The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-07-30
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At the time Herbert committed the murder
for which he 10 now under arrest, We stated,
on the authority Of y gentleman who was
acquainted with the murderer in Cnliforuis,
that his antecedents were decidedly bad
San Francisco papers make out his character
thousand times worse than We could,
in the absence of positive statements, have
imagined. The San Francisco Bulletin says:
"The atrocious deed was in perfect keep
ing with the mans past history and present
character. This representative Of the bowie
knife and revolver fraternity, not satisfied
with violating all rules OF gentlemanly de-
pertinent, adds foul murder to the disgrace
be has already heaped upon this State.-
Among the witnesses for tho defense ap.
pears one Major Graham-we are glad Re
does not appear under the honorable title Of
"Mr. and swears that it WAS not the hab.
II OF the prisoner to carry deadly weapons.
We think it would have bsen better for the
friend Of the murderer to have qualified his
evidence . little. Ii 10 we'll known that
Herbert was never known to be without arms
while in this State that his antecsdents
arc of the worst character; that his friend
VIM. Gardiner, with whose pistol, il 10 said,
he committed the murder, 10 equally ~ bad a
character, and Ut one time the citizens OF
Coloma gave him the choice OF dangling 1t
the end OF hempcn cord or leaving the
town in fifteen minutes. We are free to say
that II Herbert lad been here At this time,
he would be hung ~ high Is his bosom
Threads and companions, Casey and Cora"
Ds. EADs AND CoKRurrroS In the Legis-
lsture when the proposition Investigation
was under discussion, Representative Neal,
Of Marion. undertook his defence. The Fl.
Dss Moines Citizen says:
Gle fought the investigation with the
frantic fury OF . manufacturing Is was only
an attack upon the private character Of Or.
Eads; done to injurc his influence in the
campaign-doae for campaign bunkum, DC.
Upon investigation, it turned out that this
same Neal, just three days before the invcs-
tigation commenced, had obtained from the
generous DIR. the sum Of sir thousand dol
lars, graciously besto we'd without asking for
a voucher. Mngnsnimous, whole-souled DR..
Eads! why shouldn't the brethren defend
him."
GENIUS Is roR R.ruBLIcANIsx.-Ast there
never was . Presidential contest involving
greater issues than the present one, 90 there
never was one which created deeper and
more pervading interest. Even Scholars are
called out from retirement. Poets and Pro-
fessors OF world wide fame, are summoned
by 1t to the rostrum. Emerson leaves the
metaphysics Of the study for the matter. Of
fact OF tho stump. Longfellow takes the
stump TO urge new and nober s'Excelsior. -
Bryant is on the stump "Thanatopsis'' to
Buchananites. Curtis quits his s'Castles in
Spain" and attends town meet ny. Prof.
FELTON, leaves his Chair, and instead Of Greek
verls, is dealing out blunt English adject-
ives. And Prof. Siliiman comes to the
stump, TO bid the Kansas emigrant trust In
God and keep his powder dry.-lChicsgo
Journal.
CT Brooks 10 talked Of for Senator from
South Carolina, and it is said that senator
Butler will resign to make room for him,
We do not believe this story. Butler, in his
drunkest mo I'd, il moro creditabls repre-
sentative OF South Carolina than Brooks can
be, and South Carolina knows il. Brooks is
a condemned man. He will DO heard Of bu,
very little hereafter, and will 10 all probable
ity die by violence or in disgrace before ma
ny years. He has committed hsinous crime,
and according to his own confession contsm-
plated murder, and not even South Caro- lima.
after the temporary feeling that now justiiies
It - over, will sustain assassination in de-
fence Of Southern rights. Boston Tel.