The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-18


The Northern and Eastern mails arrive At o. \.
The st. Louis and Southern mails STRIVE 1t 1r.n.
The Western mail, by Railroad arrives ate IN.
- !" /" I" closes At Sal \.
Postonhce open from n Az. 10 n p.s.
FREx LScTuRE this evening, ct new Medi.
90. Collses. hr Prof. Hudson.
e7rwe call attention rs the adverti.emen.
Of Tsnplin 4 Sommsss. They prsssn. ~ At
sracsivs bill for tho Holidays.
The FssrrvAL.--The Festival Of the Epis-
copal Ladies ct Rice's Hall, on Thursdsy
evening, Was very handsome affair, and re-
suited In something over $500 MT presssds.
HEALrH or Gov. LowH.--Lsttsrs received
in town since Mrs. Lowe left for Des Moines,
bring the gratifying intelligence that the Gov.
srnor 10 better, and il no longer considered
in . dangerous condition.
GTWeathsr first rata yesterday. Every
body would rejoice in . little more Of the
same sort. There Vas considerable roaming
ice in the river. The Chippewa and Aunt
Lefty have bssn in and gone again. The
Des Moinss WAS expected last night. We
hear that the river he's closed over at New
Boston, above Burlington.
GxxnAS FaxE ScaooL.--We commend to
the patronage of our citixsns the Fair Of the
German Free School. The Fair coumsnces
this evening, and will open With the perform
ance Of dramasical piece BY the pupils, and
the scene will close with dance. The Fair
will continue from evening to evening till
Thursday, ct Turner'S Hall 10 Burrows'
Block, and good band Of music win be in
attendance eli the time.
JUpoE SPRnoKx REsIoNxp.--Our friend,
Samuel r. Miller, Esq., handed us letter
from Judge Springer, last evening, stssiag
that he had announced TO tho Governor bis
resignation Of the Office Of Judge, 10 which he
has been elected by the people. The Judge
states hat this course on bic part was una
voidable, but does not assign his reasons for
astep 30 entirely unexpected on the part Of
his friends.
Fsrk TRADE.
There has been . material decline in the
price Of hogs. Ia Cincinnati on the 18th the
market Was blue sales .. $3.50 to $500 for
very heavy. Mess pork fell so cts. per bbi.;
sales as sls- Lard loi to Ill, and more
sellers than buyers ct the decline.
II c. 0,,,. ~, r.. IAN ~ =, - - -
active At $3.50 to $3.50. At Chicago, same
date, live hogs had!declined heavily; sales at
$3.50 to &5.05.
10 this market. hogs have fallen to $3.50 to
$5.25.
Our Eastern Csnnscusa.
We republish an article from the Carthage
Republic0n in reference, to the Railroad East,
through Hancock county. The m after is one
Of imminent Importance 10 the interests OF
Keokak, and We hope that those Of our ci,i-
Gems Who arc specially interested 10 this road,
will see to it 1t onoc that no difficulties shall
arise to defeat or delay the construction Of
this Eastern connection. 1t seems to NJ that
such arrangements ought TO be made - to
secure the construction Of two roads eventu-
ally from Carthage: ono in the difsetion Of
Bushnell, and the other on the limo to Camp
Point. We presume that while such policy
10 essential to our interests, it viii equally
promotsths interests Of Carthage and War
saw, and that it only requires : proper I'M
dsrstanding 70 secure anity Of sentiment and
action in carrying out that policy,
In our advertising columns will also BE-
found notice for . meeting Of the stock
holders.
LARGs 6KrPnsxr or Hooa-Ths RspsbH-
can says that last week there were shipped on
the NJ. ard n. r. r. from Iowa City, 81 car
loads Of live Hogs. Nineteen oars were sent
10 Ohisago, So to Auscstias and 70 Davsn-
port. On an average Of IS to the car, the
whole aumbsr would be 1885. This don't
look much like stagnation in business.
PsAnIa CHIoKxss.-Ths Iowa City Re-
pubkean says: 'sWs are informsd that one
Arm 10 this CITY last Saturday bought, pack
ID and shipped to New York about thirty
dozen prairie chickens. Several other firms
wsre nearly = suscessfal - she ono referred
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