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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01
The Fight betWeen HesnMn ana
SayoTs.

NEW YoRK, April %.
The Timas' London correspondent says:
visited Heenan last evening, and found him
most comfortable and 10 excellent spirits
He is anxious TO fight Saysrs ~ soon ~ pos
sible, il he 10 not satisfied with the present
result. The indignation OF the Americans
here, and in fact large portion Of the Brit.
ish public, 10 loudly and vehemently express
ed. The ring was broken init by pack Of
thieves, who used the excuse to rob every
one. itwa we'll known that Mr.. Heenan
would not be allowed to carry tho cham
pion belt out OF the country, and the English
men who had bet their oil on Sayers, 40 soon
Is they found their champion WAS losing, re-
sorted to the most unfair means, keeping
Heenan and pulling him down. A meeting
OF the Americans will take place in London
tonight, and you may expect TO see some
controversies in the papers. Mr.. George
Wilkes will demand the belt for Heenan, and
will furnish testimony to prove he 10 entitled
to it. or one thing your readers may be
certain: Heenan's rights will be promptly
attended to, and his position will be main.
tanned TO the last.
The Tribune says a gentleman now at the
81. Nich0las. and who Witnessed the fight,
says that when Heenan had got Sayers into
such position that he must inevitably have
won the battle, John Morrissey cut the ropes
and let Heenan fall to the ground.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01


Alcoholic Test--A red nose.
Ground Rents-The effects of IN earth
quake.
A Spiritual Inquiry-lsi it likely that ghosts
talk in the dead lsnguages7
Proverb for the Aristooracy-The EARLY
birds catch the worms.
The new school Of Medical practice -
Apathy.
In view Of their increasing number, "
would suggest amputating few limbs Of the
law.
No one, by merely converting with Ash,
ever succeeded in drawing it out.
The pugilists's deity-The Grand Lammar.
To journeymen blasksmiths- Strike while
the iron is hot.
The man who wears pegged boots always
"has music in his sols.o
The press most popular with printers
press of business.
The judgment OF Solomon was . case OF
splitting heirs.
Glow matoh-A long engagement culmi
mating in an explosion.
Among politicians the proportion Of "the
elect" 10 very small.
Light fingers sometimes make heavy hauls.
Wits End-Ths point Of . joke.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

q The steamer A. t. Lacy was burnt at
the foot of Island l6, on the Goth. Seven
children and SIX of the crew are known TO be
lost. Boat and cargo total loss. Boat val
ued at 100000, insured for SAC, 900. Cargo
valued at $l20, 900, uninsured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

TIE GREAT FIaHr.-The barbaric element
OF the two model nations OF this century has
been stirred mp from its lowest depth by the
"international fight" The extraordinary
enthusiasm excited by the result 10 melan-
choly commentary on the moral culture and
refinement of the age. What q sommoton
over bloody and brutal fght between two
DULLES? Are we tending to barbarism p
Where are the missionaries Of Christianity?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01
senator wade and Northern Back.

Senator wade and Northern BACK
bone.
The Mac a-Cbeek Press, speaking OF the
absurd pratice of ssiffening Northern back
bone, SAYS:
Senator Wade inauguratsd this absurd
practice Of setting up Northern backbone
A short time after taking his seat 10 the SEN
ate he was grossly attacked by = Southern
Senator. Wade retorted in bis peculiar
style. The next day gentleman called on
Wade and asked the usual question touching
his acknowledgment OF the code.
lie responded, 81 am here in double ca.
pacity. represent the State Of Ohio, and
represent Ben Wade. As a Senator am
opposed to dueling. As Ben Wade, recog
nize the CODE"
s'My friend feels aggrisved," said the
gentle man, sat what you said in the Senate
Yesterday, and will ask an apology or isatis-
factions
81 was somewhat embarrassed contin-
ued Senator Wade, "by my position yester-
day, as have some respect for the Chamber
now take this opportunity to say what
then thought, aud you will, il you please,
repeat il. Your friend is foul moutne6 old
BLACKBOARD"
''Certsinly, Senator Wade, you do no,
wish me to convey such message rs that "a
my friend 2"
''Most undoubtedly do; and tell you TO,
your benefit. that your friend will not MOTTO,
II. will not DO asked for either retraction
explanations, q esht-"
This proved true. No further notice wa
taken OF the affair. But since then, Wad
has been treated with distinguished considsra
ton.
LAho1icIxkE.-The Pope has appoints,
Gen. Lamoriciere Commander in chief Of ID
Roman army. This is a most significant an
pointment. Lamoriciere 10 a French exile
al Orleanist and bitter enemy of Lou
Napoleon. Having risen to distinction /,
,Aigiers, he was appointed by Louis Phillip
commander OF the National Guard Of par,,
In the Revolution of l84s be took an aotiv
part for the King, and led the troops az ain.
the barrlcades. When Louis Napoleon mad
bis coup d'etdt in 1851, he imprisoned La
moriciere aud finally bAnished hitn from III
Empire. He desires nothing more ardentl
than chance to use his sword against II
Imperial asarper."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

