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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-01

MEAT SHOP.
open All Day ana Every Day.
I HEREBY netify all my customers, and citizens
sgencraily, that have opened Meat Shop On
Foarth-st between Main and Blondeau. = few
deors above Rap ec's Grocery.
1t viii be open every day Sundays excepted)
froEl 81. III. 10 p. m.
-. sS..::sss 4. .-eg., feb s-a ss,tea, sc,. cor
stsmtly hand. A.. CHAPMAN.
eot 99t2.
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J.. G.. r A X r Q r T Il G o.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
STAPLE AND FANCY DIZZY GOODS.
READY-MADE CLOTHING, TO-,
NO. SO main.ss.,
aprl4-d

90 Dollars.
fuSHE bsst Sewing Machines in tho world are nov
sold for FIFTY DOLLARS.
J. N. Singer Co.'s superior family Sewing Ms
chine win b. furnished at the above price, adding
cost Of transportation from New York.
All manufacturing machines are greatly reducad
IN price, 10 that any one wishing to obtain sew
ing machias can now get Singers at about the
same price Of the cheap humbug Affairs that ars
flooding the country.
1t 10 unnscessary to state the superior quail
ties Of this machine, For every body knows that for
eli kinds Ut sewing, frbm the finest silk to the
coarssst leather, Singers furpasses al other ma
chimes.
Call in, or send orders TO
s. A. DUKE,
oct8d kcokuk, lava.
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Anglers book Of chess.
A NEN SUPPLY lust received by
"A OGDEN, BROW NELL l. co.
1gtgsa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-01

AookUk BO0k-810dOyY,
aEr nxaNE nccH MANuPAcT6Hy
nLANK Books made and ruled to any required
DpAttsrn. Court Records y usticss' Dockets, As
ssssors Books Poll Books, Ac., Ac., furnished at
shoss notice.
Old Books, Magazines, Music, &c., bound or re-
bound in any style desired.
lWMy Bindery will b. found in AcCune'
Building, corner Vt Main md 6esond-sts.
sep II It'd ISAAC N. PEARCE.
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Diarys far 1850.
4 Llsizes, juss received and fer sale by
~ OGDEN, BROW MILL 1 co.
oa2sd
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-01

ELOIk.
LIME Superhnc, aud Fancy Brands Of Flour in
IL Sacks AMI Barrels, for ealo low to the trade,
by CiEG HORN, TAYLOR 4 CO.,
nug25 LsvsC,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-01
J01ERm DLEuM.
ComfectooA0r.

JOWERm 1LEGH.
COmfec1tOnor,
Main IT., bet 9Th and oth........ .KH0KUN.
A ANUFACTUKkR VI al kinds Of Cakss and
Xl Candies, Pyramids, -. All orders Tor parties
will b prcnpoy attended %, - ths shortest ae-
tics and in the most approved style.
oct6d
60 KIDS. SUGAR,
20 a. bbls shoiss s. n. Molassss,
80 saskS Rio Coffee,
no tierees Riss, for sale y
jy13d oLn0HORH, xAxIo4AC
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mr.. Q. INGERs OIL.

DT. L.. q. INGERS OIL,
DENTIST, corner Of Third and Main streets,
II Ksokuk, lows, over hix, Halo Co.'s Bank,
entrance on Thirdst Special attention given 70
the preservation Of the natural scth, ssatmsnto Of
exposed dental nerve, and correcting irregularities
Of the dental arch. Artificial Teeth Of the bsst
style and Anish from sinsle tooth 70 - sntirs ST.
jy30d6m
New wheat Gl0mr.
ME have just received shipment Of Quincy
w Rlour, made from NEW FALL WHEAT
prime article. which " o1er low.
WI. AUSTIN d co.,
August 10-d. No. ll8 Main %.
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UIf0CV Emp0FIAIIOn
or
OVARIAN CUTLER Y!
s. ". n II. TUCKER,

IT IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS,
have In store, and are receiving their supplies
forthe spring trade ,directfrom he makers, which
they oilsr 10 cash and prompt time-buyers on ia
vprAble terms. The stook being unusually large,
they confidently solicit an examination OF the
same 6W. an. TUCKER,
MAY 1O-dAw Sign Of Red Paddock.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16
WHOLE NUMBER 522
The Waslaburncs.

