The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-09
Pst,,fag,ng Accounts.


and our candidates.
Pettifoging Accounts.
The Journal has pointed out certain Re-
publican extravagances to which it calls our
attention as follows:
We sspoint" to the State printing swindle
OF Moriarty !; we sspoinf'' to the IS, OOO dis
crepency between William and John Pattee's
reports We .spoint'' to the $l4,00 discrer-
encv in John Pattee's own reports, between
the lst Of November, 1856 and the lst OF
Nov. 1857.
The State printing was in this wise when
the Republicans obtained majority in the
Legislature, they reduced the price Of State
printing some fifty per cent, and inadvert-
entity provided that the law should take ef-
feet when published in the Republican and
Excelsior. The editor of the Excelsior, be-
ing State Printer, deferred the publication
Of the law a few months, and in the mean
time fnished'np the ~ork and received pay
| at Democratic rates. The Republicans con-
denned this action Of Moriar,y, and passed
resolution requiring the Attorney General
I to bring suit for the recovery Of the excess
81 Democratic over Republican prices Of
printing, aud suit has been brought accord.
ingly.
Asto the discrepancy between William
Pattee's report and John Patteess report, We
know nothing, for we do not happen to have
William Pastee's report by us, but presume
that discrepancy can be accounted for on the
same pfincple with the one that follows:
In the Auditors Report by John pattee ia
1856, the balance of money in the treasury
Nov. L, 1856, is set down at $25, 226.s3.
Which is made up Of the following items
Amount received from School Fund Comma'
sioners, $3,456.2l
Amount Of Saline Land money in
the Treasurs, lo,5l5.7(
) Balance of Revenue, li,254 VI
And in making out the statement in the ~
port for 1857 the Auditor simply reports I'll,
amount Of RKygsuE in the Treasury, not TIL,
amount OF MONEY, SO that there is not evel
the slightest discrepancy between thetwo Re
ports.
But we will not weary the patience OF on
y readers with any further remarks upon TN
pe,tifogging falsehoods of the Locofoco OF
: ators and tho Locofoco press upon these Of
y fairs. Their entire charges, wholesale I'm
y retail, are lies and Misrepresentation lilk
y those we have so often exposed.
EfNaatnu laerMa.
The steamer d. A. January was sunk o
:, the Missouri River last Saturday. She RI
upon snng. Cargo total loss.
!. The expense Of the Gable celebrate
incurred by the New York municipal q,
) thorities, foots up the comfortable sum
:. $40, 900.
=. GgN. w. I. HAskgLt.-We learn from Il
OF Hopkinsyillc (ky.) papers that Gen. W.
h. Haskell is hopelessly deranged. OF lat
ba he has become so furious that the straigh
30 Jacket and close confinement have becoI
o. necessary.
an The Washington Union fears that Sc
- ator Douglas will Kill the Democratic par
IA In the State Of Illinois. II he does, we gus
.es the nation will pronounce il a case Of jus
10 liable homicide.
he The London Times strongly advises I
lar purchase the Great Eastern for the Roy
os Navy, to be used as floating ram obser
.et ing that ten years hence, when the ship is
ve longer saleable. Parliament will be called
Ia. for million OF money 10 build such yes
,ch from the Keel, and il viii cost two mil lie
,aa TO do SO.
ais HgAps orr.--The Bloomington Pan
ties graph says that McElhing, Postmaster
. i, tina, place, has had his Official head Gu,
inc for being a Douglas4te. Mr.. u. ID. v
The Drawer is his successor. lie Is Natio
The Democrat.
lies finney ID. Preston, Esq, general II
II. agent for the West, has been removed
our being a Douglas man, and q gentleman fr
i'm. Minnesota appointed in his place.
ap- eT The Speaker Of the Nebraska Ho
VII of Representatives is u Republican. 4
o. Legislature is strongly anti Lecompton.
e ey This will be a busy week among D,
'4as tieians in Iowa, "a the election for ST
ace officers, congressman, Judicial officers, 4
Of will take place tomorrow week. II mi
,ny. OF the Democratic stumpers and editors
not black in the face by NEXT Monday MI
then the common expression Of . man SLY
Tree till be IL black in the facet il oil humbug
asir Dayenpors Gaz., 4th.