid pace, on receiving a except by at nited kk w Blue Mills, they found the t,r0**0(* wounded. Company A—Capt. O'Neill, slightly, Lt. ihiaue, severely privates W. II. Mun gcr, E. W. Critciineid, P. J. McCafferty, severely Andrew Murray, missing. Com {MI n y li—Lieut. Hobbs, Sergeant ^'oods, seriously. Privates, Bobbin*, Hart and Woodruff. Company C—Corporal Hunting, seri ously. Privates lrane, Maddox and Squires, missing. Comjauy 1)—Ckpt. Willett, aeriously Lieut. Anderson, mortally. Prive Miller, severely, and Frank, missing. Comj»any E—Corporal McCowan, s#ri «usly. Privates Guthrie and Hill, se verely. Com|»any F—Lieut. Fuller, seriously. Privates Gamble and MeClurc, severely, Barbour and Wernee, dangerotisly, aud Corpora) l^icy, missing. Company I—Lieut. Knight, Sergeant Forney, Corporal Benedick, Musician Bal Venp »rt, wounded severely.^ Total, killed 5, wouuded^l. missin|f». Three of the missing are supp led to be in the handsef the eaemy, aud the ance killed. In addition to the loss of the 3d Towa, there were six Home Guards and one ar tilleryman killed, among them Capt. Capp, and about In wounded. Four of these Home Guards were killed in the skirmish tours before the battle It is perhaps proper- to state that Gen. Pope's orders to Scott were*to remain at Liberty until joined by Smith, but learn ing on arrival it that place that the enemy were five miles distant, he sent a messen ger to Smith with word to that effect and (,L'""ral r,'u""" ,'a" says a report from Camden, Johnston s at purporting to come from a man iust from Manassas flPficerning the strength and con dition «f the rebels, was garbled, coming through a third party. To-day 1 have seen him and his statement is very clear and is confirmed by numerous other state ments made by other reliable parties. His position of late at Richmond, Manassas, from California. She exchanged signals Potomac, south" of 'Alexandria,"froiu" the of Uie 19A the uve^,,8|lj1cinity l'lu a ,act made by the combined forces, but on ar- instances been carried across from the counties of Charles and St. Mary's into rom the ene- jj] taking the road towards 1/exington. the-e two eo »3'hc following is a partial list Iowa wounded: lan. bal nine above Lexington, states that the stars and stripes were still flying over Mulh^an'a camp at 0 o'clock .Situation tli« Enrnif, [Special N. Y. Herald.} Washington, Sept. 22. Prom miles Saturday developments made to-day Winchester, Harper's Ferry, Munson'f Hill and Fairfax at various times, and his extensive acquaintance with men and things, have enabled him to judge well of the condition ami movements of the rebels. He says- the number of troops from Rich mond to the Potomac, at Leesburg in one direction, and Acquia and Matthias Point in another, may safely be put down at 175,000. f»0,000 of them were at Rich mond three days ago, another f)0,0"0 at Manassas,-while the remaining 7f),0«M*are Scattered along from that point to Mun son's Hill, aud from the vicinity of No land's Ferry to Harper's Ferry, and on the of Acquia Creek aud Matthias. 5,000. There are also about 5,000 in the vicinity of Nuland's Ferry. The force at -'^u«ties Brown, slightly Corporal Havis, severely. Privates Winch ell, lnharu Saunders and Hammil, seri- Company i—Privates S wanand MeCul lough, seriously Michael Lai ley and Mc Cullough, missing. Company H—Capt. Warring and Lieut. Court House is iuitc small. Gen- era Is Beauregard and Johnston make this plnce their headquarters. The main lot tery on Munsou's Hill con.si^Ls of three 42-pounders a little in the rear of this is another brttery more secure, containing three giins. The men are generally well clad, but not with woolen clothing, and are beginning to suffer for want of it, es pecially those from the extreme Southern States. Blankets are very much needed, and it is considered impossible to supply their wants. Tim troop* have no shoes but those they brought from home, and most of them are about used up and there is no possible means for supplying the ar ticle. They can't be manufactured, as leather is scarce, and there being no neat loot oil to be Viad, hides can't be cured. The cotton crop which haa been pledged for the Confederate loan is not to be re moved to the sea-board cities until ready for shipment for fear of seizure. There has beeu pressed into the Confederate ferviee nearly all the teams and hordes in the valley of Virginia. Furmers are thus deprived of the usual advantages for till ing thegnmnd, preparatory to the sowing of next wheat and mm crops. Forage fur horses is being rapidly brought up, show, ing that a speedy move is about to take place between Acqnia Creek and Alexan dria. Two new batteries, one five and the "ther ten miles above, have been erected. Ti»e work on these batteries is