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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-10
JUDrcrAL corvEHr1or.

Republican Judicial Convention for the First judi
cial District Of the State of Iowa viii be held at Mouns
Pleasant Iowa. on Thursday the 18th OF July 1896 AZ
10 o'clock A. NJ for the purpose Of nominating candi
dates for the following oces to be Allied atthe ensuing
evcsral election, 10 Wit:
DISTRICT JUDGE.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
The ratio OF representation viii BE- the that
adopted by the Republican State Convention
JNo II. GEAR. Chm Judicial Committee
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Oswnoo, August 4-sPn
Flour steady; sales 900 bbls at So so for No.
spring sIi si 90 Tor red winter sic for white SIS
$l4 for double extra Wheat quiet and nominaIly
lower Corn dull and lower and sales 5000 bush Is No
rye l0c TO New York. Lake imports-45, 500 bushels
corn Canal exportsl3,0OO bushels wheat and q, 500
f u. . CnioAoo. August 4-eRM
Flour firm q g. $3.50 for spring extras Wheat
. 9eXo, Tor No !. and 2ac. Page Tor No. q High
a Mos y pols a Ss al ana So 81 g.
Freights active and declined 40 20. Receipts to
os aGS bushels
5000 bbls -four 1000 bushels wheat DO 600 bushels
corn and 5000 bushels oats.
Flour quiet. Extra State 50 so a 50 rs, white new
wheat, g .Lous sl!; amber Western, .slI SO si2;
White Western 81 ga So we. held At e. %
corn-saies IN The morning IS. 900 b usSos sat at
Csc for mo No l. ses,sc for No. In the after.
Chicago No held at 80. $780,; wiscons,n nomi-
nal Barley and rye inactive AMI nominal PORK SIS.
Corn isc oats s,c o. stases So SO per ton, and
tolls 70 New York corn No % Albany Receipts las.
ss ~Sos Sas sre 5s sr 70
1891 bushels 81 OFT bushels Canal exports Last
"a hous--wheat 5000 bushels $4,000 bushels,
oats lo9 ITO bushels barley l20 busues and ryo 1870
TolEDc, Ohio. August 4, 1866.
Flour quiet Wheat nrmer; common &c better. Sales
Of No. amber Michigan new crop, a, 50 30 do crop
Of 1895 81 10 81 ~ crop Of 1864 30; white Mich
gan, crop Of 1865 SO 10. Corn unchanged. sales OF
No. mixed, CSC. do yellow, 6i&c. 67c Oats steady.
Rye quiet Lake frelgbts nomnai-4c for 10 Buff
fal0.
MIwAuKEE, August i-6P.M
Corn--Sales q, SO. SEC. for No / 0as du Sales
SIC for No l. Receipts 10 day--e60 bbls. -four,
$4,000 bushels wheat 2 600 bushels corn 900 bushels
oats Shipments todiy-2 900 bbs Hour As 600 bush.
els wheat, 1000 bushels corn 81 900 bushes
M NRw ORLEANS, August 4, 1886.
Cotton quiet sales to-day 1000 haos, Al $50. y 35c.
for mdding Receipts 10 day 100 bales. .,ght ex.
change on New York n n per discount Sterling
eNchange 100 Froghts--COtt0n 70 Iyerpool I'd.
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vssy attentive 70 his business never knew him 70 b
Quarres0me.
Olcer Peter Brady corroborated the foregoing, saa
with bis evidence the inquest concluded. Corons<
sanford charged the jury, who returned the following
THAT Alvin Poole his death on tho 4th dsy u
August 1865, a. the city Of Newark from The effects OF
stab in the lett breast with knife In the hands OF Zee
Num- and that the said Ira Mum Il guilty az wiiff
murder In causing the death Of said Alvin Poole =
TIM PRISONER
conveyed by officer Robert Maug from the station
hear the verdict OF the jury Having his right .
which altogether closed up the glare Of the other ee
added to iuxuriance Of whlskers and mns,sche,
truly sinister and repulsive His lips quivercd vsia
effort TO suppress the overwhelming Of his
situation Extreme vindictveness than natural
spirit Of combalveness 70 be his cardinal dafec
Those who have known him say that he generous
and social and asionshed AZ the abrupt cunnAon
Of his career. He is thirty 1--we years of age and ~
born In this country HIS mother and sister kept house
for him at the hotel.
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COTTON CROP.
Oar Memphis CorrespOnd ence.
