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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-02
THE IUNA LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY,. March 81,

Tuesday, March 81.
SEyATE.-A Joint resolution and memorial
OF the Legislature to Congress. in regard to a
water communication between the Mississ-
ippi river and the Atlantic, was presented.
The following bills were passed:
A bill for an act TO provide for the erection
of an additional institution for the Insane
Asylum at Independence, Iowa; for an act
making appropriations for the State Agricul-
tural College and Farm; for an act to provide
for the payment of the salaries of officers,
and the wages of employees of the Peniten-
tiary, and for the general supportio of the con-
~victs; for an act including the territory
known as the kinkade Addition, in the lin
its of Corydon, Wayne county, Iowa; for an
act TO legalize the election held in Burling-
ton township, Des MONIES county, Iowa, in
regard to Independent School District; to
legaiize certain judgments rendered BY Ben
jamin Furnace, q Justice of the Peace in
Louisa county. Iowa; to ~legalize the acts Of
William Van Ash and Conrad de Youg, OF
Marion county, Iowa; for an act authorizing
the correction of errors in the plat OF
Webster City, Hamilton county, Iowa.
HoUsE The following bills we're passed,
viz: A bill for an Act leRalizing the action
of tho Board OF Supervisors Of Taylor county,
in loaning the Bedford and Winterses Rail-
roads . bill for an Act to authorize the Tor.
rection of errors in the plat Of the village of
Webster City, Hamilton county ; . bill for an
Act TO legalize certain acts of the city of
Clinton /; a bill for an Act to legalize certain
Judgments rendered by Benz Furnas, q JUS
tice OF The Peace in Louisa county a bill for
an Act TO legalize the ~notarial acts Of Henry
Temple, = Notary Public Of Cass county =
bill for An Act to legalixe the acts Of lillian
Van Asch and Koenrsad De Long, attorneys
FOX Johanna Zeelt . bill for an Act to legal
ize the acts Of James Foster, . Justice of The
Peace Of Guthrie county : = bill for m Act to
~legalize the election held by the voters Of
Burlington township, Des MONIES county, in
forming an Independent School District; 1
bill Tor an Act to legaIixe certain acts of the
town council Of the own Of Corydon, Wayne
county a bill for an Act to include the ter
ritory known as the kincade Addition in the
limits OF the town Of Corydon, Wayne count !;
. bill for an Act TO legalize the acls Of the
City Coaneil and officers Of the city Of Cedar
Falls; and = bill for m Act 70 provide Tor
Fire Companies in unincorporated villages
and towns-to regulate the same and to Ie-
salizs the acts Of such companies heretofore
organized
A bill for An Act anendatory to IN Act
passed By the 9Th General Assembly. emit
tied IAN Act establishiDk Circuit and Gen.
era1 term Courts, and to define the powers
thereof; - bill for An Act supplementary
70 An Act estabiishins Circuit and General
m Courts. and defining the povsrs and
sies thereof; . resolniion 10 rstasion 10 fx-
male suffrage. VAS referred.
a bill TO provide for the payment Of The cal.
aries OF officers and wsges Of employees OF
the peniseniiary, and 10 neovida fur The san
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RIVER NEWS.

