The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-09-29

SHAREHOLDERS CoNr1oL THE American
TRAcr Socixrr.--At the last annual meeting
Of the American Tract Society resolution
was passed BY thar body instructiug the pub
LEGATION committee to issue certain tracts In
reference to slavery.
The committee declined to comply with
the instructions Of the Society and represent
that the South wont stand it, and wont cir
culate the tracts II they should be published,
As their apology for obeying the instructions
tons of the Society.
This We presume is all true. The slave.
holders take high ground both politically
and religiously. No government shall stand
which is not controlled by them and no re-
ligious truths shall be promulgated which dc
not enhance the price Of their slaves in the
market. 1t only remains to be seen whether
the American churches shall decide that the
Lord he is God and worship him, or bow
down to the peculiar institution" and pro-
claim it God and Ross its prophet.
To CORRESPONDENCE have received a
long review Of Mr.. Samuels' remarks in DE.
catur county, for which We are too much
pressed for room to end place.
We also acknowledge the receipt of q
communication from member of the medi-
cal profession in Mahsskn county, on the
subject Of hydrophobia, which has laid
along, before We could find room for il,
until the immediate interest in the subject
has died away.
HoGs.-The Cincinnati Gazette Of the
23d says: s'Hogs are Csc per cwt. lower
We now quote $5 76(G$6 so per cwt. gross
a. the current rates. For November deliv-
cry there are no buyers now at over sc rs
per cwt. nett, and the market is quiet,
though there are not many Offering"
FINANCIAL Irrxs.--From the Tribune OF
the 23d we take the following items:
1t is stated that arrangements hive been
contaminated by the Merchants Savings
Bank Of Chicago, in connection with Ger
man Banking House in New York, TO for.
ward one million bushels Of wheat in bags to
this city, vim the Erie Road.
Western Bank Of Lockport is thrown out
to-day by the Metropolitan and Exchange
Banks.
The Huguenot Bank, of New -Paltx, N. ",
voc ~, al hnsi N naa aoatn ~, tha 1cth
news from she Plains. 600 MILES
West Of the Missomri..B u IA o and
Bufrnio Haunting.
The boys about town will recognize their
young friend, Sam. Curtis, who is writing
from the West to his friends in our city.l
CouscIL BLurrs Cry, Sept. 3, 1857.
DEAR MoruKR We have at last returned
from "kearney," happy enough to get back
to civilized country.
Nothing Of Importance occurred after my
last letter, which was published in the Non
pariel, until we started on n buffalo hunt.
which will now nsrrate: Understanding
from party OF buffalo hunters returning
from hunt farther up the Platte that there
were plenty Of buffalo within twenty miles Of
US, we resolved upon grand chase, If we
could make it with our grass-fed horses and
hard drove mules.
We left our camp, opposite Fort X earney,
where we had laid out Kearney, about six
O'Clock. A. NJ. with our light spring wagon
and the two mules for wheel horses, and
hitched our two horses in the lead.
The morning was wet and unpleasant, a
slow rain was falling which continued until
noon.
We amused ourselves imagining every bush
and bunch of grass We saw was buffalo,
until about 10 O'Clock, when sure enough We
saw them. There were two Of them lying
down on the prairie. We saw them when
about two miles off, and part OF US immc-
dia,ely started for them. The mist and fog
in the atmosphere gave them a strange APP
pearance. At times they looked as large as
elephants, and were apparently very near !;
and again they would appear to be some dis.
lance ahead. Finally when we got within
about 800 yards Of them, they both jumped
up and ran away into the hills. followed
them, and my friend from Omaha, who was
ON horseback, also followed. They soon left
me far behind, but | pushed on to the ra-
vine where had last seen them, just in time
TO see q large bull coming down point about
n mile distant on slow trot. lie saw me az
soon as saw him. and Immediately turned
from his course down the ravine, and thence
took his way over the hills to the right
hurried up to head him if possible, for
judged from his gait that he was hurt, but
was not quick enough, as he passed on ahead
Of me. istopped on top Of the hill, where
Mac soon joined me, and told me be had put
four balls into him with his revolver. The
team came up about this time and two Of us
concluded to follow the buffalo that was
wounded, while the others should go and get
dinner ready, &c. We walked about four
miles, but did not find him, and indeed il We
had known rs much about them then as We
did Of the animal afterwards, we would new
or have followed him at all. Coming back
we passed down rayine for some distance,
10 the bottom Of which there was guile or
hollow from three to eight feet deep, filled
with bushes and weeds.
As We come along We discovered two huge
bulls walking very leisurely down the bush
es, and followed ut ~ fast u pace MS possible.
We at length got shot at ono from poin.
Of the hill, and although VIC were within
about 40 yards Of him, and both made the
hair fly, he merely trotted Off about fifty
yards, turned around, shook his head, and
after looking at IN Tor abouta minute, away
he went on gallop. We went over to camp
and found the place had designated was
destitute Of water, aud that il would be
necessary to move. After dinner, Cook,
Mac and took the horses to give the buffa.
10 chase while the boys should move the
camp over to Elm creek.
We went up the ravine, intending il pos
all, ~ 1r.ra ha H.. e. l.. 4.