MRNyufa Julv "a III

Dur Memphis COrrespOn dence.
MEMPHIS July rs, 1898.
We take the following from q private letter As 10
the crops ON Arkansas river. great Improvement hes
was wet and cold afterwards hall storms down ana
damaged the crops and later the largest freshet the
river since 1sl2; but everything has rccupeated No
doubt tho bottom lands the crop has been reduced
but STILL their good prospects for what Is LEFT On
the hills and upland back country the small farmers via
turn out considerable cotton In tho aggregate theush
the individual product will DO small Corn looks prom.
isiug and both and cotton much better than u
Tennessee Northern Alabama and Mississippi The In
formation had on White river goes 70 show even betsss
than Arkansas; but you must r0collect that Whiea
river Is not and never has beea, much for cotton yst
they w proportion TO what they have planted have
I,nnd sbo that from want Of iabor and from d,cuty
In managing hands, there must BE- large deductions fro
expectations y The time q pi.nlns ana there are very
the balance Juss nov feel this way about this years
good crop doubt II ovcr half the number OF
formerly under cotton was prepared this year and e.
m.s that y. . ~ q what rsa planted viz not .,ss
crop onefoursh Of former ysas ono million bales
suppose stretch hte and cali and hail
Another feature nuss sssimAted-lhas plAnter hAv-
log nav 70 purchase on credit and desiring - mucA
credit = possible bad on growing erops x and Dc
bic. This may BE- the other side q the story hsAn
every day, thai sash man you talk TO has bully
knows Of such disasters sserywhsrs ercsps .rgns %
his place" have met several very Intelligent and
inaairns merchant: who have sought Information 10 -
bales and this from who have interest In stocg
being held over: but putting everything together
It, There Is yet one source Of dsnger-a army worm
which usually appears about this time Af there noe
much talk Of y bu, IL u should come Il y fearful
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LYNCH Law IN .xEA1vcxY-1aatE MEN HUNG.

(trom the Catettsburg (Ky.l Herald, July 20
hundred and fifty men, composed of II the bcsf
citizens OF Lawrence county repaired 70 the villa
Louisa Ky entirely ansuspected BY tho inhabitants OF
termed justice 70 the trio Of dsp who
confined in the county Jail, charged with the
der Of Of the best citizous vi Lawrence county Mr.
George r. Archer some months ago Consultation after
consultation held between the citizens OF tho town
aud the gentlemen composing The company in order to
get tho company 70 leave the matter in the hands
of the onicers OF the law; but all efforts proved
futile. Earnest appeals were made by Colonel
Ferguson, the Roy Mr. Medley, aud Mr.. Hall,
at the Court House. in behalf OF law and order.
after which vote was taken by the COMPANY, and
the following tho rcsult-Eieven III favor OK the
law and the balance IN favor Immediate xscutiou;
whorcup0n they went 70 the Jail gained edssiuu took
out the prisoners, and escorted tlcm no blacksmith
there they proceeded 10 the place OF execution
Jim Lyons made a confession while on WY 10 the
John Lyons and Bill Wright Also ade yoan,a .1 con-
o. they reached the scauId which had
been prepared. They all asc nd and took ;.eir posi-
tions on the same. As soon as quiet Restored Bill
Wright made speech, and in his renarks he requested
his confession should DO reud rs e preferred to
have IL published to the whole word tor he was
dead. Thin, however, was not granted. The truthful
OF Wrghis confession also pronounced
false by the Lyons brothers, and the controversy b.
tween the prisoners nnaaly ended in quarrel giving
each other the lie several times The prisoners mani.
tested very little fear and other xse themselves
70 he bold desperate lends John Lyons word 70
his brother that hc hoped hi.a In 0clser place
tan thai dirty hole at the time sending IN old
pocket hand Cor Keepsake.
The time had arrived Tor the termination OF the
lives OF these miserable men, and receiving the not
acaiion the Lyons brothers joined hands aud Kissed
each otlcf The caps then drawn their heads
and they shouted good bye TO the thrcng, and they ia
connection with Wright, wore launched into eternity
Amer hanging about f'een minutes lie was pronounced
extinct 1hey then down and their bodies were
gtyca INTO tho bands o. the village aushorltie>
or money suncirnt to defray the burial expenses
made ap by The execution committee The bodies were
taken 70 the court house plec In GONNA aud the
next mOFni0g were taken out 70 Blaine for burial.
