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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31
S. NJ. EpGELL.. Pres !.
AUDITORS OFFICE, IOWA.
n~a MnIxra LIN Dc Lei


IT'S nRREBY CERTIFIED, That On the 10th
day Of January, 1861, a swora statement was HE'D
In thy otfoe showing the condition of the Missouri
State Mutual Fire aud Marine Insurance Company,
located at ST. Louis In the State If Missouri, on
the first day OF January, 1861 in accordance with
the provisions Il an ACT Of The General Assembly
If the Stats Of Iowa entitled "An Act IN relation
to Insurance Companiss," approved January 18th,
1857, and Act amendatory thereto, approved
February 9th, 1868; that said Statement shows
that the said Company il possessed OF tina requ'-
site amount of Capital and invested as required by
law.
Authority is therefore given to the ahoss named
Company TO transact business Of Insurance in this
State. in accordance with the laws thereof, until
the 31st day Of January, A. y. 1862.
II Ia ALEC certified, That A. BklDGMAN Esq,
Of keos NIX has been duly appointed by said Com
pany thar lawful Agent and Attorney for the
Ce unity a Lee, with u power 70 take risks VI n
surance therein and to sck now ledge servcs Of pro-
cess AS provided by law On his ling with tho
Clerk a the District Court in and for sad County
. certified cory Of the Statement en- fe in thi'
Office.
1t is further Certified, That the attached is a
true and correct copy Of the said Statement.
49, In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have here.
LIS unto set my hand and affixed my seal oil
- Office this Goth day Of January 1861.
| J. w. CATTELL,
Auditor of State
A. HRIDG MAN, Ag't.. II . okuk.
/ tup3
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

To John A. Bishup, Esther Parish, VIM. Parish,
Joseph Parish, Mary J. Parish Widow. Mary J..
Parish (minor), Thos. Parish individuafiy and NJ
Administrator OF Joseph G. Parish, deceased,
(defendsnts):
NOU are hereby respectively notified that there
Il isnow on file in the Clerks o6ice Of tho Dis
trict Court OF Lee County, lows, at Fort Madison
4 petition Of samuel Marsh, Vim. +. Leo and Ed
ward G. Delevan, Trustees, As., claiming judg-
ment on foreclosure Of Mo tgAge against said
John A. Bishop above med for the sum Of two
thousand dolars with ten per cent. interest from
the lst day Of January, 1861. and specal and
general execution against John A. Bishop, and ~
against all said defer dants above named praying
also for the foreclosure of mortgage Dksn by said
John A. Bishop to said Mar.h, Leo ! D0evan,
Trustee, Ac,, upon the aouth-East quarter seotion
twenty two I27l. Township sixty seven [67l North,
Range i've 81, in Lee county, Iowa; the sale Of
said mortgagsd premises to pay of said debt, the
extinguish Lent OF all equity of redemption there
in, for cssts and general relief.
Now you and each of you notified to appear
and answer said petition on the morning Of the ID
day Of the next term Of said Court, TO be holden
on the third Monday Of May, 1861, or judgment
and decree will DO had therein ~ prayed for by
default.
II. SCOTT HOWELL,
Jan. 81, 1850 4w Solicitor for Petitioner
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

ASHINUTUN, UHU. ~.
Owing to the urgent circumstances OF
Secretary Dix, the Marine Hospital affair at
New Orleans has been satisfactorily mr.
ranged.
Capt. Faunce, OF the revenue cutter Har-
riet Lane, ia in Washington.
Mr.. Reynolds OF New York, from the Com
m,tee on the Presidents Message, will, to-
morrow, report biIlnot only giving the Elk
ecutive the power, but making it mandatory
upon him to call out the volunteers and mi
ltia for the purpose Of suppressing insurrsc-
tinn 40
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

WASHINGTON, Jan. ".
Secretary Dix has issued orders that cap
tains Of Revenue Cutters shall not deliver up
their vessels to rebels, but defend them TO
the last, and il overpowered, blow them up.
SO many military companies are arriving
here that it is impossible to find quarters
Additional troops are expected here to NOR
row.
Senator Mallory, at Pensacola, telegraphed
to Senator Bigler, last evening, that 100
men were on the ground 70 resist the rcn-
forccment OF Fl. Pickens, and that il the
Brooklyn attempted to relieve the Fort a
bloody fight would follow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The MIssOurI state MuiuaIEire and
Mnrlne Insnra nee Company.
OF ST. LOUIS, NO.

