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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-28

LixIrs OF THE HuxAS MISp.-Newton was
one day asked why he stepped forward when
he was inclined and from whit cause his
arm and his hand obeyed bis will = He hon
estly replied that he knew nothing abou, the
matter. But at least, said they to him, you
who are so we'll acquainted with the gravlta-
ton Of planets, will you tell US why they
turn one way sooner than another? Newton
still avowcd his ignorance.
Those who teach that the ocean was sailed
for fear it should corrupt, and the tides were
created to conduct our ships into ports, were
little ashamed, when told that the Mediter-
ranean has ports and no tides.
Who has ever been able to determine pre-
clsely how billet Of wood is changed into
red hot charcoal, and by what mechanism
lime is heated by cold water?
The motion Of the heart in animals-is
that account I'd for2 Has it been exactly dis
covered how the business Of generation is ar
ranged Has any one divided the cause Of
sensation, ideas and memory We know no
more Of the essence Of matter than the chill
dren who touch its superhccs.
Who will instruct US on the mechanism by
which the grain of corn which we cast into
the earth, disposes itself to produce stalk
surmounted with an ear; or WHY the sun
produces an apple on the tree and chestnut
next to it, Many doctors have said, what
know not? Montague said, what know ?
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eTNever, perhaps, are children dearer
10 their parents than when, - 1t present,
the price Of bread and meat 10 80 excessive.
80 Punch.
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4 CAM ID,

EEo. DoNNELLAN, Civil Engineer aud Survey
~ or, odcrs has professional services to the citi-
zens OF keokuk and vicinity, for the surveying
and arranging Of grounds TO suit the contoar Of
the surface and feels confident he please those
desiring such service.
Ali business pertaining 10 the profession attend
ed to with promptness, and the iithogrspAing Of
maps plats, &C.. supefintendcd at litnographers'
charges.
ondce in Graham's Building, and ST.. Keokuk.
tan9S-
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sT The British army in Hindo.tan
amounts to 2lS,i52, of which number
nbsui lOU,ul0 are available in the field. All
but between $4,000 and 10000 are native
troops With this great body, aud 2.00o,-
wv OF native lighting men within her domin-
ions as reserve, We do not see how she
need lear for her supremacy in that region.
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OF y.

NOTICE.
w the undersigned have associated ourselves
w toy 'ther rs eo-partners In the Real Estate
Agency business an, hereby re pecfuly tender
services 10 the citizens of keosuk and the public
generally. We promise to exert ourselves To give
general itisfAction to all those who may favor
with their patronage,
PRIMROSE & HAYNES
Off " over Doubleday wilson Store, Second
a., BIT. Main aud johnson, and opposite Baking
Aoust at Hatch Thomson. jan27 div
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A80nD8D04
u HSPWTFULLY AnAsunecto the citissns Of Kso-
IN kak and vioanity thAt they have opened store
on Fourth street, whsrc they prepared 70 supply
the fArnsn and msrchaats Of the Great West with
all kinds Of the nost appscvsd Agricultural I'm.
plsmsuts and Asehinss which are to be found In
The country. We have, slso, connected wisA oar Az
rcultaral implements 90 Machines, . general
assortment ct Hardware ed Wooaen ware. 1t
viii = aim. By pronpt attention 70 haaiasss, -
deserve and receive ~ ena6dssss Of diseeTaisg
public In our endsavofs 70 meet their numerous
wants. M- MxA1S WILDEk
Ksokak. loss, Jas. .. 's7-dsn
New AgsiculsuYai Warsh suss.
A AkS, Hatchsta, Hammer. Meat Caters, Chop-
n ping Knivs, knife Trsys, Floor anA Cosnter
Dusesrs, nais, mop handlss, well bushels, sssas
sseksss bah boxes, nest do, bush hseks, sAovsls
and spsdss, hay and manure forks. picks, natsosks
beg hoes, post asgsrs, "sppls psarcrs, eorsss asd
sliosrs," and many luther assful articles nay b
foand It the New Agricultural wasshosss ovss
Rice 9 Iron Store. Cali and examine.
