The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-01-30

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The weather continues delightful; has
boom for several days - mild ~ April. The
first have seen OF winter was on Saturday
in the highlands. Forty miles from the city,
up the Hudson, there is plenty Of snow-nc
bare ground to be seen. A few miles East
West and North from the CITY there has been
fine sleighing ever since Christmas.
Money matters are again quite easy, and
the fears that there would be great falling
off of Southern trade are beginning to, dis.
sipats. The South will continue to be sup.
piled by the importers of this city, directly
or indirectly, so long as her people have
money to credit. The feeling existing in the
South may cause many Of the smaller deal
ers to purchase in Southern cities, instead
Of coming to New York, but the jobbers in
all the cities Of the South will purchase their
goods hore. They can't avoid it.
New York lie and must continue to be the
great commercial city of this nation; bust
ness is done here on q gigantic scale. Twen-
ty- five years ago merchant who did bust
ness Of enc TO two hundred thousand dollars
was counted among the first merchants
Now business less than million year 10
hardly considered respectable. There are
many houses that do from one to six mill
lions a.year, and one or two dry goods hous-
ca, 1t is said, sell from''eight to ten millions
year.
Persons engaged in railroad enterpri-
ses in different parts of the West, are suc-
ceeding in getting aid here to some extent.
Iron was purchased not long since for Sc
miles of road from Rock Island to Sterling,
on Rock River.
DR.. McMurphy is now here negotiating for
iron for thirty miles Of road from opposite
Fort Madison to the Oquawka junction.
think he will succeed. lie says he will give
Keokuk her first Eastern connection via Fl.
Madison. / doubt not the people of Keokuk
will feel greatly obliged to him If he does it.
This should be an incentive to those who
have the road in charge directly opposite
Keokuk TO hurry up their road, and not let
the Doctor beat them. But we want them
both we want them ALL
The contractors of the Keokuk, Fort Des
Mones and Minnesota r. r. are not idle
much time hiss been spent here and very
much has been accomplished, but ii will re-
quire more days OF hard labor here, as we'll
as on the line Of the road, to run the cars to
Eddyville. | am confident that they will
spare no efforts 10 order to do this at the
earliest possible moment.
| had the pleasure of being present, on
Wednesday evening, at the Athen@um Club
House, on Fifth Avenue. 1t was the COCA
sion of the first reception of the season.
There was large crowd of literary aud fash.
ionable gentlemen and ladies present.
Among the notabilities may be mentioned
Mrs. Bayard Taylor and Mrs. Ellen Key
Blunt, also Carl Schurz, the celebrated Ger
man orator, and Bryant and Whittier, the
poets. Madam Abeel performed piano
forte solo, and Mrs. Blunt recited two pieces
of touching poetry-"O, Mary, 60 call the
Cattle Home" and "How's my Boy" The
recitation by Mrs. Blunt was the decided
feature Of the evening.
met several Keokuk gentlemen there who
seemed TO appreciate the beauty Of the la
dies and the festivities Of the evening. The
festivities were concluded with liberal sup
per.
The Athsn@um was one of the palatial
private residences Of gentleman on Fifth
Avenue, who rented il to the club with its
magnificent furniture, pictures, etc., for the
term of four years, or during his sojourn in
Europe.
have been to Clinton Hall, this evening
to listen to the beautiful reading by Mrs
Blunt of selections from LongfelIow, Hood
Bryant, Kingsley, Tennyson and Dickens
The hall was filled to repletion.
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