The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-15

TMr. Won Humboldt has celebrated his
nineteenth birthday. An English correspond
ent writing from Berlin says that "never did
conQusror receive congratulations from 90
many persons and such great distances, as
the post-boy had to carry on Tuesday morn
ing TO the well known house 10 the Uransien-
burger strasse. Those who have been fortu-
nate enough to enjoy peep ut the fifth vol
ume Of kosmos, which 10 still under his hands,
assert that neither in style nor contents
does it, 10 the least, yield to the four yol-
tunes which preceded it. Humboldt himself
10 said to be of opinion that he will die next
spring, just after having completed tho last
OF the tasks he has undertaken. But his
friends who observe him speak differently,
and IRE bold enough to predict that this time
he will prove to be altogether in error, and
that very different celebration from that
which he anticipates will next year take place
in his house.
A PIcKwIcKIAs DuEL.--A personal diff
Guilty between the Hon. Albert Rust and Dol.
ii. NJ. Rector, Of Arkansas, has been settled
by the interposition Of friends. Rector, on
the day of the last general election in Ar
kansas, in . bar-room in Little Rock, We be.
lieve, denounced Rust in very insulting terms.
Rust, having hsxrd of il, addressed note to
Rector, demanding retraction, DO. Rec
tor replied that what he had said about Rust
WAS provoked by what he understood Rust
had said about him, and declined to make an
unconditional retractian. Rust rejoined that
not knowing what was the etiquette ia the
cass, and being careless about it at any rate,
he would state that he had nevor uttered in.
| sulting language in regard to Rector, and
could sec no IMPROPERLY in then saying So
To this Rector, under the decision OF four
referees, answered that his insulting lam
guage about Rust was used under misnppre-
hension, was uncalled for, &c. Quite o sem
| sible, but rather circumlocatory settlement.
LocUsr EArsRs.--The Tien Sin corresponds
ent Of the London Times, gives the following
picture OF Chinese gastrOnomy:
.The crowds Of Chinese thinned OF a. tho
distance from the city increased, and those
who we're present divided their attention be-
tween curiosity to see the barbarians, and
catching locusts for their next day's meal.
During the last fortnight all Tien Sin have
| been eating locusts in roasted state; timer
| ant vendors shout sLocusts, fne fresh 10.
Gusts p all day long; every bird land spar.
rows are ~ impairment here - elsewhere, }
may DO seen with locust in his mouth. Gun
uouts TcPort acrep VI uToWneu iocu1ts having
been seen floating 10 the river, yet there 10 no
diminution OF them, and with Gil this prodig-
ious number Of insec.. swearing he-h.se :aaa
crops OF the province Of China, the natives
do not complain rs II it Was m unusual WIS.,
! itasion."
CO The Rev. Mr.. Pryne thus describes Par
son Brownlow: He 10 six feet high, Of dark,
sallow complexion, angular in his build and
motion, what We Yankees call raw .boned
man, answers we'll his description, especially
the raw part Of the picsure); ho has long
neck, surmounsed by small head for man
Of his size; his eyes are black, but not peou-
liarly keen his mouth indicates mulish
hrnness; bis under lip 10 too large for it,
. place, and has to be shirred i'm order 70 ct
bis hsnds are large, his gait slovsnly, and hid
air and manner that Of one Of tho sb'hoys' y