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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-21

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NJ 9s31ossk ns.l AsA; 0013< Ragsiar.
1ys-asod demand salss 560ss No. 4 s1k Ms.4
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Alss 1t "a sso2s IS Mos BssG IN dsoasd; salss 4
ss co. Extra Ms am 1t 11e Bulk Meats neglected an
| entirely nominal.
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kettle; sellers asHing advspos Of Nc. Alot Of III
tisrcss white 0rsass cold st l4c
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New York Aarkss.
By telegraph NV Yoax, April %.
Cotton-Dull and nominal 81 Tor Middlips
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Western.
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Der Michigan - el07 = white Michigan.
| RysQuist; god 10 pstIe western 7s0s0.
| Baxlsy-In moderate rsqass& Barley Malt quiet
Cora yirn aad very qaiss sa0ss nnsoand; ssoss
sound mixed Western and delivered 81 for white
Southern.
0ass-Dull and DROPPING Aa@As new western; s7ose
old do.
| Pstroleum-Dull; 24l412s crude, ssolo refined In
bond.
| Conee-stts dy. sugar steady; lo0l2k cnba; Mus-
cavado l219l2h. Molasses steady; Ns~ Orleans ssx
/ OF X; Porto Eico %.
Pork-Opsned Or n; closed heavy SIS 2SD2s o. new
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al 1927 90 Prime also 47so bbs Mo- April, Nay
and June, seers option, 1t rs 26o26 20.
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~ extra Mess Prime Mess 81 Cut Meats steady;
lo1<an1a for Shoulders 1514o171< Hams.
| Bacon-Duli and h.sv,; l4s10l.1S for Cumberland
cut; l47s9l5 short ribbed
| Lsrd-Firm; FL
Butter quiet Is IS for Ohio and so1so for State
Cheese quiet a, lea 70.
rev Fork Aensy Market.
By Telegraph NEW Yonx. April %.
Money-Siesdy.
Sterling Exehangs-Dull 1o.1@0lo7A
Gold isrssher easier; ops.ins l2sl advancing to
declining to i2csz closing 1885,.
Government stocks active; Loi1e better.
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Treasury Cos IL SERIES 1918: do "a lols DO 81 loi
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-21

EOR SALE-One of the most beautiful
and desirable private residences in this city locs-
Of sixth and Morgan streets lot Is BY
40 feet With nprov that <l60oo-two
story brick dwelling with 20 II large rooms good
stable ard wood house. cisterns and cellar
wole house Lot covered with choice fruit trees
and in very desirable neighborhood- This property
Jill he sold at great bargain For PARTICULAR call on
mchIs Fl. TEN-EYCk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-21

lake CARE.-We would counsel against
too close an inspection of the ruins Of the
house that fell down between Second and
Third streets. on johnson, lest stray br;cks
from the house beside it, still standing, but in
sadly demoralized condition, conclude to
come down Inconvenient results might fol.
low. The substantially of the remaining
mouse should be cautiously determined, those
portions Of i likely to fall be torn away. and
'nen ali the ruin and rubbish removed. Il
g,sea n air Of decay and desolatiou. !, Of
oid ihebes or Babylon, to see such wreck. i
our thriving young city. Il W. : lnclv
ordering Of things that made that hons. 81,
Thursday, just when ~ worAmen -. !.
dinner. Hence nobody i hurt. Th.. d.
cayed tree almost Invariably fall, inst h.fas.
some person has reached il, q just after j. =.
been passed, and no harm i done 81 49,
i % wonderful escape.'' A fav ho.,. !.
miastss may make world Of dis,r,nc.--4h.
difference between two vorlds-betv.., ~.
and the next.
Let passen keep the other side of the stre.t
and the wreck Of . fortunate fsn \. =.
posed Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-21

EuREKA.-The cheapest goods at Curtis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-21

IMPORTANT TO STEAMBOAT MEy.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury has just issued the following cir
cuar to collectors and other officers Of the Gus
toms, and to supervising and local inspectors Of
steamboats,:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, April Z, 1856.
Upon careful consideration, based upon the re-
ports Of practical chemists am of the opinion
that Crude Petroleum, Naptha. Benzine and Ben
cole should be ciassed among the explosive burning
fluids referred to in the 9TH and sth section, OF
steamboat act of August goth, 1862; therefore, on
and after the lst day of May next, no vessel pro-
PEELED in whole or in part BY steam, and carrying
passengers, well be permitted to transport either
OF the articles above named without fret having
procured Especial license therefor, ~ provided b1
the fifth clause Of the ninth section Of the All
above referred to. failure to procure tuch IL
cense subjects the delinquent to the penalty i'm
(signed) HUGH McCULLOCH.
Secretary Of the Treasury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-21

