The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-06-08

NV. Johnston 10 building two thres-stofy
brick stores ON Third, bsl~esn Main and
johnson, adjoisisg the present block oeca.
pied by Dinner and others. The design and
cost We are not acquainted with.
J. NJ. Harris DwrLLne.--Mr. Hiatt y
building resideHee corner Of Morgan and
Sixth. Al feet square. Brick, with stone
trimmings. II will be . beautiful building,
In the Italian style, with swelled front, and
cost 81, 900 or over. +. II. Moore, architect
HARrIsos's RxsIDxscz.--E. II. Harrison
is constructing : house on Fourth-st,, be.
tween Concert and High. Two storits and
q half, brick, with swelled 'front.' Stoat
dressings to doors and windows. Style
ennaissance,--Frsnch and Italish; curved
French roofs, ornamented dormSr windows,
Cost about 81 900. r. II. Moore, architect.
BRowN 4 REnprsoroS's Horsr. = Mr..
Brown, the architect, and Mr.. Reddington
are building two dwellings adjoining each
other, in uniform style, corner OF Fifth and
Morgan. They will be three stories high,
basement of cut stone, balance brick, orna-
mental window and door dressings, porches,
etc., heavy ornamental cornice, Italian style,
painted and sanded in imitation Of stone
In every way an excellent building. Estl-
mated cost, $4,000 or over. Mr.. Brown,
architect.
MARsuALL's RxsIpEScE.--S. 7. Marshall ID
building residence on Grand Avenue, cor.
ner of Sth street. 1t is . 6ne cottage, ltal-
inn style, brick, painted aud snnded, two
stories, with ornamental porches and heavy
projecting cornice. Mr.. Brown, architect.
Foorx BRorHxRs' RxsiDENcE-On Grand
Avenue, near Tenth-st. Two story house,
Italian style, painted and sanied, with sew
eral handsome porchcs, corners ornamented
with quoins, and 6ne heavy cornice Al
feet square, we'll finished, and carried out in
good style. Mr.. Brown, architect.
SuLLlvAx's RxsiDxScE.-J. II. Sullivan il
building on Orleans street handsome
house in the Italian style. Brick, rubbed and
painted; stone dressings; bay windows.
porohes, etc., neatly ornamented; bracketed
roof. Cost not less than %, 900. Mr.. Moore,
architect.
ROSS RraDHScx.- on Grand Az.
enue, near the head Of Fifth. Early English
style. Brick, painted. Ornamental cornice,
buy window and pissEas. A very neat and
picturesque building. Cost from u, 900 to
$4,000. Mr.. Moore, architect.
LRioHrox's REsIDRNcE.--Wm. Leighton il
building 6ne residence on the corner Of
Ninth and Orleans streets. Two stories and
half, trick, with bay window and piazza,
Cost q, 900 to $1,000. Mr.. Moore, archi.
tect.
DnoKD's RxsrpHxcE. &C. r. Dimond 10
building on Grand Avenue, Ut the head Of
Sixth-st. Material, brick bay windows and
piazzas, French roof, ornamcnted Lutheran
dormer windows, stone dressings. Cost from
$1,000 to s, 900.
STRIPES REsIpEScr.--W. G. Stripe is
building . handsome residence, corner Of
Seventh and Orleans. Style, old English
cottage villa. Brick and stone. Cost ~ 900.
But OF class of buildings, costing
from Is 900 TO 81 900, there is 80 many that
it is useless to enumerste, while Of those
costing from $1,000 to ii, 900, the number
would exceed belief unless one were to 20
over the ground or visit the Offices Of the
architects.
CovENAxrKRs' CHuRcH.--The Covenanters
are building church corner Of Ninth and
the design or dimensions Of which
wc have not had time to ascertain.
FLouRINo MILL.--Stoddard, Carver 4 Stod-
dard are building q FIGURING mill near the
Des Moines depot. Material, stone; size,
10 by so feet on the ground and three stories
high. To be run by steam. Cost, about
els 900.
BsEwERY.--An extensive Brewery is in
process Of erection in the same vicinity
The dimensions and name Of the proprietor
We are not in possession Of.
SAW MiLL.--Messrs. Paul 4 Hume are
building somewhat extensive Saw Mill, .
little below the Brewery. Cost estimated ut
81, 900 or over.
Nearly every one Of the above buildings
are in active process of erection. In the OK.
ceptional cases, work is TO be Immediately
Besides these are yet consid-
cradle number OF prominent buildings not
entirely decided upon. Among them, .
building for the
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Iowa STATE UxIvER-
siTY.--A meeting Of the Faculty to deter
mine the location, etc., was held last Sntnr-
day. The plan 10 not decided upon entirely,
but the size and cost are. The size will be
40 by 100 feet on the ground, and four sto-
ries high. Cost, SIS 900. Material, brick.
Doubtless the whole number Of buildings
now under way 10 not less than between 800
and 400. This, with the great amount of
public work, employs no little force und
no small amount Of money.
eTThs bandit fllibuster, Walker, who
has been ignominiously driven from the
scenes where he has rioted in piracy, murder
and rapine, is nov in Washington City re-
ceiving the gentle condolences Of the Presi-
dent and Cabinet.
We see 1t suggested that he would be the
very man for Governor Of Utah. This, how
ever, would not suit Mr.. Buchanan's policy.
Slavery and polygamy are indissolubly uni
ted, and stand on the same platform. They
are justified upon the same system Of pervsr-
sion Of scripture, and sustained BY tho same
principles Of sqaaster sovereignty Democ-
raey. They are "swin relics OF barbArism''
denounced BY the Republican platform, bu,
essential to the permanent success Of the
Democracy, and Mr.. Buchanan will do moth.