The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-03-12
NEW HAMpSHIRE ALI RIGHT

NEW HAMPSHIRE ALL RIGHT 4!
REPUBLICAN, ALL OVER.
A Republican Governor and tho entire
Republican delegation in Congress were
elected in New Hampshire, on Tuesday last,
by an overwhelming majority.
JONES REWARDED. George Wallace Jones
has been appointed by the President, and
confirmed by the Senate, Minister to New
Granada.
The ex-senator is we'll paid for his devo-
ton to the President, and makes more by be-
traying the interests Of his State, and dis
obeying the instructions of his constituents,
than many men of more talent and honesty
of purpose have been able to realize in life
time.
CT John Petit, d. D., Dirty Dog, ac-
cording to Senator Benton,-has been ap
pointed Chief Justice of Kansas.
The President has evidently done his best
to get meaner man and worse Judge than
Lecompton. Time will show whether he has
succeeded.
Philip Barton Key, the victim of the
late terrible tragedy in Washington, had on
elder brother, who was killed many years
ago, in duel, by Midshipman Sherburne of
New Hampshire.-lEx.
Forty odd years ago, when Philip and his
brother were 'slittle ones at home," their
father, Francis s. Key, was a regular CORES
pondent Of John Randolph of Roanoske, and
was seeking by earnest exhortation to inter-
est that remarkable man in the subject of his
souls salvation and lead him to Jesus. Ran
dolph was much impressed by his letters, and
in a,letter to another friend Of infdel tend
encies, said that the purity and sincerity of
the christian character Of three men,-Fran-
els s. Key, Mr.. Mead, since Bishop Mead of
Virginia, and the Rev. Mr.. Hogue of Rich
mond, - were guarantee to him Of the real
ity of religion.
Joseph Holt, late Commissioner of
Patents, has been appointed Postmaster Gen.
| eral.
DEATH OF THE OLDEST NATIVE OF ONO
Leicester G. Converse, di ed near McC onnels-
| Vile, on the l4th of February, in the seven
ty-frst year Of his age. The Enquirer
says:
Mr.. Converse was born In Marietta on thu
l4th day Of February, 1889. At the tim,
Of his death he was the oldest native born
citizen of Ohio, his age being seventy years
and seven days. He came to Morgan coun
tv, we believe, in 1884, and engaged in thu
merchantile business in this place in 1885,
He continued in business only few years
when, IN 1916, he retired to his farm on tn
west bank of the Muskingum, five mile
above town, where he continued to resid
until his death.
AGousIn of ohm Kandsiph.
Wew not aware that John Randolph
left his eccentricities behind him, until tn
, king UP the last Xenia Torch Light, we no
tice the death, On the 3lst of January, in Mi
ami township, ureen county, of Richar
Randolph, a native of Virginia, and cousi
Of John Randolph, of Roanoke. The de
ceased was as eccentric as his famous cousiF
but not so prominent in life.
The deceased resided on what is known Al
: the Randolph Tract, Ohio, for twenty iv
, years. He was an old bachelor, and leave
, no relatives in Ohio. On the 22d of Januar
, last he made his will, which has been, sine
his death, admitted to probate. He leaves
property--mostly in land--valued at eight
t thausand dollars, to be expended in the pur
: chase and freedom of the slaves now owne
in the Randolph family, and those, with the
offspring, formerly owned by the Randolp
family, which slaves are to be set free, an
. and if the estate is not exhausted in this pu
d chase, the balance to be applied to the US
and benefit OF said slaves. The Torch Ligl
! says:
For years Mr.. Randolph had been endea'
), oring to obtain the names and locations
j. the descendants of the slaves which belong.
r. to the estate Of his father at the time Of
!. death, and which were sold, as We unde
= stand, upon the settlement Of the estste.-
u These are scattered over the South--a 20
ton OF them having been taken to AL
70 bama.
Mr. Randolph lived on his tract OF land
Miami township, an outcast by his own
- sire, from the society which he was we'll co
u culated, by his intellect and varied store
"A knowledge to adorn. Although wealthy,
ba has been willing to pass his days in me-
tenement, and rob himself of oil the comfol
at and many of the luxuries Of life. His mi
OF was stored with knowledge, cleaned fro
iii extensive and intelligent reading--with co
"a versational powers that would have made
society desirable among men of mark-st
'aS rifcing himself for the purpose of doing j.
he tice to those whom he deemed to have be
w. deprived Of their personal rights, wi.hc
the feeling that he was, amid all his pecula
- ties, u man, indeed.
= !. MIR. Randolph possessed many traits
TIC disposition and mind in common with
of oc e.