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THURSDAY MORSISQ, NOV. I.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY.
THE IKS VALLH Witu. i« from
til i office every Wednesday, ban an eJttensi\candin
(Circulation throughout the DesMoincs Val
Ity. a.- w.sll as in the rest of the State and the Uni
ted and as a medium of advertising is not
•ar passed. Subscription pnee $l,iO per annum in
tike Gas Varki.
Amongst those great discoveries of mod
ern science which have found A general ap
plication in promoting the welfare of man
kind and revolutionism!: the condition of
k®man society. Gas Lighting is entitled to
ft prominent place. Like steam navigation,
tailways ami telegraphing, gaa lighting ha*
b*en brought into public servioe since the
opening of the present century.
The first experiment of anvnote was made
in Birmingham, England, in the year lb02,
but so many objections were urged against it,
mo«tlj in consequence of the imperfections
attending the process of manufacture and
distribution, that several years were re
quired to give it a start. After it wa* intro
duced to publie favor, however, by the illu
mination of the dark streets of the great
city of London, it spread rapidly over Great
Britain, and in a few years became the com
mon source of light for most of the cities
and larger towns of Europe and the United
States.
The gta used almost universally at the
present tune for furnishing light is manufac
tured from coal, though various oils have
been used for the same purpose. The coal
gas is a compound principally composed of
two inflammable guses known as carburetted
hydrogen and olefiant gas in variable pro
portions, and the specific gravity of the coal
gas varies according to the quality from .4U
to .70, increasing in weight in proportion to
its purity and light-giving capacity. Four
hundred cubic inches of the best quality of
gAs, it is said, will furnish a light equal to
that of one candle for the space of an hour.
The Cannel coal is the best for making
gas, and yields, on a large scale of manufac
ture, about 1000 cubic feet to 200 pounds of
coal. The ordinary coal of the West does
not produce gas in so great proportion nor
of as good a quality.
The constituents of coal arc hydrogen,
nitrogen, oxygen, carbon, and usually sul
phur and various earthy matter beside, all
of which are separated from each other when
the coal is exposed to a high temperature,
and enter into new combinations, forming
ooal gas and a variety of other gases and
acids, as well as water, tar, Ac.
The coal is thrown into a large vessel of
cast iron called a retort, of which there are
several to be built into a kind of furnace so
that the lire can have full play upon it. This
ratort has two openings, one of which, on
the upper surface, contains the exit pipe
Which passes into a cylinder constituting a
portion of the hydraulic main, which is part
ly filled with liquid, and serves to collect the
gas and other matters evolved by the heat in
the retorts. The other opening of the re
tort admits the coal, which is shovelled in,
and then the aperture beiug covered with
a tight lid, the dense smoke and gases find an
outlet through the exit pipe into the hydrau
lic main. Connected with the hydraulic
main, which is itself a large and long cvlin
drieal pipe, are various tubes andpij.es, con-
mense cia.em partially filled with water, in
which a large sheet iron vessel is suspended
bottom up, for its reception. From tim
grand receptacle the gas is distributed, by
the pressure of the gaaoiueter, through cast
iron pipes varying from 3 to lu inches in
diameter and as many feet in length, which
are joined tightly together, and the joints
rendered gax-tiyht by melted lead, and this
laid any dintance that inav be required.
The large pipe* running along the street*
are called mains the smaller «n«»9 attached
to these for the purpose of supplying house#,
are usually of wrought iron and of very
•mail sue in comparison, and are culled ser
vice pipes.
Gas metre# for measuring the quantity of
g:w, regulators for controlling the expendi
ture through the service pipes, stop cocks to
shut it ofi und let it out at pleasure, and
posts for the Ktreet lamps constitute, with
the lamps themselves, which are of various
kinds, the apparatus for the distribution and
consumption of the gas, which buing ignit
ed on coming in contact with the atmosphere,
continues to burn as long as the gas is per
mitted to cscape through the pipe.
The streets of a city cannot be lighted Bp
in any other manner than by gtu light, and
it has been demonstrated to be the most econ
omical, the safest and mont agreeable mode
of lighting dwellings and business houses.
1
There is no offensive smell io the burning
ol pur, -H. tardl, th. reingtest
Til nfl UfiriVGiribmliwi ... .. .. i
to be apprehended from its use either from
fire or explosion, while a much more bril
liant light is afforded, than from candle or
lamp, at a fraction of their cost.