done on message from dark nights. The intention evidently is Scott, 10 miles back, tuut he was advan- further erection of similar defences cing on the enemy. But it beiug night, I along the l'otomnc up to a point as near their men completely exhausted, and the Alexandria as practicable. He says enrmy reported strongly entrenched in a rebels feel safe iu regard to the pro- narrow i t»**tifn °f the I'otomac between Acquia road, a further attack wa. postponed until t-'feek and Matthias, and that thisM'eelint: morning. uf security has probably ariseu from the Early on the next day an advance was contraband goods have of ^K' river before daylight,' f«« of Third Major Stone, slightly uv severs Maryland side. In unties signal lights have been noticed giving the rebels timely warning of the passage at night of any of our sail ingvesMlv My informant learned before leaving Manassas that the anticipated ad vance will be made simultaneously at No land's Ferry, Alexandria and at points between Acquia Creek and Matthias The movement at Alexandria will proba bly be a feint. They have made every attempt to induce McClellan to attack their masked batteries, but are now satis fied he will not. My informant was asked ii he had heard of a plan to assassinate M.tj. General MoClellan. He said he A Cnien woman, residing at Lewins ville, arrived here to-day. She report* there are not more than lri.000 or 20,000 rebels in fairfax Court House. It was th"ir attention to attempt to crofs on the 1 ppt Potomac, They had moved a large portion of their aruiy iu that vicinity.— They hoped to ero^s, and then by a Hank movement cut off Banks' division. Thev swear vengeance against him and his gnf lant aruiy, aud aeem more anxious for a fight with him than with General A "W"""1"1 ppomtcd Brig. Generals Pope and Sigel tw command di visions as acting Major Generals, and Col OIM.IS lavis, Mulligan, Ki as acting Brig. Generals. Thos. L. Price of Jefferson City has been commissioned Brig. Geueral by the President. A special to the Democrat from Hamil ton morning morning. I satisfied tin statement forwarded last night, am never did, but had heard about assassinating President Lincoln, whom they assert to be the head aud front of all their trouble He say they regret that MeCiellan is in command and express the hope that Gen. Scott will again take command. He says Jefl. Davi*, although not dcud, was quite feebl* when his death was announced, and that his health is failing fast. The gen tleman vfhu is nty informant had poaition in the rebel army, and had the confidence of Beauregard." Heia a native of Virginia. McCW- *«#ck Flarket. New lork, 8ept 23. Stocks better, with a fair business in money and exehauge. No ne* feature. & I, 44$ & Q, 61 & T, 30 iV 01C I Scrip, tio| Teitn. *»'s 43$ Mo., 4.*i Ohio of '70, IK) do of W, Treasury (J'g 9*i 11 S 5*8 of '74, coupons, 80^ do fi's of 'G2, do of 07.1*0A of '8l regibtered, U0^ cou P°W| ffbai Kcilliillf. Louisville, Sept, 23. battalion of ehill Laperte, drove rebel cavalry under Mit- in Capt. Gibson's pickets last night at Salt livej. Four are missing. A federal encampment has lion and Totteu i been established at Ilarrodsburgh. It is saH they have arrested Ewing and Silver tooth,—two prominent secession Repre sentatives. Two supposed spies from Buck ner's army were arrested at Nashville this Am* for lliiitari New York, Sept 28, A distinguished citizen from Missouri has just provided for the State of wav to-muntaw. Reported ur render cf Lexington, Jefferson City, Sent. 22— Midnight. A dispatch received here to-night the federal troops at Lexington surren dered to the rebels on Friday, for want of water. Ben MeCulloeh waa in Barton County on Monday, marching on l*exiuffton. Maj. Tanner's wound, Later ir i St. Johns, Sept. 23. The Persia arrived here reports meeting the Great Eastern in a damaged state, re turning to Liverpool. The Loudon Times editorially ridicules the passport svsteui of the Cnited State***, and ays it will not secure the desired end. The only complaint that Kngl nd has to make in the matter is in regard to the dis courtesy to Lord Lyons in leaving him to leftrn of the new arrangement from tho newspapers. Movements were making tor troops preparatory to their disembarka tion for Canada. Dr. Russell, in auother letter to the London Times on American affairs says Gen'l McClellan is rapidlv be coming matter of the situation and that the movements of tbe Federalists by water both ou the sea board and down the xHis sishippi river must greatly embarrass the Sjuth. A It WHS stated that j^ie City of New York took 55 cases of ritles for the North ern army, but the agents of the line de uied all knowledge of any shipment con traband of war. It is confirmed that our Minister at Brussels had visited Garibaldi to offer him a command in the Federal army.