The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-02-10


Philips, Robt. Reed, r. Is. Manwsrring, and
Patrick Alton were empanneled and sworn
to the faithful performance Of their duties.
H. Scott Howell, Esq, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
Gibson Brown, Esq, Of the State Of Michi-
gan, and r. O. Dorr, Esq, Of New York,
were admitted to practice in the Courts OF
Iowa.
CO The Republican majority of the Leg
islature seem in many respects to have man
ifested very little attention to the business Of
manufacturing political capital. The re-
lection Of the Registry law will give our OPP
ponents the opportunity Of polling more than
Eve thousand illegal votes against us, which
would have been excluded BY such statute.
And tie refusal to publish the reports Of the
investigating committees, revealing the 81
gantic frauds and populations OF the Des
Moines River Company and the Superinten-
dent Of Public instruction, enables the Lo-
cofocos to Uregle out by concealing and de-
| n,ing the damning facts established BY
abundant proofs before the committees. BY
the time the reports Of the committees are
published and circulated in the Journals, the
freshness and intensity Of the public inter-
est viii have died out, and their publication
will produce no effect on the public senti-
ment.
The Iowa City Republican could do .
great favor to the Republican press, and
much good to the Republican party, by pub
fishing copious 'Elegant Extracts' from
those reports, Immediately.
A RkcolL.-The st. Louis bankers have
been endeavoring to depreciate the notes Of
several Of the Illinois banks, apparently
without sufficient reason, or any other reason
than desire to shave their notes. But II
turns out that the issues OF those banks
which they have attempted to depreciate are
founded to the extent Of $4,OOO, 900 on Mis-
souri, State bonds. So that the effect 10 to
depreciate the bonds Of their own state, and
doubtless partially to embarrass their own
legitimate operations. This game Of cut
throat among the brokers and bankers fire.
quently operates the same way, ~ the expe-
rience Of the Cincinnati financial craft with
the Indiana banks few months ago album
dainty demonstrates.
FLoop AT ALExASpRIA.-The Des Moines
River is partly broken up, and gorged near
it's mouth. 1t overhows the bottom at Bu-
ena Vista, and gives some trouble. But a
AlexAndria we hear that water is in the
streets, and great damage has been DONE
It was reported that some lives had been
lost, but this is contradicted, and it is prob
ably untrue. Many of our people went down
yesterday to see If they could render any as
sistancc.
eTTho staple articles of Richmond, the
capital Of the Old Dominion, are Niggers
and Locofoco politicians. The sales Of ne
groes during the past year in that proud cap
ital amount to over $4,000 900. Sales of
politicians no. reported in full, but prices per
head lower than for the darkiss, on account
Of the large supply Of the article in market.
cTIf the editor of the Vinton Eagle con-
siders the cultivation Of anti slavery senti-
ment and the supremacy Of the Republican
party in Iowa as entirely or mainly the re-
suits Of late efforts and event d not Of
previous and long continued labor, then he
is q stupidcr man than we ever presumeo, il
not, then there is no point to his remark
about the State Printer.
| MuRDKR.-A young man, named Brewer,
was struck 80 severely at dance house in
Iowa City, Few days ago, that he died in =
short time. The name Of the murderer waa
not given.
SulcIpK.-Calvin Preston committed SUI
eide at at Kewsnee, ILL.,, on the Gath ultimo,
Cause, unreciprocated affection for q girl
who worked in hotel, on the steps of which
he shot himself. We don't see how he bet
| tered his condition.
JonS SrRYKEK.--The Burlington Gazette,
talking about the Greeley 'sbribe,' wants vi
to inform it who John Stryker is. He Is Z
1"HF"ht nun ICSAicsS fohstSoi cPOsesOt VI
the Black Democracy in New York. II you
didn't know it before, is 1t any satisfaction
to learn the fact 7
DIS MoiNEs.- BY an act Of tho late Legis.
lature, the new Capital has been christenst
"Demoin," old and new Fort Des Moines
being Incorporated together under that name
As there is no penalty attached to disre.
gard Of legislative photography, We prefer t.
spell it Des Moines.
cTJudge Smith has resigned the Judge
ship Of the Iowa City District, and Isaac
Cook, Esq, Of Linn Co., has been appointed
to I'LL the vacancy.
HcGn MILLER's ApPEAKANcE.--Th Londoi
Literary Gazette thus closes . Biographies
notice Of the late Hugh Miller:
"The personsl appearance OF Mr.. Miller
0 or "Old Red" A. he was fsmiliarly names
by his scientific friends, will not be forgot
BY .ry who have seer him A Road ~ srea
massiyeness, magnfed by an abundant pro
fusion Of sub Celtic hair, was Sc, on bod,
J Of muscular compactness, Blu, which in late
wears felt the undermining influence Of ,