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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

New BRIcK.-The Dixon Ill. 1eic-
croph mentions the formation OF compa-
ny in that city 10 manufacture brick by q
new process, which dispenses with burn
ing, and is in every respect cheaper than
the old mode The brick are made entire
" OF iime and sand mixed with water and
pressed with powerful machine. The
size Of one of these bricks is ten by SIX
inches, four inches high, being equal TO
three and one eighth OF common brick
They are made hollow, SO that they lay up
hollow wall, and thereby save the tx
pense Of laihing and plastering. They are
baked in the sun, and after being pressed
will become sufficiently hard in ten days 10
lay up.
We should like to see this experiment
tried in our city. We are inclined to be-
lieve the idea is first rate one. and VIC
know Of no place where the material and
facilities for the manufacture Of brick q
such a character are to be found morc col
yeuient and abundant than in keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

Foop FOR YELLOW FEVER 1t is stated
that at Gosrort, Va, where the yellow
fever broke out, n census was recently la
ken Of row OF six small two and a half
story houses. and they were found to con
tain 367 persons, and in the second story
of one OF them was a pig styc, and cow
had recently been stalled in the basement
Of another.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

NORTHWESTERN FRUIr GRowKRs AS
suc1Arlox.-We would again call attention
70 the annual meeting of this body, which
will commence at Burlington, September
IS. 1855, and continue four days.
r. Barry, of Rochester N. T. late editor
OF the Horticulturist, is 10 address the
Association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27
Shaving Hair Cutting ExtTaordi-

- UAMP00NTNG AGREEABLY PERFORMED.
- The fayorte Saloon Of George labus, on Main
street, below Persons Bank. presents attrac-
tions to thu citz ms OF kcokuk. Having obtained
assistants in my business superior 10 any before
employed in this city invite the patronage f the
community, rs | am satisfied that | shave clean
or, cut hair handsomely, and shamroon with
dsvtcfiy than any barber in the state of Iowa.
Competition challenged GEORGE CABLS.
August % Is15-1ydA wtfn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

Russian Muster TO the Uni el States j.
called Sananosoil (sssw any nose oil. J An
aitachc of the sam legation a. Washing on,
Blowmanosoii, (blow my nose oil Be
sides which. We have Col. kntmanoson,
(cut my 'sose of. the Imperial Guard,
Marshal PulmanosoG, pull my nose off J
Gen. Nozbegon, (nnse be gone, and m i
nv others Boston Journal.
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INSURANCE.

GTAR assurance CospASY, of New York. KrsA
- Insurance CoarASY Of Hartford, Connecticut.
HARTFORD 1ssrnAcE COMPANY. IF Hartford Conn.
HrSA LIFE INSURANCE GoafASr.
The above Companies represent Capital of 81,
900 600. Lives, Merchandise, Stores, Dwellings,
Personal Property, and the various kinds Of Proper
iy exposed TO the periis Of Inland Navigation, in
sured by WA w. BELKNAP, Agent.
Corner Of Main and Second Streets.
Ausaat II, 1855, dim
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27
Ylotsi.g tor the Succession.

President Pierce Is on d visit to the " hitc
Sulphur Springs. where the leading mem
hers of the Virginia aristocracv are now
assembled, With delegates from the frs,
Gamilies of other States North and South.
This sssemblage on the present occasion,
Il said TO grow out OF the anxiety on the
paTt Of our rulers TO designate suitable
candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency for the ensuing term. The
1eesing was probably brought about jus!
II this time in order that Pierce nigh,
hare the advantage of his recent act oil
ssbserviency to the South in the removal
q Gov. keeder 10 commend him TO the "a
vcr Of the slaveholding oligarchy who
now rule the land. We trust that Mr..
Pierce may be selected as the candidate 10
- supported and nominated by the oil
sarchy, for we should regret TO see any
oder man degrade himself and disgrace
the Presidential chair As he has done. and
- any tool Of Southern politicians must
do IN order 10 retain their favor.
President Pierce is of that class Of pol
iticians, Of whose leader it was said tina,
he could not blow his nose without a STRAIT
agem. And Of whom it was sill more
pithily said,
His fasaaite fashion l. % sneexe,
herponsiyc 70 each southern breeze,
nile npEArd turns the Northern nore,
n ssrsUg disgust where or he goes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