The Albany Evening Journal fur
nishes the following information in regard
to the Washburnes: ."
"Israel, Elihu and Cadwal ader Wash
burne are three brothers in Congress -
and CadwalIader from Wisconsin,, al
though they are all NATIVES Of the State Of
Maine. Another brother is Republican
editor il California, and, not unlikely will
soon be in Congress with his three broth
ers. The father of the Republican
family still lives in the County Of Penob-
scot, Maine, in the Congressional District
represented by his eldest son, lie is a man
of sterling character, sound sense, and gem
eral intelligence. 1t is said that the char
acter, and destiny OF his sons were formed
in great measure, by rather peculiar fea
ture OF the paternal household. 1t was al
ways the home of all the travelling cler-
gyman in the country, of the fathers faitli
and hospitable home, too. The only
return exacted for his hospitality was CON
veIsation and discussion on political and
religious topics The whole available time
Of tie soiourner must be devoted to the in
terchange of views on all the great queS-
tions Of the day; and it was these exercises
eagerly listened to by the boys, that first
stirred their minds and reused their ambi-
ton to become intelligent men and useful
citizens. ...-r
Israel has served four terms in Con-
gress, Elihu three, and Cadwalader two,
including the present Not less remark
able than many other incidents in the lives
of these brothers are the majorites by
which they were chosen. Israel's WAS
4,2o6; Elihu's, 1884; Cadwallader's.
| 9,871!
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16

GgA Washington letter in the Chicago
Times, the homs- ryan Ex-senator Douglas.
has this significant paragraph in regard
to the Lecompton scheme:
Flppant letter writer's and journalists
whose pens are employed in the interests
Of Lecompton, keep asserting that the ad
mission of Kansas under the unsubmitted
Constitution is IA fixed fact, thing already
as good as accomplished, that the Admin
istration can and will press it through Con-
gress Immediately. Let not the public DO
humbugged by these assertions Winter
,OiU close, and Spring nil come and 90. and
Sunmer too, for that matter, before tho
denomination ,riH hare passed over the Sen
ots. The opposition will dispute every
inch of ground. The debate will be the
most scorching which ever took place in
Congress. Ipredict that before it is closed
the most violent Lecomptonst will be
ready and willing to withdraw from the
conflict. The issue which will be presen-
ted to the American people will awaken
the popular indignation to a hight which
will make it uncomfortable to face.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16

JonN DEAN AND HIS FArHER-IN, LAW
Soon after the mes-alliauce in New York
of Mariana Petra Nelia Boxer with John
Dean, her fathers coachman Mr.. Boxer,
the great liquor dealer, and his family,
disappeared from public view But John
Dean has again turned up. He has just
received the appointment of marker in the
New York Custom House-an inferior
situation, which he might easily have OBJ
tained without the recommendation OF
being the son-in-law of Boxer the great
liquor dealer
His wife's family, wounded in their
dignity of wealth by the alliance, retired
to Germany last summer, having fortu-
,nately sold out before the panic. Mrs.
Dean remains with the object of her
choice. 1t would be too curious to ask
whether romance of life and love has
eventuated quite as happily as she an
ticipated. Unequal marriagcs--wo mean
where there is education and intellectual
inequality--vory rarely turn out happy.
like secs like. The cultivated mind can
not fully sympathize with the uncultivated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean may be az happy as
the day is long, for domestic miracle oc-
ours sometimes, but, as general rule, a
rough Irish coachman and a fashionabIy-
brought belle, can scarcely beexpected
to be perfectly happy in the marriage
state, when the man is only Custom
House "marker. IN. Y Paper
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16
How an UMgOVerMabIe TeMPer
was Controlled.

Mr. Clayton, author of book on the
Crimean campaign, met in his journey
with a strong minded woman. He says:
1--WE next touched at Malta, taking on
board a few fresh passengers in lieu Of
some we landed there. Among the new
corners was lady of a most violent
temper, SO ungovernable that she hated
morally all who did not agree entirely
with her ideas upon everything. Her
husband informed us that just before his
marriage he was warned of the lady's fiery
disposition, and to Test the accuracy of the
information, one evening, as he sat next to
her at dinner, he managed cleverly to jog
the servants elbow, as a plate of mock
turtle soup was offered her, which of
course was upset over the yonug lady's
white dress of tulle lace. No complaint,
nor even frown, being evinced. the de-
lighted suitor concluded that what he had
heard was mistake, and that his in
amorata had the temper of lamb who
had been fed upon mashed potatoes, and
as harmless as water Cruel. So the mar
riage took place; but soon the lady's real
character displayed itself, as is always the
case after marriage, but never before, and
his wife. like human Stromboli, was sub
ject to fiery eruptions every ten minutes
upon an average. "How is it, my DEAR"
said the happy husband, "that having
such bad temper, you stood the ordeal
by soup so well?" "Why," answered the
lady, II may have appeared Indifferent
at the time, but, good heavens! you should
have only gone into my room little while
afterward and seen the mark Of my teeth
on the bed post'' ...-
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16

