The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-09-12
TelegFaphic News.

ST.. Louis, Sept. lo.--The independence
Messenger, Of the 5th inst, publishes re.
port that Col. Sumner had overtaken the
Cheyenne Indians retreating towards the Ar
kansas River, that battle ensued, resulting
in the indiscriminate slaughter Of 400 to
500 Indians, men, women and children. The
report is discredited here.
WHEELING, Sept. a. Martin Birmey was
arrested here to-day by Thos. p. Shallcrcss,
Special Agent of the p. 0. Department,
charged with embezzling letters from the
Chicago PostoHice.
! NV YokK, Sept. 9.--The failures Of
futile, Cutting & Co., and Bates, Griffin L
Livermore, in the provision trade, are re-
ported.
| Bosros, Sept. 1th.--Mcssrs. Saroni L
| Goodheim, extensive clothiers on Milk-st.
| in this city, stopped payment on Friday
Their liabilities are estimated at nearly
! $4,000
WASHINGTON, Sept. C.-The Southern mail
from all points is received. The dates from
Brownsville are to the 10Th ult. The harvest
IN the river valley promises fair. Mexican
frontier was quiet.
In the Cannado Parish the bols were be-
ginning to rot from the prevalence. OF rain I.
In the Clinton Parish the bols were opening
| fast.
DAyraA, Sept. l0-The Greman's grand
state jubilee came OF to-day the display
was very fne; the procession contained GO
or IS companies and 33 bands Of music
the city was very much crowded. A banner
was awarded the Neptune Fire Company, of
Springfield, for making the best appearance
Tonight there is grand display Of FIRE.
works, and the engine houses are hand
somely illuminated.
New Brunswick, IN. J.) Sept. l0.-The
Bank OF New Jersey temporarily suspended
this morning, but will probably resume in a
few days. Bill holders are advised not to
sacrifice them, as they are worth dollar for
dollar, and are taken by our business men at
par. The liabilities Of the Bank are $780,.
600, and their means to pay with over $780,.
600.
WAsaIScros, Sept. 0.--Tho Atty General
has had under consideration the case Of
Ghas. Crowell, ordinary seaman, who for
striking, disregarding and treating with con-
tempt, his superior officer, was sentenced by
court martial lately convened in new York,
to three years Imprisonment in the Peniten-
tiary of the District Of Columbia, to be de-
priyed Of his pay, and be marked with letter
ID, on his right hip. The specific question
embraced in the reference OF the Secretary
OF the Navy, was as to the legality of the
sentence. The Attorney General holds that
there is nothing illegal in it, and it ia there
fore to be carried out in every Particular
Although the punishment is severe, ii is con-
sidered that Crowell's offence was OF such
character tina. it could not DO legally passed
over without serious injury to one Of the
most vital elements OF naval discipline.
| NEw York, Sept. l0.-The morning pa
pers contain yoluminous dispatches from
Syracuse, concerning the doings yesterday
evening, preliminary to the Democratic Com
vention to-day. All the prominent men Of
the party are there, including ID. S. Dickin-
son, Edwin Croswell, Horatio Seymour,
Fernando Wood, Dean Richmond, Zadoc
Pratt, n. p. Ludlow, and others. Ii was
thought that the Softs hovo the Convention,
counting - they do 6S men--6S Softs against
~ Hards, exclusive u the New York City
representatives. Appearances are that the
Softs will use their powe: arbitrarily in or
! ganizing their Convention 30 NJ to settle the
question as to the respective strength, be-
yond peradyenture, and that they will then
act liberal for the best advantage Of the par.
ty IN their decisions Of the New York contest
/ and on nominations.
1 How OLD NICK Losr.--The following is
too good to be lost. We clip il from an ex :
change paper, and respectfully call atten.
ton TO II OF certain persons who feel dis
posed to spread in newspaper life:
| "A young man, who ardently desired
wealth, was visited by his Satanic Majesty,
who tempted him to promise his soul for eter-
nifty, il he could be supplied on this earth
With NIL the money he could use. The bar
! gain Was concluded-the devil was to sup
ply the money, aud was At last to have tho
soul, unless the young man could spend
more money than the devil could furnish.
Years passed away--the man married, was
extrayagant in his living, built palaces,
speculated wildly--lost and gave away for
tunes, and yet his Golfers were always full
lie turned politician and bribed his way to
power and fame, without reducing his tpile'
Of gold. He became flibuster, and fitted
out ships and armies, but his banker hon.
ored all his drafts. lie went to Western
city TO live, and paid the usual rates Of in.
terest for all the money he could borrow,
but though the devil made wry faces when
be came to pay the bills, yet they were all
paid. One expedient after another failed
the devil counted the tire, only two years.
that be must wait for the soul, and he mock cd
the efforts OF the despairing man. One more
trial was resolved upon-thc man started u
newspaper! The devil growled ut the bill
at the end Of the first quarter, was savage
10 SIX months, melancholy in nine, and broke,
'dead broke at the end Of the year. So
the newspaper went down, but the soul was
saved"
The above is the first instance that We
ever heard Of, where the newspaper business
saved : soa! While, cu ;aa osAsl haul, We
know Of single cases that have damned
scores Of them Gin. Times.
CorPKR AND Pearls AT ST. Cxoix FAILS.
A gentleman has shown US specimens Of
native copper, Of the purest quality, found
at ST. Croix Falls. One piece has large
quantity OF pure silver in it. While fishing
IN the river be noticed the CLANS were SIM.
lar 20 those that the Jersey pearls were
found in, and gave the hint to the boatmcn,
and the result was, in two or three daya they
found between two and three hundred, vary.
ing from the size OF q pins head to Q pea.
The river At the rallu II fitaA nth thn f-a.k