JANUARY lsr, 1861.
/. The name Of this Company is the missouri
State Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Compa-
ny" Of st. Louis. The principal office OF the
Company il located in the city Of St. Louis. The
Company insures against loss or damage BY hre.
The Maine Department has not been organized.
2. The Company has no Capital Stock subscribed
AZ SUCH being organized entirely on the Mutual
system. The Premium Notes given by the as
sured constitute the Capital Of the Company.
s. Ton. per cent. cf each premium Note Is paid
when the Policy is issued. The balance Of the
Noto is .ujeet To calls assessments, to be made
by the Board Of Directors needed, TO pay losses
and expsnses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

The face Of the Premium Notes Ok the Company
Is four hundred and fifty hree thousand three hun
dred and seventy four dollars and dfty-tbree cents
fS453374 b3l, Of which there 10 uncalled and sub
ect to call for the payment OF losses and expenses
the sum Of three hundred and twenty.six thou
sand eight hundred and two dollars and thirty five
cents,
~ the ninth section Of the Charter, = lien ID
given on raal estate in the State OF Missouri, for
nit Premium AAute= ~ Company fer In
surance OF buildings The face OF the Premium
Notes thus secured on real estate, IL two hundred
ana ninet seven thousand six hundred and even
y-six dollars and fftyone cents, VT ,67b.5l1 Of
which there 10 uncalied and subject TO call, over
seventy-e ght per cent, and amounting totwo hun
dred and thirty-two thousand Eve hundred and
thirty-six dollars aud svsnty three cents, l&233,
53673]
This Company Is possessed Of Capital OF moro
than one hundred thons aud dollars secured by lien
on real estate worth. at cash valuation, at least
i've times the amount Of said Capital, and Is not
incumbered to than one-half # said cash val
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

TCouGHs.- sudden changes Of our
climate are sources Of Pulmonary, Bronchial
and Asthmatic affections. Experience hav.
ing proved that simple remedies often not
speedily and certainly when taken in the ear
ly stages Of the disease, recourse should at
once be had to "bRoss's BRONCHIAL TRo-
cnrs," or Loxenges, lot The Gold, Cough, or
Irritation of the Throat be ever so slight, as
by THE precaution more serious attack may
be eaeetually warded Of. Pubic SpEAKERs
and SlNoxRs will find them efec.ual for clear
ing and strengthening the voice. See ad-
vertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31
Good Enough Platform.

The following resolution, presented by
Mr.. Vandever OF the Second District in the
House OF Representatives, the other day,
suits us exactly. The Constitution Of our
fathers is good enough for US, and we will
not be frightened into making a worse one
II the States can't be held together under
that Constitution, We cannot make any plas
ter and patchwork concern that will hold
them. IL the Government cannot enforce
sne laws against slayenoiuing traitors, We
don't care TO see il spliced up simply TO
ottch negroes:
That no sufficient ground exists for as
solution Of tho Unions
That amendments 20 the Constitution are
unnecessary and inexpeaient; and
mt truvrrrmrr- wtTTCn u1TR0I EXECUTE
its laws ID not 6t 20 be maintained.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

Leaves Net Capital and Assets two hundred and
eighty-six thousand two hundred and seven dollars
and Il ltecn cents,
IL. The greatest amount allowed by Charter In
any one risk is SO 600
IL. No limit is fxed by Charter or bylaws 10 the
amount Of insurance 10 any one tow n, but care 10
taken to limit the amount in any one exposure to
$40 600
Is. No limit Ia fixed by Charter or Bylaws to
tbs am cunt Of Insurance by this Company in
any one bio but is taken, NJ In No. IL pre-
ce1ing.
IA A copy Of the Act Of Incorporation II this
Compsny and amendments thereto, by the Legs
latufc OF Missouri, was Ii led with the Statement of
March l. 1858 in the Office of she Auditor Of the
State Of Iowa, an is hereby referred TO, and made
lart Of this Statement.
IN WIlNRsS WHEREOF, The Missouri State
Mutual Fire and NJ afine ! nsur ance Com
- pany have caused these presents to be
( signed by their President, ard their com j.
l.. S. mon seal, and the attestation OF their
Secretary, 10 be hereunto affixed, In tbs
- city of ct. Louis, this first day of Janu-
airy, Gig hteen hundred and tixty-one.
TArrEsr s. M. kDuELL, Pres't.
r. g. ELLIOTT See'y
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

