The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-17

NAuvoo.-A eols,Spon1sat q ~ lo~&
City Rspublicd~ hAs been yjng our neigh
boring city, Nanvoo. HsaJss !" IT, rte =
one Of the most picsarsaque, rcmantic and
delightful il he world, ord vhAIsvee may
have bssn tho moral obfquihes ORR. world
renowned Mormoa leadsr, his artistic eeacep-
tons must have bssn vsry fas, and his
aesthetic taste superexosllsnt Here, npon
the highest point and near The centre e the
city, lowered in lrand aad naAenifcent pro-
portions, the tsnple, 10 fsst long, By 90 feet
vide and 90 feet high, built Of tho finest
limestone and the bet Eurupsan axfisans"
The correspondent, Of course, doesn't like
the Whiting y process which prevailed
there in the days Of Mormon glory, whereby
an obnoxious stranger was whitfield out of
town by crowd Of expert whittlers. 1t
wasn't pleasant. Nor does he like the an
cient Danito BID, nor the prsot III -keps
condition Of H. city with IL graves in the
public streets.
Of the grape culture, he nys.
Within the last ten years il In been ascer-
tained that the soil of the town and vicinity
is admirably adapted to the culture Of the
grape, and lots in the city and suburbs went
up at once from nominal value, to from 800
acre is worth, to day hundred dollars, and
when fenced and ii grapes it sells readily for
q thousand dollars. They have now about
one hundred acres Of vineyard, producing on
an average about six hundred gallons of wine
per acre, and they estimate as maximum
one thousand gallons per acre, which sells at
the press for two dollars per gallon. This
grape culture is already attracting the atten-
ton of wine merchants in the principal cities
of the South and West, and capitalists are
already making note Of it for future refer
ence. have no doubt that in few years it
will become the principal staple from that
part Of the State. 1t is almost as wonderful
as the lamp of Aladdin, that ten thousand
dollars may be realized for the annual pro-
duction Of a single acre of ground, and yet
such are the facts and the figures, and these
facts and figures promise as much more for
the future prosperity of Nauvoo, over its
palmiest days of the past, as wine is better
for the world than Mormonism.
We had forgotten to state that we had the
pleasure of an interview with the widow of
Joseph Smith, the Mormon leader. The old
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taciturn, but taxing our colloQual powers ex.
tremely, we finally succeeded in unsealihg her
lips, and learned from her many interesting
facts in relation to the Mormon delusion. She
is now sixty-two years Of age, REMARKED,
and intends spending the remainder Of her
life in Nauyoo, and dying in the Mormon
faith.
The copper colored namesake of this mum
cipality is now at Washington. A CORES
pondent of the Hawkeye says:
Keokuk, son Of the celebrated Indian chief
of that name, and who succeeded him in au-
thority as the head of the Sacs and Foxes, is
in town, and yesterday had an interview with
the President. He is splendid specimen Of
a physical man, as / have understood his
father to have been. 1t is said he is an in
Itelligent and powerful chief-that is, in the
Indian sense. And should think it proba.
BILE, for he has keen, wideawake look
Like good many people brought up in other
tongues, his knowledge Of languages is limi
ted to his vernacular. He knows no more o.
English than l do of Indian. and he proba
bly, thinks | am as deficient as think he is
To Wool GROWERS. prominen,
wool growers Of Mahaska County have issued
the following call to the wool growers of the
State.
The wool growers of the State of Iowa are
respectfully requested to meet in Convention
in Oskaloosa on the Oath day of May, 1866
for the purpose of organizing State Asso
citation, the object of which will be to discus.
and adopt means and measures for the pro
lection of this important interest. A full at
tendance is desired, and we hope that ever,
county in the State will send its represents
tives to the convention.
Iowa CRY has launched a new steamer, The
Iowa City, into the Iowa River, and il
ijubilant at the prospect of packet navigation
The Register tells story of bright eyed
young immortal up at the Capital City who
was anxious to prove himself second edition
of George Washington, SO far as truth telling
is Concerned He remembered the story o.
George and his Ratchet, and on this line he
acted
He took Ratchet, went to work on pear
tree on his fathers premises, and used il uI
pretty thoroughly. Having committed this
deed, he ran to his mother, Ratchet in hand
and told the story in a triumphant way. He
said:
81 can't tell lie, Ma. / did cut ii with
my Ratchet r
That will do! That little fellow takes
things iii literal sense He thinks tina,
Washington could not have told that manly
truth to his father unless he had proceeded
the confession by doing a big thing With his
Ratchet.
The Register learns that Menter Mullenix
prominent citizen of Decatur county, was
murdered few nights since. A young mar
named Crawford had been arrested for the
deed. No particulars.
The Lucy Bertram is the regular boat 70,
St. Louis this morning at O'Clock. Can't,
Asberry commands, and Mr.. j. Gum attends
to the business in the office.
IHE father of waters having swollen in his
rage until almost bursting from his channel,
is thinking better about it and is subsidinp.-
He is in fine boating condition.
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