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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-09

Tnstrsias on Tie Waller Road stopped in
: snow drift yesterday away up about Woot .
Vile, 10 cultivate winters acquaintance. A
I ,od place 10 do that up there. Those Nor
West Winds coming across world Of found
lss psairiss, With never resting plaoe any-
where, ~ v<rJ suriy and cross FROM thsi'
soesesss soisr. Thas Asss ssss bssss'
pleased than when they can caieA . tFais
snowsd u. 1Asy ere u saess istsssas 9sss,
then, md shdsk an1 Stts4n, snl vtld scusd
ssA pos~a 4, - - disboais1of sias1y ~
slsy. It's fss ~ ~ siaAe. AAs - Y
passrng ~ And trAis men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-09

MAsY yeAss go the writer Of thh ssaies
asA ~ i,vslid phy1ieiAn. xAile sisiaiDs sAs
Island Of 81. Crois for tlsif hsalib. sxpsri.
suceA and v;tsessed many surprising snd
beneficial effects u Rum there pfcdut ed
upos oany Of lh4 insalids who ssre, Ike
thesssslves. seeking hesih. and upos inquiry
and invest CATION: obtained full history o.
i,s medicinal virtues. As wAs delighted and
aurpsissd. and determined TO make i the b.
81. Of Tonic and Restorative Medicine. The
result Of bis iabors was glorious success To-
hiassif and ssAsring humanity The ssss-
bs.,,l nAxrA-ios n,rrsas ~ slas made
known 70 the world. Being ~ article Of rel
merit founded on rev principles, md rslyisg
vhslly spop The vegetable kingdom for ~
rsd,elaAl aGsca, it sosksd sspid revolu-
tioa in The tssaansat Of physical debility.
MAosotaA HArsa-Sapsfior TO The best
imported Otrnan cologne, and sold d hall
the price. eodlwAwlt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-09
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-09
In our Mourning Goods reputnent
ITIssss assos1IgA7 II Our xoelly DtPis1yEy1

and Domestic Fannels; Faonels Maid Flsnne
western made fannels in white plsias Hoods
/ ba Scarfs, br akfast Shawls Mitens I+ep;ne &C.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-09
IN OUR DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT

Will be found oil the Novelties the French German
Dress Goods in Sks Pns RuAtsSs ciaaks u
Cloths Fancy alpaca tro Grain Apaea, 5sns eee-
braed Buffalo brand Of Black Apseas I'll q As -
80 *As y \ aS aLUWEST PRICE& ,sssv*xs sAss.As
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21
From the New York Independent.
THE METHODIST BISHOPS

Looking at q picture of the nine
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, we are impressed with the
fact that there are few men IN the
United States to whom more power Is
Entrusted. Power, but not emolu-
ment; for their position IS the fur
thest removed from one of dlgnltied
leisure. In the picture before us
their licensees are appropriately ar
ranged in a circular form, with that OF
the senior bishop in the center. Ap-
propriately circular, we say, for, like
everything in Methodist economy, the
bishops revolve. They are one wheel
of vast system of wheels; and, II
they exert their power in bidding 9th.
ers remove, there are none upon whom
the burdens ofthe itinerant system fail
so heavily as upon themselves. In the
| greatness of their Journeys they are
mere than apostolic. Bishop Thomp
son pre:ided few years ago at con
i ference on the banks of the Min, in the
Celestial Empire, and his very mex
presidency, we believe, was on th'
banks of the Minnesota. Their goin!
forth Is from the earth, and their CT
: : cult unto the ends thereof. In pro
I portion to the greatness of their eecle
siastical authority is the GREATNESS
of their responsibility. At eac
session of the General Conference
.comu ittee on eriscopacy" review
rigidly all questionable points in til
administration of each bishop, an
: their high position does not prote'
, them from a most rigorous account;
d bility.
lie The venerable senior bishop, No
h ris, occupies the center Of the pictul
y before u.s. He is benign and port
sc old gentleman, of truly episcopal pr
:, portions. He holds his cane in b
er right hand, and sits in genial old a.
re- after lifetime of toll, waiting Il
ke Masters call Not at all an orate
tn he is yet a speaker and writer of gre
ct clearness and conciseness, and |
he published writings are models of fl
re- chile thought and perspicnous dictio
NJ He is eminently Western In his NAL
g up, genial in sympathy, earnest in
nd ETY.; but not at all ascetic, and p
ith Isessed of humor so abundant an6
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21
a PEN PICTURE OF BRICK
POMEROY.