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public debt end the Paymastee General repoee snas
will take three yesr to examine into the accounts o. the
soldiers 10 whom this extra bounty Is payable TINS de-
lay IS however, inexcusabiy great, and must largely
dim the value Of the reward bestowed oy congress
"a bird in the hand rs worth in the bush and the
Paymaster General should revise his estimate Of the time
necessary To distribute the boanties
The President, we perceive, has appointed COM
missioner 10 collect mning statistics, which We are
much in need o. also Of more accurate agricultural
and commercial statistics. Those compiled BY the
Treasury Department. notorousy unreliable and not
unrequenly show gross inaccuracies their face, the
result generally sheer carelessne@ But the country
Is particularly interested In the collection and preserva-
ton of s.as,ics and general nfornasion regarding
mineral resources for these viii form very important
element in our future national wealth, and the more
ranlliarizcd the public mind becomes with them the
moro attention likely TO be directed their develop
mcn and the rapid their development the greater
will be prosperity and the spread OF civilization
wards ami beyond the Rocky Mountains.
The government Commissioners accepted on the last
day OF July additional thirtydve miles Of the Union
Pacific Railroad One hundred and sixty three miles Of
tho road completed This brings tho line within
thirty-one miles VI Fort Kesrnsy. which point will be
reached by the end OF August Regular trains
ming to Grand Island.
Al the Gloss Of 1896 France had or 27s Kilometres Of
telegraph wires working. and $40 offices were open
During tho year 1,se7.7AS messages were transmitted
and .l2s a72 francs realized therefrom.
The Ottoman Railway from Smyrna to Adm, was
opened the LIST OF July last by this the city OF
Smyrna connected with the foot OF the great pro-
ducng plain, that Of Adm, and continuous Inc Of
communication formed in Connection with the Cassaba
Railroad Of 10 miles between the cities OF Adm and
Manisa or OF 40 miles with the town of Cassabs-
Tue quotations the leading stocks sold at the first
session Of the Stock Exchange at the close Of each OF
the last four weeks were as follows
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LYNCH LAW IN MISSOURI.
Negrs Commits an outrage and II suss
ssarily Huns by the Citizens.


from the Anncus mo Union, July col
On Tuesday last terrible tragedy enacted Ia
usually quiet town. the ike Of which we have never
bcsoss been called upon to record and similar one va
On tho evening previous word came 10 town that
little white gds daughter Of Mr.. s,ntsmaa, had been
Of age She MAS severely dsngerously injured
By the brutal fellow In attempting 70 accomplish his
helIish pcrpcse On Tuesday morning negro naIned
Henry Thomas, Tennessee Bill was arrested on srs
pclon ~ being the lendsh pelpetrzior Of the crime
he denied uc crime vehemeny or having been out or
town In thaa direction. TO give him ~ fair show
eight OF Ten other negroes, and when The lisie
g,ri wss brought TO faco them shc instantly and
without the least hesitation pointed at the fellow Who
had been arrested ss the guilty party This wss con.
elusive and satisfactory evidence OF his guilt and would
have justhed any jury in tho land In consignng him 90
tho gaiiowa
Of Mr. stuismsn, who was At work In distant pst 81
the county. and give him che privilege Of administering
summary justice 10 the miserable wretch Az two
O'Clock Mr. = had not arrived aud IN the moan time the
negro having made full confession Of hts I,,ble
crime, was deemed unadviablc 70 longer defer the
dtction OF punishment which he richly deserved.
Tn. negro marched 10 the grove Just Of TOW
rops was properly adjusted round his neck the o,sr
end passed the limb OF y convenient tree, and in
the noxt moment his black dangling in the
ARA httng erpia,ion for an atrocous crime
Throughout the entire proceedings there VS. no pas
sion excitement manifested Everything was doue
calmly and deliberately though people attending
their Ordinary day business Neither thee
. dissenting voice heard All felt that this community
further Tor this particular negro His life
forfeited under the law, aud the circumstances Of The
crime and still deemed angle Justification Of
the summary course that was pursued
We do not WISH la acquicsrng In the proceedings mar
rated shove, 20 be understood advocating giving
any countensuce ~ mob law in general There WAS, "a
truth not one OF the characteristics mob about tbs
matter. There disorder tumuit, no angry
violence other circumstances that chsractenzc mob
II wss cain, dspsssouse, unrosstsd execution Of 'he
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Wheat continued dull, and common qualities de-.
ly so firm. wcro noe quotably lower Tue sales
were 1900 bushels At 81 rs = q 80 for amber
.Sa o. atsa an outside ppss
for now No 1 Miiwaakes. Cora was in mode.
rate export demand ~ decline Of fully 1c.
