The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-09

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nsssipts - schssi ExAsAisssn.
The entire amount Of receipts Of the rscen,
Public School Exhibition ct the Athsnoom
for the bsnsA. Of the poor children, ~ fully
reported, Was one hundred and twenty igh.
dollsrs and thirty eight gents. And the ne,
receipts, after paying oil expenses Of the Ex-
hibition, was one handrsd and TWENTY-FIVE
dollars end thirty eight cents.
G1Ths river Was very full Of running Toe
yesterday. Tho ferry boats laid up. The
packet Game in on Thursday night, bu. i.
can't come many times more With such wealth
Or. We heard Of one boat loaded for Kso-
kuk, which laid up somewhere below, much
10 the inoonvsnisnos Of some Of our business
mon whose goods we're on board. Has vi n
ter set in for good, and will the river now
close9 That's the question. II Stripe
wouldn't venture an answer, perhaps il would
not be modest for ~ 10 do 20. But ve dare
venture the guess that the river will be near
~ clear Of Joe between this and New Yssr's
day. Ystthat il mare guess. No sans man
would risk his reputation on Iowa weather
TEhPn1ANcg LIcruaEs.--A course OF leo
lures on Temperance will be commenced this
evening in Temperance Hall, over Kellogg 1
Briggs 0rossry Store. The Arst lectures will
Be delivered BY James CLARK, Deputy g. W.
G. T., and J. Q. Dstwilsr, Gra.d W. G., Of
the |. o. Of @. +. Citissns generally are In
vitsd 10 turn out. Admittanoe free.
SUBSCRIPTIONS 70 Mr.. vxHxos.--That ev.
cry cisissn dssirous Of doing 20 may have an
opportunity 70 subseribs 70 thu Mount vsr-
non fund, papers arc left for that purpose ..
the following named places: The Offices Of
the Clerk Of the County Court and the Re-
eorder Of the city all the Banking Housss 10
the CITY, and the oountisg rooms Of the Gate
City and Journal ONCE.
Soar, Erc.-Mr. Smith, No. 2O3, Main st.
has left specimen Of his family soap, q
this once, . trial Of which shows it TO be
both good and cheap article. HE washing
fluid, also, 10 an excellent article, saving
much labor and doing no harm to clothes.
TWs ssm small crowd Of shildrss
making their way along the street yesterday,
which attracted our attention. The largest
vss not very largo nor very old, and the
company tspsRed OF In regular succession 70
. wss-bit Of boy shout foot high. When
W 6rst saw them, the last msntiopsd vas
psrchsd on the baek Of the next biggest,
who trudgsd Cd brsvsly With his load. They
we're Gil very shisly slad for saoh bitter
cold day, had on thin shoes, and the girl had
on no stockings. Wondering 1t their ap-
psersncs on the street on such day, We had
the curiosity 70 watch their progress. We
did not wait long till ws saw sAs object Of
their journey. They soon called as tho door
Of Mrs. Rsddington. They, TOO, with hun
dreds Of others, had heard The ssws. The
report had got sll over town that the Ladiss
Of the city Good bless them) we're going to
provide clothing for eli the children that
needed clothing. These children certainly
needed something more, and We hope they got
IL.
We learn that the applications TO the Ia
dies are very numerous and reveal wide.
spread dsstitstion. II Il estimated thas u
least I've hundred people will need more or
less cid before spring. In SUCH condition
Of things, who that 10 able will not remsm-
bsr tho poor, who will mot rigidly out OF al
sxtravagsnes and carefully stop all waste,
for the sake Of the poor9 In such times il
seems almost sin to waste even orust Of
bread.