The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-12-28

minds, the memory Of the sullicd ermlne
the wthered laurels, and the broken pledges
Of these men would make them blush scar
let. :
Sir John franklin.
Some interesting intelligence has lately
been communicated to the ST. Paul Pioneer
concerning the fate Of Mr.. Franklin, by j.
q. Stewart, the Chief Of the last expedition
sent to the Arctic regions by the iIudson's
Bay Company, which, after an absence of
about year, has just returned. The Mn
nesotian contains substantially the same ne
count from which we extract the following f;
The fact that u party, some forty IN num-
Der, OF whites who came into that region IN
ships, but who were destroyed, and that
they cndeayored to proceed on their way in
the ships boats, and that the boats were also
afterwards destroyed on the rapids Of u
strait which they were endeavoring TO navi-
gate, Mr.. Stewart will undertake to demon
stratc to any persons satisfaction. Il was
Mr. 81 opinion that the party was making
an effort to reach one Of the posts of the Hud-
sons Bay Company at the time of the de-
struction Of their boats. Their remains were
found in the sand along the coast for sever
al miles IN length. and the drifting sands of
each successive season We're burying them
still deeper. Ii had been FIVE wears since
they had persisted, ana it was impossible To
distinguish as to the persons OF one Of the
crew.
Tins is described as u most dreary region,
not sign of vegetation being anywhere Wis
ibe, and that the party of Sir John Frank
lin met their death by starvation is not 10 be
questioned The Esquimaux, from whom
much information was gained, when qncs-
toned on this point, Significantly placed their
hands upon their stomachs, pnleaYoring
thereby TO Indicate their horrible fate. This
point is on the coast opposite Montreal Is
land. MIR. 5. brought with him many relies
taken from the EsquimauX which they had
obtained Of the Inflated exploring party,
among other things piece Of one Of the
boats belonging 70 that expedition.
When il comes to excorating our hide. we
advise our neighbor to 8 let out the Job. -
We never expect 10 be able 10 so excorate
his, however, that he can't get through oHy
hole, no matter how small II IS. Times.
Certainly wc shall g let out " that job
There i a class 81 animals that itsn agree
! able to get too near to-
Asto our neighbQr's anticipations. it would
he welcome truth. if we had occasion 10
crawl through a small hole as often as he has.
Witness his last effort.
ST.. JonN's IlorsE.-We publish to -dav the
card Of Mr. b. r. ST. John, who has re-
moved from libertyyille to Charlton, Lucas
Co., where he is again holding forth and will
be pleased to see his old friends and rs many
new ones ~ can make il convenient to call
C77-The Rock Islander, in a notice of the
X. X. celebration at Muscatine, Iowa, SAYS
s'Itis worthy Of note that the man was
present ut the banquet who entered the site
of Muscatine at dollar and n quarter per
acre
Eg-The New York State Loan of s4,500,
600, five per cent. stock, payable January l,
ls57, was taken on the lSth at l5-l00 to 3
per cent. premium. There were bids to the
amount Of several millions moro than was
needed.
CO The Bank Commissioners Of Con-
nectieut have obtained an injunction against
tho President and Directors Of the Malta
tuck Bank, concern which has recently been
started at Waterbury.
cg- Two ladies of fashion il St. Louis
have recently died suddenly. Cause arse
mic takon in small doses, to give brilliancy 10
their compexions.
60 On the 22l eighteen more cars arrived
al Peoria from Rock Island with grain for
tho southern market.
- There i Il man living in Illinois who
was present at the opening Of the first rail-
way il England.
DEAIH on DioN BorEcIcArLT.-T The Louis
vile Courier learns from private New Or
leans dispatches, that Dion Bourcicaut is
dead. lie WIS manager of the Gaiety Thea
ire, IN that city. and was eminent Us ii dra-
matte author and an actor A short time
since he played an engagement in this city.
and more recently, his wife professionally
known as Miss Agnes Robertson), left this
city in haste, owing to the Intelligence that
be was dangerously i'll. He was a ripe schol-
sr snd a genial and accomplished gentleman.
-lCin. Com.
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