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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-14
POHr OF KEoKUk.
Arrivals, J ai4e Is.

Arrivals, June Is.
Warsaw firm st. Louis.
Grey Eagle from -
Fred. Llrenz
Adeiia !"
Sucker State from st. Paul.
Aunt Lefty
Eagle from arsaw.
River rising with forty eight inches water on the
Rapids.
1.-THE d. Votaw, jr. Co.'s Ladies' Drawing
their lift Enterprise win take place June 25th
and 2Sth, 1899, at Fort Madison, Iowa. The tiok-
ct holders meet on the 25th to select their Draw
ing Committee.
those ng tickets must apply soon.
ID. VuIAW, in. & co.
June 9th, Is60-ddw
NOTICE.
HAVING this day sold my entire stock Of goods
and shon fixtures 20 Mr. W " e.---rt, Z
~Upld bespeak for him the continuance of the lib
eral raj. obage have heretofore received.
Hose ipaeDted to me will please call and settle
at once, us j am of for the PEAK" on the first
grass. .. A. DIXIE.
Having bought the stock, shop fixtures Ac., be.
longing 10 Mr. .. A. Duke, shall be happy to &C.
cure ali his old patrons and this end, shall sell
at loper prtees than goods Of the quality car
be had for esew here in the city.
keokuk, March 81, 1860. w. IL BARRETT.
NEW BOOKS.
JUST received new supply of 1.-The Minister
u Nooiug' aud "Eron Dawn 10 Daylight"
hi. w. WLsrLOIT,
Mar2Id w Main-st.
(NLAhAE'n kEPUhI's.-7th vol. Just receiye ..
~ OGDEN, BRUWNELL Il CO.,
jan21 No b. Main-st.
GUNNEN IAGS
E'oR SALE BY ..
~ - KELLOGG 4 BIRGE,
@ehA No.. Msin-st.
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ID r. HUMPHREY. Auction and Con-
- mission Merchant, No. s Estex House q
Regular Auction Sales on Tuesday, Thursra~
no esturaAy mornings also every evening. kos-
nttura sales every Saturday morning. MI.
M4- Particular attention given 70 sSles in shs
country. JU. I.r9xt :
usT receiveds large consignment Of Tab Ii CUT
~ iery. which will be- sold very low.
my2o ID. r. humphrey
A VALUABLE HOUSE AND LOT in this cifv
"A for sale, or win be exchanged scr q FHrm.-
Apply TO ID. II. HUMPHREY.
my2gd
UsT received a consignment Of fne po.ket
- Knives direct from manufacturers, which will
besoId at private sale 30 pr cent hess than usual
prices. lapi6dl u. y. HUMPHREY Ar't.
HAVE been appointed sole Agent for the sale Of
Franks Chemical Writing Fluid, which for
commercial aud school purposes is highly recon-
mended equal to the bsst Ia the market. ~
ap28d b. r. HUMPHREY
LAhdE invoices VI sumrner Goats just opersed.
4 which will b. sold at a large discount from
cost Also, lot Of Summer Shawls
April 10, Sed b. r. HUMPHREY.
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Tricks OF THE TrPE.-0ur cotemporsry
publishes the following interesting item.
"a scamp named Henry G. Young, having
a wife and children 10 Hancock county, Illi-
nois, left them some time since upon the cold
charities Of Q heartless world, aud has been
living in stable of adultery, at Alexandris
and other points on The river, With . Miss
Susan Wilson. Yesterday j. w. ketchuin,
deputy sheriff of Hancock county, assisted
by constable Fry and policeman Bartlett, OF
this city, arrested him, in skif, on the ris-
or, and brought him before Justice Davis for
q preliminary examinations. The evidence Oh
his guilt being apparent be was handed over
TO the tender icercies of said sheriff, who es-
corted him TO Carthage for further exAmina-
tion."
The rascal ought 10 be provided with worse
lodgings than stable might afford.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-14

The Republican Club holds it's regular
meeting tomorrow Friday evening at Rioe's
Hall. Hst
Let there be general turn out. Chas. (.
Moss, Esq., and Others will address the meet
ing. Come one, come all!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-14