ARRIVED. II. johnson, st, Louis.
Tom Jasper. "
Savanna,
DEpARTED-Andy johnson, st. Louis.
Tom Jasper,
Savanna, Lake Pepin.
The weather was very pleasant yesterday
until four o'clock, when there MAS . very per.
ceptible change. A cold wind commenced
blowing from the west, carrying the dus,
down Main street in clouds, which made it
very dissgreeable for those WHIP we're cons
PEELED to be out.
The river is still declining.
The Savanna departed for Lake Pepin, and
if navigation is open to St. Paul that point
will be her destination.
The fine steamer Harry johnson, F. s.
Lee, Master, Geo. 0. Walton ID the Office,
will be the regular Packet for St. Louis and
way points this morning.
The teamer Mollie McPike, Hall, Master,
Hauser, Clerk, is due from St. Louis to, day
and will depart for that place this evening a,
8 o'clock.
The Northern Line steamer Mnscatine,
jerks, Master, Van Dyke, Clerk, was due
from below last evening. She is bound for
St. Paul.
The Hannibal Courier says: !" The other
night, as the steamer Illinois was going down
the river, and when she was going through
the bridge at Meredosia, she struck the bridge,
causing the boat to tremble some. A young
gentleman who was in bed in the cabin, think
ing q horrible catastrophe was abont to hap
len, and that no tine was to be lost, rushed
out on deck, minus some very necessary arts
cies of clothing, and carrying a very small
bundle. When be saw that the boat was all
right, and that his time for = periious adyen-
ture had not come, he made haste to put him
self in a more presentable condition.
TIE PoIsr SErTLED.-There was q slight
controversy sprung UP some weeks ago as
to the political proclIvities of the defunct
First National Bank in the days of Its glory.
The facts all pointed one way. and left no
doubt in the minds of those contersant with
them that the institution was special and
~favorite pet of the Democracy But the
leaders of the party have about determined
to emove all room for doubt on the subject,
by making the contest over the city election
o this very issue.
The party 10 Convention, manipulated by
the very men who had forced the President
of the Bank through az City Treasurer, and
swamped the city thereby, nominated q con-
fdential friend of the President Of the Bank
and one Of the s~ureties on his official bond as
Treasurer of the city, to complete the work
already well nigh finished
The Bank suspension, the franklin swindle
and the defslcation Of the City Treasurer, are
oil to be endorsed by the vote of the Demo-
cratic party, as we'll as the onerous taxation
and immense expenditures by the last City
Council, for which the city has nothing on
earth to show.
That is the issue rendered by the action
of The leaders, will the masses of tie party
s~anc,ion and uphold it by their votes7 We
he COO
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MARKETs BY T~ELEGRAPH
Chicago MARKET.

Chicago Market.
BY felef1ph.l CnIeAso. April !.
Flour-DaiI for all grades except chcirs Atnnssota
brands; ~fnteF extras siIsia Is. spring extra ssDie
rs good to choice snprrs &6aa.
Wheat : all and iose,; No spring q oax12 o.
No 2 sptfng 81 81.
Corn-pull and lower; ssA4 TeE
Outs : Steady: air dem,Ed II Sax
Rye-DuiI and nominal at u IS CO.
Brley- Unsettled aud higher; sales At vide range
q 30 . 2 50, closing unsettled
Mes pork-Qaiet; held nrrn 1T ga.
Lard-Inaetise and roninal ar 1sL.
Bulk Meats Active sud higher; shoulders To- rough
ides IL a. shor. rib II; clear IL.
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Legal NGtice.

ToA J Nc9-ary. sdainis.ra'or II the state off,
En.ter. decrased, : D Stool nsn, B crais, devise nfE
CFsiS. Emma + fnst~r, ~idpw. sud haanah Enster,
~dsughter and mfnar heir OFT ? Etsfer, d c4ssd.
V0U and zach Of YIN are hsres, n titled that thrre
i T. nos on al. IL the C1 Ks Gfice VI the District
Corrt Of Lee fsouniy, Iowa 1t .ort aaitsnn,a p tittpu Of
B -ni.mfn Y H4xsrms sd initt sstsr OF the estate II
James Ysls, dece4.e ed, claiming from A J McCrAry. sd
sum II Four Thon.an D siaas, as money Justly due
on . promiss sy note gr en- b, te said vn.t-r 70 the said
jam = / ale, and against all Of you y deere for thu fore
ciosnre Of = mortgage on th~ f,Ilawing described real
ertst., to-~ft Th west b. OF lot eleven I'D. blcs <
sixty-nve tf5, In the City ofK- knk. Lee t.uafy, .osa.
said note and mortgage dated the 1ith II December, 1857
Nor unless Jon ape-ar thereto aud defend tetof+ nom
of ths secnnd dav Of the nrxt term Of the said MIST !
Court - F ri Nadi~ y. omm uriSE n the third Monsay
of NAV, 1865, jnfsna~nt sna dedI ee by default viii be
rendered against you ther. Or s
RANKIN I McCrARY,
mch19 ppns Attorneys.
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sew YorH marGst.
By Telegraph HBv Yoas. April ].
eotton-Activs and excited; 70 for n'diiing.
~fiorr-Clos.d yer, dull and 5 11oc lower
Wheat-Nominal; Inc lower; scarcity Of OCEAN
freight room materially checks export demand.
Ry-Quie. at 81 go for western.
Cats Quiet and Grr At 50 In store for we.tern.
co,n-DuIl and heavy At ~ soaz7 for nav mired
western al at; 81 20 ees for old mixed western in ssurs
and al at.
Port-rIrm at ss s7aa. for old mesa iass25 50 for
new mess
Bsc'n-very fair demand
Cat Mests-Q Quiet and steady.
Bacon-v.ry fra: 1ikSA for cumberland cut.
Lard-He>ry =, l6z ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-02

