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

1t is'net uncommon for letters to be sent
through the postofice with singular ad-
dresses. The following were copied from .
couple which passed through the Office few
days sinces
"Nnw what | do desire moet
Among all earthly things,
Is for to fly to Mrs. Zost,
Greene County, Yellow Springs,
Ohio
ssThis letter must 60 as quick as 1t can,
Tie Hillsdale College, in Michigan,
Tho State whore In winter they almost freeze
And spend the summer in catching deas.,
-[Cleve. National.
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Some months ago, peculiar system Of
swindling, invented in America, and prao-
tised in that country on persons in England,
was detected and stopped. The plan wns to
send letters to the address Of individuals
whose deaths appeared In the obituary Of
the London papers, purporting to come from
some youthful prOtsge who had fallen into
misconduct and been sentenced to prison and
who, In terms Of the deepest repentance, So
licitcd his old and "kind benefactorO to
transmit him Flo to some United States post
ONCE. Many executors upon opening these
communications were led TO comply with the
appeal, under desire TO act in accordance
with any possible wish OF the deceased per-
son; and there is reason to believe that the
trade proved very lucrative. II Vas com-
pletely brought to an end, however, BY tho
publicity given to it. The parties have there
fore been driven to new expedients, and their
plan now is, to transmit letters TO the adj
dress OF deceased persons, purportins 60
come from woman whom they have desert
ed, and who claims for dying child. This
has probably brought more success even
than the former plan, since it has awake ned
the fears OF families, and desire to avert
scandal. About a fortnight ago two OF those
communications reached the hands of mutual
friends, and the imposition being thus appa-
rent, copy OF the production was inserted
in the Morning Advertiser. Each subsequent
mail, however, has brought fresh supply,
all worded In nearly the same manner; and II
is therefore desirable to remove, BY further
exposure, the plan they may have occasioned.
London Times.
0TIt 10 announced az q cheering sirn Of
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A State Convention Of the sfopposition,"
in Pennsylvania, has been called to meet at
Harrisburgh, on the 22d Of February, for the
purpose Of nominating State ticket, indica-
ting their preference for the Presidency, and
designating the time and mode of electing
delegates to the National Convention. We
presume, by this, and other appearances, that
the fight against the Democracy in Pennsyl
vania is to be carried on under the name Of
the sspeople's Party"
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Dsraicr or Iowa, SOUTHERN Drvrsros, o.

DiErRiCT or Iowa, SOUTHERN DIVISION,
UNITED Sr ArEs M RsH AIS OvrIc.,l
KEoKuk Dec. 10th, 1859.
HEREBY give notice that by virtue Of . war
I rant OF detention and monition issued cut of
the efhce Of the Clerk of tbs United States Dis
.ric Court in and for the District OF Iowa, South
ern Division, and To me directed in the following
cause, towt Charles Wild, libeilant, against the
steamboat ApELIA, her engine, machinery, tackle,
apparel and furniture, In . cause civil and mara
time, for contract for labor performed Pilot for
demand of the sum of one hundred six 60 100
dollars; did, on the sth day Of December, A. d.
1889, at,the city of Montrosc, Lee county, lows,
and At the port Of Monrose in said District of Iowa.
detain in my possession for safe custody, and do
now detain the said steamboat Adelia, with her
engines, machinery, tackle, apparel and furniture;
and hereby also give public notice that the time
issued for the return OF said warrant 10 the IA day
OF January, "A. d. 1860, and hereby Admonish and
summons all persons claiming any interest in the
said steamboat Adela, her engine, tackle, machine
~ and furniture, or knowing having anything
to say why the same shall not be condemned and
soid TO answer the demand Of said lihelisnt, that
they be and appear before the said District Court
Keokuk, 1T = return term thereof TO be begun and
holden 81 said District Court room, on 5th street.
corner Of Goncert-st., in the City Of Keoknk, In
said District the last named day, To- Wit the "a
day OF January, A. ID. 1860 when and where said
cause will be heard, then and there TO interposs
their claims and answer said libel, and make their
allegations In that behalf.
l.. SUMMONS, u. s. Marshal
by J. Y. AsvHosY, Deputy.
e. JEyvoxps, Proctor for Libellsns.
dscI Atd
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Harmony. - Our numerous Democratic
neighbors from Posey county, Indiana, viii,
hsNatifed to learn that the recent meeting
to elect delegates from that vicinage to the
Charleston Convention was unusually har-
monious. 1t was sort Of "uniono meet
ing, the basic of content being, not strug.
gle for supremacy, but an agreement to d.
vide. So they elected delegates and contin-
gents, one-half strong for Douglas and one.
half equally strong for some one else.
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LIBERAL.-The Davenport Democrat says
that after the Washington Monument box had
been up two weeks in the Post Office in that
city, 1t was opened, and asccrtained that
United States currency had been deposited 10
it to the amount of Ten Centsi
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Gov. wise Looking Like am Aboii.
ZIONIST.


