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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-03-04
NEAL, ABBOT a. CO.'S
Time Express.

MAJ MEAL ABBOT aco::......... New York, p,a.,..
WILLIAMS. TANNER 4 CO., Buffalo. PfoP'u.
TANNER ANDREWS Co., Chicago, Special hots.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-03-04

Merehandise Transported, ON TIME, 10 all par,s o.
The West and Sontk. Ueat
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-17
The countenance of each presented a very

The countenance of each presented 4 very
different appearance. ,.i,l 2a
The fair features and vivid blue eyes of Wal
lace evinced calm, collected, chivalrous bravery
the ideal of honor and lofty heroisn, without
touch of malice or token of revenge. But the
bearded visage of Palacios, with those 6endish,
sinister eyes, so cruel and cleaning, and those
sneering lips, writhing in murderous smile,
looked absolutely Internal III its lurid rage and
unutterable hatred while the naked knife of
each glittered in the clear moonbeams like q
blade of FURNISHED silver, as q thousand specta-
tors stood around in great circle to witness the
horrible strife.
AT last, Capt. Brewton, as the friend of Wal
lace, gave the signal; and the young lawyer
leaped like lion towards his foe, and aimed
an awful blow ut his bosom, which the other as
rapidlv parried and. returned with o thrust like
lightning. It-was the true Mexican stab--one.
onlv ONE and needed not repetition-for it
penetrated 3h" heart of. the attorney, who fell
upnn the earth and expired without q groan.
Palacios held m the reeking knife in the moon.
light, and uttered loud laurh, so wild. fearful
and unearthlv. that il sounded mere like tho
battlecry of a devil, than anyintonatons OF Nero
human organs! But it: proved to he his last
laugh; for at that moment the pistol Of a Texas
Ranger roarca in the night air, and the Mexican
dropped down onthe corpse of his enemy with
a bullet hole through the centre of his forehead.
And such nearly always is the end OF the des-
peralo. fr5 ,.,s
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vOL. xxII.--.N0. -.
From the Charleston Courier.
z THE HON. r. ~. .PICEEaS.

] It is gratifying to the numerous friends 'of.
i this distinguished gentlemen, who has been t0oe
| long withdrawn from the public service, to find!
that the Government Of the Untoat isssen1i
sible of his high claims to national honor and
yet the Democracy Of South Carolina lwelil4
regard his absence from the State, at this tifnes
as disappointment of their hopes. The voice.
f, of mourning for our deceased Senator rs Etjlbe
heard, in the indulgence Of the peoples sorrow,i
for the.ideath of great, aud noble spirited
states man; yet it is only natural that in the, !.
consideration of their loss, they shond renlem3e
Der one who can best supply his place. The i
public sentiment ,instinctiyely turns to Mr.:
Pckens, while it contemplates the great char,
,acteristics Of Judge Butler 1t is true there
are many among US whose abilities would do
honor to the State in the National Senate but .
there is 10 one who enjoys more emineptly the .
confidence Of the whole country; VINO hass
.sliown greater devotion to her best inter
ests, and her honor who has so large an in. (,
fluence in our Federal affairs, and who would I
be more universally acceptable to al parties, =
than Mr.. Pickens. No one is more fay6rl6ly =
known among the leaders Of the South; and hisi
influence at Washington, with the great Ma, :.
tional Democratic party Of the Union, has been
signally expressed by bis appointments as an :,
ambassador to the Imperial Court Of Rnssis J.
It may be requiring too much from Mr. a
Pickens. that he should renouncs SO exalted =
position in order to remain at home with Us,
but it will not be uieafrst time that be- has
shown his generous Indifference to mere person,
al aggrandizement when his seryiceswer VAN.
ted by his native State. An opportunity IS ats1
length afforded to his fellow citizens of testify
ing their sense Of his high and patriotic charac :
ter; and it will be proud day for the State
when her people show to the world that, q. +
period Of anticipated trial and danger, no allure
ments Of Office can induce our truly great men
to forget their first allegiance. Mr.. Pickers
no ambitious PARTISAN politician, but an ardent,
eloquent orator, o statesman Of enlarged and i
cultivated mind, and q gentleman Of great pri-g :
ssute worth and lofty patriotism The time has
come for such a. man in Congress, and. public !,
expectation has. long been directed to him as /.
our future Senator. No better tribute could be- :
paid to the memory of our, lamented Butler :,
than BY selecting Mr. Pickens as bis successor, )
What has he to do in Russia, when his sovcr: 4
:, - -, CHARLESTON. e!
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QUAlLs several sections of
the Northwest-we trust it is not universal--the
race of quails is almost extinct. The causes for
this mag be found in the severity of the winters
and the rascality Of troops Of fellows disgracing
the name of sportslncn, who know no better
than to shoot quail with sixteen eggs in her
nest. Regions where these beautiful birds were
abundant two years ago are quailless Not
whistle enlivans wheat field or meadow.-CM.
cago JocrWal
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Gboitt 4oetrp,
A WIFE Is THE MAIN THING.


