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with ordnance and stock The cannon lay around in
profusionsiege guns and field pieces The poor hogs
and other animals were all killed or drowned.
The damage TO the railroad in other respects was not
so serious Though flooded for miles the track does not
seem to be materially injured and the trains have
nued their trips with less regularity than usual by
having their passengers and mails transferred over the
break, which Is about lengths, and connecting
the whole line in this way. Men are at work repairing
this break and they expect TO finish 1t night when
the trains will usual The bridge over the South
Fork the village of Somerve station, has had its
abutments washed Off but not to such an extent as to
destroy the structure The trains however have not
ventured TO pass the Southern branch OF
the road II will be in working order in day or two.
We have not heard here yet whether the freshe has
been felt In other sections of tho country how far
up the river Raritan its influence may have extended
or thing confident that this region has been
most subject to the food account Of position be-
tween the mountains and the ver the light current
OF the stream at this point where through mead
FORE that the loss in this region has been the
we're OF any to which the freshet extended
The above about all the facts of importance which
can be collected in this vicinity though voume of unm
portan matter might be written concerning departed
freshet and its influence persons and things There
is no fear Of any running Off with the cannon which
embedded in the mud among the wreck Of the train
They the only things board that escaped without
damage.
The alarm has entirely subsidized and things rapidly
settling down their old style. We do not want such
an excitement again.
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Release or Rebel Generals.

The Traveller learns that number Of rebel generals
have recently been released from Fort warrcn Among
them was Major General Jackson Of Savannah, and Is
understood that Generals Marmaduke and Battle were
also of the party.
There are now but few rebel officers in confinement at
the fort.
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HALIFAX, July II, 1906
BY the Alpha have the statement Of Captain Hart
Of the bark Meteor He searched day and half for
the unfortunate passengers by the ship wm Nelson tho
wreck Of which scattered for miles the water
Saved passengers say that the captain of tho haples
ship determined to fumgate her and for this purpose
ordered pitch to be taken into the lower hold and red
hot irons to be thrown into It, The pitch ignted and
boiled over, and set the ship on fire.
When II found impossible the ship the cap
tain and other officers with the cabin passengers left in
the boats Of the ship which burned to the waters
edge carrying four hundred steerage passen
gers.
The scenes on board the ated vessel described
as OF the most heart rending character.
Captain Hart says that ship, Ave or six miles on from
his vessel, was seen by him apparently engaged in
searching for the wreck and he thinks that she undoub
edly of the passengers from the wreck, all
Of whom had been three days and nights in the water
The male cabin passengers rapidly recovering from
the effects OF their injuries but the females badly
burned about the and legs and not progressing
well.
c. o. Leach Esq, United States Consul at St Johns,
N F.. en- route for the States furnishes the following
the statement of the intelligent or the saved pas
scngers of the ship william Nelson
On Mo nday, the Goth ult, the steernge passengers
all ordered above, and the ship thoroughly
washed and fumigated. The FIRE broke out about one
O'Clock in the afternoon. The Captain, with his family
and the ships crew. in two boats left the ship about
three NJ Two other boats then attempted TO leave;
but these were injured and swamped. Many Of the
saved passengers arc badly burned
The ship Captain Hart probably saved some Of
the passengers on board the wreck
We have no names Of the saved from the William Mel
son who reached St. Johns NJ f. They thirty In
number-nine females and twenty one mass A
LIVERPOOL, July q. 1895.
The steamship Lafayette, from New York, arrived
early the morning Of the 9th at Bres having picked
up from three boats forty five passengers from the
American ship William Nelson, from Antwerp for New
York. with four hundred and eighty passengers The fate
| of the remainder not known
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The somerville Despatch.

