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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19
nom.ro. A. eps,n. Turks.

A correspondent Of the Pennsylvanian wri-
ting from onstantinorle, relates the follow
inn romantic story:
have Just heard, from m authentic pr
vate source, of startling incident which 90.
cnrred a few days since ut Damascus, and
bids fair to rival the most exaggerated ro-
nance Of Eastern story. One OF the fairest
pearls of this terrestrial paradise has forfeit.
ed her position OF houri in the celestial abode
of her Turkish lord, by an indlscreet passion
for jew, the dragoman Of one OF the Con-
sulates Of that city. For some time they had
been living outside OF the bonds and bounds
OF "holy matrimony," without any suspicion
attaching to her fidelity. Her position, rs
one Of the first ladies Of Damascus in beauty
and rank, placed her beyond suspicion, till,
BY a fdur pas OF her paramour, her guilt was
discovered. He had visited her in the dis
guise Of female costume for some time, and
was only discovered, few days since, by an
indiscretion in his movements. By secret aid
she escaped to the desert, whore she eluded
the vengeance Of her pursuers but few
hours. Her body Was cut to pieces, and
with the curses Of the Koran, her mutilated
remains were left to bleach, unburied, in to-
ken OF her shame.
In the meantime the greatest excitement
prevailed IN the city, which threatened to IN
volve all Christians in an indiscrimnate mas
sacre, 80 long IS their thirst for blood was
unappeased and the dragoman had escaped
their qands. He had been mysteriously res
cued from prison and transferred to Beirut.
From there he will probably make his es-
cape to sea, and save his body from the torch
OF the Moslem.
Mrs. Digby, alias Lady Peterborough, who
has lived for some time with the Shiek OF
Palmyra, (for whom she has cherished the
most tender regard after procuring by her
brides and influence with the enamored Lord
Of the Desert, the divorce Of his Arab wives,
and constituting herself his Queen, and sur
rounding his position with every luxury that
her ample means could procure for the graft.
fcation Of his senses, has at last broken faith
with the hereto and left him to seek more
orthodox connection, while for the time be-
ing she dissolves this mixed marriage, which
has given rise to so much scandal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19
Esrncy nm tho Rssmis IN PcnnsYiva-
unE

L
From the philad.lphia Press, Oct ISL
Two years ago, about the same hour in
which am nos writing, the editor OF the
State Committee, sat down to address the
Democratic party Of the whole country upon
the election Of James Buchanan to the presi.
dency, and congratulate the people upon the
triumph OF the great principle OF popular
sovereignty, without which Mr.. Buchanan
could not have been elevated to that high DO.
sition. That was in October of '56, be it
remembered, and that result was regarded as
deciding the Presidential contest in Novem-
Der succeeding. Since that period the same
principles have been kept consistently in view
by the editor Of this journal, but interme-
diately between then and now, the President
OF the United States has preferred to dis
card the great principle which made him
President, and we have been thrown, by
series Of events familiar to tho people, into
hostile attitude to his policy, 10 this respect.
Every effort which has been made toward
Cancellation and federation has been haughti-
~ refused. An appeal was therefore taken
to the people OF Pennsylvania. And now
we sit down, as We did in 1856, after the
October election, to chronicle the triumph
Of the principle which elected James Buchan-
an to the Presidency. But We deeply regret
to say that this time we are called upon to
rejoice over the triumph OF the principle and
the defeat Of the man who Was elected upon
It. At this writing, it looks % If almost
every Congressional Lecomptonitc in Penn
sylvania had been defeated. So much for
those who have preferred the patronage and
favor Of the President to the confidence Of
the people. Thus much for the Executive,
who has chosen TO turn his back upon the
immortal doctrine that the American people
shall control their own affairs in their own
way, and who has dared to erect, in every
district in Pennsylvania, an official influence
at war with the fundamental principles OF
tho Constitution. Thus much for the new
and startling idea that not the Federal Union,
but .'the President must and shall be sus-
tained." But this result is not attributable
70 the uprising OF the people against the be-
trayal Of their representatives. and the gross
desertion Of the popular principle BY the
Chief Magistrate Of the Republic but it is,
at the same time, tribute to Pennsylvania
feeling, and to that idea which ia cherished
BY all our people-protec,ion to American
industry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

