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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27
Council Rooxs, Dec. "a,

COUNCIL Rooms, Dec "a, 1866.
Present-R. II. Gilmore, President pro
tenn, and Aid. Jaeger, Knowles, Leisy and
Seaton.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The petition of the Rev. John Burgess and
others, for repairs to the sidewalk in front of
Lot I, Block 80, was received, and on motion
the same was laid on the table.
The City Attorney reported against grant.
ing the petition of J. Moony, for the remis-
sion of his special tax for grading the alley
in Block 1876. Report received and adopted.
Aid. Knowles, from the Third Ward Cons
mittee, reported against granting the petition
for repairing Seventh street, and also for re-
pairs on Blondeau street, on the ground that
it is too late in the season to do such work
advantageously. Report received and
adopted.
The matter of certain back taxes Of VIM.
Edwards, was, on motion, referred back to
the Committee, with power to act.
The following bills were allowed and or
dered N ho maid. .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27

We have often been asked why i, is that
Peetoral Balm has proved such . success.
The only reason we can give is, that it is .
medicine which has proved by test to be su-
perior to any preparation knowa for the re-
lief Of Bronchial diseases. For sale by Kerr
q Fuller, Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27
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The Winona Mimi Daily Republican states
that the exports Of wheat and -four for 1866 from
that place, reducing the -four to bushels, amount
cd to 1856 s2 bushels.
The annual report of the Secretary Of Dubuque
tIowa1 Produce Exchange gives the follow ing
shipments from that point:
Wheat. Oats. Corn. Barley. Rye,
1884,. S4q, $50 9To,se0 s4,e5e $500 2,a50
1855. ..1.07l 800 5E,soo 10000 1870 1890
1867 ,476,09o 1880 700 1l,76o $3.50
Receipts in bushels for the months of August,
September, October and November for three sue
cessive years:
Wheat. Oats. Corn. Barley. Rye
1884,. 1900 3e4,s50 $3.50 25,2Oe l,150
1885,. $4,000 $1,000 $3.50 $3.50 2,10o
1885,. l,ooe,s7O c,leo $50 1860 1860
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27

EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS CHAScr.-Web.
ster 4 Bro, at Fort Madison, Iowa, having
favorable opportunity to engage in the whole.
sale trade, in the Southwest, offer for sale
their entire stock Of Books, Stationery, Fan,
cy Notions, and Musical Merchandise.
Having the exclusive book business in For,
Madison and vicinity, with splendid bushes,
room. low rents, q fresh clean stock,
and large and increasing trade, we do no,
hesitate to say that this is by far the best
chance for investment offered. Terms
Cash. For particulars, address,
WEBSTER 4 BRo.,
Fort Madison, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27

HAD the pleasure Of a call yesterday from
Hon. VIM. Loughridge, of Oskaloosa. He
goes to Washington in few days. He u q
good addition to the Iowa Congressional DEL
sgation, and will add to the high reputation
Iowa already has for the ability and worth of
its National REPRESENTATIVES.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27

The sad intelligence announcing the sud
den demise Of our esteemed fellow. citizen,
Gen. SAMUEL r. CuRrIs, suggests the pro-
priety of calling meeting Of the citizens
and military gentlemen of our city for the
purpose of Arranging for proper reception
of his remains on their arrival.
The meeting will be held at the Office Of
Gen. Belknap, this Thursday morning, at
10 O'Clock. All are invited to be present
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27

SELLING Orr DRY GooDs At Cosr- G1De
4 Kerr will offer their entire stock u xtaanr
goods at cost and less for the nSxt tGSs dGys'
Go early, as now is the time TO sec, re bar
gains. dec21-St
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27

MAsosIc.-There will be a,special commu.
nication of Eagle Lodge No. IL, A. F. A.
NJ, this evening, at 7 o'clock. Work on the
FIRST degree.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27

Oua fkiend n. Bsownell he's united our
friend Mr.. LIN 8. Mckenzie with himself in
business This makes capital firm; they
are ~ snterprisins young men, and have .
6sSe.rats establishmeae. See nbtice in adj
YertisinR column.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27

TIE Ladies' Bensvolsnt Society received
from the Litsls Girls Fair Of Miss Lawrence :
school the handsome sum Of $l66. From
Mr.. Irwin, of the firm Of Kramer, Irwin 4
Co., large box Of caps and fur>trimmed
hoods, for which We tender our thanks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27

BuRKIrr l. Co. will sell at retail, at cost;
mems seal, otter, and beaver fur 1Aps; ladies
fitch, rat, and coney furs; lAdies' beaver
trimmed hoods and scarfss undsrshiytt md
drawers. docl0Hl0
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-27

A bunch Of keys, two brass and fonr iron,
two of which are very small, was picked up
on the street yesterday, and Left at this Office.
The owner can have the same BY calling and
paying for this notice.
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05
OUR MARkE rs.