The WIDow's STRATAGEM.-It was
winter evening, clear and cold. and the
snow was finely packed, when DR.. Mead
ows was one of a sleighing party. which
he describes, 80 far MS he and the young
widow Lambkin were concerned, IN the
following words:
The lively widow Lambkin sat in the
same sleigh, under the same buffalo robe
with me.
'Oh! oh! don't! dontp she exclaimed,
as We came to the first bridge, at the
same time catching me by the arm and
turning her yelled face toward me, while
her little eyes twinkled through the moon
light.
Don't what?' asked; I'm not doing
anything"
well, but 1 thought you were going
to take toll, rejoined Mrs. Lambkin.
Toll, said /, what's that?'
We'll, | declare! cried the widow, her
clear laugh ringing out above the music
of the bells; you pretend you don't know
what taking toll is!'
Indeed | don't, them l said, laughing;
pray explain, if you please
You never heard, them said the widow
most provokingly, that when we are on
sleigh-ride the gentlemen always-that is,
sometimes--when they cross bridge,
claim a kiss and call it toll. But, then, |
never pay it,
l said that had never heard OF it be-
fore; but when we came to the next one,
l claimed toll, and the widows struggles
to hold the veil over her face were not
sufficient to tear it.
AT last the veil was removed her round,
rosy face was turned directly toward mine,
and in the clear light of frosty moon,
the toll was taken for the first time in his
life by Dr.. Meadows.
Soon we came to long bridge, with
several arches. The widow said it was of
no use to resist a man who would have
his own way, SO she paid the toll without
a murmur.
But you won't take toll for every arch, ,
will you, Doctor? the widow said so archly
that | could not fail to exact all my dues,
and that was the beginning
But never mind the rest; the Lambkin
had the Meadows all to herself in the
spring.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16
Singular Murder.

1t seems that murders red hand is
never still. Hardly a week passes now-a-
days but we hear Of a fatal affray Of some
kind. We are reliably informed that a
murder was committed at Lyttleton Sta
tion, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
last Sunday night week. Mrs. Manly, a
widow woman, resides with her two sons
near Lyttleton. For long time, the sons
have su .pected that au improper intimacy
existed between their mother and man
of rather bad character living in the neigh
borhood. On Sunday night the two boys
left home, intending to remain away over
night, but something occurred which in
duced them to return sooner than they
expected. Upon entering the house they
discovered the mother and the suspected
man occupying one bed, and, maddened
by the thought of their disgrace, they
fell upon him with terrible ferocity, beat
ing him so severely that death resulted a
short time afterward.
p. S.--We learn that one Of the boys
is about ten years of age, and the other
about fifteen. Shortly after committing
the desperate deed, they made microscope,
one taking an eastern bound train, and the
other coming west The man was stabbed
three times through the heart, and is sup
posed to have died almost instantly. The
boys had frequently warned him to dis
continue his visits to the house, threaten
ing to kill him if he did not.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16
Roy, TUESDAY MARCH Is, 1858.

