The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-23
Bxcu..Ios 70 WARSAW AND KIr1lrDpll.

trip as enjoyable as it was possible to make |
it, the ferry company had engaged the SER
vices Of the Keokuk Silver Cornet Band.
At twenty minutes past four, Capt. Martin
tapped the bell to cut loose, and the keokuk
swung from her moorinss, and proceeded
about mile above the landing, and then
headed down stream, passing the city under
full headsay. All along the bank the ex-
cursionists were greeted with cheers and
waving of handkerchiefs, which we're heartily
answered, of course, from the boat. In forty
minutes the Keokuk reached the wharf at
Alexandria, where the crowd disembarked
and took a survey of that place. Its appear
ance is rather superanuated, and anything
but inviting. A keokukisn, however, seems
to be fourishing there, but then |. K.
Cochrane would prosper anywhere where IN
tegrity and high social qualities are the rule.
| But the bell taps and we must step aboard,
and wave an adieu to our Missouri neghbors.
A few revolutions of the wheel, and we are
on the opposite side of the stream. Capt.
Dob informs bis guests that he will re-
main half an hour with this announcement,
the Hawkeyes bound upon the soil ofSucker-
dom, and spread themselves promiscuously
through Warsaw. Warsaw is thrifty little
city, we'll located. well appearing, and is
noted for the energy of its business men,
and the beauty and intelligence of its women.
| We loitered through the streets of this pleas
ant place, until ''time up was sounded
| from the whistle of our boat;
all aboard was announced the band struck
up lively air, the ponderous machinery was
set in motion and the gay throng was homes
ward bound. As the river is very high we
came up the slough, and made the trip in
thirty minutes. For new boat, whose ma
chinery is not yet worn, we think she did res
markably well. All came home delighted
with the excursion, and feeling under many
obligations TO the Ferry Company, Van Dyke,
Martin & Co., for their liberality.
The "Keokuk'' is an honor to our city, and
Is beyond doubt one OF the handsomest and
| most commodious ferry boats on the Missis>
i sippi, between New Orleans and St. Pau.
She is fast, and we recommend her to those
4
ing boat for pleasure excursions. Yester
day Capt Martin did the ''bossing,' "Char
ley Gillespie stood at the wheel, and more
careful pilot is not be found, and the motive
power was managed by Mr.. Charles Alexan
der, a competent and careful engineer, who
has long been in the employ OF the Ferry
Company.
There was but one thing connected with
theNffsh>sf which we have great reason to
complain, and that was the small number of
our business men, comparatively speaking
who were along with the party. The greater
portion Of the Council were present, aud a
goodly number of our merchants, but not as
many IS should have been there.
In the building Of this boat the Ferry Com.
pany have shown a commendable enterprise
and public spirit, which should be scknow.
lodged by our people, and especially by the
business men, who, above all others, will de
rive benefit from it. When our people
learn to appreciate, encourage and sustain
enterprises that are calculated to benefit the
city, there will then be more hope for a
change for The better, but until they become
aroused to this fact there will always be lag
gng and falling behind.
EARLY yesterday morning eightindividuals,
who had been indulging rather freely ia the
use of " konsentrated kontentment, attempt
ed TO get on board the steamer keokuk, con-
trary to the wishes of its Waterman. Being
baked in their plant they Immediately be.
came belligerent, when the pluck of the
Waterman proved match for the whole par
ty. for be waded into them a la Heenan. and
soon had them vanquished and driven far
enough away from the boat as not to be an
noyed with their presence again. He's a
plucky Waterman.
DR. D. b. HiNs.-The following extract,
lished at Seymour, Ind, the former home OF
Gen. Hills, pays a high compliment to that
gentleman skill and success as physician ::
" We are pleased to learn from the keo-
kuk GATE Cry that this gentleman has re-
sumed the practice of the profession for which
he is so eminently qualified, by experience
and education. When we remember the
his con,,ty and b;s ar,;nan, spacass ~
wondar ! 10, hat be bas resumed h;s -.
fass;on In, hat ba evar abandoned !, In
conclna;no this notice =, onr olJ friend NO
csrno, L,s conoratnlsto ,ba ,o,d ,ao,,ia as
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cd Tho 4, sb,ons are craen;,s no F,rs, ,be
dear r,sst,ras wore ,bs;r trown,na aIorv on
: on, st,sish, On, hab;rd ,ba;r haad, l;La :
r bell handle or the knob on a door. Nowthey
e | DO EN- W III wad to resemble wsrt, and
E oa,aner e''' on lne sops o. oneir gear niue
Eext IT, will bsna ,hsr, ova, H. a ors'
nerhsns, or have them hsno;na al m, ~
faces. The knobs now look So temnt;no
, that ha.dly any reasonable man can helm
wishing to catch hold Of them and GIVING ! .
e a wiring to see what thew are made Of We