The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-07-10


OF Six slaves At Alexandria. Louisiana. m
the ED of June, fer the murder of Mr.
Walter, an overseer. A large crowd as
sembled to witness the sight. Two oil
the culprits addressed the people present
in few words, advising those OF their
own class to beware of the temptations
set before them, and to lay aside malice
1r IN their hearts. Al two minutes after
z O'Clock, noon, they were launched I'M o
eternity. Many planters sent their ne
groes 10 witness the execution.
A letter from Poniotoc, Mississippi, TO
the Evening Post. details the particulars
of another Matt Ward case, Keith Rev,
young man Is years of age. having
killed Prof Clark C. Brown for having
punished his younger brother R4y had
been committed to prison. Prof. sB was
native of New Hampshire. graduate
of Dartmouth College. and high toned
gentleman
| On Wednesday. small schooner. with
party OF twent. two persons on board
nine of them ladies', capsized off s aten
Island and Immediately filled. All OF
Inc party were IN the cabin al the time Of
the disaster, except two, but all were res
cued without any injury.
Some seventy or eighty men were ar
rested yesterday under the Liquor Law,
but were chiefly intoxicated persons, and
were mainly held for the purpose Of
learning where they got their liquor
Prosecutions Of the dealers are to follow
There were several similar arrests
made in Brooklyn, and parties compelled
to disclose. under oath, the names Of the
liquor sellers. against whom warrants
have been issued
meeting of the soldiers OF the war of
1919. held in this city yesterday, was
very fully attended. There were present
several individuals who bore a cons picu
Gus part in the military service of their
country at that time. Gen. Van Rensse-
iaer OF Albany. presided.
/ he convention unanimously adopted a
memorial to Congress, setting forth the
claims Of veterans of the last war with
England and calling for the passage Ct a
iaw granting pensions TO the surviving soil
oiers and officers OF the army, volupIee
and militia, aid the officers seamen and
marines, who were engaged in the service
during that war.
A company OF French and Ilai an mill
tary ad.enturers, under Polish officer,
ieit yesterday. in the Star Of the West, FIR
Puhta Arenas.
a special dispatch from the Know
Nothing Convention al Reading, Pa
states that after the reputation Of the
18th section Of the National Platform. a
new section retracing the Missouri Com
promise. and providing for Il G non-ad-
mission of the Slave Safes Oh The north
side OF the line was adopted by vote Of
80 to So The eastern delegates stood
IS TO n for it. Thirty western men OBJ
posed the platform on the ground that it
was not strong enough. A resolution
calling National Convention at Cincin-
natl on the 9th of January. was also pass
ed. Ten delegates only seeded.
The "six days to Europe" steamer.
Ocean Bird, made very satisfactory ,,aI
trip on Wednesday. On the return she
made the run from San y Hook 10 the
Battery. in one hour. with three and a
half knot tide. being equal TO 81 miles an
hour. her engines making 80 | 2 revolu-
tons pr minute. under 32 pounds Of
steam. Among the guests was honald
Mckay, the builder Of the Great Repub-
lie.
The ship Nebraska, from Bremen went
ashore last night on Romer's Shoals -
Passengers all saved, and were brought
Q the city by steam tugs.