INCOR on ALTON NOTICE.
NOTICE 10 hereby given that J. X. Hesaish, J.
~ II. Sullivan, Vim. \. b. Lynch,C h. Dinond
w. ". Bslknap, Thos. r. CartSs, +. Wtlsey, Jns
Adair Mcdowell, J. y. nrssdsa, Ard Curtis =
Com have incorporated themselves and their $50.
ctAtss usdsr the nsns VI the Dsealion Ferry and
Land Company. The principal place Of business
Of sAid Company v ~ Esohuk, Iowa Tha oAjsst
Of this cooperation u 10 sstAhlish = Ferry On th&
MassassipPi River, between he city Of ksokak aud
Hsnssck Cosnsy, lila. and slso ~ purchase lasas
In Hancock County, Ills, and lay out tAsrssn I
town to be known ~ "Decalion." The capital
stock Of said Company 10 seventy i've thousand dol.
lars, which stock may Be Increased 70 oas hsaArsl
Thousand dollars, divided In sharss Of one HUNDRED
dollars each, and 70 be paid In upos sAll IL ~
Board Of Directors. Said corporation eoumssosd
on the Ath day Of Octohef 1885, 10 continue twenty
years, renewable according 70 the laws III Iowa.
lie .nairs 81 The company 70 b. eondastsd b. .
Board Of Five Directors, TO Be elected on he tss,
Wednesday Of January, annually, In ssoadanss
With the articles VI Incorporattoa on Ale in the II
dec Of the Recorder u deeds, Lee oosnty, Iowa
The indebtedness u the Company 10 not 10 exceed
two-thirds Of the capital stock Of the Company
The private property ef the stock holder 4 70 =
exsnptfrom the corporate debts Of the Conpsny,-
The following Pssons ere the present Disscsors u
said Company
J. X, HoTnish, ypp H. Sullivan.
c. k. Dimoud, Rufus Wilsey
Vim. y. b. Lynch.
J.K. HoRNIsH, Prss't.
c. r. DtnosD, 6ee'y and Tress.
keokuk, Dec. n, 1ssS--daw
tDaiiy Times copy %v.l
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OFFICE, NO. 4. kILBOURkES BLOCK,
1 j As f,s Sale 20 beautiful kots In d. W. Kill.
l l. bournc's Addition.
frsm any Of these Lots the prospect from, and
the Wow around the city, 10 delightful.
They are ell nesy or adjoining
KILBOuRNE PARK"
And 10 other Lots In the CITY can b desirable
for residences.
Block l16 In the ldtimits.
20 Feet on Main-st., between 9Th and It'll.
Lot 4, Block ~, on BioaAean-st.
60 Fest in Block 30i, on Msin-st., between 10th
aud 18th.
es Feet on Main ST., eomnencing 100 feet from
10th street.
10 fesi on 9Th st., In Block As. . very desirable
building residence.
Also, Lots in Edward kilbourne's New Ad0ition.
Ea0-rHans--l0w, md very Easy Psynen@---
Fur further particulars enquire q the shove Slcs
jsn26d
YOn6 ~.
GIN building Lots On Hank-st, betwssA 18th and
- 18Th. Inasiss a INN& eco,
jsa24-A3v Reia's Baesk.
MuMM 4 NnkLUO.
CONFECTIONERY, Wholesale - Retail Candy
~ MsAsfaetlvy, Tkini-st.. Aslnssa Maia asd
Johnsoa, ssxt ApOs u Kelly ALyncA.
6pssial aatsnsioa viii " given y hakisg for pAS-
ties, and dome upon the shostsst notice.
ksokuk, Jan. l?-dls
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A NEw DIAuoSD.--Two French chemists.