We sat down to write with the intention
of noticing the progress made by Messrs.
Herrick & Kilbourne in the construction of
their Gas Works, but were led off to tako a
general glance at gas-lighting for the infor
m&tion of our readers, and will therefore de
fer our notice to a future occasion, with the?
fixtures in the .st substantial manner, and
with the latest
brn*ud
Aft Indication
As will have been oWrvwd by new* under
our Telegraphic head, there are indications
of a rupture between the Administration and
the New York Softs, under the leaderi»hip of
Prince John. Indeed, it appears that ill
blood is already up, and coldness and indif
ference already exists, i. e. if the telegraph
ic report is true, as it doubtless is.
The Softs of New York have been the Ad
ministration purty of that State. In the out
set, the Administration broke with the Hards,
and made the Soft leaders the recipients of
its favors, the almoners of its bounties, its
partizan confidantes and counsellors. Now
that, in the present State canvass, it has ar
ranged itself upon a platform so eminently
to the taste and proclivities of the Adminis
tration,—a platform of Free Liquor, anti
Kuow-Nothingism, and shameless political
subserviency,—it is an indication of some
thing serious in the wind when the Union
says it is "a matter of indifference, so far as
"the interests of the Democratic party are
"concerned, whether the ticket succeeds or
"not." We know the pretext, namely, that
all the candidates on the ticket with two ex
ceptions were openly and warmly the friends
of Mr. Van Buren in 1848. But that is a pre
text merely. The Administration has taken
umbrage at no such fact before. Why has
it done so now The cause is patent enough.
Gov. Seymour has knelt and knuckled, and
shuffled on all manliness and independence,
till he is just reckless enough in respect of
principle and has reduced himself to a level
low enough to become the favorite and the
representative of the leaders of the New York
Softs, the most graceless, cut-throat, gam
bling set of politicians that ever occupied a
respectable field in American politics. They
hav* suggested Gov. Seymour for the Presi
dency. The term of the present Administra
tion is drawing to a close. It cannot use
them bat little longer. They are growing in
different in respect of it, and are inclined to
enlarge their influence and extend their au
thority by setting up for themselves. In Gov.
Seymour the Administration discovers a ri
val. He must be crushed, and his friends
shorn of their influence. But the Adminis
tration itself has nursed this nest of politi
cal vipers, fed and fattened them at public
expense, and it has no business to complain.
But this is the secret of the present attitude
of things, and the consequences promise to
enure to the disadvantage of both factions
and as much to the advantage of the public.
A Shot at the Raf Raroai.
We stated yesterday that nearly all the
I jfoco editors of the State had been sub
sidized to eulogise the I^ocofoco office hold
ing nhinplaster manufacturers who have es
tablished a swindling concern under the
name and style of a Marine Insurance Com
pany at Omaha City. Thus fur we notice
only one exception amongst the Locofoco pa
pers, but that fires hot shot into the camp of
of various kinds that we have
to notice the Bank Circular which has been
advertised in our columns for several davs
past.
We can now barely allude to it.
Will our readers examine it carefully and
closely. The "Bank" called the "Western
Exchange, Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany"—for as the getters up head their ad-
vertniement "Bank Circular"—we suppose
we do right to -n!l it i uik—is siituittccl in
Omaiiu City, Nebraska Territory, unil is
uwnod by Hon. iiwi. trrcen, late Supreme
Judge of the State of Iowa, Hon. Thos. H.
Beiitoti, Jr., lute Suporinteiidont of Public
luatruetion of the State of Iowa, JJon. Jiern-
denser* and purifier?, which separate all oth- hart Henn, Member of Congress frJm the *ront their building, was received
ur matters and impuritie», and finally con- State of Iowa, Hon. Jessie Williams late to the Committee on Streets and Alley,
ducts the coal gas to the bottom of an im- Commissioner of the l)ex Moines River lin- 'ti mutructions to have the necessary prad-
provenic.it, Jame, S. Izzard, late editor of a
Dubuque Exjrress and Herald says I laid upon the table.
