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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

In the Canadian HOUSE Of Assembly, I
short tims ago, they had quite spirited de.
bate on the bill TO prohibit the uss OF hoops
and crinolins, introduced BY Aiken. w
publish fsw Of the mast brilliant passaees
Mr.. fnmm0nd Was an ardent admirer 81
hoops fron childhood. He was born with !
love OF hoops. When he was q child OF ten
der growth, he used to trundie his hoop, oil
unconscious Of the fate that WAS in store fol
him. Later in life he had swallowed ring,
which resulted in hooping-cough and even
now the sight Of IN empty hogshsad brough,
tears into his eyes.
Mr.. Brown complained that 1t was impos-
sible now to choose wife, since her defects
we're 90 hid BY hoops, and enveloped in orin-
oline, that the naked
Spsaker-Order.
Mr.. Brown--Mr. Speaker
Speaker-The honorable gentleman is out
of order.
Mr.. Brown--But Mr.. Speaker, the naked
Speaker-Hold your tongue, sir.
Mr.. Brown-The naked
Speaker-Upon my soul, Mr.. Brown, cork
up, or pll have You arrested.
MIR. Brown-Permit me to explain, Mr..
Speaker. Whom said naked
Speaker-[yelling1-Clsar tho galleries Of
ladies, Mr.. Sergeant.
Mr.. Brown--In the name Of the seventeen
grsces and the fifteen muses., Mr.. Speaker
dearly beloved Smith--iet me pologise, then.
only meant to Say that hoops and crinoline
had reached to snoh rotundity, that it was
impossible to arrive at tho naked
Speaker-[frantioally death and blue
devils Stop, or Pll brain you with the mace.
Consider the improperly Of
Mr.. (wildlyl-Truth! truth truth!
naked truth, Was wha. was going 10 say.
Mr.. Dunbar Ross understood his honorable
friend to say that people cannot pass along
the streets without being assaulted by high
waynen. Now, surely the honorable member
from Lake Ontario could not but be aware
that the character Of every member OF the
House was affected by such dam
Mr.. Talbot objected to such unparliament-
airy language.
Mr.. Ross protested against interruption.
He was going to say BY such dam
Mr.. j. Cameron-The honorable mem
Der should not swear in that dreadful man
ner.
Mr.. Ross Wasn't doing anything OF the
kind but would be tempted to do so, II not
allowed to finish his sentence but such q
dam-[order, order, q m-[confusionl-
be would repeat it-by such dam-Ttre-
mendous uproar.l
Mr.. Wright stood up and moved, amidst
the widest confusion, that Mr.. Ross be ex-
PEELED from the House for such awful lam
guage.
Mr.. Ross [black in the facet exclaimed that
damaging statements Was oil he meant to say
when he was interrupted by the fool
Mr.. TAlbot-Who's foolp
Mr.. Ross-Foolish AIS
Mr.. Cameron-Who's an ass?
MIR. Observation-Disclosures ass -ertion Of
profanity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10
TrnsIeera Sale.

DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on Satur.
l. day the 12lh day If June next, will sell ii
public sale in front Of the banking house Of VIM
Thompson Co In the city Of Keokuk, Lee county
Iowa. the following real estate to wit the eastery
half Of lot nine ~, block one hundred and six
t1061 Of said city, rs feet front on Main-st, and
lao feet deep.
The above sale Is made by virtue Of Deed OF
Trust from Thomas Bruce 10 M for the purpose
Of securing the raym ent Of . promissory note made
by James h Bruce to Grinnell jenkins for the sum
Of 1881 IA, and said Deed Of Trust provides tha,
the property may b. redeemed from the sale to bs
made by me by paying the above debt and ten pei
cenk. interest, 1t any time within ono year after
sale. The sale will be for cash, and deed will b.
made to the purchaser.
JOHN w. RANKIN, Trustee.
NAV O. 1859
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10
Property IN Cincin n att.

