The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-07-18


The advicss from Europe justify NJ 10 OK.
pecsing very large demand for brsadstufEs
during tbs coming year. The season has
been so vet and cold in England that de-
6oiency OF at lsast four million quarters ID
already estimated ~ certain, while tho sup
ply in the markets Of the United Kingdom 81
Great British 10 less by about ono million
six hundred thousand QnarseFs tbaa lsss year
highsst banking Authorities confirm the state
ments OF shs public press, and prsdiots large
demand Tor Americsn prodace. Nor 10 this
impending scarcity confined to the British
Islands. The continent 10 not likely to have
any surplus. All accounts agree that the
crops throughout central Europe have suf-
Tered much from the severity Of the weather.
On the other hand, Providence has favored
this counsry with the assurance OF > crown-
ing harvest. Our crops id the southwest are
considsred beyond the reach Of any casualty
which human intelligence can foresee. and
~ natural consequence, the surplus of the
old crop 10 rapidly coming eastward. In
deed, much OF it 10 already on its way to
meet tho foreign dsmand.-lB Baltimore Sun,
10th.
ACHApTEa ON BnrrINo. A tslkstivs Doug
lssite made himself very conspicuous In
front OF the Ohsnsry House, yesterday morn
ing. he halls from tho city Of Brotherly
Love, We believe. For . little while he bad
everything bis own way--hs "bluAed" ssv !
oral men who had no money, and we're op.
posed to betting but he was destined to
have his comb out in vary cruel manner
After proposing several times TO bet his
money on Douglas, hs was "taksn up" by
Breckenridge man from Bloomington, and
colloqay something like the following thsrs-
upon eususd:
Breckenridge man - Now you've been
bluffing those fellows who have no money.
II you want to bet bad, I'll accommodate
you.
Douglas nan--l'll bet hundred dollars
that Douglas will DO elected President.
Bfeckinridge nsn--That suits me. Here's
tho money. Have you any other bets to
propose7
[The Douglas man seeing that the Nation.
al meant " business" refused to bet.
Well, that's cool. But don'b blame you.
name three Southern States that Douglas
will carry, and the same amount that he will
not carry . single Northern State. And IL
you don't like these bets, will 70 yoa .
cool hundred that Douglas will not got .
single electoral vote!
The Douglas man lookd remarkably sheep
ish, and refused TO take the bet. il WAS the
worst oass OF bluff that No ever saw.-TIlli-
nois State Journal.
WHo 70 REsPoNsfBLE ?--Old Joe Lane 10
pretty good authority with tho Democracy,
and We therefore invite the attention Of onr
harmonious friends TO the following dsslara-
ton OF old Joe:
sslt 10 tho fault OF the Democratic party
IN lodging truth, In lodging principle, ID
lodging the Constitution itself, that has
brought the trouble upon tbs country and
tho party that 10 experienced to-day" g
Let II be remembered, then, that the
trouble which bss been brought upon the
country was brought upon It BY the Demo
cratic party, and Joe Lane, the Woe Prssi-
Dental candidate, says 20. - Richmond
Wing.
BaBADsrUTYs ToR FRAHcs.--Ths Paris cor.
Respondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette says
that owing TO tho Indifferent prospect Of the
French harvest, the 6overpmsnt has aashor-
iSsd the purchase Of American brsadstslEa
for that oosntry. From present indioatious
ws shall experience pretty heavy Earopsan