NOR sALE.-Ten acres of land, represented IN the
r City Plat ~ letter L, IN the trsst Keokuk.
ho,ized to sell tha at great bar
ssin il applied sor soon. little good sale En-
quire Of H. IEN-EfCk-
srrl-d Real Estate Agent,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-21

uCOR sALK-fbs very desirable Bri-f residence an
IL grounds nov ned and occupied by A. J Wilkin-
son Esq situated The corner Of 18th and High ss.
Uouse h.s Q or 10 rooms with ell the modern improve
aefs-larae frame barn-three very desirable lots at
tscbeA covered with fruit and ornamental trees Price
8, 500. Tle good sale. For further particulars
enquire Of b. B. TEN-EfCk
March 81, 500
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-21
HAGAN's MAGNOLIA BALM.

This il ths most delightful and extraordinary artic
ever discovered IL changes the sun-harnt face and
hands to peariy latin texture OF rasAhing besty
parting the ssrhie purity Of youth. and the diss~s
appearance inviting In the city belle Of aAion II
removes tsns r-kiss psmpies and r5nxhness Son the
skin, leaving tbs complexion fresh, transparent anA
smooth II cortaiEs material nrioas the Ska
Pstronzed by Actresses and Opera singefs II ID vhss
every lady should have. Sold everywhere Rss. price
50 cents.
Prepared by v. Z. HAGAN. Troy II.
Address III order. 10
DEMAS BARNES l. CO., New-York.
novi0dAw Gsn-~evAw
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-21

INSURANCE on Dwelling Houses and
i Household Furniture be effected in the 4tna IN
Cbarory. Hartford, Ho~a> lnrsrunce Gmpons
Nes York and other responsible stock companies fer
eve year- rates ranging from 10 10 ~
per this Size for the whoe tire, -
chsep any other responsible company. For r@listfs
information Insurance call the undersie ped Wiz
give better indemnity than bs found At 9th
agency in this section tdec2Sl B. TkH-EyCK
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-21

NOR SALR-Twenty feet cast side Of lot IL,
ii block los, on the north side OF Main, ssyeHt
street Price 81 600. Title good saIe Enquire Of
febU III b TESEfCk.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-25

but little was known of the region
where now that great necessity of
population and civilization the tele-
graph-isl completed and in working
order. Over desert, plain and noun
tam range, where few years past the
foot of-the white -man-had scarcely
ever pressed, where the wild Indian
reigned supreme, the plodding builder
toils,steg by-step' sets pole after pole,
and finally stretches the wire, which
crowns his work with a halo of sue
Again, coming a up from lie plains.
and grasping the Rocky, the Wasatch
and other mountains another com
pany of these patient builders are
moving, day by day, bringing a new
wire into Salt lake from ST. Louis
by way ofgDenver City. " The snow
has already fallen on the mountain
ranges, but what care they for that?
The wire must be up this monthrDthe
contract calls for it, the business of
the Pacific Coast demands it, and no
matter what the labor may be, the
line will be rfinished.s9Td
Away up in the far North, the Rus
sian telegraph line is growing in
length, pushing through painless
wastes and deserts, through vast ;ret-
gions where the human voice was
never heard before, to bring the civil |
lied ends of the earth together. The |
great object, the prize sought for by |
this Russian line, has been grasped by |
other hands, (which laid the cable. |
Still the conception of this line and
the brilliant work done to span the
world overland, should not be allow
ed to pass for naught, nor the labors
of the builders ignored -'
DO not let us, while the practical
cable talks to us each day, forget the
men who plunge into the trackless
wastes with almost reckless courage
and fortitude, who endure the great
est ,.hardshps by summer heats or
wlntry blasts alike, to realize the
grand idea; . success" !,
They will build the Russian line. 1
and connect San Francisco with Asia
and Europe by the way of Behring's
Straits, and thus complies. the Htigir-
lie round the earth" scA-5eo
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Girdling the -Esrth7What has been
Done In the Far West.

