The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-19

Gold closed at sl.ss7, in New York -.
terday
The 6ra Temperance Society Of Detroit
was organized thirty>two years ago.
Seven eighths of the teachers in the
public schools of Massachusetts are females.
The ghosts Of the st. Louis tshannted
house prove TO be rats, as was to be ex.
pected.
The Boston public library contains $780,.
67s volumes.
AT Lancaster, Vermont, last week, there
was triple murder. woman was 1t the
bottom Of the difficulty, and young man
shot two rivals, and ended the business by
shooting his wretched self.
John Smith was heard from again One
day last week he was buried in the deep mud
at Memphis, with only the soles Of his boots
exposed, on which was inscribed in chalk,
'Who will care for mother nov7"
A large black eagle visited Milwaukee
on Thursday, during storm. He alghted
on cathedral spire, and remained there du.
ring the day. His station was near the great
clock, but its striking did not disturb him.
On Tuesday the boiler Of steam saw
mill near Evansville, Indiana, exploded with
terrific violence, killing three men instantly
and injuring seven others, some of them, it
is thought, fatally. Just before the explo,
sion the betting was in some way deranged,
and the men gathered around to repair it,
neglecting the engine.
Six ex,rebes we're arrested at Griffin,
Ga, Dec. s, by the United States Deputy
Marshal. for violation of the civil rights bill
They ordered Union man to leave town in
twenty>four hours, under penalty of hang
ing.
"A boy, eight years of age, was killed at
game Of base ball The ball, which was
made OF an India rubber car spring, struck
him in the pit of the stomach.
DIR j, Sterry Hunt F. Il. s., Of Cana
aa, is lecturing upon the question, " Is the
centre OF the earth solid or in fusion 2" He
maintains that it is solid, not fluid. at the
centre, and composed there chiefly of the
deuser metals.
The dancing master Of the French Prince
Imperial was given the privilege of the
"eloak. cane and umbrella room" at the
Paris Exhibition He at once realized, sell
ing lis tght to the profits OF tlis apartment,
more than S2o,oo in gold, ss
The proposition TO dispense with the ser
vices Of sll the lady clerks in the Treasury is
daily gaining ground. Secretary McCulloch
has taken the matter into serious oonsidera
tion. and it is believed will decide to dis
charge them all, and where found necessary
will fill their places with worthy and efficient
men. Very many obstacles are thrown in
the way oil the project, and numerous argu
ments in favor Of the retention Of the ladies
naye been and are being offered, one Of TIE
strongest &C which is that many Of them
wond be without employment il thrown out
Of the Treasury, which would be exceedingly
hard on them at the present time, now that
the winter months are upon us. But, uot>
vithstauding all the arguments offered In IA
vor of the ladies. the officials of the Treasu-
ry declare that the employment Of women as
clerks and copysts-which is yet butan ex-
periment-is iailnre.
The Metropolitan police force, organ
lied under the laws of the New York State
Legislature, for the government Of the cities
of New York and Brooklyn, consists OF q
III men. OF wnom 1908 are in New York
city. and 307 in Brooklyn. During the past
year rs .63s arrests have been made by this
force in New York, and 2l, 967 in Brooklyn.
A coal mine at Dunkenfeld, Cheshire,
England, is 2oGo feet deep to the bottom of
the shaft, and thence an inclined plane is ex-
cayaied, with dip Of 60 degrees, for LOCO
wards The bottom of the inclined plane, 1t
is estimated, is 1850 feet below the surface
of the earth. or more than two thirds Of .
mile.
Mr.. Roberts. the Fenian President, has
written tc-Col Lynch, 81 regret TO tell you
that do not believe you are to be banged. !"
He believes tnat Col. Lynch's execution
would result in-ihe conquest of Canada by
the Irish This is carrying patriotism to an
excess which Col. Lynch will scarcely appre-
cate.