In view of the recent discoveries made by the
Board of Health, in regard to the filthy condi-
ton of our City Markets, it may not be uninter-
esting TO look at the statements recently pre-
pared by the Citizens Association, showing
how much money is annually expended to keep
these places clean.
There are twelve markets in the city. In
1901 the expense of cleaning" the markets
was :. .275; in 1868 it was 1857; in 1894 it
was Sl3,645. In 1855 the sum was about
$4,000. In l366 the expense is estimated at
Sl6,5OO.
Now, according to the Controllers state
ments. all this money was expanded for sweep
ing up the markets and removing the dirt and
garbage year after year; aud year by year the
amount of money spent for it steadily increases;
but the inspection of Washington Market by
the Board of Health showed that the accumu-
lated filth of years was to be found there
But singular circumstance occurs in connec-
ton with the amount to be paid for this purpose
this year. The Superintendent Of Markets asks
for Sl6, 800 stating that this sum will be sufii-
cient; the Senate Committee on the Tax Levy
reports that he ought to have S25, 600
The question arises-Whyl
If this sum is actually necessary, then We must
conclude the SuperintendentS have been in the
habit for the past few years Of making nominal
expenditures and not performing their duties,
in which ease they are little better than
swindlers If Mr.. Brown, the present Superin-
tendent, does not understand his business and
actually does not know what sum is needed, he
ought to be removed. If the extra s., 800 was
tackled on to his estimate for sinister reasons,
we would like to know the instigator of the plan.
IT, in view of the apprehended pestilence, or the
searching scrutiny of the Health Board, the ter
rifed parties in charge desire to make thor
ough job of the sweeping of the markets. we
suggest that the broom be applied without hesi-
tation to the blamable officials together with
the other rubbish. and the whole mass of cor
ruption be cleared away together.
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05
GENERAL NEW -.

The Street Cleaning Commission met yeSter-
dav A long communication was received from the
contractors for cleaning the streets complaining OF an
interference with them the exercise Of their functions
by tho Metropolitan Board of Health
The great law case of Burrill against the city
of Boston TO recover 100000 for procuring recruits
during the war was begun before the Massachusetts,
Supreme Court on Tuesday at Dedham.
The new and spacious steamer Bristol was
successfully launched yesterday from the yard of Mr..
w H. Webb The cylinders Of this vessel will be the
largest ever made in this country.
Two men were instantly killed on the Penn
syvania Railroad yesterday in consequence of bridge
breaking down. and the precipitation of train into
the river below.
The Conservatives appear to have carried the
st. Louis municipal election by very large majority
and will apparently control the City Councils for the
ensuing year.
The New-York East Methodist Episcopal
Conference began its annual session yesterday in the
Westinghouse QSrooklyn) Church, Bishop Scott pre-
siding.
An English forger, wilkins by name, has
been arrested since his arrival here Monday last in
the City Of Paris and be will be taken back in custody
A frightiul tornado swept over portion OF
ILLINOIS last week. lHeIe losS Va P''PN4'' ""N
damage put at $4,000 and Ia persons were Killed
Mr.. James NJ Scovel of the New-Jersey Sen
ate again yesterday prevented the choice OF United
States Senator by the Legislature of that State.
An auction sale of Scranton coal took place
Yesterday resulting average advance Of % cents
per tun on the various grades OF sizes offered.
II is said that five steamers and $500 men
have left the shores of the United States Tor the pur
pose Of taking the island Of Bermuda.
Gen. Burnside was yesterday elected Govern
or of Rhode Island by vote approaching unanimity.
The Legislature is also Union
The Republicans of Norwalk Conn.,. fired 80
Guns in honor of the election OF Gen. Hawley to the
Governorship of that State.
The Meteor case was again before Judge
Belts of the United States District Court yesterday
No decision was arrived at
g. s. Randall has been elected City Superln-
tendeut of Schools and Henry Kiddle Assistant Super
intendent ...|
Mr.. Potter, senior proprietor of The Cincinnati
Commercial died at that city yesterday morning
The persecution Of Friends in North Carolina
is denied in note to this paper from that State
The Erie Canal will probably be officially
"opened" on or about Mayl
Complete returns from the Connecticut Elec-
tlon give Gen. Hawley 500 majority.
At the book trade sale there was sold $4,000
worth of books on Monday.
Gold closed yesterday at 1915 Sl27l. Money on
call active y and the rate is steadily harden
ins Commercial paper sells at for best sag for good and
lOqs for ordinary Foreign exchange is in more demand
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05
CITY RAILROADS.