The San Francisco Atta, of Nov,
9TH, aliudes as follows to the labors
of the men who are extending the
telegraph lines over the Western
prairies, and whose oachieyements be-
come second only to those which
marked. the laying of the cable be-
meath the. Atlantic:
Modest in pretension, but, calling
for skilly energy and courageg the land,
service goes on, and mile after mile Of
the magic wire is completed, with
hardly a line being printed to, an
nounce the Almost at our yerry
doors, line of about four hunred
miles has just been completed, I extend
ing from Salt Lake to- Virginia City,
Montana Territory. Two years since
.i99qt3 niRR 1t .OE
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-25
STRAW GOODS.
Merchants. Attention
WHEN You ARE .swINGINe

| WHEN IXoU ARE fsswINGINGr
reqfn%d the circle 2 Of our WHOLESALE
Houses, drop in and examine our stock of
goods. as we have one of the largest and
best-seiected stocks Of Hats, Caps, Ladies
and Misses Trimmed Hats and shaker
Hoods eyer brought to this market, which
wei#in sell at prices that win give fiS you 5u 4 !
large margin for profits. II you buy your
Hats in Cincinnati, Louisville, orst. Louis,
bring your bits With you aMisad We Win du. ]
plicate them, and save you freight. Ifyou
can't come, send us your orders, and we
will guarantee the goods to suit, or you
can return them 70 ps at our expense
Il ANPHEARgtk MITCHELL.
Z -Fg< 10 siu9MqinS i7geB91l lEirsU
! 8fKo. 2S North First Street, "a
-Eng hH3t lR lfti4H3 fHW Nf ur
Next door to Hollingsworth Bros,l .l - q
.fED UIfNt'fN FtifN AllNN. a
nov9o dom n.il EVANSVILLE I'm,
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-25

s,sN QaNDsgyNzgA $50 N01 $40 " nj
j,sgoi odt - bHa Siydmo1q balm s1ob7o
xIu sIoa asiR1
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-25
Women voting IN New Jersey.

i During the debatesin the Senate, 9
t few y+ aaEs a ag2, e. GSgsPs amepdmsn!
Franchise Bill for the District of Co.
lumbia, inquiry was made of5TMr.
Freelinghuyson whether women ever
voted in New Jersey. His reply ad-
mitted that they once did SO hin local
elections" But the fact is that, for
many years. women dwere recognized
there as voters On precisely the same
terms as men! Lucy Stone and Fl. B..
Blackwell g tizene New JERSEY, have
made an investigation, the result Of
which is remarkable, and provost that
previously to 1776 only men voted.
but that, in 1176,g the original State
Constitution. conferred the franchise
on ''(ttt an hal ttdnts p linen or women.
white or black possessing the pre-
scribed qualifications Of ESQ clear
estate and twelve months residence.
and this Constitution remained in,
force until 1874 9 In 1890 the Leg.iis7.l
lature, in an act regulating elections.
used the; words he or She ia reference
to voters. In 1877, another act relative
e, elections repeatedly. designates ther
voters. as he orr She" In the same
year, 1897, 70 women voted in Eliza
betht9wn flor the Federal candidate
In 1890 women generally voted
throughout the State in the Presiden-
tial contest between Jefferson and
Adams. In 1902 a member of the
Legislature from sHunterdon County
was actually elected, ii 4 closely con-
tested election, By the votes of two or
three women of color In 1907, at
local election in Essex County for the
location of the county,seat, men and
women generally participated, and |
were jointly implicated IL very extern
sive frauds. In the following wiHtefd
of 1908, the Legislature, in violation
of the terms of the Constitution, pass |
ed an act restricting suffrage to free, !
white, male, adult citizerg, and nih,-ll
reference to- these virtually abolished |
the property qualification of $50, thus
it to ali white male tax
payers, while excluding all women and /
In 1920, the same provisions
were repeated-and remained un-
changed until the adoption of the
present Constitution in 1874. "'
1t thus appears that women and ne
groes possessed and exercised the
right unquestioned, under the Consti-
tuition of New Jersey, from 1776 to
1907, 81 years, and that from 1907 to /
1874 they possessed the right, but
were arbitrarily deprived of its exerJ
else 81 years more. This is, we be-
lieve, fact unparalleled in the poll
teal history of the world, ard was
probably due to the strong Quaker in
fuence in West Jersey. n
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-25