Oh! I'm poor unlucky wight,
As ever there was born sir,
There's nothing in my house that's right,
IT'S lonely and forlorn, sir.
I've cash enough to pay it we'll
To keep my house in order,
But ne'er can get decent meal,
Though plentiful my lardcr;
IT'S overdone or underdone,
Perhaps not don, at all, sir;
No man had ever such home
In all this weary world, sir.
My coat is at the elbows out,
Ine'cr can get it mcnded;
My shirts are scorched in ironing,
My vest TO ribbons rended.
N. stockings down unto the ground,
Ger can keep a. garter;
and if they e'er get washed at all
It's sure in dirty waer.
There's nothing done that should be done,
And if it's done at all sir,
It better rever had been done,
Than done so very i'll, sir.
Go, get wi!e,--the old man said:
Nor sit ,le,e complaining;
Of wedlock never be afraid,
A prudent wifes the main thing;
She'll keep our house, she'll mend your clothes
An chat and sing the while, sir;
And when, al eve. you hasten home,
She'll meet you with smile, sir;
And all that's done will be we'll done
And done without complaining;
If e'er you'd have pleasant holnc,
4 wife-a wifes the main thing;
Jack quickly took the sage advice
And wooed farmers daughter,
And never di he rue the day
When, home, a bride he brought her.
HisHlothes are always clean and neat,
His house is like palace:
His cooking, that king might cat
And do it with a relish.
And now he is happy man,
He never goes complaining;
But with joy' us smile declares
A wife-a wife's the main thing.
r. STONE.
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BRIGHT BE THE PLACE OF THY Soul. aii,1

BRIGHT BE fHE PLAcE " iH1 ''' SogA- -. -:
Bright he the place of thy soul! ,a5.e
No lovelier spirit than thine
Fer burst from its mortal control,
Intllc,orbs Of The blessed to shine.
On earth, thou vert all but divine, . ,a
AS thy soul shall imrnutably be;' ~.
And our sorrow may cease u" "fcpine q
Whcl, wc know that thy God is with thee
Light be the turf on thy tomb! -
Nay its verdure like emeralds be-;
There should not be the shadow of gloom
In ausht that reminds us Of thee.
Young flowers and an evergreen tree
May spring from the spot of thy rest,
But nor cypress nor yew let us zee,
For why should we mourn for the blest?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-17

A FACT WoRTH Housekecrers
should know, now that tie season OF pies and
puddnes is approaching and sugar inordinately
dear, that the acid in rhubarb, geo, cherries and
currents may Re neutralizcd by outing a third
of tea spoonful of soda IN fruit and without
affecting tie favor. A less quantity Of sugar
will then answer 10 s~eetGn. 3.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-17

He DRINKS How ominous that sentence
falls! How We pause in conversation, and cjac-
ulate-" Its pilyn How his mother hopes
he will not when lie grows older; and his sisters
nersuaGu themselves that it is only a few wild
oates that he is sowing. And yet tie old men
shake tLeir heads and feel gloomy when they
think of it. Young men .inst commencing i'll
hse, buoyant in hope dott Griak! You are
ircighted with precious cargo. Jhe hopes 'l
your cl parents, Of your sister, OF your wives,
OF your cllildrcu--all are upon you. In you the
aye live over again their young days; through
You only can the weary one obtain position in
.ociety; and from the level on which you place
them, must your children 60 into tie great
strugg gle Of lile-Nsa:on's Erpre*s.
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Az IMPORTANT PoLr,cAL DEcIs1oN.-Great
Britain even quite recently, in its judicial deei'
sious, acknowledged the binding force of the
principle that British subjects could not throw
oil their allegiance, but were always subjects OF
the Crown, to whatever part of the globe they
went. This principle has been relaxed in a re-
cent instance. Mr.. Lawlcss, y amerchant of Gren'
ada, and uon-combatart in the late Nicaraguan
troubles, was dragged ont OF his honse aui
shot by the Guateinalans, when they took ureh'
ada. Hc was formerly British subject, but be-
came a naturalizcd citizen of the United States
His mother applicdtoth British Government tol
compensation for the loss of her sons life and
property. The repy'was that he had rcnouneci
ils allegiance by becoming a citizen of the Uni
ted States, and was not entitled to British pro
lection. The decision is stated in letter Irum
Lord Clarendon. This is The doctrine OF fexpatria
ton fully acuitted. :: * ~;
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HAMBURG AND CoLuMBIisRAILROAD.

