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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-13
Telegraph news.

NKw YoRK, Oct. ..
HIM. w. T.. Preston has accepted the mp
pointment as minister 10 Spain.
The Jail at Freehold, New Jersey, Was
foresd last night by The prisoners, oil Of
whom escaped.
CrNcIssArr, Oct. GA collision occurred
on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, last
night, near Mitchell, Ind, between two
freight trains. conductor, engineer, fire.
man and two brakemen were killed.
MONTREAL, Oct. 6.--The steamer Lady Egg
linton, from Galway Sept. 23d, arrived at
Quebec this p. m.
Her news has been anticipated by the Can
ada ut Halifax.
The extensive distillery OF r. 4 w. Mol
son, in this city, Was burned this morning.
Loss $40, 900.
NEW ORLxANs, Oct. 9.--'rhe Howard As.
ISOLATION Of New Orleans deem it their duty
to inform the public that the prolonged ex-
istence OF yellow fever, and the present great
mortality, are solely owing to the influx Of
strangers, who rapidly fall victims.
Timely notice will be given by this Asso-
citation Of the decadence and disappearance
the disease.
There were "a deaths from fever in this
city yesterday.
BosroN, Oct. 9.--In the case OF Plummcr
and seven others, implicated in the mutiny
on board and murder OF the officers of the
whaling ship Junior. Of New Bedford, the
Court to day held tho defendants to bail in
5000, for trial on the charge Of mutiny,
and committed them TO Jail on the charge Of
murder.
ST. Lor1s, Oct. 9.--John Dalton, who was
arrested on suspicion of having murdered
Alexander Cunningham, while on their way
to this city together from Chicago, has been
dismissed from custody, there being no proof
of his guilt.
The fate of the missing Cunningham is
still a mystery.
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DissOIultOn.
f'ii firm OF Battelt h Fertherip CHAM Is this Ay
Dissolved by mutual consent. The notes, 90.
counts and books in the hands Of q. w, BstteIl
who Will settle same and who on ~ il authorized
10 use tie same Of the arm Ia liquidation.
G, w. BATTELL.
IA. F0THEhlNGHAM.
Oct. s, IS55-oct9d6t
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IR Vim & CO.,
Cp-Pmrsmership Nottcc.

- +. GRAY 4 H. Il. SMITH have this day
~. formsd partnership IN the Carpenter and
Buillin., business In all ia branches, under thu
firm nasae and styls VI Gray smith. They will
BE- foan on Fifth street, between High and Nor
gan, whore they will be happy to receive the or
ders Of their friends and the public.
mayl7 '68d6m
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Isrittsh R urnI sports.

TuMpKIsINd Shooting, Coursing, Fishing
~ Hawking, Boating and Psdestrsuism also a
descriptian OF the various games and anu semenx
Of the mobility. For sale by
CAVE L BARBER,
octI1d ~ Oh Man-st.
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uiinoi. No,n I nations.

REPUBLICAN. DoUGLAs. BUCHANAN
STATE rREAspHER.
James Miller. VIM. Is. Fondy. Jro. Dou ghsrty
SUPERINTENDENT or PUBLIC rxsYKncrIos.
Newton Bateman. A. c. French, John Reynolds
Dist. CONGRESS-
i sEBWa shhurncHiram Ri ght, III jackson.
.sJF Farnsworth Thos. Dyer, b Blackburn
3..~0wen Lovejoy, q W Armstrong, David Leroy,
SWIM Kellogg, JAS w Davidson, Jacob Gale,
s. u Grimsbaw SIN Morris, Jacob G Davis
6..Jas Metheny, II l. Harris, J Mcdonnell
7..R 0glesby, Jas G Robinson, Sheppard
s..Jehu Baker, Phillip Bfoukc hes. III Hope
sd Phillips, John A Logan.
sMembers Of the present House.
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a Rcsryg Rrrr..s n=.ccssA-- Ss774i,s : rrA-
PUBLICAN ID DgArH.--While political pro-
cession was passing through one Of the streets
of Cincinnati, few evenings since, Ger
man Republican named Lucas gave . hurrah
for kessler, Republican candidate, where
upon AN Irish Democrat rushed up and stab.
bed him. lie has since died. The Republi
cans in the 18th ward, in which Lucas lived,
have raised purse OF $500, and presented il
to his family, who arc in destitute cireum-
stances. Two or three others, who came to
the defence Of the assaulted German, were
also roughly handled by the Democratic ruff
fans, and severely injured.
The Cincinnati Gazette says:
"Tbe murderer Of Lucas is still at large,
and will deposit an unscrAtched Democratic
ticket in tho ballot box next Tuesday. HI
marched in Democratic procession, and he
Is therefore not to be interfered with lie
killed German who cheered for Kessler,
aud thus put ono opposition vote out Of The
way. That's ALL
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Hi.e OF Reai Estate In New York.

