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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16
The Creditor. strategem.

Four creditors started from Boston, in the
same train ol cars, for the purpose OF attach
ing the property of certain debtor IN Far
mingtou, in the State Of Maine. Ht owed
each one separately. and they each oue were
suspicious OF the other, but dared nlt say Il
word about it. So they rode, acquai4 tances
all talking upon everything except that which
they had most al heart. When they arrived
at the depot at Harrington which wat three
miles FROM where the debtor did bd siness,
they found nothing to ''put EN- OVER the
road, but solitary cab, towards whidh they
all rushed. Three got in aud refused admits
lance to the fourth, and the cab started The
fourth ran after and got up outside with the
driver He asked the driver if be waited to
sell his horse. He replied that he did not
want to-that he was not worth more han fif-
II dollars, bul he would not sell him fdr that,
He asked him ii be would take one h hndred
dollars for him. YES" said he. The fourth
man quickly paid over the money, took the
rens, and backed the cab up to bank. slip.
ped it from tue harness, and tipped i up so
that the door could not he opened, and
jumped upon The horses back and rode of
lickaty switch, while the insiders WERE look
ing out Of the windows, feeling like singed
cats. lie rode 10 lawyers aud got writ
made and served and his debt secure, and got
back to the hotel inst rs the "insidersl came
up pulling and blowing Tho cabman soon
bought back his horse for fifty dollars. The
.ssods men offered TO pay that sum if the
fortunate one. who found property sufficient
to pay his own debt, would not tell Of it in
Boston.
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Travel and Traffic Underground.

A London correspondent Of the Scientific
underground railroads Of the British metrop
oils, gives the following account OF some OF
the contemplated improvements whereby
parcels of merchandise can be sent instanter
to any part Of the great city
The tubes OF the Pneumatic Despatch Com.
panv have been IN operation for more than
three years IN conveying parcels, aud the ap,
plicabiity Of the system to carry pas engef'
has been amply demonstrated. Ihe line o!
the Waterloo and Whitehall railway is to
cross the river Just above Hungerford bridge
tbe tube is made in four sections of Two hun
dred and thirty feet Ia length each. The
ends of these will be connected by being in
trodneed into junction chambers formed in
the brick piers on which they rest, the JOINT
being made watertight.
These piers do not rise as high as the pres
cut riyer bottom. aud a channel will be
dredged across the river To receive the tubes,
though the principal weight will be supported
on the piers. One OF the tubes is now com
pleted al tie ship building yard of hessrs.
Samuda. al Poplar, five miles below It's in>
tended situation. 1t Is twelve feet niue inch.
es in diameter. inside, and is of three tonrths
inc .ailer plate, surrounded By four iings o
l. work, which is firmly held by cement
and BANGED rings riveted TO the plates. Its
weight as it lies is nearly one thousan d tons
To convey il to its destination, the ends are
to be closed b bnlkheads, and then, having
buoyancy when in the water Of about three
hundred tons. ii will be floated up the river
and brought in position over its pierf. An
inner ring OF brio work will then be bhilt in.
side, and just enough water admitted Q sink
il upon lis foundation. The joints between
the tubes and piers will then be made water
tight, and the bulkheads removed from The
ends of the tubes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16


A case of conscience. perhaps as singular
as any ever heard of, has recently occurred
here. Some three weeks ago we'll dressed,
gentlemanly looking man applied for and OBJ
tanned employment with a wealthy farmer,
residing mile from the stage. He was OBJ
served 10 be unused to labor, and was very
kindly treated by the sympathetic farmer and
his family, who supposed their man 10 be
some honest but unfortunate individual. anx
ious to work for an honest livelihood. 4
week ago las Sunday morning-he had then
remained nj work some three weeks at that
place-the yonng man requested the farmer S
son to listen to something be had to say TO
him, and demanded promise that what he
was about 10 diyulge would be kept secret
for twenty .ionr hours. The promise was
given, when the honest young man disclosed
the fact that he was one Of gang OF burglars
and robbers: that his original intentions we're
to have robbed the family: that he knew
where the old gentlemen kept bis bonds and
greenbacks. how much he had, &c, but that
| he lad been treated 80 kindly, he had moi
the heart to carry out that intention, and had
abandoned it. bat cautioned them that the
rnng would be about and TO look out fol
them. He then decamped, and has not since
| been seen or heard from. OF course the far
| mer and his family were left in a state OF great
suspense and alarm, but no robbery has ye'
| taken place
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ArrArn. n ulssounr.