Governor Wise has been playing the Ma
poleon. As the great general, after the bat
tie Of Arcola, went in disguise to see il his
sentinels were vigilant, so the valiant Gov
ernor has been testing his soldiers at Charles
town. But We fear that he has damaged his
character. II seems that the sentinel did not
see anything In his bearing to distinguish
him from prowling Abolitionist, and
straightway arrested him and hurried him to
the guard house, accelerating his speed by a
menacng bayonet. When the poor soldier
found out what big fish he had caught, he
felt about as badly as Ike Partington did
when be learned that he had been stoning
Methodist minister, who was bathing. Show
in thunder" CALCULATED Ike, "could tell
Methodist minister with bis clothes of from
anybody else?" And the gallant, plucky
Governor, it seems, looks just like horrid
Abolitlonist. We question whether, at such
crisis, Virginia ought to have man in her
executive chair who does not, in his personal
appearance, show more clearly that be has
no sympathy with the North. He should be
watched with suspicion. But two things
about an Aboiitionist seem to be settled by
the soldiers at Charlestown; one js, that q
COW looks like him; another is, that Gov.
Wise looks like -[Providence Jour.
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Hocs.-ln Cincinnati on the 7th prices de-
clined, in the fore part of the day, to $6.25
to $3.50. In the afternoon prices rallied
and sales were made at SO. 40 to 5000.
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friends of Pierce and of Douglas have had
struggles for their respective chiefs in
Pierce's immediate neighborhood. At q
councillor convention, the struggle for su-
premacy was particularly between these two
parties. The Pierce men triumphed. And
1t is the desgn, If possible, to send Judge
Minot, former partner of Pierce, as dele
gate from that district to Charleston. He
will 20 in Pierce's interest.
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SIN They Comet

sim They Comet
Pear, Peach, Cherry, Plum and Ounce
Trees also, Cherry Currants, common Our
rants, Gooseberries, TO-. &C., in great vari-
ETY. and abundance.
N. Big grapes not oil gone.
WIN. BARNES, No. 4, Estes House.
Oct. 81, 1859.
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Nor DEAD.-lt is not true, as we were in
formed, that MIR. Mitchell, Republican mem
Der elect from Wapefio to the HOUSE, rs
dead. We are certainly very happy to con-
tradiet so painful statement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-12

ToLEkABLY "STEEP. THE rate of taxa.
ton in San Francisco for the current year il
1910 on each S100 of real estate and per
sonal property valuation.
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GT Wednesday of this week was the day
fixed for meeting of the National Demo
cratic Committee to designate the time for
holding the Charleston Convention.
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q he 9ate City.
X EOK II X !:
MONDAY MORNING, DEC. IL.

TEE DIS MONKS VALLEY WHIe ia Published
every Monday at this office, is of the Oldest pa
pers In Iowa, and has widely extended circuls-
tion throughout the Des Moines Valley, Northern
Missouri, and Western Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-12

LEAyENwoRrH, Dec. 9.--The entire Repub.
lican State ticket is undoubtedly elected by
majorities over 1000. Every county vet
heard from, except Leavenworth, gives Re-
publican majority. Halderman, Dem. for
Congress, is ahead of his ticket thus far.
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marofftn ON slavery.

The Governor Of Kentucky, in his late
message, delivers himself fully upon the
slavery question. We extract the following
paragraph from the document, ms summary
of his general sense upon the subject:
ssI do not believe slavery to be wrong; |
do not believe it to be u moral, social or po-
litcal evil. Many distinguished patriots Of
the South committed, in my Judgment, a
great error when they made this admission
in the earlier days Of the Republic"
1t is unfortunate for the reputation of
~, and Lee, and Jefferson, and Madison, and
their illustrious associates, that they should
differ so widely from Beriah Magofhn.
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Nd Office.