TuE Sociabie Of the United Presbyterian
Church, postponed on account of sickness
and death in the church, will meet this Thurs
day evening, al the house Of Mrs. Taggart,
on Blondeau street, between First and Sec
ond. The church and friends will please
take notice.
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nsrheu

Stock MARKET
By Telegraph New fcaK. APRIL.
Government sticks IsaA %, elosins rieady Int
very duh. Comps Of 81 lloI4li1; DO SO laessSLf
do 81 ie7sze p do e5 lUssa07ss. do new 1857, 1oios
ie6xe5S; 5-sos lo5s4aa
Ths A sistaat Treasurer bought to-day . million and
a quarter Off 3os, and only sid - Zoo In gold.
Rsls az stoc,s closed lower, but decline only slight
" U 7 ASK 80: N Y G l2G Erie 73kD3s; pfd 10 rs,
Reading ss1faz, Wabash toaA; N G I13AaI4: N
8 $685.: h l sa14eA; N " o.sk; preferred 7ax
@N;
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Arrivals an4 Dsparturss Of Ksokuk- Rs1kst
CITY ELECTION.

Meetings will be held on Thursday evening
on Main street At Eighth and on Saturday
evening, It Main and Fifth, for the purpose
Of discussing the Affairs of the city in connec.
ton with the coming city election. The
meeting will be addressed by Messrs. Nc
Crary, Sample, Shelley, Hills and others.
All having an interest in the prosperity of the
city, are invited to attend. lot
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-02

CORN MEAL-H 100 ms ......-...t 50@4I6 so
FLouR-$4.00 to $3.50 per 100 lbs.
Bgrrsa-Choies lots H~illeommapd 360940c Pm
Eaes-Receipts large, and prices rangs 4 70 l3c.
PoULrRf-Dreesed, none offered. Lave Che ,sns
Is 50 . dos.
S~oKsauM-50 to TIE per gallon.
PorAroEs-4l 90 to 81 Is D bushei.
osioss-$2.0 90 to 2.a5.
LAsD-Ciiy cured l5c per b. Country cured 13c
to l4c per ID.
BxKswAx-2S to 31c per fb.
TALLow-In bbls. l0Ac; loose 70 per D,
FsArHRRs-Prime 500 to $50 per b.
~RAes-Cotton, Sc per ID.
WHrrx BEAss-Common to good 1 to IS; scarce.
CHEEsE-Good country Is TO l4c- Factory $50
BaAx-Scarce and in demand; wholesale VI 20
PER 100 lbs.
Faurrs-Grecn Apples IS 50 to 81 90 per bar
rel. Choice Dried Apples s to loo per ID.
Dried Peaches, 10 TO 12c.
SKKps-Timothy 81 60 to / IS. Clover ~ ".
Flax seed 81 rs.
oILs-oeal oil 45c. Linsesd, raw 81 IS, boiled
81 40. Lard, 81 40. Fish 81 90 to 81 10.
L1yr srocx-Beef Cattle - 90 to IS 50 gross.
Hogs, good lots, IS to IS rs gross. Sheep
s. SO to 81 90 per head. vesi Calves
from a. 90 to So 90
BAcoy-City cured Hams lie, shoulders lie,
clear sides 15c. Country cured hams ia
to lac; shoulders . to loo; sides ii to l2le.
PoRk-Mess % so to $24 per Dbl.
WooL-Tub washed 81 to 3se.; dsecs 10 fns
ESQ 30e.; unwashed, IS TO 2ec.
H~AY-Timothy In active demand ut from xs o.
to si1 90 per ton. Prairie IS 90 to Is 90
WOODS 50 to 20 50 per cord according to quail.
itY, in good demand.
H~IpEs-Green, Sc; do cured l0e; dry hint lie
do salt i6c per ID.
SALr-Lake So 65175.
| GLAss-sXIe IS 50. Rates discounted IS to -
per cent.
NAILs-S5 SO rates.
BAa Iaos-5e, rates.
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Assignee's N.sfce pf Appoint.
memt.

