The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-12-17
Foreign News.
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ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
NV Yosx, Dee. Ii.
The steamer Africa arrived 1t her dock II
p. IN.
In England, business 10 stsadily increas
ing, and 1t is the general opinion that the e.
nancial crisis 10 past. II il expected that the
Bank will soon lower its rates to 6 per cent.
Specie in the Bank Of France 10 increasing.
The bullion in the Bank Of England has in
crensed E2QQ. 600.
The whole subscription to the Atlantic Tel
cgraph Co. is taken up, and offers made for
moro.
Tha chief feature of the political news ia
the firm attitude assumed by Switzerland to
wards Prussa's demands on Neufchatel,
which are refused Internationally.
Austria and Bsvaria and Baden support
Prussia.
1t is asserted that the Peace Conference
will re-asscmblc soon.
There is rumor in Paris that Prince Al
bert and the German influence 10 backing a
proposal respecting Belgrade, before the
the British Government, and 20 hampcring
the Ministry that they cannot act.
Political news from France and Spain un-
important.
LONDON, Saturday Morninc.--A dispatch
from Berlin says Prussia would be willing to
relinquish her rights over Neafchatel pro-
vided the political prisoners are discharged; ;
otherwise she will act decisively.
Keokuk and Kansas CITY Railroad.
Col. Samuel has recently issued an address
to the people of Clay county, Missouri, with
reference to this road, from which we make
the following extract:
Iattended the Railroad Convention at Lin.
ncus, distance Of loo miles, on the Goth in
slant. | met there delegates from Keokuk,
Iowa, and from tho counties Of Lewis, Scot
land, Adair, Linn and Livingston, and Kan
sas City, in Missouri. Col. A. w. Flour
ncy, OF Linn county, was chosen President;
Captain X. T. Van Horn, editor OF the Kan
sns City Enterprise, and 4. s. Darlington,
editor Of the Grand River Chronicle, were
chosen Secretaries. The Convention was in
session two days and two nights. The great
difficulty consisted in agreeing to points
which were strongly urged by various dele
gates. 1t was finally agreed that the road
should commence on the bank Of the Mis-
sour river, in Clay county, opposite Kansas
City, and pass through Liberty, Chillicothe,
Linneus, kirksviiie, Tin AdAir, Memphis, lin
Scotland, and terminate at ST. Francisyille
on the Des Moines River, in Clark county,
Missouri, where an easy crossing Of the Des
Mones River by a bridge can be had, and
where il will meet the Des Moines VALLEY
Railroad from keokuk to Fort Dcs Mones.
The feeling in favor of the Road, especially
I :,.,nu
heokuk, is far greater than I anticipated
and there is no doubt Of the fact that Keokuk
will subscribe $500, 700, Clark co. 500, 900.
Adair 100000, (probabIy morel Linn
$I5 900 20 loo, 700, and Livingston $75, 900
to 100000. Kansas City may be pu, down.
certnin, for $3.50 900, so that, leaving out
Knox, Carroll, Ray and Clay, Immediately
on the line, we will have 81 800, 900 to staff
on, besides what private individuals will
take. Although the road will not pa. :
through, or very near, the county seats of
Knox, Carroll and Ray, still quite consid-
cradle sum will be subscribed in those coun-
ties when it is made apparent--as it will be
that this is the great road which is to con-
meet the Atlantic cities with the great West
and with the Pacific States for Il is assert
ed, positively, by gentlemen who know, that
no where else than keokuk can bridge he
thrown across the Mississippi river 90 easily:
there being ct Keokuk two rocky bluffs i'm
mediately opposite, and high enough to pre-
vent bridge from being an obstruction to
the navigation Of the river. | cannot be-
] ieye that Clay co., getting as |. will, every
thing 1t wants by this road, viz direct road
TO st. Louis, Hannibal, Keokuk, and all the
Eastern, as well as Southern cities, will be
behind the foremost in "matarial aid, To
doubt it is to impugn the intelligence and
public spirit Of its citizens. This road is an
essential element in bringing about that state
OF feeling which will make US all regard this
AS one country, and that, in order to live
peaceably with each other, we must know
each other. From Kansas City, as the neces-
sites OF commerce demand it, Railroads will
be built through Kansas Territory, to New
Mexico, to Memphis, Tennessee, and Calves
ton Bay, and IT is certain to my mind, that
the Railroad to California will be but a con-
of the Kansas City and keokuk
Railroad. In the discussion OF this question
before the people oil these matters will be
brought into review, and am happy in say
ing that the Convention made choice Of an
Agent, Capt. WIN. Y. Slack, Of Livingston
county, who is competent to tho task. To
meet the expenses Of the preliminary survey
through the entire line, to pay for printing,
and Tor the services OF Capt Slack, the agent,
twho will superintcnd the survey and canvass
the country on the line,) the Conv ention
agreed to raise So, 900 to be in readiness, and
to be paid over to Captain Slack by the frst
day OF January next. OF this sum keokuk
pledged $500, $1,000 II necessarily Kansas
City $500, Scotland county $500, Adair $500,
Linn $500, Livingston 5000, and | pledge
Clay for $500, some Of which is already
subscribed, and the balance am certain will
be.