The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-11

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Association merely wish 70 cover asnsaxl5 =
possible their sctaal ostlay Of noesy = ess-
|;us out the work. When our psdpae ssaecs
apoa tho importance Of Tie work - ~ ne
patrons Of the library; The di6esls1 they vaii
have in procuring copy after the edition =
once disposed Of, and how desirable i y that
his noble city institution shall BE- maineaansd
We hone they win bny at once, and without
all the catalogues.
We are glad to see among rs again Mr..
SIMox FRANK, Of the extensive clothing e.
tablishmens Of HISS, SrSRx 1 Co. He has
been spending the past six months among the
"dear ones 1t home in Central Europe. The
trip to his native place took him through
Prussia and into Bavaria. II took him also
right upon the theater Of the contest which,
for . time, convulsed all Germany. The
document that Uncle Sam gives to his natur-
Allied children saved him from being thrown
personally into the strife In his return his
ocean trip was made in nine days and four
hours, with fair seas and prosperous breezes.
His was pleasant trip throughout.
TIE NEw Law CoEcERsrsa REvExuK
SrAxPs.-The new tax law concerning rev.
enue stamps vent into operation on Wednes.
day, and its provisions are especially interest
ing to bankers and brokers, from the fhct pl
their being taxed at the rate of one cent fol
every hundred dollars OF the amount of salei
Of stocks, bonds. coin, bullion, promissory
notes or other securities. On every bill Oh
memorandum of sale stamps are TO be placed
equal to the amount of the above mentioned
tax, and 10 computing the amount Of thu
stamp tax any fractional part of one hundred
dollars. is to be computed 1t one hundred dol
lars. Heavy penalties viii be incurred b,
neglecting to comply with the provisions o
this law.
"LEx TAIIoSIs. WHO is this Misssur
Butternut gentleman with = latin name wha
has drifted over into keokuk, from on
| neighboring city of Alexandria, by the rebe
tide? He writes letter TO the Alexandra
Conservative, pitching into Col. Moore ant
the True Flag; The latter makes scathinl
reply. In the course Of it, It says.
at appears that Lex Talionis, who liv
ing in Iowa is supposed to know all abou
Missouri. has discovered that Jas. 3. Gree,
and old Boulware are incapable of defending
themselves against Col. Moore, and he there
| fore volunteers to act as their counsel. WI
doubt il either will thank him for his stupi,
interference The idea that James s. Green
once Senator of the United States, is tn
client OF this Lex Talionis, is an insult Il
fallen greatness. True the fable tells US tina
the lion was loosed from the tolls by an infe
rior animal, but we must be permitted TO OBJ
serve that it WAS mouse, not q mule.
The claim which Greene and Boulwar
have upon the generosity of our Keokul
friend, j. that these two gentlemen breasted
the storm Of fanaticism in 1861. That .storn
of fanaticism' rose soon after the fall of Sum
ter. and blew until it drove the armies o
rebellion like chat before it. II was tina
storm that laid Green and Boulware fat, ant
swept Lex Talionis' out Of this State int.
Iowa. No wonder he feels bad over sucl
weather.