FeHsHeE
District Court Of tbs Uaifsd 8 stes for the District Of
Ls--in Rsrk,uptcy. In the matter Of Robert n.
Moore. hsnkrapf.
10 srAsa q .ay essceys:
Tbs m t~ssigsNd b rsby gises notice Of his appoint
msus - Assisnse Of The ~est-t- af knh~rt Il Moore. q
Bal a<fsn, IN the county a. Des Moinss. In sad nis-
trsef aad VINO wss. IN ~. on sA~ flth dAs Of January.
4 lsss alluded bank opt npou his own ~pe,itiyn, 81
Josn rTce. h@yf+ter In Btnk -nprcy of sasd rourt
Dated - 1scAuk, Icwa, she 36th Aay os f.hrusry. 4
D 1858 1M.n ~ALkTHoRx' $3.50
DarSat4t
VostEe In DNwkrspsc1.
h ~ DsstricsC Cont n tAs rniss, Hates. - =. Ma.
ssict oftowA In the nattsr Of Ens =. fhonpsou.
bantrrpt.
e g ersdftovs cftAs xstafe " ADORE aamed baskrsr<.
are hsrss ! not6cd that there viii h. ssrord
ssne'sl nsetisg OF Tbs c~redit"rs ~ sasd b. krupf.
80 - ksesHk. n SD Dsstrist. nm tks l0th dsy " Apf3t.
= O.ls6& Atlp cfcioska y ~ the . - ~ 1ohn Bfus q.
eaeo q ths REGISTERS 70 Banhrupfcy In saia ri trlet,
- - ~ pusrosrs asnsd 10 shs tssuty-~v-nsh eeencn
q ss1~AtfsPt Ast " March q. 4, p 1851.
-. Nh JoaNs10s,
- A~gAs
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New Orleans MarAse.
By telegraph NEW oaLEAss. April l
Cotton Excited and adj nerd; middliue 2skr
Flour Firm; snper to Ak 10 IS.
C~orn-aIgher; 81 ca.
Oats Firm at IS 80.
Pork-Qni-t and Arm at s2s Is.
Bacon shoulders NJ: clear side. 1871.
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81. Losts MarAst.
By Telegraph ~. Louts. April l.
f1our-Lsitie better feeling, bat prfces unchanged.
W~hsat-chni . srater = little better.
Corn-Sttonxsr Al Is ss7
0sts-Iit !, higher. 1915.
Bsrl-y- U-ci ane.d
Rvs-Lowrr; 81 co being about the top ofthe market.
Pofk-More ,nqpirs; cafes At s24 fsD25.
Racon-ciear sid.s advanced % lsSAN: shoulders
liz.
Lard-fot much doing held at 10 Dl7 for tierce aud
ksg.
catile-So change; prices range 4as.
shecp-arasthe-p 3sG
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The greatest bargains o. the season, al
the New York Store, $50 remnants delaines
IS cents, best prints Is cents.
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Assignee's or Trustees Notice of
APPOINTMENT.

In the District Cont Of The United States, Z r the n4s.
trict OF 10 50 In Bankruptcy, In the me- tier of Jno.
sr,pper, Jr. Bankrupt
n HAon Il may eoncsvh:
rUVHE uads.sigpcd hereby gives notice OF his appoint
ment - Asiguee o. the s.tats Of John a,op.es,
u, Of . MAdfson. T. Co tnwa, within said Dfssrirf,
waa -. to I: on the Y p DAY II February. 1855.
Bruoe. Register 10 Bankrupt } d .aic Court
Dated q EeOkak, Iosa, the al day Of Aarch, 1855,
II J1HSsrt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-02

ANOTHER lot of that choice roll butter.
also a lot of choice white Neshannock pota-
toes, Just received at Cox L Twins. 1t
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chicago Ltve sseck market.
By Telegraph CHICAGO Apil1
Hog~-Receirts 4507. Market quiet, steady and I'M
changed; ranses goa 10 for common I, extra
~Cattie-Reee'pfs et0. Good second class In more 90
tive demand: freely taken - : asas 60. extra catt .
nominal At 9 Is az; loser grades sSs 60 for fair TO good
fat cows and light butcher steers.
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Financial and Commercial
MAxknr.

fconected daily by ssow 4 HUBER, Communion
Merchants, Second street,
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ToIeae aarhsI.