Western. Sales las 600 bushels 1t 7ec S0 for sound
mixed Western. and TIC. 7Sc for unsound do Oais
we're rather more active, the demand being chiefly
export but prices 1c on sales rs 600 bushels at
Ole &c. for State, lOc &c for Chicago SOC Sc
foy Iowa. 4se. &c tor Milwaukee and 6Sc. e0c for
jersey. Rye dull and heavy, with sales Of 900
busicls Western at roc. . 8sc Barley and malt were
norninaiy unchanged
cortos--rho demand limited, but holders were
Arm. none offering under the appended quotations,
ess nominal account OF the light
business The sales comprise ,0zo baes We quote -
UpL0vd FLyyldu Hobi< a 1T
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vnicn you have incurred towards the nation, the czsa
by the usurpaticn OF power you have been guilty OF in
aecreeing tho continuance of the citizen Don Bento
Juarez the Presidency OF the republic and excluding
rom u the citizen General Jesus Gonzales Ortega con
sttutlonAt President Of the Supreme Court OF Justice,
and therefore the only one called TO II by law
Ihe great difficulty Of communication between Paso
del Norte and the places where have been compelled
70 stay since LEFT Chihuahua six months ago. at the
time OF the French invasion OF that State has prevented
the said DEGREES from reaching before. This will
explain citizen hinister why Il Ia but that send
this official letter. 20 that you will have the kindness
make known II 10 the citizen President and OF which
expect you will remit me the corresponding receipt for
my security
Independence and Liberty.
E JESUS NJ PALACros, (
VILLA DE 0IsAoJA, January Ia, 1866.
To the citizen Minister OF Relations and Government,
pasO del NOrtc
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poLlIIcAl ITEMS.

EaYPr.--sJoshn Allen In almost certain to got the
democratic nomination for Congress In the Tenth
Illinois district. represented by Mr. Kuykeudsli.
INDIANA CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. nominations
for Congress have been made all the districts excepa
the Eighth, IN which Godlove Orth will undoubtedly
DO renomInated They follows: dsirics,
General william Harrow, Evansville Second district.
General W. Gresham, corydon Third district General
Norton G. Hunter. Bloomington Fourth district General
Ira G. Grover Grocnsburg; Fifth district Hon. George
W. Julian, Richmond Sixth district. General John CO.
burn, Indanspolis Seventh district General Henry n
Washburn, Terra Hauts Eighth DISTRICT Hon. GodIovs
0rh, Terra HAuts; Ninth district Hon. scuyer Colfax
south Bend; Tenth district, Major William Williams,
Kosciusko county; Eleventh district, General J. r O.
Bhanks, nv county.
Fmsr Iowa DISTRICT. democrats have oolt,l
the nomination OF General Fitz Henry Warren Con-
gress By tho supporters OF President johnson Called
. convention 10 meet At Fairfield on the sth inst 70
nominate another candidate.
SnnEvuL. Radical papers give their columns TO tue
circulation u such blasphcmous, unvouched for items
the followng:-At copperhead 70 citing lately held
in Shebyvlle Ky, one Of the ''unwashed' gave
enthusiastic for Breckenridge which responded
to by lie crowd with much enthusiasm Another yelled
out 'Iincoln s dead and in h. Cd d-n him, and
this also rapturously applauded
SENATOR WILSON. Senator Henry Wilson has arrvaA
Gems OF the place national topics Tuesday evening
August T.
,ImRD New JERSEY DrrMcr. The Republican Convea-
ton will probably meet at Somerville early in Septen-
ber Major General Robert McAllister, OF Warren viii
be o candidate for the nomination
PENNSYLVANIA SRNAT0RsHIP. The name OF Henry q. Ca
reg has been suggested connection with office u
United States Senator.
ILMoIs.-Gon. John A. Logan declines being 'caadi-
for Representative at large from Illinois bu, VIII
strike for the senatorship.
MISSOURI g. d. Drake and General Fremont riva,
radical candidates for the Senatorial seat TO he vacated
by B. Gratz Brown Fremont Is well known; Drake u
an Ohio man. whig, then prosIavery democrat,
radical and author Of the constitution OF Nts
souri,. a4N@M
THs PnLApxIPmA CONVENTION. -Thc Conservative State
Convention In Minnesota adopted resolution requesting
delegates the Philadelphia convention 10 vote fos
the exclusion from that Convention Of all Northern
who not .'war democrats The convention in In
diana voted 10 exclude all bat sloya men," but the
Washington Star says that all who for the mms-
date restoration OF the Union, Of friendly
between all sections OF the country, who sustain this
administration and who present themselves in gooA
faith under the cali Of the convention, win DO admttss
without reference to their antecedents
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NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE.

