The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-18

OF education.-lW WARDS Own.
Tho Democratic candidates in the Second
Judicial District are II. B. Hendershott, Of
Wappello, for judge; Amos Haines, Of APP
panoose, for Dist. Attorney, and S. B. Perry
Of Monroe, for Member Of Board Of Educa-
ton.
TRunnuIL's SrrEcH.- I'm speaking Of Mr..
Trumbull's recent speech at Chicago, the
Louisvills Journal says, SIT il the ablsst
speech the Illinois canvass has yet ELECTED =
N. in another article the Journal says, "the
speech ~ whole waa one Of the most pow
erful and telling ever delivered on the Amer
lean Hustings."
HICKMAN ENpoRsKp.--H Hon. John Hickman,
Anti Lecompton Democratic member from
Pennsylvania, has been smphatioally endors-
ed BY his constituents Of Chester county
The Administration men tried to brssk up
tho convention, by > double organization
game, but were defeated, and left in disgust.
Lscomp.onism does not thrive in Pennsylvs-
mia.
Grvxs Hm Up.-The New York Herald,
which sometimes wants Douglas to be elect
ed, and sometimes don't, has concluded to
give him over to defeat. II says:
The Illinois Douglas campaign appears to
have revived throughout the State the cleo
tionesring Eurors Of 1910. At Marlborough
and ss Greenville Mr.. Douglas had addressed
the people, and ct each place the assemblage,
according TO the Chicago Times, consisted Of
turn out IN nsasss Of the whole surround
ing population for macy mi::es-men, women
and ohildren-as TO great camp meeting. -
And yet, with all the energy exhibited BY Mr..
Douglas, and With al the enthusiasm and GU
riosity which his peculiar position has exci-
ted, Il must be evident TO the most superficial
politician, that his case, ~ it stands, 10 hope
less.
For the Gate City.
CRoros, Aug. IA, 1858.
MEssRs. EDITORS There being no whisky
sold in Croton, but the drinking part Of the
community being obliged to cross the river to
Athens 10 get their ssbittsrs,' - Ross, the tenn.
perance lecturer, in an address delivered here
last spring, remarked, ssThat the coz on the
other side Of the river would die, II the colvs,
from this side would quit sucking," and I'D.
vissd them to Uean their calves.
But the ladies Of Croton, finding that the
calves wouldn't wesn, and barrel Of thu
nutriment arriving yesterday, destined fol-
Athens, they concluded to spill 1t, and see il
they could not dry the cor up by stopping
the supply. So when the barrcl was rolled
out Of the depot into the wagon to be hauled
to the ferry, they commenced the assault
with axes and hatchets. The driver seeing
that the barrel couldn't stand such usag,
long, gathered his "ribbons'' and started
but the ladies we're prepared for any emer.
gency each horse was Immediately seized By
the bride, and CON went the dance" Tn,
driver then applied the whip to his horses
freely, and they broke loose from their cap.
tors, and the horses having been ono day "a.
GERS, (but having retired on their lsurels, !,
entered into the spirit Of the race and soor
distanced the pursuers.
The driver having arrived safely 1t the
ferry, was congratalating himself how nicely
+. mad o;ven them m. as,;n - ~h.n ~. i.
a;a. o.me in SIGHT hon, On ~. ,o,.l a....,.
t;on of n. vh;skv Tia dr;x., oonm.,..l
xs,,;ns lnst;lv for tho f.,,, ho., m. \. -,
~ po u.e. s.he..tv b.fo,. a.. !, IN. ,.a;.,
having srr;,.d. r.n.v.A n. .t...t tn.
driver them showed svht. bu. ana 81 .ha 4,
do. .e;..a an A.. ana thr..,.r.a 70 !. .,r,c,
one Of them 10 .nn;h,l.ta him A. A.. .ro,
and he. "m.l;n, . v;rtu. ~ ,.o...;s, !,
viewed. in the d.struat;on ~ A.. vh;.lv. ~,
sns VI "e1t0s spsTss'
when oelne aocomphsnsd' the ladis'
msfched oack 10 Tiumph-one Of them tell
coNU NJ cono'uueu " sncA On snis sios.'
/ But tho AFFAIR did not end here. In th
evening Some Of the anti-tsmperapce me-,
lbrouvht the hroken har,.l - -h;.h -.
..,,n, !. 80 - -h;.l- r.. Al
so1 :. ~ = ".y' ~Aon u'a nos fu'
out, up into tho town, And commenced drink
- Al