s.slf n t.1Q 8iIihI
.snTY sue gtoma9ys Tod .tsss = b7NfT
NIB Elcab
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-25

sGoLD PRoDUcTIoN IN 1S66.-The
National Intelhgencer gives the fol-
lowing estimate on the D oduction of
gold during the year 1866;
The value of the t" bullion in humps
assessed during the fiscal year of 1866.
is given by the Internal Revenue Re :
turns at .$81, 1885, sos A. ioOfi this
amount so, 032, 805 was assessed in
the Pacific and Hockey Mountain
States and Territories, and the re-
mainder chiefly in the Atlantic sea
board cities: 2 ftis estimated that in
the gold producing regions of the
coun TRY at least % per cent. of the.
production escaped assessment. and
that ofrthe gold assessed in the. At
lantic seaboard cities, oneIhalf is of
domestic production. In view of
these facts, and taking the. internal
revenue returns as d basis of estimate
the productions of gold in the fiscal
year of 1866 isrealeulated at 500, 219.4
374. The production ofagold in 1865
is estimated at $73, 544368, an in
crease in 1 1866 of SIG, $50 ,815. laaJ II,
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CORRESPONDENTS.
LETTER FROM SPENCER COUNTY

The Weather-POrk Packing-New
Jail-Christmas-TheA Oldest In
habitant-Gander Pulling-Catch.
-ingaRayen-0ld Time Sports
Reflections. ffff 4fs + NV
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-25

.azI ,N11IvrzAvH l3b ocvon
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-25

= l. Isp1 ia31tS hEoo9S on 0liiO
.ssolS 8ods bae 3ooa s'T5ZoiH
nlab aso1 .S58j 3 .5sO s.-5 s4aV3
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-07-28
COuUUNECArED.
CANTON, July 23d. IS


Mr.. E3t,r: As ore WHO Is a dear
lover Of music and is DESTROYS that
the young ladies who participated in
the last concert may s." how fully
their efforts were appreciated, | beg
the privilege Of communicating the
impressions Of an outsider, who does
not wish TO see a good thing "unhon-
o""d and rrSrng; and Will" the
V ions o. lel7tv are dancing bef re
Linn, ard the echoes OF sweet sound
linger in his cav, he will try to 10
justice to all concerned.
The programme was one which
might have attracted n full house in
a larger city than Canton, and those
skilled in the cart divine" were not
without appreheHsions lest the ca
pacity of the performers had been
nvnrrcachcd in the selections. But
while the Sounds from tie grad
chorus OF the "Gipsev's Warning
were ringing promptly, deli ious'v
without a discord, rom forty Threats
confidence was established. and tn,
most anxious were fully prepared 70
, the successful performance, on thre
pianos, o. the difficult overture, al
Barber de Servilla. Many had nrc
dicted the bedlam of rattle ID dis
cord, where seventy fingers an,
thumbs were engaged in the execu
! ton of one piece of music; but :
, perfect was the time. hat every fin
Ger. little and zig, old and Young
p.ov,d to be the righ. fnoG in tn
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-07-28

King and L. Fitzpatrick, and the
"Gipsey Polka" by Misses +. ana
c. Colquhoun, X. Singleton, D. MOS
by, H. King and R. Lyons Botn
pieces were performed in a manner
very creditable to the young play
ers.
The solos ~ Esperance" and
"Come when yon will" the solo and
chorus Kiss me Mother, 'and the trio
az "The Mermaid,s Evening Song"
were sung witt great perfection and
expression.
"Great God to Thee, "When the
summer rain is over, 80 Holy DE-
sus," "a divine piece and "Peace DE
to this habitation,' were the sublime
choruses selected and executed with
q perfection which does great credit
to those concerned. We have been
necessarily obliged to omit mention
of the many beautiful young ladies
who participated i'll this, the finest
concert ever given i'll Canton. We
only beg rs recompense for TINS
unavoidable omission, to repeat what
was actually slid by an old lady
present: "Why bless my soul !
never seed as many putty gals before
in all MY life"
| l. ETRANGER.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-07-28

