The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-30

kl = down, and Aoldisx 4 ost u Tho
led 70 frs il o.. The - or
49, b The powder fsna1 - igsa1s.--I
ICon fnt1ahe house, 81 s>sspiag down
- sSamiae NE gun, Zstta eoppsd In asons1
LOT MIN ~ reach some article upsa shsaf. -
AZ NJ was in the act Of doiag - the gun
went %, and be received three o. four buck
shot, portion Of the charge, In his right
breast. lie lived but . few mimss, snswer-
fng theqaestions Of bis brother, - 70 where
he was hurt, BY placing his hand upon his
breast, and adding, very soon thereafter, .sI
am going.n 1lsse we're the oaly words he
uttered, whom Me spirit took IL fight. How
awfully sudden the summons before his Ma
ker! And what truly terrible slliction TO
the surviving brother, whose hand uninten-
tionally committed the deed. The opinion
of all here, it is proper to add, aequits the
latter Of any blame in the matter. The gun
hung fre, resulting, probably, from the pow
der having been wet. The deceased leaves a
wife and two or three small children. The
frantic grief Of the young wife can be better
imagined than described.
must defer, for the present, an account
Of Fort Dodge, and ssits surroundings, .
which, on his request, l believe ! partly
promised yoar Mr.. Briggs---but be shall have
1t by and by. Yours, very respectfully,
VAN ANTwERp
! For tho Gate City.
kxoKuK, Jan. 10Th, 1857.
MKssRs. EDrroRs CARE CRY:
see in this mornings issue notice to
the effect that ono Of the late lectures deliv-
cred before the Lyceum, Was stolen proper
ty, and noticing the indignation Of the mem
beers, &C., &c.
1 received communication from one A.
Lynn, asking me il ! had not copied, or Cd
vising thst | should not again insult the
common sense Of the Intelligence Of Ksokul
BY copying, and then giving a. original,
another's producsios, 60. ! was asked BY
one OF the society ~ the commencement Of
the course Of lectures, il would give them
= lecture. told him would toward the
close Of the course, il he would give me suf-
6cicnt time after notice TO prepare. heard
nothing moro OF II until after IL had been
publicly announced that would deliver the
next lecture, and then had three days, just
in the midst Of newly opened business with
all it's hurry to prepare. The subject that
lecturcd upon was suggested BY having read
the autl or alluded to--ths oharacters de-
scribcd we're taken from him, and some Of
his descriptive Vitticisms used, which prob
ably were the prominent features in the lee
ture, and may be too personal in their effect,
| announced before delivering the lecture,
that good portion Of it was borrowed, (not
stolen,) and after its close asked several il
they could toll nc how much was stolen
just let ne say in conclusion, that dom,
aspire to any prominent position - lee.
turer, neither do care anything about the
feeling Of some Of the iadicidwaI member.
Of the s0ciety, for am we'll assured tina,
under similar circumstances they would have
done likewise. II is no anuspal thing 10,
one lecturer to copy frou another Of &C.
knowledged superiority. II the society viii
give me time to prepare, will lecture again
on the same subject, and make 1t verbatim
1t hterafim my own, and leave to the crit.
cism Of A. Lynn Co.
A BaEAKER ON Livx's OCEAN.
CuARLRs SUMNER. Wendell Phillips hat
an interview with Charles Sumner, and thu.
relates n conversation that passed between
them
Said | TO him, "when you 20 back, Of
course you 60 back to rsitsrats what YOU
have said before a''
"Reiterate said he, ssthere are person.
who think that i might not pe easy to say
} anything on tho subiect OF Slavery snc
slaveholding much stronger than said be.
fore; but can tell you that il ever ee
back TO Washington to make the speech tina
shall make when j do get there It will b.
to my last speech il ~ Senate OF he Unitet
Statee a. frat proof brandy 70 molassss ant
water" Prolonged applaase.l
The speaker asked him Whist he expectet
, would be the personal Consequences OF sucl
speech. Sumner repnSd, 81 suppose
shall BE- shot; ! doa't eco what else is lief
ifJr them to DO"
Tas CAnsIe RsvsHes.-A very few year
ago il CHANGED that very valuable camel
| working. IN oil mill in Africa, was severel,
beaten BY i1 driver, who. psrseiyiag thu
the camel had treasured up The iaiury, ans
wAs only waiting fasorahls oppefSunity 70
J revenge, kept . strict watch upon the animal
Time passsd sway; the caael psresivinl
that he was Watched, was qaisl sd ebsdient
and the driver began TO think list ths beat
ing was forgo4Asn, when one night after Ii,
lapse Of neVoeal month";. tho nan vho alan