The editor of the Cory (Penn.) Re
publican, who claims to be personally
acquainted with Brick Pomeroy. gives
his readers the extracts from the La
Crosse Democrat on General Sherman
and tie clergy, which he culled some
time ago, and then proceeds to paint
"BriG PomerOy.'
The author of the above outrage was
! born minus the moral attributes OF
manly character. He is a thief, liar,
drunkard and wife-beater, TO our per-
| SOCIAL knowledge. We have known HIM
| to beat his wife and children unmerciful-
| ly without the show of provocation, and
| forbid the merchants to trust them Tor
the necessaries of life while carousing
| III dens of prostitution. And such
tttag the leader of the Democratic par
lty! We have known him to sing bawdy
songs and crack obscene jokes over the
dead remains of his friend and compa-
MON who was strangled to death III all
attempt to drink q gallon of whisky on
a wager, in the 0ity of Milwaukee. And
we have heard him curse the sun and
tdcfy the power that sustained it. We
Icould chronicle a thousand other IN
stances, but the extract we present de
lineates the moral degradation of th'
wretch better than we are able to do.
In personal appearance, Pomeroy i
just what The imagination Of decen
man naturally pictures after reading thu
above Characteristic of his polluted
mind. lie has red bushy hair (wears i
|, long to hide his horns) and whisk.
bloated face, and a red rum blossom
nose-in short, he looks like the person
: ification of sin puked out, red hot, from
the bowels of hell. He, sweet scentei
|, japonica to pirate of the importation
of the church, whose mind never en-
!, tertained a Christian thought, has II
i conception of virtue; he talk of a dam
: nable dream; he, Mark N. Pomero!
: the personification of the displeasure Q
e heaven, and glory of hell, wrapped IN
: nigger's stolen oyercoat, who was seer
tsluggishly dragging himself over til
!. hallowed -sepulehres of our brave so
!. diers, recently, to deliver pusiiianimou
and inhuman lectures TO Southern trail
ors-eulogizing g the lost c-a-u-s-e."
IS And such man the leader of gre;
it .parfy in the North, and a moral refo
l. iner! Great Jehovah, blot him out! !"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21
SCOTLAND.
T. b. II.

We hear a good deal said about Ire
land and England, Prussia and France.
but somehow or other, little is said
about Scotland. We suspect that the
Scotch arc in the same position with
those gentlemen and ladies of society
who arc never talked about. because
they live exemplary lives. At any rate,
II is not n little remarkable that in this
| turbulent age, when strikes for higher
| wages, and great political rights, are
| daily occurrences, Scotland should make
an exception, and rest conteRted with
i her connection with England. Yet
they are in many respects superior to tn,
English, and it may be due to this supe
riority that they can afford to bear ant
forbear. They have also every reasol
to be proud of their history, and of thei
/ intellectual pre-eminence in letters an,
philosophy. Scotland is blessed wit
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21

give you words in which to describeS
HIS glorious name and praise. Do not
think because You can not speak OF pray
as well as others, God will think less of
you. Though man looks at outward
appearance, God looks into your hearts,
and though your language may be ever
50 broken and poorly worded. if your
heart is right and pure from stain, and
YOU feel that you are doing his work by
thus appearing in public prayer, God
will hear and bless YOU, while the one
who uses such bewitching and well
chosen language, and which you en-
wed, may have so little of true Chris
tian love in his heart as to make his
PRAYERS amockery /; and while YOU are
blessed. he is cursed. i can say the
same about public speaking or preach
ing. Do not hesitate to speak because
YOU fear TO have your words compared
to some other one III the house, VINO by
long practice or faithful performance of
duty speaks very good and powerful.
You are not working for man,
nor should you strive too much TO
| please him. You are woking IN Gods
vineyard, and though You may make
! little show, yet If your heart is r1ght
| God will reward you lust as much as
| though YOU had delivered a long ser
mon. and much more than He would If
YOU preached great while. and felt NO
oufpouring of His spirit. Strive not To
be great rather stand to be little. Re-
mem Der that we must humble ourselves
as little children, and if we will be hum
ble and meek followers of Christ, He
will give us enough to do, and to become
n great preacher is the work of Christ
4 and not our will.
Ladies. YOU have a work to perform in
the VINEYARD. Though man may look
down on YOU as an inferior, God is no
respecter of persons but you are loved
as much by Him and can become as great
Iaborers rs man. j. a. BALL.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21
From London Soci, t..
MATCHING a WINDOW.
By WILLIAM SAWYER.