FIyAX SALE OF LOT on which delinquent special
i tax Ia due and unpaid for laying plank walk ON
4th and Exchange streets in front OF said lot:
Owners name Lot. Block. Tax. Cost.
Unknown, 81 tiS.67 &IlO
NOTICE is hereby given to the owner Of the
lot described In the foregoing list situated in the
City of Ksokuk, Lee County and state Of lows,
that special tax has been assessed and levied on
said lot designated in the above isi BY the City
Council Of the City of Ksokuk, and unless pay
msni be made Of tho tax 90 levied, AMI also al
costs, on or before the 4th day OF January, "A. ID.
1850, the said lot much thereof ~ shall BE-
necessary to discharge said tar and cests win be
sold the day aforesaid, at the Mayors Once In
said city, between the hours of o'clock .. m.
and O'Clock Pm.
C. C. STEVENS,
Collector Of the City of keokak.
Dec. IL 1859 did
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. LIVERY STABLE! n

ON First-st., bet. Main 4 johnson.
lIORSES, BUGGIES and CARRIAGES Of the
Ii best class always ready for hire.
Horses boarded by the day or week, ct prices to
suit the times. .
Transient customers accommodated
dccIOd Y.VAE0KSDAL.
y. X. hickey,
General Agent. Csmmtssioner 81
DeoAs. and n otary uDiic,
EIvRS special attention to Buying, Selling, or
~ Exchanging Real Estate. Parties having
property to sell viii please call.
OFFICIAL the store Of w. p. Hickey, No. 66
Main.st., Kookuk.
dec1Od3m
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0TIt 10 announced as cheering sign Of
Indian civilization, that the Cherokee have
a debt and cannot pay the interest on it.
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The suit of the B. Il Nj. r. r. r. Company.
against Henry Keltner, to recover money
subscribed as stock, was decided adversely to
the plaintiff on Friday last. The defence
was ably conducted by Messrs. j. r. Wilson
and Charles kegus. Judge Rorer, OF Bur.
lington, conducted the suit for the Railroad
Company. This was very important suit.
as there were about $4,000 dollars In the
case, the Company having sued large num-
Der OF those who took stock in the Railroad /.
but they agreed, we believe, to bring suit
against one man, and abide by the decision
10 that suit. We do not know that the case
has been appealed, and the suppositon il
that the Railroad Company will not carry
the suit to any higher court.-IFsirfeld
Ledger.
DAMAGES FOR SLANpER.--The Rhode Island
Superior Court, a few days since, gave d
verdict OF $4,000 to Ethan B. Arnold and
wife against Arnold Brown, Of Johnston, for
words spoken by the latter, slandering and
defaming the good name Of Mrs. Arnold.
The jury returned verdict for the full
amount claimed by the plaintiffs.
T-The Atlanta (Ga.) American, Of the
2Sth ult., says:
1--WE regret to learn that FIRE occurred in
the village OF Bowdon, Carroll county, ON
Sunday morning last, which destroyed all
the business houses in the place. The Ma
some Hall was Likewise destroyed. The loss
IL very heavy
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lie preached double sermon,
And gave US angels food,
90 such lovely topic
"Ths joys of Solitude
All full OF sweet descriptions
OF flowers and pearly streams,
OF warhling birds and moonlit grover,
And golden sunset beams.
OK faith and true repentance
lie nothing had to say;
lie rounded all the corners,
And smoothed the rugged way;
Managed with great adroitness
To entertain and please,
And leave the sinners conscience
Completely at its ease.
Six hundred Ia tho salary
We gave in former days.
We thought ii very liberal,
And found IL hard 10 raise;
But when We took the paper,
We had no need to urge
Io raise a cool two thousand
For the Rev. Shallow Splurge.
la vain were all the Efforts
We had no chance at ALL
We found ten city churches
Had given him call;
And he, in prayerful waiting,
Was keeping all in tow;
Iut where they paid the highest,
Ii WAS whispered he would 60.
And now, good Christian brothers,
We ask your earnest prayers,
that God would send shepherd,
To guide our ch urch affairs,
With this clear understanding
A man 70 meet our views,
Must preach to please the sinners,
Aud fill the vacant pews.
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General Insurance Agency.
con. SECOND AND MAIN.
ISIRE LAKE. RIVER AND LIFE IN
l. SURANdE promptly attended to 1T this Once.
Better and more rHDKnAITr can be given at this
Agency than any other in this city, and less trouble
PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE co. OF NEW YORK.
Capital and Surplus $500 ,7i3.7O.
MONTAUK FIRB ms co. or NEW YORK.
CaPitaI anA surplus eI0l ,2I5.72.
LORILLARD FIRE ms. CO., OF NEW YORK.
Capital ana sarPlns 1894 1871 10.
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, or NEW YORK.
Cash Ca ptsaI VI 900, 900.
CASH SURPLUS, JULY 1sT, 1850, 44b5,813
KTNA INSURANCE COMPANY,
or HARTFORD, coNE.--cAPIrAL 81 900 900.
Casa SURPLUS, july lsr, 1859, $1,000 All.
wBuildings, Merchandise, Mills, Factories,
Household Furniture and Dwellings insured ct @
70" rates = 0'n'' TRNey '1e.. losses
Othoe corner "a and Mair sts., Ksokuk, Iowa.
Dec. Z, 80 dim
fIR E INsURAN
Missouri State Mutual
FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.
OF ST. LOUIS.
DIRECTORS;
is. Mccuns, 8. N. Edgsll, C.s. Greedy,
e. Wyman, Oh. Peck, B.W.Alexsnder.
James Smith, A. D. Pomeroy, d. d. Page.
RS. ELLIOTT, Sec'y. SIN. ED6ELL ,Prss,t.
NO RxrRA-HAxAkDOUs Asks rAxsn.
=. B. HOLMRs, General Agent.
dso9 d1y A. BRIDGMAN, As't. Ksokak.
NOTICE.
TuyHE members Of the Iowa State Insurance Com
/ pany are hereby notified that tho annual meet
ing will b held on the second Monday Of January
next, 1T the ONCE Of the Company in the City Of
keokuk, ct 20 clock p. m; ct which time Board
Of Directors will be elected for the ensuing year.
VIM. r. TURNER, Sec'y.
Dec. 2, 1850-dIm
nIartes aud Journals for $780,
L/for sale by M. w. WESTCOIT,
DeclOd " Main-st.
DIANOS, GUITARS AND MELODEONS tuned
1 and repaired, and satisfaction guaranteed, by =
dsc0d ]. d. PATRICK.
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Wansea--A Minister.