BOOIN n n ID > HUM.
~ A. DUKE and w. II. BARRETT having
~ formed y partnership in the shoe business
would ask = share Of the public patronage and
continuance Of the old custom OF the house.
We have concluded thst in these hard times 1t IL
No disgrace Z" work and both being practical WORT
men, We will devote ourselves to the manufacture
Of custom work, thus guaranteeing good fits and
honest work manship, asit IL cur interest to make
both.
We shall keep constantly on hand we'll select
ed stock Of Eastern work, which will hc sold very
low DUKE n BAHREII.
Oct23d
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

the Republicans with regard to slavery? Is
is tersely stated by Mr. sherman OF Ohio as
follows:
ton, municipal in its character, protected by
State Laws, having rights exclusively within
those States, and having no rights beyond
those States, except the right to recapture
fugitives who escape from service. Believ-
ing, rs do, that that is the correct con-
strnction OF the Constitution, never will
whatever may be the consequences, vote for
Q proposition TO establish, protect, and up
hold slavery anywhere on Gods EARTH"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

r75- The Constitutional Government Of Mex
loo is in full operation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31
LADIES' SALE OF MILLINERY
GOODS AT AUCTION

AN THURSDAY MORNING AT 10 O'CLOCK
~ at the Millinery Rooms Of Mrs. NJ. A. Will
iiams, on Jonson-st, between I'd and 3D. The en-
tire stock will DO closed out, without reserve, ms
the parties owning this stock design leaving the
city. Also some fine Silk Dress Patterns and
Dresses Ready made, also, all the Fixtures, Show
Cases, &C..
Ihissale 10 designed exclusively for tho Ladies.
sale Positive. ID. II. HUMPHREY,
jan304N Auctionssr.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31
STATE OF MISSOURI, &c
GnrNrY on ST.. Louis.

J IUUNTY OF OF. LUII5'
On the seventeenth day Of January, eighteen hun
d. red and sixty-onc, before me the undersigned, a
Comm esiouer, duly ommissiuned and qualified to
take der. sitons and ackn leugcments 4 deeds to
b used and recorded In the State Of Iowa, came
stephen Al. Edgell, known - me 20 be the prest
dent aud Richard =. Elliott, known TO me 10 be the
Secretary OF the Missouri State Mutual Fire and
Marine Insurance Company Of 81. Louis, who be-
ing by duly sworn, % their oaths declare that
the foregoing Statement Of the condition VI said
Company is true and correct, TO tho best OF their
knvwledg ami belief
(Sgue1, s. NJ. EpGELL, pres't.
X, $. ELLIOTT, see'y.
Sworn to and subscribed b fore me , on the seven
tenth day Of January, eighteen hanared
anu sixty-one; as witness my hand, oiheial
- seal at my Office, in the city Of II. Louis,
Missouri. CuAs. Ii. TILLsoN,
Commissioner Ct Deeds for Iowa, In Missouri.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

O. Gen. Jno. b. Rogers Of Tenn, is 0
State for the u nion at all hazards.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

CO By the secession Of twenty seven Rep.
rcsentatives Of cotton, the House of Repre-
sentatives is now reduced from two hundred
ard .lAirt; se-ca 20 80 hundred and Ten
members. This gives tho Republicans ma
jority Of seven.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

EsLisrKD.-The Iowa City Press learns
from private letter that Capt. Kelley, Sam
uel Workman, John Bullock, I. w. Downs
and VIM. Kinsey, formerly OF that city, are
asasass men if4 aaiirnphis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

CF Nothing Of consequence TRANSFERRED in
Congress on the Goth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31
]. M. BILLINGS.
New Dry Goods store

No. ca MAIN-sT. BET. Sd AND Sd.
T WILL sell for the next 90 days my stick of
L Fall and Winter Goo Is at . reduction IL l0 per
cent. from old prices. Parties wishing to make
purchased in my line II end IL u their advantage
10 buy now as wish w. close out my inter stock
to make rcum for spring stock, and Will sell 1t
aboat COST for the next 60 day.. I have CON-
stantly on hand good stock Of Foreign and Do
nestle Dry hoods, also 4 fine stock OF Notions, Ho-
siery, Yarns. Gentiemen's shirts and Drawers La
dies' Hoop skirts-3e spring 81 10, 35 sprn 50.
A small stock If Wall Paper 1T New York Cost.
Call and examine before purchasing. will sell
~ per advertisement.
Jan Sd2m j. NJ KILLINGS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

