The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-03-27

FREMONT HOUSE.


charming to one who has been through the
'snow banks" for the last three months
The air is soft and balmy, and unm stakably
spring like, with an occasional breeze from
off the lake 10 lift the curs from d lady's
cheek and display the freshness of its spring
rosy-loyelness. Old Sol has not appeared
SO sociable nor met with such a hearty recep-
ton since November last. He condescends
to smile genially, modulating the tempera-
ture, and touching with rosy light the church
stecple and housctop. The very ice and snow
Tint has withstood the anathemas of all Gre
alton, and even the Mickies' pickaxes, could
not stand unmoved by the benignant smile of
the old gentleman.
But this fine weather contrasts painfully
with the dirty, filthy, muddy, and almost un-
passable condition of the streets. We think
that we can safely say that we never before
saw so dirty a city. The streets are in the
most deplorable condition possible, the i'm
mense quantities of snow and ice being rap
idly thawed and Incorporated with mud and
filth produce about as disagreeabe state of
things for pedestrians as can possibly be i'm
agined.
have Just returned from Milwaukee,
where have been stopping for few days.
Milwaukee is attempting rapid strides TO
overtake Young America, Chicago, but she
gave her Leader too much start to ever think
Of bringing mp at the stand. If she saves
her distance she will do well. She is now
stretching her ''iron track" in every direction
over the State, and the one reaching the Mis-
sissippi River has her undivided care and at.
tentlon; the parties interested in this line
are confident of securing large portion of
the transit of Iowa, and, it is said, when fin
ished, will bring Milwaukee 80 miles nearer
the Mississippi than Chicago is. OF course
she will not quietly allow Chicago to control
any greater share of the western trade than
her natural position will readily command
Milwaukee will also draw largely Of the bus
mess of the Fond du Lac road; the effect of
these new avenues will be apparent and i'm
mediate upon the growth of Milwaukee,
which has heretofore made her progress with
apld strides. Sixteen or eighteen years age
its locality might well have been termed wild
land. The pioneer of that early day, now
independent, looks with pride upon his beau
tiful city, thai has sprung up, as if by en-
chantment, under his eye, (yet he cannot tel,
how, with It's wide and well paved streets
Its beautiful mansions and splendid churches,
and It's a., 001 inhabitants.
The growth and prosperity Of the farming
interest has built up prosperous and sub
stantial CITY, similar in some respects to
keoknk for It's trade; large extent of rich
agricultural country, with a thrifty class Of
farmers, who have grown wealthy in the
past few years, not alone by the high price
of the products of the soil, but by the aid
vance in tho value Of their rich domain, have
contributed and built up this prosperous
city and Its great mercantile business, and
like keokuk. its mercantile trade Is positive
ly astounding.
There are business houses or stores there
that in size and worth Of stock would
do credit t. any Of the large cities of
the Atlantic 5eaboard, and it would hardly
be credited by Eastern solons, or by those
not familiar with the extent Of the mercau-
tile trade, that they have may firms selling
over 100000 per year, but such is the case,
and readily solves the question Of the growth
a,,d nf tho ~
There is at present great excitement per-
yading the community in regard to the Gov
ernorship Of State, and ! should Judge that
large majority of the citizens of Milwau-
kee look upoa the cause of Barstow and his
protest against the action of the Supreme
Court III denying its jurisdiction as an un-
warrantahle assumption Of power, which
will not be sustained, and that the decision
of the Court will be in favor of Bashford as
Governor. r.
Cross READINGs.-E Everybody has noticed
the ludlcrous effect Of reading straight along
a line across the page of a newspaper. Some
what similar and quite as funny are the cross
readings made by "bill- stickers,' who plas-
ter one notice and poster over another, ex
posing portions here and there that connect
together oddly. The N. Y. Tribune gives q
specimen:
BY board on q corner in the Bowery the
astonished public was yesterday informed in
great variety of miscellaneous Typography
thnt George Christy and Woods Minstrels
Laura keene's-lnaammat rheumatism
positively cured by three applications of
Journeymen gas filters and plumbers atten-
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