The New York Post gives some striking
instances Of the rapid rise in the price Of
real estate in that city. In 1924 ST. Thomas
Church bought eight lots at the corner Of
Broadway and Houston streets at ST. 400
each: now these lots are worth $3.50 900. In
ls43 lots on Fifth avenue, from 35th to 4Oth
street, could be bought for $500; now the
same lots will bring $4,000, and many Of
them over So 900. In ls45, John Hunt, a
millionaire, purchased on the corner OF Seth
street and Eighth avenue lot for SO 400
MIR. Hunt was deemed insane, and this, and
Other similar purchases, we're brought up in
court as evidences Of his insanity. The
same lot is now worth $l5, 700. In ls45 lots
in 18th and 3Sth streets, between Fifth and
Sixth avenues, were purchased by ex.Aiayor
Brady, nj corporation auction sale, at 5000
each. The same lots are now worth $4,000
each. la 1896, the late Zachariah Lewis
purchased four lots corner 81 Eighth avenue
and 42d street, al $3.50 each. The same
lots are now worth $500 each, having
been sold in 1854, together, for over sal,
900.
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ELECTRON;
or, The FRANKS OF the m oasrn puck
"l'll put Girdle round about the Earth.

Telegraphic Epic for the Times, in which the
origin, progress and marvellous dew opponents Of tho
scisneeof Electrcity and Magnetism are set forth
POLITICALLY and practically for 500 years from the
time Of Thaies to the Submarine Telegraph, EN-.
bracing every broad field Of Electrical Discovery
and achievement, and specially the last great
FIELD Of the Atlantic Ocean.
New York, Aug. 20, 1858.
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Paraguay ExpcdIslsn.


Judge Bowlin had long interview to- day
with Secretary Cass, on the subject Of his
mission to Paraguay. lie will to morrow re-
ceiye instructions, the prominent features OF
which arc that President Lopez be required
to make an apology for the insult to our nass
to make reparation to the citizens OF the Uni.
ted States who were driven out Of that coun-
try, and to acknowledge his obligation to sat-
isfy all other demands for redress the
amount Of indemnity to be ascertained prob
ably through board Of commissioners ; also
to negotiate q commercial treaty, and obtain
some guarantee for the opening Of the La
Plata and it's tributaries by the removal Of
the restrictions on trade in those waters
Only one vessel-the Fulton--carrying the
Commissioner, will at 6rst proceed to Assump-
ton. Should Judge b. succeed in his OBJ
jeets he will forthwith return to Washington,
bringing with him the convention; but 10 the
event Of an entire failure, he will direct Com
modore Shubrick to send up the feet, and
with it to carry out the distinctly defined pol
icy Of the administration. The fleet will, af-
ter its business in Paraguay, show itself in
several of the South American States, par.
ticularly in those in which our government,
has long had unsettled accounts.
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SruIpture ana NemIptors.

1IIs1oRic Sketches of eminent scnlptars. and
Isealpture in all ages Of the world, for sale by
CAVE i BARBER,
octtld "a Maia-st.
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II. u. q. r.

4 > tic Annual Communication of the Grand
n Lodge and the Grand EncAmpment Of the l. 0.
o. l.. is ~ bs hela In this city, the 18th and
18th insl. it il the intention OF the Brothers in
the eity TO have BALL, at the ESTES HOUSE,
on Thursday Evening, Oct. l4th. Ali arc respect
fully iuvitod to Aftend
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Architrcturc, Painting nad Aculp-
A STUDY Of the elegant and useful arts elsvAtes
"A and rcfnes the mind. For the beat work Oh the
subject, apply to CAVE BARBER.
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Tho Charge OF Adam oning n sailor
Upon n Deserted Island.


