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Gas and Steam Pipe Filters

North -ile Man bet. sth ami 9th Sts ke5kuE Iowa.
4 RE PREPARED TO INTRODUCE Gas PIPE
into stores d@ellings' 'churches aud other build
mg-. reasonable terms.
uur stock u cas fixtures VIII h. alpsys adequate
to the demands If the trade, and cur connection i
such that We can furnish any pattern a; short no
ticc Ne would particularly call the attention Il
those wanting steam Pipe Connections toour erouqat
'roa pe winch has anost ,ntirely sup rseed cop
pcr riPs. stock ef all sizes constantly on hand.
Orders received f1r brass work Cash paid f8r old
Bra.s aud Copper lOctob.r l. ls56--d6m
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Cultivation of Forest Trees and
Fruits.

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To the Citizens of keokuk.
IIANlNG interested with the Messrs. seo6elds
Il l. IN the Gas Fitting Business, would
the public that all orders given Ia them Will be
ecuted IN a neat and workmau-llke manner, and
that they rely upon the work done by them,
being Of the very best material.
Al il viii b but short time before the gas VIII
be introduced, we would recommend to those desi-
rous of lighting up the time Of the completion nf
the works that they give immediate orders for pipe
fixtures dc, otherwise, many would be delayed be-
yond that time, as it would be impossible TO supply
all applications upon short notice.
july 3, lS5J.-d c. HERRlCK i co.
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, or 81 feet on Main street dcsIrabie building
81 lots IN the city IF kcoknk al4n far -s.ie of
exchang' FIR western property god Min proyesty
u Ohio; % choice land Indiana ses eral Iets
III the Town # Nnparyile county s4at u Du Paga
eonuty. llii 80 aef II ehoee land near the county
seat f Monroe county Iowa with fruit tra.s, etc
Inquire II MchENNl 4 RI NNEK
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Ut ! writer inthe heo~auqua Republican
say that ". S,.bl,triet Attorney knapp, vo-
ted, last April, in favor of tho prohiLitor,
Liquor Law; and at the late 0lRce-holders
Convention he voted that the law was uncon-
sntutonal and anti-Democratic.
The influx Of Irish laborers on the railroads
and river Improvement in Van Buren, county.
has gwen Knapp deeper insight into the un-
constitutional and anti-D Democratic bearings
O The Liquor Law. lIe probably anticipates
that whisky viii render him valuable said
and comfort : IN his ..sheep-shcaring oper-
ations next season.
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SkYIight Dnrnerrrnn anilerx

r W. BUELL.,
IL Daguerrean Art * 49,
ist, would respectful sEsAIs yak6f3A ~ laES
ly announce to the i'm N-SNFKVfIylyYOhA
habItants Of keukuk - ~ f-.ANWK
and vicinity, that he
il prepared "a take lkenesses OF nil who may give
him call, in the most perfect manner having
large Skylght, the only light By which blue eye
can be made 10 look natural, and far superior all
other Ii ghts for Daguerreoty ping Also, having All
experience in the art Of year he HAT
himself that he suit the most iAstdious. Pic
lures and Drawings copi~d Landscapes and pic
tures Of the sick deceased taken short notice
Pictures put up in every variety II STYLE, regardless
OF the weather, and satisfaction in ali guaran
teed.
lama ltf
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Removed from Concert HnIl