The numerous projects on foot in relation to
airline roads in difftrent parts OF the country
to shorten travel and increase travelling, render
it important to Columbia, that We should renew
the enterprise of building railroad from Co.
lumbia to Hamburg. The subject has been 30
fully discussel, end the advantages and impor-
tance so repeatcdly brought to:the notice Of the
public, that it is useless to make any repetition
now. The necessity of this proposed line is ad-
mitted by ALL and the completion of the 'Vir-
.ginia and Tennessee RailroadWill soon show us
the value of. shortening the line Of travel be-
tween the North and South. ,.55 ), 80
The only question for US Isl can We build the
road? And the reply.is, ,oeScan.. ''.
The estimate of the engineer, whose report
was made to the citizens Of Columbia is that by
the longest routc (tlic ridge) the cost will be
Sl los .C25, and stocking tnelroad with lncomo-
tircs and cars $4,000 moro .$l ,215O
TIE subscriptions. may be estimated az Sf"lows:
By Columbia. -. 80. :.;.E. -: 80. SSjtoV wv
Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad. 100000
North Carolina. ...... .,..ss......... Is OO0
The ridge line. ..s....;.... IOOOOo
In work on the line. .-....... l25O OOu
. - ." sSoo,ooo
The State has nauguratedea a new. and very
proper policy towards railroads. in the case of
the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, which
of course she will extend toother roads, viz: to
advance $4,000 per mile for ererv mile ready
TO receive iron; at this rate, the Hamburg and
Columbia Road will receive $370000. making
Sl.l7O,O0O nearly enough to build this road
We throw out these ideasfor the reflection
of the friends Of this roads who, we believe,
can, bv vigorous effort, carry, it through sue
cessfully. We will recur Ito it again.-South
CaroLinian.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-17

To-
= THE EXTRAvAGAvcE OF TIE AGE.-Prlce'
have ri,en from twenty five to thirty per CEN
within the past two or three years and from al
appearances it scenes that there is 10 proSpeci
of dinnution. The hotel keepers, actir
upon the state OF their books, nave held meet
ing and agreed to raise their prices froll
- so TO $3 day. No doubt tile advance i,
justified by the increase in the mar kct value o.
rents, meat, vegetable, srocerie'. and labor.
We mrst expect that the advance will bt
general. 1t will not Ge confined tn hotels, bl',
will spread through every class of society, an':
every sphere Of labor. Every person who CON
sumes, is to say, every l'er<on living. will b,
affected by tie advance in the value of article
of consumption, and will lie. required to:in'
crease his ani::a incnme, or deprive himself "i
sonic recessaries or luxurieS. Thus tic ta!urs
shoemaker*, blicklayers. printers, hat makers
backSmtls, carpenters, glaciers, plumbers, an'
mechanics and lai,orerS OF every class and Kind
must lie cx} ectcd 10 strike shortly for higher
wages. Ii canno, he surpassed that t!cse mel
will Lear alone Tie increased lurthe:n Of the
ENLARGED cost of rcce,salics; they wil'in
urun sharing it with their employers, and the
latter However unwilling will bc Obliged Il
yield.
Meanwhile the West is every day becoming
insolvcnt, and tie crash wlrici. the present hs!
prices t,resl:aGcw is Slowly approaching us
New York Herald.
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THE LYNCH. Law EXECUTIONS IN IOWA,