Our Legislature is now profoundly absorbed
in the manufacture of Railroad charters, mainly
Of City Railroads. Probably nothing we caa
saw on the subject will have power to stay the
rnsb;rr current in mid-career; but we do most
earnestly protest against any more tracks peihs
laid along along our crowded streets until some
one Of the projects contemplating an Elevated,
and one of those meditating an Underground
Railroad shall have had fair trial. Ifexpe-
rience shall prove these impractcabie or inJu'
r;ous then we will consider the expediency of
layinc more tracks along our principal streets;
but. until these shall have been 'rieu' we DO
hone that no more Horse or Suriace hoads'
and especially no Railroad in Broadway Will be
authorized.
What we who live and work here-or live
o,so,vboro and work here-eminentiy need, Is
some Quicker mode of getting to or from our
n,oces Of business than any Horse Road or any
roo5 which crosses streets on their surface level,
can possiblv supply. Allowing steam TO be used
., snrf,ce roads would subserye no good end (;
since speed is precluded by the constant cross
mo of streets on their surface level. But an
r,nderrround or al Elevated Road is subject to
no kindred impediment, and may be run from
Harlem River to the Battery IN twenty to
thirty minutes 1t fills no streets with ve1a'
tious tracks; it does not interfere with cart
mems loading and unloading goods at stores
It monopolizes no public squares or places with
side.tracks and turn-outs. And our people
will never be satisfied that such roads are I'M
practicable till the experiments shall have been
fairly tried under the auspices Of men interested
in It's success.
The Legislature can Of course do as 1t will
BIT the pressure for Horse or Surface Roads
snrjncs entirely from thoSe who expect to bt
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05
CONNECTICUT.

The Courant (ETatford) mistakes 1--WE think
in supposing that 5000 more votes were polled
in that state in 1860 than at the recent election.
From several towns, we have only the majority
at this election, which of course reduces the
aggregate. We judge that the vote just polled
was never exceeded.
The new House stands III Union, "a Dem.-
majority 81. Last year, I57 Union, II Demo-
cratic.
The Cou-ant elects a Union Sheriff in every
county but New-Haven; but Is mistaken, we
apprehend, with regard to Fairfield.
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05
AROVT LIARS.

The FeSald, in urging the people of Con .
cut to vote,for English in order to sus.s'n th'
Presidents Ps.licy,' saw fit to say;
"The Presidents parry Js.,sye y ,naXesine tli
Government for the benefit o. forty milionset " hit
seek It's protection ne party opposedto him ro1id osd
m an aristocrqcy OF rse millions Of hs9rOss karfsg
clliar righf and pVriss and superior % Whs mes ~
sDTy legal re,psc!
Now. the above il either most important
truth o. a wicked, deliberate, yillanoue lie; for
there cah be DO pretense of mistake O. error in
the premises. If the party termed Radical
have proposed TO create "an aristocracy of three
millions of negroes, having peculiar rights and
privileges, and superior to White men in every
legal respect" then the propositions If Consti-
tutional Amendment or ordinary legislation
wherein they have embodied such purpose
must be extant, and their citation the ready
mode of justifyipg The HsraIfs averment and
confounding all gainsayers.
But, if sGch citation is impossible, because
there are no such propositions to be cited, then
the averment is not merely a gigantic lie--a Ia
with circumstance and deliberate intent-but il
il. in view of all the facts, peculiarly cruel,
wicked lie-a lie concocted and uttered in the
interest of injustice and oppression, with intent
to uphold iniquity and perpetuate wrong. Such
this particular lie seems to us-a lie emineutly
calculated if ever lie could, to invoke on the
head Of its author the lightnings of Heaven.
The Netr- York Times sees fit TO NEEDLE with
this matter inits usual sidewise, slippery fashion,
talking OF 81" the class of people which INDUCES
in this sort of argument" Now there is no ar
gumert in the case. You can hold no argument
with a willful, conscious liar. Boots do not
argue. They have a different function alto
gether. But, since The Times has seen fit to
interpose in the premises, we viii ask il TO an
swer few plain questions-yiz:
l. Is the averment Of The Herald, or j. it not,
lie
II. If a lie, is it not clearly eminently,a cruel,
wicked lie, calculated to injuTe the already op-
pressed and Observation-Disclosures, lie de-
serving the severest reprobation
/ H. Ifit be such a lie, would it not be wrong
TO countenance and dignity the liar by descend
ing to any sort Of argument with bin on the
subject You do not argue with thief a
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05
Mr.. Trumbull makes a VERY reu i