~The story going tie rounds of the
papers to the effect that Richard P. Rob
inson. the supposed murderer of Helen
Jswet,. died at the Gait House in Louis
vile recently. is contradicted by the Jour
~. There is no truth in it according to
that paper.
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aRRuyr>e.

| tn loot AMI Shoe Emporium. M. 6S. Main
\ Street large sts-sk Of Boots and SHOES. teuwht
# the manufacture IN tho east, expressly for the
retail tfais. Having hal seven yaars experience IN
the bnsiness IN ksokHk. | f,l e.nhd ms that tin
.oels will b found superior in style AID quality To-
ANY stock IN thi market. and wh1n all have arrived
viii surPas' all eompstiton in extent Of vafisfy.
Conn aud see-So HARM Look 1T. HLE
r0 :. A. Di hE.
Aurm.f IN ls.AA--1lf
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

R-Twenly six hundred ard fifty shares
OF the Central Illinois Railroad stock, en-
tered in The name Of Robert Schuyler, are
"a be sold nj auction in New York on the
3ist instant, for non-payment of install
ments.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27
NEW ARRANGEMENT.

W. r. soMERyILLE. c. D. BRADFORD
JOHNSON RuDD.
New Orleans Produce and Commission house.
BONNEVILLE, BRADFORD 4 CO., Gene
- raj Produce Commission and Forwarding
Merchants, New Orleans. Particular attention
paid to the purchase and sale Of Western Pro-
dnce. Also, to the Receiving and Forwarding
business generally. Orders respectfully solsci
ted, No. ~ Tchonpitonlas street.
July l3, 1855. dIy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

A N active, energetic young man, to take
"a charge Of an Express Office in this city
One acquainted with The city preferred Best Of
references required Address
GODFREY a. SNOW,
August ., 1868, DIFF Quincy, lliinois
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

The SolL OF FRA1eK.-H race Grcc'ey
saws that the soil of France rs better than
that Of our own Western States; though il
is hot half so productive, on ,c:oun, II
want OF intelligent tillage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27
Boot and Shoe Mandatory.

| AN prepared to manufaciufc from all Of the bSzt
/ Brands Of II neh, German, B.lgian and Phiia
dspha Calf skins. having bought them ef thu i'm
porter in New York and msnuf 1ctugcr. in Phlade
phia. The patrons cf my - abb hment may rest
surgd Of getting bitter article thar 81 the house
who buy Of scg0nd thirl hand.
Call and examine MY siook and leayc your orslsre.
good and satisfactory ~ warranted and The work
guaranteed at the Boot and rIoe Emporium, No. s.,
Main Strest. :. A. DUKE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27
Louisville NydrasIic Cement.

II. d. WOODWARD B. co. have on hand $50
barrels Vi this articIa ~ consignment, which
they are anxious 70 dispose Of at low figures.
August o, 1885.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

An Entertainment and Concert
Win b. given in o beautiful Concert Room, on this
JAMES RAYMOND, Immediately after tho exhihi-
ton on the PALACE, consisting of Ethiopian Melo-
dies; Fancy and Comic Dancing chal scteristic De
ineations, &c, by talented troupe of Male and Fee
male Artists.
admission TfefHfy. Fee Cents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27
Farmers take Notice.

ID ElCHER has on hand and will furnish @
/ order Zlminerman's celebrated Separator
for Ihsashlng, Cleaning, Screening ard Bagging
grain ready for market. 1t will ih ash and clean
from 500 to 500 bushels per day, and has taken
he premium al the Crystal Palace, New York,
and al the Stale Fairs Of Maryland, Virginia, In
diana, Ilinois, &c. Orders viii be thankfully
~eceisedand communities ions wilIreceiye promp
.teniion.
Residence on Fulton S., between ID and 81.
p. ElCHER.
Keoknk, April 10, 1853 d&w
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

/ HAVE in store 2larEc Grindstcnes marked "Tay-
i lor Il Mckee. If not called for within thirty
days thsy viii be sold ~ pay charges.
J. r. C0PELiN,
kenknk Anrn.L LII 1shl Ind
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