THE CoSvxsrIoE.-The st. Louis Repub
Hcon OF Sunday gives nothing later from
Charleston than the report which We copy
this morning. The wires broke south OF
Washington, and We are still in doubt % to
the result on Saturday night. Whether there
was row, burst up, or q nomination 10
left to conjecture. We don't care which il
was.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01
Republican County Convention.

The Republicans of Lee County will meet in
Convention at Charresscns ON Saturday,
May 18th, for the purpose Of appointing Dele
gates TO the State Convention to be held at Iowa
City on the 2sa day Of May An4aA1saste sppoin,
Delegates to the Congressional CersenHrn EFF this
District J. b. HOWELL,
April 30, so. Chairman Rep. Central Com.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

GRArH.-The frst feet OF sail vessels from
Lake Michigan, arrived at Oswego on the
9th, bringing 100000 bushel. of grain,
mostly corn. Nearly half a million bushels
of grain were afoat from the upper lakes for
that port. A large amount of corn was also
afoat for Eastern ports.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

The Republicans OF Lee county will take
notice that County Convention has been
called, to be held at Charleston on the 18th
Of May. We trust that every township will
organize Immediately, and take pains to be
represented in this Convention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

FEE.-The paint shop Of the Pacific Rail
road Company, two cars and fifty cords Of
wood were burned in st. Louis on the 9th
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

ExpLoAos.-A powder mill at yellow
Springs, Ohio, blew up on the Goth, killins
two men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

IST OF LETTERS remaining in the Post Ofass
IL At Keokuk, Iowa, May /, 1889.
Persons calling for letters will please say adysr-
tised. WIN. PATTERSON, r. N.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

Kentucky Republican Conventis en-.
CovIsoros, April II.
The Republican State Convention Was
held yesterday. Geo. d. Blaksly, Charles
Hsndiey and w. d. Gallagher were elected
delegates at large for Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

SUGAR.-Dates from Havana to the 25th
say that the sugar market was depressed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

TEs Dws Moswss VALLEY WHis lie published
every Monday at this Office, is one OF the oioes' pa
pers In lows, and has widely extended eircala-
tion throughout the Des hoines valley northern
Missouri, and Western Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

This Agency always pays it's losses promptly
CASH
Dwellings, with Furniture therein, insured ut
VERY noDxsArH fEEAIun, for one, three or 6y
years. Gala nd learn ths rates.
WIN. ~. BELkNAP, Agsg.
MAyidlm Second st., near Main.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03

Mr.. Giddings tells an anecdote Of Extra
Billy Smith, that deserves a wider notorie.
ty than IL will obtain from the lecture room.
II was when John Quincy Adams was
making a speech in defence Of the right OF
petition. lie had spoken long time, aud
of course had been frequently interrupted.
Sometime when the member who broke in
on the thread Of his argument, was a man
of mind, Mr.. Adams would answer him
sharply vet courteously for the popin.
iays who questioned him, he bad only scorn
and contempt. .t
Among those for whom the Old
man eloquent had supreme contempt,
was Extra Billy Smith--the same fellow
that had egg nogg brought to him on
Christmas day, which he drank in the pres
ence of the House.
The interruptions had been unusally nu-
merous on the day when Extra Billy
Thought il to be his turn, and Mr. Adams
was not disposed to be troubled further
"Will the gentleman from Massachusetts
permit me z" said Billy. The gentleman
from Massachusetts made no indication that
he heard the question.
"Will the gentleman allow me to make a
suggestion 2" questioned Billy a second
time.
This time Mr.. Adams turned his head
for moment, and with look Of contempt
hardly to be equalled, exclaimed, "Non tall
aurilio," and then resumed his argument.
Smith had forgotten all the Latin he
ever knew. The first man next to him was
Kit Morgan of this State.
what did he say Morgan ?" asked
Smith.
"He told you to go to the devil, " answer
ed Morgan.
OF course Smith was furious. Our read
ers can imagine the scene that followed
when Smith obtained the floor and retorted
upon Mr. Adams for telling him to go to
Tie dUvl. Billy found out his mistake in
short time. He never again interrupted
"the gentleman from MASSACHUSETTS," and
never after asked any explanations of Kit
Morgan.-Al6any Statesman.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
HTAB U LAi
Saturday Morning, March 8, 1860.