The bar Of red in the amber West
Burns to ashes, and all Is gray,
Though a sickle moon is glitterlng out
Through the haze of the wing day
There is no light from the sicklc-noon.
And fast the pearly grays grow dead,
And the trees grow black, and the flowers
Till the beauty of all has fed.
And tn. passion-flowcrs that moonlight
Tangle and Irvine, with starry grace,
About n window on which l gaze,
Even these will the night etfacc.
Already the wine-red curtain drawn,
Hide the room with their rudy glow,
And the face is gone that Whitley gazed
AT the sunset an hour ago.
Conc. All, no; as speak there streams
A shaft of light athwart the gloom;
The dew-wet laurelS beneath it CLEAN,
And the flowers, returning, bloom.
She-had come again, and with either hand
The Silken damask holds apart,
And full III the streaming light she stands,
Troubled of eye and heart.
Full in the softening light. that makes
\ glory round her, like saint,
l see the form that is Arts despair,
And 4 face that no words can paint.
she WdlCutS etlsu W. lltS IOT one VIC Stays.
For one beloved she looks in vain;
And the big black eyes are full of tears,
And the child-mouth quiyers with pain.
Passionful longing, and not reproaeh
Steals the blood from her rounded check:
And sadness. born Of the huugering heart
That suffers, and dare not speak.
1.-The hours drag on, o, love of my heart!
Wearily OH. and you are not here;
a hundred terrors Cypress my brain;
am sick to swooning with fear.
|.It is not doubt o, life ormy life!
q. truest, and fCndest, and best;
But am woman, and womanly fears
Tear and distract my breast"
So l fancy her murmuring low;
Yet the while with her wistful eyes
She gazes into the gardens gloom,
And up at the darkening skies
The sicklc-moon has the CLEAN of gold
In the deepening blue above;
She thinks 1T shines net for me alone;
1t is shining on him love-"
But bark! What echo the silence breaks?
What sound. when all sound seemed dead
Her check is changing from red TO white,
And flushing from white to red;
And the big eyes glistcn. Yet these alone
Are the sounds on my ears that CRATE
Hasty footsteps spurning the road,
And hand on the garden gate.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21

self closely to his manuscript; but we
have known an audience to be carried
into rapturous applause by the trium-
plant eloquence OF his thoughts. His
books of essays and travel are the
classics of American Methodist itera-
ture
Such are the nine Methodist bish-
ops-who, on he-whole, are nine as
able men as any Christian denomina-
ton can boast.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21
PETER STILL.

Peter Still. 1.-THE Kidnapped and
Ransomed.. died in Burlington, n. j.,
january 10th, 1868, in the sixty.seyenth
wear of his age, after brief hlness, Oh
twelve days.
Scarcely twelve years have elapsed
since the thrilling narrative of Peter sun
was published and widely read by thous-
ands ofabolitionists in different parts of
the country. 1t may not, therefore, De
aniss now. after the final termination OF
his eventful career, to briefly recall
few of the sad phases in his history
which rendered his narrative so unsur-
passingly interesting. How, when q
little boy, only six years OF age, he was
torn away from his mother and his home
by a tvrant's hands. and thus, separated
! from home for forty-onc years, was
compelled to wear the yoke of bondage;
| the unceasing throbbing of his heart Tor
| freedom: the varied methods he resort
| ed to to regain his lost liberty. Al
though unable to read. how he marked,
with exceeding mlnuteness, yearly, the
| changes which seemed to ,darken ms
nrosnect or encourage his hopes for the
i f,,turc. and. toward the close of forty
/ vcars slavery man9uvred to enlist the
svnnothies of few to purchase him |;
tho 1ilioence with which he summoned
his energies while accumluating the final
hundred dollars to pay for himself also
the zeal he further evlnced IN IaDorlng
to earn money to enable him to start on
an expedition in search of his relatives !;
the success and joy he realized in find
mo his mother. etc. Yet bis joy mere
,,-SS only IN last for a brief time. HIS
IF, ond children, whom he was COM
tneIIcd to leave behind in bondage in
Alabama. dear as they had been to him
| in slavery. seemed now to demand
far greater share of his affection than
ever before. Forty years of suffering
having failed to conquer his determlna-
ton to be free, he Of all others was the
very last man to feel that he could be
comfortcd while his CONF anton ana
children were still in bonds.
Hence when the efforts of Seth Conk-
lin to rescue his family failed, and he
| was murdered for his Christ-like love IN
the cause, and when the owner could
not be prevailed upon TO take farth1ng
less than five thousand dollars for them
(wife and three children(, and sixteen
hundred miles interviewed between him
and them, Notwithstanding all these ap-
parentlv insurmountable difficulties his
faith and affection demanded that he
should make an undying effort TO rescue
them at all hazard. And with charac-
teristic singlcIess of purpose he applied
himself to the task of raising the requlr-
ed five thousand dollars. And, to the
establishment of all his friends, at the
expiration of four years labor. he raised
the entire purchase money, and, with ms
: family again reunited to him, lmmedl-
(; ately settled in Burlington, n. j.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21

