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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17

On the 3kt Of May the people of TIN,
Ss9aty are called upon to assemble a
Cd usual places of holding elections tc
Sse4 y or sga,nst the rescission of the
'ooenty subscription TO our Railroads.
The question is one of great importance
10 the interests OF the county, and in the
present attitude of affairs ii is one on
which there ought to be but one opinion
IN the enti1 county. Eighteen months
ago The question OF subscription was thor
oughly argued and submitted to the peo-
pie. who decided in favor OF the measure
by an overwhelming majority. Since that
time, those interested in the roads have
spent considerable time and money in
making surveys of routes, raising sub
scriptions, and finally in making contracts,
relying upon the good faith of the people
Of the county 10 meet their engagements
on behalf ofSthe subscription solemnly
pledged by the vote OF the people in No
vember. 1853.
Had an individual made such engage.
ments and pledges, and thereby induced
others to expend time and money, and
enter into contracts on the faith OF his
pledges. all men would have held bm as
dishonest man, and pronounced his CON
duct infamous, had he attempted to repu-
date his engagements when called upon /
to4make them good And we know no .
distinction in morals which would exempt
the people of the county from like con-
domination for a similar reputation. We /
trust that the citizens of OLD Lee will not +
forfeit their fair reputation, and stamp
the stigma of broken faith and shameless
reputation on the fair escutcheon Of the
Empire county, just as she is ready to
step forth in advance of her sister coun-
ties, on the rapid march 10 wealth and
unbounded prosperity.
But aside from this consideration, which
should be all sufficient with every honest
man, the plainest dictates of interest
should induce the entire population Of the
county to vote as one man against the |
rescission.
The completion of these two railroads
through the county would enhance the |
value of the entire real estate within the /
limits of this county from 25 to 100 per
oent- II would bring in large amount
Of immigration and capital. and be the
means OF starting great variety or ex-
tensive manufactures, hereby an exhaust
less hsme market would be created for all
the productions of the farmer, and en-
pioyment and good wages would be fur
nished for the laborer and mechanic.
Without any attempt to re ARGUE this
question. we would urge upon every voter
10 consult the good name of the county
and its highest welfare by voting against
the rescisson, and we would at the same
time exhort every friend of the Railroads
10 exert himself 10 The utmos, to sustain
She subscription.
II The Board of Health it will be
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
N0lice.

THE eo-partnership heretofore existing be
L tween Wm c, Fankhouser and Thos. b
Bartlett, IN The Family Grocery business, is this
day dissolved by limitation. VIM. c. Funk.
houser. having purchased the interss. Of Thos.
Bartlett, will continue the business al the old
stand. and will pay all demands against said Arm
and ell outstanding accounts and notes due the
firm are TO be pSd 10 said VIM c. Funkhouser
who Is alone authorized TO use the name Of tho
firm il liquidation.
WIN. c FUNKHOUSEP.
r. b. BARTLETT.
May 4. 1855. q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17

" G. FUNkHOUsER having purch.,eA
~ The interest OF Mr.. r. b. Bartlett, in the
i ave hrfn OF o., would take this occ ason 10
inform bis old friend. and patrons th., n. ~;il
continue The Family Grocery business with -.
newed facilities aud hopes by strict attention 4.
The wants OF house keepers to share portion OF
Their patronage He also embraces this or oor,u.
nity to return has thanks for the liberal patron.rs
heretofore received
VIM c. FUNKHousER.
May 4, 1858
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
CHICAGO AND BURLINGTON
a e. an 4|(4 #
Peoria g. Oquawka, Central Military
Tract & Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy Railroads. j

