The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-02-01

keOkuk q Bsrder city.
Locofoco speakers not only paint 10 fright
ful eolors the horrors Of impending civil
war, in their public speeches, but they r.
about the streets with trembling knees and
pallid lips. eDdsas oring to frishten the pee
pie on to the Locofoco submission platform.
They set forth the dangers Of border war,
the imminent perls Of Keokuk, aud the
frightfu scene. Of conaagra.ion and mid
night massacre Of which it must ere long
become the theatre, unless We "get down on
our knees" and appesse the hostile slave
holders. Thus the eloquence CT the Locofo-
co leaders, in public and private, ia exerted.
on oil occasions to gil the ranks Of the Loco
foco party by appealing to the ignobls fears
Of the people.
Now, as q matter of fact, should there be
such dissolution Of the Union ~ would
make border CITY Of keokuk, it would be-
come the most important point on the Mis-
sissippi river. Ii would be made the great
stronghold OF TIE Eorthwess. Our hills
would irown With impr egnable forts, whose
guns would not only prosec: our city, bu.
would also oommsnd the upproaehes to the
ArsenAls, barracks, beat yards and hospitals
which the Government would Immediately
locate here.
Our city wsuld be also the grand central
point for emigration from the distracted
South, whittier thousands and tens Of thou
SANDS Of Germans and Northern men and OF
Southern men from every State OF the South
wonid direct their fight from the horrors Of
tyranny and serv,le instructions.
We meAely giys these hints a.. an ofsst 10
the ehimerical appr.heDsions OF Locofoco
platform manufacturers, and the slightest
consideration will satisfy any ono that dis.
solution Of the Union Irscyiiktet by the
entire South would tend TO magnify . hun
dred fold the imp orsance and prosperity Of
Keotuk, without in the slightss, degree i'm.
perlIing our safety. Therefore, DON'T BE
SCARED.
NgrEoR.-Soon after 9 O'Clock Wednes-
day hight, a very bril!ien. meteor WAS seen
in the northwest A body OF light atou. the
siIs 81 cannon baui sscedei from The sur
rounding darkness, rushed madly through
space, and exploded in blaze Of glory.
GAs.-We learn that the repairs on the
gasometer will be completed in day or so,
bat unfortunately the water has leaked
through the dam 30 that there is not enough
left to start with, and We shall have 10 wait
for rain. Sorry for il.
ExaiBlrIos.- understand that the Ell.
hibtion OF Mr.. Mann's Glass in Music will
take place next week, on Tuesday evening,
at the Athenaum. Arrangements will be
made 10 warm the house thoroughly. DIT.
TINS GRrAr Snow SroaH.-On Tuesday
night Of last week this part OF Iowa was Wis.
tied with one OF the heaviest snow storms
known 10 the history of the State. The snow
on the ground 10 probably not less than two
or two and half feet deep. By drifting in
some places it has completely blockaded
some OF the railroad tracks and wagon roads.
Up to Sunday last, there had been no train
Of cars - Cedar Rapids since the Tuesday
previous. Some places on the prairies, the
snow drifts are ten feet deep. and we heard
Of one man with team being -four days ma
king journey of twenty mles. The East
Drn and Western trains due at this city at
:35 p. m, last Saturday, we're delayed, the
pne five ard the other seven hours. There
Rss no mail from Des Moines between
Wednesday and Monday last, and the mails
RON the North and the South were several
lays behind time.-llowa City Rep.
TEx- Governor Robert p. Letcher died
10 frankfort, Kentucky, ON Thursday night,
fter . protracted illness. lie served ia the
State Legislature many terms, and was some
ears in Congress. 10 !840 he was elected
Governor OF Kentucky, beating bis compete
or, Judge French, by an overwhelming ma
ority. Subsequently he was appointed Min
bser to Mexico BY President Fillmore. This
nded his public career.
NJ. Louis Arss ~ lobe ssixea.
A special Washington dispatch - the Y.
Post dated Gath, says ssDetailed informa-
on has to day been communicated TO Gen.
colt, that plot is laid for the seisuro OF
be u. S. Arsenal at St. Lous."
g Miss Hinckley OF Albany, who has
phieved European reputation, made her
bbut in America At the Academy Of Music,
% other evening. Her friends anticipated
|r her triumphant success.
GT.C ou0Hs.-T sudden changes Of our
innate are sources Of Pulmonary, Bronchial
ID Asthmatic affections. Experience hsv-
6 proved that simple remedies often act
eedily and certainly when taken ia the ear
stages Of the disease, recourse should at
zoe be had TO "BRowk's BRONCHIAL NO.
les, or LoSeDges, let the Gold, Cough. or
fitation OF the Throat be ever so slight. a.