Messrs. Wohler and Deville, have succeeded
in crystalizing the vel. known substance
boron, which has hitherto been known only
as n greenish brown powder, or in combina-
ton with an acid, and they submitted spe.
cimens of the crystals to the Academy Of
Sciences few days ago. These CRYSTALS
possess n brilliancy and refractiye mower
which nothing equals but the diamond, and
they rival that in hardness, being capable Of
scratching corundum, which, next to dia-
mond is the hardest substance known. The
specimens yet obtained are very small, and
hove shale Of red or yellow. but the cnlnr
is believed to be accidental, and they hope
that further experiments will enable them
to procure it eolorless. Boron agrees with
Silicon in many Of its properties, and il
considered as intermediate between it and
carbon. This discovery may soon put
US in possession Of a Fictitious diamond
which the most experienced eye will not be
enabled to distinguish from the genuine
| tScotsman.
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BunDEN's NEW PATENT
q @ @
For sale by TILLINGHAsT, LANE BUBL,
jan3i Sign Of Broadaxs. Asia.st.
Private Danciog Glass.
AIDES and 0satlemsn DESTROYS Of Joining .
IL Private DaneiAg Class, under compstsat tsaeA-
can have ~ opportunity ef AoiaE . ~ leaving
their names 1t the Pisssrs Gallery, 70 Msis.st. up
stairs. [jan3i-dSt
lust received, Anc assortment Of nne violins,
jsn2i.d PATRICK GROUSE.
DlSSO1.UTlON.
TI1HE co -partasrship heretofore existing hstvssa
i J Levin end q. A. Whitmore under ths style Of
J. levin 4 Co., wss dissolved on the Tth day Of
January, 1857, by mutual eonsent. All dsbts dss
by or to said nrm will be settled By q. A. Whit
more, who will costinue the busisess ~ tAs old
stand. 1. LEVIN,
jAn1l-dlm @. a. WMITM0R1.
n. So > q = \ Q : c o.,
(HussssDrs 70 6ansel spsaasss,)
FORWARDING COMMISSION AERcAAN0,
Railroad Packet and regular Steamboat LanainS:
Aiv nrio;;1n .;..n,;.. ,.;d =;
- isr fcrvsrdingby either ksilrosdor River
>. ?. nOnNlsM,
A THORNLEY, ~ Counsellor ~ Law. OQos On
~ Thiri-sL, over Fistlsn Lasss Bank.
janlS-dim
Noslcs @ CsnsFaossRs.
@ called proposals. will - received At the Once Of
Oths City Nneinses until '666k p. n. on Mon.
day JAa. nth lss7, for the grsdingof the alley II
Block No. ~.
BpsciAcstioascAn be seen At the OGes.
/. HUTCHINSON, City 1neiaser.
Jan. II. 'S7-AieA.
TEED Zen T11E MlLLHONl
FEED STORE ON THIRD STREET.
0sON6TAN1LY o. hand largs supply Of cesn,
~ sAsilsd an1 n The ear ernsAsd corn for COW
md Aosse feed, oAts, corn meal, Ac. AL oedsss
punctuAlly alled In Any part Of the city.
Store on Third street botWsen Main and J0hns0n.
janI7 din ROBERTSON . LIVINGSTON
DISoOLuTION.
gVHE partnership heretofore existing between
Stannus Hamilton II this day dissolved b.
nutssl consent. AL claims against the lAee 6rn
will be settled b John 6tannas, and all psrsoas
knwnx themselves iudsbtsd tosAid 6rm will please
call at his ONCE, o. Johssea street in Recosdex Of
oacs JOHN STANMu6,
JOHN HAMILTON.
Ksoksk, lows, Jan. 10, -. -jalsaAw3n
g. .. II. AsrAbaonsa heal Estate Of1tee
LAS hesa Rsaovsd 10 No. Isl Main street, ~.
III ~ - tn, In Weed ! Stsihlen's Dfueetofs,
fnen6ely q. Aeinssssse. 4snat-DS
:. u. HINTON,
| /vARPENTER AND BUILDER. Shop 6oath-
~ west corner Of TAirtssnth and franklin 81.
