The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-11-04

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"WEDNESDAY MORNING, MOI. L.
~BLANK DEEDS, asaaiy printed in =
lora approved BY tAs best Lawyers, for sale Al
Tits oaAss.
0-.LANK NOTES, asatly printed 70,
,ais 1t this oAss.
~BILLs OF LADING for sale arthis
once.
2-DLANK MORTGAGES for sale At
/ his o0ss.
~JUsrICEs' BLANKS. Notices. Sab
p no.s ard Executions for ssls - this o@ee.
- DEEDS Or TRUST for sal. 81 this
once.
NOTICE.
A meeting Of the msmbsrs Of the Yosng Amer
lea Fire Coapany will b. held % Wednesday eve
ming, Nov. I, 81, at = o'clock, In the Council
Rooms, corner Sth and Johnsou. business relating
to The apparatus will ~ Aeied upon.
By ordsr Of
Ri II. MAGRUDER, Prss't.
GO. MusaATsoyp, Sesy. fnovAdlt
Ksskak Tiae Table.
KEoKuK, Ut. PLsAsAsr AND nuscArIsr r. +.
Leaves. Arrives.
First Train, I0A.n. 13;lb \. r..
Second Train, $50 p. r. HAS y. n.
xxoxuK, n. DIS HOMES AND nisnssoTA =. =.
Leaves. Arrives.
First Train, 7:itA.H.
second Train, r.s.
X. 4 st. l.. Packet, 7A.x. Or. r..
Arrival anA Clssing 81 the NasBs.
The Northern and Eastern mails arrive At II n.
+" :. close a. IL 4. y.
The st. Louis ssd Southern mails arrive At ?. =.
(" close ct r. r..
The Western mail, by Railroad arrives At 7r. n.
/" +" closes ut ST.. ~.
Pes.omes opsn from u A.. s..osr.n.
DThs congregation Of the First Pres
byterian Church will meet this evening to
choose Psstor.
CaAnsss or Conssacs. The regular meet
ing vas held on Monday evening. Owing to
other attractions in the city, the attendance
WAS small. DR.. Ford gave notice Of bis in
tsntion TO bring up for consideration, .. the
next meeting, on Thursday evening, the Sub.
jsct Of domestic exchanges, and other 6aAs-
cial questions. The circular addressed to
business men Of the interior, on tho subject
Of moving the produce, vas read and sigma.
lures obtained.
FnE.-Ysstsrday morning about O'Clock,
young Brown, Who Vas wssohisg freight on
the Lsvee, discovered "a unusasl amount Of
smoke issuing lroa Ne old frans house 90
cupisd BY Aresoni, adjoining Connabls 4
6nyth's. Brown gave shs alarm, bat In
spite Of oil efforts the whole row Of frsuss
between MoGsvic, Chitssadsn / Co.'S and
Connabls 4 Snyth's-sbout IS fss.--vas
consumed. The building next to Aregoni's
liquor shop was occupied BY DR.. Woltsr. -
boArding house. The next building be-
longed to McGsvic, Chittenden 4 Co., and
wAs filed with choice lot Of glass, salt,
wooden-vare, &c. The windows Of their
brick store wsre burnt out, and il seemed fof
awhile thss the whole building would be eon-
sumsd. 1t wss sapsisd Of IL entire con-
tssts in good order and in very short space
Of time. Their entire damage y estimated
It n, 900 70 t5 900, most Of which il cover
cd by policies in The United States Company
Of St. Louis, he Homo Mutual, and the At.
lantic mutual. The damage to The other pss
tics 10 variously estimated u one to two
thousand dollars more or less. We did mol
learn whether they were insured, but pro.
sumo not.
Iowa MsDicAL CoLLsos.--The opening 81.
srcises Of this institution were held on Mon.
day evening in the hall Of the College. A
very large and brilliant audience was in At.
tendance, and many had TO leave for lack oil
room and seats. The exercises we're opened
BY d. W. Kilbourne, Esqr., President Of thu
Board Of Trustees, who made some appro.
pirate remarks on the progress Of the insti.
tuition. The address was delivered BY Pro.
fessor Sanford With his usual force and elo-
qusnce. II abounded in striking and bril-
liant passagss, and was listened to BY tn
large audience with hattsring attention. tn,
present condition Of the institution, and -
pecially tho compilation Of 90 ane . buildine
for iss purposes, ere worthy mouumsnts o
individual energy and enterprise, and thost
present seemed 70 participate in the triumph
and grati6cstion Of the Trustees and Fac
ulty.
e Tho taxable property in Tennessee,
according TO . recent return 10 100000,
600.
GA shark weighing 600 pounds va
recently taken in East River, Cd n. I.
EThe government 10 taking steps h
prevent tho destruction Of live OAK in Flor
ida.
6HThs question Of the abolition o
slavery in the Dutch West Indies il sgail
being sgitatsd.
GHBritish agents ere recruiting for hei
Amy in France. They are not 70 enrol an..
Frenc.hh subjects.
e<rhere are $50 rolling mills in th
IS. -
Erhe Blue Ria..e Tunnel, Va, has bee
completed.
NYals College has now 10 10 vssioa
depertmeuts 533 students
6~Ths Masonic Order in tho o. B. mum
beers 300, 900 members.
EAttempt are making in England :
employ females in matchmaking.
Australia, according % : recent con