GTThe Tammnny Hall Locotocos are
making a denomination, and are Instructed
that il they are refused seats in the State
Convention, or il any other faction Of del
egs,es are admitted with them, they are to
ssccde Indignantly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31
SHEET MUSIC
NEATLY BOUND FREE OR CHARGE.

rIsEOsE wishing 10 purchase Sheet Music for a
! bound volume can have the binding done free
Of charge il thy will purchase Music to the
amount Of IS or more.
First class Pianos and Melodeons for sale At
bargains. j. ID. PATRICK, % Main-st.,
.jan4I Agent for Gate City Music Store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

Judge McCole, of the U. S. District Cour
Of Louisiana, has resigned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

Tn DEs MolsEs VALLEY VINE is uhlished
every Monday al this Office Ii one Of the Oldest pa
pers ito lows, and hasa widely estcnacd ciTcnla
tion .hroughoutth the De. Moincs Valley Northern
Missouri nd Western illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

A LEoIsLAriyg Escoar.--There il q pro-
position OH the tapis for the Illinois Legis
lature to escort MIR. Lincoln as far as Indian
epolis, on hiswsy 70 Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

BORDER STATE CoNTERRScg.-Gov Yates,
OF Illinois, has cmphaticallv declined to 40.
ceic to the proposition Of Virginia to send
Commissioners to the Border State Confer
encc.
We cannot doubt tha. Gov. Yates coin
cides With Mr.. Lincoln in this matter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31
AGENT FOR RENTING BUILDINGS.
ian2ad
50 REV ARD.

w ILL be paid for the r.tur ~ pair Of large
w furrea beaver Gloves W hich were lost at tbs
Athenaum or on the street VI er the late Union
nj et,ng. w. b. NcjANlC.
jin2ad
MA>QUENAUE RAIL-.
YIyHE KE0kUk TURNER'S ASSOCIATION
i will give a Grand Masquerade Ball, at Bur
rows Hall, on Monday evening, i, b. Ii h.
Music by the Warsaw Brass Band.
Tickets SO cents, to be had Of A. Rinker, cor
ner of Main and 7th; A. Weismsn, corner Of Stb
sne Mai n; M. Berg, corner OF johnson and I'd, and
Geo. Sch nder, Main-st., between 9thsnd 10th. Ne
tickets So Id at the door.
jan2id
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31
Peter Cartwright on tho Union.

Rev. Feter Cartwright Of Jacksonville, 80 /
we'll known to all religious denominations
and political parties in Illinois, delivered q
lecture in New York CITY few evenings
since. We copy the following from tho
Herald's report Of his sayings:
Rev. Mr.. Cartwright thus concluded HE
really interesting lecture: General Jackson
was certainly a wicked man in the earlier
part Of bis life, but am glad to say that he
Joined tho Presbyterian Church, and gave
ample evidence Of piesy His end was that
of Christian-peacefus and happy. Loud
applause, am stranger, and not much
of politician, but still | say devouty before
God and all mankind with whom commune
| i wsh we had such q man as General Jack
son at the helm of alta rs at the present mo-
ment. Tremendous applause. My father
was revolutionary soldier, and he fought
two years and six months on many field TO
gain the Independence Of this country.
/ had two uncles who fell in the bstte OF
| Brandywine, and another who was the rri.
vate Secretary OF General Washington du-
ring the revolution. But all that my father
| left me was the boon Of liberty and freedom,
aud have always considered that this was
the best Inheritance thsta father could leave
TO his child. [Applau j ! must also say
that my father taught ms 10 hate tories then,
and hate them still. (Applanse.] am in
favor or free speech AM free debate-Iloud
applause although NV an old man OF sew
enty five years.
Old as | am | love my country. have
seven children. forty -four grandchildren and
large army Of great grandchildren with
) many more to como. applause. Although
am dying of old age, | desire to leave the
Inheritance Of freedom to my children. Let
the heavens fall, but preserve the Union
Loud and prolonged applause,] Old az |
am, and stiF as am. | would shoulder nv
rife for the Uaion. [Eenewed applause.]
20 for peaceful measures, but If that won't
: do, then here am Union we must have
I In the course OF my If, have mingled liz
= tie with the politicians in my native State
but found it was dogs life for man
:. who wanted TO keep good conscience. liz
: conclusion, let me say to You that our viii
dcrness has been made to bloom aud blossom
: like the rose. Where we had sew thcusanl
of settlers scattered in Kentucky, West Ten
nessee and through tie Southwest, Nsrth
!, west and West, We nov have over 4 1000, O0(
citizens. Applause And still emigration
4 is Westward, where there is vet world Il
= be settled and colonixad. Let us then hav
!, Union, for il We but KEEP together as ma
!, ton we shall be instrumental in giving free
!, dom to nnmberless nations yet unborn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31
Gyrayions cfshc Dougiasites.