NIANUFACrU RERS and Wholesale Dealers in
vi Hats. Caps, Furs and Bonncts, No. 227 Main
street first door north of the Bank of Missouri.
The subscribers more call the attention OF
their friends and all who in Of articles in
their line, TO their large stock of Goods, manufsc-
tured expressly for the Western trade, and will
ccive weekly, by Express, all new styles which ap
pear in the Eastern markets.
W. beg leave To call attention TO our large assert
mcnt Of Silk aud Satin Bonnes.
Prom long experience in trade, fifteen years
in this city feel confident, that the selection of
Goods make, is suited and adapted particularly
To this market and we respectfully solicit
animation of our stock being determined to offer
such inducements as will make it desirable to do
business with US.
II. a r. b. WiIITTEM0RE 4 co.
\. B'-The highest market price paid, in cash, for
Furs aud Peltries.
ST fouis. August Ii 1856. dim
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

GENERAL QUIrMAS accepts the nomina
ton for Congress by the Democrats of the
Fifth District of Mississippi, on condition
that he shall be understood TO advocate the
following policy OF government, viz Re
sistance TO all Legislation directly or indI-
rectly hostile TO the institutions of slavery,
which he considers "a natural and normal
condition of superior and Inferior races
when in contact the acquisition OF Cuba
rs the only means Of preserving slavery
in that island, and ultimate y i'll the United
States: and the encouragement by all
proper means by the government of the
diffusion of American republican princi-
Piles in the general absorption Of Mexican
and other territories South, and conse-
quently that she must help herself.
u A gentleman in This city purchased
asquash yester day, fot his table, and when
it was opened, it was found to contain
seed which had sproucd and bore several
leaves upon the sprout. We saw the
seed and sprout last evening, and pro
nounce it quite phenomenon. On what
principle Of termination this can be ac-
counted for, we arc at a loss to determine;
yet there they were, the sprout and leaves,
inside the squash, giving evidence of vlgr
orous vegetable life New Bedford
{ Mass. J Standard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

~ 1r. Conductor. are We running on
~ seTssys No sir-wc arc run. ing for
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27
L.. w. ELL.

T II y II T.
1 Nj dealer in eve
\ ~ description Il
Daruerret,i VIZ ''oo.is.
has received this dng
slfrrc from the manu-
tarituer a large va
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27
The Universitys Family Remedies

I SSt Ed under the seal. Sanction and Authority
i OF the University Of Free Medieiue and Popular
Knowledge chartered by The State Of Penney Iva MIA
April ~, 1858, with capital Of 100000 mainly
for the purpose of arrcsting the evils Of Spurious
and Worthless Nostrums also. for supplying the
community with reliable remedies wherever a com
pcteut pnvs.eian cannot or will not bs employed
This Institution has purchased from DR.. Joas X.
Ro1ASp, his celebrated
ROW AND's TONIC MIXTURE,
Known for upwards IF twenty Ave years as the
only sure and safe for Fever and Ague, dc.,
aud his inestmable remedy for Bowel Complaints,
Bowands Compound syrup Of blackberry Root,
which highly approved and popular remedies, to
gcther with the University u Remedy for Complaint.
ii the iun.s; the University : Remedy for Dystrp-
sia or lndlgcstion the Unisersty's Renecy for
Co.tige Bowels alse, the University AiWanae may
h. had, at the Branch DisTsnsarv. Store If
MCKINNEY RUNNER, kcvkuk.
Aussust 4 INA.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27
DAVIS & PRICE,
HOUSE, SIGN AND ORNArENTAI4
ptINTER<.

ltRATNEE>. GfLDERs, GisZIERS AND PA
NJ pr Hanger.
Shop on ,S.uth tile bond an, btween Fourth AMI
Fifth Streets.
Having commenced the above business in all IL
branches they solicit share Of patronage.
~ orders promptly attended ~.
k~,kuk. AuSn.t y. iSa5.--,t5m
Doany Gentleman
NFISIiING a new Hat W have Just received pr
w Express > dozen Soft llais ~ superior guai-
us AZ the "t,Eea4 Western Emporium.
u. r. lit MpHHEY & GAGE.
August II $3.50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27
St. Louis, Mo, Fall Trade, 1855


HORACE WHIrTEwoRr, Nev j ofk.
hoEEErp. wHirrraoRr, G, Y,
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SYRACUSE, Aug. 23.-J. w. Lyon call
cd the convention to order and proposed
Augustus Schcll AS temporary chairman
Il
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

J. W. NORRIS,
A r. TO Il " f. + 4 r. l. 4 w,
OTTUMWA. wAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA.
July 81, 1855.
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Interesting from Kansas.
GREAT MASS MEETING OF THE PEOPLE.

