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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23

AFFAIRS IN THE South.

There were enough telegraphic straws in
yesterday dispatches, to give an indication
asto how the Southern winds blow. In West
Virginia two members of a radical associa-
ton we're murdered. That is a mode of
meeting and vanquishing ~antagonistic politi.
cal views, greatly popular in the South hi,h.
erto' that should now give place to more
civilized and democratic policy.
In Kentucky the rebels in BOYD county,
seem to be running the machine with a ven>
geance. They have notified Gen. Fry, and
Gen. Speed and other Union men 70 leave
the country on pain of death. 1t doesn't ap,
pearthat these banned Union men are Radi.
Gals; only they were good soldiers and hur.
rebels during the war, and 40 Andrew John.
sons reconstructed Democratic Kentucky
constituency cannot tolerate their presence in
the State. Gen. Fry is believed to have
killed Zollicoffer, and the man who would
rob the South of such q patriot as Gen. FOL
hcoher, cannot but be profoundly odious "
the reconstructed Democracy, and must ne,
out Of Dixie if he would save his life.
In this nms lovely and model Sts.s O
Kentucky, the rebel portion Of tls faithful
have made vigorous efforts to run the politi,
cal machine, ar Dominate the rebel Gen
Preston. The LAY compromise and III,
entire Democrse, Of the State unite on III,
stayst home rebel, ohm Helm for Governor
Later dispatches wifi probably show, bu, n
this writing we doa't know what has been III,
action of the Democratic Convention. T,
run q al, the machine must have a strop
South side TO it. .
Ifany of the Southern leaders open the;
syesto Che signsoi he times, see the iney;t.bl
tendency OF events and show a dispositio
sensibly TO accept results that cannot b
aRoiasd, they fall under the severe d;splea,
ure Of . pprhind Aad psrverss s,heloer.c,
Thus Ia South Carolina, Gov. On, Il = ..;e
Aas hssu ssvsssy denounced, for s-ssi,.s
stating AyaySApShGlsss truth; pth.. fo,,
~ii49r dollars q Property had been banisl
ID from Charleston, BY tho refusal Of Il
people to assesiaas s;1A Nor,bs,, ~,
ehantesn HsAlson rid thashs -. in f,yr
Q flstting those negroes vote, who coul
rsaA yosthess ttuimsnas rebel b,1Asrf.
ars opened upon him. A senssasssp<s,ai.
vii ~sOetinus in povert,
~ vase ofsmsSsaGsaef
: 3ocds end loetiag 70 New Yosk for SelSah,
1ss6SeGaeoa y ~ ~ I'm tAsless,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23
Emerson's Agency.

TINE sFLOk
SEWING AACHTNEe have
thereversabte feed motion,
which erablss the operator
tohaysths work carry eth
sr ray, or to change the d.
rsction and fssten the enf
ofseAms By tnr ning sthuni
scrsv. They are nciseless
and can be used where cute.
" nscessary. Their stitch Is
the wonder Of all, because
Of its combined elasticity
strength andbaauty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23


Constipation, Bilious Disorders, Nervous or
Sick Headache, Gout Of Rheumat-
ism, Dyspepsia, Dropsy,
And all affections OF the Liver. ~ the most prompt, safe
and reliable Medicine known. They are active aud mild.
being particularly designed for the Bilious Diseases of
the Southern and Western States. When timely i'd
nanistrsd ~ win b hund sacscious 10 Billions and
Remittent Fevers, Fever and Ague, Costiveness, Collie.
Worms, Pain in the Bowels, Heartburn. Ylatufesce In
digestion, Pain In the Head, Back, or Breast, and in all
Gases where . Cathartic Is required. Their great excel
lance ccnsisss In this, that they ara compounded hpot
the concentrated virtues Of the medicinal substances Of
which tAsy are composed consequently they have far
Greater po.eucy, and far more remedial effect tAAa th
same medicinal substances, whether mixed Or sdninh-
tered singiy. tk@
MAHsDKH's sANATIyR PILLS viii b found invaiu-
abie = = pseuativeof he usay Btlissa Diseases isd-
dsstal - ~ A.atAsn esantxy-ech = Yellow Fever
J~suBdioe, Avsr 0onpaaints, ~Intssnittsat and Rsnittsat
yssu, Bihous Bsvss, Bnloss oaIe, 1iAeas Dysss4ssy
and Dtarrhea, Chills, revers. &c.
KERR 4 FULLER,
Wholesale asd RsAail Aesnu ss Kse&uk-
DvnsHAn : VAn sczAAcx, Wholesale Drugxsts, CD
caGo. GsnarAl Axsats for Northwest. dscldAvlm
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23