I L. II. HouGHToN, Attorney and Counsellor
IL. at Law, Notary Public. Land and general col
iecting Agent. Office III the Real Estate Agency and
wholesale Auction House of Smith Van Sicklen,
on sd street between Main and johnson, keokuk
Iowa Lots Of Lots and Farms for sale, on rsasona~
BILE terms oct. Cd
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1--WE Fa.t saw Mill and half miles ab9ts
4 town il how IL operation with good speA II
Log. Persons wanting Lumber viii be farnsshed
on short notice by Leaving their orders tie osee
of +. X. 4 u. W. f0RD, OF with
WM. BROWNELL.
EarEpk NsvfT fNtI 1sf
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tn Thanksgiving in Indiana is to be on
the 10Th Of November.
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Attention Guards!
fINHE Com pany viii mest at Sttnnus and Hamil-
ton = Hall this, Wednesday evening, at 0 clock,
fur dril, aud the Transaction - haslners. kyrry
memocr is expected To b. present AZ the hour, with
ther mu>ket.. X. II. HUSTON, Capt
Horse Powers.
I HAVE four five horse powers qf different sizes
aud # the most approved patterns, which am Of
fenug TO sell very low. Call on snow Green Main
ST., or oet3iw.f WM. KUDDICk
Henry e.. Aver. NJ. d.. Ocuiist.
DiiAkEaNILl4E, DAVIS CO., IOWA.
nFTERS his services to the citizens Of Davis and
~ surrounding coattles III the treatment of The va
ruus diseases If the eye. oct3l 3m+
S. HAMIiI A PpEsCH. A.. j. RALsTos.
IAIIEL n co.
hEALElS in Groceriss and Produce. and Forward Z
IL ing ana commission Merchants 50 Main street.
between "a and ID keokHk, Iowa. oct3ldy
TO Rent.
ISNOroOms on the second floor Of the Mayfiower,
L suitable for Offices for professional men En-
quir- at the May flower saloon. oet3l DIT
Wanted.
4 GIRL To do housewerk. Enquire at this office.
y oct3.f
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LOIS % aud I93 II NashVIllc, aud tie Z TIof
/ of 2b--65--J 10 acres) in dispute.
Tor the whole oi which | viii take f,ceafy-tes
thousand dollars one third ia hand and the balance
IN ons, two, three, and four annual payments with
interest at 10 per cent from date io be paid annu-
ally, and secured by deed II trust until all Il PAID
Any person wishing for particular information as
70 location quality II the lands may apply 10 H.
Il. Reid, Esq hs Honor the Mayor II The CITY ~
heoknk WM. GILLIss.
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SOIIH HALF d he north east quarter II section
- + N township 81, North - Range 10 Nest in
Appan0ose county Iowa, wpli watered Apply TO
LION y ID. SIMPSON
Over Post efIice kaokuk e..t IL dtf
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- anu
- Having entered into arrange AIEE[IM
mento with the patentee "f he .y,sNE2dV
Justly celebrated imitation papier1 1aLffHAASX
Mache Francs TO which have been SLIT
awarded The first premiums Of several Of the Eastern
State Fairs and also gold medal at the Worlds
Fair, recently held n New J ork City, am now pre-
pared 10 get up miniatures which, for fatAIulness of
execution beauty aud richness Of tone. the durabli-
~ and finish Of workmanship, challenges tbs admi
ration of the lover Of the beautiful iii and art
and causes him to exclaim aloud hIrd street is
the place to gct ifv-llke miniatures taken" As
am tile only Artist If whom such france can be pur
chased, would respectfully solicit all Western art
lists q an inspection of the same.
- ! would also invita- their attention to Of
the largest and most complete assortrnents Of Da-
gnereotype stock and apparatu. te b found in the
western country. EMERSON, Artist,
Gallery, No. 3 Third Street. sep 2G
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For Rent.

For Rent.
FNllE three story brick Store house now occupied
l by Carey kilbourne. Possession given on or
tlore lst December 1890, at which time we intend
moving t. kilbourne's Block Main street. For
terms apply 20 CAREY d kILB0uRNE
Oct 2b.-dtf
4 FULL assortment of Vietorncs Cuffs and Furs
\ expressly for the Ladies, just we'd at the
Gate City Hat Store, No "A, Main Street
Sept. 6, lS55--d S. L, VOORHEES, 4 CO
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l ANlN6 beon requested by sundry persons and
al sundry times to name the prices / would
take for ny lands and lots in Iowa / take this op-
poriunlty 10 inform the public in general Of the
prices ! will nos take for the same. A last il hers
unto annexed
q section $, township 6j, range ),
q p,
- H.
sE4 is,
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Importantto Traveller.
New York in 4J hours from st. Louis via the
OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI
- sass allG ~
BROAD GUAGE RAILROAD.
u MAIL AND EXpREss ROUTE.