Tnn PRosrEcT rs time wears on, and its steady
current bears us nearer to the day when the po-
lisical policy--perhaps the political destiny Of
our country, u the predicatious and menaces Of
slavery are we'll founded--is 10 be decided, q
deeper interest Is felt in the calculations which
bear rupon that point. From the present char
acter Of the individual States, as they are
represented in Congress- we take our data IN
making up our estimate. OF course, we only
deal IN conjectures, more or less sustained by
what is past, and what we are willing to look
upon as probable 10 future. II these ore sutti-
cient to form reasonable calculation about
the result Of the approaching contest. our read
ers will avail themselves Of the tables submit
ted.
II Kansas be admitted. the present session.
the number Of votes to be cast in the Presiden-
tial Election will be BOG. OF these, the Free
Statea will give the following proportion.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03

DOUGLAS PRosPEcTs.-The Washington
Star says that the plan adopted by the
friends and partisans of Judge Douglas, to
advance his fortune at Charleston, is every
way calculated to have the reverse effect.
1t is very transparent game of brag, and
is carried on with an evident idea that the
Charleston nomination is to depend on the
amount of noise they employ, like the ding
dong and big drums of a Chinese army go
ing into battle. They now pretend to figure
up l03 of the 200 necessary to a nomination
In this calculation they include 80 votes
from New-York, though every astute pol
itician here knows that the New York del
egation is entirely uncommitted. Minueso-
ia held her Convention few days back
A resolution Of Instructions in favor of
Douglas was voted down two to one. In
the face of that fact they claimed the whole
delegation. Members of that delegation
repudiate the idea that they are partsans
of Douglas, and six ont of eight are against
him. In Massachusetts and Maine his
friends claimed the delegates, though not
more than third have any sort of leaning
for him, and the other two thirds are against
HlLl- Iuc OOHneCtlCuG ueItBallOu laS OeeO
claimed with like impudence, but the men,
bers of it say they are uncommitted and a
portion are well known to be hostile to
him. Indiana and Ohio are claimed as units
for Douglas, though well-inlormed poltici-
ans know that large mlnorties in both de-
legations are opposed to him. Pennsylvania,
with 27 votes, is known to be dead against
him. Rhode Island, we believe, they have
not claimed, for wonder. Judge Douglas
strength at Charleston may he fairly es-
timated at about so or 80 votes at the most,
of whom probably not more than 90 are
welded to his personal fortunes, and trans
ferable, as, in bis good pleasure, be may in
dicate. Of these 80 votes, good many
will desert him on the second ballot, aud
after that the number will grow small by
degrees and beautifully less" The great
strength of Douglas lies in the telegraphic
dispatches of the Associated Press, and the
gas-blowers of Washington hotels. He is
proportionaby weak in the Charleston Con
vention, and before the people.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03

