The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-17
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nd bleakest OF winds; and the clearest and |
oldest and brightest Of heavens above it al. !
Nature is a physiognomist Even the sky
ears its disposition on It's face. White and
,litssrins, i i unmistakably : winter sky, 4
,eit It doesnt put on even spsck of closd.
1 was good idea-putting the Capitol on
hat East Side. Ii necsssitstesa superb walk.
go in the omnibus? For ehamel Why, hero
we overtake our old friend Phillips, Repre-
sentative from Appanoose county. He u
seventy, or theresbouts, and walks it ike q
veteran. There should be law against any
Of you younger chaps paironizing the bus or
the street cars. Taxa that mile Of winter
walk every morning and noon; We wont have
any dyspeptic legislators or dyspeptio iegisia-
lion then. We said, street cars. For tins
municipality has five OF them.
But only Que track for them to run on, thus
far. That is from the Yves. Side across 70
within few hundred yards of the CAPITOL
Far that hill is too exhaustive for street cars;
they can't make it; SO they put the passen>
gers on, when the ascent begins, and let them
loot it. Bat there is 10 trouble on the level
erouad. And to this extent the Des MONIES
street car is better than the old way Of stage
coach going in bad weather, when the passen-
ger had 10 walk on The level ground as well
~ an hill; il Is said he had also 70 carry q
rail. The nes Moines street cars don't ask
aaybody 10 carry their rails. Thereby you
discover their superior advantages 70 stage-
coach travel. And the matter Of getting them
ans very proper and commendable piece OF
enterprise in this growing capital ofa grow
ing State.
ION viii notice this is all foreign TO the
Proceedings of lie Twelfth General Assem-
bis: it is outside Of that body altogether Yes,
we know il; we purpose keeping outside OF IL
t,r time longer. Because Why? Because
bat body is in joint session making official
count of the vote Of the State at the last fall
election. That is about as interesting pro,
ceiling as The reading Of an essayir Patent
Office Report. 1t would bore you, dear read
sr, TO attempt to ST, through ii; es it has
bored us. We will let the Honorables pro-
eeei with their unavoidable bat unaitractive
.bor, and We will chat about outside mat
,.rs.
". II. Wiburn, til. Bird Lecturer, form
ri, Chaplain in Congress. an eloquent
srracher. well known as lecturer and an.
nor, lectures here tonight
We see in a late number Of the Iowa City |
Free Trees, highly iiaammable and beilig-
rent editorial If the Press were not the !
RE we would take il to be the Stare Press =
1oadage to the Democracy, Slavery Secession
lud the Devil We notice this eiiasion al all.
pecause Il cones from the editorial zen Of Jao. |
/. IRISH, Democratic leader in the present |
lie gisistare. Jno. r. is twenty-iour years
III End has brains Having brains, that Is
ne very reason why lie mot TO put il with |
treat elegance should Dot uakea fool Of
.iti.self as be does in this article. We hayn / /
{ lay Us now, but he sum and substance oft I
z; that Grar, will be the Radical eadida:e; /
bal fno P, hopes Gov. Seymour viii be- the
}eracratic candidste; hat. If Saytnohr gets a
asiesily OF the white States, and Grant is
tecsad by MIA. the Democracy call the mig
or .ates''-then the Democracy must s'.e-
olpnonize;'' they mus prevent Grant from
liking bis STA, By guns aad bayonets- All
Il "a hich shows, Jao. F., how eaay n thing II
5 tor a very sensible Young ntsu to talk tom
oolory and gsscouade. There were grea.
many meu in gray uniforms, shot, down
s3ut. for trying l., carry ont your logic, Jno.
,. il isn't safe cor the Democracy to al
etsat aug further operations in that line.
Nox, by Jour leave, we will 60 across to
b. Capitol and !ay our respects to both
ioasas. Yet will we find little to interest
"a. IN the Senate The question of rubliea-I
ion II the Governors Massage and oft
,os;sge, etc., for the Members, and similar
e!a'ls, preliminary 10 getting to work, were!
isrcsed Of. SO also in the House. Judge
ale presented al application 10 both
Ioases asking for an investigation as to al
Ed frauds In The management Of the Or
aaue' Home. A large part OF the day was
1inn,, as we have neticed in Join. session, /
.sarassing the vote Of the State. Both
Houses adjourned To meet e. 2 clock p. m.
,f Thursday. An hour later the Inaugura-
ion Of Governor and Lieutenant Goyeraor
fleet will take place.
ln ibis correction We notice, to severely
,ndemn, an infamous breach Of faith on the
,art of the Chicago ErsniHg Journ b. To
he representative Of this, as of the other pa
,ers who are represented here, printed copies
If Governor Merrill's Inaugural were fur
lished, under pledge not to publish until
lfter the Inauguration. This courtesy is Of
much advantage to the press. 1, gives them
ime to put the Message in type correctly,
md to furnish il to the reading public imme-
Lac ely after its delivery. But the Journal
'iolat ID the conditions upon which il receive
ID its copy Of the Inaugural, and p4b,ished
/ IN its issue Of tuesday erening. This is a
most pnprincipled act, aud deserves the SCI
,erest aulmadsersiou. A paper guilty of this
,aseness ms, fit to be circulated among hon
st people, and no Iowsa should take il day
onser.
The Message Of Governor Stone is highly
praised On all hands. Il deserves all the
1raise awarded i. 10 abler State paper has
,asn issued by The Executive Of any State.
Jaage Beck, Of Lee county, reached here
y ednastlay evening. Senator kirkword aud
(. s Einkb;ne, Of Iowa City, came day
.arlisr. Attorney General 0'Connor is also
lere. General Reid returned 10 keokuk
Wednesday evening. Colonel Perry remains
couple of days longer. General Bowen
I'D ]. b Hosellleft for the Gate City Tues
lay evening. The well prepared Report Of
ar. Kelsey, Warden of the Peni;enliary,
sill he ready for distribution in few DAYS.
( shows an able management of that lnsti-
uties. Glib. Browne, Esq, of the House,
,asae ap from keokuk yesterday, and the
zee coan!y delegation isnow fully in it's place.