We have been so pressed with engagements Estimate No. was received of the gutter-
no
7
me
iicnl hnve heretofore bethu prof(^s*Hl demo-I ^ra
crats—nay claim to be good democrat* now
—have held th** situations we have named bv
of the democratic partv of Iowa. That has
been ever opposed to banks of issue. The
the banking of this
within the limits of the JState of Iowa.
We sug-rest whether this enterprise is in
all respects consistent with democratic prin
ciples and professions—whether it is not in
consistent for men who have "cut at our ta
bles and slept in our beds," and denounced
banks and paper currency in Iowa, to ret up
u e
simple remark that they are progressing fine
y, aiid constructing all their buildings and have it rectified, he found' the recipient ,,'f it
improvements, and on a scale'
i w i i
of magnitude eomm ens urate with the rapid-' T"t1h' IKl\ five"
raPia
ol ourelty. «4 fully
Although not a part of our contract for
advertising, we shall insert the.bank circu-
in our next weekly issue, that all our readers
may see to what we refer.
CVThe Albany A rgtt* tells a storv of a
m!-r mitH',afew
unity dollar bill in mistake for a five. On
discovering the blund
deliberately rubbing out the cipher on the
bill, in order to make hi* ciah account square
fur u "li/tv" saved the latter from further
in
democratic paper lowu, and others. petitioners.
The individuals whom we have particular- I
r.d.onci,n
1
h.e Clt/
0
cu*1
given the strongest evidence of their ndhe-j A Map was received from the City Engineer
siun to the democratic doctrine of this State,:
by belonging to the party, acting with the Jtr'a!H0 t^e ^ots, adjoining thereto, of that
party, accepting office, from the party »n4, portion of the City below Main street, and
stronger still, referred to a special committee, consisting of
By swearing to support the Constitution of
the State.
But it seems that what is good democratic
doctrine in Iowa is not good democracy in Committee on Claims.
Nebraska. And further, there are manv The following bills-were allowed, tris:
reasons to suppose that a large portion o*f 1
i
I
this "W estern Lxchange Fire and Marine In- i .,rink
surance Company" bank, aud carry on its
operations in worse than wildcat stvle.
hether it does not show a case of strong
conversion to a faith which the converts for
merly denounced as the faith of tho enemies
of democratic principles.
"We have
n W
r^.
,r°U
i
1
0 U 1 8 a s
to that class of democrats who be- for
neve that democratic principles should have
univernal application, and that democratic
truth in Iowa, is democratic truth in Nebras
ka. We believe, that truth, honesty and jus
tioe, are democratic principles, and that cli
©ate or locality cannot make them otherwise.
1
(lavs
s»nee,
who" gave
For th. Cut, CUv
Pavcneat*.
MESSRS. EDITORS
Favor me with space tor a few words of
reply to your correspondent "Progress."—
He is in error when he attributes the origiu
or circulation of the remonstrance against
his scheme to me, though I approve of it
most heartily. If the gentleman wishes to
know what estimate is placed upon his plan
by the public generally, let him circulate his
petition and he will be enlightened. It need
ed no long and lugubrious argument to prove
that at some future day wider pavements
may be wanted. That is not disputed. It
is the present change that we are talking
about, and to claim that it is now necessary to
begin to make any, is to claim an absurdity
that must be self-evident to any but interest
ed parties.
The gentleman is progressive. I admire
that character, provided always that progress
in the right direction. The "progress,"
however, in this case seems to be a spasmod
ic waking up after a two years' sleep.—
Strange how suddenly one's eyes are some
times open to the defects of a landscape
that we have admired for years. A sleep of
two years is somewhat of along nap, but one
man has beat it—our mutual friend Rip Van
Winkle. "Progress" clinched his argument
by finding a little locust tree in a pavement,
that might prevent pedestrians from spread
ing themselves satisfactorily, "especially if
they wore hoops." When "Vox Populi" read
that he "gin in" and caved. He felt sorry,
however, that Mr. ''Progress" had gone out
of his way to Fourth street, in search of that
'ittle but strong argument for wide pave
ments. A much stronger one by several
years stands in High street, before the gentle
man's northern door. Doubtless he was so
used to that, and the mud around it, that he
did not see it, and in his zeal for wide pave
ments has forgotten to put down even a nar
row one. "mote" in your neighbor's eye
sometimes looks larger than a "beam" in
one's own.