Douglas and his followers used TO glorfy
the Missouri Compromise line which probib-
TIED slavery in half the slave territory Of
Louisiana. Then Douglas and his followers
insisted that that rrohbitory line was un-
constitutional, and that such a division line
between freedom and slavery was the fruit
full cause Of dissension and disunion. So
Douglas and his followers aided the slave
holders to repeal the Missouri Compromise
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

rTThe Fusionists Of New York City
have held Union meeting, adopted the
Crittenden Resolutions and sent Commits
sioners to the Southern Secession Conven-
ton. Whether these Commissioners are to
promise to elect Yaneey or Toombs Presi-
dent OF the United States in case they will
give up their Southern Confederacy, we did
not learn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-31

One reasen assigned by our Locofoco
friends for amending the Constitution OF
the United States on the Crittenden plan, so
as to establish slavery 10 New Mexico and
old Mexico, too, when we get it, is that
those countries are not adapted either IN
soil or climate for slavery.
III that be true, then why interpose BY an
express provision Of the Constitution to curse
a people and country with slavery which
nature has adapted specially for freedom.
Nature did not specially adapt Virginia,
Kentucky and Missouri to the propagation
OF slavery, but We find that the laws and
customs of man have made them the mosb
noted slave. growing States this side Of Da-
honey. And it is known that slavery in
ancient and in modern times ia Europe OK
tended from the temperate climate OF South
ern Italy, which is north OF 36 deg. 80 min,
to the ice. bound regions Of northern Russia.
The tyranny and injustice OF man are net
limited BY climate or soil, but by his wick
edness and oppression he can curse all chimes
and soils alike with The bloody and blasting
foot prints OF human bondage.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-22
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
A Poor Rule that Won't work Both
IN Ways.

& The Press is dwelling its powerful bat.
teries just now, at the CR1rrENDEN compro.
mise. For the first time in its brief exist
ence it has an. opinion, and expresses it.
One of its arguments against the measure is
that at the Presidential election, the princi.
pie of the CRIrrENDEN compromise was
endorsed only by the Breckenridge party,
and was repudiated by large majority Of
the people of the United States, comprising
all those who voted for LINCOLN, BELL, and
DOUGLAS. Hence, argues the Press, the
CR1TrENDEN compromise should not be
adopted. Without stopping to expose the
inaccuracies upon which this conclusion is
based, let us apply the same rule to the
CHICAGO PLATFORM, which is the Republican
plan of settlement. LINCOLN and the Chicago
platform, received l 1857 ,6lO votes; DOUGLAS,
BELL, and BRECKENRIDGE, all opposed to
the Chicago platform, received 2,S64,56O,
showing majority against the Chicago
platform of over one million of votes! Now,
according to the Press theory, the Chicago
platform must not be adopted as the policy
of the government and in this patriotic
conclusion we agree, most cordially.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-22
The Virginia Conference, and the
Crittenden Compromise.

The New York World Republican
journal, takes to task certain writers who
have objected to the Virginia Conference,
on the ground that that State had presented
the CR1rrENDEN compromise to the Confer.
ence as an ultimatum. The World says:
We do not credit it. The very idea of con.
ference precludes such a supposition. A con.
ference implies mutual consultation, the weigh.
ing of different propositions, the adjustment,
if possible, of diverse claims; while an ultima
tum shuts out everything but single issue,
and is in itself a tinality. Virginia was the
prime mover of this Conference: the spirit that
animated her, as she always avOwed, was that
of concord; her declared purpose was pacifica-
ton; and it would be opposed to all good faith
on her part to have made the appeal which
she did to her sister states to meet her in
friendly council, if she had already prede.
termined that they must accept what best
suited her, on the penalty of terrible disaster.
It would be insufferable presumption.
Yet when the Minnesota Legislature
contemptuously rejected the invitation of
Virginia, to send Commissioners to Peace
Conference, the silly plea was advanced in
it's defence, that the acceptance of such an
invitation would have committed the Re,
publican party of Minnesota to the Crit.
rENDEN compromise.