The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-08-15

10 Hoating Museum OF Spalding 4 Rogers, s.
now at the Wharf. The programme is at y y
tactive to the lovers Of amusement and
un. =
GTFor copy Of the London Punch We y
70 indebted to Mr.. Clark, OF the news depot. N
BucnANAN m THE Mail BAGs.--Bo it re- 3,
nembered that in 1886, James Buchanan ),
roted that any postmaster who should put y
INTO the mail bags any document relating to
)he abolition OF Slavery should he dismissed v
from Office And that still later he voted d
against confirming the appointment OF Ed
ward Everett ~ Minister to England, because
BIZ even his small amount OF anti-slavery SEN
,incnt. Could anything show more CON- B
pletely than these two votes how AFFECT TO Y
Slavery James Buchanan ISL Buffalo Re- '
public. :
PARts MS HAIR As JKTrERsoN DiD.--We
heard, the other day, an old Federalist, who =
was looking at portrait Of Fremont, in the
window Of book-store, swearing at the
Ioriginal because he wears his hair = little
different from the prevailing mode-opart-
ling it in the middle" Said he sthat's just
the way jefferson did; Fremont 10 rs much
|of scoundrel ~ he was, believer Fed.
goes for Buchanan. Chicago Trib.
Pax-PAruKsr or PonAGx.-The Senate
has passed bill providing for the compul.
sorry prepayment OF all transient printed
matter. IL does not propose any change OF
the existing law with regard to publications
sent TO regular subscribers; but only to make
the pre- payment OF the rates compulsory
which the existing law prescribes for tran
silent printed matter when prepaid. The
quantity Of printed business circulars put
into the mails unpaid, and on which scarcely
any postage is collected, is said to be enor
nous.
LOOKING TO No. l.--Sir James Macintosh
invited DR.. Parr to take drive in his gig. |
The horse became FESTIVE. "Geutly, jim
my" says the doctor, g take care /; don't lr- |
iitAte him; alwayth soothe your horthe, |
Jenny. You'll do better without me. Let
ne down, Jenny" Once on terra Grma,
the doctor's view Of the case was changed.
"Now, Jenny, touch him up--nevcr let a
horse get the better Of you touch him up
conquer hlm--don't spare him; and now
I'll leave you to manage him-Pll walk
bsck.n
eTA letter OF the LIST inst, from a cool
observer IN IIoosick, Rensselaer, Co., incl
dentally says:
s'rhings look mighty Frcmontish in this
locality, and this town will give large ma
jority for the Republican ticket. Fillmore
will be next in the race. Buchanan is already
distsnced. Al the Old-Line Democrats have
come out for Fremont"
cgThe Washington correspondent OF the
n. Y. Times says:
alt ID rnmored that Brooks has Q letter
from several leading Democratic politicians,
earnestly urging him not TO make Q personal
assault upon Senator Wilson, and that thi.
will be published ct = convenient time, IN
explanation of hrs txifurc to resent thst bei1'
ator's denuncation OF the Sumner assault. >
PROPER DISCRIMINATION. " Mother ,
said little boy the other day, ssPve got suci
bad headache, and sore throat, too
ssIlave you, nv dear Z" asked the mother
swell you shall have some madeleine" "lt'
no matter" replied the shrewd urchin S1l'v
90. 'em, but they don't hurt me''
rTMrs. Fly Indignantly denies that sh
ever had breeze with her late husband
Gle was too short windcd," she says. eth
only kind OF blowing | ever had with hil
was with q pair OF bellows, to get the win
into his lungs sitter long walk. Poor cres
turc! l hope he's gone where there's plens
Of air."
SLASH Up.-The Tuesday night expire.
train. from Chicago, was detained BY Ia
lena freight train, which ran Oh the trat
II miles from Chicago, killing the engine
and fireman. The day Express for Tuesda
was also detained by freight train gettii
of the track near Oquawka Junction.--Bu
linston Hawkeye.
O. The day after the spparition of I
Yankee at Her Majesty's levee in bla
crayat, the English Funds actually decline
A correspondent draws from the fact the 4
lowing moral: The g ties Of the two nstio
must be extremely loose, wien "cravat
can thus affect the " stocks."-t Punch.
FRExosr's CATHOLICISM EvIDESe
We learn upon reliable authority, that
Fremont CROSSES his suspenders every mol
ing when putting on his clothes!
GA young ladies' boarding school
like u garden hot-bed. The tcnderest pla
grow there, but the foundation is rotten.
EDWsD n GRANT,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC, AND
General Land Agent.
PELI. ........MAhlUN ~, lO'
M ILL attend promptly tn buying. selling
Wv leasing real estate paying taxes, examii
titles, preparing Of legal papers, making collccti
and all other matters connected with the real es
business.
Will practice the legal profession in this and
adjoining counties.
kErEREscEs 1T, sherman 4 Co., ureenc, ~
4 Rice. IT. Des Moines John White Co., o
loosa; l.. H. Grant, Mere. Association Library