As this matter of pavements is now fairly
before the City Council, we leave the subject
content to abide their judgment.
Council Proceedings.
CorsciL ROOM,
Oct. 30th, 1855.
its political leaders w.th a vengeance. The two 50-10U dollars per day, was received and Whatever is popular is important, as show
a I I I I .I IOX »L. T.. 1.1 ..
mg upon 2d street from Johnson street to Ex
change, aud the contractor allowed the bal
lance due on said contract, beiujtr $41.
The following resolution was referred
the Committee on Judiciary, viz
Resolved, That Lots 4, 5, C, 7, 8, and 9,
Ordinance No. 15 —1 "r
ftHkin8
accordance wnh the prayer of the pii^v
from Exchange to Cedar
th('
ulVrt
bids for the continuation of
fro,u
bi'luction uf th*v domocrutic party—thev have at 3d str^t?t alwo the bids for
had the confideuec and claimed to be leaders
tlu'
'l
unn,!
i ri"f, rred
democratic party framed the present Consti-| Aldermen Newton, llaiues ancT Tim
tution oLthe Statu which prohibits banking, German, with instructions to report to the
The persons especially referred to—and who ^UI»ciI the lowest and best bidders, and the
are Directors uf this Wild-Cat bank, have i
6th and Johnson street to
from 3d ut., by wuy of Des Moines
8t"'to l*?e r"r.er ttnc*,
on
motif)n 8^id
said work under said bids.
M'luw'ng
,*us-
is Nebraska bank is done
urner
Kalpb Waldo Cmrrttn on
by
best
Vox Porru.
Council met.
Present, the Mayor and all the Aldermen.
The Committee on Finance to whom was
referred the bill of Geo. B. Wilson of $ blushes and tremors, what tragedies and iin
for rent of Concert Hall for the use of the moralities were beyond.
District Court, reported, and said report was Emerson went on to show that as soci
reeeived, aud on motion suid bill was not al- ety had progressed, so had the position of
lowed. woman changed and improved and conclu-
Another remonstrance against the widen- ''.v Haying that he did not think it yet ap
ing of side-walks having 111 names attached peared that women wish an equal share in
thereto, was received and luid upon the table.! public affairs. But it was they, and not we,
On motion, the petition and remonstrances, who were to determine it. If we refused
and the Ordinance in regard to the widening of them a vote, we should refuse to tax them
the side-walks, were taken from the table and according to our Teutonic principle, no rep
indefinitely postponed. resentation, no tax.
1
he petition of the street Supervisor to
1
have his remuneration raised to the sum of ions in manv minds was a wonderful fact,
Block vSt^oceupied by the Convent of the is- sire for better laws. This new movement,
nation, be exempted from City tuxes for the he said in conclusion, he looked at as a tie
present year. shared bv the spirits of men and women
bids
to a
special committee, consist-
the line of \Vnter street and the riv-
Mdermen Ilain -s, Fulton and Thomas.
The bill of Walling A' Hussev of $25 00,
for publishing advertisements, was referred
police expenses, $5200
4
dwards, Professional »er
v«ces,
AMKRK AN IRON FO* THE BRITISH MARKET.—
On Monday last, a sloop arrived at New York,.
ringing from the .Jersey shore forty tons of "TV ALERS
:on machinery constructed for use in Scot- "njr
land, and the same is now beiii£ shipped di
rect to Glasgow. It is designed for the man
ufacture of India rubber ^oods, a process in
which America is ahead of all the world.
(J5^The Detroit Tribune savs that Gener-
a s u a s e e e i u a i o
The Buffalo Express is anxious to know
whether the General is preparing to "run"
again.
(15?" The next Democratic National Oon
vention bids fair to have a majority of its
members office-holders under Gen. fierce.—
i Gen. Peasley, Collector of Boston, and B. F.
Hallet, District Attorney, havejust been elec
ted delegates in Massachusetts.
C3T George Peabodv, Esq., the well known
American Broker in London, has given five
thousand dollars in aid of the sufferers by
W hat is the difference between an at
tempted homicide and the butchering of
swine? Hold your breath for an answer.—
One is an assault with intent to kill, and the
other is a kill with intent to tali!
Vcaaa.