The novel steamship built by the Messrs.
Winans, Baltimore, to cross the ocean in six
days, u being launched. This queer looking
craft attracts o great deal Of notice 1t il
only one hundred and eighty feet long and
| only sixteen feet wide; has no keel nor cut
| water, no blunt bow standing up above the
water line to receive blows from the sea, and
no tat deck to hold or bulwark to retain wa
ter. She has four high pressure engines,
with boilers like those Of a locomotive. Be-
ing built sntirely Of iron, she will be fire.
proof, and from the number OF her water.
tight compartments il is thought she will be
comparatively free from danger Of sinking
in case OF collision. Her form also is such
- makes her stronger than usual, and alec
affords the least possible hold for the wind
and waves.
The Baltimore Sun describes the propel-
ling machinery as follows:
Take plain tiat ring OF your finger and
run it on the middle OF cigar, upon which it
is to revolve freely by power applied inside,
which in the vessel consists OF four steam en-
gines placed nmidships. Now to this ring
attach at equal distances all around it, fan.
ges set at angle adapted TO act upon the wa
ter ~ pr0pel,ers, striking the water BY the
swift and powerful revolution Of the wheel
around the body Of the vessel. This wheel is
covered all around by belt Of iron broad
enough to inclose the wheel and extend some
four feet on each side beyond il; this belt IL
supported BY plates Of iron standing edgwise
from the surface OF the vessel 10 which they
are riveted. These plates Of iron divide the
space under the belt on each side OF the wheel
into compartments, and these compartments
above the water line are again closed at the
side next the wheel, shutting il entirely from
view. Below the water line they are Of
course open to admit the free action Of the
wheel upon the water
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

The "little giant" having found more
than his match in Abe Lincoln, has resorted
10 the disoredisable course Of paying his re,
porter for interpreting Lincoln's speeches
While the Chicago Tribune reports ths
speeches Of Douglas and Lincoln precisel,
- they are uttered to the people, the Chicago
Times, Douglass organ, manglss Lincoln,
speeches in such manner a. to save Doug
las, BY sunpressing or destroying the strong
points made BY his opponent. Douglas h.,
sunk very low or he would never seek
TO save himself BY such contemplate ra.e
q that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19
RsPuDtArIso the PssslDxsr.-Ths Burl-

RsPUDtATTSo THE PR8sIpESr.--The Burl-
ington Gazette proposes, since the election,
that the Democracy Of Iowa hold public
meetings to repudiate President Buchanan
and the principles Of his Administration
The people Of Iowa have just repudistsd the
Democracy, and nov the repudiated Dem
oorary propose to faunt their torn and tat
tered banners in the face OF their great
leader. That would be downright matiny,
and that Of the msanest kind. Brave SOL
diers may raise mutiny against their leader
when victorious, bu. only towards seek the
occasion Of defeat to insult their command
err
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

ANOTHER DouoLAs LtGHr GoSE Our .--H
L. Clay, Esq.. late editor Of the Menard, (lll.,
Indsr, takes leave Of his patrons in that pa.
per Of last Thursday. The establishment ha.
bssn purchased BY Geo. U. Miles, Esq, Blu
ohAnan candidate for the Legislature from
Shat eepnsy. The Inder, which has hereto.
fore been Huctuating in ito course, being frs,
for the Leoompton constitution and thcr
against it, we presume will now steadily sup.
port the Administration.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

NOTICE Il hereby IL r. - o1Inoa1 n ~
Lists described in ths ltaA 111aatea - -
City " ksoknks - 1n ~ - ntAte 81 Iowa,
and al eahsses q II, thai spesial sax -
been aasesssa - lsxts4 "a eai1 Ists ~ - City
and 1slmmMg III ths Alley thToaSh Block No.
NJ - eAdemixlng ind xT1mmtnf on Johnson
s1eset bytwesn l7th 18th, - desisnassd ii skoys
M, AAd unlsss pAynsnt - maAe q the tAxss Is
hsted. and also all costs, before tho 3zd Day Of
OstCbsf, a. p. 1858, the sAld lots, or % mach
thereof - shall b necessary 70 discharge aaid tax
ard costs, wll b sold on tho day Aforesaid 1t the
Mayor o6cs In sid City, bstNssa tho hours q
. clock =. n. and 3 o'clock ,. N.
G. g. STEVENS.
Collsctor Of Tho City OF Ksokuk.
nAf 4 1HkN.Atd
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