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DIASOLUTION

y
vINHE c,-partnsrship heretofore existing between
VIM Edwards and WIN. \. Turner, uadss the
name AMI style Of Edwards l. Turner, Atys ut Law,
Real Eststs and Insurance Agents, 10 this day dis
solved By mutual consent. The legal business Of
said hrm will Be closed up by Edwards Turner.
Jan. 70, 81. WN. EDWAkDS,
jan2s.dtt WIN. r. TURNER.
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La01o and Lots Ter sale.
Onn ACRHb Of land, % Sand Prairie, viii b
OVO cold for Gosh, or msrcAAssabls dry gsoAs.
10 assss, Avs miles ost on ths Ksekuk saA Bors
Dssmoinse !. \.
lot 10 Wiliisns PsFyy's addition, . dssirshls
lesAt % Ter . rosiasnss.
Alss, Aoass and lot situated In the ssatral part
Of tAs city.
For paxSiealsss, Inquire sf
G. b. INGALLS, 3 o.,
Reoklk, novls-sn
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THEN EUM.

THoS. ana ger
FINHE public speetfully informed that the
L Theatre will reopen, for the Spring Season, on
Monday, March I'd. 81. with a full and cfacient
company. During the season constant succession
of the First Stars in the country will appear.
a
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riodicais above namsd IL about t3l per annum.
| A. We shall mover again be liksly to 0Gsr such
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1 jan27d s. Gold g., N. Y
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cTThe depreciation in the hog crop in
Indiana this year amounts - one seventh of
ast years crop.
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MERCANTILE FAfLuREs.-The New York
Mercantile Agency reports the number Of
failures during the last year at 2,705. Az
eraging the losses at $4,000 each, the total
loss would amount to So, 050,0oo. Five per
cent. of this loss is estimated as a swindle
The amount of goods sold annually is esti-
mated at $1,000, 100000. The aggregate
loss BY failures amounts to Jths of one per
cent. on the gross amount of sales. And as
an average Of City per cent of the debts of
the bankrupts is collected, the absolute loss
is only one-half Of .ths per cent.
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ron SALE
A Farm ssatsing - a0sss, we'll improved, With
"A god hs1ss - bsasing srehasd, II miles
soatA q ChaRisstoo and 10 miles from Ksokuk,
will Be sold - ssnsoaahle term.
Apply % ". Johnson or j. :. Blair, Ksoksk,
or % n. okianss, Chasleston. fnes1o
TINE 0DEAT WEeTEWN WEWEDy.
4 EvI60N 6ALvR for the Prevention ard Care
II q 1sostea Msels And ChilblAins.
1Asos a0lstsd With this troublesome compliant
-. = Instantly relieved BY csing : boz Of Levi
s0a's oAlvs.
APsrlsst esrs warranted. or The nssey refunded
esngh Known for the last ~ years - tAs sniy PER
feet and saSe remedy.
Certificates q pssssss sssed With the salvs sss
bsseen - applylnS - tbs Aesat.
ksadsfs II yes kovs sny yslsiisns o. fsiend, sui.
fering With frosted fset proeure bex sad Dsssens
\ - tAe0. Yes will net ouly ~ asing them bsn-
s1s, hit will receive thsr everlasting 9salitaAe.
Price - esnts bog, With fsll direstiens. For
ale = IL Assats One<, 1I3 south Mster street,
CAlsage. b. J. LEVY, Agent.
Assss wanted 70 travel throusAcat The
country.
Dealers supplied on liberal tsrns. Address ,. J.
Levy, Chicago. Ills. ljaas-d3n
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kscksk Mes. go 1aoAer Co., Ne. 1.
~ HI nsubsn - ~ Ksokak Hook aud Ladder
q C0opaAy mnee ssupsctfulIy inform their fef.
w-cttiosas thae Ny Will eivs their First Annual
ali % 4ussday seaias. ysh.sary nth. Ticket,
COMMITTEES - AnRAHennESrs.
ID Reidington John VIM
John Stannus b II Dodson
Alex Lynch
MANAGERS FART OF HOOK AND LADDER.
