The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-02-21


Ne dssa rmed.
Correspondence Of the Missouri Democrat
LAWRENCE, X. T., Feb. Ii, 1859.
The bill for Constitutional Convention
went to Gov. Medary ten days ago. 1t was
sent back day before yesterday as being in.
formal, the proper signatures OF officers OF
both Houses not being appended to it. It
was promptly signed and sent back, but not,
OF course, until during the third day from
the close OF the session, when he can pocket
it. He says he will sign it, and that it was
ell a mistake; but treaohery is suspected,
and some Of the members of the Council are
suspected, together with one or two men,
bers of the House.
The bill abolishing slavery was sent to him
on the fourth night before the close Of the
session, but be said, during the ensuing day,
that he had never seen it. Treachery 10 sus-
pected here also, but as ia. day is the last of
the session it will soon be known.
Quite number Of bills for divorce have
been ground out in the last few days. Pro-
digious efforts are being made to put through
a bank charter for branches Of the Atchison
Bank, ut Leavenworth and elsewhere. All
other bank bills have been killed so far, and
nothing but corrupt pressure will carry that
through.
deputy Marshal Russell arrivedin Leav-
enworth with an armed band Of thirty men
and four heavily ironed prisoners. The pris.
oners were speedily transferred to the officers
of this county, or they would have been res
cued. The process of law had never been
served on them. They were prisoners Of
war, and it does not even appear that they
were concerned in the recent warfare in that
section. The irons were taken from them
and they were conducted to the johnson
House and copa nsly treated, being detain-
ed merely to see il There was anything sgainst
them.
Shortly after they got to Lawrence Rus
sell concealed himself. He has been arrested,
as he is nnder indictment for robbery and
murder. His posse were dissrmed BY the
crowd, and they keep very close.
The grand jury 10 now in session, bit the
court has not opened yet for the trial Of any
cases.
The Legislature will to-day elect an Audit
or, Treasurer, and q Commissioner of Claims.
The weather is again cold. We have snow,
and the river is full Of ice, and closed over
Last night. KAW.
A Moral President.
the stand in the Select Naval Committee yes
| terday, thirty minutes each, and to- day were
paid $440 and discharged. Their testimony
related to brick contracts in the engineers
department, and the employment Of men,
that w. G. n. Swift, Of New Bedford, Mass,
paid George Pitt, Treasurer Of the Demo
cratic State Committee Of Pennsylvania, in
| 1856, about Sic, 900 to aid tho election of
Mr.. Buchanan; that through the agency Of
certain officials, high in power, Swift has
since obtained nearly all the contrscts made
| for supplying the Government with live oak
timber. These contracts amount to abou,
| $50O,00O. The evidence shows that every
usage Of the department in such matters has
been violated to reward this political friend
of Mr.. Buchanan. The disclosures win as
found the country.
RTThe best can0rd Of the season, il thai
| which tho New Workers played OF upon them.
selves, about the reception of the 42nd High.
land Regiment. 1t originated in the luxuri.
ant fancy of q New York correspondent of
Boston paper, who heard that portion OIL
the baggage had already arrived. The New
York papers, with their accustomed enter
prise, soon found out eli about it. The whole
country presently had the news; even the
British Consul at New York Was himself dc.
ceiyed. The fact that the Forty Second High
| landers are with Lord Clyde, trampling GU,
the sparks of rebellion in India, did not abat,
the ardor Of the New Workers. Many col
umns Of editorial eloquence wore expended
on the grand idea Of seeing British regi
ment in the streets Of our commercial me
tropois, not hostile, bat guests Of tho city
What if the regiment was in lndia-couldn'
it be forwarded by telegraph Couldn'
De Sauty put it through along with thos
unintelligible currents2
Mr.. B. F. Butler, lawyer OF Boston, i
somewhat noted for his severity In oxamin
ing witnesses. A correspondent OF The Cen
tury relates:
ssHe was lately engaged in legal case, i
which Prof. Horsford Of Cambridge, was on
OF the witnesses. When Butler came to cross
examine him, be began in his usual style Q
unceremonious ferocity. The Judge mild
interpoaed, and said perhaps Brother B0tle
didn't know who the witness was; it wa
Prof. Horsford-Professo OF Harvard Co
lege. ooh yes 2 mumbled Butler, - he lei.
urely stroked his chin, Professor Horsford
; Harvard Professor Professor Of Harvar
Collegel Yes, We hung one Of 'em 10th.
day p"
1.-THE mother Of the late VIM. II. Pre-
cott once showed his room to the Rev Nj
. rockingham and said to him "This il whel
William was shut up for 30 many months
utter darkness. 10 ell that trying season
when 90 much had to be endured, and on
hearts were ready to fail as for fear, neve
in single instance CROPPED my way aoroi
the annrtment In taxa NV nlaca ~ h;s aid