Tile MNCHsIAW gAECUIiUNS IN l0WA,
., A correspondent of the New York Tribune,
writing from jackson county,. Iowa, gives an
account of the recent executions by mob in that
county. All three Of the victims had perrc
I. .trated cold -blooded murders, and it was found
impossible to get jury to convict them. The
Committee numbered: 400 men. The CORES
rmntent adtiss iG4 ,""it
= Thcy4went to: the Jail, all ar,aed, demanded
dtlnittancc, and on refusal proceeded to pound
the door with .lsdge hammer. After repeated
aI0ws tLeSdoor and casing gave way (; they drew
GrifFord out, took him to treeuear b. ,puta rope
arwlInl his neck, and asked himif he lad any
thing to say. Tie poor wretch, no doubt m
hope that confession might save his lie, made
speech, duplicating two other men, and S:!ld
That they had mutually agreed to kill ingalls, /;
that the man WHO did the deed was to be pald
$3.50 by the others, and i'll case OF arrest help
cd TO escape. =.
They told him they were going 10 hang him.
lie called for priest. a Methodist minister
prayed with him, and then they strung him up
to the t-ce. Some twenty men had hold OF the
rope and drew Him up, while the remainder OF
the Committee stood guard with loaded arms.
rLey suffered his corpse to dangle in the air Tor
several hours, then buried him in coarse c0ff!n.
For the last week or two, %runlors have been
aHoat that this Vigilance Committee intended
to take Barger from the jnil where he was o:n-
lined, and hang him. Our citizens generally
thought there was no foundation for the ru-
mors !; but last night several wagon loads Of
men. all armed to the teeth went to Dewelt,
where Barger and Carroll were in custody, took
them from the Jail, and, as am informed,
without any resistance Oh the part of the au-
thoritics proceeded to Andrew this morning
md hung Barger to the tree OH which they had
before hung GrifIord.
A large cuncuur of people were present.
some estimate the number at not less than one
tbuusand-and, 1 blush to relate it, portion
of the crowd were women. The prisoner Bar
ger was very much affected and said hut few
words. The gaping multitude stood there with
the utmost indifference, and suffered fifty men
flor that was about the number of the Com
:nittce pre.ent) to commit this horrible murder.
A par: of the Committee were boys not more
than sixteen years of age, armed with cooked
revolvers in both hands. At a signal given by
their captain, WI oSe name was Jacob Lands,
the nresen, Postmaster at Iron Hill, in this
county they drew him up in the air to die like
q dog.
When my informant left the spot, the body
was still suspended and the Committee had ad-
iourned to dinner After tile execution of
Barper a vote was taken with reference to
Carroll.
The Committee voted to put him in Jail, to
take his trial in July next, with the proviso
that if lie was not convicted and executed &c
cordine to law at that time, they would take
and hang lin themselves at all hazards.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-17

The Hartford Courant says there is a baby in
that city only five mcnts old, and weighing le6
pounds. Either the baby or the story is whop'
per. % ;.s'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-17

A LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN FRANCE AND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wise of Virginia has been
iulliig Il correspondence with NJ. Lacontnre III
reference to line uf steamships between FRANCE
md Virginia Governor Wise estimates the
eeregate we lth of Virginia at eight liundre'i
.nilionS Of dollars. He says il the French cu.I'
Iany will make up cargo Of French goods fn'
me steamer. and give thirty days nntcc nf,Eer
arrival at Norfolk, the Virginia and Mort.
Carolina merchants will purchase the guoIlsand
have return cargo of their prodllcc.!.lf If ths
one succeeds, the French line to and from Nnr:
folk will be established. lfit must have ailly
contribution. it will almost be sire to lave COIL
tract under appropriation by Congress; for the
Southern States will no longer vote for aprr'-
printions to any northern lire to carry Europe
an mails, unless equal amounts are voted TO one
or more Southern lines. lie further proposes
that if European capitalists will bring their
funds 10 comp!cte the kanawLa Canal and Gov
l,gton and Ohio Railroad, he will recommend
10 the General Assembly Of Virginia to guara!l-
zee stipulated interest Of at least six per cert,
and he entire redemption of t!c debt in thirty
four years, and appropriation from thss State
treasury of two hundred thousand dollars per
annnm to mid in sustaining line of steamers ol
sufficient class, or the Europeans to construct
the works, anu take them for a stipulated period
Of time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-17

How ALE STRENGTHENED HIM.-We believe
wehavc got hold Of an origual anecdote that never
was printed before. A student of one of our
State Colleges had barrel Of ale deposited i'll
his room-contrary OF. course 10 rule and usage.
Hc received summons to appear before the
President, who said:
"Sir,-I am Informed that you have barrel
of ale in your ROOM
''fes, Sir"
swell, what explanation can you marke?
"Why: the fact is, sir, my physician advises me
to try little each day rs ionic, and not wishing
to stop al the various places where the bcycrag,
is retaed. concluded 10 hayca barrel taken tc
my room." .z-
'"in,ieel. And have you derived any benefit
form the Use OF it?'
"Ah, yes, sir. When the barrel was first taken
to my room, two days since, | could scarcely llll
it. Now can carry it with the greatest case.
We believe the witty student was discharged
without sn.cial rcpriulamd.
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SANDS aR. GOLD.