Carrying ht Great Northern and Eastern Mail
TWO THROUGH TRAINS DAILY
Morning Mail train leaves st. Louis at clock NJ
Lightning Express :" p. ~
Connecting at Nincennes with the +. 4 c r. K for
Terre llaute and Indianapolis, and there with fast
trains for Cincinnati, New York, Louisville Boston,
Buffalo Philadelphia. Cleveland Baltimore Dunkirk,
Richmond and Washington City &c
M change of ears Al Terrc IIaute
A!so connecting at Sandoval With the I. c. II. r..
the most pleasant route 10 Cairo and ali points in
northern Illinois aud the only mail Railroad from
~. Louis.
Passengers and bagge e conveyed to and from the
Depot free # charge Through tickets can be pro-
cured at the Office of the keokuk Packet Co., or at the
Company Office, No Is and 81, cor. 4th and Chest
noi street under the Planters House, or No So,
South Levee 81. Louis.
y Il. Passengers at and below Kcokuk, make u
saving Of from 2 10 = hours time.
JAMES NJ. WARD, sAp't.
A. W. DANA, Asst. Supt.
VIVIAN So1e Ttakat Ar.
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or SALE,


Y EW iop buggy, al iho Livery stable Of
~ oet l--dti Nm. CI.EGH0RN
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L.. W. HELL.

DAG UERREAN ARTIST,
4 ND dealer I'D eve N.frar
\ ~ description IF ~ eWL-TfG1~SN
Daguerrcotypc Goods xx.l8f N&1xf1l.K4- fAs
has received this day SreAYVHWSR
direct from the manu- &C H-.7N 49,
facturers large va
riety Of Paper Machie. kossu,h aud Landssapc
Cases, Of all sizes and styles, which will b. sold
cheaper than before offered IN this market
either 70 Artists filed with life-ike miniatures
Call and see them at the sky-Light Rooms, SO
Main Street. August l6. 1850.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-06-30
OLD SERIES, VOL. Is. NO. 40.
POST OFFICE ABUSES.

The contradiction Of Mr.. Holbrook, spe-
cial post Office agent, of the statement of the
Tolard Commercial Gazette, that large num-
bers of letters, some of which contained yalu-
able remttances, had been found in the waste
paper received by paper mills in that town
from different post Offices, meets with stur-
dy refutation from that paper The Gazette
submits the alfidavits of several parties. de-
claring that letters had frequently been so
found among the waste paper, and ;instances
cases in which these letters contained remit
tances. The Gazette further AYERS its ability
to prove by sworn testimony the truth of its
allegations. The Syracuse N. ~ Chroni-
Gle furnishes evidence of similar occurrences
elsewhere 1t says:
"On the 9th of March last a package was
made up at the Onondaga County Bank in
this city and forwarded to the American Ex-
change Bank in the city Of New York through
the postofice. 1t contained a draft for $299,.
so, another for $l00. another for $63,40, and
an acceptance Of $1,000 The package did
not arrive at the time expected, and the Off
GERS of the Bank after due inquiry, wrote to
the New York postmaster once or twice in.
regard to it, but that functionary did not even
deign to answer the letters. The drafts wero
made good and the matter was set down to
profit and loss and almost forgotten, when G
note inclosing the drafts was received from
the Rock City Paper Mills, in Saratoga
county. The letter wns destroyed, but the
drafts were preserved by mere accident. The
note containing them was dated May 2S, and
stated that the letter came in mass Of other
materials from Buchanan & Parsons, No. 16
Beekman street, who received it among refuse
pupers, wrappers, Co. from the New Yorkci.
ty postoilice."
a late clerk in the Boston Post Ofica
writes to the New York Tribune, that about
four years since he was requested by the
Chief Clerk in that Office to examine the
waste paper in the cellar of the Office to see
of any missing letters could be found there,
The result the examination was the bringing
to light Of from eighteen to twenty-five let,
letters, several of which were addressed to
some Of the heaviest houses in the city.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-06-30