Gov. FLrrcnEa Of Missouri has sunma>
~ and effectual way Of suppressing 1ebeis
and law violators. His recent proclaIation
calling twenty-four companies Of cavalry 80
ten companies Of infantry soldiers into ssf-
vice, and ordering them into Lafayette and
jackson counties is satisfactory to Union men
in that State, but has awakened Copperhead
and rebel ire. Gov. FLErCHER viii maintain
the soldiers there until violence ceases, or
until courts and the people will do theft duty
and preserve civil peace, and he makes the
people OF those two counties foot the bill.
whsn ,bev got tired OF being thus thxed,
they will cease to harbor desperadoes.
The St. Louis Democrat explains thefitua'
ton in Missouri thus:
1.-THE State generally is in condition OF
perfect peace. Order Is preserved, tnf laws
are enforced, and the life and property OF
sysry citizen are protected: But in few
counties. the dominant rebel sentiment toun-
tenances bards of desperate men in acts OF
violence towards all unionists, prevents any
enforcement of the laws against thernt and
sns,ains them in resisting and deiying the
authority of the State. These despe1adoes
are not numerous, and could easily be brought
IA ;nstiee or driven from the State If the To-
cal authorities would do their duty, or II the
peorle would sustain them. But some OF
them are sons or relatives OF leading and
wealthy Conservatives ! some ard men
whose services as rebel guerrillas we're cons
sn,cnous. and others are mere despeHadoes
Who live Inv crime and defy eli law. The To-
cal authorities do not attempt to suppress or
nunish them. The citizens generally, half in
sympathy with the desperadoes and halt IN
| terror OF their vengeance, permit them to do
as they please, and shelter them when State
officers attemp, to lay hands on them And
| the result. in few counties, is reign OF ter.
| ror: no man dares to travel with money, and
| no loyal man is safe at any time.
q 1t is but just to say that these scoundrei:
/ were not generally in the rebel army, and
that while no loyal man dare raise hngei
| against them, some ex-rebel soldiers IN La
/ fsvette county at least, did at one time unite
with other citizens in forming vigilance
committee. hut upon finding that the loca
courts or officials would do nothing. the citi'
zens abandoned the project. Since the cleo
ton has placed Conservatives in Office in somt
of the counties, the desperadoes have beer
more bold and defiant. With full informa
ton before him OF the condition OF these
counties, gathered not only from the state
ments of loyal citizens, but from the report
of agents sent out TO investigate the facts, Thu
Governor has resolved to suppress these out
laws by military force. That force will b.
maintained as long as it may be necessary Il
restore perfect order and a faithful enforce
ment of the laws. While it remains, the ex
pense will be born BY the people whose neg
lect or refusal to enforce the laws has made
I such measure necessary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16
The Laws OF Health.

It State Jegslatores TO pa, laxs for the
preservation fte pube health II the great .eg g sel
pr,..r-7isn Which depends for its enforcement upor
the .rSR Of the sna,ridai suffered remain dad
Letter
There is scarcely adult smtet Of tbs immunity.
OF either sex this country DO has III
tIraony in favor of HosTETTEH's STOMACH BiTTEsS,
fnrpisbtd heir Signatures by persons Of
knowieag.d rahsne- ia setree, literature, art, rom
merce sad every oeps,ment Of business aud profession
al life These witnesses have declared the most
pliet that the PREPARATION IS .afegusrd inst
ctdsie- sovereign tesneey FOR dysi epsta, valuable
anti bill us medicine, promoter II srpstie,s genial
and harmless stlmuant good aeelir a,nS medicine,
st-engtherer NJ the serves general invsor~ut pro
lection against the eeeterious Effects Of msz,is and
pure water ard that II rrats csgree Of siEar ae
t!.ity to the vital hic not communicated by
any oth,r Of the touios and stomsehs In Under
these cir the s-lpreserys;ie Law Of nature
ofiuhereut DEBILITY in consequence ofefposuret g.
Wholesome influences is in peril u losing the greatest
OF all temporal blessings, REAIrR, the Importance o.
using the BirrERs -- d.i>nstre madeleine Dyspeptcs
who ncgiec, give Il trial simply their
aies it Is guArsnteed 10 Indigestion In all Tia
forms aud The tiiiczza servess VA mud nothing In
the whole rarge OF ofcis ard proprietary medicines
which viii afford them the same relief. fdecli-dsw
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16