RAIs.-We bad glorious gentle rain yes
terday, the benefits of which can scarcely be
estimated. 1t came slowly, without wind or
storm, and every drop soaked into the earth.
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ea- Particular atteutios given to Marine and
ffre insurance. Contract poiiciesi ssusd.
ofFICE-on Third-st., Ksokuk, Iowa.
w. L. WOOD, Agent.
My16. Isso~d rhW g5T
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: PAuLDINd's PkEPAARD GLUE for sale bv
myl NJ. WESTCOVT.
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LcUChAFh 0h n OF N uses.
A PRACTICAL Treatise on the Construction,
"A Hesting and Ventilation Of Hot Houses, in
GLIDING Conservatories, Green Houses, 6raperies,
and other kinds OF Horticultural structures, with
practical directions for their mt regard
to hight, beat, andN cir, by Rob't Is. Leushars.
For sale st
OGDEN, BR0wNELL CO.'S
CRY Book STORE,
Aprl6-d No. 81 Mains
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FIRE INSURANCE.
Missouri State Mutual

missouri state Mutual
FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF ST. LOUIS.
DIRECTORS:
Is McCune, 3. III. Edgell, C.s. Greedy,
Z. lyman, y. u. Peek, B.W .Alexandea,
K 6. kLL1QTT, Hec,y S. NJ EpG prss,t
NATURALIZATION RISKS TAKEN
y. b. HOLMES, General Agent.
deosdIy A. BKIDGMAN, Ag't. X okuk.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08

DEMOCRATIC VOTERS REMEMBEE-ihaty you
cannot vote for Douglas without giving
sanction to the doctrine that you-tho la
borcr ought to be 2 chattel-0ught 10 be.
long to the capitalist. Can You, free men
without degrading self qualification en-
dOrsc these infamous propositions by sup
porting II. V. johnson? And Is Douglas
any better if he vii. consent to run or the
same ticket with such a political monster?
-IIgcam.
The lie referred to ia the above against
Uersrhel V. Johnson, that in speech in
Philadelphia in 1859, he took the ground
that capital should own labor" has travel
led about far enough. The lie originated
in the Philadelphia North american, a re-
publican paper, and was promptly contra
dicted by Mr. johnson in letter to the
editor, which was published at the time
and has re-appeared in half the democratic
papers in the country within the last month
As the letter is somewhat lengthy we shall
defer Its Inscrt!on until our next 1t is
sufficient for the present to say that in it
Mr.. j. not only denies the whole inference
drawn from hts remarks by the editor of
the Noyfh An7dtcar. but proves what he did
say applied solely to slave labor under GER
oain circumstances in the south As TO
white labor, Mr.. J. says, II entertain no
contempt for tho white laboring classes:
nor does such sentiment obtain at the
South. | believe they are treated scith more
respect N the Slarctoiding than IN tie nonslare-
holding States. So far from degrading by en-
shaving them "oeld see them rising, day By
day. IN Hn-:ji intelligence and moral ,corM.'
Such are the opinions and feelings of Her.
schell V. johnson, as given by himself.
long before lie was thought of as can,li-
drte for the Vice Presidency, in answer 70
this very fa.sehood which is now being
propagated by the Republican press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08

Enron THsr T'ao.G--Think:ng you
would Ike & hear from H.ookfeid IA re
gard 70 rolj;,ca. matters thought would
drop ynu line.
Our republican friend, Tor rather enc
mic,1 have been doiu- their best for some
time TO organize a republican club. They
have met several times and had some Of
their one horse speakers from Ottawa.
such a Bushnell and others, and. wiki. al
their instructions. cannot orcauiz".
Their last meeting was on the evening
Of the 1t OF September. when g. g. Gray
was TO meet them, but did not, because
there was no one disposed 10 go after him,
and this is the result of the meeting
There were about so republicans present
at an early hour, and a it was cloudy.
they were soon in the dark, (as usual J
and it was proposed by one Of them who
cgis himself Captain. and has usually stood
astraddle Of til" fence that they should
do as the democrats did in New York the
time the name Of Loco Foco was given TO
them.
So a match was struck. but it soon went
out, and they were again in the dark.
Then it was suggested that the old suyng
was. those whose deeds are evil choose
darkness rather than light
D"I Il Douglas candle appeared IN their
midst, and one who would be President OF
the evening took the stand But being a
tkIck-headed man, he could not make his
party understand what was proper to do
in order TO organize. SO he was instructed
by several OF his party, but no two could
agree, and the house was divided against
itself, and, according to Old Abe, could not
stand, and they argued without time
specified; and as there was goodly num-
Der Of democrats present, notice was given
that the democrats of Brookfield would
meet at the same place to organize a club,
on the evening Of the Sth of this month,
the meeting to take place at the school
house in district No. D. where We usually
hold our election. We have not been in a
hurry about starting our fires, because we
want them to burn brighter and brighter
until the 9Th Of November
Nonrs. NoN-l INTERVENTION
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08