TolsAo narhsI.
D TsasgrarA.1 roi.po. April
dies Of white Michigan At " e7k.
Corn Dali and shade lover. sslss Of no ! 1t SOL.
oAts-efeAdy; s.l~s Of 70 / at 60.
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GREAT PAHic.-Sales ct auction this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, by Howe L Tyler. In con-
tinuing our sale, we would call the attention
of purchasers to the fact that they will not
again have the chance of buying nice furni-
ture at auction and at such q sacrifice. Ele-
CANT Sofas, Lounges, Marble-top Bureaus,
Carved Beds.eads. What-Nots, and lots of
other Furniture, will be sold out this day, to
the highest bidder.
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Forsign Markers.
LvshPccI April l.-Noop.
Corn Declined 10 <ls 81.
Pro,isions-Aetvs Bssf advanced to "a "a; pork sos
bacon ~ 81
L.rd-Quist.
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r ors and v X 8, tn Bieck i6z. very hands, me 10
cation t1r . dsetfnx.
ksREzsDsY Agents
mrht1 nHe over Re XXX srstgs ssrk.
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For Sale.

nNE OF the mest Desirable residences In the eity-a
too story b-irh pvelifsg House With nin- roonS
good ce,lsr and ciss~rn, . fat bot vitn . god varirtyef
choice fruit and shr mulberry sud = large bi. X ss-bie sua
wood house. situate on corner ~ 10th aBd Blnrdeao sta.
FERRER 4 DAY. Agents.
mchI7 once over EeokEk Savings Bark.
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UvHE east half 81 q d,ubIe two story Brick D~el1iag
House, eobt-ipin1 stx rooms and = sood eel ar,
ali In good repair, 1sxlto feet II x oand, we'll fefesd,
se . variet, Is nu3t, . gosd well OF sat-r, et.tefn, wood
hoa-e. ,tsa.te on the corner Of 10th aad High ttreeis.
Price $500. little god,
ERsEE 4 DAT,
mebs4 Agents..
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For Sale.

For Sale.
rTlrE east half Of . doobie two stry frame Dwelling
Hous-, containr Ave room; 2s1l&D bet Of ground
weii fenced, With . ~ari ty OF .~hrubbsry and 8 good we'll
Of water. Situate or lot 10, block 10, Kiibo1rDes Adj
diiion to E-oknk. With be sold very low II spilled for
soon. Enqaite Of fERRER q DAY. Ageuta.
MARI
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For Aaie.

nT4 AMI y ~ s, In psoes $50, With a two@fefy
4 frame dwelling house eonts.sinx six recna-, good
eesl -r ard cister g, and q GO d variety Of fsrit.
urhtz FEARkk a Jay. AFspt.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-11-04

Have we rth-dwellers, then, who
shuddered so often with fear of a pos
sible collision with some headlong
comet, been playing tag with comets
since time was? Do we regularly punch
one comet in April, and one in Aug
ust, and one in November, and Heav-
en- knows how many more between
meals? Are comets, after all their
buster, such poor, pusslllanlmous,
damp, unpleasant bodies We give
1t up, and return to a point of more
luminous, and less nebulous character
The meteOric dis 'lay of 1866 although
noticeably brilliant, was far inferior
to those Of 1888 and 1899 and it Is
argued, that the thickest part of the
meteorlc stream was not exactly hit.
but that last year witnessed another
transit of the earth through the same
region. Such was the case in 1882
and 1888. The big shower, or COM
cts SHREDDED tail, or whatever it is.
don't come our way again until 1889
and we hope our readers, one and all,
may 'be there to see it. -44naerlcan
Journal Of Mining.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-11-04