ESkNS Glku tCc0 MUMEH0 OF x0Of0s
And though candidates are plenty
We've had at least = soore--
All OF them "tip top preachers,
For 80 their letters ram
We're just - far o. ever
From settling on the man.
The first who came among ~
BY no means was the worst,
But then we didn Z think of him,
Because he was the first;
1t being quite the custom
To sacrifice few,
Before the church in earnest
Determined what to do.
There Was smart young fellew,
With serious, earnest way,
Who, but for one great blunder,
Had surely won the day.
Who left 80 good impression,
On Monday one or two
Went round among the people
To see III he would do.
The pious, godly portion
Had not fault to find
His clear and searching preaching
Was just the very kind;
And all went smooth and pleasant
Until taey heard the views
Of some inf uential sinners
Who rent the highest pews.
On these his pungent dealing
Made but sorry hit;
The coat of gospel teaching
Was quite too tights ft.
Of course his fate was settled
Attend, we parsons oil
And preach TO please the sinners,
LIZ yoa would get call.
Next came spruce young dandy,
He wore his hair too long;
Ano,her's coat was shabby,
And his voice not over strong;
And one New Haven student
Was worse than oil Of those
We couldn't heed his sermon
For thinking of his nose.
Then, wearying of candidates
We looked the country through,
did doctors and professors,
To find one that would de;
And after much discussion
On who should bear the ark,
with k0ieFaDle agreement
We liked ON DIR. parke.
Here, then, we thought it settled,
But were amaxed to fluid
Our hattering invitation
Respectfully declined.
We turned to DR.. Hopkins
To help US in the lurch,
WAC strangely thought that college
Had claims above our church.
Next we dispatched committees
BY twos and threes to urge
The labors for Sabbath
OF the Rev. Shallow Splurge;
lie came marked sensation,
So wonderful his style,
Following the breaking OF his boots,
AZ ha passed up the aisle.
Lis tones were SO affecting,
Ills gestures 80 divine,
A lady tainted in the hymn,
Before the second line:
And on that day he gave rs
In accents ciear and loud,
The greatest prayer ever addressed
To an enlightened crowd.
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the present Administration.
Mr.. Logan repeat, let past issues sleep In sb-
hvion. fou know tn, position taken BY Douglas
in Illinois, and you know he was triumphantly
elected. That II enough.
Clark.-Will the Democratic nominee for speak
err if elected, organise the committees that Kan
aas shall be admitted without res friction.
Logan.-I never asked him that question. II
never entered my mind. have entire confidence
In the Democratic nominee.
Haskin enquired whether, In case the Charleston
Convention should adopt platform In opposition
to the views of Douglas ~ expressed In his essay
published in Harper's Magazine, and II that Com
vention endorsed and approved the conduct OF this
Administration, - well with regard to the Kansas
policy ~ all other matters, he would support the
rcyr.c- ~ that Convention
Logan replied, he wss about IS years old, and
had lived long enough to discover the the Demo
had never known the Democratic party in National
Convention TO endorse platform that was not con-
sistent with his views. Having thAticon6dsnce, he
would not anticipate Whist they might DO, but would
ray he would vote for the nominee Of thAt Conven-
tion any how. Expressions Of delight on the
Democratic side Of the House,
Haskin.--I will not. will ask another cues
ton Does the gentleman believe that the Terri
torial Legislature Of Kansas could exclude slavery
or abolixhit2
Logan--I profess to be Democrat neither Ls
compton nor anti Lecompton, % have said. ]
have buried all old ssns and ignoring those ISSUED
claim TO be Democrat. am Tor Stephen A
Douglas for President Of the United States, first
last, and AL the time. II he IL not nominated
