The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-15

AteTeHI 8UoSs
EvEaY SATURDAY for March 14th contains
this choice list Of contents: fonl Play, con-
timed Rome in the Second Century;
Eclipse; Vegetable Parchment; Notes IRON
an Old Maids Diary; Onr Dinners; some
Curious Facts About Playing Cards. e.ase
Costume: The Virtues Of Bores; Married on
her Tenth Birthday; sir DAVID nfe"s'e''
Foreign Notes, A fashionable Love AuAi''
The, spirited and admirably conducted
,ex Art Dramatic and Gossip journal,
.Town and Country, has put on new and
beautiful head, and will everywhere win Ia,
yor. Single copies six cents; Tor sale By all
uewsmen.
ATTENTION, FAaMERs.-It hasn't been long
since we made note Of The furniture. fittings
M, and attractions Of the Agricultural are
house Of Wickersharn h Delaplsin 80 We
don't purpose to renew here Tie cHronieis =
tba, And our trienGs, the Messrs. proprie'
tors, don't need any puff or commensurate
at onr hands, so we alnt gong 1000 'ha''
But the Spring cometh apace now, anu "e
So, n ca,l The attention of farmers and ev'
arvbody. OF our public at home and the pnohc
.hrosd IN The fac, that Wickersham 4 Dela>
plan have large stock of the very pest
nlovs Of all kinds; Of the very best hoes. ana
rakes, and shovels, and forks OF all kinds OF
the very best corn-planters, hand and morse
mower, and corn shelters. and reapers ana
mowers. and grain cradles, and every kind OF
al agricultural Implements that farmer
needs or ought to have. That everything
,bey have is Of capital quality, and THAI they
sell che p.
We particularly call attention to their full
stock of FassH Garden and Field SEEDS.
They warrant these having taken especial
pains 10 procure fresh and good seeds They
destro, ed all the seeds they hsd on hand re-
ms;niue over from the last season, and they
dan, i estate to warrant that The large stock
If those they now have on hand are good ana
oil terminate. Go 10 Wickersham 4 Dela-
plain for anything in their line.
IHE prQPElelOFs VI NaC aSF'Na " :
recently made preparations for the erection
az two huge signs on that building, which
are each seventy feet long atld six feet in
height. The wood whidh was done on
TOD of The building, has been completed.
Yesterday three men attempted 10 place one
Of them in an upright position. for the pur.
pose Of lettering it. The force employed IN
90 doing was entirely inadequate TO resistfhe
power Of the wind, and the Gig IN was hurried
10 tie pavement below, coming down with
tren endous crash. One ma1 narrowly es-
capped horrible death. As the sign com
nienced moving off, il caught in his clothes,
In, fortunately before reaching the edge Of
tbao { 10 was released from its hold, 9th
erw Sc he would have bten dashed 10 me
gro nd, distance OF about sixty seet- Inc
noie occas oil e1 by the jail was heard lot
s,ne distance around, and large crowd i'm
IN .distely congregated to ascertain II anybody
h ID been injured, but no damage vas done
s,xe the destruction of The sign board.
A CoxpsRr.-A!f Howard, The celebrated
yi5rnist, proposes to give concert IN heo
k * one evening this week. lie has vide
renuts;ion, and will No doubt hive crowd TO
hear bin. Hon. 8. G. Cofenhery, Masonic
Grand Nagter Of Michigan, sayf OF him:
pror, Howard IS one OF the milsicai wonders
OF the age. As Y,oiinist hs has no supe-
rior. Ills wonderful performance on tie VIC,
lin surprises The most celebrated masters OF
that instrument. In his perform ance he
unites strength, skill and deep pathos, and IN
his execution stariles his auditors with the
swsetness OF tone and deep ling which per
yaies his rendering OF the mott complicated
compositions Of the scientific masters. 10
his vocal performances he has no equal.
While his songs are comic they are gentsei
and chaste, and what is unusual IN such per-
formances. his manner IS easy and natural
Strict point without aiiectation, the truly
lauehable without bnHoonery, character
ize his singing.
Ma. Cnas Rsps- Dear Sir: We, the I'M
designed. citizens Of Keoknk. knowing Of
the great progress which your class in vocal
music has made, and the great proficiency to
which it has attained under your skillful
tuition, respectfully and earnestly invite you
to give public rehearsal at such time and
place as may hereafter be decided upon.
Respectfully yours, ac.
JoHs II. CRAIG.
GEo. +. BARTLETT.
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