— The Drrrrtte regrets that it cannot give a denial to the rumor of acceptauce of the offer by Garibaldi. The news is confirmed that* Spain is to join in the Anglo-Franco expedition to Mexico. akefield, N. & Co., report generally but steady. Missou ri 5'i,000 muskets and 4,000 equipments, to be sent at once from N. Y. to Mu., and by the most expeditious railroad route The President and Cabinet gave the order on Friday, and the arms will on their IKTBCAISHINUE E%CAPI:D. Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 23. It is said Jno. Breckinridge and Win, Preston eseaped from here through Mont gomery county on Friday. Gen. Sherman had possession of Muldraugh's Hill yester day. Henry Dent, city marshal, has beeu appointed provoft marshal of this city. W ashington, Sept. 23, A letter from Paris, received to-day, sa}s the French Government has respect fully declined to inform the Mexican min ister the object of the fleet to be sent to Mexico, saying that, the Government .of the latter will be duly apprised of it through the French Minister. So far as appears from the letter, the movement of France aud Fnghuid is not necessarily hostile, rfes£.ni*T'ft irAtr. St. Louis, Hs'pt fti- i All the officers of Gen 1 Fremont's staff are ordered to-day to report ntyot Acquia Oreelt anu Matthiai. start are oroerca u-uay w repon u|eW-i th.1^1 troop* at Acquui Creek number about whm at headquarter* tortbwitb. KNTAL CARD. says it is leared. prove mortal. Ihe greatest activity prevails here in military circles. The steamer Sunshin# was brought Iter** to-u.ty. She will be confiscated, as it is said her J»aid in ConfedenUe bonds Green and his forces aerois Glasgow. Boas Wiuans, of Baltimore, has b«en released from imprisonment. He will immediately return from Fort Monroe to his home. It is uneorstood thai ha has taken the oath of allegiance. Washington re porta assert that the ex aggerated accounts of the strength of the rebel ar at y are 'manufactured by th© contract jobbers and their ageuts in this city, iu order to further their own pur poses. The Treasury department i* still ac tively engaged in the preparation of the 1 reasury Notes. Large amounts have been sent to the Western States, where they enter at once into the home circulation and are eagerly taken up. The loyal men of Maryland are doing their share for the support of the Gov ernment. Two full regiments of excel lent troops have already bei u raised in that State aud a third is coining. will Captain was for terryiug the river at taxing ton. St. Louis, Sept 28. dfcfl. Prentiss' dispatch announcing the surrender of Col. Mulligaa at Lexington, states the Federal loss is 37 killed and 140 wounded. The rebel loss is supposed to be about $00 killed and wounded. The reported fight between the rebels and Gen. Lane's brigade, near Blue Miils, discredited here, Lane being some dis tance ewht of that point, at last accounts, marching ou Lexington. The account of the battle of Blue Mills, forwarded last night, was derived from official dispatches writtou ou the spot, and can therefore be relied upon. Col. Smith's command was to leave Blue Mills for St. Jo. tbe day af ter the battle. [Special to the Poet.] Washington, Sept. 2od. Quartermaster General Meigs !i in Philadelphia transacting important busi ness relating to contracts for atuiy sup plies. Sec'y Camerou will rcturu to the city to-morrow. The War Department has no confirma tion of the re]Krt federnl a high of fcffci surrender of the forces under Col. Mulligaa at Lexington. There is no truth in the report that Geiri Fremont is to be removed. Pres ident especially contradicted the rumor. §'oc«|g« NfWI.* provisions dull. Beef steady, itok Sr. m. W. HICKS, E N I 1 lifli ftt»|3«11) '.'1 s! c. be OliERTOP,. quiet T, it Main uinl Johnson, KEOKUK, IOWA. IIIALM IM Mimical nut rutM€Ht», SHOT 0i:.NS. PISTOLS, IAMV nttODN AND Toil, Jtc. Rtfn nf ,thc U\(C FulUlf, Main street, between Seeo&d mi«t Third. Keokuk, lo«». J&A CCuKU'ium rei^rict. *|rI6wy MCEL POLLOCK," IN IHIUCI- TII«T PUR«'B»«R(ITIMI ,settia..4Mi.ef U'N AND FUTUTED lumit-HY NWN«| BY W. It. An-tm & Co., «nil will ami in Uf lltt- butlotw at Ui* olS •Urnl, 1IH Main Street. niWlll».r HM.M.-d l.y JlllIN W All kind* Produce taken In s.-pt a, 'Si. NLAJ^ ELECTTON. lUSSKR wbu— ll kite* II Vu tti« long iK-nt'.' oid qu.tl.ii ati yulilH. (J kkIs WLD on U» nuMt tomiMr tmUk aadS«Uv«ia* to atkv twrt of tl»t rity. OiliM tktmuliie Nmunition 4 M. l»Ct., I# Williani Street, i Nrw Toms, iu^riist tfSth, lStil. The nnutl Kleciton fur birectom of the Denotn* NMigftOwn K«il Kogd I'omi'itiiy, wilt 1.r held at th* Otlk« nt e'»mpaii Hi ll»«U:..U.f» «Ujr, the Milt da/ uf «|.t»*wl-*r. luwa.iui Thora. M. JAti. C. I'ATTSKSON.-rat