Peoria & Oquawka, Central Military
Tract & Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy Railroads,
rs now completed, and Trains run the entn G
/ distance from CHICAGO 10 RuRLlNG-
TON, Iowa, without change OF cars.
This Roate passes through the lovelest oun-
try ID Illinois, acknowledged the Garden OF the
Wos. the counties Of Cook, Du Page, Kendall
he kalb, La Sale, Bureau, Henry, Knox War
rem, and Henderson, and the fo1rshins villages
OF Mendoza, Princeton, Galesburg, Monmouth.
SC, &c.
TIE only direct Route betueen Chicago.
and burlington, Keokuk, Oquawka,
Wopello, Mt Pleasaut, fairfield,
Ohumaca, Oskaioo.a, EddyriAs,
Fort Dcs 4Notucs, and Coun.
ca Bluffs, Iolra.
The traveller, by taking steamboat al Burlng-
ion for Hannibal; Mo, and tflencc By stage to
towns west OF It, such as Glasgow. Brunswick,
Lexington, Fort Leayenworth. Weston, Indepen-
dence, 81. Joseph, and The like, some three or
ionr days time, and six dollars IN expense, will
be saved.
Tralns connect at Burlington with The Pack
cts Of the celebrated Keokuk and ST Louis
Packet Company, reaching Keokuk in few
hours, and S. Louis the next day. Trains leave
Burlington daily, connect with all the Eastern
Trains al Chicago.
The attention Of the Western public il most
respectfully requested TO the claims this Route
presents as thoroughfare from the Mississippi
East.
The Timetable for tile season, announcing
all the Trans, Will be soon published
G. 6. HAMMOND, Superintendent.
April 81, 1855. dawly
Morning Glory copy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17

II The Board OF Health it will be
seen, from communication IN another
column, is considerably !" exercised" and
" stirred up by our paragraph in refer
enoe to ths, Deadly Nuisance.
We are decidedly glad of it; and AZ
the Board profess an intention to give the
matter speedy attention, and the Marshal
publishes . notice to the lot owners, we
have sone hint hope a. last that the nu-
sance will be abatsd in the course OF time.
We should feel perfectly assured OF Il.
did We not remember that we have pub
lished similar notice from the City Mar
shall once or twice before, and had like
assurances, not IN print, from former
Boards OF Health.
The President Of the Board appears to
lock upon the character of the nuisance
rather more leniently than we think its
merits justify. and at the same time he
takes our article in more of q personal
light than we intended but in considera
tion of the promised abatement Of tie
nuisance we will let the matter pass, with
the simple remark, that we attributed no
motives to the Board OF Health or any Of
its members, but intimated that certain
motives could alone prevent the etiicien,
performance of their duty in the future.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
CREIGHTON l. dinner.

4 RE now prepared TO furnish Ice Cream to
Il Parties, Fairs, Suppers, Picnic Parties and
also to Families IN any quantity. A liberal de-
duction made to Fairs or asy beneficial party
Johnson Street, next tc Post Office
April 30, 1855. diff
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
PIosssrY HELD sr ARCHBISHOP Hucu,

PloSEafY held BY Archbishop HucnEs
The Roard Of Supervisors Of New
York 1t nsetiDg held on the 7th instant
considered end referred to the Committee
on Taxes, : resolution to The effect. that
swhsrsas tho property Of Archbishop
haGhss. now amounting to several mil.
lions Of dollars. will rever, to his leo;,;
mass issue when be dies. il is resolved
fhat I'll the said property be taxed like the
Iroperfy pf any other individual in the
city. -
The property belongs 10 The Roman
Sathotc Church. and 10 vested in the
Archbishop. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17

THE Fast Saw Mil one and haH miles above
town Is now IN operation with good stock
OF Logs. Persons wanting
LUMBER
viii DC Furnished on short notice by leaving their
orders al the office Of
K. r. & D. W FORD, or with
VIZ BROWNELL
keokuk Nav II, 1858 DIFF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
For Rent.

THE second story OF the brick store. No %
L Main Street. For particulars apply 10
". 9. FUNkHOUSER, on the premises
Keokuk, May 4, 1855.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17

- Columbus Delano Of Mt Vernon
has been elected President Of the Spring
fsld, Ut. Vernon and Pittsburgh railroad
sSes General Anthony who declined re.
sleetion. 1t is announced that the road
viii be speedily completed from Delaware
- The east of Mt. Vernon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17

m Tuesday P. NJ, on the Plank Road, be-
" tween New Boston and keokuk, leather
Pocket Book, containing receipts, aud notes pay
able 10 Heller 4 Myers, and to p. Oswald &
Co The finder viii receive reward on leaving
the same at Heller s Myers Store
May II, 1855. G2t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
FANCY CANDIES.

lust received the larges, and best assortment
~ al Fancy Candies ever before offered in Keo-
kuks also large assortment of Fruits, Nuts, &c
al CREIGHTON d DINNERS.
April 30. 1855. dtf ohpson Stree
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
Coatings and PantaIosnyfe.

lhAP p Etes, Casimeres, Tweeds, Doe,k,,,
- and Grape Coatings. TwiIied and Plain Dun.
Gee Linens. bleached linen drill, cord and duel
brown and Bun Coating and window shade i'm
ems, choice assortment received and now open
April %. 1883. ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
AT the Two New Lime Rilns
roof OF DOURTH sTRREr.

