The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-03-20

THE GATE CITY.
KEoKUK. IOWA:
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1855.
CITY NEWS.
Bills OF LAprNc, in large or small guam
titles, for sale at this Office.
TIE Ottumwa Courier says it counted thirty
err;.rant wagons in the streets Of that place
ono day last week-bound west.
TIE Temperance Platform, published at
Des Moines. has been enlarged and changed
to a quarto form.
Tug Irish citizens of Burlington held .
demonstration on st. Patrick's day. The
Hacseye says it passed off orderly and in good
style. -
Axoyc the contributors to the tenlan
Fund, as the list is given in the New iorK
World, appears Keokuk. The bro'nernood
here being pledged in the sum ofSo,OoO.
Tpr LApY's FRIEND for April is received.
"Waking'' is a pretty plate and the other
illustrations are good. The list of Is
varied. Published by Deacon Peterson, Phil
a~delphia. -
We are glad to note that Mr.. Dixon Of the
Des Moines Register, is recovering from the
blindness that has so long afflicted him. He
hopes to be able to resume editorial labors in
a few weeks.
The Ha,ckcye says the Keithsburg tried to
got mn the river Saturday but couldn't get to
Rock Island and returned to Fort Madison.
There is a gorge of ice at Rock Island ten
or fifteen feet high.
RuMoR said yesterday that the packet Reso-
Lutte. which we noticed day before yesterday
as having grounded, has been broken in
twain. We could find no one who could
speak definitely as to the truth Of the report.
Jusr received at Bostwick l. Co.'S. a choice
line Of black silks, the cheapest ever brought
to this market. Go see them.
marl7-6t-sat-tue-thu
ATTENTION, PrBIlc.-Ye unto whom has
come a disposition to provide yourselves with
spring costume against the coming of warm
weather, know ye, that vencill l. Jones are
now constantly receiving fine piece goodsand
ready made clothing, and a splendid stock Of
all things in their line. Call upon them.
Across the river, at the I. W. l. Great
Western Railway can be seen cars, through,
with their contents, from New York in seven
DAYS. Thus we have unbroken rail connec.
ton with the metropolis, and freight is ship
ped withou:: change Of cars. To this fac
we call the attention of our citizens and O
shippers throughout the entire valley.
PERsoNAL.-We are under obligations t,
our friend DR.. Ford for late Southern paper
from Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina an,
North Carolina. The Doctor has Just re
turned from a Southern tour of Observable
over the route of Sherman's march, and W
have a partial promise that he will give OF
readers the benefit of his observations throug
our columns.
Ok the 18th of May, a grand billiard tou
nament will be held in Davenport, where's
the championship in lows is to be settlet
and the victor chosen to a seatin the America
Billiard Congress as the Hawkeye represent,
tive. 1t is expected that Michael Phelan an
-four others, the best billiard player
in America will be present. Six COZ
testants will enter for the champion
ship Of Iowa, all residents of the Stat,
To the best player will be presented a go
mounted cue, valued at 5000; to the secon,
a silver hunting case watch, to the third,
silver cup.
LITERARY Observation-Disclosures Mag.
zine for February presents its usual numbe
of i~nviting contributions to the literature
the month.
The London Quarterly for January contain
Livingston's Zambesi and its tributaries: S
mon de Montfort; Tennyson's Enoch Ardel
N. Sainte Beuve; Grotes Plato and other essa,
and reviews, all excellent and making Il
number one Of unusual interest.
The Edinburgh Review, which we dee
the ablest of the quarterlies, maintains in Il
January number its high character.
Blackwood and the four Quarterlies Al
published by Leonard Scott & Co., New Yor
New GooDs just received and daily arrivir
at Bostwick 4 Cos. Go and see their sprir
styles Of dress goods.
enthusiastically
WERE invited Thursday to witness an il
portant surgical operation by Prof. Hughe
at his ln6rmary, upon q gentleman fro
Missouri. The case was a very delicate ar
important one too, but not being familiar vii
the teehnicalities of surgery, we will not vel
ture q minute description. Suffice it to So
that unto our optice the operation seemed
be scientifically performed. Upon Monde
DR.. Hughes performed an operation for car
Ger in the case of Mrs. Sherman, Of Grinnel
q critical and highly successful operation
Divers and sundry others has he performe
within a short time past, and all attends