The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-13

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3. S. MERKAM, Ssc'y.
APPOINTMENTS by TUE PRESIDENT
The following appointments by The Presi-
lent are announced by the Washington
Union Of Friday;
Thomas a He bricks, Of Indiana, 10 be
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
in the place Of John Wilson, removed.
Josiah Mnot, Of New Ham pshlre, to be
Commissioner Of Pensions in the place Of
Loren z. Waldo, resigsed
Murray Mcdonnell, OF Illinois, 10 be
Fifth Auditor Of the Treasury, in the
place Of josiah Minot, appointed Com mis-
sIoncr Of Pensions.
RIVERS on SwELL Tile St. Cf,ix.
Chippewa and Black Rivers arc very high,
and are pouring flood into tie Mississlp
pi. That is rising all the way from St
Pault to Galena. 1t Is reported 10 have
risen SIX feet ut La Crosse. The Ste5 ems
Point Pmery, Of The rom says, that tn,
WiScol sin is very high-b oms breaking
and logs escaping COW stream with a
rush. Immense quantities of lumber
were awaiting this rise will now come
down, and be obtainaLlc in large quanti-
ties, aud at reason lble prices.
1.-THE Free Democratic League. Of
New York, have issued a call signed John
Jay, President. and Wa, r King, Secre-
tary, for convention to meet at Syracuse
on The 10Th Of Septe nlher, at the same
time and place as tile Wing and Republ.-
n Conventions are to meet The Con-
vehiion Is u consist III two delegates from
cach Assembly District
IL Tie MethoIists Of Csnada Wes,,
At their late meeting, made two important
changes m their church policy They
have consented 70 extend lhq period OF a
minister's residence ON circuit from Two
70 I've years, IN any case where request
To that effect emanatss' from quarterly
meeting Of The circuit They have aso
consented to admit an equal representation
Of clerical and lay members oi Tie annual
district meeting If The convention
Ine ENGr1su LANGUAGE. The follow.
ing tribute to the English language. is from
the eminent German pliloloes., Jacob
Grimm
After ascrblng TO II "a verl-alle power
OF expression, such as perhaps never stood
al the Goa mand Of any other language Of
men, lie gees on 10 say ''lts highly
spullcl genius and wonderfully h ppy
deyclopmt Mt and condition have been tile
r. sult Of surprisingly intimate union of
the Two noblest languages il modern Eu-
rope, the Ieulorlc ana the Romano II
IS well known in what relation these lw q
stand 10 one another in the English tongue;
the former supplying IN far larger proper
ton The material ground work, the latter
the spiritual conceptions. In truth, the
English language, VIII eh by no mere ac
cldent has produced and upbornc the grea-
test and most predominant poet OF modern
tunes, rs distinguished from the ancient
classical poetry, Il can, OF course, only
mean Shakespeare may Of aIl right be
called 4 worfd--ianguago and, hke tie
English appears, destined hereafter to pre-
yals with asway more extensive even than
Al present over all the portions of the globe.
For ~ wealth, good sense and closencss
Ct structure, no other OF the languages at
this day spoken deserve to be compared
with lt-not even our German, which i,
torn, even as are torn, and must fir 4
shake oil many defects, before ii can en-.
tel into competition With the English
Tnf RkyENrE ANn rnr Cnors. A
Washington letter rays 'ha, the receipts OF
revenue for July from duties indicate the
revival Of trade. The exports Of 1855 {
Will probably be greater thas during any
preceding year. All the staple crop, Of
tie country, north aud south, arc abundant