Tns Bucyrns tOhio) Journal in which the
Nasty letters FIRST appeared. says that theil
origin was first suggested during the early
part Of the war, ON the occasion Of . funeral
sermon ct Ningert's Corners, in Crawford
county. twill Be remembered thsk hAfA tbs
last Presidential election all Nasby'b letter.
were dated At Wingert's Ccrrer4 Ths
preacher, on that occasion, commenced
Me sermon with the remarks flare lies
another victim Of the abolition war, and IN
oil his edscasiou, habits. political belief etc.,
Is nearly allied to the character which Locks
'assns,es. Mr.. l., having Askecn sedseof the
ridiculous, and knowing vel the pfeschefand
his fnibles, vas struck viii the huHor pre-
sented Ia the antaeonisms Of Ms calling and
practices, and q once assumed to rbpressnt
Che one and the other. Hence tb1 Easby
letters. 7
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16
RATCHEfoR.s HAIR DYE.

Th. .piensid H.ir Dye s the best in The ~crid Tbs
only trss and nerfr Dys Harmless Reliable Instspta
necns No dt. appointment. No ridic aisus fins Nst
ursi Black or Brown Remedies the i'll effects Of Baa
DYES Iavigorstes the hair, leaving " soft aud besut
fal The genuine IL signed Htsaa, A. Baehetsr Al
Others limitations, and should BE- avoided sei
by all Druggists aad Psrfumers. Factory y BARCLAY
street, New York. sd-c3 CAVITY
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16

THr Washington lntelltgescer and the Bur-
iiARsod A@yss - 49, o. ~ asnodit
psaise q Senator Gnmes. BE Willis course,
heartily repent, if b has done anything 70
merit this dieheaas,
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.KoHss1 UiDs Ms ,beuaE the Lafa3este
IN. ] Scue~ul, Ard spent $4,000 in teint
y q = Congress, in which he did not ne
III, - turned up in ! nav spectla1on.
skin3 ~ canvass, in or1er to secnreths
fGahoasse suppoe&, be invested SO, 600 iD 4
6Sna ,ior 70 he Battle Gfoand Insaient u
instilutiop oflearning under the auspices d
the Neth6dist Church. Instead, however, Of
shsolutSiy donating the money, he prudently
subscribed It rs stock; and since the election,
beliesiag 49, The NstAodists want beck on
him, z he has assumed entire control Of the
Institute, which his majority of stock enables
him to do, and announces his determination
70 reorEsaise tAs Facalty with one BApsiss.
one "CampbelIite,r one Presbyterian, and
one Methodist. with himself as Grad Tycoon
and President Of the Board. The Methodists
are, Of course deeply exasperated, and the
cisissns Of Rattle Ground have set up : school
Of their own, leaving Mr.. Purdee to run hii
| ssInstitute. ~ Chicago Reprblican.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16

SwEhr Opoponax from Mexico. The most
elegant and essential personal requisite Tor
a lady, EXTRACT of Sweet Opoponax.
E. T. SMITH 4 CO., New York.
nov1eod3m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16

SWEET Opoponax from Mexicol Natur'
could not produce richer gem or choice
perfume. Try 1t and be convinced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16

owners dfthe distiilesy. recently burned on
the bank 81 the ninnickinnick, conteWplate
suing the United States Government for the
value of their distillery and contents, they
claim ing that the fire was caused by the in
competency of the Government offiesr IN
charge Of the distillery, further claiming that
the United States Government, like all other
principals, is responsible for the acts Of iti
agents. Should the information as to the in,
tention of the distillery officer be true, the
suit will be one not only, we believe, of nov.
city, but Of great interest to the Government,
as well as distilIery owners.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16

SwEEr Opoponax! Ladies, in their NOR
ming calls carry JOY aud gladness, when per.
fumed with Sweet Opoponax.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16
A NEW REMEDY 4.