The southwest and north west corners OF
Main and Water streets, have been assessed
at $500 per foot front. The south west cor
ner OF Main and Front at 500, and the
northwest and northeast corners at $500
per foot. The corner of Main and Columbia,
81 900 per foot. The corner of Main and
Pearl streets, $l,l00 and $1,000 per front
foot. The Jones corner, Third and Main
streets, is valued at 1900 per foot-$300
per foot less than the valuation six years
ago. The corner occupied by the Trust Co.
Building is put down at $4,000 per foot
The lots on Main street from Third to Fourth,
east side, Ut 81 200 per foot; west side ST.
100. The south. west corner Of Fourth and
Main, (McGrew's jewelry STOREY ST. 300 per
foot front; northwest corner the same
south east corner ST., 200. The inside lots
from Fourth street to the Court House are
put down at $3.50 to $500 per foot. The
Court House is assessed OF ST. 900 per foot.
The valuation Of property on Main street,
compared with that made six years ago,
shows falling off Of from twenty to twenty
five per cent. The valuation upon parallel
streets west Of Main, however, will doubtless
more than make up this deficiency.
The last valuation OF city property, six
years since, was $88, 100000. The valua-
ton now being made will doubtless increase
the aggregate to $ll0,000,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10
chinese Euncra,.

The Amader California; Ledger describes
the funeral of All Sec, who died in jackson
on the day preceding the ceremonies;
During the forenoon of Sunday, they dis
played in front Of the store Of the deceased,
several dishes OF cooked food, fixed up in u
very grotesque style. In one dish was
pigs foot, made to initiate ducks head and
neck ; in another dish Was a chicken, dressed
IN such manner as to caricature an old man
with q long, gray goatce and having fishing
rod under his arm, (wing). The friends Of
the deceased hired brass band to head the
procession. In the funeral cortege were 2
Chinese women with long white hoods on,
and the wife and child of the deceased were
clothed in white. Ii is needless to add that a
large number Of FIRE crackers were let of on
the occasion, for the purpose of frightening
away the evil spirits.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10
Mas 9,Isbo-d


DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on the
10th day OF June next win sell Ut public sale,
In front Of the banking house of VIM. Thompson 4
CO., corner OF Main and Second streets, Ksokuk
Iowa. the following real estate, vix: Lot 10 in
block IL Of Leighton Addition to the city Of Keo-
kuk, and all Of block in Glenford, or Wrisht's
addition to the city Of Ksokuk which sale will Be
for cash.
This sale is made by virtue Of Deed Of Trust
from James K. Bruce and Antoinette his wife TO me
tosscure the payment Of q note given by James e.
Bruce TO Pegram, Psyntsr j Davis for. the sum Of
S2,787.s5, on which default has been made, and
said Deed OF Trust provides that said James X. and
Antoinette Bruce shall have the right to redeem
within one year from the day Of sale by paying
the amount Of said note with 10 per cent. Der an
mum interest, or the amount of the bid with umi-
lar interest IL the bid shall be than the debt
SAM'L 4. MILLER, Trustee.
Nav Isho.S
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10
J0h n &. whittier.

The Springfield Republican has New York
correspondent, woman evidently, and cor
tainly brilliant one, who thus sketches the
poet of New England.
John g. Whittier, the Quaker poet of
Amesbury, the noble poet of freedom, on his
way to the 'sFriends' Early mesting' at Phil.
adelphia, gladdened the hearts Of his friends
by spending a day in New York. As most
people know, Whittier 10 not a man OF the
world He is not fond OF what in common
parlance is called "society." His society is
with the s'precious few" whose souls answer
to his, the unostentatious, the genial, the quiz
ct, the loving. No man has a greater horror
OF the sycophants and pedants who are al
ways buzziLg around a distinguished man,
seeking to victimize him with their homage
or their corruption. Whittier lives in retired
and simple fashion, with o younger sister,
who like him is unmarried. The sister is en-
dowed with genius as we'll as her brother !;
many OF her poems are considered equal to
his; but ill-health has caused her pen to lie
voieeiess for years. Like all bachelors, Whit
tier has bis love story. But have too deep
reverence for such nature to take q single
treasure belonging to it's sdnctum s0nctorun,,
and with ruthless hand hold it up to the gaze
OF careless world. You have only to read
his poems to conclude that his heart has not
always beat by rule. Tender, touching and
meodious as they are, their strongest char
acteristc is the profound and intense heart.
life which they breathe. | say this in de-.
fence Of Whittier's bachelor estate, for to be
an old bachelor or an old maid, because one
is too freld to be anything else, is an unmit-
igated disgrace. Whittier looks older and
lalder than the picture which represents him
10 his books. lieimpresses you as one whose
intellectual force is too powerful for the vi
tai, as If thought and feeling were draining
the secret fountain of life. lie is pale and
thin, with deep, dark, burning eye set un-
der the black arch Of high, white forehead.
His expression 10 sad, rather than passionate,
and his mouth looks as if it would wrong it
self when it said fierce instead of tender things,
lie dresses in Quaker garb, and Gays ''Thee''
and sThou." do not find it easy to con
meet bis burning "Songs Of Labor and his
martial strains for freedom, with himself ;
but can feel that he wrote ssMaud Muller, .
that he said from his very soul these words
..of sad words Of tongue or pen,
The sadtest are these, it might have been.
Oh, well for us NIL, some sweet hope lies
Deeply hidden from human eyes:
Aud in the Hereafter angels may
Roll the stone from its grave away"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

ca The Republicans Of Indianapolis, la.
elected their entire ticket for city officers, in
Guiding Mayor, on Wednesday last.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10
May 10, 1s5g-d
TENANT WANTED.

