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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-16

KANSAS CITY, Feb. Is.
The National Bank at Liberty, Clay coun-
ty, Mo, was robbed Tuesday afternoon of
two thousand dollars under the following cir
cumstances: Twelve men entered town about
two clock, three of whom guarded the
suburbs of the place, while the other nine
went to the Clay County Savings Association,
seven of whom guarded the outside of the
building, while the other two enilred and with
cooked revolvers at the head OF Mr. Baird
the cashier. and his son, and forced them into
the vault. and compelled them 70 deliver up
all the money IN the bank AS the robbers
were leaving, Mr.. Baird thrust his head out
OF the window and gave the alarm. boy
named Wyman repeated the alarm, and was
shot five times and instantly killed. The rob
bers mounted their horses and escaped. A
party of thirty citizens started in pursuit
Fifty more followed yesterday. but at last
accounts no captures had been made. The
robbers divided the money at Mount Gilead
church, ten miles from Liberty, to enable
them to scatter if necessary. Three of the
robbers were recognized as notorious bush
whsckers during the war.
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of $50, 900 was anticipated. The sum now
proposed was neeessofy for the purpose
indicated. Mr.. Shenck offered an amendment
for the removal of the double railing on fence
in the old Hall Of Representatives, and after
debate Of humorous character it was adop-
ted with an amendment also providing for
the removal of hucksters stands in the halls
and corridors. The bill makes approprh htions
for coast survey, light houses, establishln nents,
public buildings, &C., and also $4,000 ex-
pense attending the death and funeral Of the
late President Lincoln.
Mr.. Grinnell Of Iowa, offered m amend
ment providing in future purchases Of carpets
for Government uses they shall be Of Ameri-
can manufacture. Adjourned.
The Senate to. day confirmed the following
nominations: Isaac N. Arnold TO be Auditor
of the Treasury for the post ofics depart
ment Henry C. Vandyke TO be Assistant
United States Treasurer q New York John
>. Graham to be Assistant Register pf the
Treasury at Philadelphia; N. B. Brown As
sistant treasurer at the mint to be Collector
of Customs.
Howard wished to call up the bill for the
admission of Calorado.
Sumner said that would lead to discu ssion.
After remarks from Stewart, Conness,
Sumner, Lane of Kansas, and Wilson, the
bill was taken up and read
The Constitutional amendment was then
taken up.
Williams spoke in favor of the amendment
Hendricks got the floor. but said he was
not prepared to speak to-day,
The bill to prevent and punish kidnapping
was passed.
The bill to relinquish the title of the United
States to certain lands within the city Of San
Fracisco was passed.
Executive session adjourned
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NKw YORK, Feb. Is