We hear little about pulpit politics du-
ring the present campaign, and as co,sc-
q,srore see less profanity and contempt for
religion than was manifested during the
famous contest of lsJ6 Occasionally,
however, the cloven foot Is again thrust
into church, and disgusting exhibition
inevitably follows
y Sunday or two ago, Brother Lovcioy
attended conference meeting at the
Congregational Church in Princeton He
was called upon to state his experience
as usual, and, as the Princeton Democrat
SAYS:
proceeded to declaim acains. slavery
popular sovereignty and the bred Scott
decision. sayoring the whole with = sprinIl-
ling OF VI orlnOnisIn and Polyramy VIXEN
Mr. Loreioy had concluded his speech,
one OF the members enquired OF him whe-
ther it was true that the Supreme Court
in their bred Scott decision had decided
as he had represented, viz: that "a black
man has no rights which white man is
bound 10 respect This appeared 10 be
an embarrassing question TO our represent
ative but with some little he-iIancy he as
serted that they had in EFFECT 20 decided
he WAS not sure but in very good words.
\ church member arose and stated that It
was 50 decided. .is the subject was not
free from doubt. however. Nh Dunbar. &
church member, remarked that he peycei-
we'd Mr. L. 7. "inslow was present: he
would be glad il he would give his views
OF the bred Scott decision rs Mr.. Wins
low is a Douglas democrat and his expo,i-
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;;nco-n-s aid 10 John Brown.

The Boston Co,ricr is after odd Abe
with sharp stick, in regard to his sub
scription in aid of John Brown. The
Ca,0icr closes a long article on the subject
as follows:
Let Us have an explicit answer from
Abraham Lincoln OF Illinois, one Of the
national committee OF the friends Of free
dom in Kansas, as to what was done with
the 500 drawn for the cause OF freedom
in Kansas from the hands OF Ny Farley
Hammond. of Worcester. treasurer OF the
fund. by the county committee Of Norces-
ter, on the 18th day OF November last. If
ii shall appeartl the money was applied
to either of the purposes indicated by us
and ii seems inevitable that it was, then
it will also be evident that the national
committee. and Abraham Lincoln, one of
them, and the candidate Of the Republican
party, regarded the cause of John Brown,
~ the bitter end, the cause OF freedom in
Kansas. Let US have the facts
The fl"ric" wont get any 'eXplicit an
swer from Abraham Lincoln of Illinois,
one otthe national committee of the friends
of freedom in Kansas" because he is now
in charge OF u committee who refuse to let
him write anything whatever, for fear he
will 'cn.LrrrasS he colros&.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08
Correspondence.
The Pole Raising in Eagle,

Mr. EDITOR Last week, on the side
walk in Ottawa, there was put into my
hands little paper edited by one G. B.
King. On opening it, found it to be
filthy concern stuffed with falsehood As
a specimen, take what the editor asserts
to be true account OF a Douglas Pole
Raising in the town of Eagle. tie says
the thing would have been al entire failure
had it not been for ibe eXertions OF re
publican, Mr. Bell, Of Ottawa. Now l
was at the pole raising and saw Mr.. g.,
and think him a simple, honest we'll mean
ing man. who might be capable OF raising
republican poles, but is altogether unfit for
erecting one of such lofty height as the
Douglas pole Of the town OF Eagle. Az
the very first pull, one of his guy ropes
gave way; we spliced it and again 1t parted;
we tried II the second and third time, but
with the same success. We might as well
have tried TO splice the rotten branches OF
the party to which he belongs We then
thought that through the rottenness o. the
ropes and republican operator, the business
might be a failure for that day But as
the word fail is not recognized IN the
Douglas platform, we cut long hickory
poles, and the stout men OF Eagle ana
Tonica bore it aloft with the strength OF
IllPlf blptti SHOu!ut!S. "it '"'' ." 49,
raised the Douglas pole, and not the oiil-
cheney of Mr.. L.
The next falsehood in this Wg.cGm, for
so the rag is called is. that there were not
present over one hundred people, and that
the beer shop was better attended than the
stand Of the speakers There were at the
/ least calculation five hundred people in
/ attendance The erection of the pole,
owing TO the unsoundness of Mr.. B. : rig
gina was delayed over three hours beyond
the time for the speakers to commence,
and consequently the people were some
what fatigued but Notwithstanding this,
the speakers were listened to with profound
attention, were frequently applauded, and
at tho conclusion Of each speech were
greeted with hearty and prolonged cheers,
such as Douglas men only know how to
give.
But the editor of the UTprqn i better
acquainted with selling shingles and max
ing window blinds than he is with speaking
truth The pole was raised despite all dii
ficultes. and is not only an honor to Eagle
bUt TO the county Of old La Sale itself
and If C. l.. 10. doubt the truth OF what
say. let h,m stand beneath II. and If he
is lifted with keen eye>ight and has enough
of the human face divine To look upwards.
he viii see it, tapeI!ag top high up III Al!
and from il lofty pinnacle he will discover
floating gracefully IN the breeze tine honor
ed names Of douglas and Johnson.
DE&ocHAT,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08