TENANT WANTED.
EN0R the premises now occupied by D Root on
l. Blondeau street, near the corner Of 9Th and
next TO the residence Of p. w. Potter. The adver-
tissr, occupying rooms with bis family In the ID.
joining building, will receive the rent in board
paying tho difference 60 be agreed upon) in cash
There 10 . good cistsrn the premises, which
are very we'll arranged fer . small family who may
desire TO take = fsH suitable day bosrdArs.
May7d3t v. p. VAN ANTWERP.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

For Des MOSDcs.
T1yHE STEAMER CLARA HINE, ra-b :.
/ will leave for above and interme- knkt
diate points on Friday evening, May
18th, st 4 clock.
For freight or passage apply to
BROWN 4 TAYLOR,
May10-d4t Agents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10
WARRINGTON GALLANT

WARRINGTON GALLANU.
A TTOKNEf AT LAW, Montrose, Lee County
II Iowa, will give prompt attention 10 all bust.
ness entrusted to his care. In all ltignted bust
ness In the District, Supreme and Federal Courts
he will, by arrangement, have the assistance Of
Messrs. Rankin, Miller Enster, Of Kcokuk.
mayoddw
blank HOOKS.
A LARGE stock, all sizes, lust received by
"A apr6d OGDEN, BR0WNELL h co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

GIVE learn from the Arixonian that Cap
tain Pope's expedition for the digging OF ar
tesian wells in tho desert, known - the
Staked Plains, having ssutterly fsiled," he 10
about to abandon the undertaking.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

DRAxArIsED.-The Sickles tragedy, with
oil its leading incidents, has been dramatized,
pointed with "moral," a. they call it, and
put upon the stage at Boston.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

Ca The Citizen announces that there were
four steamboats, in port at the Capital last
Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

PERsoNAL.-Our readers will be interested
to learn that DR.. w. FL. Farmer, our fellow
citizen in bygone days, has gone to Pixies
progress and condition Of matter at the mines.
May the Doctor raise pocket full OF gold,
or so.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

"GoINc Ir."-The St. Joseph Gazette
proves, by the most indisputable "facss and
figures" that that city is soon to possess
population of 100000! We have had that
sort OF fever ourselves, "tol'able," butnever
had it quite that bad.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10
GREAT SALE OF FURNTTURE
Ar AUCTION.

MORI0A AGE 6Als, BY order Of Henry Shsltsrs.
1v1 vlil ssllat pable auction, on Wednesday
morning, Nay llth. ate o'clock, ct the wins
House, al the Furniture Of thst we'll known Hotel
consisting IT Tables, Chairs. BsdstsaAs BEDDING.
Carpets, Bureaus, Toilet Tables. Looking -0iasscs.
Lounges, Eofas, Qussnsvsre, Breakfast snd Tea
Ware, Ivory and other Table Cutlery, Kitchen Rus-
niture, Stoves one Psror Organ. and, In short,
every article that went to farnish the PAslou.
Dining~kcom, Kitchen and Sleeping -sosns ef ~
Hotel. Sale positive and without reserve.
D. y. HUMPHREY, Austionssr.
NosLs 4 SSnoao, Attorneys.
lRko. AtA
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

Rxv. ANroNSrrs BRows. - This lady
preached in Music Hall, Boston, a week or
two ago. The Atlas says her discourse was
smooth, pleasant and womanly, but not
striking, and thinks she would s'run q few
Sundays, as novelty"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

The Gate City editor implores people
to bring back his cow.-[Des Moines News.
Perhaps IT wants nibble at the public
teat.--[ Keokuk Jour.
Toots says il viii be awfully sucked in If
it does.- News.
Of course, to DRAW IN is its object Jour
nal.
We advertised stray COW the other day,
and behold what commotion among the
horned and sbob-tail'' bulls Of Locofoco-
ism.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

