The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-30

NTC. w. Lowrie, ESQ. thinks that an er-
1oneous impression A. to his position il
made by our report Of the Locofoco Com
promise meeting at the Court House on Sat-
urdny night
1t was no. his intention to say that be
stood above the Republican party, but simp-
II to declare that he ~as not under the in.
fosnce Of the Republican party, and did not
act by The direction of any Republican COM
mittee in the discharge Of his duty as .
member on the COMMITTEES Of Is appointed
By tho original Union meeting.
Mr.. Lourie IL not in favor Of the Critsen-
den resolutions nor the Douglas resolutions,
and did not vote 10 favor Of the adoption Of
the report Of the Committee, 1T the Court
. House meeting on Saturday night.
FIRK IN CAnARoo.-La Saturday night
three buildings in Camargo were destroyed
by Ere. Valued at $500. No insurance.
They we're owned by l.. B. Wayland, Who
had just returned from California. A .hous-
and bushels Of corn belonging to Mr.. Grit
9Th were destroyed. DR.. Norton occupied
ONE OF the buildings and narrowly escaped
with bis family, losing all his household
goods and clothing. Two other fanii,ss
were made houseisss.
a On Monday las. q company Of over
300 men went into the the neighborhood
west Of Athens, No., where Mr.. Whiseford
was murdered last fail, determined TO drive
out gang BY whom robberies and murders
have lately been perps,rated, as i. supposed.
Our correspondent promises 10 inform US Of
the result Of this expedition.
IOWA sn Congress.
GRIMES AID VANprvER. Senator Grimes
from this State, is said 10 have been one Of
the three Republican Senators VINO congrat-
nlated Seward upon liz late speech, thus in
dieaiing TO his lows constituents that be Is
s.for the Union, with his party, or if not thus,
then without bis psrts.
Nandeyer comes ap 20 the chalk and votes
in the Border State committee for the com
promise. That Il sensible, though there are
certain Of his friends about here who viii
gu sstlon the soan ness Of his knees. Two
OF lowa's members in Congress are abandon
ing the orthodox Republican wing Dau.
Dem. X Ners.
The Journal Of yesterday copied the above
wi.hoatcommsnt.
The truth is tha. Mr.. Yandover cast nc
vote in the Border State Committee, but ID
openly and VIGOROUSLY opposed TO any com
promise On basis OF that kind Sonatol
Grimes was on The Committee ~ Is, ard
IL - tha ~
Is thoroughly orthodox.
u Henry Clay Dean, in an obituary no.
tice o< Delason Smith, boasts that be CON
verted him.
This reminds Us Of the remark Of an OLD
preacher to young one who was pointing
out number Of his converts, whose cours,
Al, your converts, are they; knew the,
were not converted by the Lord.
frThe United States coast survey schoon'
or, Dana, has been seized by the Florida 50
cet sionists.
rT Cotton may be King, but we ar,
afraid that II the Union should be diss olive
be might, like Jack IN the nursery rhymes
ssfall down and break his CROWN Lou
Jour.
ET The secessionists insist, rs the onl,
condition on which they will remain in tn
Union, that the Northern people shall chang
their opinion in regard to slavery.-lLou
Jour.
The Charleston Mercury denounce
the story that Governor Aiken has bee
E. 49, it.~ 49, \ IT,.
sentiment, az an "ahsurd lie."
Horticultural Meeting.
The second annual meeting Of the kcokuk II Of
lioultural Society will be held on Thursday, Fet
aruary 7ih, at u o'clock, In the afternoon ut til
City Council Room, for tho election OF officers
There will also be distribution Of choice Flows
and Vegetable Seeds to The members Of the s.
cicty.