NKw ok, Feb. Is.
The steamer Bremen from SOUTHAMPTON
arrived this noon. She brings Liverpool and
London dates of the 3lst ultimo, three days
later.
LIvERpoor, Jan. 31.-Cotton sales for two
days II 900 bales, including 5000 to specula.
tors and exporters.
Market dull and quotations barely main
tanned.
LONDON, Feb. s1.-Consuls sst@s7 for
money; Z. s. 5-20's 55a SOIL ]. c. shares
77t@s752; Erie shares 56i "a 554.
Sundays Gazette says the first reading OF
the reform bill will not be before Easter,
probably not before the reassemblpp OF
the House after the holidays.
The Government has issued another procla-
nation offering 1900 pounds for the capture
of Stephens.
Additional seizures of so rifles and bayo.
nets were made at Dunclead.
Intelligence that Chander's motion was
negatived in q vote on reference to Alabama
claims and the recall Of the American Minis.
ter had no effect on change.
e FRANCE-The official yellow book, contain.
ing Droyn De Huys dispatches to the Wash.
iugt0n cabinet on the Mexican question, has
been published, together wf.h dispatch re-
lating TO Droyn De Hugs conversation with
Mr.. Bigelow disclsiming all official contro-
versy upon the measures taken by Maximili.
an. stating that he could only receive Rige-
lows communication ON that subject a. sim.
pie information; they being of a purely ad-
ministrative order The minister added
Relying upon the equitable spirit of the Wash
ington cabinet we expect from it the assn.
rance that the American people will conform
to the law of non-intervention which they
invoke by maintaining strict neutrality with
regard to Mexico.
ITALY-A ministerial bill for the suppress.
sion of religious corporations has been dis
tributed among the deputies. The revenues
of bishopricks are to be reduced
SPAIS-The ministry have consented to the
introduction of a bill in the Senate In favor Of
the Pope's temporal power.
The Spanish minister Topero, and the con
sui of Cslloa, have arrived at ST Nizinia.
Limaintelligence announces that diplomatic
relations have been interrupted between
Spain and Peru.
Several vessels bearing Chlian colors ap.
peared of Valencia pursuing Spanish ship
ping. They are supposed to be pirates under
the Chillian flag.
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GAIL HAMILTON is clever. She writes fresh
ly and piquantly. She has said many good
things. But in her desire to be original, she
gets off upon. naughty tangents that were best
avoided, even if she be necessitted thereby
to tread the beaten path of long established
aud conventional opinions. Here are some
of her axioms "Love is the sole morality
of marriage, and a marriage to which love
has never come. or from which it has depar-
ted, is immortality, and woman cannot con-
tinue in il without continually iucurring stain.
"But what then becomes Of the marriage
VOWS ?' 81 tco,ad hare the marriage ro,cs
themselves perish. They are heathenish They
are a relic Of bdrtarism.' "A solemn asser
ton calling upon God and man to witness
would, it seems to me, be equally efficient
and much more moral than the present form
ofpromise.' Now, despite the defiant man
ner in which she dashes this off, Gail isn't an
authority on matrimony. There is propu
siveness about her locations that make them
very readable, bat her creed is false, her
ideas are perverse, and assuming to be re
EFtSeHtdtlNt anu w iOHtHt ds we'll aS euucA-
tor Of her sex, she is doing positive injury.
The judgment of our christian people has re
pudiated Free Loyeism as baleful and per
nicious in theory and practice; Is the most
corruptive OF morality and social order of any
ideas that could be promulgated And in the
existing state of social feeling, when the
dockets Of courts everywhere are filled with
petitions for divorce, and the substantially
of the institution of marriage is b cling severe
ly strained, the voices of those W ho to any
extent form and control public sentiment
should be heard upon the side of morality
and social order, and not advocating dissolute
and demoralizing creeds.
Gail is enjoyable even when she talks non
sense, which she sometimes does, but she
should learn that it is naughty even for the
most irrepressiole of women rights women
to talk viciously.
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THE ENGLISH PRESS AND NAPO-
Icons ADDRESS.

The declarations of NAPoLEoY concerning
Mexico and the United States attract much
tention in England, and are commented on
b. all the journals. AS they are not parties
interested in the premises, their conceptions of
that speech's significance may aid us in its in
depreciation. They all agree in finding in it,
concession of the failure of his Mexican
scheme "His Mexican experiment" says the
ID aly Negs,
"Has failed and nothing can now redeem it.
The empire which was to have been the glory
Of his reign has become the synonym first
of insolvency aud then of barbarism. The
difficulty of coming away from Mexico is
great, but that of remaining there isgreater." !"
The Manchester Guardian which is ANYTHING
but friendly to the United States. remarks:
'Louis Napoleon pleads for favorable con-
struction of the dilemma he is placed in with
admirable diplomatic ingenuity, but never.
theless with an anxiety which cannot be con-
ceaied. Two nations, full of strength and
pride, and very ineligible purpose, have met
on pathway so narrow that one of them must
necessarily yield the wall. Few rejecting
observers can entertain any doubt as to which
ofthe two must ultimately make up its mind
to bow and retire. The circumstance that in
one case the government is very languidly
supported by the opinion of its subjects, while
III the other it has all that it can do to keep
back the force that would impel it into i'm
mediate conflict, would alone be decisive of
the question"
The London Times regards it as
very probable that upon the withdrawal
of the French forces the Mexican Empire
would almost instantaneously collapse, but
the possibility of such catastrophe ought to
be an additional inducement to the American
Government to accept the suggestions Of the
French Emperor
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From New Orleans.