view to their own party interest ex-
clusively. They are afraid to as
SINE the responsibility Of excluding
the Confederate States from the
Union, and yet fear to let them in
under the Constitution. They are
consequently fixing up State govern
ments of domestic traitors the mi.
norities, with their negro allies-and
through these they hope to hold on
to power, in fact, strengthen them
selves, by admitting States whose
people are deeply and unchangeab'y
hostile to the aims, the principles and
the degrading policy of the party of
miscegenation. How humiliating to
thepride of every true Southern heart
to find men in our midst ready to
lend themselves to the plans of our
deadlieSt foes, in riyrting the chains
OF slavery upon the people, and de-
grading the white race Of the South
to an ultimate corruption OF blood
and Il sinking OF the proud, intellect.
ual Anglo American into a race, into
race of mongre!s-a sickiy, stupid
race of mulattoes and quadroonS.
They are ready to transfer the pow
e. Of their States to the keeping OF
Northern politicians, by excluding
overwhelming majoritieS Of their own
people from the ballot box, and from
holding OF Office, in fact, in building
M governments over them, sustained
ntirely by the force Of foreign arms.
The acts of such States, in electlng
men to Congress and in voting Tor
presidential electors, is fraud upon
the CONSTITUTIONS. No political blum
der or errors of Judgment by Il SOW
ereign people, can work forfeiture
Of the rights OF the State, or even OF
the men who committed the error,
under our CONSTITUTIONS, any farther
than the law expressly prcscribeS
and defines. The argument or JUST
tiration offered by the uSurperS who
have robbed the people Of thei, SOY
ereiGnty, that the majority had for
feited this right by crimes, is the Old
plea oftyrantS; differs from it i'll not
a single particular, and is as old as
the first dcspotiS!n established upon
the earth. Can any one tell Where
or in what instance this ia not true
Some have uSurped the rights o. TIN
people and placed the crown upol
their heads, not from anything th'
righttul rulers had done, but wha
the usurpers taGre3 they would do
pnrhaps the Sumner and Steve.
faction, and BrownlOw, and other
OF Their pood'es ard toGdicS, may bp
long to this class, in part. Blu
whatever may be their reasons 10
DISTINGUISHING the PEOPLE Of th'
Southern States, and permanentl,
Suhject;mg them to "A government il
which they are denied "their cGna
and Just rights" the day is not ia
distant when their petty schemes o
tyranny will share the fate, and cal
down upon the tyrlntS the same eX
porationS that have followed all sim
lar attempts 70 deprive n brave PEG
pc of that liberty which God anc
Nature have given to all who ar,
qualified to appreciate, to enjoy, am
to defend it.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-07-28
Eent,s Furnishing Goods
A FULL ASSORTMENT OF

Csssimeres, Cashmere Bats. Cloths, PAL
met,o Has. Checked Linen. Boots.
Shoes. Half.hose flain Linen, White
Linen. Puf.d Linen Shirts, Uh.
der Shirts. Canvass.
&c, dc. t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-06
NEW- ORLEANS.

GEN. MOWER ASSIGNED TO THB cohMAED OF THE
DISTRICT or LoUsIANA-HPEcT oP RIOT IN
BALTIMORE.
~ TtL1sRiPH TRIEUSL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The following special dispatch
has Just been received at this Bureau from the Tribune
Bureau In New -Orleans;
NEw-ORLEASs, Nov. 5.-The subioned order explains
itself and is only necessary o add that Gen Mower 10
one Of the most gallant aud mertorOus officers IN the
United States Army:
HDCRs. DEPARTMENT oP THE GULF,
Ngw-ORLENNs Nov. ) leo6
GFNER4L ORDER Ma. lf-Bre,et MAJOR Gen. j. A. Mover
Colonel Bth United States Infantry hereby assigned 10 the
command uf the embracing the state Of
usua posts 81 Marshall and Jefferson Texas with
hesaunrters until further orders at New Orleans The dutes
81 Assistant Commissioner Of the Bureau OF Refugees and
freedmen &c the State Of Louisiana also assigned to
M snblect 10 the nppTu, al Of the War Department.
A., command OF Major liea y. II. Sheridan
Gao. l. HAKIsUfF. Asst. Adj Gen.
We have received information that In the event Of not
n Baltimore IL will extend 10 New-Orleans and other
points in the South jeopardng the lives and property OF
Union mon.
Seventeen additional military prisoners have been sent
20 Ship Island 20 serve oat couri-mart.a sentences.