SoMHRvrLIS, N. j., July IL, 1900.
heavy storm set in here Yesterday afternoon caus
ing the extensive food known in these parts since
the year 1911
Along the line of the Raritan river fields of grain and
meadows completely flooded, and the damage must
be unpreccdentedly great
Houses and barns nearly submerged, and fences
and highways are completely lost to sight.
At MiddlebrOok bridge was completely undermined,
and caused the smashing up of freight train at one
O'Clock this morning the New Jersey Central Rail
road In consequence Of this disaster twelve one hun
dred and twenty Founders were emped into the food
and number Of cars containing CATTLE sheep and hogs
piled into another in ruinous confusion.
Many Of the animals sayed from the wreck only
to find watery grave
About two hundred feet Of the road bed of the South
Branch Railway, the bridge across the Rartan
river washed away by the freshet causing suspen
sion in the running Of the trains
The water is now falling,
The Now Brunswfck Despatch.
New BRUNSWICK, N. j., July IL, 1865.
We have been visited by heavy freshet in the Raran
river.
Tho lower part OF this city is under water
The rise in the river began about two O'Clock this
morning. aud quickly ten feet above high water
mark, but is now slowly failing again.
The Delaware and Raritsn Canal Is broken ut several
places days must eapse before navigation
can be resumed on II again.
number Of boats barges and lumber RATS have been
carried away
The amount Of damage cannot be very we'll estimated
at the present time but is will be considerable.
The boat yards have also suffered considerable loss by
the freshet
The Freshet In the Schuylki1l.
PHILADELPHIA, July IT, 1895.
The rain Of yesterday caused severe frcshct in the
Schuylki river causing great destruction Of property
number of small houses the banks Of the river
| have been carried away
The Amshouse meadows overHowcd.
The treste work the western side Of the Chestnut
street bridge Is carried away
Tho Schuylkin Canal is badly damaged.
Several bridges along the wssahickon have been car
ried on.
The streets Of Manayunk are flooded.
Several mills flooded and number Of canal boats
wrecked.
The track Of the Nostown Railway is under water,
that the trains cannot run
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On the above amounts tax Of fifty dollars Ii paid for
the first fifty thousand dollars, and all above that
amount s paid for at the rate Of one dollar for every
thousand
When the receipts fall below y thousand dollars and
above twenty Ave thousand license fee OF fifty
dollars Is paid or this class the Daily Nems and
Stats Zevg II the receipts do not exceed twenty i've
thousand dollars, retail Dealers or manufacturers u
q ten dollars has to be paid The proprietors OF
cial Adve,tisr, Neo Yon@r Demokrat, Trumcript and
the Evenu0 Post
RECEIPTS SALES or rHE wEEKLY SgwTArns
Clipper $50 900
Dispatch 20 900
lndepcnuept. ......s... SszOo
Army and navy JOURNAL. ai..................... Zootz
The only weekly journals for which license foe OF
hfty dollars Is paid the Examiner and Chrowice and
the Scientific american
For the following license fee OF ton dollars In paid: =:
Church Journal, Evongeiis, ARioW, Day Book, Irish
American Leader, Programme, .Scotish american Sun
day Times and Shipping and Commercial List.
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THE INTERNAL REVENUE.
Gross Receipts of the sales OF New York
Daily and weekly Nevvspa pers.

On Wednesday last gave the advertising receipts
Of the New York daily and weekly newspapers. To-
day we give the gross received for the sales Of
the same journals from May 1854, to May ], 1895
RECEIPTS or SALES oY DAILY SEwsPArERs.
Ncv. ar soa~r Ysnr SndiD0 May 186S
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01


By Telegraph New YORK, Nov. 80.
The Commercial says stocks srs 6rmer, in antici
patton Of rise in prices after the meeting Of Con
grcss. The payment of about 100000 BY tsi
treasury, ON account of interest and the rcdcmp
ton Of the Hve per cent. notes, may be expectcs
to produce more ease in the money market.
Government stocks are rather frmer. There i
a growing disposition to buy bonds and 1905 70
inv estment, which, however, is held in a5eyanc'
by the feeling of uncertainty rs to whether tn
declining tendency has touched bottom. Mar,
intending buyers deferring purchases until tn
policy of Mr. McCulloch is revealed in his annua
report. In the meantime, however, . good man,
securities ere upon the market which may possibl.
produce further slight decline.
Money is without spy meterial change. Their
is a fairly active demand for change by brokers
which is readily responded to At seven psr cent.
lenders at present Preferring that mode Of employ
ing their funds to any other. There is . stead,
how of currency from the Western centres, espe
cialIy from Chicago, while the amount going Soutl
10 merely nominal.
The gold premium Is rather weaker. The sppre
tensions Of diplomatic difficulties do not appea
to have proved decided enough to develop an,
speculations, and the recent rise Of lGli p cent
is to be taken rs representing simply the prevail
ing nervousness upon the matter Of our forcig'
| relations.
The purchases for customs ere light; the Dc
mand for export Is strictly nominal; foreign 81
change is firm, but not active
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fFrom Republic.n of Nov. 20.l