In the United States District Court at Bos-
ton on Monday, was tried the case OF Jere.
miah Austin, master Of the ship Betsey vii.
liams, OF New Bedford, charged with having
left on deserted Island John Francis, COL
ored man, one OF his crew, in the month OF
November, 1855. The mate Of this vessel,
Mr.. Weston, has already been convicted OF
An assault upon Francis with Delaying pin,
BY which the sight Of one of his eyes was
destroyed.
John Francis testified to the fact of his
being put ashore. At the time the orders
were given by the captain the witness was
below in irons. His irons we're knocked of,
and he was put on board Of boat, the cap
tain instructing them that it they could not
land Francis without STAYING the boat, to
throw him overheard and let him get ashore
as best he could.
he says as he was leaving the vessel the
captain gave him one or two smart kicks,
and said that if he should live and any one
should ask who put him ashore, he should
reply, "Cart. Austin kicked me ashore"
They gave him few articles OF clothing
and landed him alone ON the beach, after
which the ship sailed away and he was left
the solitary occupant of the island.
For rs days he lived ON raw crabs and
young birds soaked in the water, taking
refuge in a hut which he made Of sticks, ut
night. Every morning be was in the habit
Of going down to the beach before sunrise
TO lock for a ship, because his intlamed eye
could not bear the reflection OF the sun upon
the sand.
Finally the ship Old Hector touched at
the Island, and he was taken off and carried
to Talcahnana, where he remained seven and
half months in the hospital.
There was coroborative evidence Of his
being put ashore, also some evidence for de-
Tense which did not deny the fact. The case
will be argued tomorrow.
The island in question is one Of the Gall
lipagos group, and WAS formerly used by the
Peruvian Government as penal station; il
was afterwards abandoned, but sometime.
Waited by whalars for the beef Of wild bull
locks left on the island, which fact probably
led to Francis rescue.
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TnE DIS Mofsps YALats WING il published
every Monday At this Office, Is one ofthe oidess
papers In lows, and has very large and increas-
Ing circulation throughout the pef Moines VAL
ley Northern Missouri, and Western Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-13

DELINQUENT LIST OE LOTS,
nN which special taxes are due and unpaid, for
~ Matchmaking, 8nttering and Trimming In
the Alley through Block No. l3.
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FTNiIE undersigned viii cell superio article Of
1 Coal, In large or small quantities, for Cash, 1t
low rates: Having made arran gements for lar r.
trade during the Fall and Winter. / will contract
10 deliver Coal through town, and 1T Warsaw,
Alexandria and Hamilton. VIM. L. WOOD
Once ON Sd street, ct the Office Of stryker 4
Wood, kcokuk. u. II. BRAMELE,
sept. 80 dan Agent.
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connirrEr or ARRANoKnENrs.

Tickets can be had by calling upon apy member
OF the Committee Of Arrangements.
oefgdtd
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- a. SAT- Tor sal low by
~. aue4 W. Il. AUSTIN A. CO,
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Oun and small sisss, for sale NJ
A. y. WItKIM0n1G.
yHR0AES-Grssn and Yellow, d1y, r 49, -
- for sale very low y -, .,,,..,,,
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DukE Casssr OAI--PYeseea 81 C5He3402
~ stsam--in store and for sale nv ~
Al. WILKINSON, Drssrlst.
m ACE, 100 lbs. prime PsasnT, Il Ssars "A II
1v1 sAleby A. y. WILKIN0ON
aaszd 20 AAla street.
ELOUH.
lime. 6uperdns, and Fancy brands 81 I1css, II
Sacks and Barrels, Tor sale lou 70 ~ tfnda.
~ cLEdAOAN, TAILOR co.,
asG5t Levse.
REKE t6NdUxs loT sale 81 q
- ostad KELL0sG BIRax.
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Oct. i, 1S5s.dtd
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-03

Nor OF REcoRD.-ln reply to the array of
testimony, drawn from its own columns,
which we presented to the public, a day or
two ago, 10y way of convicting the Express
of a glaring want of consistency in affecting
to rejoice over Judge Douglass triumph in
Illinois, it sets out with TRADE against us
for assuming positions which we never did
assume and never thought of assuming Now
we prored everything we charged upon tn,
Express 10y quoting its own language; W,
did not put language into its mouth and thel
proceed gravely to answer what we had i'm
puted to it, but we drew the record, and gave
the dates. Thus said the organ of the lie
compton Boilers on such day and such q
day! 1t is very easy matter to set up pro
positions for other people, which they never
thought of setting up for themselves, anC
then hold them responsible for the ridiculous
or silly assumptions advanced, but it is too
much like building cob houses and knocking
them down again, to be much practiced by
sound debaters.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-03