eTA stirring scene, in which Ristori So.
ured, is described BY Paris correspondent
of the London Globe:
81 spoke of Ristori's triumphant progress
through Italian capitals as the representa-
tive OF the heroine Juditfa. That progress
has now been stopped by the Austrian po-
lice. Her last display was at Venice, and
when che broke forth into the grand passage,
TELL your children that they inherit from as
country, and the land thai God gave them
let them clear it Of oil hostile invaders p the
cries of Encore was SO terrific, and the
counter shouting Of Austrian officers from the
boxes, that Ristori was forced off the stage,
and serious scufle took place between her
champions and the police which ended in the
proclamation against any further revival Of
the Widow Of Bethulia,' who dispatched
dolophernes and scattered the Assyrians.o
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

SUDDEN CHASGxs.--Mr. George w. Con-
stable, one Of the Salt Lake mail conductors,
says that when he left Salt Lake City, on tbs
4sh Of last month, the heat was oppressive
but when he got three days travel out Of the
city It showed, and the fourth day the ground
was frozen and the Toe plenty. Three days
later he went through snow nearly a foo,
deep, and when he got over on the North
Platte the mosquitoes attacked him in swarms
and nearly devoured him. This was experi.
encing sudden changes aud the four seasons
in rapid succession.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

ELECTION NEws.--We add several counties
to our list this morning. Tho gains for Cur
lis are small, but We still think his majority
will exceed l 900.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

ca The schooner Sarah Barton, OF Ply
mouth, which arrived at Salem, on Tuesday,
from Paris, on the 9Th Of September, at 3 q.
M, when in latitude 26 40, longitude 60, ex-
perienoe severe tempest, and was struck by
lightning four times within half an hour
twice on the forcmast, once on the mainmast
and once on the jibboom. The las, shock
was the heavisst-the vessel appeared to be
wrapped in flames, and she rebounded and
shook as though she had struck rock. I'm
mediately tried the pumps and found she
made no water. ali the hands were more or
less affected, but no one seriously hurt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

CO Vincent Hall and James Gaffnev,
found guilty OF the murder Of E. j. Hinton,
were hung at Cnrrollton on th 10th ult.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19


The Missouri Republican notices the arri-
val OF the second Overland Mail from Cali
fornia, and gives the following item:
FoRr BxLKsAP, Young Co., Texas,
October Z, 1858.
A dispatch came in this evening to Major
Thomas, commander of this post, that Major
Van Dorn's command, consisting Of two hun :
dred and City men, U. s. I'd Cavalry, and
one hundred and twelve friendly indiana,
commanded by Capt. Ross, had attacked a
camp Of Indians iwenty-three miles west Of
Fort Arbuckle, on the morning Of the ID ult.,
at sunrise, and killed forty four lndiAns, and
took over two hundred women and children
prisoners, besides tagging large number Of
horses.
Major Van Dorm Is badly wounded, having
been shot twice, once in the arm, the other
shot not mentioned. Lieut.. Van Camp killed,
and Capt. Ross wounded. Three Of The men
killed and eight wounded. The full particu.
lars they had not time to state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

Heavy BKrr1So.--The Cincinnati Gazette
saws the amount Of money which has changed
hands in That city in consequence Of the
election just past, cannot be less than
$l50, 900. Several persons have nearly been
made bankrupt by the loss Of the money they
had staked. OF the hats, boots, coats, la
ger, oysters, &c., which have been won and
lost, the number 10 enormous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

CO The Rev. Francis Burns, recently cho-
sen Bishop OF the Methodist Church in Libe-
ria, has arrived 10 Baltimore, to undergo the
ceremony OF ordination.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

The ufbanA (lll.) linton Of the 18th ult.,
speaking Of the plot to flood the central
counties with imported Democratic voters,
says;
Twenty Of these s'yoting machines" were
'aa~.ean at Peru. ~ Mcnasy ,aSs1. .s.s
They inade a pretence that their passage had
been settled to Centralia, and that they had
been put OF here against their will. This
was mere h,arney. They knew the marke,
1 for which they had been booked, and quiesl,
pu. of into the country. There are Dougla.
men who are conniving at this fendish con.
spiracy TO arufianixen Illinois after the Kan.
sas model, and defeat Republicans as Franz
Blair was defeated in st. Louis. Blu. we be.
iieve there are patriotic Democrats who de-
siro tho ballos-box 70 be guarded agans
such iawless dissertation; and these ar.
earnestly requested to unite With the Re.
| pablicans to prevent the infamous swindl,
which Is contemplated, and in process Of *.
ccution.
II
eTA letter from Paris says: stPari
gives six days to business, and the ssyentl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19
EXPENDITURES.

