The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-03

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BosroN, July 3l.--The steamer Europa
arrived this A. n.
PHILADELPHIA, July 3l.-The wife Of Ex.
Post Master General Campbell died this
morning.
ST. Louis, July 3l.--The steamer Tropic
struck snag in the Missouri river to day,
injuring her TO such an extent as to compel
her to return here for repairs. The second
engineer Was knocked overheard and drown.
cd.
A BABY and q BA sk cs.-A SM !, II Gaia ..
trspAe.
The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian has the
following good story among its police re-
ports:
As Mrs. Esther Stsnsbury, residing in q
court running from Race, below Sixth street,
was about to bring bucket of water from
the hydrant, last night, she found = basks,
suspended from the knob Of the front door.
Putting her hand into the basket, she fol,
something alive and kicking, 30 wrapped ND
in rags that no further discovery could Ls
made without unwrapping the object. A
piece Of paper, folded like letter, lay by
the side of the animated bundle. Mrs.
Stansbury Immediately returned into TIE
house, and by the light of lamp examined
the billet. l. was directed to her husband.
She TREMENDOUSLY broke the seal and read q
follows:
sTo JoE STANsBCaY-Sir: send you the
baby, which you will please take good care
Of, and bring up right, 80 that it may turn
out better man than its daddy. oh, Jo-
seph! what a sly old rake you are! Who
would think that such q sober old spindle.
shsnks could be such tearing down old sim
nerP The child 10 yours--you may swear 10
that. Look at tit is Joe Stansbury all
over. You deceived me shamcfully, Joe
letting on to be widower! But do faith
er's duty BY the young one, and I'll forgive
you. Your heart broken Nancy,
"p. S.--Don't let that sharp. uosed wife
OF yours see this letter. Cannon her with
some kind Of story about the baby. M
Mr.. Stansbury was in the basement kitch-
en-, quietly eating his supper, and little in
agining what storm was brewing over bis
head. The door of the kitchen was violently
thrown open, and his wife's voice yelled out:
"Stansbury, como up here, you villain!---
Here's mess tor you."
The as.onished Stansbury hastily obeyed
the summons.
"Don't you want to see Nancy, tho heart.
broken Nancy? cried Mrs. Stansbury, when
her guilty husband hotblsd into the room.
'Nancy what Nancy 8 that 2'' said the sly
old rogue, in we'll feigned astonishment.
''Why, Nancy, the mother Of this baby
that's hung mp at the door, Mr.. Stnnsbury'
Oh, you look mighty innocent; just read
that letter, and look into the basket! Don't
be afraid, IL wont bite; it's got no teeth, poor
thing. You'll know il; for, - the huussy
says, it's just like you oil over. Please
goodness, shall expose you before ev@ry.
body"
In less than Eve minutes, Mrs. s. had col
lected u room full Of spectators Of the
inhabitants Of the court--to witness the pro-
cess OF unwrapping the baby. Anxious ex-
Pscsasion sat on every ooantsnancs, - the
Jealous lady tore away rag after rag from
the body Of the founding, the vigorous
movement0f which astonishcd everybody
sits full Of the devil already" said Mrs. S.;
"that shows it's his. You'll soon see thai
it 10 like him in evsrything.''
At last, all the swaddling clothes being
removed, out jumped the baby and made its
escape through the open window. It was :
big tom cat.