Jersey City.
CAPsruNa or B0Ar.--About three O'Clock yesterday
afternoon man In small boat, whom Il acct
denally overturned opposite the Pavona ferry, The
held ON Il rescued by the hands Of . Hoboken
feryboat while the little craft 6oated down with tns
current
DEAD BRps AND FISHES IN THE MoRRn CANAL Driving
along the plank road from Newark ono 10 struck with
the large number Of geese, chickens and fishes Of all
lying dead near the bank Il matter worthy Of
inquiry whether The aquatic tribe have tho cholera
the other hand, whether any naled for cruelty Is
exercised by the boatmen who pass frequently along the
canal II is alleged that they lind q recreaion In hunt
Ing down poultry regardless Of IN unonendng neghbors
loss.
Newark.
DARING PrcKr0CKHr. the inquest was pro
ceeding yesterday In the Coroners room, young
from New York, named Devane delivered Of his
pocketbook and its contens-aoout $13 in bills with
silver coin. His watch WAS well nigh distracted also
during q pressure OF the audience TO the knife
alleged be the instrument Of Pooes death. As soon
the made known 70 the they secuted In
every direction but the thief had escaped but probably
for short timc only as be Is known TO some OF tho
authOritie6
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FINANCIAL AND CONNER ciAL.

SUNDAY. August S. 1885,
Rusiness was animated in Wall during tho past
-,ek and particularly the Stock Exchange, where
the speculation railway shares continued active at
ayancug prices The sensation produced at the begin
ming by the laying of the Atlantic cable the prema-
tufs IL conveyed that treaty OF peace
had been signed by the bellgercnt Powers in Europe
gradually died out so that Il became lees than n nino
days wonder, and as the cable afterwards failed
aunicsie any news OF public importance notwthstand
ps the important events trausprng 10 Europe the pub
70 Logan to doubt whether the cable after
at Late on Saturday evening, however as II TO cap
ne climax Of the farce there telegram
saying there political Of real importance
ts day tho 3d, without explaining what had occurred
during the long interval of tho subject which
the telegraph had allowed 10 eapss The advices by tho
steamer Moravian by reasoning with
regard TO The future OF the war It's termination with the
from present appearances
There . brisk demand on Monday for hvc-twentes
q the old ISSUE which 1857 under ii but after
wards they declined under reported decline OF the
honds in London from II to 6stS. On Saturday, how
ever, they advanced 100 in consequence of report
that they were II again. instead OF which Il subse-
qllently transpred that they we're only % on the
81 inst price which leaves very scanty
margin profit at the present price of gold and the
bands here Government securities generally were we'll
Supported and the facilities for carrying them specu-
is'on we're ample, owing TO the extreme
abundance Of money and the low rate OF interest,"
namely, -four per cent
rhe growing talk about the socaed cholera has ex-
eSted influence upon the OF speculation on tho
stock Exchange, owing TO prevailing belief that the
disease will not become epidemic II that which is
considered really Is cholera concerning which there
doubts entertained Moreover 1t argued that wh lie
the prevalence OF such scourgc among us would tend
IL the stagnaton Of trade would thereby leave cap,,
anemploy ed which, in the absence Of other occupation,
would be available for speculative in Wall street.
IL is also argued that the Western grain crops arc
promising large business es before the railways that
section Should peace Europe however there
will be less gain in this respect than might be otherwise
looked for At the close Of business Saturday after
ncnn the following quotations reported New
York Central l04ts y, Erie 6sss :. Hudson River
lsi1i l22 Reading ILL., y, Michigan Southern s43s
=, Cleveland & Pittsiurg 81 u Rock Island 1Osk
lo4. Northwestern 2sK aX-preferred 67;s a u, Fort
=, gold 49, Az
Tho gold market opened under excitement Monday
morning consequent the European news by steamer
and cable and sales low 1916 but 1t rallied to
1884, the day. During the OF the week
NAMED dull and generally steady, notwithstanding full
demand for customs duties the receipts having been
81 $40 s33 this port Of coin for delivery
week to range from l-S2 to i-G per rent The daily