Balance in the treasury, 1891 Sc
There remains OF the premiums awarded
in 1858, but $40 unpaid At this date.
j. II. WALLACE, 6eo'y.
Oskaloosa, Oct. 4, 1858.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19
K e o X II X:


Subscriptions for the DAILY GATE CRY, and
MERELY vALIEY Wme, must be accompanied by
the cash In all cases.
Daily subscr bers pay the carrier If they pre-
fer, once In two weeks The carrier IL advised 10
require payment In advance, in all cases.
No Job Work delivered until paid for.
All advertisements must be paid for In advance,
except In the case Of customers with whom we hare
mutual accounts. With such, settlements will be
made quarterly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

ca The whole number OF deaths in Gall
weston from yellow fever, for tho month end
ing Oct. 4sh, was liz.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

CO A brilliant wedding came OF at Trinity
church, Boston, on Wednesday, at which the
three bridesmaids were dressed in deep scar
let.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19
American tract society.

The American Tract Society, New York
Branch, has lately been put to severe test
OF its anomalous position ON the slavery
question, and has met the test in manner
to satisfy an;i-slavery Christians that there
il nothing more TO hope from that quarter.
Rev. Samuel Wolco,, prepared u brief tract,
composed wholly Of scrip.ural texts upon
slavery, designed to convey distinct view oil
the declarations Of the Bible on the subject,
after the manner Of the Society's small
tracts upon other subjects. The committee oil
the Society declined to publish it, and in hi
letter announcing that decision, the Secreta
~ expressed the hope that Mr.. Wolcott woult
let the rejection Of his manuscript ssres
without noise.' Mr.. Wolcost makes M
noise about it, but he published the cores
| pondence with the tract in the Boston Con
/ grcgationalist, with some comments i,
which the folly and the practical infdelis,
OF the management Of the Society ar
faithfully exposed. 1t is one Of the mos
damaging blows which has been given to th
Society.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

Awaits or TAxEs NOT LIABLE IN An ExEcu-
rlos AGAINST MuSicirAL CoRroxATlox.--In
the .Lowber" case in New York, Judge In
graham expressed strong doubt whether
ANY property obtained by taxation could
be taken by execution against the corpora
ton Of the city, when that property has been
and by las - directed to be applied for pub
lie purposes and tina, il il not the propcrs,
Of the corporation, but il il held BY them for
the public use, and the remedy 10 enforce
clAisns Againss them BY Judgment can be ex.
ercised only against property acquired from
some other source than by taxation.
From this il would appear that Lowher',
only chances of getting his money viii b,
BY selling the personal property Of tho cit,
on biz execution, or BY waiting TO have th,
amount cf his judgment inserted in the Ia,
Ivy = 1859.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19
: ~s-
The CSngrsssisnal vote.

We compare the returns upon the Con-
gressional ticket with the vote Of Lowe and
Samuels last year. Lowe had majority Of
424 in the district. The figures given are
mAjorities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

gT-The Charleston 6. o. Mercury says
the cotton crop will be distressingly short this
year. Cotton is opening very rapidly keep
ing oil hands busy at tho one occupation Of
picking. This is usually the case when the
crop is short.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19
4asrM,. uea LIyer or Inllr. .

