The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-25

krvs. Warning and Burgess, pastors of the
Chatham Square and Exchange Street NJ. E.
Churches, ofthis city, closed the labors of the
Conference Year last Sabbath evening. Mr..
Burgess leaves the Exchange Street charge
in better condition, spiritually and financially,
than it has been before for some years, and
We can say the same Of The lAbors of Mr..
Warning. Both gentlemen have been jealous
workers; and have endeared themselved to
their congregations and our citizens gener-
ally, and in whatever station they may be as
signed by the Conference, they will carry
with them the respect of this whole commu-
nifty. They leave this morning for Knoxville,
at which place the Conference will be hold.
OK previous occasions we have spoken
about the condition of the road leading to
Buena Vista Ferry, over which large part
Of our Missouri friends are compelled to
travel The City Council have made proti-
sions for grand drive around the city,
which is all very well, but while they are
spending money for this purpose, it would be
well for them to turn an eye to the roads
leading from the city, and give them ress-
enable share of their attention. Much COM
plant has been made on account of the out,
rageous state of the Buena Vista road, and
by all means it ought to be attended to and
repaired. Viii our City Fathers see that
few dollars ofthe public money be sprinkled
4 a. l. l. for< f1rt tho ht,r q ofsnH
FoRT MADISON. One of the plessantast
municipalities in this western world is the
little city Of Fort Madison. 1t doesn't fll
the world, It's true, with the noise of IT'S
merchandise, and wi Il never probably emu
late the glory of old Tyre and Sidon, yet it
has good trade, and its business men are
gentlemen and capital spirits, and its ladies
and youths and babies delight and the we'll
.neri,ing praise OF all Madisonians.
One of its good institutions is the National
Bank. We found there our friend, General
Clark R. Viewer, cashier. who runs the ins,i-
tuition with the utmost efficiency and business
sagacity. It has proved a good thing for
the Madisonians; it will continue on that
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line.
We looked in upon that excellent specimen
of heightened journalism, the Pdiadeal<r,
and ionnd its veteran editor hard at work ln
the cause of the Right. Mr.. Wilson will 10
good service during this campaign in lifting
Lee county out ofthe sloughs of Copperohn.
! sonism.
Itstwo good professional institutions in the
legal line nre Hon. j. NJ. Beck and Hon
John Van Ealkenburg, and it their excel
: lence as lawyers and sound Republicans wert
: not so generally known, we would give them
a puff But they don / need it.
The Penitentiary was q great attraction
Large numbers Of masculine and feminine
keokuk humanity visited it. Luckily they
were all let out again, in the goodness of the
Warden heart. Mr.. Kelsey, the excellent
Warden, was at Burlington, attending the
State Fair. His Deputy, Mr.. Reynolds, did
the honors of the establishment in his char
acteristically courteous manner. Our good
friends, Hale. Davis & Co., who are the EN-
bodiment Of American go-ahead .ativeness,
have made a vast improvement in the ma
chinery and appointments of the mechanical
department Of the workshops, and the CON
Wet labor is now being we'll employed. Capt.
| Davis and his splendid family, and our young
friend, Will. Harrison, are Keokukians that
Fort Madison can congratulate itself upoh
having confseated even temporarily.
Fort Madison is good town. What it
needs now is to vote down the Copperjohnson
party, vote up the Union Republican ticket
IN that locality, elect Rolett and Warwick.
and its municipal star ofprosperity will shine
IN undimmed prosperity throughout all the
future.