The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

A writer In the Easson (penn.) Times, OF
the 9Th inst, gives sn interesting sketch OF
the life OF Carl Schurx. He was born 81
years ago, in Bonn, on the Rhine, in the
Prussian dominions. In lS49, he JoiEed the
Constitutional army, and, sharing In its re.
verses, was sentenced to 0eath for high treas
on. For three days and nights, after the
Prussians had entered Rustadt, he lay con.
ceaIed in q shed, on a beam or rafter, just
wide enough TO conceal his person from the
eyes of those who stood below. A guard of
some kind was stationed in the very house TO
which this shed belonged, and every night
the soldiers assembled on the floor beneath
his hiding place, and danced to the music of
the trumpet. On the fourth night q heavy
shower Of rain gave him the first opportu.
nifty OF attempting an escape, and be jumped
from the roof upon q chicken coop, which
broke down under him with loud crash,
though without attracting the notice OF tbs
sentry who was, or ought TO have been, but
few yards of. By the assistance of bis
friends he reached sewer, and thus attained
the outside of the Notifications. Even here
there was q sentry, but, by following closely
behind him as be walked by, he managed to
gain cover, before the sentry turned on bis
beat. He made his way to Paris, and re-
NAMED there considerable time, in the vain
hope of a favorable turn in the affairs OF HE
native country. In a little book, published
by the chief spy of Bonaparte's police, be
received honorable mention as "the most au.
dacous and the most adroit" OF the exiles,
who, while constantly active, could never be
ensnsred into sny act furnishing pretext
even to the liberal conscience OF Bonaparte
for his extradition. At this time the public
opinion OF Germany was much aroused by
the cowardly vengeance vreaked by the Prus-
sian Government on Godfrey kinkel, towns
man of Schurz's, professor, who had joined
the constitutional movement at the same
time with himself. This man, poet, OF del
icate frame, highly educated, and accustom ed
to all the refnements of life, was imprisoned
at Spandau, twenty miles from Berlin, dressed
as a convict, his hair cropped short, and
forced to labor at wool oarding, and to room
and mess with felons. Sohurz, having de-
termined to rescue him, repaired to London,
collected the means, and made the arrange.
ments. With forged passport be Travelled
direct to Berlin, left his papers with the po-
lice over night, obtained rise for some 9TH
er town the next morning, and, instead OF
proceeding, took lodgings in boarding,
house. There he remained for six weeks,
kVins w CPabuau cFcIy uhys ~uu iStush 'bs
late at night, when the policeman was always
so obligng as to unlock the door of his board
ing house for him. All the arrangements
having been completed, be carried off kinkel
In coach one rainy night, together with his
keeper. Relays of horses were in readiness
from station to station until they reached the
sea shore, where pilot, boat received them.
They landed at Hull or Yarmouth long before
the Government had the most remote idea of
the prisoners whereabouts. Coming to this
country in 1851, be registered himself as a
Law student at Philadelphia, and sojourned
there for q number Of years, occupying his
time, almost exclusively, with the study of
this country, its material and social condi-
ton, it's history, it's institutions, and it's fu-
ture. In 1854 be removed to WATERFOWL,
Wisconsin, and entered on the practice of the
law In Milwaukee.