Robt Harris ID Is smyih
ftafihsy 4 Iieury Strauss
TLos Duf Sam'i Hamiltcn
IL 0Tonnor NJ Tyteri
john You GEO Wilssn
BBeech U W Sanders
Thos Beatty Hiram Dswel
Davis X II Hettit
Wu Flavl VIM Mercer
Reese q w Wildly
Moore John Devices
hAkAoRRs OF PART ~ rouHa AnsnscA.
II Magruder IA Mcdowell
fShaTts II Kennedy
II Wootton John w Davis
J N Gwinn j Lcfaer
Holmes CR Palmer
q w Hardssty SROsrsis
Wv Tracey CO MurSatrsyd
MANAGERS o. PART w ctrsxExs.
Chas Panons JEK Sso.ss
CT Coaa IN Read
W Pittman RPGray
Timberman TO Dosblsday
C.ghorn y II Dimond
Capt Linci, II Harrisea
Turner AT Walltnw
hey Brown John MsCsne
DIR Wymau JCAxAmorv
Dr Carpenter bridEman
WmCave jones
j Patterson DIR Sanford
X - Grinen Fitshu~
DIR Barber I'll McKsnnv
DIR Page WV Walker
Jerry sullivan J b onrk
Harris JI.arkin
Mr. Richards G Moore
Geo Anderson Peter Hart
w Leighton Els Msgoou
scoheld Stotts
Thos Walker X Wiisey
CE Moss Thomas Jennings
Patterson John g Howard
Biilings w Johns
Bs Merriam b vansicklep
Gen Van Astwerp ST Marshall
DR. J " Powell Nv Miller
DR. Allen kilbourne ~
DR. Mavh l. Zwart
olClagget Estes
Capt Huston walcost
Capt Cole r sheldon
Harry Fulton
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
d r Smith jr John TGridsy
JMTyler kH Magrudsr
LII o'csunor oapt Gvinn
FLOOR xAxAeEax.
Lynch Mp sharts
Capt awinn Harry Fulton
TT McKenny d b smith jr
u Dodsou jessie Wolmsr
DIR Pro we'll
MAsfaR or c8RRnoRIkx,
jan20 7. JENNINGS.
NOTICE To DEPOHlTO0s.
r1NHE gncd will not receive Nebraska No
ney on deposit, ~ other currency, sftss the 3tl
day Of February next.
DEMIN0 4 LOVE.
CHARLm PARSONS.
P0RD, 00RHAM FORD.
GRO. C. ANDERSON.
FICKLEN LUCAS.
CHAPLIN LEE.
HATCH THOMPSON.
kcokuk, Jan. %, ~ d
Times and Post copy till Feb. sth, and send bill,
to this otice.
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Why NAS.ggs WENT OUT OF FAsnroS-lt
reminds me Of foolish interference OF Lou.
IS Nv, in matter Of dress. In the days OF
our grand fathers there was nothing 80 fash
ionable for summer wear, as nankeen. No
gentleman would be seen abroad or at home
in a dress of which thie material did not be
the making of portion; and, as we ever
fixed the fashion on questions Of msle COS
tune, the mode was adopted in France, and
English nankeen threatened TO drive all
French manufactured articles Of summer
wear out Of the market, The King, howey
err, surmounted the difficulty he ordered all
the executioners and their assistants to per-
form their terrible office in no other dressAbu,
one Of nankeen. This rendered the uiAtarlaI
infamous" and many man who deserved
10 be hanged, discarded the suit because a
similar one was worn by the man who did
the hanging. 50 Mrs. Turner, the prisoner
being executed in the reign Of james [, in d
yellow starchcd ruff, put to death the fash
~, ~ wee.in-- th~r-tnr. no..sa.'s esu....a
its and Mo
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lE Charles Sumner, Six years ago, was
elected after struggle Of seven weeks
THIS year he had 1913 out Of 345 votes in the
House, and viii probably have unanimous
vote in the Senate Such is the progress and
tendency OF sentiment in that quarter conse-
qaen' upon the aggressious Of the slavery
eKtensIonists and the humiliation Of the
Black Democracy before the juggernau, u
human chattelism.