Kansas Legislature Ignored by The Squat.
tcrs, aud State Organization Recon-
men ie6
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-14
PONrEROY ACADEMY.

FTNHE Summer Term of this Institution COM
will commence On Monday, May 18th, 1855,
under the instruction of
ALPHEUs A. KEEN, A. M. Principal.
ANNA G. d. KEEN, Assistant, aud Teacher OF
Music and Drawing.
G. G. Hollis, Teacher of German and Gym.
nastics.
TurrroN-$5 90, Sc so, or SS 90 per quarter,
according 10 studies pursued; due at the close
OF the sixth week.
The Academy has an extensive Chemical and
Philosophical Apparatus, and fine Hall fol
GymnaStic exercises.
Mr. KEEN is graduate of Harvard College,
and for series of years previous to his taking
charge of the Academy was Principal of one
Of the High Schools in Massach usetts, and
the Trustees feel that they can assure those
fitting for College, Teaching, or lile's various
pursuits, Of advantages such as few Institutions
afford.
Pupil ran be accommodated with board in the
family of the Principal.
G. R. POMROY
Sec'y of Board of Trustees.
Pomeroy, 0.,.April 10, 1855.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-14
Soap and Candle Mandatory
HelmbOlds Genuine Preparations.
HELMBOLD'S HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
G0DNMFOWJNHD

HELMBOLD'S HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
GGDNMHOUN"
Fluid EXTRACT lBw@huls
For diseases of the Bladder and Kidneys, Secret
Diseases, Strictures, Weaknesses, and all dis
eases of the Sexual Organs, whether in Male
or Female, from whatever cause they may haye
originated, and no matter of how long stand
ing.
If you have contracted the terrible disease
which, when once seated in the system, will
surely go down from one generation to another,
undermining the constitution and sapping the
very vital fluids Of life do not trust yourself in
the hands of Quacks, who start up every day in
city like this, and fill the papers with glaring
falsehoods, too well calculated to deceive the
young, and those not acquainted with their
tricks. You cannot be too CAREFUL in the selec-
tion Of remedy in these cases
The Fluid Extract Buchu has been pronoun-
ced by eminent physicians the greatest remedy
ever known. It medicine perfectly pleasant
in its taste, and very innocent in its action, and
yet so thorough that it annihilates every particle
Of the rank aud poisonous virus of this dreadful
disease; and unlike other remedies, does moi dry
up the disease in the blood.
CONSTITUTIONAL Debility, brought on by self
abuse, most terrible disease, which has brought
thousands of the human race TO untimely graves
thus blasting the brilliant hopes of parents, and
blighting in the bud the glorious ambition o.
many a noble youth, can be cured by this Infalli-
BILE remedy And as medicine which mus
benefit everybody from the simply delicate tc
the confined and despairing invalid, no equal is
to be found acting both as cure and preventive
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-14
IN TIME OF PEAoE PREPARE FOR

a Ii Europe IS engaged IN bloody and de-
IN structive war. The sympathies of many
Americans is aroused in their behalf. How
soon opr own country may be involved it is i'm
possible to fpretell. 1t is the part Of wisdom to
prepare for war in time of peace.
The march OF improvement ard civilization is
fast destroying those fine old hunting grounds
where our forefathers delighted to "chase the
bounding doe" Game is becoming scarce, and
the sports of the chase are seldom INDUCED in.
A few Of these hunting-grounds remain. Let
sportsmen use them while they can.
Robbers, burglars, incendiaries, and murderers
lurk in almost every community, It is well to be
prepared to defend yourself against their attacks.
When you think Of these things, remember
that ei''
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-14
HELMBOLDS HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
COMPOUND EXTRACT FLUID
SARSAPARlLLA,