DoIT WELI.-.sThere, that1l do,7 said
Harry, throwing down the shoe-brush.
MY boots don't look very bright; no
ma tier; who cares
''Whatever is worth doing is worth
doing WELL" said a serious but pleasant
voice.
Harry started, and turned round to
see who spoke. 1t was his father. Har-
ry blushed His father said:
| Harry, my boy, your boots look
wreichcdly Pick up your brush ana
make them shine. When they look as
they should. come into the library. :,
eyes, pa replied Harry, Pouting, ana
taking up his brush in no very good nu,
/ NOR. and brushing the dull boots until
/ tbey shone nicely. When the boots
we're poIished, he went to his father,
4 who said to him;
4 "My son, want to tell you short
story. ] once knew a poor boy whose
mother taught him the proverb, w hat
ever is worth doing is worth doing
WE'LL That boy went to be servant
in gentIeman's family. He took pains
to do everything well, no matter how
/ trivial it seemed. His employer was
pleased. and took him into his
i sbop. lie did his work well there.
when he swept out the shop he did
J that we'll When he was sent on an err
rand. he went quickly. and did his en-
J rand faithfully. When he was told to
make out bill or enter an account, he
did that well.
This pleased his employer so well that
he advanced him from step to step, un-
, til he became head clerk, then a partner,
and now is rich man, and anxious that
his son Henry should learn to practice
: the rule that made him prosper"
!. Why, pa, were you poor boy
once -
Eyes, my son. so poor that / had to
! 20 into q family and black boots, wait
at the table, and do other little mental
! services fora living. BY doing these
well, was soon put, as have told you
: to do things more important. Ohedi-
I ence to the proverb, with Gods blessing
u made rich Inau."
l Harry never forgot the conversation
: Whenever he felt like sighting bit O
: work he thought of it, and felt sparret
: o do his work properly. .WhateTer Is
tworth doing is worth doing well, cheel
: cd him in his daily duties.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21

The London Globe says man named
Cllarlier thinks the notion that horses
need shoes entirely wrong. He himself
does not cut a horses hoof. he merely
protects it against violent blows and ac-
cidents, and against the wear and tear
of the Paris pavement by placing It IN :
thin circle of iron, which wards II =. This tbis
danger without COMPRISING II. In 4.s
way the horse stands upon 4ealsly
member instead of upon one W In n. =
being constantly wounded by .d the T ron
and and knife of the smith. Besides the
anu Of this reform, it is expected
! % ,,,eIe hoof diseases fnfrequent.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21
FMPORIA WATER MILL
w. tt. sODEN,

Proprietor and Manager'
S,,assed ON the Cottonwood, south Of town, is
S,,e--T'.-- n now in
Successful Operation,
And Is ready TO grind for customers on 1t
customary terms and MIL Try ana i pae
-. hand. and will sell as cheap as can DC
SouSht in this part, ofIKansas. Parties p1yiIn ss
to sell again, liberal discount VIII DC Ala0''
AID ali Hour warranted.
FAN and spring Wheat Wanted
Th. highest cash price paid for prime anc
strictly prime wheat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-10
THE C0uRTN.

: -ecrrY CoyRr, Judge ois.-An injunction
~as granted in the case of w. Is. Downing agt
the Corporation Of Washington, A. q. Hall.
Collector, 10 restrain the latter from ad vertsing
and selling lots Al, AZ and A. in square 300, for
assessment of costs for constructing a branch
sewer. Norris for complainant. Webster agt
Sewell ct a.; decree pro oonfesso set aside, ana
leave given TO fiie answer. Heating ayt Keat-
ing; order appointing John +, Norris, w. :.
Cox and VIM. Emmert, trustees 10 sell. Perry
StraikneT agt Elizabeth Straikner: application
for divorce; ordrr to take testimony. Myers
agt M gers, order of ratification of sales. CoyIe
agt Entwisle ct al. decree substituting w. F.
Mattsely trustee. Bauman agt Jones ct al !;
order dissoIying injunction. Bateman ct al.
agt Bateman ct al, order for notice Of rule on
John Eateman.
CIRCUIT Court, Judge Wylie.--This morning
the jury in the case of Barron ct al. against the
Corporation of Washington, Center Market
case,) who retired with the case yesterday, pre-
sented sealed verdict for plaintiff for l,s77.OS
with interest. from June 9th, 1864. Fletcher
agt: Holhngsworth; judgment by default on
motion OF VIM. Stillson, (interloc uting.) Cor
bin sgt. Kaufman; do. do. Joyce agt. Clarke;
do, motion of w. J. Miller.
The jury were finally discharged with the
thanks of the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-10
GEORGETOWN.
Affa. rs I'm Gears.s.xn.