reotyped itself, though: differently; but he
gave no utterance to his thoughts.
That woman's story WAS true one
he said to himself. as he passed on his
way homeward. Il wish had asked her
residence : and he looked around him, up
and down the street, with kind ofa vague
hope of seeing her. But, already too long
away from her exhausted husband, she
had hurried back to him with flying feet.
'Oh! Mary whispered feeble voice,
as she leaned over the bed, how long have
you been away! L feel very faint! Have
you got the wine?'
Only the bitter wine Of SORROW, crushed
out from an almCst breaking heart, had
she brought for her husband. and as a
few drops fell upon his face she whispered
back huskily:
'Mr. Barker could not pay me for my
work. But he will send the money in an
hour or two, and then will get the wine. >
A feeble sigh fluttered the breast of the
sick man his lids dropped YEARLY until
the lashes lay in two dark lines upon his
bloodless cheeks; while a more death
like hue overspread his countenance,
'Edwardl Edward! o, Edward Hus-
baDdl'
Slowly the eyes of the sick man opened,
but closed again, heavily, without sending
forth beam of Intelligence.
The poor mans strength was all gone.
Sinking into a chair, she leaned over upon
the bed, and laid her face against that OF
her husband. It's coldness chilled her TO
her heart. Already the death damps were
breaking through the relaxing pores. A
moment she tried to arouse herself to a
new effort. But hope had died, and the
leadep pail of despair was upon her spirit.
Mrs. Blythep
1t was the voice of Andrew, the shoe
makers boy.
Mrs. Blythe!' His hand was upon
her arm, but she stirred not.
Mrs. Blythe, l have brought you the
money for your work. And Mr.. Barker
has sent a bottle of wine for Mr.. Blythe.
The voice and words together penetra-
ted the shut door of the woman's senses
and partly arousing herself, she murmured,
as a fuller consciousness returned:
Too late! too late!'
A thrill of horror went through the
boy s frame, as bending over, his eyes
rested upon the ashen face of man wear
ing the ghastly image of death.
How little dreamed the well-to do mer.
chant of a scene like this, as he slipped his
delcately Favored sherry, and remarked
upon its quality. Of scene like this
which an easy act of justice on his part, il
a simple payment of a bill, might have pre-
vented! Once, at the crystal wine hold
ing his glass to the light, the countenance
of the poor woman he had seen at the
wine merchants seemed to glare at him,
as if reflected from a mirror. But the un.
pleasant vision faded in a moment. Be
tween the despairing countenance and his
failure to pay a trifling bill, he recognized
no possible relation of effect and cause
Yet it was even so!-the relation did even
exist.
Need we give any new shades to ouI
picture--need we turn the kaleidoscope
need we add word by way Of applica
ton? What good? The lesson is com
plete enough, and all additional groupings
or colorings would but weaken the moral:
we seek to enforce.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16
RrThe Navy Department dav or tx

EFT The Navy Department day or two
since ordered the steam frigate Wabash out
of commission. The Colorado is ordered
to take her place in the home squadron.
Commodore Paulding, who came home in
the Wabash, is understood TO have written
to the President and Navy Department to
know what disposition he shall make of the
arms, ammunition and stores he took from
General Walker, when that fllibuster and
his companions were taken prisoners in
Nicaragua, but up to day or two ago had
received no answer. 1t is an important
query what answer the government will
make to the Commodore inasmuch as they
refused to hold Walker and his men as
prisoners, denied that any charge existed
against him, and set him at liberty, and
yet hold on board Of one of their ships of
war the property of Gen. Walker and his
men. Is not this nice question?
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16
ExalnimatIOm of Teachers.

At the meeting for examination of
Teachers, in Pomeroy, on the 9th inst, the
following questions were proposed for
written answers: 'ss, -'
GRAMMAR.
1. What number and person have
verbs?
Q. With what and in what must pro-
nouns agree?
3. He also was censured. Parse also
and aras ce'ssured.
4. How do you do, sir? Parse all the
words.
S. intended to have returned earlier.
Correct and parse the second verb.
6. They spoke of him as writer.
Parse vriter.
7. l may buya new pair of shoes. Cor
rect and parse may JHy and new.
8. Being good, and being called good,
are different things. Parse the sentence.
ARITHMETIC.
1. How many values have figures?
2. What is compound number?
8. What are the prime factors common
to 1906 and 231?
4. Why can you not add one fourth and
three -sevenths together without re-
duction?
5. Divide 343 millonths by and 43
hundredths?
6. Wishing to obtain from bank $500
for 90 days, for what sum must | give
my note, discount being per cent?
7. The hypothenuse of a righL-angled
triangle is 100 feet, and the base 60 feet:
what is the perpendicular?
8. If merchant sell his sugar at a
certain price per pound he will lose SIS;
but if he increase the price 3 cents per
pound, he will make $3.50: how many
pounds has he?
GEOGRAPHY.
/. How far do latitude and longitude
extend?
G. In what latitude is Africa?
4. Give your reasons for believing the
Earth to be round?
4. Which are :he four largest tributa-
ries of the Mississippi river?
5. Bound Pennsylvania and name its
capital and metropolis. ....
6. Why does the Gulf Stream flow
north east? ..s
7. Which is the oldest town in Ohio
and in what year was it founded?
8. Which is the highest mountain in
the United States, east of the Mississippi
river? 1v -v..
oRTHoGRAPHY.
Capitol; Gingham; Meddlesome; Niece;
Pageant; Recede; Fledgeling; Mortgage.
There were fifty candidates, and thirty
four received certificates: l for months,
2 for six months, 3 for 8 months, l 1 for
g months, l 5 for s months, and g for
I8 months; 6 were rejected.
- By order of the Board.
. J. NJ. EVANS, Clerk.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16
FAsu1oxAp1E CoNcREoArioSs. Tho