Aunt Betsy has said many good things
among the rest, that newspaper is like wiie
because every man should Lave one of bis own,
Let us remove temptation from the path 81
youth" as the frog said as he plunged into the
water when lie saw boy pick up q stone.
Cultivate your heart, as well as your farm or
garden, and remember that whatsoever man
soweth that shall he also reap.
What man has learned is of Importance, but
what he Gun do and sSiA do, are more significant
things.
If you wish to rise in the world, you must
not stop to kick at every cur who barks at yo1l
as you pass along. 49,,
There is nothing like fixed steady aim, il
lignifeS your nature, and ilsures success. 3D.,
Salvation was first purpose, then a promise,
then gift, at last a glorious possession.
How to lie rich. Having food and raiment;
and the favor'of God, be careful Tor no more
How to be poor. Donothing, just let estate.
soul and body alone, and your poverty will CONF
like a strong Iuan armed. 80
PRAYER was not invented, it was born with
the first sigh the first Joy, the first sorrow u
the human heart.
The lahoring man inthis age, if he does bn
read, has more helps to wisdom than Solomon
Be gentle! Harsh words arc like hail stone:
in summer, whiclif melted, would fcrtillze tht
tender pl nts they batter down.
" When man has just religion enough to make
him hate those who profess dltteren; faith, h'
is not more tlan half converted.
Young men in general, are little aware how
much their reputation is affected in the public
view, by tie company they keep. The cbaTac
tiers Of their associates are suon regarded Il.
their own.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-17

THE editor of the New York I1f1or, in an
obituary notice of the Hon. Jameg Bell of New
Hampshire, says he was "a lawer by profession,
aud aa Go,lcst usa,p IN TrGctioe."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-17

\ GooD ONr.-A Raleigh correspondent tells
Of iukc that occurred in the House of Com
mons OF tie North Carolina Legislature. Some
women Ito be Strictly Bcntonia') Of rather
Cyptian labits. we're mixed t2 freely socially,
with others of unblemislled re uialion in the
gallery. Tue strange almXture of pitch and
purity soon caught the rractccd eye Of the
speaker, who instantly ordered an Irish door
Keeper to scperate tie goats from the sheep.
The IriShnan started immediately Oh his mis-
! sion, but the house was soon convul>ea with
laughter by tic troubled phiz Of Pat at the
door, and the following announcement in Il round
rich lroguc; "Mr. Speaker, | have indiveret to
the best of my ability to execute your order,
but the divil tear my jacket, il can tell the Ia
dies from decent women" Pat was excused
from reporting further progress.
,.ta. &c ~, Nou- -,
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S8OO,0O0
AnlLTERATEl. LIQUORS.

The recent death of young man in Bramp-
ton, Canada, from, tasting the g essence of bran
ly.'with which lie was manufacturing cngnac
and the revelation Of the fact that strpciHnne
is largely used in tie manufacture Of, whiskey,
las awakened some attention tn, the nature Of
rhe drinks which are sold for pure spirits. Bran
dy, Gin, wine and wliskey are so adulterated
hat comparatively little pnre liquor can be
purchased. Most of the brandies are mixture
If diaboicol ingredients, caIstic enough to burn
yak chips, to say nothing ofathe delicate tissues
Of tire human body. The: Springfield Rspn'h.
nm says:
aNo secret is made Of this business. The
lrug dealer; of New York advertise openly the
compounds BY means of''wbich the vile imita-
tations of spiritnons .liquor9are made. A cir.
,ular from one Of these drug houses informs the
world that brandy number.Gne- best sort,
we take its made of soiE Of brandy poi
.ouous ether, oil Of bitter almonds Gas poisonous
Is prusSic acid ethera wine, alcohol, sugar and
Malaga wine. No. 2. gffsor brandy, acetic
.ther, tanarinds cherry jnice, sugar, all colore'l
,-sit tasburat.i.-asssSdF3 Oil of 6rygtl
zeal oil, bitter aln6nils elder flowers, aYd tannH.
Nu +. OIL oftbrarays accetic ether, oil pcacI'
md alcohuls Gn-Oa angelica, oil of Juniper:
.uln, essence of lemon, salt, sirups, ami waller ;
E smolincss is required: and few drops OF
Ycosute add to make it biting upon tic palate.
.,ld some caustic o:ash. The circular advise
manufacturers to use with discreion' tama-
rinds, French plulns, cherry, oak sharinss, tine
.ure of catechu powdcEsd7 charcoal, black tea,
round rice and other ordinary materials, well
;nown to tlisticrs and rcctiiierS. We should
,.lyiSr drinkers to u.e these yill&nouS mixture
With discrction--aild throw them into the gut
;er." 1.
The adultcra!ion of liquors is carried on a.
largely abroad as in this country, and the Gus
'un-ho,lsc brand is no guaranty OF purity.
Thousands of pipes of raw spirits are annually
Exported from this country to be returned III
tac shape of wine, brandy, &c, which contains
.,nt trace of CRANE mice,