Of famine, sooner than accept the presents
and its memorable conditions.
A paragraph in the same dispatches say
ain South Carolina, the great deshtuuon
among the people is believed to be manly
due to the ~disorganization Of the labor -
tenn Under the present policy that disof-
sanitation of the labor system and conse-
duent destitution and burden OF ills bid fair
b os.aia.s. That polssy t<iesto subordinate
instead Of. enfranchising o large class tnas
GOES largely 10 tie n1sksup of any Southern
hber ,vsaeu. Early and certain andpossible
relief can only come from the compiete en-
reimbursement Of that class. Just % hong -
he South experiments. 70 devise ? policy
,toupiDe short Of thAt jusa 8 long will hs1
laher.yyten eon6nos dsos4gShizsd, and hs'
cries continue. She must enable all OF mel
people, white and BLACK, thst viii, % acquire
lands aud become property holders. shi
must renounce a blind prejudice and encouf'
age labor aud capital TO come 70 her from tne
| North and everywhere. She mna protect
not restrict and destroy, her industry. Ihs
evils of British free trade were never more
thoroue hly illustrated than in South CeFoiAna
and other Southern States. South Casohpi
is larger than Massachusetts. II has mofs
| elements Of wealth within it. Massschusett'
| tills her soil and maintains mills sud mann
factories. South Carolina titled her soil IN
der the large proprietorship system, sent ava!
her raw materials to be manufactured else
| where and the manufactured articles re>pur'
chased by her. She had no manufacture
so no mechanical skill, could not make . jack
knife, her soil was growing poorer, har white
and black laberers growing constantly more
impoverished, and ignorant, and degraded
and wretched. Massachusetts, went into the
war and came out richer than at its com
mencement-perfect thrift and plenty and
| prosperity among all her citizens. South
| Carolina entered that war and came out ut
terly bankrupted, her wealth gone, her labor
destroyed, her entire people impoverished
and dependent upon a manufacturing ~ well
as agricultural North for food to save hel
population from starvation. These facts
should incite the South to adopt the only
| policy that can bring her permanent pros
.perity-that policy is the enfranchisemen'
and elevation Of her people, and the protec-
ton Of her industry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23
IOWA lTEsis.

Til Fairfield Home Tisitor has been Wis
iting the Jefferson county coal mines, Of
which It makes long and favorable show
ing.
The four chaps who robbed the shoe shop
| aud express boz at Ottumwa the other day,
have been sent to jail, in default of 5000
bail each. See the Courier.
The Mills county Opinion says that re-
cent freshets have cut of communication
from the outer world.
The Knoxville Republican says: asThe
stage coach coming from Newton, to Mons
roe, last Thursday night, ran off a bridge six
miles from the latter place, and upset. The
water was running over the bridge and about
$500 worth of Express matter was last. We
copy from the BLADE, who was so informed
by a gentleman from Monroe
The faithful at Knoxville are terribly
exercised about the arrest Of Major Cunning.
ham, the County Treasurer.
Elk. Gov. Wright has been operated on
for dropsy. He is recovering.
The Centerville Citizen says: "a couple
OF horses, of considerable valuable were
stolen last week near Genoa, perhaps just
over the Missouri line. Mr.. lWykof, of our
county, with others whose names we did not
learn, started on the track Of the gentleman
and came in sight of him in Putnam county.
The thief soon saw that he was pursued and
urged his horses to escape, but he had al.
ready overdone the thing, and it was no 90,
the horses were about tired out. He then
undertook to draw his revolver. but Mr..
Wykoff by this time being close on him and
wide awake, drew his revolver first and or
dered him to surrender at discretion, which
be wisely did, for Mr.. Wykof will shoot if
thieves fool with him. The thief is safely
lodged in the jail at Knoxville, Mo. We
did no, learn the name Of the rogue or from
whom the horses were stolen"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23

