The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-09-05

exclusively Wholesale house il this line wa
that of Moody & Thompson. Now we coun
four. Mr.. Moody remains at the old place
and is ready to accommodate his customer
with large stock. Mr.. Thompson has pm
up "a tempo u y frame on Third Street, in tn,
rear Of Ayres' Drug Store, whore he is MILNE
in the boxes by the drav load, expecting soor
70 start them of again. Davies Hart hay,
opened a new house on Main between AL
and 9TH streets, where they have large
stock to compete with their neighbors. Car
ter Co. have also opened this year in Bur
rows Block, and hold out inducements equal
| to any in the trade. Geo Cristcndcn also
sells at Wholesale as well as retail, and is
doing good business.
For some years there was but one house
dealing exclusively in notions by the whole
sale--that of G. NJ. Huston, whose store is
just now literally crammcd with notions
enough one might think, to supply all the girls
and boys. old men and maidens, from the
Mississippi to the Missouri Latelv-J. ID.
Ainchell Co. have entered this department.
and have large assortment which they know
how to dispose of to the sat sfacton of their
customers.
In the Quccnswarc and Crockcrv line, Ca
rcS d kilbournc held for some time undiyi-
ded Wholesale sway. They have built up an
extensive business, import directly from Eu-
rope, and have their house now filled to over
flowing. Recently Z. Quirk has opened a
new house in Mechanics Block, and has
very handsome assortment.
There is lively competition in The Hat
and Cap trade. Humphrey & Gage, for some
time the only house in this line, have removed
To - Main Street, where they have handsome
y fitted up their rooms, and are filing them
with large variety of Hats, Caps and other
notions. The two houses of s. F. VOORHEES,
Go. and A. g. Sheldon have been opened
this year, have fine stocks, and are each doing
a good business.
This "brief mention is sufficient to show
to country dealers the variety and kinds Of
business done in this city, and that there is no
necessity of going further to supply them
selves with every thing necessary for a conn
try store. And yet we we have not zone
through the entire list We have vet to no.
tlce the Leather, Hardware, and Stoye'Stores.
the Foundries, the Factories, and several
other important departments of trade and in
dustry, which we hope to do next week.
y The Judges of PENNSYLVANIA are not
all such cringing and willing tools Of The
South as that wretched old miscrcant who
disgraces the Bench of the Federal Court IN
Pennsylvania.
The case Of the colored men who were mr.
rested with Williamson for an assault ON Cob
Wheeler came up for trial the other day be-
tore Judge Kelly of Philadelphia. Wheeler
swore the case straight through, but unex-
pectcdiy the defendants brought the er-slave
Jane on to the stand whose testimony contra
dictcd that Of Wheeler.
As Jane was leaving the stand the United
States Marshal attempted to serve Fugitive
Slave writ upon her; whereunon judge K ell
" promptly ordered him to desist, ASSURING
him that the laws of Pennsylvania protected
the liberty and person of every body in that
presence.
Thus an independent Judge of State Court
baiiied the federal myrmidon., whose sole OBJ
lcct seems to be catching negroes for the
South, even in the moment of fancicd sue-
cess.
WORK CoAaENeEB.-The contractors on
the keokuk and Muscatnc Railroad com
meneed work. Yesterday. They expect to
push their work through from here to Mon
trose within contract time, and have tho first
tram OF ears running into Keokuk in advance
of all other Roads terminating at orr c;tv N
W President Pierce returned to Wash;nr-
ton on the 18th instant after an absence .of
fifteen days IN Virginia.
Gy Judge Cranch, who has been ae,;nc
Judge OF the Courts of the District Of a.
lumbia for ifty-iive wears, died at Washno-
ton City, on the 3lst ultimo, in the seth venr
of his age.
CT The Know Nothing State Council of
New York, which met ut Binghampton on the
18th ultimo, repudiatcd the Philadelphia
rro-slnsery platform and adopted resolutions
eondemnlpg the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise and protesting against the extension
Of slavery.
ATTENTION. SLAVE lIrNT IN A4ERtcA -
Two or three days since, gentleman Of the