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TvNHE undcrsigned. proposing TO form . cc-psst
h IL nership la the Engineering and Surveying bus
iness Offer their services TO their friends end cus-
TONERS in every department 81 their profession.
Having the original field notes aud plass Of sur
veys they win lay out lots in any part VI the city,
except within the old city limits; Also new add
tions, town piats and country surveys, near
mote. They will also execute draft maps asd plans
in any required style, and undertake the tAegrsph
ing OF the same. Being boil experienced ksilroad
Engineers, --ant having plenty Of new and supc
rior Enthusiastically win also make peslimary
surveys locations, estimates, ac, for Railroads and
OF her public works, supcrintcnd and measure n
sorry. bridging, eArthwork Ac.
Office ON Second-st., opposite the Athenesm.
EDWARD A. FOX.
iAne.-d j. w. OTLKY.
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:. 4. IN MsTON,
vARPENTER AND BUILDER. Shop Soash
~ west corner Of TAiRtsenth and frsnkiin Sta
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Iowa RAILROAD GRANT - Ii is stated, as an
indication Of the way Of doing bu, mess at
Washington, that the companies interested
in the Iowa grant paid $500 900 to the lob
byists to secure the passage Of their bill
One of our keokak railroads not long
since received letter from a lobby organi-
xation, saying that If they wished to partici-
pate in the advantages of remission Of du.
ties on railroad iron and OF an interes. in
proposed new grant, they could DO so by
agreeing to pay Eve per cent. of the sum to
the lobby.
IL may strike some Of our honest readers
with surprise to learn that this is the COM
mon way in which similar bills Of the great
estimportance are carried through Congress.
Yet such is the fact.
OK THEIR HIGH HoRsKs-B Both branches
of the Kansas (bogus) Legislature have re.
pudiated that portion Of Gov. Geary's mes
sage which recommends the repeal of the
test oaths and the other infamous acts, such
as Ten. Cass. pronounced disgrace to the
age, and ms every man of decent sense of
justice throughout the nation reprehended in
the seyerest terms. Those acts were pub
lshed in many of the public journals during
the Presidential canvass. They scout his
proposition for repeal almost unanimously,
and threaten to enact more. A bill has been
introduced TO take out Of the Governors
hands any interference in the murder cases.
II will be remembered that the Free State
prisoners are almost all under charges for
nanrI
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-28

TnF Case oI JuDGg LEcoaPrr. uucs-
ton Of the removal Of Judge Le6ompte from
the Chief Justieeship oil Kansas, was discussed
in the 1. ). Senate on the 10th. Mr.. Toombs
questioned the Presidents right to remove
him. Mr.. cass said that point had been de-
eited by the Supreme Court il has decided
that the President has the right to remove
territorial Judges. The question was asked
why the committee having the subject in
charge does not report one way or the
other MIR. Toombs answered that they
were waiting TO hear TO Judge Lecompte's
defence
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-28

sTNHR usdsfsignsd, lste frsD ess Of he Asse
class establishnepts In Bost0n, Mass, take
pleasure In inforningthe citissns u KeoAsk asA
vicinity that ws have opened stose ~ 81 Msisst,
bstvssa Ind and ID, With eAeiss and we'll select
I'd steek Of Watches, Silver war;, sJevslyy snA
Fasey Goods, which We oaer for sale at ssaseoohls
price,. The publie invited TO call aaA sxani1s
oar GOD. THOMPSON Bn1D0ko.
n. B. Mr.. Thsnpson il . pssctical WsssAnakss,
aad givss his psrsoAal attention. 70 AAs valeA ~
pairing. fdsc1A-A
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-28

Y The man who can crack Joke ia half
minute after ffty-two pound weight has
fallen on has toes, may be called excruIu-
tngiy funny.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-28

cTo1d Fellows Hall. at Frankfort. lad.
was destroyed by fire on Friday morning last,
together with the Office Of the Republican,
There were several stores in the building.
but the goods were mostly saved