,,.a 81 AfBpTIoN OF CARDS OF MERIT
Saius VI ~aefit were distributed Yesterday after
n nO the meritorious scholars of tue schools
"h montgomery street. Primary School No. 3,
ought by Miss Allen; Primary No. 4, by Mrs
Edmonston; the Female Grammar Sehool,
ltoy MISS Laura id, and the dale Gram.
There were present Of .he School Gu ,rdians
Messrs. Hyde, MAGE, Dunlop, Newman, and
Ramsburg. Rev. Mr.. Perrinchif and Profess
sor Danil and Mr.. III. H. Bradley were also
present. The exercises were opened by prayer
from the Rev. Mr.. Perrinehief. Prof. Daniel
conducted the music, and Mr.. Bradley pres I'd a
at the piano. The carde were d. tributed to the
different schools by Messrs. Newman, Mage,
Ransburg and Dunlop The schools refsc ted
credit upon their teachers in Their singing, rec
| taiions, s&e.,
PLAx1Ne THE DKTECTrvR.-On Monday eye-
ming, mSp named George Phillips, aged n
years, went to the house of John Reingruper,
near tho Potomac Distillery, and knocked at
the door, demanding entrance, which he was
United States detective, and that if he wa. not
admitted he would break open the doo- He
was then admitted, and against the pro tesla
mons OF Mr.. X proceeded to search the house.
ana win drawn revolver in his hand, said
NE would shoot Mr.. II. If he gave resistance
This conduct OF Phillips frightened those in
Ine mouse, who b'gan 10 fear for their safety.
MIS-. H. lngruper, who was very sick in bed.
was much nightened, and from fear left her bed
Philips finally went away. without doing fur
thef harm A warrant was issued for his
Noble, who last evening took Phillips to the
station house. He had hearing before Justice
Buckley this morning, when the above facts
Were ELECTED. Phillips pleaded that he had no
knowledge OF being al Mr.. RS house on Mon
day night, and that if he was there he must
have bt en- intoxicated. The Justice considered
this poor excuse, and treated the prisoner TO
some " wholesome advice; after which he said he
would hold him in the sum of $500 security TO
appear at court and answer TO the charge of
assaulting Mr.. Reingruper, and representing
himself as detective He could not obtain the
security, and was therefore sent to Jail
A LADIES RRBKKAH DECREE Association
was organized last night at Odd Fellows Hall.
Congress street, by the past officers of Associa-
ten No. l, of East Washington. The following
We're elected and in stalled into Office Mrs E
J. Palmer, p; Mrs. A. N. Carlin, V. p; Mrs s.
J. Hammer, r. s.; Mrs: M. Walker, +. s.; Mrs.
X. Myers, Treas.
ENTERED AND CLRARKD.-The steamer Ex-
press. Captain Nickle, has entered and cleared
from and to Baltimore. The schooner Shaw
nee Tribe, Captain Coyington, has cleared for
Point Lookout.
FIsH.-There are few thousand herring
coming to the fish wharf each day. but few
shad as yet Yesterday herring sold at SIS per
thousand, to-day at SIS per thousand.
NOTHING DoNH.-There was no business trans.
acted on Change this morning, and very few of
the members We're in attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-10

ArrrHPTRD HIGHWAY RoBB.RY.-Abour
noon yesterday. as Mrs. Johnson, a lady re-
SIDING in South Washington, was passing
trough the Smithsonian Grounds, she was
seized around the waist by a couple of half
grown youths, who threw her down and at
fmpted by violence 10 rob her of her money
being lady of unusual presence of mind, she
made stout resistance to the ruffiaEs. and clan
ping her hands over her pocket protected her
money wallet from abstraction, till, by her
screams, she brought to her assistance
colored gardener, who was only a
short distance of. Upon the appearance
OF the gardener, the youths soampered and
made good their escape. Subsequently, how
ever, Lemuel Roberts and George Sharp were
arrested as the criminals and taken before JUS
tlce Clark for hearing; but upon Investigation
tnelr identification was not fully established
and The direct charge of garroting was dis
missed. They Were, however, con yicted of va
erancy, and committed to the workhouse The
same parties were charged, late in the after
noon, with having robbed the money drawer of
a Mrs Riley, doing business on Capitol Hill,
oetWeen the Nallach schOolhouse and the CITY
workhouse. As in the above case, however
the proof against them was not sufficient 20
warrant conviction.