The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-16

Ladies, Festival.
The Festival Of the Ladies Of the Episco-
pal Charch comes Of this evening q Rios'a
Hall. Many things attractive TO the ego and
palate will be presented, and gentlemen will
ind the Hall : pleasant plaos 70 spend The
evening, even IL they don't spend Anything
else.
TM. p. Haley 10 the name OF tho man
who 10 in the Calaboose 1Aboring under 40
alteration Of mind. He lives ~ mikes be-
yond Abba towards Charlton. One Of the
police will take hin homo - soon - he 10
we'll enough.
ETThe Minnesota Belle arrived about .
>. n. ysstsrdAy, with large load, and lat
after dinssr. The Warsaw aad Asse Lefty
were sxpssssd last night.
There was m~eh running Toe ia the river,
but the Ferry boat kept running Ill day.
WooD.-ws cheerfolly give place TO the
communiesticn Of 'sCitissn" on the "Wood
Markets" His suggestions are good and
should b. aassaAsd 70 At enss. We believe
there 10 more cheating done in this depart
msut Of trade than ten mon could repent Of
in an ordinary lifetime.
DrY Yrr.-Aftsr oil the appearances on
Tuesday night, the dry bulb prsdoninassd.
The snow quit falling about tho time " quit
writing. The mercury fell rapidly, ~ y~-
terdsy morning was clear ~ bell and frosen
tight - brick. Hurrsh for Ssripsi He's
ell right yet. Old Sol Was brilliant yester.
day and his fsrvsnt rays made very muddy
and slippery sidewalks.
e. The Hon. james Oh ssnut, recently
elected to tho United States Senate from
South Carolina, 10 about AZ years old. He
graduated It Princeton, 10 q nan Of ability
and moderate views, and lawyer BY pro-
fession.
MoRE FgANK THAN WIsE.-The Mobile
Register, Southern organ Of the National
Democracy, says: "Let the Democratic
"paTty become, in its intentions, a. Il u nor
sin iss ssssntiGi Organisation, Southern
Sectional party"
More than Eve hundred applications
are on file for the ten cadetships ct West
Point 10 the gift Of the President. IL this
rush Of boys for situations in the Military
Academy one Of the results Of the pressure
Of the times
GA good dinner, . nice room, snd .
clean shirt, are said to be the essential marks
Of civilization. The cook, the washwoman,
and the hoass-naid, are thus ths great sisil-
ixers Of society.
QIThs nns Morgan horse Flying Cloud
which was exhibited q the St. Louis Fair BY
his owner from sway down East in the State
Of Vermont, va sold 70 Missourian, the
other day, for $4,000.
G. Bishop 6inPson's health, i i sid, il
much improved, and the prospects are Hattsr-
ing that he will soon be able to resume the
active discharge Of hiS many rssponsibls da-
ties.
u Jonn -. AoBWon, Esq.p ono o. ~
most esteemed citissns Of Nashville, Tenn,
and Mayor Of the city last year, died shsss
OF the Sd inst, aged q years.
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For the Gate City.
Ho! oil 70 philosophers, ..possastsrs, poll
tioians, ID ct onsns genus, which means all
the rest Of the aquidnuncs."
ssIt th.ye's kel. N All ycn- coats.
Use hide 20 tent it
A chiefs amAng 70 taking notes,
And faith he'll prent it,"
Nov, Mr.. Local Editor, what right hsvs
you to publish to the world an opinion, !
mere opinion, expressed 10 private dssulsory
conversation, and pablish il, too, = the do
cided conviction, resulting from observation.
caloslasion, cogisasien, msditAtios and CON.
temptation on tho part Of your humble SER
want.
Oh, Mr.. Editor, lot me alons--And lot the
bulbs alona. Mako no more reports about
me, and BE- content with the monthly reports
send you. 8.
1athoYss Inlks.
new lot, In -, - and 80 ID. ksgs, aad vasi-
ETY. Of Oolored Inks. lust rsoeived It this Olce.