The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-12

pApers In Iowa, and has . widely extended circu-
iAtiop throug houtthe Dss Moines Valley, North
ssn Missouri, and WESTERN Illinois
DurINEss NOTICE.
Subscriptions for the DAny CARS CSsv, sns
wxKxLy vALLsv wnsG, must be seeonpasisa b,
the cash In all csses
Daily suhscri hsrs pay the carrier IL they pro
fsr, opce in two weeks. The carrier h advised Il
require paymsst in advanss, IN all cases.
No Job work delivered until paid for.
All advsrtisemsass must b paid for in advance
except in the ass - customers with whom We hav
mutual accounts. With such, settlements will b
made quarterly.
- The photographic reports Of tho pro.
essdings Of Congress, % far ~ they reach us
pssssss but little interest, and seem 70 be o
no real importanos - to results, TINS far
Al present rssclutions Of inquiry - 70 VIA
EuroPssn Govsrnments have said about on,
Government acquiring Cuba, resolution,
sakiDg ths President to intsrpose his good
omcss IN behalf Of Aortafa, and the matter
Of rsaoviDg The Indians further west are be.
fore Congress.
Thus the Pension bilt, the president's
nsssags, the Pacific Railrosd bill, the bill.
for the adnission Of Oregon and Kansas,
and for the organisation OF half dozen new
Territories, viii certainly afford work enough
Tor tho present ssssion, but W don't ansio-
psss = vary interesting run Of discussion.
Ex-senator Hammond, who 10 regarded
- more dscidsdly and openly attached to the
union Of the States than any Locofoso poll
tisisn Of tho South, says that ssths plaD.a-
zion States ought 70 diasard any Government
thst makes profession it, policy" Then, Of
course, ~ protection has been the policy Of
the Government 10 regard 10 the sugar
growing States, the cotton growing States
ought, on Mr.. Hamnond's principle, to dis
card the Government. But Mr.. Hammond
evidently confines bis opposition to protec.
ton Of free labor products.
Bot il Mr.. Hammond and the plantation
States are justified in dissolving the Union
on account Of the adoption Of Tariff, then
those Who favor that policy are squslly we'll
entitled 20 dissolve the Union because the
TAfia policy is not adopted. The fact is
shat -. Hammond u only Union man 40
Tar - he believes tho Union can be u.ed for
the promotion Of tho peculiar Interests Of the
plantation States.
"a The Chicago Times gives ito readers
% understand that Senator Douglas viii not
night duel. This General Jones, OF Iowa.
Who recently wrote violently abusive letter
TO Douglas, and Who u the nan ssieesed to
siay the sshtsle giant" 10 not proper tool
ior the tssk. He 10 one OF tho very smallest
o. she "small potatoe' statesmen Of the
oountry--a rather good looking, curly headed
Orainiess chatter-box. He will never hurt
anybody -lCin. Com.
we protect against this bsiittiinq OF our
Iowa Senator. He has answered personal
impatation made by Douglas, and small or
great, he has evidently got the better Of the
"iistlo giant" in their newspaper oontrover.
~, and clearly "fastened the lie" upon him.
And il is too late now for Douglas to get GU.
OF the sorape BY assuming that he il very
great man and the Iowa Senator very small
one.
u There were 10 many members OF the
Legislature Of Arkansas upon the sick list
that quorum could not DO raised, few
days ago, and thereupon the Governor dis
missed tho General Assembly and issued
proclamation for an extra session.
a The srm realized for the rent OF the
pews in Henry Ward Beecher's church, for
the present year, amounts to $24 ,642.5O, be-
ing over % 900 more than they brought last
year. Every seat vas taken and many per-
sons were unable to obtain seats, although
the premiums above the assessment run high,
in one case reaching $3.50.
GTHon. L. ID. Campbell was assaulted
Knocked down and seriously Injured, by some
uaknosn person, in the streets Of Hamilton,
ths othsf night, The occurrence took place
about - o'clock, and Mr.. @. laid there I'M
conscious some three hours. Apprehsnsions
are entertained that his wounds nay prove
fatal.
GTEx-Governor Bingham has been elect
cd United States Senator from Michigan. 70
Nil the seat now occupied BY Mr.. Ssaars.---
The difference il, simply, that Douglas Lo-
cofoco leaves the Senate, and Z Republican
enters It, which will count one Off Of ono side
and one on the other.
Ar ArrEARAScK TERx.--Judse Love has
decided ~ Dubuque that tho present term OF
the Court will be regarded - IN appearance
term Tor such cases As have been commenced
since the last session.
SKATING lkcipEsr.-Forty policemen visit.
ca the Be0k Bay to put . stop = skating in
thst iocslity On the Sabbath. The ice IA,
cleared 10 . moment, with = single exception.
One unterri6od individual refused 10 Weld.
and set It nanght Gil DEVICES to secure him
lie skated like the wink, and favored the
helpless officials with an eccentric series Of
rare and brilliant evolusions. Like the Irish.
mans Tea Of familiar memory. hs was no,
where you thought he Was. Finally. after
repeated unsuccessful attempts 10 accon.