The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-25

as he walked, by appointment, on the portico
OF the hotel.
On the End of October Mr. Seward is an.
nounced for q speech, and in few days
thereafter Mr.. Douglas, accompanied by his
Woe, Ii. V. johnson, is to have a grand ova-
ton.
MoRx FUsIoN.-The Bell and d ouglas par
ties of Louisana have nominated fusion
electoral tickets.
Ii will be remembered that it was With the
svowed object of carrying forty thousand
slaveholding votes in Louisiana, that the
Baltimore Douglas convention added res
oIution to their platform surrsndering and
merging squatter sovereignty into bred
Scott supremacy.
QTThe Republicans Of Rock leland, Mo.
line aud Davenport are making preparations
to have grand Wide Awake demonstration
at the former place, on the 18th of next
month. All Wide Awakes in the Northwest.
are invited to be present.
NATURALIZATION IN NEw YogK Natural
cation is going on this year in New York
city to an extent never known before. The
Courier and Enquirer says that large share
of those naturalized are Germans, nine
tenths of whom are Republicans.
INpIANA.--The Breokinridge State Com
mittee of Indiana, which has been in session
for COUPLE of days, finally adj ourned with
out nominating State ticket. So that the
Republicans will have to beat the two fac
lions combined.
ETT The complete census returns OF Berks
county, Pa, show a population of 93,974,
against II ,l3l in l850--increase in ten years,
l6,843. The city of Reading shows an in
crease of 7,428-the population in 1860 be-
ing %, Ill against Is, LAB in 1850.
CTCollector Sehell has gone to Washing
ton TO invite the President and Miss Lane to
open the grand ball in New York in honor of
the Prince of Wales. The latter will proba-
bly, accept
IL Manchester, England, is the greatest
manufacturing city in the world. The total
steam force of its manufactures is ! 200, 900
horse power. In producing this force, 20, 900
tons Of coal are consumed daily, or $780,
900 in 3l3 working days of the year.
T~The Prince declines an invitation to
extend bis tour to the Southern States on
account Of the shortness of the time loft at
his disposal, his engagements requiring bis
return to England during the latter part OF
next month.
rTA woman in Nashville, Tenu., killed
her baby on Tuesday night, by pouring whis
4 XIV down it's throat.
That is n little job that a great many PEG
pie seem TO take great pleasure in doing foI
themselves, after they pass their babyhood
eT Blondin offered to carry the Prince o.
Wales over the tigbt.rops at Niagara, on hi
back. The New York newspaper letter wri
ters say the Prince would probably have 40
cepted the invitation IL it had not been fo
the Duke of Newcastle.
fTTbe Duke Of Argyle does not approv'
OF a woman appearing on platform in pub
lie, unless she is going to be hanged, wher
it is unavoidable.
Push ON raK CoLuks.-~In Jackson parish
La, according to the Bayou Sara Ledger
9fhawa va buf sun Dnualas ,o ap and npa n
them is in jail.o The accounts are said Il
be very cheering.
GREAT MIsTAKE.-The number of vacan
houses in Baltimore is put at z, 900, instea
OF &c, 900, as the item had ii which we copie
some days ago. A single cipher sometime
makes vast difference. But 2 1000 is enough
surely.
R-The Baltimore Patriot, speaking !;
relation to Douglas speech in that city, say
that hereafter instead Of being known as th
'Little Giant" the appellation of the cart
ful Dodger" would be more appropriate TO
that gentleman.
} GTThe hsrs says the new packet City 0
Alton and the Grey Eagle lately had tra
| OF speed from St. Louis to Alton, wherei
, the former came out "a to a miles ahead.
CO Mr.. Seward did not speak in Quincy
bat proceeded to Hannibal without maxim
halt in Quincy to exceed few minutes.
gT-A second attempt to nominate Doug
las electoral ticket in Mississippi has miser
ably failed. The nominees won't stand.
gTClinton county has a population 0
1898, an increase Of SAB since 1859. Th
town Of Clinton has $50, the town Of Ly
ons 2,7l2, Camanchs / ,468, Elk River 1927
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