V0ern's Osd Liver Oil Jelly,
A PROVED by the Now York Academy az
- Medicine, containing 90 per cent pure III.
ds eions preparation, haviag all the soothing and
healing properties Of the oil without any disaRree
Able tAass. A. y. WILLIAMSON, Druggist,
No. 96 AAia-st..
Saptsi Agsnt Tor this city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

The FlcHT GOES 0s.-The overwhelming
defeat Of the Democracy at the.recent cleo
tion does not seem TO palsey the Administers
ton. Tho guillotiue is still at work, and the
Postmaster heads are falling as thick as
ever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

GA dispatch from Lafayette, Ind, OF
the 9th, says:
The Toledo, Wabash and Western Rail
road was sold at public auction this morn
ing, and was purchased BY Mr.. Boody, form
er president Of the road, for one thousand
dollars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19
OyrIcE or THE NHsaAsKA AND

soUrH Iowa Il. X. Co.
The Stockholders Of the Nebraska aud South
Lows Railroad Co. are hereby notified that they ars
required 70 pay IN instAiiment Of 5 per cont on
their subscription to the capital stock Of asid
Company forthwith, 10 II. Danlavy, ESQ.,, ssusrai
Agent.
BY order Of thu Board Of Directors
=. AAYNR, 6sc'y.
Ksosauaua. June 40 Iak0-iva4
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19
Niggcrfto view OF clay An wheel
Ing.


Ing.
The Richmond Wing contains the follow
ing paragraph:
The notorious Cassius NJ. Clay addressed
large audience in Wheeling on Saturday
evening last, 10 favor Of tho doctrines OF
the Rui'ner pamphlet, which we're 20 COR
daily endorsed u. one time by sshonsst''
John Leteher. Is there nothing significant
in this sudden Abolition movement in the
largest city in Western virginiaf As for
ourselves, we consider tia great outrage that
this man, Clay, should have been allowed to
air bis offensive Free Soil notions before q
Virginia audience, on Virginia soil. We
presume, however, he derived encourage
ment 70 como and spout among US, from the
Ruflerism so prevalent 10 this portion OF the
est in lS41. But there is hemp enough u
hang any numbsr OF mischievous inoendia-
ries like him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

GH Washington Irving, though suffering
constantly from asthma, il steadily engaged
on the fourth volume OF his Life OF Wash
'ingtoh. This will comprise the Presidential
terms of the illustrous subject Of the work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19
!. Dr. .. 9. INGEMSOLl.,

/ lESIIoT corner II Third and Main streots,
- hsokuk, Iowa, over Xix, Hale Co.'s Bank,
aniransa On Third vt. Special attention given q
the prescrvaton OF the natural tect b. 81
exposed dental nsrve and correcting ire
OF the dental arch. Artificial Teeth Ok the hast
style and finish from single tooth to "a entire set
iy2ad6m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

III Axofnxa HKAD DRIVE learn that Judge
Laaphsrs, pfssent Douglas Postmaster It
GalGsburg, - - ssnoved, and w. Gale
1painted = ~ plae4
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

ca The election Of John Hickman OF
Penn, and OF John q. Davis, Of Ind, to the
next Congress, are sore blows to the Admin.
istrasion. They are bitterly anti -Lscompton
and anti English bill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

CO Lawrence Myers, Of Philadelphia,
who had the contract for furnishing the cast
iron pipes for the aqueduct at Washington,
has forfeited the contract by his failure to
deliver q portion OF the pipes by the time
specified -Octobef lst.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

@ The Crimea il very attractive to tour
ists now. Prince Albert, the uncle Of Fred
crick William Of Prussia, is there, and Lady
Franklin and Alexander Dumas are on their
way thither.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

G. The following paragraph is from an
article in the last number Of Debow's Review,
in favor OF tho re-opening OF the African
Slave Trade:
I'll the Union be desirable, (snd with a
rigid regard Of mutual rights by the North
and south, no one will deny ito inestimable
value,) i il e6fnessly considered that the
most sdsctual means Of giving it perpetuity
will be realized in the opening Of the slave
trade, and tho introduction Of our peculia,
institution into the Western States and Ter.
ritories. BY this We will construct : homo.
geneous system Of labor, and through thi.
bond Of sympathy will be re-establis thai
community OF sentiment, and the old snssns.
cordia!e, without which the Consultation i ,
rope OF sand, and the Union shallow mock
ery.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19
Il e MOVED

w. A. RICE, Architect,
AS removed his Office Into the and story to
4 latch Tbompson's new Bank Building, of
eorner OK Main anu Second streets. Entrance on
Office Second-st. fmch28dly
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

EUPaoSIoUs TrrLxs.--The Republicans Of
New York call Mr.. Parker the s'gag'' candi.
date; the Know Nothings call Gsrrit Smith
the ssgab" candidate" and the Democrats
style Mr.. Morgan the "grabD candidate.