THE subscribers keep constantly on have
large supply OF the best quality VI Lime.
Orders may be left at c. Obertop's Nam g. !,
between I'd and 3D.
Price per barrel, S. cts Al the Kiln, or 10 cts
If delivered. JOHN ZWAKT d. Co
Keokuk, Mayl, 1883. d3m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17

KEEN ArswER Il Count Stackelburg
was once Sent or particular mission by
the Empress Catherine into Poland on
the same occasion, Thurgut was despatch
ed by the Emperor of Germany. Both
these ambassadors were strangers 10 each
other. When the morning appointed for
the audience arrived, Thurgut was ushered
into magnificent saloon, where seeing a
digniiled- looking man seated, and sur
rounded by several Polish noblemen, who
were standing NEST respectfully eforp
him. the German ambassador (Thurgut
concluded that il was the king, and ad-
dressed him as such, with the accustomed
formsiities. This disniiicd- looking chr
acter turned cut to be SlackelIbure, who
received the unexpected homage with
PRIDE and silence. Soon after The king
entered the presence chamber, and Thur.
gut, perceivIng his mistake, rctt,ed much
mortified and ashamed. In tie evening il
SO happened HAT both these ambassadors
were playing cards At the same table with
his mejesty. The German envoy threw
down card, saying, The king OF
clubs - :" mistake" said the monarch,
:" ii is the knave." . Pardon me, SIRE y
exclaimed Thurgut. casting signifcan,
glance at Stackelburg, this is the second
time to-day have mistaken knave for q
king Stsckeburg, though very prompt
at repartee, bit his lip and was silent. =
Biography Of Eccentric Characters
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
Sngar Cured Hams.

4 LARGE lot Of choice Sugar Cured Hams OF
y baud ard To- sale low
w c FTNKHOUSER
maYll IS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17

@- Locusts have appeared in great
numbers in some parss of Georgia, and the
inhabitants fear thai they vii! destroy he
crops.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
Ch0irf Butter.

II ANING made arrangements by which viii
A be weekly supplied with Choice Butter from
The Denmark Dairy, Families may rely on ret
Ting thelr supplies at my store throughout the
season.
w. c. FUNKHOTSER
nlayli 1850
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
Eggs.

1000 dozen just received ara for sale Al Tie
lowest price. w, Z. FUAkHOUSER.
Iaayll 1858
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
Horses for Uncle Sam.
II. Louis, Quincy and Keokuk EXPRESS.

o. Louio, quincy ana he0kuk Express.
GODFREY & SNOW, Preprietors.
x.r, QUINCY, lila.
w It'll run semi weekly Express be.wee,
n Louis and keokuk leaving Krokuh
-. LOUIS on Wednesday and FRIDAY ey.nin :,
racket VIII receive and deliver Express Pay.
ages OF Money, Nerchandize, and parcels Of all
h'nqs, en- intermediate points. Will ~iso at
tend TO collections, making purchases fIi;r's -.
oers &c., with care and dispatch
messengsrs will be provided with en- iros SAT.
Tor 'he security OF remittsnces and yslu.Al,
packages.
J r. CoPELtN, Agen; al K.o1uk
RErIsEscrs.
:, messrs. Page & Bacon, T. w. Cla,k.A Bro.
Henisg Woodruff, ST. Louis.
f'agg = Savage, Moore, Hollow bush 4 Co.
L 4 {. Il Bull, Quincy
ehas. Parsons, Z. {. Anderson, Ksokuk
April %, 1855
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17