. Cattle-There Is but little of importance trans
[piring At the various yards. Receipts continue
fair, ShoukA b. NO means 20 heavy ~ they nav
been. Business in all grades Of beeves is pretty
brisk, and prices are firmly maintained; the rang
being from 81 to 43c for good slaughtering beeves
and to 6}c for all grades Of common to choice
selected y h gross weight.
Hogs--The receipts for the past fev days hey.
not equalsd the demand, but the market has ruiea
steady, the weather mot being fsvorahle for exten
sive packing operations. Sales were made yester
day Of about $50 head in lote, averaging from -
to $50 ms, II 1902 so p 100 Ms gross. To-day
buyers were holding OF FOR lower prices.
Sheep-There il nothing new in tho aspect o
the market A good demand prevails for f.
sheep at "a to IS so p head, but common Ar'
plenty and dull at 81 50 TO s. so p head.
Mich Cows-Thc demand for fresh COWS is OF
tho increase, and poorly supplied. Prices Ar
steady 1t $40 to <S5 per head.
Horses and Mules-The business of the weel
promises fair. The demand for work animals Il
70 South and for brood mares for the North ant
West il active, and the sales arc well attended
Prices Of brood mares range Mt SIS to $3.50 Pc
head; work mules and horses $3.50 to $3.50 Pc
head; fine carriage and saddle animals @7eo t.
$500 q head.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

We have already noticed that Benz. F.
Taylor and John G.. SAKE, are to lecture
before our Library Association.
DR.. Taylor. of our own city, will lecture
about the first week in January, concerning
the Storms of this Latitude.
VIM. Leighton, Esq, also of this city, will
lecture before the Association during the third
week in December. Subject-"The Genius,
Character and Poetry of Burns" Mr.. Leigh
toms poetic temperament, his scholarly
culture, and thorough appreciation of his
subject, are earnests of fine lecture when
delivered. These are to Mr. Leighton songs
OF his youth, the rhymthmie uttersnces fthe
poetic genius of his native land.
For Aud Lang syne, my friend,
For Aud Lang syne,
Wen sing the songs that Burns sang,
In the days o. Lang Syne"
Major Ward Nichols is well and popularlv
known, by his recent work. "The story OF
the Great March" We bespeak for him a
full house Thursday evening
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firurtiai as GaaatiaI.

The Cldeaes ESsss II IL ~ suntai.s tn
allowing IN reference to the hog mArkst q -
city:
There was about 1900 bead in the sale pens TO-
day, including fresh receipts. The market u de-
cidedly "dull, staleFnA aWRsQ4eH.. - isr :,
spllers are concerned. Several drovss that arrived
shout the middle Of last weak, for which Wv %
~ offered. we're etill in the pens begging for {
purehassr II So so@e rs. The few sales effected
today axhibk 8 fur4he red6ltion n fe@fr pa
100 YSa. Sslllb wem 1oldipe $50 70 300 - ave
raees It 4o@l0, while packers and shippers wer'
only Offering 4s@9 90. Sales include 7Se head IL
lots At $90V SO, most of the transactions beini
ON private terms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

FEsrwAL--We call attention to the pro-
posed Festival Of the Baptist Society. All
are invited. A frst-class Festival 10 pro-
posed and as several years have passed since
this Society have appealed to the community
they have no doubt bat that an appreciative
public will generously respond to aid in an
enterprise having for its object the moral and
architectural improvement of our city.
There will be ample opportunity to attend
after the concert.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