NKw ORLEANS, Feb. Is.
The Grand Lodge of Masons for the State
are now holding their annual Communication
here. Country lodges are fully represented
for the first time in FIVE years.
The Governor to-day vetoed the parochial
election bill on the groound that sufficient
notice was not given for the election. He had
it on hand nearly two weeks.
Further Havana dates to the 9th are re-
ceived.
The steamer Louisiana has justa arrived from
France en-route for Vera Cruz. She had a
special commissioner from Napoleon TO Mex
leo on important business; also Belgium
General who will inform Macmillan of the
accession of Leopold Ii to the Belgium
throne.
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A Coin IN THE HEAD.-A Dr. Palion, of
ST. Foy, France, has discovered new method
of curing the special malady of New England
cold in the head. Herewith is the descrip-
ton
1t consists in inhaling through the nose the
emanations of ammonia contained in smell
ing bottle. If the sense of smell is complete
ly obliterated the bottle should be kept under
the nose until the pungency Of the volatile
alkal is felt. The bottle is then removed
but only to be reapplied after minute the
second application, however, should not be
long, that the patient may bear it. This easy
operation being repeated seven FREIGHT times
inothe course offive minutes; but always very
rapidly, except the first time, the nostrils be-
come free, the sense of smell is restored, and
the secretion of the irritating mncus is stopped.
This remedy is said to be peculiarly advanta-
geous to singers.
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ALBANY. Feb. Is.

,ALBANY, Feb. I5.
A locomotive passed over the Hudson River
bridge for the first time to- day. 1t was the
engine Augustus Schell, of the Hudson River
Railroad
Honolulu dates OF the 18th Of January are
received. Ihe Y. ;. ship Lancaster ~hs still
there. The officers were being extensively
ieted by the authorities. No news of mpor-
tance.
MINING SHaREs.-Market improved Saw
age PCS; Goulds 4 Curry 1860; Imperial ll2:
Challer Potosi 2ss;::Alpha.250; Crown Point
700; Yellow Jacket 365; Hale 4 Norcross
97oi Legal tenders III.
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An important law goes into operation
shortly After March Sd, 1866, all claims
against the United States, cognizable by the
Court of Claims, and of more than six years
standing are barred. By the tenth section OF
of an act approved March Sd, 1853, az Sta
tutes at large, p. 765, it is enacted that every
claim against the United States, cognizable
by the Court of Claims, shall be forever bar
red unless the petition setting forth full
statement of the claim be filed in the court,
or transmitted to it, within six years sitter the
claim first accrues, provided that claims &C
crued six years before the passage of the act
shall not be barred if presented within three
years after the passage of the act.
Concerning this the National Intelligence,
says:
The claims cognizable by said court are !:
l. All claims founded upon any law of Con
gress; or 2, upon any regulation ofany Exc
cutive Department; or 3, upon any contract.
express or implied, except Cd claims growing
out of or dependent on any treaty stipulation,
and (2) claims for property damaged, des
troyed, or appropriated by the army or navy
engaged in the suppression of the rebellion
The above limitation, though contained il
An act respecting the Court of Claims, has
been by many supposed to extend to ''all
claims against the United States,' whether
prosecuted before the Departments or offered
to be set off by defendants in suits by the Uni
ted States against them as debtors.
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New YORK, Feb. Is.
The Winoski returned to the navy yard at
II 80 clock to day. The race was abandon
ed last night on account of the storm on the
sound when the Winoski had made three
complete heats, and was just sixty four miles
ahead of the Agolquin, and running at the
rate of two and half knots per hour Ats
o clock this morning both vessels started for
Nassau. In three hours the Winoski ran
the Algonquin out Of sight from her mast
head. The Winoski worked beautifully,
making two and halfturns per minute, with
thirty. five pounds Of steam
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AUDITORS oyyicH, Iowa,