The EXPRESS AGAIN DEFINES ITS PosITIoN
Abiding to sundry extracts which we
drew from its own columns in order to con-
front the Express with the monsters of its
own creation, tsays:
"The extracts simply show that we opposed
Mr.. Douglas views on the Kansas business as
anti-Demncratic, and that we still oppose them on
the same ground; that we opposed his Freeport
speech as dangerous TO the doctrine of State
rights and popular sovereignty, and still oppose
it on those grounds; that Notwithstanding that
opposition, we desired from the beginning that
he should defeat Lincoln, and that we are glad
he has defeated him."
Well, we think we understand YOU You
are still opposed to Douglas, but you only
take him as the less of what you consider
two very great evils He is in your estima
ton, little better than Lincoln, but still hi:
doctrines are, in your view, anti Democratic
and you will never sustain him in them
Particularly will you oppose the doctrine OF
his Freeport speech. Very well, if you are
willing thus to place yourself in antagonism
to the State Rights Democracy of the South
and the entire Democracy of the North, it is
your own business, but ace should be decided
ly averse to so uncomfortable a situation.
All your ability, Mr.. Express, and all your
ingenuity, will not save you unless you aban-
don the Lecompton platform at once and for
ever. 1t is sinking ship, and you will Ger
tainly go down, if you stay on it,.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-03
rhe Election OF 1850.

Almost all parties acknowledge, now, that
STEPHEN A. DoueLAs is to be the next nomi-
nee of the Democratic party for the Presiden-
cy 1t is granted, or all sides, that he is the
only man who can carry any considerable
portion of the Northern States for the De-
mocracy. He has already shown his ability
to carry his own State of Illinois, while p es.
ident Buchanan has ignominiously failed to
carry his State-Pennsylvania-either for
himself or any of his friends who may aspire
to the Chief Mqgistracy of the Union. The
doom of the Lecompton party is forever
sealed in the North, and that puts an end to
the aspirations of any Lecompton candidate
for the Presidency. The Democratic party
do not desire to be beaten in the contest of
1860, and the next National Convention will
put forward no man for that position but the
very strongest Judge DOUGLAS is undoubt-
edlv the strongest man in the entire ranks Of
the party, for while he can rally the Northen
Democracy like unit, he is entirely accept
able to the Southern States-his views on
the constitutional rights of the South being
endorsed by nearly all the leading Southern
journals and almost every Southern Demo
cratic Statesman, from jeff Davis at one ex-
tremc, to Henry A. Wise and Robert J. Walk
er, at the other.
This is no time to follow up any revenges
that small men may feel towards Senator
DOUGLAS for his manly, upright and fearless
course in opposition to the Kansas policy of
the President, and the South well knows it.
Her great men, therefore, will not stoop to
crafty the whims of Mr. Buchanan in this
regard. They know and feel most sensibly,
that, unless their petty animosities against
Judge DOUGLAS are buried, and he nominated
for the Presidency, there is no earthly power
potent enough to prevent the election of a
Republican President. The Republican par.
ty are going to put forward no holiday cham
pon in 1860. 1t will be one of their polti.
cal giants.-in all probability no less man
than VIM. II. Seward. with whom it will
take a giant to grapple. To put up in oppo
siton to him. at the present period of sec
tiOnal excitement at the North, Lecompton
candidate would be like running muck
with a hurricane, fully armed and equipped
with broomstraw 1t wont do, and is not
to be thought Of
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-03


Ell DoRADo CoUNrY.-A dispatch in the
Sacramento Union, dated Placerville, Dec.
lst, says:
Last night, in this city, drunken man
nnmed Quirk, stabbed policeman J. J. Rey-
nolds in the neck, woundng him severely,
butsnot dangerously Quirk was arrested.
AT Battle Hill, in this county, on Satur-
day night last a Chinaman was stabbed by
white man, and is not expected to live.
Near Bunas Bridge, on Friday night last,
man stabbed James Reynolds in the abdo-
men, and let his bowels out. DR. Slaughter,
of Pleasant Valley, and Dr. Harvey, of Pa
cerville, have both visited him, and Harvey
reports him dangerously injured. Ihave not
learned whether the assassin was arrested.
The Wagon Road Commissioners have re
turned, but have not yet rendered verdict
upon the work. There is a good deal OF
feeling here upon the subject.
Another Dispatch to the same paper, dated
Genoa, Carson Valley, December lst, says:
One of the largest meetings ever held in
the Territory, met yesterday at Carson City,
to celebrate the success of the Overland Tel
egraph. The settlers from all the valleys
responded to the call. The festivities were
kept up until this morning, and the greatest
enthusiasm prevailed throughout. Speeches
were made by j. Musser, F. A. Bee sam.
Rankin, Mcssrs. Lehi, Long and W. W.
Smit'. The President of the Company was
received by national salute during the eve
ming. Greetings were received from the
Mayor of Pacerville, E. w. Burr, President
of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco,
and Others. The hospitalities of the town
were extended to the President and opera
tives of the Company. Major w. NJ Orms'
by, in behalf of the citizens presented a city
block, in the center of the town, to the town,
to the Telegraph Company, which was ac.
ccptcd in an appropriate manner by the
President. The national flag was hoisted on
pole for the first time on the plaza.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-03