Nor a CONTRADICTION A negro in ia
macla was on his way TO chapel one Sab
bath morning, when he was met by a gay
young overseer. Where are you going,
Sam?" said he ITO chapel, massa. -
"What book is that owe got?" s9e
Bible. massa." 80, now, Sam, ! wonder
man of common sense. as you are, would
read the Bible; it's all les mo, mas
sa, dere no lie in all Bible; it Coils Book "
"But it's full of contradictions mo,
massa, the contradictions all in your par
varse mind" I'll prove it; look for in
stance, at Exodus SO, where God SAYS.
No man shall see me, and live; aud yet in
the same chapter it is said tina, He spake
unto Moses face TO face, as man speaketh
unto his friend Now, is no.: thai: con
tradlclion?" 'No, massa, dere no con.
tradlction. Pulling his pockeIhandker
chief from his pocket, and holding i, before
his face, he said, "Now, Massa, me speak
wild you face to face, but you no see my
fee; 20 de great God. when he speak wld
Moses, he veil Linn face all round wild de
bright cloud"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17

the day. We have dropt many briokbats
among them, wasted msre wood upon
them than we are able to spare have taken
cold by exposure to the night air, become
hoarse by following "Scat." We have
exhausted our loose pieces of brick the
smaller sticks Of our wood pile, and our
patience. In view of all these facts we
submit that there is nothing left for us but
to move ourself, or move those cats, and
zoe shall not move We have prepared q
double barre,ed gun, full supply Of
powder and percussion caps, and in cur
opinion somebody's cats will go home
some moonlight night complaining Of
feeling urwel- lfthey do We must ~
held harmless
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17


I9The following extract from The
Independent in regard to business. is from
the pen OF we'll known silk importer ana
jobber:
"0ur merchants are more crowded with
business just now than at any other time
this season. Many Western buyers are
IN market the second fine, making liberal
purchases Trade in the interior IS good
II almost every section. Collections are
coming with . degree Of promptness net
anticipated early in the year, 10 view Of
the hard times, These remarks. however
are intended 70 apply to the Free States
almost exclusively Both trade and col.
lectons are bad from the South. Not
more than MALI SO many goods have been
sold this spring to that section The coun-
Try as usual, and We do not believe one
half OF the total amount due New York
from here, since January. has been col.
ieeted. The great fever FOR the South.
ern trade, has had its day Our mer
chants are satisfied, most of them that
twelve months credit with the privilege of
twelve more and reputation al tie end Of
chat, doG,ker53y =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
Horses Wanted 7

nNE hundred good horses for use ofA
~ Government wanted imm edistsly, for
which the highest cash price viii be paid. NJ.
We have on hand three spans Of farm horse
and one pair Of blood hay mares which ws viii sci
chesr MCKEE TI4DkRMAN
Maj sh -, 1893. dAv0n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17

SCRAP IRON.
WE viii pay the highest price In csshf good
w No. Blacksnith's scraps, at the Missoss
Iron store. THoS. J. RICE 4 Co.
september ., fsst.v
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-17
CHOOSING A NAsIE

Have many of eur readers seen the verses on
the naming Of a child written by Mary, the unhap-
ny sister OF Charles Lamb?
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-02-08

0MER PAsHA AND THE ALLIES
Spectator" the London correspondent
of the New York Commercial Advert
ser, expresses the opinion that there is
no longer a doubt that Omar Pasha has
been sent into the Crimea, not so much
because his military talents were re-
quired there, as because he had grown
troublesome to his government by his
opposition to the Austrian occupation of
the principalities. His feelings of hos
tility to the Austrian General are such
that cordial joint occupation was i'm
possible; and bad it not been for the i'm
peratively expressed wish of England
and France, the Ottoman government
would never have conceded this right to
Austria. At the commencement of the
war Omer Pasha had the eyes of all the
world directed toward him; since the
arrival of the allies, he has sunk into
an insignificant position, and he has
naturally grown irritable, overbearing,
and difficult to satisfy.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-02-08

CONSCIOUSNESS AND REVELATION
"You remember the custom of ancient
hospitality. Before parting with a
stranger, the father Of the family, break
ing piece of clay on which certain
characters were impressed, gave one
half to the stranger, and kept the other
himself. Years after, these two frag-
ments, brought together and rejoined,
acknowledged each other, so to speak,
formed a boad of recognition between
those presenting them, and in attesting
old relations, became. at the same
time the basis of new. So in the book
of our soul does the Divine Revelation
unite itself to the old traces there. Our
soul does not discover, but recognises
the Truth. 1t infers that a reunion
(rencontre) impossible to chance
impossible to calculation-can only be
the work and secret of God; and it is
then only that we believe--then when
the Gospel has for us passed from the
rank of external to the rank of internal
truth, and, if l might say so, of instinct
when it has become in us part and
parcel of our consciousness.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-02-08

