The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-20
Asxstcn Of GEN. Cameron.


AsKetch OF Gen. Cameron.
The Harrisburg Telegraph contains an ar
ticle in respect to the political history of Gen.
Cameron, from which we make the following
extract
Gen. Cameron's history is one OF romantic
interest, which cannot fail to arrest popular
attention and arouse popular enthusiasm
There is much 10 the varied incidents making
up the life of the poor Printer boy, who
Chambers the ladder of moral and intelleotu-
al excellence from his humble calling to so
giddya height in the galaxy of Senators and
statesmen that the Presidency itself is prob.
ably within his reach, which goes directly to
every emotional heart, exciting n generous
and growing interest in the progress of the
lonely and hardy adventurer. There has
been nothing in Gen. Cameron's success to
remove him from the people. When seated
with Senators he is as emphatically man of
the people as he was when he entered on
mans estate. Himself laborer, he early
learned TO appreciate the dignity Of free Ia
Dor, and there 10 no man living who champi-
ons for it with more sympathetic feeling and
more devotion. Both in the Senate and in
the walks of private life he has defended it
with . beautiful consistency, sustaining q
protective tariff on the one hand to rescue
our industry and arts from the competition
Of the psuper labor Of Europe, and on the
other resisting oil encroachments of the
South upon free Territories which were CAL
cuiated to degrade and diminish the profits
of free tabor by the introduction of slave
labor. During our war with Mexico, too,
most of the leading measures of the Senate.
intended to Undue our common soldiers with
true soldlery principles, and to elevate their
condition, originated with Gen. Cameron
And here let US say that Gen. Cameron pos
sessss in an eminent degree that high cour
age which we all love to see displayed, when
there 10 a necessity for 1T, either in the de-
fence of one's honor or person. On more
than one occasion he has shown that daunt-
less disregard of personal danger which has
illustrated every page of our country's his
tory with the names Of heroes in good old
Pennsylvania born. Let US join, then, in
hearty, determined, persevering efforts, for
the poor Printer boy, the brave, good man
of the people, the soldiers friend, the en-
lghtened and patriotic statesman, Gen. ST.
mon Cameron.
Ruse OF Fashi enable Young Lady.
A young lady from the West writes to
Detroit paper o gossipping account of her
visit to Albany, New York, in the course of
which she relates the following amusing
story:
Among the scenes visited, she had been
present at private social dance near Alba
nv. at which Miss v, a talented, elegant
girl of twenty, was also a guest. This young
lady has been noted for 'sleading the fash.
iono in the neighborhood, and having come
home in the last foreign steamer, her appear
ance was anxiously looked for, for it was
calculated upon ell hands that her wardrobe
would display Partisan styles ga little later
than the latest"
About 10 O'Clock the lady in question en-
tered the drawing-room, aud, as matter OF
course, ell eyes we're turned upon her. She
was attired in heavy "Pompadour." "a
fashion in the timo of Louis XlV,1 amply
skirted, falling in long futed folds, and de-
scrbing a circumference of some three Yards
around her pretty feet. The dress was low
to admiration-had hanging sleeves, open
and slashed, with rich lace undersleeves and
chemise, diamond schumacher, ear rings and
necklace, and profuse diamond hair orna-
ments. She hirted demurely with a large
painted fan, and occasionally dropped, for
the amusement OF danglers, a lace mouchoir.
The dress wac perfect, admirable, captiva-
ting, even to the embroidered silk stockings
and the diamond buckled, red -heeled shoes.
Curiosity was on tiptoe-the forms Of po-
lite society were almost broken through In
eagerness to scrutinize, to examine and in.
spect the detail which constituted such q
magnificent tout ensemble.
The night wore on, still no word or look
from the pretty fashion-leader gave token
| that she was aware of the interest she excl.
ted. The pretty little diamond buckled
red heeled shoes tripped merrlly through
waltz, schottish, quadrile and cotillon, hu
no sign of weariness--no sign Of conscious
ness was manifest. The men were growing
crazy with admiration, the women with envy
when all at once, in the whiri Of the waltz, 4
diamond buckle flew off, and the little shoe
spun, glitterings 80 distant corner. A DOG
en- emuous youths sprang for it, the fore.
most and most enterprising seized, and ga
zing abstracledly into it's interior where the
warm, pretty foot had so lately nestled, ex
claimed: "WKNDgLL Il CoRDwlNDER, Albany
1902
The gypsy had been figuring in the wed
ding-goar OF her great grand mother, and
passing herself off the while as a representa-.
tive Of the s'newest French styles -
The Methodist Episcopal Confer
cnce--lAnIf Fare.
We clip the following notice to persons de
string to attend the Conference at Musoatin,