A ripple upon the surface of things at
Washington occurred within the past week,
connected with the inauguration Of Mills
Statue Of Washington. To give eclat to
the occasion, a committee was appointed
by the Vice President and Speaker of the
House, which committee was managed and
controlled by Senator Hammond of South
Carolina, Senator Hunter Of Virginia, Mr..
Keitt of South Carolina, and Mr. Gartrell
of Georgia, who invited the 7th Regiment
OF National Guards of New York City to
assist in the performance. They accepted,
proceeded to Washington on their own ex-
pense' found no provision made for them,
took the part assigned them in the pageant,
PAID their own hotel bills, and returned
home in disgust. The shabbiness of the
affair is the subject of common remark. aud
the treatment is not little unaccouptable
The Tribune, however, accounts for the
whole affair on the ground of mistake Of
the parties respecting each other. 1t says
the managing members Of the COMMITTEES
seem to have supposed that the officers and
priVates of the 7th Regiment were not gen
tlemeD, while the 7th Regiment seem to hav,
been laboriug under the deusion that the
actiag members of the Committee veye =
Had the parties known each other better
they would not have committed this mstak,
10 regard to their respective characters.
II "mud-siII" Hammond and "white slaves
Keitt are not better informed, the Tth Reg
iDsns, probably, will be, after this siTair.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03

AN INDEPENENT JUDIcARY.-Th afflicted
editor of the Statesman wishes the heavens
hung with black, because the Supreme
Court of Ohio have maintained the Consti-
tuition and decided the democratic act to re.
strict suffrage unconstitutional. Then he
wants the people to slaughter" the Judges.
To use the bloody language in vogue las:
simmer, when candidate was nominated
in the place of Judge Swan, he wants the
whole five Judges "strnek down, beheaded,
stabbed" & made uncomfortable personally,
'for faithfully dischargiBg their duty" To
use the pathetic language of Cox to the
PhiladeIphians, in his fourth of July let
ter-he wants to have the Judges "struck
down because they will not soil ther Judi.
cial ermine with judicial lie;" he would
slaughter with rudeness of reckless butch
ers the first men in our midst, because they
would not falsify history, disregard decisions
and ignore their oath" He would "strike
not only at honest men for doing their
sworn duty, hut would disturb that prin.
clple Of repOse on which all our interests de.
pend-an independent and fearless judici.
ary." To use the eliminating pathos ol
Cox-"His treason in this is of a piece
with his treason everywhere"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03

LosT STEANER.-The Atlantic Steamer Hun
gdri an, belonging to the Cunard line, which
left Queenstown. on the 9th for Portland went
ashore on the 18th, on the west side of Cape
Sable, Nova Scotia. A steamers lights were
seen in the morning at o'clock. At day-break
the spars and pipe were seen standing, and at
10 A. M. all had gone by the board. Then the
ship settled fast. A heavy sea was running.
breaking mast high over the ship. Communica-
tiOn with the ship has been impossible All on
board have doubtless been lost, as the place
where she struck and still lies visible at low wa
ter, is half a mile at least from the shore Some
one or two bodies have foated ashore, with
some scraps OF memorandum, and a small boat
with oars lashed. Nothing is clearly known as
to the number of passengers, as nobody lives
TO tell the story, and the weather has been such
since the wreck, that no communication has
been practicable with it.
The Hungarian, is the fourteenth steamer that
has been lost since the commencement Of steam
navigation between England and America and
no more shocking and heart-rendiDg casualties
If perhaps we accept Lawrence calamity and
none more sweeping in their destruction of life
than the losses which have resulted to this en-
terprise Of ocean steam navigation
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03
spelling Matches.

II is refreshing in these days Of welleudoweo
Common Schools, TO notice revival Of the
good old institution Of Spelling Matches. The
last one the writer remembers, was near neigh
Dor, 10 date to one Of the last regimentOl
"musters," in the same classic region. Some ol
the well-remembered incidents and statistics ol
that cam paign may be Of interest, now that the
attention OF the lovers Of good spelling and
general progress, is awakened by the occur.
renee Of the one just held 10 neigbboriug
County
Twenty-sx years ago, the present month
two adjoining districts in Madison aud Perry,
Lake Co., challenged each other for spelling
match. Twenty-Five scholars were chosen from
each school, and met in the Perry school-house.
Most Of one day was occupied in the trial.
The words employed were the more difficult ta-
bles in the Elementary comprising nearly or
quite half the book. The rules were very
strictly observed. Only the teachers prenoun-
ced the words, and the scholars could only try
once on word. Some were quite young !;
and those from home experienced more or less
trepidation in consequence of not having the
d" hang of the schoolhouse," and other sur
rouudngs. The result was, Ticeng-one ,cords
missed, in ALL fourteen Of them by the Madison
scholars, who at home, were more than match
for the Others. Not more than one in four or
FIVE missed at all, and to have spelled one-half
of the whole fifty down" would have been
nearly impossible, from any book then or now
in use in the schools. There were no prizes
offered or given.
Where now are those fifty spoilers that then
met ? Some may be dweers near the place Of
their birth and youthful triumph - most are
far scattered and many more we're soon called
to the unknown shore; but the hearts Of all of
those who are still in the strife Of earthly exist
ence, will quicken at the recollection of that
Spelling Match C. &C.
Ashtabula, Feb. q, 1860.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03

