The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-10-25

Tn PHxxsYLvAxlA UH1oN TloxsT.--W
were little puxzled, yesterday, to ssdss
stand the precise character Of the union else
toral ticket in Pennsylvania. The facts I
relation TO il are these The Fremont Stat
Committee, the North Americas State Con
mittss. and portion Of the FILLMORE staa
Committee, agreed upon union ticket.
State Convention previously called, an
constituted similarly to the joint conmitte
which agreed upon this union ticket, adopt
the ticket which the joint committee pre-
sented. The following 10 the basis upo1
which the ticket 10 constituted:
/ Twcnty-six OF the Electors nominated ar
common to each ticket. The name Of Johl
G. Fremont 10 placed at the head Of tho Ere
mont and Dayton ticket, ~ representing tn
9th electcr, and the name Of Willard Fill
I more 10 placed at the head of the Fillmor,
and Donelson ticket, ~ representing the 2.tl
elector Of that party.
/ The % electors are pledged to cast TIL
votes Of the State IN the Electoral Collcg,
for the respective candidates for the Presi
dency and Vice. Presidency in exact proper
ten to the popular vote given to each ticket
This forms q complete union OF the oppo
sition strength in Pennsylvania, while il en-.
ables every voter to indicate his preference
OF the Presidential candidates, without any
compromise Of his principles.
For the Gate City
Street OhstrucsioAs.
MEssas. EDITORS: - Permit me through
your columns to ask the attention Of the City
Council to the passage Of an ordinance fol
the regulation Of street distractions.
In . rapidly growing city like Keokuk i,
is impossible to avoid obstructing the streets
by an accumulation OF building material,
and the laying of gas and water pipes.
Several accidents to horses and vehicle,
have already occurred from this cause, and
human life has in some instances been en-.
dangered. And as these difficulties mus
continue for some years to come, and increas,
with our growth, it is incumbent upon tn.
City Council to devise some remedy for them
simple and cheap remedy, which ! have OBJ
served is successfully used in Boston, 10 Il
require light to be hung out conspicuousl.
during the night wherever there are excava
tions or building materials in the streets
The remedy costs almost nothing, and sh ,ul,
be furnished By the party who creates tn
distractions. While on the subject Of oh
structions, permit me to ask the HONORABLE
Mayor and Council il the Gas Company /
permitted to leave our streets 80 full o
ridges and sink-holes merely because
would cost them something to ram the di,
over their pipes instead Of shoveling it i
loosely as is now done? CITIZEN.
CO VIZ SHALL SURELY WrN IN PsSNsYL
vASrA.-No matter whether tho Revision
State has gone for US or not at this election
the history Of that State since 1886 show
We can carry it in November.
In 1886, the Democrats carried Penpsylya
MIA in October by large majority, but il
November, Van Buren, had only majoris
Of 1854.
In 1910, in October, the Democrats agai
carried it by 4,649, but in November, Iiar
rison carried it by 349
! In lS4s, in October, the Democrats agar
carried it BY 4,649, but in November, Genera
Taylor swept it by 1864.
/ In 1852, the Democrats carried il at botl
elections, but Scott polled larger vote i,
November than was given by the Democrat
at the October election.
Thus it is rendered certain that the Repub
licans can carry Pennsylvania in November
Cleveland Herald.
3
! GT The New York Day Book, one Of th,
/ two papers in New York city that supper
James Buchanan, proposes to enslave poo
Americans, poor Germans and poor Irish
who may fall into poverty and be unable (,
support their families. Here are the Da,
Books exact words in speaking Of the poo
white people:
/ Sell the parents OF the children into slave
ry. Let our legislature pass law that who
ever will take these parents and take care
them and their offspring, in sickness and il
health--clothe them, feed them, and hous,
them-shall be legally ealitlsd to their ser
vice; and let the same legislature deere
that whoever receives these parents and thei
children, and obtains their services, shall
take care OF them rs long as they live.
I TIE CENTRAL SUN.--All scientific men hay,
maintained that there must be central point
I ii not central sun, around which the Who'll
universe reyolves. Maedler, who ia unoues
tionably one Of the greatest astronomers eve
known, has given this subject his special at
tention; and he has come to the conclusion
that Aloyne, the principal star in the grou]
known as Pleiades. now occupies the csntr
OF gravity, and is at present the grand cen
trial sun, around which the whole starry uni
verse revolves. This is one Of the most in
teresting and important astronomical an
nouncsments ever made, though il il very like
ly that, but for the eminent scientific position
OF the author, il would be treated - vision
AIRY. Another interesting statement in thi
connection is made BY Mr.. Thompson, one 0
the physicists who, with Carno,, Soule, Mey
or and others, has largely contributed to
ward establishing the relations between hea
and mechanical force, and who has extende,
his researches to the heat emitted By the sun
which heat, he observes, corresponds to
development Of mechanical force, which. i,
the space OF about one hundred years, i
equivalent to the whole active force 70
quired to produce the movement Of al tn
planets. Nat. Intel.
THouGHr.--l remember that Adam Smitl
and Gibbon told Us that there would neve
again be destruction OF civilization by bar
barians. The food they told Us, would n,
more return to cover the earth; and the