| By Telegraph CncAsc, Nov 30.
There is NO increase In the supply Of money and 10
rovers and great difncuity in negotiating nrss
class paper.
The general depression which les p.rvaded the pro
duce and proviaicn markets Of lat. With
immediate prospect Of . change for the better.
Flour-Thers IL no demand for -four and the aarhs
| h sn ,irely nominal.
Grain -Whess market unsettled and the tendency o
prices is downward. No spring declined Ie and No
spring 2e5e. with sales Of the former st alol s2s
and Of tho litter at &C; At the close the market G
No spring ruled quiet At 32al 81. Corn muct
depressed and suffer cd further decline Of 4@ee pei
bushel; No sold At 4oc. No At ssOssi and rejects
$685. 81 the Close the marks ruled dull At 40e 70.
No !. and sse No2 The market for Oats \ snis,
and steady with .ass 2s1e2e for No l. and at ai9x
for No 2 There not much activity in Rye, bu,
prices steady At sc for No l. and at 80 fer No ?
Barley active and sold on 70 sc for cid No
2 In store.
Beh~in<s-Duli and sales light at 24a2 Is.
seeds-without decided change.
Provaons-fhs general provision market rsrnaips Ia
ab ,ut the same condition yesterday. Buyers mani
fest disposition TO take hold present prices snd
general staguaton presaiis Extra beef cold to
day at Is rs per ewt Cumberland mddies for deliver,
in December at 1915; and green hams At l340129x
Lard sold at &c for kettle and a for rendered
and Ice for No /. rAllow daii 1t 1913
Freight room IL abundant Rastesn lioss and xans
porttion companies have resorted the cutting undes
process in order TO obtain busnes Fourth cla freight
IL taken At 10 to New York and 20 Boston; and
-four at 2 20 and 2 20, time gueanteed.
Lake freights still thought or and engagement
made Of two schoonen At lsc for corn to Buffalo
The salt dealers CT the city combined to-day and ID
ssnced the price for ae and ground solar to
delivered but there were saiss at the advance.
Cattle-Ths receipts Of cattle not large and the
market vas only moderately aetive. The was . good
demand for good fat cows. sales made 1t price.
ranging from s71< for common cows averaging $50
pound, to s71z for good fat averaging OK
pounds.
Hogs-Mkst moderately setive, with ssle to shipper
at prices ranging from Is for hogs averaging 97s s
90 per 100 lbs for hogs averaging $40 s Paeksrs ars
lacking no hogs. Market rather unsettled.
sheep-Were selling At 90 to rs for medium ss
good.
Lunbsr-Martet quiet and there 10 but little doing
Prices unchanged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

Ir is said that New York merchant has
just recovered $1,000, from telegraph COM
pany, because dispatch sent by him read
"keep manufacturing certain article, in
stead of stop manufacturing, as he wrote it.
This wasn't Hess, Stern Il Co. They "keep
manufacturing clothing all the time"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

AN immense reduction in Dry Goods at the
New York one price Store. All goods in this
cheap store marked down % per cent for the
next ten days. We have received on consign.
ment 300 pieces of fast -colored calicoes, 70,
20 cents yard. A large lot of Flannels,
Cloths, French Merinoes, and Cloaks. at ex.
tremely low prices. All our goods are mark
ed the selling price in plain figures.
noy2l-d&w-tue-fri. - -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

OrR friend J. G.. Wilson of the Plaindealer,
delivers the second of the course of lectures
ust inaugurated at Fort Madison. Subject
"Witchcrah, Priestcrah, and Mormonism. u
The lecture is delivered Tuesday evening,
December 5th.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

New Books AT wRY's.-"The Priva-
teersman," by Captain Mayne Reed; "Songs
of Seven" by Jean Ingelow "a Summer in
Skye" by Alex. Smith Seaside Studies, y
by Agassiz; "De Vane," new novel by H.
W. Hiliard, of Alabama, and many other
new books have been received by Lowry,
Caoopd CT
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

A. STEWART, on the corner of Third and
Main, has on hand large and splendid stock
of boots and shoes, of every variety and STYLE
which he is selling at very low prices. Call
and examine his STOCK before purchasing else
where, as he warrants his stock to give en-
tire satisfaction. He also manufactures all
kinds of ladies' boots and shoes to order.
nov29 ct
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New York Market.


By Telegraph NEW York Nov go
cotton-ecarcely nrm With less doing, at Sic 70,
mddling.
Ylour-rhe market dull ard sdDloc lower; soos =:
for Extra state 900e 90 to good chipping
brands extra r. H o. and lo0l1 10 for Trade Brands
market cloaing doll and heavy.
whisky-Qaiet 1t ~ for Wsstern u
Grsin-whess dull and 1o9c lower for common lnd
inferior grades and without material change for choice
ssol 80 for Chicago spriss; 7o0l 81 for Mwsukss
Club; SOL IS for Amber Milwaukee the latter price
for choice Is for Amber State and 700z 90 1by
choice white westsrn and Canada. Bye quiet Barley
and Barley Malt dnll and nominal Cora opened steady
and closed heavy at o0Dp& for and osDesk fol
sound mixed Western, and 81 for high mixed wssteau
nearly yellow. Oats duh snd lie lower ct q 1 fcs an.
sound, and eo0dl for Canada and O. for STATE and
western.
Petroleum-eteady, Crude st Il; Refined in Bond Il
Il; do for December and January It eso71 70 for ~
csmbsr at Il.
Provisions-Pork activs and nrmsr ct n eoDn 5s fos
mess closing 1t - 90 rsSSaAs and - oooas g 10
prime mess also 1850 barrels es ssller and buysrs
option, all the ysar, q - ee01e - snA sa6o harrs
new mess for January sellers option, q n seD0 @
Dssf narkss sss activs Il II ooolA % Tor PLAZA ms
md II oeel1 90 for extra nsss. Hssf hans qairs
Dseos more sstivs II ~ for censsra.d cut to ariv,
aad for forward deaivsey and 10 sbr losgsbSsd. Co
mean lew salss Of - psuAAges 1sols ~ sAoaldssn
and 1884 for hams Lard steady It ls0A Bat
ter dull Il 9s0A1 for Ohio and se04e Tor seass
Cheese sesaAy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