He Would PEEP.-Joe Dovetail had q
wife, strong minded wife. She looked up
on Joe as sort of necessary evil, treating
him very much as the lady did her husband
on the North River steamboat, who ventured
to object to some of her arrangements for
travel, when she shut him up by telling him,
in the hearing of dozen assengers-"Why,
what is it to you? If l had known YOU were
going to act so, | wouldn't have brought Won
along" But Joe and Mrs. Doyetaii meyer
travelled. They were always Ut home, though
Joe was rarely seen there or elsewhere. She
had long trained him to the habit of retiring
under the bed when company called and fa-
milliar he had become with that retreat, it
was question whether in default of personal
service, warning to militia training would
hold him, unless left under that bed; as be-
ing his "last usual place of abode" During
the stay of Mrs. Joes friends, he occasionally
thrnst out his head like turtle, but ono
glance of the loving eye of his spouse would
send him under with cold shivers running up
his back. One day, as she was hobnobbing
over the fire with friend and social glass,
Joe thrust out his tigure-head, and defied tho
shakes and frowns of his wife, till, growing
valiant and desperate, he sang out My
DEAR you may shake your head just as much
as you please, but tell you, as long as have
got the the spirit Of a man, will peepw
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-06-30

The Philosopher of the Tribune, who is
now on visit to Europe, we learn from one
of his letters, was arrested in Paris, on the
I'd instant, at the suit Of sculptor named
lie chesne, who made complaint against him
as one of the Directors of the New York
Crystal Palace Association. 1t seems that
lie chesne had sent here q statue whom he
valued at 10000 francs and for this sum he
brought suit against Mr.. Greely. He was
arrested and taken before the proper Conrt
at about 4 P, NJ, on Saturday afternoon, and
there the parties agreed to take as bail for
his appearance for trial Mr.. Piatt, the Amer
lean Secretary of Legation. They then pro-
ceeded to the Office Of that gentleman, but
when there the plaintiff suddenly refused to
take him as bail, on the ground that his
official station exempted him from arrest.
Other security was offered but refused; Mr..
John Munroe proposed to pay the money as
guarantee but this Mr.. Greedy declined,
preferring to go to jail. Accordingly he was
conveyed to the Debtors Prison Of Ciichy,
where he remained till Monday afternoon,
when trial was had, and the tribunal dis
missed the complaint and discharged the de-
fendant. In this process Mr.. Greedy enjoyed
tho advantage of two days experience in jail,
and Mr.. Leclerc the profit ofpaying the costs.
Mr.. Greely made good use Of his time while
thus imprisoned The Tribune Of yesterday
contains letter of five columns length, dated
in the prison, giving an amusing account OF
his arrest and his adventures in prison.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-06-30
THE DISCOVERY OF MISSING MONEY
LETTERS AT A PAPER MILL.

We alluded yesterday to the fact that two
parcels of nancy had been found among waste
paper at paper mill in Baltimore county,
supposed to have come from the Baltimore
post office. We learn that Mr. Daniel b.
Wilhelm, most worthy gentleman, well
known in this city, who keeps paper mill
near Uniontown in Baltimore county, last
November, purchased in Baltimore, parcel
of old waste paper, which he sent to his mill
to be worked over in the manufacture of
wrapping paper. Shortly after receiving it,
one of his hands found letter among the
paper containing $25 in bank notes, but the
letter was destroyed by the person finding it,
and the money handed over to Mr.. Wilhelm
Shortly after this, Mr.. Wilhelm having given
orders that all sealing wax should be torn off
of the old newspaper packages, &C., before
they were thrown into the mill, as such sub
stances were likely to injure the machinery,
his foreman was tearing off the wax adhering
to the paper, and came across o number of
newspaper packages which were torn open
and thrown in to be ground into pulp Fl
nally, package was torn open, and the
wrapper thrown in and with it a check for
$4,000, which was supposed to be can
celled one, many such having been found
among the old paper On further unrollng
the package large number of bank bills
were found in the interior wrapper on various
banks some of them ones, two's and fve's,
to the amount Of $434. On finding these
notes, the check accompanying them, and
the wrapper had both disappeared in the
MILL and no clue could be discovered as to
whom they belonged. Mr.. Wilheln to whom
the money was all promptly handed by his
foreman, Immediately came to the city in
November last, and advertised in two papers
the fact that he had found such sums of
money among some waste paper, and call
ing on the owners to come forward and prove
their property This money has since been
claimed by the special post-office agent, Mr..
Mcguire, who asserts that the letters or
packages containing them were missing from
the Baltimore post Office, and that the waste
paper purchased doubtless came from that
quarter.--Mr. Wilhelm, we learn, gave uI
the $25 on the production of letter from 4
lady addressed to Mr.. Mcguire, who stated
that she had mailed such an amount to this
city, which had never reached its destination
He has, we learn, also given up a portion o
the S434 to Mr.. Mcguire, who asserts he has
found the owner, but declines giving up The
balance to him, until the ownership of it il
more satisfactorily proven. Mr.. Wilhelm il
anxious that the money should reach its rea
owner, and is certainly justitiable in retaining
possession o. it until that fact is proven be
yond all controversy. The claiming of th
money by the Government is tacit acknowl
edgment that all the paper mill stories arr
not untounded.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-06-30
AN INDIAN ROMANCE.