FASHIONABLE CONGREGATIONS. = T h G
newspaper reporters pay very equivocal
compliment to this or that preacher when
they tell us he was listened to by a Clash
ionable" congregation. Fashion is all
right at the theater or the opera-or other
public assemblages of secular character
but The jade ought not to have any
thing to do in the Temple of the Most
High. Think of Paul preaching to a
fashionable" congre CATION on Mars Hill
or greater than Paul delivering a SER
mon on the Mount to numerous and
fashionable audience. True we have
fashionable preachers--but it is ques-
ton whether their preaching would not
be followed with better effects il the
"fashion" were taken out of it. Fashion
is a heartless thing at best--and heart
lessness in religion is hypocrisy.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16

The following copy of an extract from
the Board of Trade Meteorological Jour
nal kept by Captain Harrington, of the
ship "Castilian," from Bombay for Liver
pool, has been published in the Times"
ST.. HELENA, Dec. 12, 1857,
Ship Castilian.
At 81 P. NJ. strong breez and cloudy.
ship sailing about twelve miles per hour.
While myself and officers were standing on
the eeside Of the poop looking towards
the island, we were startled by the sight
of a huge marine animal, which rared it's
head out of the water within twenty yards
of the ship. when it suddenly disappeared
for about half minute, and then made its
appearance in the same manner again.
showing us distinctly its neck and head
about ten or twelve feet out OF the- water.
Its head was shaped like along nun buoy.
and suppose the diameter to have been
or 8 feet in the largest part, with kind
of scroll, or tuft of loose skin, encircling
it about two feet from the top. The water
was discolcred for several hundred feet
from its head; 80 much SO that, on its first
appearance, my impression was that the
ship was in broken water, produced, as l
supposed, by some volcanic agency since
the last time passed the island; but the
second appearance completely dispelled
those fears, and assured us that it was
monster extraordinary length, whichap-
pearcd to be moving slowly toward the
land. The ship W ls going 100 fast to enable
us to reach the masthead in time to form
a correct estimate Of its extreme length;
but from what we saw from the deck. we
concluded that it must have been owe. 600
feet long. The boatswan and several Of
the crew, who observed it from the top
gallant -forecast,e, state that it was more
than double the length of the ship, III
which case it must have been 800 feet
Be that as it may, am convinced that it
belonged to the serpent tribe. 1t was Of
dark color about the head, and was cov-
cred with several white spots. Having
press of canvass on the ship at the time, [
was unable to round to without risk, and
therefore was precluded from getting an
other sight of this leviathan OF the deep.
Signed: .... ...... ....-.
George Henry Harrington, Commander.
William Davies, Chief Officer
Edward Wheeler, Secolsd Officer. - b..
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16

BE NEAT.--YOung ladies, if they only
knew how disgusting TO men slovenliness
is, and how attractive are displays of neat
ness and taste, would array themselves in
the simplicity and cleanliness of the field;
or. if able to indulge in costly attire. they
would study the harmonious blending Of
colors which nature exhibits in all her
works. A girl Of good taste, and habits
of neatness, can make more fascinating
toilet with shilling calico dress, few
cheap ribbons and laces, and such orna-
ments rs she can gather from the garden.
than a vulgar, tawdry creature who ID
worth millions and has the jewelry and
wardrobe Of princess,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16

E~ Horace Greeley has made par
tial promise to deliver an address at the
next Fayette County Fair at ConnersvilIe,
Ind. In his letter in reply to the invi-
tation ne says: a"
You, of course, have already observed
what farce is. often made of these agricul-
tural addresses-the great rush to hear at
The outset-the indifference and falling off
of hearers, after a few minutes-and tn e
drowning of the speakers voice, st inter-
walls, by the roaring of other bulls and
braying Of more loud-voiced, if not more
eloquent, donkeys! L was completely
drowned out at your State Fair, some years
back, by band of music and other brutal
noises. Try to help me in this respect, if
90, as l mean to HORACE GREELEY.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16

THE BEST PLAcE.-A good old Dutch
man and his vrow sat up ill gaping
time. when the latter, after full stretch,
coolly said: 81 wish vas in Heben. +"
Hans also yawned, and replied: 81 wish 1
vas in the still-house." The eyes of
Sallie flew wide open, as she exclaimed:
II pc pound for you, you always wish
yourself in der best place.'