The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-13
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rstsss.1n.s Hsws.
Nsw QnxaAsu, April o.
The Quaker City's - eee6rn the re-
treal u Airanon With ~ Liberals in his
rear.
The P.ei1s Ss1aa@ tskss $4,000 in
treasure via pnnor2a.
NV OaIsAns, Ann 1l.-Ths steamship
Tennessee, with datos from vera Crus to the
9th, and City Of Msxise 70 tho 4th inst, has
arrived here.
United GAatas Minister MoLans had rscog-
niSed the Juarss Government, and there Was
great rejoicing ct Vera CruS in consequence.
On the "a inst. Dogollado made an unsuc-
oessful attack upon the capital, resulting in
the loss Of 500 men on each side.
Miramon VA q OrixabA.
81. Lou1s, April l0.-The overland mail,
| with dates to the 18th nit, arrived last
night.
| ing portion Of the 9th Infantry at the mouth
| Of the Colorado.
Dol. Hoffman would commence active OPP
erations against the Mohsys Indians about
she Goth Of March.
Passengers who left New Orleans, Feb. 81,
failed to connect with tho upward bound
steamers.
Business is brisk and miners are doing
we'll.
Advices from vancouver's Island, British
Columbis, are cheering. The British Gov
eminent il making Improvements and encour-
aging emigration.
The reception Of tho Presidents Message
ct Gnayamas created much excitement and
greatly enhanced tho value Of property.
LEAvEswoRrH, April 1lth.-Mr. Brook
felp, formerly Mayor Of Nebrasks City,
writes from Builder Oity, March 9th, OF dis.
coveries Of coarse gold on the mountains,
which pay IS with rockers, much moro with
sluices. The tenor Of his statements are EN-.
inently satisfactory and the authority con-
elusive.
The value Of : Bit 81 KnswieAge.
In the course of our miscellaneous reading
we came across the following good story
which illust, ates the value Of bit Of prac
tical information, whom applied at the RICH
/ time:
In tho Plasxa before ST. Peters, ct Rome
stands tho most beautiful ob6lisk in the world
| 1t was brought from the circus Of Nero,
whore it had lain buried for many sgss. l,
was one entire piece Of Egyptian marble, u
feet high, IL feet square at tho bsse, and
| feet square at tho top, and 10 computed Il
weigh above 40 tons, and It is supposed ia
be 5000 years old. Much engineering skill
was required to remove and erect this piece Of
art and the celebrated architect, Dominica
Fontane, Was selected and engaged By Pop.
Sextus v to carry ont the operation. A pc.
destal 800 feet high was built for its recep.
ton, and the obslisk WAS brought - it, base
Many were the ingenious contrivanoss pre-.
pared for tho raising OF it 70 it, last resting
place, all OF which excited the deepest inter.
est among the people. At length everything
was in readiness and : day appointed Tor TIL
great event. A great multitude assembled
10 witness the ceremony and the Pope, afrai'
thgt the clamor Of the people might distrac
the attention Of the architect, Issued IN edic
containing regulations to be kept, and impo
sing the sevsrest penalties on any one VIII
should, during tho lifting Of tho gigantic
stone, utter single word.
4 Amid suppressed excitement OF feeling
and breathess silence, tho splendid monn
ment was gradually raised 70 within feS
inches Of the top Of the pedestal, whom 10 MP
ward motion ceased il hung snspendsd, -,
could not be got further; tho tsckls was To-
slack, and there seemed TO be no other wa
than to undo the great work already accom-
plished. The annoyed architect, 10 his per
plexity, hardly knew how TO not, while th
silent people were anxiously Watching ever
motion Of his features to discovGe how th
problem would be solved. In the crowd Va
{ an old British sailor; he saw the difficult
/. and how to overcome IL, and with stentoria
lungs he shouted, sWet the ropesW Tk
' vigilant police pouncsd on the culprit an
~ lodged him in prison; the architect caugt
: the magic words, he put this proposition
. force, and the cheers OF the people proclaim
ed the success Of tho great undertaking.
I Next day the British criminal was solemnl
!. arragncd before his holiness; his crime n,
9 undenisblv proved, and the Pope in soleu
Q language pronounced bis sentence 10 beth
y no should receive pension annually durir
his lifetime.
These little facts stored up from observl
: ton, can never do the owner any harm, Or
may some day be Of great utility; and q
vi story only proves the value Of remembers
. small things ~ well rs great ones, for mott
: ing that is useful is too insignificant for MI
: to know, and there is no knowledge that b
not its use.
. Whilst we have no disposition to classi
. citizens by any term Of nationality that wou
i Imply separation, we may yet DO permitted
. use phraseology that will set forth 0,
. meaning in commenting upon large part
o our population who took an especially aoti,
i interest in the late canvass. Wherever Il
y contest has come up between freedom ar
10 slavery, between honesty and corruption, b
. n.vIn III thn !