We are having remarkably fine weather
these days, and vegetation is springing uplall
around in rank luxuriance. The grass is al
ready sufficiently advanced to afford album
dant pasturage for stock gardens and Struck
patcheso are exhibiting the joint effects of
careful tending and genial weather, and the
trees Of our streets and yards, as we'll as
those OF the forest around, are quietly put
ting on their summer verdure. And more,
and better than all, we learn that the farm
ers Of the Des Moines are, to a man, engaged
in blowing and planting. Cheered by the
favorable prospects and the fine weather, the
whole agricultural population of the valley
have turned out in the fields and there is ev.
cry indication that much greater breadth Of
acres will be put in grain this spring than
ever before. With a favorable season, oil
which there is now every indication, under
the stimulus Of the present necessities and
the prospects for high prices, We venture to
predict that there will be q greater amount
of surplus produce turned of in the Des
Moincs Valley the coming fall than during
any previous season. The truth is, there
never has been any demand calculated to
stimulate production in the Des Moines Val
ley heretofore, aud consequently the world
has no adequate idea Of the immense agricul-
tural capabilities of that region. The re-
turns Of the production Of the Valley for the
present and the next seasons, should they be
favorable, will astonish the "natives," al
well as people abroad.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

GTOn Friday last two Children in Chica-
20 were bitten by mad dog, and we have
observed accounts OF similar occurrences in
various other localities within few days.
One case was mentioned last week, 10 which
the victim, a man 10 the prime Of life, died
in horrible commissions, and numerous other
cases where persons are expecting in appre-
hensive horror the development Of the dis
ease in their own systems, in consequence OF
The bite 6. /. m.a aos.
1t seems to US that man who will persist
in keeping a useless dog, and thereby ex-
posing human life, is blu. little less guilty
than he who would east down rocks from the
top of house into crowded street. The
stones may not kill anybody and the dog may
not bite anybody, but the stones are thrown
and the dog il kept in reckless Indifference as
to the consequences.
II would be some relief If the dogs when
they 60 mad would bite their owners instead
OF running away from home and biting o.he,
peoples children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

The Legislature OF Connecticut organ
ICED at Hartford, on Thursday, by the cleo
ton Of Republican Speaker, Clerk, dc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

VAN HnTen County Convention.
The Republicans of Van Buren, county will
hold Convention, to appoint delegates to
the State Convention, in Keosauqua, on Sat-
urday June 4th, at IL O'Clock A. nj.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-10

Republican State Central Committee.
Des Moines, March 90, 1859.
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Qstflll aIlS Garioas.

On. OF Coal OR KEEosEyE.-By dis
tilIation at low temperature, bituminous
Goals and the slatey shales adjacent, yield
and Illuminating oil Of great power. One
ton of the best Camel Coal makes one
hundred gallons of coal oil, at q very
triiing cost. As it comes from the dis
tillery it has a smoky and pungent odor,
and it is quite volatile. 1t is also dark.
By cheap process it is deodorized and
deeolorized, then it excels in brilliancy
Of flame and in economy ofuse. all known
oils an fluids, and best coal gas of our
cities
In this state it does not answer for lu-
cubration. Bat by a further process the
parafne and the rapitha is extracted for
the valuable products. Then it is per-
haps unequaled as a lubricatOr for all
machinery. In this discovery how the
simplest mind may trace the hand of
Providence When wood fuel grew
scarce, man was inspired to find in fossil
Goals a plentiful substitute. Now oil is
scarce, Just too when speed of machinery
demands more than quadruple supplies.
Men sadden over the death OF whales,
and the cry arises, what shall we do for
oil?
And now gentle whisperings breathe
into the anxious ear, ''before man was,
the Great Spirit provided for his fore
known necessities. Cast about you and
You will find. where least you have ex-
pected, in caverns dark and of expanse
beyond admeaSurement, stores of limpid
oil prepared for the man of this age, from
the foundation Of this earth %
And it was so Man sought and behold
not more copiously flowed water from
the smitten rock of Horeb, than from the
pick and stroke of faith upon the mounts
of Carbon, flow forth rivers of oil to
give light and industrial impulse to the
children of men
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DISCOVERY OF THE AGE
IMPORTANT TO
TOBACCO CHEWERS!
DR. GUSTAV LINNARD'S
Taste Restorative TrOches,
The Great Substitute for Tobacco.

The Great Substitute for tobacco.
1t is a well known and incontrovertable fact
that the use of Tobacco is the promoting cause
of many Of the most severe
Mental and Physical Disorders,
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analysis and long and painful experience have
clearly proven that it contains certain narcotic
and poisonous properties most dangerousi in their
effects, which by entering into the blood, de-
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causing many to suppose that organ to be seri-
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