y private soldier writing from Fort Lara
mie, mentions the following incidents of tho
massacre, OF Lieut.. Grattan: will give you
two facts connected with the massacre, which
l have never seen in the newspapers. A mu-
sician, one of the party, owned or married q
squaw, and, on that unfortunate day, when
she saw danger threatening the troops, she
rallied her father and brother to preserve her
lover. When he fell wounded, she rushed to
protect him or perish with him. Her father
shot several arrows at the other Indians, and
was wounded himself in the Jealous deieAee
of his soldiers. Then he sat down and wept
as he could do no more. The hostile Indians
then rushed on the wounded soldier, tore him
from the embrace Of his faithful squaw, and
scalped him before her eyes. After this she
could not be prevailed upen to eat or drink,
and starved to death in nine days-glad to
go and regain the presence of one she loved
so dearly. The only soldier that reached
her alive, was found by an Indian, who, in
stead of scalping him, minstered to his wants,
carried water to his hiding place, and epdea'
vored to bring him into the fort at night, but
being unable or afraid to accomplish his pur-
pose, he turned back to Mr.. Bordeaus house
bearing the soldier, and four Indians over
took him and wished to kill the wounded man,
or, as they said, ''that dog" The reply of
the noble friendly savage was, ''the pale face
must live, or must de-" and he bore him off
in safety. Such generous deeds should be re.
membered."
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-06-30
THE CULTIVATION OF HUMANITY.

The Springfield Republican has an article
with this caption, embodying many excellent
thoughts and suggestions. The Republi-
can claims that the idea of a baby-show ori-
ginated with it though it does not endorse
these shows as conducted at present. After
some general remarks and satire on the mo-
tives which have to do with marrying and
giving in marriage" it says:
"This bringing sickly children into the
world by thousands is rather serious business
A very large number of them have not vital
ity enough to carry them through the adverse
influences that hover around their childhood.
The grave-yards are full of little children, of
infant children. Some last year, many less.
Some just blossom into beauty as short liv-
ed as it is wonderful-the beauty Of the pre-
mature peach with o worm in it--and fall
from the stem where they hung. TOO beau
tiful for earth such children are called, and
the phrase has fearful significance upon
which we will not enlarge.
But what shall be done? Will baby
shows remedy this evil ? Probably not. A
baby-show is joke. The joke was perpetra-
ted in the first place with no idea Of making
money out Of it; but Barnum got hold
of it. What shall be done then i? We are
not Of the opinion that much will be done
| ii any, but certain things might be DONE In
the first place, good writer's in physiological
and other works should fully explain the ma
tural laws in relation to the subject. The
newspaper press might if it would and ne
cessarily should while speaking of the i'm
provement made in the breed of horses, nea
cattle, sheep, swine, and poultry, hint occa
sionally, in manner not to offend, that there
is possible mode of very much improvin!
the race of men, entirely in advance and indie
pendent of Websters Spelling Book, Muir
rays Grammer, and the Dairymans Daugh
ter. Men and women in marrying should no
be afraid to ask themselves questions. Thi
raising up family to repent of ones sins i
nothing but wrong. Blind love may perpet
uate itself in blind eyes, and weak will in
weak back; and there are more blind eye
and weak backs that had their origin in love
and wills, with corresponding adjectives, the
we should care to answer for.
parents should be very thoughtful. w
are none of us the soundest and most beaut
ful specimens ofhumanity possible, and mucl
very much, may be accomplished, in the mar
agement of our habits and health and thos
of our offspring to elevate the race and max
it better, braver, and more more beautifl
than it is now."