DOUGLAS II CALIroRNIA.-The last pony
exaress brought the following item from
California:
Political meetings are held with re-
markable frequency in the interior towns
Senator Latham addressed two thousand
people at Sacramento, on Saturday, strong
~ advocating Breckenridge. This is the
Senators place OF residence, where he is
relsoniy very popular. lie was very cool
/ y received b. the large audience, who
voted down the Breceuridge resolutions
and cheered Douglas, the majority of the
meeting manitestly being Douglas sympa-
thizers The demonstration has riyen the
Douglas party renewed courage
Throughout the State the political news
papers have mostly taken sides, and "a
for Douglas, n for breckenridge, seven
for Fincoln, and three for Bell.
Considering how largely the press of
California is owned and controlled by the
office holders, the proportion in favor Of
Douglas is UNEXPECTEDLY large.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08
The Republican Demonstration Yesterday.

The Republican demonstration at Otta-
wa, for which the party have been laboring
and drill z for the last three weeks, came
off yesterday, and was quite an imposing
affair. The elements favored them. A
fine rain had fallen on Thursday night,
LAYING the dust and cooling the air finely
for Friday morning. There were compa-
MICS of WIDE Awakes from Pontiac, Men
dota, Peru, Ottawa, snd probably other
places. in the procession, with organized
delegations from a number of towns ia the
county, and innumerable banners, devi-
ces, &c.
The speaker stand was erected on the
fiat, near the south end of the Illinois II
yer bridge. As we write q o'clock Pm
we learn that Cassius NJ Clay was the only
speaker in English, and Mr.. Brentano in
! German. but doubtless others would speak
before the crowd Dispersed Owen Love
/ Joy came up missing, and Mr. Baker, OF
Minnesota, another speaker promised,
would not arrive until the evening train,
! We 60 to press before the evening per
formance commenced
As to the numbers present, We give the
! figures Of several staunch old Republicans
| whom we asked for their estimate, at l.;
600 OF course this means all who We're il
town, and not those who surrounded the
speakers stand at any one time, for tina
number would not be one half the above
These are Republican figures, not our own
for candidly we should go considerabl,
lower. The affair, however, was credItabl,
managed, and in all, except the failure o
regarded as quite successful demonstra
ton, and just such all one as the Demo
Gratis Will take pride in beating a feY
weeks hence
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08

Do our farmers and mechanics bear in
mind that our County Fair commences in
. little over two weeks from this date ?
1t commences on Tuesday, the 18th inst
The State Far commences at jackson
sonviile on Monday
The Grundy County Fam took place this
week We have Yet 40 report of It.
The Kendall County Fair commences at
Bristol at the same time with cur Fair at
Ottawa.
The Livingston County Fair takes place
Sept $50, at Pontiac: and the Fair of
the Buel Institute at Hennepin, 0ctobe,
2d to 9TH
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08

1t * more than probable that the next
Fair OF the Agricultural Society VIII be
"A ro,sasr-the very best by lar ever held in
this County. and probably the best in the
State
The reasons for this are many. Among
which are these: Competition is unlimited
Except cattle from the sister states:D the
premiums are large and liberal: new and
very beautiful Diploma has been procured
the new grounds. Gust west Of the GENE,
ant than the old, AID are better fitted up
than ever before: good halfmile track
Will be ready il due time: the military are
coming ont from this city. from Farm
Ridge, and probably from Ia Sale, ditto;
the Firemen are ditto; the OCT-AND-OUTERs,
who are mailiug extensive preparations,
and who will make the most gloomy. long
faced man that ever lived laugh till his
sides ache, in spite of himself.
The saddle. which * offered for pre-
MUM for the best Lady rider IS now ready
and may he seen 1t the shop Of y. y.
CEIrrEHDEH, on Main street. 1t Is beau
tiful thing-one that any lady might be
proud TO own, and richly worth S25, in
stead of SO, the premium list valuation.
The bride and whip are also neat an
cool, and well worth competing for.
We understand from the Secretary thai
quite a number OF entries have already
made. and that he will make other entire.
now at any time.
Everybody, his wife and children. will
undoubtedly como TO the Fair, and the
city Will have to be enlarged, we 'spect, to
accommodate them all
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08
Cheering Accounts from the East.