1t stands for Merits without Superior.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16

SWEET OroroxAx! The only elegant per-
fume. Is found on all toilets, and never
stains the handkerchief.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16

SWEET Opoponax Is the sweetest extract
made Supersedes all others. Try it once;
will use no other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16
y. II. WHITING y CO.,
No. III North Fifth Street.

REST assortment Of Sheet Music and Mu-
- Gle eooks 10 the Wet Pianos ovgsns sod heal
Awshasfsa ii every dsscripAou ~ the lowest rates
0kdsss By maii promptly attended to. ney2a3m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16
For Sale.
For sale.


NOR SAI,E.-Eiehty acres of improved
Il land pear Charleston Lee county iowa GOOD I'm
movements thereon Price SIS per s<re-vrry cheap.
Good titis. Enquire Of nM.FuLNs.
tj+ra2 Heal Estate Agent, No. - AAis etrveI
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-16
DYER AND sC0URER.
WI JAKKA AT.

= Mssss Yssss y Aa.ssv,s - - skass'li,
LHGU 6psGe4a roos1inn JOhn6st o1eet,
III tsevSsa r. - y. Rsrsacslsr satseea4e 49, ~
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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-02-21

have revived him In this terrible vista
ton of the Cholera, we have considered
ourselves perfectly armed and equipped,
with q hand bag, containing mixture No.
l, mixture No. ,, Ger vomiting, ETC. a
few pounds of pounded mustard, bottle
of brandy, and paper OF camonile How
ers. and a paper of Gum Arabic.
lay no claim to originality in recon-
mendinr this course of treatment. have
adopted it from suggestions of able and
experienced physicians Having been the
only doctor of many poor families living
near me. | have tried vari, us remedies re
commended by physicians, but ! have
found none to be at all compared with the
above.
Contagion The idea of contagion
should lie abandoned All the missionaries
who have been most with the most malig-
nant eases day after day, are fully con
WINGED of the non-conta giousness OF the
cholera The incipient attack which al
have suffered from are to be attributed TO
great fatigue. making the constitution
liable to an attack.
c. UANLIS
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-02-21

show its Bearing upon the rights of the
parties.
Croker ct al VS.. Newton, IS How,
5Sl.
United States VS.. the City Bank Of CO.
lumbus, 10 How, $50
n this case all the facts relied upon rs
operating to ratify should have been st
forth. Any point of disagree vent between
the judges relating TO the subject would
then have appeared in its proper light
/ and could have been definitely answered
/ As the question is presented the answer,
if given, would be equally general, and.
/ like the question, Il mere abstraction,
which could suhserve no useful purpose
] in the further progress Of the cause.
The answer To the first and second
/ questions certified up will be, that under
the circumstances the statute referred TO
/ must be held in this case to be a local act
+ AMI not general lar
- the third question. for the reasons
/ statad, no answer will be given
! An order will be RENTED 70 the district
court in conformity with this opinion.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-02-21
The President AID he In!en Party.