public Fire Insurance Compani-e located 1t New York.
in the State Of New York have he In this once sworn
Of their condition the let day OF January,
1885, in with the Of At Of the
General Assembly Of the stste Of Iowa erhtied AN
Act in r-iat.on To Insurance Compariss, approved
January 9sfh, 1851. and an Act ameooatfy 'nereto,
spt roved February 9th 1888; aud, wherea', SAID
ph. that Insurance comp~nies are pos
sessed Of the requi its amount oi eS As 10
quired by said Acts. -. v,,..
Thereibre, IN pursuance Of is~, John A. Elliott Au-
dator Estate hereby c"r'i tnsi ssa Com
- n ma tate by agents properly appointed and
sh.. 40 no ledge service Of proes for and be-
halfof sad Companies =. W said Acts anth ts
af.t d.y Of January, A. D. 1901.
'.' Wy In Testimony Whereof, have herennto sub-
snaL .cribed my name sad sssd the zeal Of my Of
JOHN A. Il LOTT
e.,a Auditor Of stats
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MILWAUKEE, Feb Is.
Heavy snow storm yesterday and last night
all over the Northwest Weather colder than
is has been any time this winter; therm pmeter
varying from l5 to 30 degrees below zero.
Trains on all roads in Wisconsin and Mime
sofa more or less blocked with snow aud will
take day or two to get to running.
LONDON, c. W., Feb. Is.
AT sunset the storm had entirely abated
Weather very cold.
ToRoyro, c. w, Feb. Is.
Cold, with heavy wind from the Northwest
Gil day, which Is now subsldIng. Thermome-
ter at $50 p n, % above zero.
MONTREAL, Feb. 10.
Blowing gale all day. SAN, IL . above
-5Pk, 2 below zero. Barometer p 25.
CINCINNATI, Feb. Is.
Weather cold. Mercury about : A. n.
stood S deg. below; at noon above, and at
9r. N. l above. High wind blowing con-
stsntly.
New ORLEANS, Feb. Is.
Weather excessively cold. Therm pmeter
"a above.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. l5.
Snow squalls last night. Mercury 80 be-
low zero.
MuscATINE, Feb. 15.
The severe storm of snow aba.ed soon
after midnight last night, since which time it
has been intensely cold. The thermometer
at sunrise stood 2lo below; at noon l3o be.
low; to night at sunset l5o below. NJ. ( W.
r. r. is about clear ice.
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a DREAM.-Probably no one will enjoy the
subjoined "goak" with more relish than
cod Thad himself who is SO cordially
hated by the secesh, and who so cordially
feclprocates their affection
From tie Natchez Courier
lew nights since, friend Of ours, while
wrapped IN the slumhers Of midnight,
dreamed dream" and imagined be was
on pleasure excursion TO the internal
regions. his sight was RECALLED with many
sights novel, strange and undreamed of in
the philosophy of man. While in the recep.
ton room of his majesty, the pleasant httIe
imp who acts as usher announced .trhsdde.
us Stevens
Satan actually trembed in his sulnbpr;ons
boots. and quick uprising asked:
What, that noisy fellow from Peunsylva.
MIA
I" Yes" responded the usher
Send him back send him back " cried
Satan. "1here is no place for him here
But" responded the little devil, who
seemed to enjoy an event which promised t.
knock the sand from under his imperial chief
you must receive him; he can't go any
where else;'
Satan walked the floor with rapid strides
Tor few moments, when suddenly he stoppec
and said; have it He may hsve I fev
huse hr.mstone and a box of matches
md - 81 - start littls he'll Of his ovn.'
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N- Your

NLW IUKK. THD. 10.
This morning by order of the New York
and Schuylkill coal company, 600 tons of the
company coal from the Blackheath and Broad
mountain in Schuylkill County, Pa, was
sold at auction. 400 tons Of steamboat coal
were first disposed of, the prices commencing
at S9.l2a per ton, aud gradually falling to
$50. The next was 200 tons OF broken
coal which sold at $7.S74 to S7.S23.
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Eirat Cnlarada Oil

From the Denver News of January Esd.
Mr.. A. NJ. Cassiday, the manager of the
OIL well near Cannon City. arrived from there
hast night. He informs US that he has three
ioads-about seven hundred gallons--of re-
fined OIL on the road, which will be in to-day
or to- morrow This is the first oil from our
own wells His refine works are working
nicely, and the we'll is yielding eveu better
thsn ct first They pump from Is TO 30 bar
rels daily: We shall try it - soon - il ar
rivss, and inform our readers Of ih qsality.
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NASHVILLE, Feb. Is.
River rising. Seven and one.haf feet on
the shoals. Coolest day of the season.
Gen. Sweeny and Col. Roberts arrived
here last night from Louisville. They were
serenaded during the event, BY q band Of
music. Tonight they address the Fenian
brotherhood at the old theatre. Preparations
Aeing made 10 give them . big reception.
The psecesds of the sale of tickets is TO he
applSsd to the purchase Of arms.
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BEAUTIFUL Sorr AND GLOSSY HAIR. hose
wanting fine and glossy hair, please read the
card of George Cabus, in another part of this
paper. Cabns' Tonic is a permanent cure for
the dandruff; cures scurf, eruptions, and all
the diseases of the skin; restores grey hair to
its original color. dec19.2m.
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From 0unlO.