Hon ". ii. ". Cu-hmau, candidate for
elector at large on the democratic ticket
OF this State, returned q few DAYS ago
from the east. where he had been rusti-
eating for the last five or six weeks. He
left Illinois strong in faith III the right
eousness OF the democratic cause, but fear
full of the result of the present contest
After freely mingling with the political
waters at the east. however, and closely
noting all the various current he returns
confident of the result He says none
but those who have been there can at all
realize the depth and overwhelming force
of the ground swell that is covering up
for Douglas and johnson in New York.
Connecticut, Rhode Island, PENNSYLVANIA.
New Jersey, &c. Mr.. c. has laid off his
coat and proposes to give his time wholly
to the cause from this lime to October,
feeling thoroughly assured That apathy
Lone can endanger the complete triumph
Douglas and johnson.
Hon VIM Eeddicl1, arother Of our
irewdest and lccnest political Observers,
as also just returned from the east, and
rings the same report. He was perfectly
stonished at the enthusiasm everywhere
/, Manifested for Douglas. His name is on
ssgy tongue, and his friends everywhere
NIL If vitality and confidence, while tLe
.incoIAites are comparatively tame and
unos.;,N.-s
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08
ST, NICHOLAS HOTEL,
BROADWAY,

n e w y . X x.
When completed, six years ago, the st. Nicholas was
universally pronounced the most magnificent, conven-
and thoroughly organized establishment of the
kind this continent.
What it was then, it remains to-day-sc,tiomd rfrdS
in size in sunptuousRess and in the general elements
Of comfort and enjoyment,
The Hotel has accommodations for eco 0"es's' IN
Guiding loo complete s,ites Of apart" -'' for families
Sis hundred persons can be comfortably seated Al
the tables the three public dining rooms and ne
thing that has devised for the convenience
and social qualification Of the travelling pubic mas
omitted in its PLAN neglected in its practical de-
tails
The early reputation Of the house at home and
abroad derived its magnitude its superb appoint
u.nts. and its Aome-like comforts and iwra,eS has
heen enhanced every year by the unweared exertons
o { the Propristorf.
sspI TREADwELL, wulTCoMD CO.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08

We take pleasure in chronicling the va
rious and multiplied improvements in the
useful machinery of the day. In this in
stance in calling the attention of every
one using scale, to the great improve
mcnts found in HOwE's STANDARD Scale
The principle of leverage as used in every
scale heretofore manufactured is the same
as in that of scales fifty years ago: and al
though the manufacture of portable plat
form scales is more modern, still the old
fashioned check rods, with the platform
resting and wearing upon the knife edges,
has been the only scale offered to the pub
lie The IIowe's scale requires no pit,
which in q prairie country, particularly, is
of great advantage, and all friction, ins tead
of being received on knife edges, as in
others, is by an ingenious device received
on chilled iron balls, and it will weigh ac-
curately either in or out of level As an
instance of this, we will mention that one
of their two hundred ton scales put up Sc
ven feet out Of level, has been in use four
wears, and weighs as accurately to-day, as
when first put down. We advise every one
to examine UowE'S SrANDARD SCALES, con-
fident that it will by inspection, recon-
mend itself to that best of all the senses.
common sense. Thomas s. Dickerson at
his Metal Warehouse 45 Wabash Avenue,
(Burch's Iron Building,) has large sale
room for these scales, where may be seen
every variety, from the most delicate Post
oiiice balance, to the thirty ton railroad
track scale.-Chtcago Democrat
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08

Democratic Meeting in Grand Rapids.
The Democrats of the town Of Grand
Rapids are requested to mecnt at the
school house near John Posts. on Friday,
Sept. 18th, at i o'clock, p. NJ, for the pur-
pose of eticcting a more thorough organiz-
alton. Let ove.y democrat turn out
By order OF the committee.
q .. WAKEFIELD. Chairman.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-08

STAR OF THE WEsr-W. II. Eames, Esq,
a Green Mountain State poet of no mean
preiensions, has commenced the publica-
ton of paper bearing the above name at
Bloomington. 1t is but indifferently prin-
ted, and will need more typographical
skill in the getting up, as well as more ed
itorhl sim before it will bring the editor a
living