The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-06
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!, For the Gate City.
The STERN.
MEssRs. EproRs lin your account OF the
storm you quote mo - authority for stating
that four inches Of water fell in one hour
Now, in making tho usual monthly report, it
would appear slightly disorepant, should the
quantity OF rain for the month be less than
four inches, which is, think, more than
probable. The fact is, my rain guage indi-
GATED 2.S5 inches as the quantity which fell
during the storm on Tuesday. That, how
ever, presume, did not include the hail,
which bounced out of the vessel and was
lost.
In detailing the devastation Of the storm,
you said nothing about the growing crop Of
vegetables. SO far as can ascertain every
thing above ground in the shape Of vegeta-
bles and flowers 10 dead, detunct, and ami
hilated. My Strawberries, peas, broccoli,
tomatoes, &c., look as though they had been
threshed with whips. But, nil ds.perandum,
intend to s'pick the flint and try it again."
and keep trying. s.
IOur statement was intended to include
the hail, which MIR. Stripe thinks would make
the quantity full four inches. Many close
observers thought the water alone would
: measure six inches. But Of course the gusge
tells the story.l
] HoS. GRo. w. JONES, or IowA.-We had
Q the qualification of meeting, on yesterday,
, our new Minister to Bogota, the Hon. George
nf Inn M II = a. -cr ~
: Willsrd's, and has visited the seat Of Gov
Q eminent with the view Of making arrange
r ments preparatory to entering upon his du-
: ties. We understand it is his purpose to sail
J. from New York on the 5th Of May.-(Wash-
y ington Constitution.
Here Ia our old friend Jones again. He is
the gentleman who proposed to make an an
noying display Of political virtue, and de-
. cline the mission rendered him. The ruling
70 passion was, however, too strong in him he
y could not afford to decline. His heart did
J. not fail him, it overcome him. Let him de-
= part in peace. Let him be happy in Office
% while he may. Never more will his constit
y uency drag him from his retirement, when he
! has performed his part at Bogota.-ICin.
.; Com.
Count Cnvour add M. dc II othschild,
One OF the visitors who thronged the an
techambers of Count Cavour, when in Paris,
was Baron do Rothschild. The Hebrew mag
10 nate was received with ell the courtesy which
t. success always commands in this world
After the first greetings, the facetious Pied
montese Minister said: ssWelI, NJ de Roths-
child, would you not be enchanted to learn
that rendered my designations You would
ID see the funds rise at least 3 per cent. in one
N day." The Baron responded, ooh, my dear
q Count, you are worth more than that; we
G. should hail your fall with rise of per
:. cent, at least.''
ID DorGLAs DRnrs FoRNEY.-We infer from
the following, which we find in the Washing
ton States, Senator Douglass organ, that
the Illinois Senator is about to abandon his
compatrot and fellow-rebel, Forney, to his
in fate:
10 sit is plain to our apprehension that the
movement, of which Mr.. Forney is the lead
A. er, is a premeditated and rreparable revolt
II against the Dem ocratic organization. 1t il
10 equally obvious that, no matter what may be
ga the pres ent Intentions Of those persons, they
II will fall by irresistible gravtation into the
al bosom Of the Black Republican party"
> CT-It is stated in the French journals thai
70 the city of Paris. in consideration of M. Lam.
artine's great services to the country in l848
~ ~ has made bim present Of handsome house
=, ne and extensive grounds in the Bots de Bou.
=, logne. NJ. Lamartine has lately refused to
=, - accept q residuary bequest made by an ole
~ maiden lady to whom he was q stranger
&c His friends say that he will not take advan-
=. =, tage of the ill-considored bequest Of an i'm.
an aginative woman to deprive her relations oil
~ an inheritance upon which they had justl,
-, oo reckosed.
on ELoPEHrsT ExrRAoRpISARY.-Qui an ex
citement has been created among the deni
nd zens of the Bayou Bnuf section of countr,
p- by the sudden elopement Of the son of
les wealthy and highly respectable planter, Will
30, his mothers maid servant, slave, so nea
60 white as to have been taken, at times, for
IRE daughter of the house. They are supposed
an to have gone to Texas, with the intention, a
learned from an intercepted note Of the youn(
!, man, OF concentrating matrimony.--[ Contra
La Organ, 26th ult.
GA young fellow writes from q u. S
VII vessel OFF the coast of Brazil: ssOur princi
OF pnl sport Is shooting monkeys and ali gators
IN aud can tell you, uncle Louis, that roas
ns. monkey or monkey pot-pe is not SO bad
OF dish after all. When monkey roast CONES
yer on the table whole, Il looks very much like
Ism cooked baby; but after being in . man. of
MY war three months we don't mind tribes. an,
Oh can enjoy everything and anything"
ght CO The Baltimore Exchange says that ac
is eompanying the announcement OF the CON
the clusion Of the Sickles case, comes rumo
ro- from Washington, to the effect that mem
Try Der OF one Of the Foreign Legations was sho
to ut by citizen yesterday, under croumstan
ers ces bearing some resemblance to those whicl
nst have thus been adjudged sufficient justi6ca
de ton for the killing OF Kew.