The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-11

DunuouE, Aug. -Four feet water on the
bar, and ten feet in the channel, and falling.
Weather clear and pleasant.
PIrTsGracH, Aug. River Eve feet eigh.
inches, and stationary. Weather clear. -
Mercury IS.
NKw York, Aug. THE physicians ap.
pointed to make n personal examination oil
Mrs. Cunningham, to ascertain il she had
recently given birth to child, reported yes-
terday that Mrs. c., by advice Of counsel, de-
cines submitting to such test. No new
Developments Of Importance had occurred.
The question ms to who was the brayest
son of New York in the Mexican war has
been definitely settled by the committee Of
the Common Council bestowing Gen. Jack
sons gold box upun Lieut.. Col. Gereth w.
Dickman, Of the First Regiment New York
y ounteers.
WAsniNoroS, Aug. 6.--Great Britain has
not yet replied to the communication Of the
State Department several months ago, in re-
lation to Central American affairs, in con-
nection with the rejected treaty
The claims for consequential damages will
not be enforced by our government against
New Grenada, which, however, it's Minister
has expressed its willingness to allow such
as were actually sustained BY our citizens
owing to the Panama riots.
No difficulty is npprehended as to agreeing
upon mutually agreeable basis Of settle
ment OF the pending questions between the
two governments.
Gen. Harvey was to have had another in !.
tervoiw with Gen. Cass TODAY.
In no event will the Administration per-
NIT Costa RIGA or any other Central Ameri-
can State to diminish the Geographical
boundaries Of Nicaragua, or divide and alb.
sorb the territory; of this fact they are
probably By this time aware.
There are no questions before this and
other countries that do not promise auie,
and satisfactory settlement
ArcrsTA, Aug. Us. c. Scott, postmaster
at Golfers, S. c., has been arrested for rob.
bling the U. s. mail, and is confined in mil
in this city.
CINCINNATI, Aug. Flour dull, bn. not
lower. Receipts increasing.
Whisky steady at Zoe.
Wheat unsettled; prime white wanted at
81 5ital 40, Other kinds irregular, ranging
from 81 80 TO 90.
No change in provisions; 100 bids. bulk
shoulders sold at lotc, and 3 900 sugar cured
hams at lac. W. -
NEw YORK, Aug. Cotton closed buov.
amt, with an advancing tendency; sales "a.
day, 900 bales. at l5s for middlinv Orleans
and l5s for middhng upland.
flour closed firm; $500 bbls sold.
Wheat closed firm; 1000 bushels sold.
Corn firm.
MAs.-We take the following rich mor.
sei from enc 81 Dow, Jr.'s short patent SER
mons
"Man looks upon lie as be does upon xo-
man--there - no living with them. and h.
cant i've without them he will run nfter
them, and rather than be held will losa ~
coat-tail and cbaracter--kiss them for 1--we
and kiss them for leading him into trouh,o
30 with life. lie partakes Of its pleasnves
md then curses its pains gathers boauets az
BLISS. and when their blossoms faa1 rn,-
himself IN possession Of a bunch OF briars !.
winch - Nil owing 10 little incident thnt
occurred IN paradise when man was a. green
as u lobacco-worm, and as unsuspicious as !
tree-toad IN thunder storm. lie was told
to increase and multiply, and he accora;n,lv
increased DIS cares and curses aud multiplied
his miseries, and peoplcd the world with !
parcel OF candidates for perdi.ion, and am
one q them
~ sserne says: 'The grand error Of life
-, We look too far; we scale the heavens
~ uig down the centre Of the earth for sys.
.ens--ani We forget ourselves. Truth ia,
before Us u Is the highway OF life, and the
Fiougnman heads on ii with his clouted
shoes"