How Iowa was Organized As Territory.
A correspondent of the st. Louis RepubH-
can relates the following story Of Gen. Jones,
OF Dubuque, as to the manner in which he
procured the passage of the bill through the
Senate organizing the Territory Of Iowa,
against the opposition Of Mr.. Calhoun, who
was bitterly opposed to it, and carried enough
weight TO induce It's defeat.
Here is what the Republicans correspond.
ent says:
"a letter from ex- Ex-senator Jones rather
interested the writer hereof, especially the
following: a
"sMcCalhoun did not make the intended
speech against the Territorial bill, / hayino
had the tact to have the same called m and
acted upon during his absence from the Sen
ate Chamber
.The unwritten history q that tact ma
perhaps be interesting to eur readers, and
lsome comic writer says) it 10 thusly: The
hon. Geo. w. Jones, or the General "a he u
more Familiarity known 1t home, vas ana
greatiadies man. knowing the oppoeitior
TO his territorial bill on the part Of Mr.. Cal
houn, and that q speech from that distin,
guished statesman would defeat Il, he sst y
wits to work to procure the absence Of Mr.. B
when the bill would be called mp. TO g
complish this he paid very marked attention
70 = isdy friend Of Mr.. Calhoun then q. q.
capital, and MAS so kind polite and aiter
tanning, that she, feeling under obligations I.
the hope that circumstances mirht fhrov1 rs,
her WY torender him some service. III,
wss tust What the General wanted. - N
Immediately cid. won CAN r. -, Iii s,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23

4 ONE.STORY Frame Dwelling HOUSE
IN With 5 looms and good Cslas, . fill lot, VITA 80
hSsss, 4 efstsrns, and . variety ofnot Al kipds Yfna4d
on franklin, between sth and 9th Street,; knquIfs.
tanlSd w FuLTua. Afe1sa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23

A couple in Richmond got married, the
suesta pertook Of substantial refreshmsats
and while eagsged in "chasmg The glowing
hours with flying feet ! q most elegant sup
Der, including confectisnerss end yyedding>
lake. which had been prepared, wAs stoaep
by thieves, who left the table completely
hsys.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23
Behind the Lighthouse.

Old fosyi.m is not quite dead. People are stii TO be
found Who think that health IL promoted BY depletion
was there syar srch false logic Nature Ia the grand
Antagonist Of disease, and HE a~splssss propose TO pres
trate Nature. In order. ens might suppose, to give fhs
enemy a da4Ls chance At the life Of the patient The
trss practice h 20 to i~nvigorass the vital poven - 70
render them al ~ssermstch for tho elements Of disease,
This can be done With HosfErTEI's sToMAoH DT
TERs o.aii vegetable tonies they are the ncsa p$vss-
full and the most genial At thi, season. when even the
strongest or EXAMINATIONS are liable to be Affected by tho
Alterations Of strin gent cold and nalsrious moisture
this in~tinsbie protective medidse 10 especially ns~dsd
Persons predl.poscd to bilioospess. dysp~p.is. con.tipa-
ton, intermittent fever, or sny Of the complaints which
cold weather auperinduess or agsravstss, sheald taks it
regularly Throughout the Winter and Spring months.
Tits absolutely pure and harmless. iEeh1edAw
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23

The Nelson New England) Eraminer, in
reporting the execution of Burgess, Levey
and Kelley. the three Thug like mnrderers,
says:
at has been a matter Of dispute amongst
medical authorities whether death in such
cases is caused by strangulation or by dislo-
cation OF the spinal column. The necks of
the three mslefactors we're, therefore, dis.
sected by Drs- Williams and Canssck, and il
was satisfactorily proved that death had re.
suited in each case from ~strangulation, the
spinal column being found to be perfect in
every instance-thus setting this much-vexed
question st rest psE
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23

ENGLAND doesn't seem At all disposed TO
practice those preeepts of charity and mercy.
and moderation which she so steadily preach
ed to us during the war. Yesterdays dis
patches stated that she continues the sus-
pension Of the writ Of hdbeds corpus in Ire
land. She makes another announcement Of
policy which shows with what a stern hand
England represses attacks upon the integrity
of her Government. She sent allies Of re-
bellion here. She permitted Canada 70 be
made a point d'dppui from which the rebels
should operate against us. She would have
insisted that any Englishmsn captured in reb-
ell ranks, should be treated as q prisoner Of
wal. But when the misgoverned and suffer
ing Irish resist her rule, and any American
sympa,hizers are taken % cooperating with
the F~enians, England declares that these
shall be treated as pirates; that means a
| swift and terrible death. 1t makes o vasI
deal Of difference to Johnny whose OK is
| gored.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23