TIE individual who contracted severe cold
while sitting on his own front steps, watching for
the fellow that had stolen in at the hole had not
been INDUCING in Pnkerton's Wahoo and Calisay q
Bitters, for although heatful and delightful slim
ulant, they do not intoxicate. Try them once, and
you win never be without them. For sale by
WnKrssos, BARTLETT Co., Agents, Keokuk
Iowa. nov26-d,2w.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

The Oskaloosa Herald of this week has
twenty eight marriages chronicled. Says
two hundred couples have been joined in
holy wedlock in Mahasks county since Janu-
airy LIST of this year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

The Oskaloosa Herald corrects the state
ments of the Pella Blade, that the Oskaloosa
coal mines are becoming exhausted, says
that will not be true of those mines in FIVE
hundred years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

LATEST FROM EGYPr.-Psaneys Egyptios Lotus
new and exquisite perfume for the handkerchief
Cleopatra and the ladies Of the present day using
CAUTION 70 rMs LADTRs.--Don't be imposed
upon by having foreign perfumes forced upon you
when you have Just a. good-ysa, and better
made at home. Get the Egyptian Lotus, for in
stance, and you will use any other after
ward. For sale by all druggists and perfumers
Price One Dollar. Manufactured by the Proprie-
tor, F. A. Penney, at his laboratory, Fulton Ave-
nue., corner Of Jay street. Brooklyn. L. l., and sold
by all druggists and fancy goods dealers.
FULLER, FINCH FULLER, Wholesale Agents,
Chicago Illinois. lnov22 I'm we'd fri sun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

= ~
TEE Davenport Dasocrk cAf0aicles :
pleasant little episode in it. municipal lite.
Two fan-loving young ladies advertised -
the Democrat for correspondents. Young
Davenport merchsnt azkwered.s Wssplsased
u "Millie May6eld's" response. Kept mp ,
vigorous correspondence for six weeks. Sent
her . lock OF his hAir-likewise . photograph.
Begged, It last, IN interview w7th the N J.
known bat charming Mile. The young lady
wasn't prepared FOR this phase Of the ro-
nance. Referred the matter to "brother
John Then the young merchant received
q note making IN appointment for O'Clock
the following evening. Young man should
70 to certain street corner and whistle
"Dixie." Yonng lady should APPEAR sshus
and thus attired, for recognition. Young
man WAS punctual; whistied vigorously,
'sMilIe" appeared and young man rushed for
her; clasped her in his arms; bresthed soft
vows; then was suddenly surrounded BY a
score of young Davenporters, masculine, who
went off in irrepressible bursts of the mos
annoying laughter ever heard in that locality.
At the same time his charmer made some
changes in apparel, and 'sMillie" was trans.
formed into young gentleman of his &C.
quaintanee Then he saw it-said something
about "sold," and invited the crowd to Q
neighboring cigar shop. Thinks he won't be
in, when there are Correspondents wanted"
hereafter,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

ALL SPEAK WE'LL of DR.. C. L. Spenser's FRA
grant 0douselane for the teeth. Warranted to
contain no acids, makes pearly white teeth, puri-
hes the breath, and is all We claim, the purest and
most fragrantly scently dentrifce ever offered TO
the public, For sale by Wilkinson Bartlett, and
eli druggists. nov.1l-dAw-3m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

We are requested to inform our citizens who
may wish to attend the Baptist Fair in Ham
ilton this evening, that they will be taken over
at and returned at o. clock, free of charge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

1HE various societies have inaugurated their
church socials, and pleasant reunions they
prove. The data for our opinion was furn
ished by attendance upon the one held last
evening and the evening previous. Tbex
we're thoroughly pleasant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

BURGLARS broke in Barhydts store at Fort
Madison on Tuesday night, and removed two
cases OF shoes, worth $50. Gettingthe goods
outside. they thought better of it, or became
alarmed, and skedaddled, leaving the spoils
of their night labors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-01

CoEoREss convenes Monday, but it may
interest the man that is in need of clothing,
to know that he can supply himself from the
splendid stock at Vencill d Jones.