am for the ut man, that II, the man who IL nom.
mated. lApplause.
Haskin asked whether be would sustain the nom.
inse II tho platform resolved to protect slavery In
Territories.
LogAn.--Wait tin the Democratic platform does
that and then will tell you.
Haskin said at the last session OF Congress mem
bers Of the House put themselves squarely on th,
anti-Lecompton platform. He was In favor Of or.
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sively addressed to Southern men, and show
ing the experience Of Southern man as to
the value Of slave labor. Gentlemen mag
nifty the book and make it formidable en-
CINE OF mischief to the peace OF this country.
Had not his friend declared that be was
against that book so far as 1t contemplated
an infringement Of the constitutional rights
of the South.
What had the House to do with Helpers
book? Were they as college Of Jesuits to
expurge the literature Of the book, and were
they TO act as censors OF every incendiary
work. II was most extraordinary pro-
eeeding.
MIR. Moore, of Ala, knew there were men
10 the North as true to the Constitution an
those Of the South, and whom il was said
there was in the North no sympathy for John
Brown, it WAS libel. The papers OF the
North were full Of demonstrations OF SYM
patty, and some wore in mourning for John
Brown. Mr.. Greeley, prominent organ OF
the Republican party, said, in his paper, that
in future time Browns name will be held in
glory and honor. So far @ be knew the sem
timenta OF those he represented, he but ex :
pressed his deliberate conviction when he
said the success OF apurely sectional party
would virtually be dissolution OF the Union.
II the Republican party Was to succeed the
sooner the Union 10 dissolved the better.
The South were on the defensive. II they
could not get their rights in the Union under
the Constitution, they were prepared to have
their rights out of it.
Mr.. Oorwin suggested that the House take
the Case reverted to in the House, when the
New Jersey contested election case prevent.
cd prompt organisation. On that occasion
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lrBuildings, Merchandise, Mills, Factories,
Household Furniture and Dwellings insured 1t q
low rates o. other Companies who pay their iosses.
n h TEN-ryrK A..-t
Ofice corner "a and MAir sts., Ksokuk, Iowa.
Dec. Z, 80 dim
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HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK
Cash .CaptsaI u 900, 600.
CASH SURPLUS, JULr lsr, 1850, t455,S3s
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-04-28

county d, do solemnly swear, that the value
of all personal property, moneys, credits. invest
ments In bonds. stocks, joint stock companies, o.
otherwise, Of which o statement has been made e
mo BY the person required by this act forhe assess
ment and taxation Of all property in this state ac
eording to true value to list the same is truly re-
turned as set forth in such statement: that in eye
ry case. where. BY law. have been required 70 as
ty, moneys, credits, Investments In bonds, stocks
joint stock companies. or otherwise, Of any psrson
the best means IN my power, indeavcred to ascer;
tain the same; and that, as verify belisvs. full
list with the value thereof, estimated ~ the rule;
prescribed BY said act Is set forth In the annexed
return; that in no case, have ! krowingiy omitted
to demand of any person Of whom, by said act, was
REQUIRED 70 make such demand Of e:
amount Of moneys, credits, Investments in bonds
stocks. joint stock companies, or otherwise which
any violation evasion Of any Of the
of said act in relation to the listing or valuation Of
property, moneys, credits, Investments in bonds
stocks joint stock companies; or otherwise, OF an,
kind. for taxation,
DISTRICT AssEssons.
Sec. "a. The county commissioners OF essfeount,