AN ExTRAoRDINARY CONVERSION
Mr.. F. was a talented lawyer, being at
Albion, in the State of New York,
about twenty years ago, and professed
infdel. We were acquainted with him,
and heard him relate his experience,
which we give in his own words as near
ly as we can recollect them at this dis
tance of time. During a season of
special religious interest in the town, he
was boarding with pious family; and
as they were about to bow in prayer to
the Father of mercies, at evening wor-
ship, the lady of the house asked Mr..
F. if he would not please to kneeI with
the res E the family. Out of polite
ness to hel, as he said, and not through
any sense of duty to God, be complied
with the request. During the exercise
of prayer, he had the following refec-
tions with himself: "For the first time
in my life, l am on my knees before
God. 1t is becoming dependent crea-
ture TO bow thus before that Being from
whom have received my life and every
thing L possess. This, then, is Just
what l ought to have done long ago. 1
have sinned, therefore, in neglecting to
pay to my Creator and Preserver, that
homage which is his due. Yes, 1 have
sinned, but he has not taken vengeance
of my sins. He is therefore merciful
and good Being, and ought to love
and obey him." In this state of mind
he arose from his knees, and began at
once to enquire after the way of saliva
ton. The thoughts of his own sins
filed him with concern, whilst the re-
membIance of the divine goodness kept
him from despair. And when Jesus
was shown him, as the atoning sacrifice
for sin, and the promise was read to him,
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved" he embraced the
Savior. He believed that PROMISE
He gave himself to God. He was a
new man in Christ Jesus.
Thus single word of kind exhorta-
ton to a hardened infdel, which
amounted to little more than a mere act
of christian politeness, resulted in his
conversion to God. o that all christians
were thus ready to do good, and to show
on all occasions, deep and abiding in
terest in their Savior's honor.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-02-08

present distinguished physician and agri-
culturist, DR.. VIM. s. Morton, of Cum
berland county, Va, is the SON of the
gentleman whose testimony is given
above. Ihave never known brayer or
more truthful man than Major James
Morton. His statement to me was
made, think, in the fall of 1897, when
his faculties were quite unimpaired.-
Doubtless others have heard the same
thing from his lips, and should this pa
per meet the eye of such, would they
not do service to the cause of virtue
to confirm the. statement here made?--
OF late years l have not conferred nor
corresponded with any one on the sub
ject.
In all respects Washington's public
behavior is more and more regarded by
his countrymen with lively interest
His reputation is part of the national
inheritance; his example part of the
unwritten law of the land. If he had
serious faults of character, they are but
III supported by evidence. That his in
dignation was reused at seeing a cow
ardly retreat, headed by General Lee, is
very true. That the occasion justified
the strongest words and acts of lawful
anger, is certain. Anger, when cause
less, when outrageous, or when long
continued, is sinful; otherwise it is not
wicked. "Be ye angry and sin not"
Needless appeals to God are not to be
justified. But solemn appears to men
in the name of God, when the occasion
justifies great earnestness, are not to be
condemned. Our fathers of '76 were
generally serious men. The years of
the Revolutionary war were times of
unusual solemnity. Surely no man has
a right to say that Washington was pro-
fame in his feelings, when uttering the
words above cited.
Since writing the above l have heard
that book, which is likely to be ex-
tensively read, asserts that Washington
was profane more than once. have
not read it; but shall be gratifed if the
public mind, on good grounds, shall be-
come satisfied on this point of history.
WIN. S. PLUMER.
allegheny City, Pa, Jan. 2, 1856.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-02-08

Cure FOR FELoNs.-Boil up in any
iron vessel of sufficient capacity (say
four or six quarts enough yellowdock
root to make strong liquor; when suf-
ficiently boiled, and while the liquor is
as hot as can be borne by the hand,
cover the kettle with flannel cloth to
keep in the heat and steam, and hold
the hand OF finger affected under the
cloth and in the steam, and in FIVE min
utes the pain will cease. If it should
return after time, heat up the same
liquor and do as before. In cure per-
formed in this way, the joints of the
fingers will all be preserved. This re-
ceipt has been abundantly verified here
Lyonsdale, N. Y. A. N. G.