The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-19

RAILROAD CoNsoLIpArsoS--I nnsHss Exrsn-
rsisH. The London correspondence of the
Nov York Commercial states that Roths-
ehilds and some other capitalists have just
made IN agreement to purchase . network
Of railways, including the main line from
Trieste TO Vienna, from the Anatrtan Gov
efnmcnt, and TO construct or complete cor
tain branches in connection with 1t. The
bargain in a very dangerous one. since the
than q third Of their cost price; but no doubt
| it will also in the end prove beneficial for
the country, by substituting private for state
management. The total capital required BY
the new company for the fulfllment of the
bargain will be equal to 900, 900 900, spread
over about nine years, and it will be contrib
uted from oil parts of the continent A. well
a. from England.
| GA woman, formerly Of Newark, N. j.,
but who, for the past year, has been living
| IN Chicago, few days since started with q
sick child 10 her arms to return to Newark.
When near Cleveland, Ohio, the child died
| in her arms. The mother, disconsolate aud
far from friends, and with scarcely money
enough to reach home, rather than leave her
babe among strangers, continued her jour
ney, and reached Newark, having carried the
dead infant in her arms the entire distance.
| FINDING HIS LEvrL.--John Mitchell, editor
OF the Southern Citizen, announces that at
ter the 18th Of November, the place Of ito
publication viii be changed from Knoxville,
Tenn, to Washington City, the centre Of po-
litical vAgabondism.
| eT-The grand jury OF Ramsey county,
Mimi, lately found indictments against Ed.
ward d. Heenan, Register Of Deeds Of that
county, for embezxling $4,000, for perjury,
for unauthorized chargss, DO. Heenan Is a
prominent Democratic politician.
EXPECTED RIss IN LIATHRR.--Two pair of
shoes were lately made by shoe manufac
turer in Lynn, TO gil an order for South
ern plantation. They are intended for q
slave, who is also negro driver or overseer,
and measure nineteen and half inches In
length, with corresponding width. We
presume these shoes were made at 90 much
the foot.
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 portios OF the pipes by the time
specified October lst.
CTThe election OF John Hickman OF
Penn, and OF John g. Davis, of Ind, TO the
istration. They are bitterly anti-Lscompton
and anti -English bill.
eTA 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.. Body, form
er president OF the road, for one thousand
dollars.
Cd The Crimea 10 very attractive to tour
lists now. Prince Albert, the uncle OF Fred.
erick William of Prussia, is there, and Lady
Franklin and Alexander Dumas are on their
way thither.
EUPHoNIoUs TIrLEs.--The Republicans Of
New York call Mr.. Parker the ssRag'' candi.
date; the Know Nothings call Gerrit Smith
the sgab" candidate" and the Democrats
style Mr.. Morgan the "grab" candidate.
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 illustrious subject Of the work.
gTThe Charleston Is. o. Mercury says
the cotton crop will be Interestingly short this
year. Cotton is opening very rapidly keep
ing all hands busy at the one occupation OF
picking. This is usually the case when the
crop is short.
CO A brilliant wedding came on at Trinity
church, Boston, on Wednesday, at which the
three bridesmaids were dressed in deep scar
let.
GT-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.
CO Vincent Hall and James Gaffney,