We have already published a tele1rlphic
summary Of con ersation between the
President and prominent member Of
Congress which occurred on the Sth and
an account Of which was published IN the
Boston 1dcsrtis--. The dispatch hardly
conveyed the full Hurrort of that portion
of the Presidents remarks. in whish he
spoke Of his rotations 70 the Union party.
We submit an extract from TIE mare
complete report, 0s published in tae Id
vfrti>cr
The representative then said that some
persons might take or profess 10 take the
Presidents speech ia the co'orel 3cle-a-
tion as an Indication that he was IT vari-
ance with his party friends AMI that some
other. might endeavor L found rYon il
The charge tina. lie was preparing 10 -
o-cr
The President smiled and answered shat
II the party which opposed his election in
dGlGci in 1ny great expectations on that
score they wcro likely t. he disappointed
lie might differ with individuals Of whe.
was called the Union party as to the means
50 be used lut he caaailecri himself IN
general accord with ths;pa-tv. as 4 whole
n the ends - nc reached Tie was not
a party man. and he meant to sink the
partisan in III patriot But, 50 far "a he
understood the sentiment. &c the Union
party, be vas IN general accord with i
Tho representative finally. after further
conversation, sail something about the
distribution Of o1ees. about executive
patronage
The president rem rkci :Aathr was the
servant o. the whole people. lut lie coa'i
not entirely forget IN what party he had
tsau rfq,g,I -, his r--sSapt rsaSfrf4r, md
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-02-21
The Great Storm.

Tia storm of last week was the most
severe of any yet of the season, ana We
trust more violent than any that may fol-
low Wednesday and Thursday were in
s1nsely cold. and the wind owing a per-
feet gale, piled the snow in every conceiv-
able shape. The thermometer on Thurs
day morning indicated % degrees below
zero. From all parts of the country we
hear of regular blockade TO railroad
travel for several days The cars on the
Mineral Point road that left here or
Wednesday afternoon were not able to get
through to Warren and return until Thurs
day, p NJ, and were more fortunate than
many of the roads even at that. The Il
linoi. Central, we understand, was com
pletely blocked up FOR several days The
storm was such one rs IS seldom ex-
perienced, even in this cold latitude.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-02-21
GUARDIAN SALE.
Feb.2l-3wS

IN PR0B4T-I0VA COUNTY C0URT
In the matter The GuarasAp Of George Butteraeld
N-OTTCEi i hereby given that by virtue and in pur
slg Z. Of an order Of license p ale in said matter
on the 9Th day Of February io6 b. the county Count
said coautv, the undersigned Guardian Of said minor,
viii on the 9th day March 66 O'clock in the
afternoon The pa emses. ofsr for sale Al public
due the following described land:
The undivided ha fof the west half of the south
fourth Of section number twenty five (35 and The
divided half Of the southeast fourth OF TIE southeast
fourth Of number enty f26,} all in town
ship ulher eight G north OF range number p
east, Of the fourth pruciI al meridian oNs county,
/ Visions n
/ D Of s.le.
Dated February u h. 1856
NATHANIEL GUTIERREZ
feb 21-2 -S Guardian.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-02-21

1sTERxAL REvExUE. The following
hgures show that the collection Of the inter
nal revenue costs the government much
lea. than Is generally supposed:
Tables are prepared for the report Of
tho Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
are published, which show nat the re-
ceipts of internal re enuc for the year
ending june both, 1865, were $2ll l29,-
$50 II, of which the amount collected
through the collectors AMI assessors was
tlS3.ll2 SOL 90 The expenses Of collect
ing this sum wa. 81 169 G6j -.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-02-21
Highland. Wis.
In Prokate---Iovya County Court.

In the matter Of he estate Of Ole Jameson, deceased
ON reading and fling the petition of Martha stem
I J son Of Rock County. Wis, rcpIesesting nong
other things that Ole Jameson late Of Iowa county
Wis the 18th day OF Janurry 4. d. 1866, Il Ohm
son, Wis, died nTestate4 leaving, goods chateis ana
within this county and praying that admins IA
ton or said be unto Thomas Larson Of SAID coI
granted II is ordered that said petition be heATd
before the Judge OF this Court the 18th day OF
March, \. D. 1866, the rebate ONCE in the village
CT DodgsVne.
And Is further ordered that public notice thereof
be give persons interested by publishing copy
Of this order for three successfully prior to said
day OF hearing in the Itueral Point Tribune, eekly
newspaper circulating in said county
Dated Feb. 10, 1866.
L. NJ. STRONG
Feb. 81 -3wS County Judge.