The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-27
Tclegraphic news.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.-Hon. David Will
mot, Republican candidate for Governor,
addressed large meeting this evening at
Jayne's Hall, defining his position on the
slavery question.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. "a, NJ River FIVE feet 10
the canal and falling. Weather cloudy.
Mercury 76.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 2.-There is good deal
OF excitement on Third street owing to the
suspension of the Ohio Life and Trust com
pany Of New York, and it is feared that the
house here will suspend also. II il not
known now whether they will open to.mor.
row or not. It 10 said the New York suspen-
sion Is but temporary, but the contrary 10
feared.
ROCHESTER, Aug. 24.-Brewster L Co.,
private bankers, have failed, owing to ad-
vances made to Messrs. Ely, who failed
some days since. Their liabilities are not
large.
MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 22.-About six O'Clock
last evening, terrible hurricane passed over
Woodland, Wisconsin, destroying every
house in the place.
Mr.. Fox, the station agent, WAS run over,
and instantly killed, in endeav oring to stop
some freight cars on side track, which the
wind had set in motion.
The telegraph lines we're Frustrated. The
railroad track WAS also considerable dam.
aged.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 2lst, via Dubuque, Gath.
The compromise 10 the Constitutional
Convention progresses but slowly. Some
points Of difference have been harmonixed.
but there are others, more prominent, appor-
tionment, universal suffrage, &C., upon which
1t is thought the Conventions will fail to
agree. The Republicans, in order to avoid
anarchy and confusion, desire to unite upon
one Constitution; the Democrats. on the
other hand, are bent on the submission OF
both, AZ best subscribing the interest Of the
| people and their own party. On tho whole,
it is doubtful ii the two Constitutions, which
are now enrolled and completed, will be
blended into one, though the Convention ms
may unite upon one day for their submission
to the people.
| Three half-breeds who killed a German
near Gull lake, on the Upper Mississippi last
week, were forcibly taken from the Sheriff
At Platte river Little Falls and hanged to a
tree.
The crops in Minnesota notwithstanding
grass hoppers have injured them severely ID
places, were never so abundant as they are
this year.
WILMINGTON, DEL., Aug. 23.-About three
O'Clock yesterday afternoon q terrible ex.
plosion occurred at Dupont's powder mill.
on the Brandywine. As Mr.. Alexis J. Du.
pont, assisted BY seven workmen, was re-.
moving large box from building which
had been used since the year 1872 as DOW.
der house, the box accidentally came in con.
tact with the wall, FIRE WAS produced by fric.
ton, and an explosion Immediately followed
burning all hands in most shocking man.
ner. By the flying fragments Mr.. Dupont
had his right thigh fractured and three O,
his ribs broken, by which one Of his lung,
was perforated. He was found among III,
ruins, and when taken up gave directions &c
the persons present to hasten and extinguisl
the hames.
Sunday, r. Mr.. Dupont, Anthony
Dougherty, aud Edward Hurst, the forema q
are dead Louis Vache, MORALLY wounded
John McClafIerty and Geo. Fisher are iniur
ed, but not fatally; the rest escaped unhurt
Nxw foRk. Aug. A.-The Ohio Life snt
Trust company has suspended. Rumors ar,
plentiful and the excitement il great.
| The steamer City Of Washington has q.
rived.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 25.--lt il currently re
ported that Messrs. Delaney, Isslin 4 Clark
Bankers, and John Thompson, Banker ans
Broker and Publisher OF the Counterfeit De
tector, had failed.
The liabilities Of the Ohio Life Insursnc,
and Trust Company are estimated ct fron
$SO0.OOO 70 500, 900. About 47OO, 600 d
checks paid out BY the New York Agency o.
Saturday, are unpaid. Messrs. Brown
Bros. 4 Co., and others have placed an q
taehment upon the assets Of the Company 4.
foreign corporation. and the Sheriff ant
J h's Deputies ara IN charge Of the once AMI
property. heimmsdiste embarrassme 3
mi. Company arose, We understand. frou
" inability 70 meat losns made By il Of sor,
banking House in tbs street.. TIE proceed
Of these loans had been used 10 sustaio;n,
Western Railroad Conpanies, one Of whicl
received advances exceeding half million
Tbs President states in . card that the char