The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-02-21
Councti Proceeafngs.
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February, l9th, 1866. !

February, 10Th, 1866.
Council met.
Present, The Mayor, and Aldermen Pull
ton, Haines, Newton, Mckee, Thomas and
Timberman.
a final estimate of the work Of arshall
Stone, for building culverts on johnson
street, was received and Marshall q stone
allowed Si,g02, IT, the balance due on their
contract.
The pct ition Of ID. T. Brigham, md TWEEN
tY-eieAt others, to have Bunk street graded
to the river was received, and referred 10 q
special committee consisting Of Aldermen
Newton, Haines and Timberman.
: communication was received from the
City Engineer, III relation To the removal ~
the Dominion rock from tbs channel o. the
river. and the Mayor authorized 10 have the
same removed.
The City Engineer reported bids for the
continuation Of the johnson street culEert,
whereupon the following was adopted:
Resolved, That the Mayor be authorized
t. enter into contract with McAianus and
Carol. for the continuation Of the johnson
street eulvert, in accordance with their bid,
provided they shall enter into bond ia the
sum IF FIVE hundred dollars for the fulfil
ment Of the same.
10 the City Engineer for expenses incaFr-
"a iii river survey, S2l5,1s.
J. 4. Mcdowell, one months services rs
Engineer. Se3,33
s. Hutchinson, assistant Engineer, one
month, $50.
The bill Of Geo. +. Wilson Of So, for the
use Of Concert Hall, for the District Court
At the September term, was laid On tho table.
The bill If Wood, Estes 4 Co., of ~, 10
for lumber fox City Hospital, was referred
30 the Committee on Claims.
Council adjourned to Tuesday, Febru airy
Goth, at o'clock +. NJ.
b. s. MERRIAM, City Recorder.
Excessive EATI>G.--In letter to Lord
Murray, found in the life Of Sydney smith,
lately published, the latter says
s.iou are, ] hear, attending more to Diet
than heretofore. Ii you wish any thing like
happiness in the fifth act Of life, eat and
drink about half what you could eat and
drink. Did | ever tell you my calculation
about eating and drinking Having ascer-
tanned the weight Of what | could live upon
80 as To preserve health and strength, and
what dil live upon, found that between
ten and seventy years Of age had eaten and
drunk about forty-f four onc-horse wagon
loads Of meat and drink more than would
have preserved me in life and health The
value Of this mass Of nourishment il con
sidered to be worth e. 900 sterling. Ii oc-
cured To me that must. by yoraeIty. have
starved to death more than one hundred.
This il d frightful calculation, but irresista-
bly, true and | think, dear Murray, your
wagons would require an additional horse
each.'
~ ~. 4s&r
ing nondescripts have taken up their tenn
porary abode in the suburbs Of Newport, and
are reaping golden harvest from the weak
minded in the vicinity There Is 4 little ro-
mantle incident connected with their visit to
this ncighborhood, which is creating consid-
cradle gossip among certain circles. la their
company is Young girl about sixteen years
old, and rather well-fayorcd. \ young gem
tleman Of Newport has become enamored Of
this smut brown maid,'' aud il foolish
enough to desire to give up friends and KIN
dred to follow her fortunes. a strait Jacket
would be the best remedy for his folly. =
ICincinnatl Commercial.
BEAUTY AND BgAISs.-Joe and Hal. were at
an evening party, and walked to a window
opening to a balcony.
s'Miss Smtherings is very beautiful, is she
not, remarked Ual. IN commenting on the
company, but without taking the precaution
to look into the balcony.
every handsome, but has she any brains -
''Ndry brain - sighed Hal, as he deeply
regretted the deficiency.
A scream and fall on the outside Of the
balcony-Aliss smitherings had heard and
tainted. None of the company except Hal.
aud Joe ever knew why.
ANCIENT AND MODERN CITIEs.-London il
now the greatest city in the world, md fur
surpasses all tho great cities of antiquity
According to Gibbon the population Of an
cient Rome in the height of its magnihcenco
was 100000; Nincveh is estimated to have
100000; and DR.. Medhurst supposes that the
population Of pekin is about 100000. Til,
population Of London, according to recen
statistics, amounts TO 2,5O0, 00O-4li, ~
having been added to ii during the last ttr
years The census shows that it contains
207, 722 inhabited and 1889 uninhabitet
houses.
NTEW EMBRoIDERIES Very hnc and medium
~ French worked collars, setts Linen and Jaeone
collars ard cuffs, fms Linen Gnmhric handkerchief
IN short d fine at OK ~ goods III the above line Jus