Ss- The great sewing patent case
of |. NJ, Singer & Co., agt VIM. H. Walms.
ley, agt. of Ladd, Webster g. 90, which has
occupied the United States District Court nearly
two months, involving five patents of the plain
TINS Tor various alleged Improvements in sew
ing machines, was decided, on the 25th, on all
the six issues, in favor of the defendants, Ladd,
| Webster & Co.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03

B9-The Washington correspondent co of The
Philadelphia Ledger writes that 1.-THE Him
ois Douglas leader has gone to Charleston,
in company with Douglas leader of Ohio
to select quarters for seven hundredD Douglas
men from Illinois, and six hundred from
Ohio. The Northwest is to send large
number of outsiders, both Douglas and
auti'Douglas. The railroad companies have
offered to take passengers over the whole
route, going and coming, at so low rate
that the number will be very great.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03


II we carry all these States, we shall have
surplus Of 80 votes. That we thall be 80 for
tunate as that is hardly TO be expected. Which
then shall we throw outf We believe that
Pennsylvania in the coming election, will throw
her q votes for the Republican candidate
They will not certainly be given to the Nation
al Democracy, and the indications, if we can
judge from appearances, are not now favorable
70 Douglass, and as goes the Old Key Stone, so
goes New Jersey. IT. then, we put these States
down as Republican, we shall still lack votes
These will be made up and to spare, by Kansas
and Minnesota; bnt if either of these fail us,
we still have our chances in the four remaining
Free States, Of Illinois. Indiana, California and
Oregon Illinois, Notwithstanding the labors,
unparalleled expenditures and trickery of Doug
las and his friends at the last State election gave
popular majority against Democracy; and
this aspect of affairs does not forbid hope for
even the duDg-hill Of Douglass himself Indi-
ana is more likely to fall into our lap without
very severe struggle.
These are the figures, and perhapse some
will add, the fancies too, but we cannot but
draw from them, confident hope aud encourage
ment.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03

We are informed says the Topeka, Kansas,
Tribune, that several hogs, which we're bitten
by dogs and run mad from the effects were pick
ed up and eaten by the Kaw Indians, and that
the effect on them has in many instances been,
first a swelling of the body and head, then ra-
wing and madness, followed by death. During
the earlier stages of this disease, the impression
was that it was the small pox.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03

Not one word is necessary to convince
any man, who has dollar liable to destruc-
tion by FIRE, Of the duty to keep his proper
ty insured. He owes it to his family, to
his own peace Of mind and to his creditors.
10 this country, where buildings are so
combuslhle, this duty presses with com
mandng force. As general thing iusur-
ingsis well attended to, so far as paper evi-
deuce of having discharged that duty is
concerned, but while these is no branch Of
business Of more moment there is none so
carelessly executed. Insuring is in fact
the putting of just so much money depend
ing upon a contingency in the keeping Of
another, and in taking policy just as much
caution should be used as in taking bond.
Yet we know that the insurers, nine out of
ten, are needless as to the responsibility of
the Company whose policy they take, and
as to the conditions and terms Policies
are not mere matters of form and the end
less variety of exceptions, reservations and
conditions are so many allimportant fea-
lures that should be closely scanned and
which insurers in the case Of loss, too late,
often discover are matters of substance. In
taking a policy, first ascertain the uudoubt-
ed responsibility Of the insurers, and then
study the policy that is the most simple,
that has the fewest conditions, exceptions
and reservations.
The foregoing from the Cleveland Herald
is well worthy of attention. Insurers in
casting about for a safe, reliable company,
n, III find mona nnorn en- thon tho Uc,p EDr-
land Fire and Marine, of Hartford Conn
and none whose policies are less hampered
and more simple in the provisions of its
policies