The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-11-10


ersssng circulation throughout the Dies Mones Val
ley, we'll in the rest of the State and the Uni
ted States, and medium Of advertising is no
surpassed. Subscription price s. 80 per anuum il
advance.
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Ksokuk, FIT. Des M zines and Minnie,
seta Railroad.
The article which appeared in our column
yesterday, concerning this road, was acciden
tally printed without credit. 1t was from
the keosauqua Republican twas interesting
to US, as showing the increasing confidence Of
the people through the valley, that it is sure
iy coming up among them, and the degree OF
advantage which they anticipate from it,
The best feeling, we believe, and the utmost
confidence in the management and success OF
the road, peryade the upper country, and
we are glad to see all doubt and GOODNESS su-
perceded by that confidence and good will to
which the Directors are entitled. We copied
short time since an article from the Eddy
vile Free Press of the same tenor with this,
and we have latteriy seen no indications 9TH
or than OF a similar character. 1t WOULD ar
que strange ohliviousness to the facts, and
their own interests, that there should be any
There is no road which will serve, and serve
SO eiiectually, so large proportion Of the
people of Iowa as this. Ii is probable, also,
that none other will penetrate through an inn
portant section at so early day. And il is
of the utmost Importance Importance
ha.Ilr 4 IL A..
that the hands Of the Company should be
strengthened by every reasonable confidence
and good will, and by liberal and cheerful
subscriptions as fast as needed.
We have often reported the progress and
condition of the work upon this line, for we
feel an absorbing interest in it. 1t is the
right arm by which our city is both 10 achieve
prosperity for herself, and dispense the bles-
sings of economical trade to fertile region
We notice every step with the highest gratif-
cation And the steady and rapid progress
through the most difficult and expensive por
ton Of the line, disp The energy and re-
sources of the Comp and assures ourpeo-
pie, and all who are interested in the work,
that the enterprise has not been entrusted to
inefficient hands. We hope soon to be able
to look over the whole occupied line, and re-
port once more the condition Of affairs
- The latest items of election news will
be found under the telegraph head. II would
appear tolerably certain that the Know Moth
ings have carried Massachusetts,. End re- elec-
ted Gardiner. We had anticir ated the cleo
ton OF Rockwell, the Republican candidate,
nut nus ueteat by no mans argues decline
IN the anti slavery feeling, for the active sup
porters Tor ssardner are of the Northern
wing OF r4e American party, and are as de-
ciae',. in their notions as any other politicians
IN the State.
Ii would. perhaps, appear to some that the
returns received from New York indicate the
success Of the same ticket in that State We
can, however, hardly regard them rs dong
50 with any degree Of certainty.
From Wisconsin the returns ara scanty.
but as far as We are able TO conclude from
those received, we should say that they indi-
cascd tue success OF basAioru, the heItauA-
can candidate for Governor. Two or three
days more, however, vii set all these mat
tiers al rest.
HosKrELE TRAGEDY N GmcAGo.--On the
7th, Edgar f. Ingersoll, tender Of the Ran
dolph street bridge, Chicago, shot his wife,
and then himself. Mrs. Ingersol was alive
on the sth, and it appeared possible that she
might recover. Mr.. Ingersoll died within a
few hours after shooting himself. The cause
seems to have been a suit for divorce, insti-
tuted by the wife.
The manager Of Billiards. Panorama