BUFFALO, Feb. Is.
The reports that the smallpox is raging in
this city are untrue. There has not been
over 800 cases at one time and the number il
fast decreasing
To-day we had the worst storm of the sea.
son. Mercury Go above zero at ii A. n. with
a light wind and driving snow. Central and
Lake Shore road running as usual.
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AUDITORS opyIcK. Iowa,

DIS MoIyEs January 18th 1866
Whereas, The Farmers 4 Merchants Insurance Com
pany located Qunc in the state Of illinois, has filed
in this office a ststement Of its condition
On n. la day Of january. 1855,
in accordance with the of Act Of the Gen
erat Assembly Of the State Of Iowa titled an Act in
relation Insurance Companies approved Jannry -,
1857 and Act Amendstory theI etc. approved
o h isSs: and wherras said shows that the
saad Insurance Company possessed OF ths requnite
amount OF capital invested required BY said Act
Therefore in pursuance Of law /, John Elliott, Au-
ditor State hereby certify that said Insurance Com
pany authorized transact the busness of Insurance
In tnl. State agents properly apponted and author
ixed IN &C service Of for and behalf
OF said Company required by s.d Acts until the sst
day ef January. 1851
In testimony whereof hsve hereunto set
jr.s my hand and sfiiyed my seal of Office the
~- day and year hrss above written.
fStanpj mo A. ELLIOTT, Auditor Of State
MILLER JAEGER, Agents cfeaid uosnpsns for lee
County Iowa feb1edIt
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The Levee Commissioners of Louisiana
have no money to pay laborers. They have
therefore applied to General Candy for an
advance of half million dollars by the Fede
raj Government to complete their work be-
fore the Spring rains shall increase the dam
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The Newark and New York Railroad bill
passed the House this morning, ty a vote of
30 to "a. The result was received with great
applause. The House OF Assembly late last
night, after stubborn fight, passed the bill
ratifying the lease of the Morris and Essex
Railroad to the Great Western Railroad.
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New YORK, Feb. Is
A destructive fire this morning DESTROYED
the City Assembly Rooms, American Thea.
ter and several stores on Broadway. Loss at
least $3.50, 900. The goods in the stores were
mostly removed, so that the loss of the store
keepers will be slight The building was
owned by Edward Matthews His loss will
be nearly Sl50,000, on which there is an
insurance OF $4,000.
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NEW I oRK, FEB. 10.
The Commercial special says John Minor
Bolts has been examined before the Recon
struction Committee to-day
\. X. Pollard has had an interview to day
with the President to endeayor 10 get permis
sion to publish the Richmond Examiner
again.
The fate of the Bankrupt Bill in the House
is doubtful
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DoYAL HAVANA LOTTERY of CUBA

Conducted by the Spanish Government.
$4,000 An Gold Drawn Every II Days
Prizes ash.d aud information fur ished the highest
rate, paid for Doub and all kinds OF Gold and Sver
Also foe all Gov, rn ment Securities
TAYLOR CO., Bankers, 10 WAlst, New York.
~
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OsE million FIVE hundred thousand pound S
of cotton of good staple have been raised in
the vicinity of Carbondale, jackson county,
Ill, the past season. Illinois farmers consider
that at present prices it is the most profitable
crop that can be raised.
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THE Berlin correspondent Of the London
Times states that eighty thousand Germans
emgrnted to America last year. via Hamburg
and Rremen
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Crewel Hall, the residence of Lord Crewe,
and one of the finest Elizabethan buildings in
England, has been destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at S6OO. 600
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New YoRK, Feb Is.
The Posts special says the President has
not yet signed the freedmen S bureau bill 1t
is understood that the subject will be consid
cred at the next meeting of the cabinet.
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The Philadelphians are getting quite excl
ted over demonstrations in a house South Fifth
street, which strongly resemble the spiritual
demonstrations of Rochester and other places
two or three Years ago
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A striking evidence of the decay into
which the agricultural interests of South Ca
rolina have fallen is found in the fact that i'm
ported rice is now used in Charleston.
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ar FOR AFTERNOON DISPATCHES
SEE SECOND PAGE.
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MIDNIGHT REPORT.
Four Men Drowned.

Four Men Drowned.
CINCINNATI, Feb. Is.
-Four we'll known young men of this city,
D. Z. Evans, Samuel Grammon, John Gipp
and W. Z. Stockton, went over the river on
Wednesday morning and on their return
last evening, just after sundown, their skif
was swsmped in the middle of the river by
the heavy gale blowing at that time and all Of
them we're drowned.
The thermometer this morning at sunrise
was So below zero.