For Purifying the Blood, removing all diseases
arising from excess of Mercury, exposure and inn
prudence in life, chronic constitutional disease,
arising from an impure state Of the Blood. and
the only reliable and effectual known remedy for
the cure of Scrofua, Salt Rheum, Scald Head,
Ulcerations of the Throat and Legs, Pains and
Swellngs, of the Bones, letter, Pimples on the
Face, and all Scaly Eruptions Of the Skin,
This article is now prescribed b. some Of the
most distinguished physicians in the country, and
has proved more efficient in practice than any
preparation Of Sarsaparlla yet offered to the
public. Several cases Of secondary Syphilis,
Mercurial and ScrofulouS diseases have entirely
recovered in the ncurablo wards Of our Public
Institutions which had for many years resisted
every mode of treatment that could be devised.
These cases furnish striking examples Of the sal
utary effects Of this medicine in arresting some
Of the most inveterate diseases. after the glands
were destroyed, and the bones already affecsed
Notice--Letters from responsible Physicians
and Professors Of several Medical Colleges, and
certificates of cures from patients will be found
accompanying both Preparations.
Prices, Fluid Extract Of Buchu, 81 per bott. e,
or bottles for $5.
Sarjaparilla, 4"
equal in strength to one gallon of Syrup of Sar.
saparilla.
Prepared and sold by H. T. HELMBOLD
| Chemist, 263 Chestnut Street, near the Girafd
House, Philadelphia.
| To be had Of d. Reed, POmeroy.
All lett ers directed 10 the proprietor OF Agent
eceive immediate attention.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-14
sILAs GARNNR, Gunsmlth,

is still at the same place, in Strider's old Store
room, and that he is prepared to fill all orders
for FIRE ARMS Of every description-Rife
Shot Guns, Carbines, or even '76 Muskets He
Is also prepared to do all kinds Of repairing. He
invites particular attention to his Patent Breecf
Rifes--the greatest invention Of the age.
In exchange for his Guns he asks nothing a
all-except the money. Call and see him.
Pomeroy, MAY 20. 1854-tf.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-14
ARTIFICIAL TEETH !
DRs. DUNCAN q CAMERON,
DENTS s
J. I56. Wsst SIiirfb street, 5eis0een Race ana


Elm streets, Cincinnati.
THIS Establishment, under the manage
= ment of its present proprietors, has been in
creasing in reputation for superior operations in
the Artificial Department Of Dentistry for the last
ten years. and no expense or effort shall be want
ing. give satisfaction to all who may favor us
with therpatronage
The subscribers would call attention to the
following essential points pertaining to Arti-
fetal Teeth, viz:--Beauty and naturalness OF
appearance, quality and strength Of the mate
rials, comfort to the wearer, and usefulness in
restoring the natural appearance of the speech,
and ability to masticate; in all of which they are
warranted in saying they are exceeded by none,
and equalled by few.
TEETsH
Inserted from one to a full set. with Artifcia
Gums. Full and half sets invariably inserted by
suction. gs
Ali operations il Dentistry performed in the
most thorough manner. sF
TER M 8,
Considering the superior character of the work
and the guarantee given, they are the most reas.
enable in the West
Too Teeth or more. on Gold Plate;
a SO PER TOOTH.
Ttoo Teeth or more, on SiIuer Plate:
s2PER TOOTH.
The money refunded If the Teeth do. not prove
satisfactory.
GT For the information of those living at ;
distance, we would state that our facilities arr
such, that we can make in the finest style, full
set of Teeth in from "a to 48 hours, and small
pieces in proportion, so that no detention neet
be apprehended.
| W. O. DUNCAN, I n..n,srs
| ]. @. CAMERON, AANii'''
No. 1856 West Sixth street, between, Race an
Elm, Cincinnati.
Der o. 1854-y1
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-14
Best Daguerrean LikeneSSeS.
rAWU Ann SEE,

The subscriber would respectfully announce
to the citizens of Middlepor and vicinity that he
can be found at d. Hummer's store, where he
win remain permanently, for the purpose of Ia
king DAGUERREAN LlKENESSES of all who
may be pleased to call on him. from Quarters tc
the smallest Locket, single Or in groups. As he
is supplied with Farris' Accellear:or, he is ena-
bled TO take likenesses in from TO Is seconds
at all times, regardless of weather Persons de
Sirous Of having their likeneSses would do vel
to call to day, TO morrow may be too late
"''ris wise TO secure the shadow ere the sub
stance flies"
N. B. Careful instruction given to person:
wishing TO engage in the business
July 10. w-3. w. b. PENNINGTON