The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-10-25

BosToN, Oct. 81.
Ex-Gov. Dunlap of Maine, Passed Gener-
al Grand High Priest Of the Royal Arch
OF Masons, died to-day at Brunswick, Me.
NEw ORLEANS, Oct. 81.
The steamer Cahawba, from Havana on
the 18th, has arrived. The health of the
city continued good.
Sugars were firm and active; lard steady
ct l8t0l9a.
Sterling Exchange was stiff at Ia "a cent.
premium. Exchange on New York D cent.
premium.
HARTFORD, Oct. 81.
Mr. Warren Leland of New York, since his
honorable discharge on the suits brought
against him in relation to the Colchester
Bank, has instituted legal proceedings againss
those parties who were instrumental in bring
ing the charges. Writs for the arrest Of sew
eral parties are now in the hands Of the Il. s.
Marshal.
A Fugitive from Justice voluntarily
Returned.
On Friday last man named Geo. Drake,
was committed to the Allegheny county Jail,
on the charge of murder, committed thirty
four years ago. 1t appears that in 1926 he
was indicted here on the charge of killing B.
M. Athey; that he broke Jail and escaped,
and although the then Governor (Joseph
kenD and Council offered reward OF $500
for bis arrest, his whereabouts for thirty -four
years remained unknown. Dreaming, per-
haps, that lapse Of thirty four years had
obliterated all memory of the event, he ven.
tured back to the city a few days ago, but
his presence awakened the recollections OF
the crime. But three OF the twenty three
who composed the grand jury by whom be
was indicted are now living, viz: Messrs.
Silas Reece, John Keephart and VIM. Ashby.
Not one Of the lawyers then practicing at the
Allegheny bar now survive. All the then
ofhcers of the court Fave been SUNNI oned to
their final reckoning, among Thorn Messrs.
John Buchanan, Abram Shriver and Thomas
Buchanan, Judges; James Dickinson, States
Attorney; ARA Beall, Clark, and Jas. McMa-
bon, Sheriff. But one (Peter McCleary) OF
the coroDer's jury who held an Inquest over
the body OF the murdered man is now alive,
-[Cumbsrland (Md.) Tel.
The Chinese ~ Brandy Drinkers.
The Chinese consume great quantities OF
cheap American brandy. Until recently ~
we're not aware Of the fact, suppesing that
they, as class, were remarkable abstemious
in the use Of liquors, but reliable whole.
sale dealer says they buy largely and drink il
among themselves. At all events, China
men seldom II ever are seen in state OF IN.
toxication. Their method Of buying is Ia
90 around to every place where t'Merican''
brandy ID for sale, and whoever offers 20 sell
the cheapest gets their custom. This, OF
course induces many persons to compete for
the trade, and to DO able to offer the fluid at
low rate enough to suit their idea OF econ
omy, some OF the dealers add q large GUAM
tity OF water, TINS reducing what was be-
fore nothing else but alcohol and pure spirit
TO an even weaker consistency. But grads.
ally John began to smell the rat in this ope-
ration, and lattsrly the Chinese, when thew
90 10 buy brandy, proceed in couples, bear
q saucer and box OF matches. Into the
aiss - poured quanyty OF soMericano
brandy, and while one holds this, the ether
applies lighted match, and IL it produces
no niue tame, be pronounoes the LIQUOR ssno
good,~ ana refuses to purchase except at .
reduced rates This testing proof 81 LIQUOR
oy nre ~ novel idea, and might be initiated
WITH avantage by other dealers in the article.
San Fran. Times.
LIBKRIA.-A late arrival from Liberia a
New York furnishes as with intellipenee fror,
Monrovia - late as August Is. The paat
year has bccn very favorable one. The
rice crop was unusually large, and the coffee
ana sugar cane were promising we'll. One
.rter thinks that more sugar will BE- pro.
uuceu than will be wanted there. The row
ernment are much displeAsed 1t the course
1nicn was pursued in New York towarda tina
orig n. n. koye. They maintain that thu
should be refunded. fo- -