Mr.. Trumbull makes a very rem 'h'e state
ment concerning the history Of the Uiyl Rigf' ;
Bill and the efforts by those wlo favored it to
avoid anything Ike conflict with the PreSi-
dent. The bill prepared after consultation
with Mr.. johnson, copy of it was furnished
him while it was pending, and he was solicited
to make known his objections, if any he had,
that the bill might be amended and made &C.
ceptable to him. "He never" says Mr.. Trum-
bull indicated to me, nor so far as l know,
to any of its friends. the least objection to any
of the provisions of the bill till after its pas
sage"
That does not look as if Congress desired to
make war on the President.
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05

They have a genius in Cincinnati who Is lis
coursing in one of their journals against ora.
tory. Out of his two-and-a-half watery col
umns, we fish this pearl:
Bacons Ncyum 0rganon Newtons Prncipa "
Kcnts Critic OF the Judgment could never form ehsr
the ornament or the staple OF aa oration.'
Perhaps not, but We fear those singular
works are to be found only in the Cincinnati
book stores-so we cannot well judge. II any
body doubts that the Western city Is rich IN
classical curiosities, let him read this which i,
pearl No. y
Why the highest peaks Of Demosthenes's orator.
where they nearly reach the lower terraces
ThHycifides's tragedies !"
We'll, if they have spare copy Of " Thuy
cdides's tragedies" on hand, we shouldn't mlr
giving as much as s. for one Of the 30 low
terraces" thereof.
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05

burglar, an assassin; then why should you
with deliberate, strocous liar
". If it be wrong to lie, TO the cruel injury
Of the innocent aud defenssless, why is it not
right and just to expose and rebuke the liar :
And why is it not the duty Of the Press to do
this in the plainest and most effective manner ,
We have an account to settle with the
veteran journalist" who is permitted to
garble and distort letters and documents in The
Times to our prejudice; but we will let that
stand till we ascertain, if We may, what are the
views of that journal on the important points
whereon our ideas are set forth in this article.
VIII it be pleased to be direct and specific
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05
HOUSE AND HOWE.

As the day of our annual fitting approaches,
I with its. no xrressibls annoyances and multi
Aorm and multiplied hctbl atou If is cold COM
4 ;, u1ntsss the, act teaches us something, to
know that Bos:M IS head of as in domicil.
iary supply 1t & 2o,4lo houses, Of which
40, ,e3s are occupied NX one family, ass
20. 1854 by three, 79f'Y four, sol By f'',
$50 by six, and I9e by seNSn families. In III
tia. city, there are but 239 hh2ses which are oc.
cup..d by eight or moe faniles which includes
model lodging-houses. baraoooSs, &c. The
total numbe. of families in the ciV is about
g. 600, which is about two families Nor cry
house. Probably this is the highes. Po'nt OF
civilized accommodation which It is pcssiSle to
reach under the old system. The surplus pop
ulation of Boston II scattering il =. directions,
and thousands who do business withu II limits
reside in the suburbs: the means Of traAsporta-
tion being numerous, cheap, and excellent,
But the main point to which we would call
attention is that in Boston, this matter of do
mestc accommodation is not left, as it is here,
to chance, bat that every effort is made, de-
mand being once established, 10 meet It intelli-
gently and humanely. Recently, in new part
Of the city, it was discovered that the sewerage
was defective. Here such fact would have
been sulkily accepted in Boston, everybody
was upon the alert TO find ont a remedy; the
editors, the doctors, the builders and the owners
Of houses in the dubious district. There was
something magnificent in some OF the
schemes proposed: one of them being to
demolish the houses Of a whole street,
and 10 permit no more to be built
upon it. SO, if the Board of Health
finds tenement-house ill-ventilated, the occu-
pants are ordered to vacate it, and, with more
or less grumbling, they DC so. Then, We sup
pose, the lsndlord. grown suddenly wise and
liberal, takes measures 20 LEI in Gods blessed
air. The great war. - a rich and populous
city must always be that Of comfortable houses
Of moderate cost; and in Boston the tendensy
of capitalists has been and still is 10 meet inis
want. Mr. Banks, in the House of Representa-
t;yes the other day. merely spoke the Santi.
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05
LEGISLATUR
Journed.
SENATE