they had nothing to say. One time
travelling in the same carriage with
nobleman, | asked him his opinion of
the ballot. He replied, i have not
considered that subject yet You
Nigh. travel all over America" said
my lend, ''and never hear man say
that But the American girls gen
orally know a little of every thing,
and their general intelligence and
vlvacity make them very delightful
panions.
l had an idea before going out that
the New England ladies spent time
over intellectual pursuits to the neg
lect of household duties. l did not
find it so. Comparing class with class,
tney are quite as good housekeepers
as have seen anywhere. They had
need be, for service at present is in
very wretched condition in America ::
so much so that middle class, families
IN the country often dispense with
servants altogether. The young la
dies can make beds as we'll as dem
onstrate propostio on, and their men
tai philosophy, whatever it amounts
to, never mterleres with the perfec-
tion of the pies. Samuel Johnson
used to say that man would rather
his wife should be able to cook a good
dinner than read Greek. But he does
not seem to have anticipated time
when a woman could learn to do both.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-11-04

ARMS FOR TIE SoUTH.-Several IN
dividuals are now in New York en-
gagged In purchasing and shipping
arms to the Southern States. One
of them is from Texas, another from
Georgia, two are from South Carroll
ma, and two or three others are from
\ labama, Louisiana, and Tennessee.
The articles they are purchasing are
mainly revolvers and repeating or
breech-loading rifles; all the models
of muzzle-loading weapons are dis
carded, and the purchasers are under
stood to prefer short barrels to long
ones. Two thousand revolvers were
sent south III one consignment three
weeks ago, and shipments Of two,
three, and five hundred revolvers are
unpleasantly frequent. The Charles
ton steamer recently took a dozen
cases Of hardware, which was really
a lot of breech-loading rifles destined
for private parties iii that city. One
dealer IN firearms admits that he has
more orders than he can fill for the
present, but professes not to know
where the wea pons he sells are going.
All these facts point rather striking
ly to a very disturbed condition of af-
fairs IN the South. They strongly
remind one of the fall of 1860, when
arms and ammunition flowed rebel
ward in one continuous stream
Nety York Sun
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-11-04

\ ELOCIPEDEs An exhibition Of
the new mode of locomotion known
as the velocipede was given recently
at Wittvs carriage factory, corner of
Blocker street and Broadway The
performer was ore of the Haulon
brothers, who has patented the inven-
tion IN this country. The machine
consists of two wheels, one before
the other, with a seat or saddle be-
tween them. The rider takes his
seat on the saddle, puts his feet in
two iron stirrups attached to the for
ward wheel, and Immediately begins
to work his passage. THE is done
by working the feet forward and
backward, which produces motion in
the wheels. The steering appara-
tus consists Of a crosshandle, which
is grasped by the rider, and turned
and twisted at pleasure. 1t takes
some short time to acquire the art Of
Jalancing the body, but few days
practice makes riding safe and pleas
ant. The exercise Is invigorating
and healthful. There are four sizes
of yelocipedes, VARYING IN price from
S2j to SIS. As soon as the price is
lowered the invention viii doubles,
become popular, and every man will
be able to keep a horse of his OWL
1t is intended to give a public exhibi-
tion soon.-N. \. Sun.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-11-04
y CONTINENT COVERED WITH Ic

y CONTINENT COVERED WITH ICE.-
Professor AgassiZ comes to the con-
ciusIon that the continent of North
America was once covered with ice a
mile III thickness. herebf agreeing
with Professor Hitchcock and other
eminent geological writers concern.
ing the glacial period In proof Of
tins conclusion, he SAYS that the AL
leghany range of mountains are gle-
cler-worn to the very tc.,, except a
few points which were above the lev
el OF the icy mass. Mount Washing
ton, for instance, is over six thou.
sand fe7t high. and the rough, unpol-
lshed surface of its summit. covered
with loose fragments just below the
level of which glacier marks come to
an end, tell US that it lifted its head
alone above the desolate waste of ice
and snow. In this region. tnen. the
hight of the ice cannot have been
much less than six thousand feet: and
this Is in keeping with the same kind
OF evidence in other parts of the
country. for when the mountains arc
much below SIX thousand feet the
Ice seems to have passed directly
over them. The glacier, he argnec,
was God 5 great plow. and when the
ice vanished from the face Of the land
it left it prepared for the hand of the
husbandman The hard surface of
the rocks was ground to powder, the
elements of the soil were mingled
with the more arid and unproductivo
granite districts, and the soil was
prepared fit for the agricultural use
of man.