The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-02-22
Correspondents Of the Gate City.s
The 0ads--The Wearher--Thfngs IN
GeneruI--Des Woincs Company.
DELAvAN HOUSE,
ALBANY, n. y, Feb. 9, sc.

has demanded more than ordinary attention
for January past. AS yet there appears to
be scarcely any perceptible abatement. The
greatest difficulty has been encountered by
the railroads in endeayoring to keep the
''track clear" and their trains on time, but
the constant notices in or dailies of ga col
Hson, :" "smash up" "of the track sin
snow bank, = ''fatal railroad accident, ]" ''an
other fatal railroad accident, !" <'we have had
no Eastern train for the last three days"
.'the Western is blockaded, " and ''the South
ern must wait for a thaw before they can
make their appearance, give small indi-
cation that railroad men are luboring to be
on time under difficulties.
While waiting for train few days since
at Rochester, was much pleased ut a little
episode that took place at Congress Hall; J.
I w. Brooks, Esq, the railroad lion Of tie
| Michigan Central, arrived from the Suspen-
sion Bridge, five minutes too late for the
Eastern train, which discomposcd the cqua-
nimity Of the nervous system Of the ''fast
railroad man" very much he was not going
TO quietly submit to such imposition as the
Central Monopoly" practised on the tray
! cling public; rs soon as he reached home
/ (Detroit) he would Immediately make ar
rangements for the Great Western Canada
Railway to connect with the Niagara Falls,
! Canandiagua Elmira road, SO that West
ern men could escape this mammoth lmp0si
ton. A Western man who had been 4 quiet
but attentive listener to Mr.. b., addressed
him thus; Il believe you are the Mr.. Brooks
of the Michigan Ccntralt' 81 am, sir"
" Well, Mr.. Brooks, was few DAYS since
passenger on train on your road that was
about SO hours in reaching Detroit from
Chicago, without any accident or any appa-
rent necessity for the delay, and sir, If it
would not be an impudent inquiry after infor-
nation, ! would ask if the Detroit and Tole
do road was being constructed by the De-
troit people to avoid the Michigan Central
imposition ;? - Mr.. B. surrendered to dis
erection, and acknowledged that he had dis
covered the fact so impressiyely verified
that "Jordan am hard road TO tf0bel."
A heavy mantle Of snow covers all this
country, and in many places il is SO badly
driftcd that there is little or no sleighing,
vet the fast young men with fast horses, who
have more money to spend than time to spend
it in, call it ''very dHe,' and ike it exceed
ingly, and the city Juveniles show their per-
feet satisfaction in their pleasing and de-
| Iightful countenances as they 60 dying down
State street on their miniature sleighs, crying
. clear the track !" as they roll an apple
woman down the hill, scattering the fruit and
hauling her basket in opposite directions
along the street, or are engaged in snow
baHng lame old gentlemen and unfortunate
s'Jchus" who are unable to catch the young
| rascals.
| The young ladies Of this section are avail
| ing themselves Of the privileges Of leap
year, and of the chances it accords to them
negotiations; in many instances they have
taken the places usually occupied by gen
tlemcn; get up sleigh rides, issue invitations
to balls, parties and evening amusements
pay the bills and also pay the most profound
and devoted attention to the 'siords Of crea-
tons" some even 20 so far as to ignore the
society Of the sterner sex altogether, and
Get up their parties and sleigh rides on pri-
yate accunt, but ii i credibly believed that n
large majority have no great liking for una
dulterated petticoat society, (egen if in
hoops.) II is too much Of a good thing for
them.
The business of the Legislature, am told,
is going Oh briskly, and several very impor
tant bills have been introduced, both in the
Senate and in the House. The most impor-
tant, in which the west is more or less inter-
ested, is the bridging of the Hudson, gener-
ally opposed by the hack-driyers, hotel and
cofFee-house keepers, draymen and dray boat
men. And among the apple peiders ana
newsboys there is great connection, and they
loudly swear to defeat the bill. The forma-
ton Of companies to carry freight and pass
cngers on the canals, and to own and to use
all boats and property necessary to carry out
the project, is gigantic scheme OF the mon
led monoposts, and is looked upon as the
ground work for the establishment Of mon
ster corporations, intended 10 swamp aud
swallow UP the '.small boatmen.' This is
the third attempt Of the kind that has been
made in the Legislature within as many
years.
President Johnson and consulting Eng
necr McAlpino, Of the Des Moines Nayiga-
ton IL X. Il. Co., left the city of New York
a few days since, on one Of their itinerant
excursions to Iowa, and particularly to the
valley Of the Des Moines.
find in the city. of New York that there is
a strong feeling of distrust prevailing of the
good faith and integrity OF this company,
much complaint is made of the management,
that two or three leading men assume the en-