CONTESTED SEATS AT THE TuEArER.-Two
men named John E. Holmes and David Baby
We're arrested by officer Longley, on Mont.
gomery street. last evening for misdemeanor
at the Opera House They appear to have
gone to the theater last evening and got into
a quarrel about their seats. Being partly
intoxicated, they made great disturbance,
but not being able to settle the dispute there.
they went out OF the theater and had scuf-
he about the matter in the street, and a large
crowd collected.
In the Police Court. on the examination of
the matter, it appeared that both parties had
gone to the theater with their wives and
claimed front seats They set upin defence
that they did not quarrel with each other.
but were both angry because they had been
excluded from their seats They denied
having been intoxicated The Police Judge
discharged them.-Bulletin, Vedaesdau
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-03

PARTICULARS OF MCDoNALD's MURDER, AND
DESCRIPTION OF THE MURDERERs.-A Columbia
correspondent of the Alta says:
On Friday night, at 10 o'clock, Joel n. Nc
Donald was instantly killed by being shot in
the left temple, by revolver in the hands of
two young men-one named Ned, the Others
name unknown.
The men came from Grass Valley lately,
having there been in company with the Chi.
nese robber who was lately sent to the States
Prison for term of twenty years The mur.
derers came to this city last Tuesday (Nov
23d) and made McD's acquaintance, and he
knowing their character, having been 30
liceman in Stockton, planned robbery to en-.
able the authorities to catch them.
The robbery was Misunderstanding a.
bout $3.50 in silver After the robbery. and
while on the way to McD's house, passing
through narrow street, they shot him, fear
ing he would betray them. The act was wi :
messed by two persons who were in the ST.
cret, and on the watch. but were not near
enough to take them before they made their
escape it was very dark. enclose a de-
scription of the murderers, and you will 90 a
great benefit to the State at large by pub
fishing it.
The oldest about - years, smooth round
face, small grey eyes (hght). small nose, eye
brows dark, complexion light, small compress
sed mouth, height feet I inches, round
broad brim hat, drab padded coat, dark pan.
falcons, grey shirt, weight about so los.
The other (Ned) about 20 years old, dark
hair, long pointed nose, fair complexion, high
cheek bones. large open mouth, long neck,
wears drab jean coat very dirty, cotton
checked shirt under a grey one, about feet
inches in height, looks slender and earnest
stands straight, weight about 40 pounds.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-03

PRINTER MAKES AN "IMpREssIoN." The
Washington correspondent of the New York
Times writes:
1--WE had little excitement the other dav.
in an elopement case. A young iourneyman
printer, in the printing office of Thomas
Buell. d Blanchard, ran off with the daughter
of our Judge of the Orphans Court. two or
three days since. The printer was poor, (of
course) but perfectly honest and respectable,
as all printers are. The girl moved in the
higher circles of life and was but sixteen.
The Judge and his son came to the printers
working office, with pistols and rawhide, but
upon learning that the couple had gone
through with the ceremonies correctly-get-
ting license and married according to law,
they were pacified and both doubtless con-
cluded to make the best o. IT,"
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-03

PAINFUL AccIDENr.-As Mr.. S. A. Wells
the popular Ethiopian delineator was pass
ing along Sacramento street, above Sansome
Monday night says the S. f. Times, he ac.
cidently stepped into an open cellar way and
received several severe contusons on the
right side of the body. His injuries are OF
such nature as will confne him to his bed
for some time We believe there is a law
against allowing these open cellar ways to
extend into the sidewalk. The owners Of
property who openly violate the law in thi.
respect if an accident happens to a person
by stepping or falling into one of these eel
lars, lay themselves liable to be prosecuted
for damages.