For Sale.
4 VERY DESIRABLE RESIDENCE
n 4 tvo-Aosv Brick Dwelling House, With rooms.
y.rietS 1efae0 anA otksr hit gtsAse ~ ralton
etrsa, sssvssn ~ sndIth snssss. IHgsL3
4.n,aA Rsal nsfsts Agent
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1867-10-10
"a FRIEND IN NEED" "

The New York .S"" has an editorial
giving some good advice to rarcnts-to
give their boys good trade That is the
best friend III need the editor knows OF
rs life wears on, and he adds:
Every day Eve are told) there are in
stances of men slipping from high rounds
to the lowest one IN the ladder of wealth.
Business men find themselves cngultcd il
the sea Of financial embarrassment, from
which they emerge with nothing but their
personal resources to depend upon for a
living. Clerks, statesmen and others find
themselves thrown out of employment
with no prospect of speedily obtaining
places which they are competent to fill
and with no other means of gaining live
lihood. How many men there are in this
city to-day, some of whom have families
dependent upon them for support, who
bewail the mistake they made in not
learning useful trades in their younger
DAYS! There are hundreds of them -
There are men here who have seen better
days, men of education and business abil-
ity, who envy mechanic who has a
sure support for himself and fmly III his
handicratt. Parents make great mistake
when they impose upon the brain of their
boy the task of supporting him without
preparing his hands for emergencies.
No matter how favorable a boys cir
cum~tanees may be, he should enter the
battle of life as every prudent general en-
tiers the battle of arnics--Wlth reliable
reserve to fall back upon III ease of disas-
ter. Every man is liable to be reduced
to the lowest pccunary point, ut some
stage of life, and it is hardly necessary to
refer to the large proportion of men who
reach that point. No man is poor who is
the master of trade. 1t is a kind of
capital that deGes the storm of financial
reverse, and that clings to a man when
All else has been swept away: 1t con-
soles him in the hour of adversely with the
assurance that. let whatever may bcfal
him, he need have no fear for the support
of himself and his family. Unfortunate
", Il silly notion. the offspring, of a sham
aristocracy, has of late years led many
parents to regard trade as something
disrcputable, with which their children
should not be tainted Labor diSrcputa-
bic What would the world be without
it? 1t is the very power that moves the
world. \ power higher than the throne
of aristocracy has ennobled labor, aud he
who would disparagc it must set himself
above the Divine principle, In the sweat
of thy face shalt thou eat bread" \ trade
is "friend in need, it is independence
and wealth-a rich legacy which the poor
est father may give his son, and which
the richest should regard as more yalua-
bic than gold.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1867-10-10
WHO SETS THE FASHIONS :?

