The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-11-03
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The Dubuque Worth West, which afte
the election commenced publishing Samuels
canvassing calculations Of the result, as th'
actual returns oil the election, and erowet
most vociferously over the triumphant Dem
ocratic victory achieved in the State, has nj
length begun TO awake to a kind of muddlet
consciousness Of its egregious mistake.
The first intimation it gives its readers Of
ton of Samuels and glorious Democratic
victory, will be found in its issue Of Wednes-
day. On Thursday ii gives up the election,
and admits there is no hope for Samuels,
bu. denies that it's candidates were defeated
upon the merits of Democratic principles.
The main cause of the defeat, it alleges. is
to be attributed to .'the desertion by large
portion of the Democracy in the southern
portion Of the State, in August last, Of the
issue upon the New Constitution" We
leave the Democracy Of this portion OF
the State TO digest this matter for them
selves, and settle the question with the North
IVES. as may best suit them.
The Northwest, however, is determined to
conserve the popularity Of its candidate for
Governor, notwithstanding its assertion that
the party was not defeated on the merits Of
its principles. II therefore asserts that
Samues ''ail through the canvass performed
prodigies Of valor; an increased Democrat.
ic vote followed his track from the place
where he set out to his close" Now We
can't follow the track of this brilliant me.
teor from its rise to its fall, but we give thu
effect OF passage along that portion Of
the orbit within our range Of vision. II
Lee county Samuels lost rs votes on Buehan.
ans majority, in Van Buren, ga, in Davi.
516, in Appanoose 375, in Wayne l3l
thence this star shot of in a tangent towart
the north and was lost to our gaze. If, how.
ever, It's lurid glare continued to consume
Democratic maiorities at the rate of | .0n(
Tor every hundred miles of its track tht
Democratic defeati is readily accounted for
without reference to the vote in Angus
last.
Crawford. the American sculptor.
Crawford, the great American sculptor
died in London on the 10Th of October, from
the effects Of cancer in his eve.
lie was born in the city of New York il
1914, and carly manifested peculiar fondnes.
Tor art. AT the age of twenty he went ID
Europe and established himself in Rome
where be acquired the friendship of The eel.
eorated Thorswalden, to whose instruction
he was doubtless much indebted for his sub
segment success.
lie has executed grea. many busts and
statues OF disIingui she'd Americans, of which
the most noted are those Of Josiah Quincy.
V Washington, Allston, ". +. Charming and
Henry Clay. His groups of "orpheus" and
Cupid and Psyche" 'sAda,n and Eve
and his ideal busts Of Sappho and yesta,
with his celebrated statue of Beethoven and
Washington monument, ordered By the Leg
isiature OF Virginia, are amongst the mos,
celebrated works Of his chisel.
Crawford was a married man and leaves
several children.
Iowa Medical COLLEGE,. of the fines,
structures erected during the present sea.
son ~ this city is tho Iowa Medical Col.
'egs. u IS an ornament 10 the city, and
rejects great credit upon Or. Sanford, III
master-sprit of the Institution. and upon
the skill and taste Of the architect, Mr.
". A. Rice.
ihe building stands on the corner o
Fish and Biondeau streets, is three stofie
hish with IN ample attic, and, with il.
cut-ssone front, arched windows, and Nor.
man style, presents an imposing appear
ance.
From Fifth street there are three main On.
frances one into a very handsome Drui
store kept by Mr.. stribien, the second int,
a spacious hall, and the third into III
large and eommodious Office of prs. San
ford d Bond.
The rear room, p by 40 feet, is oecu
pied by the keoknk High School, is wei
arranged and finished, aud convenient o
access. The front room Of the secon
aoor, -9by II feet, is the Museum. whiel
w'iiin time be admirably fitted up for tn
purposes 81 the College. The rear end /
the Lecture Room, which, being Il by 4
ieet, Is the finest room Of the kind in III
ehy; Beiween these two rooms are
large stairway, entry, halt. and profe,
sors' room Il by IT,
On ihe third tIoor are the Anatomical VI,
scum - BY Al, Professors room l2bv /,
the Dlssec;lag room p by As feet, and ii
Amptl, heasFe fot the Demonstration Of Ana,
omy. lhis last room is model Of the kin,
be1ag so arranged that every spectator la.
clear view Of the Demuns;rator.
The whole building is well finished. il a,
ranged with view 10 the hghes, conyen
ence, Is well ventilated aud warmed bv
Lu'ze's furnace, and Is an edince Of whie
tAe bailiers may well be proud.
E9cHANoEs. The 7ribaae Of the ~,
says tbefaies Of unelrreut money ore ire,
uiar, With rather an active business. II
quotations OF Thomson, Morse NCo. are
Aew aeFs state CGrfepey. :.
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James q. Brayman, formerly copnee
ed with the Chicago Democrat. was So,
.eBcea to the Psnitentiars far ira ,a