APRIL i.-Bills were passed incorporating
he Ladies Christian Union and authorizing certain
towns to take stock 10 the Utica and Black Ever Rail.
road Mr. Low called up his resolution expressing
disappointment and regret at the veto by President
johnson Of the Civil Rights bill On motion Of Mr..
Folger the word disappointment was stricken out.
\ motion by Mr. II. {. Murphy 20 lay the reso'
Lotion on the table lost by vote Of II TO
70. Two motions by Mr.. Andrew 20 amend
the resolution lost. The resolution
disapproving the Presidents Veto was then adopted
by vote of22 to- The joint resolutions on Federal
relations heretofore adopted by the Assembly were
then called from the table and the three first adopted
by strict party vote To the fourth Gin favor OF uni
yersa suffrage in the District OF Counbs) an amend
ment was moved by Mr.. Andrews. which was lost
The resolution then adopted by vote OF . to D.
On motion OF M Low the Clerk was instructed TO
transmit the resolution disapproying the Presid
veto to our Senators and to the Speaker Of the House
OfRepresenatves. Of
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05

The peace proclamation quotes the Crtten.
den resolutions passed by Congress in the dark
days Of July, 1861, as an authoritative expo
stion of the objects Of the war. Those reSolu-
tons declare that the war was not waged " for
conquest or subjugation, or for the purpose Of
oyerthrowing or interfering with the rights or
established institutions of those States IL
that be so, how came Andrew Johnson to be
Military Governor OF Tennessee Where were
tho rights aud established Institutions Of tho
States at that time, and what has became OF a
certain established Institution at this timei
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05
The Charleston Courier states that 5000 free

The Charleston Courier states that 5000 free
men have left North Carolina since Jan. ! 10
work in New England on contract at $40 per
month, and that more will follow. We trust
the statement will dsabusc the southern mind
of the false notion that w-England objects 10
the immigration of Blacks. She objects to hav-
ing them forced thither By Whites, just as she
would protest against any other exhibition OF
cruelty aud wrong; but they are always free to
come and 60 at will, and those who are honest.
temperate and industrious are very welcome.
Still, we think the general, abiding tendency Of
the Blacks will be southwark, and that moro
have gone in that direction in 1866 than in tho
other But let each 20 his own way.
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.
FOREIGN NEWS.

By the arrival of the Damascus at Portland,
Yesterday, we have one day later news from Europe.
A bill removing restrictions upon dsseners at Oxford
has been carried in the House Of Commons. through
second reading by the large majority Of ia
The arrival Of stephens, the Fenan Head-Center at
Paris is confirmed.
It's reported that important dispatches from Wash
iprton were received at Madrid, but nothing was
known about the contents.
New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-05
her. But let each 90 ms own way

One of the @well and Loyalty disposed" papers
of Alabama gives an echo of this sort to the last
veto message:
The South and the Government are in the boat
one more time. thank tbe gods now blow ye winds.
and crack your cheeks If Black Republicanism
wishes TO find out whether the South is loyal there IL
now beautiful opportunity for finding It out. II they
wish TO prove their false assertion let them at.
tempt any seditious move. and they will find every
blast from Johnsons 'bugle-horn worth a thousand
men,; and before the notes shall die away IN the val
leys Of the South soldier fIom the South will ths
old banner OF the stars and stripes the Northern
hfs and though we do not desire them to do this We
defy them to do So We will then how they like ths
fit Of their own cap
The proof-reading on the Southern papers is
not first-rate, aud we presume "stars and
stripes" is a misprint for :" stars and bars