The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-13

| This, ten. keid tells me, 10 fact. b.
clippings and ximmerfnxs.
THE Harrisburgh Telegraph says that Mr..
Foster, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor OF Pennsylvania, 10 claimed by both
factions of the party, and with equal justice,
and that having no fixed principles Of his
own to embarrass him, he can very profta-
bly, turn his attention to the task OF con-
vincing the factions Of his party, that neither
have any principles worth quarreling over.
Six DAYs.-It is projected to extend the
Montreal Company's line Of telegraph from
the st. Lawrence River to point on the
Labrador shore OF the straits Of Belle Isle,
| where the channel is 30 narrow that oil yes
sells passing through come within half mile
of the main land. As the distance 10 about
500 miles, communication between Europe
and America would be reduced to about six
days.
No ConKuTATIoN.--The committee Of the
Virginia Legislature has reported against
| communication Of the sentence OF Stephens
and Hazlett. So they must hang.
DrvRRs.-A nmerous corps Of divers has
reached the wreck Of the Hungarian, and
they may make important discoveries.
THE famous suit Of Miss Oarstang against
the rich old bachelor, Shaw, is again on trial
| in ST. Louis. Shaw has procured abont 4
cart load OF dispositions from New York
City, Charleston, and other places where
Miss Carstang formerly resided. But it 10
intimated that he cannot successfully i'm
peach her character.
| JuDaE TASEY has been able to take his
seat again on the Bench. He 10 now "a years
old.
Born houses Of the Virginia Legislature
have passed resolutions against Southern
Conference.
Ar the recent election in Chicago the high
est vote cast was 1888, (for the City At.
torney). At the ratio of vote to people,
the ratio of New York Oity,--the present
population Of Chicago must be l50,544.--
So the p,ess and Tribune figures it. In
1855 the total population, according to the
State census, was $500. Could not the ap-
parent increase be accounted for, 10 part, by
the Importation of voters at the recent cleo
ton?
| The price of gas in Boston is to be re-
duced 10 per cent.
BISHOP O'CoSEoK of Pittsburgh, has re-
turned from his trip to Europe.
THE swamp lands in the suburbs Of New
Orleans are now being drained, and the citi-
sens anticipate thsreupon speedy extension
Of the city.
The cold weather Is said to have killed
most Of the orange tssss in Louisiana.
The stolen $4,000 worth Of diamonds
have been retured anonymously to the New
York custom house authorities.
TINS Grand Jury of Muscatine county has
found nine indictments against Duston 4
Patterson for embessling, misapplying, ab.
stracting, &c., the funds OF Branch Of the
State. bank in Muscatine. So says the Jour.
nal Of the I'd.
i CAMEL CoAL. - The Ottumwa Courie,
says very rich vein OF Camel Coal has been
discovered In the bank now being worked BY
Dixon 4 Walker, in Norris addition to thai
city. A very superior quality Of bitumin.
GUS GOAL, vein about three feet thick, and In.
creasing IN thickness As the mine 10 EXTENDED
into the earth, is being taken out.
j Ex-PREsIDENr PfERcE, il 10 staAed, has Of
fered to take command Of the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Corps Of Boston fol
this year.
i The great strike OF the London working.
men has ceased. Both sides ourneymer
and employers-claim the victory.
THE Providence Journal says the small
pox is unusually prevalent in Rhode Island
1t the present time.
The National Union party having fixed On
the 9th Of May and Baltimore % the tim.
and place Of holding their Convention, spec
ulation Is rife ~ TO their probable action
II ia generally thoughs that Bates, OF Nilsson.
ri, will be nominated, with tho view Of for.
cling him upon the Chicago Convention.
certain portion Of the party, however, inslu.
| ding most Of tho delegation from the South.
srn States, viii not submit 70 this sslsstioD
II made, and will bolt and put up new man
! IA. E.i.ysssso i;ai.j Courier says tns, 30,
late heavy rains hare caused quite food il
the Wabash. AT many points the banks n,
overlooked and the business OF millen II
considerably affected By it.
/ The CASE or THE CoNrEsrEp WILL Of w
=. Burton tho actor, seems 10 stand In THU
wise three wives and never widowi
Il FRED. WHITEHEAD, OF st. Louis is : great