The religious press generally animad-
vert upon the prevailing fashions i'll fc.
male dress. We find in BrotheIy Words
a religious journal, the following causti1
words under the above heading:
Whence come the fashions Who Is
it that dccrccs, month by month, tn,
style of woman's apparel, ruling the
whole sex. in this regard with soycr-
cign sway? Not the imperial Eugenic
or other noble and high-bred DANES, as
you, gentle reader may fondfy suppose ;
but unhappy, diShonorcd woman, the
very mention of whom for Your MODEL
in any way YOU would resent as IN in-
suit The leadership of fashion" says
cotemporary writer, lis entirely IN
I the hands of a class of women who
would not bc admitted into good socic-
ty in any country; who can never have
the name of wife and know none of
the ties of family; these are the dicta
tors whose dress, cluipn@e and appoint
mcnts give tie law to France. and
thence to the civilized world. Such was
the confession Of VI. pupin made in q
late speech before the French Senate. and
acknowledged, with murmurs of assent
on all sides, Il be the truth. This fact
gocs far to account for the caprice and cN-
travagancc of the female fashions of the
day. The women who inaugurate them
are what are called }ortttts Ill parls-a
class who are haScr than ordinary. kept
nu>trcS>cS. and Yet who regard themselves
rs superior to ordinary women OF evil lite.
On thcm the milli"uarics who only care
fore the passing pleasures of few weeks,
lavish fortunes. For many years there
WAS 4 severely fought battle between the
i"r. ties and the ladies of Paris rs to who
should set the fashions but rs wealth
and cNtravagancc increased, the harlotS
triumphed, and now every change in the
fashions is set by them. This accounts
for the extravagancc. the coarseueSS, and
vulSarity Of the chignons, the short dreS'
scS. and the naked breasts which are now
all the rage" These Strumpets are
strangers to any suggestions of prudence
or dclicacy. All they care for is to keep
alive. by cvcr-changing, striking effects
IN their personal appearance. the unhal-
lowed influence which is their life Hence
comes the laviShnes~. the exccntrieitv, the
daring ot our monthly modes. Hence.
fair reader, thar newest fashion which 50
delights you. which you have been at
such pains to procure. % YOU blush to
learn It's parcntage ? or do You rather rea-
SON with yourself that il matters less who
makes the fashions than who follow them;
because any mode whatsoever. when adop-
ted by women of the superior class, be-
comes both respectable and charming >
You probably take the latter view. for
Just such is the blandishment which fash
ion throws over our social faults "Ever
~ one does 81. is an inSduous foe. both
to conscience and common sense. hood
winking the ono and hcGuihng the other
into ,ompilanscs, which, looked at part
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1867-10-10

NErrLEs PROM DEAN SwIFr.-Ifa 4 man
will observe as he walks the street. | be-
lieve he will find the merriest faces in
mourning coaches.
The reason why SO few marriages are
happy is because young ladies spend
their time in making nets, not in making
cages.
We have just enough religion to make
us hate. but not enough to make US love
one another.
The power of fortune is possessed only
by the miserable for the happy imputc
all their succeSS 70 prudence and merit.
Ambition often puts men upon doing
meanest Offices so climbing is performed
in the same posture with creeping.
Small causes are sufficient to make a
man uneasy, when great ones are not in
the way; for want of a block he will
stumble at 4 straw
Every man desires to live long. but no
man would be old
Love of tlattery in most men, proceeds
from the mean opinion they have ofthcm-
selves III woman from the contrary
Apollo was held the God of physic and
sender of diseases Both were originally
the same trade and still continue.
If a man makes me keep my distance,
the comfort is. he keeps his at the same
tine
Men are content to be laughed at for
their wit, but not for their folly.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1867-10-10
MGR latitude TO PARENTS.

There is provcrb that ca father can
more easily maintain six children, than
six children one father There was once
father who gave up everything to his
childrcn-hiS folds, his goods and expcc-
ted for this his ch;ldrcn would support
him but after lie had been sometime with
the SON the. latter grow tired of him, and
said: 'Flthcr have had son born to
me this night, and there where your arlp
chair stands the cradle must come will
You not, perhaps go to my brother, who
has large room After he had been
some time with the second SON, he also
grew tired of him, and said Father
you like a warm room, and that hurts my
head Won't You 90 to my brother, the
baker ?' The father went and after he had
been sometime with the third son be also
found him troublesome, and said TO him :
"Fathcr the people run in and out here all
dc aS if it were pigeon housa, and YOU
cannot have vour MONDAY sleep; would
YOU not be better of AT my sister Hates
near the town wall." The old man re-
marked to himself. Yes | will do 50.
will 90 and try it with my daughter :
She rrrw weary OF him, and she was also
fearful that when her father went to church
anywherc else, and was obliged to deccnd
the steep stairs and at her sister Eliza
bcth's there were no such stairs to decend.
as she lives on the ground floor For the
sake of peace the old man assentcd, and
went to the other daughter but after
some time she too became tired of him,
and told HIM, by a third person, that her
house near the water was tod damp tor a
man who suffered with the gout and her
sister, the 'gravcdiggcr'S wife, at Johns
had much dricr lodgings ThS>old man
himself Thought she was right, and went
TO his youngest daughter Helen but af-
ter he had been there some DAYS with her,
her little son said To his grandfather =
Mother said Yesterday to aun. Elizabeth
that there was no better chamber for you
than such 4 one as father digs These
words broke the old mans heart so that
he sunk back in his chair and died.