(A lecture before the late Woman's Rights
Convention in Boston.)
lie said that he shared in the belief of the
Anglo-Suxon race, that woman had a ra
tional nature, and they are more delicate
than men, and as the mort- impressionable
they were the best index of the coming hour.
As more delicate Mercuries of imponderable
influences, what they say and think were the
shadows of future events. Man was will,
woman sentiment. In the ship of humanitv,
w ill was the rudder, sentiment was the sail
aud when women attempts to steer, the rud
der was a masked sail. When women en
gaged in a trade, it was only as a resource,
not u primary object. The life of the affec
tions was primary to them, so that there is
really no employment or career they will not
with their own applause and that of society,
quit for a suitable marriage. [Laughter.]
They oast all their fortunes on the di', and
lose themselves entirely in the glory of their
husband's children, while man stood bewil
dered
a magnanimity lie could not attain
to. It was true that in painting, poetry and
sculpture, woman had not yet produced a
master aud he then proceeded to point out
the respects in which lay their peculiar excel
lence. The first of these was their power of
conversation. They furnished society with
mauners. The second attribute was their
ceremonial nature.
They
embellished trifles.
An ox ran to the water when thirsty, or to his
corn, regardless of obstacles, and said no
thanks but man delays he paints the de
sired object all over with forms he invented
majesty, etiquette, courts, drawing-rooms,
architecture, dress, elegance, privacy he cre
ated dignities, the union of the sexew and
how should we measure the gulf between the
intercourse of "Id Athens, Lou
don or our American capitals—between that
and the hedgehog existence of the diggers of
worms and eaters of offal, thau by signaliz
ing thisj department of taste or comeliness
Yet herein woman w&* the prime genius and
orduiner. There was no grace taught ly the
master of manners, no style adopted in the
etiquette of courts, but was first the action of
some brilliant woman, who charmed the be
holders w ith this new expression, which man
copied and he thought that we should mag
nify their ritual manners.
1'here was no advantage without compen
sation. Woman was more vulnerable, more
infirm than man. They could not be such
elegant artists in the element of fancy if they
did not give themselves to it they were po
ets who believed their own poetry—tney
dwelt more than men in the kingdom of illu
sion. They admitted into their atmosphere
waves over waves of colored light, and thev
saw all objects in the warm-tintel milts which
envelope them.
But the starry crown of woman, the throne
I of her affection and sentiment, and the infi
nite enlargement to which they lead was the
I passion of love—painter and adornerof new
and early life out none suspected in its
At all events, this uprearing of new opin-
ing the spontaneous sense of the hour, for
aspiration of this century will be the code
of the next. A masculine woman is not
strong, but a lady is. Let us have the true
woman, the adorner, the ceremonial, the
to hospitable, the religious heart. The ameli
oration of manners had brought woman's
in i amelioration of course, hence this huge de-
Jo. 15 and 35, in relation to and they mi^ht proceed in in faith that 1 V'*•
referred to the Committee on whatever woman dosired man would accotu- ......
nuisances, was
Judiciary with inntructiona to renort any i plish.
atm'iidtnenttt to said ordinance that tney may
th nccHsarv. An alliance between Prince Napoleon
iiistrmtionu tf. rsi.nH »nW 1 «t:„U
The petition of Messrs. Iieattv, Long & Co.,! and the Princess Royal of England, it Is eta- Auu* Fair* and also g0|»l medal
the Couneil to have 4th street tilled in ted by the Times' correspondent, in rumored
and re-j
in political circles.
0N
DiT.-That Gra^ (Jreenwood is about
to 8Hue an entjreiv
new edition of a "little
hound lD„iinent
^ngineer reported the bids for the a. HALL. A. C. hlifcJLUU*.
KAI,IJ 6C SHK I.DON
HAIL
T^AMILY tiro' i y and l"r«'. isi n 1. jHit, Post build
1- iufa, .'Ul «t.. l»-t *ien Muni and .hnwm, where
they k-ep constantly oa bund a large supply of fami
ly gris erics and provisions of every variety, and »f
the best quality, which they intend to sell a." cheap
if ii'tchea|er tiian anv other house in the city, and
hojM- by strict attention to business to merit a share
of the public pa iron age.
N.li.—Our wagon is in readiness to wait u& all
who
may
favor us with a call.
2500
Council adjourned to Tuesday the 6th of
No*.*t seven o'clock, p. u.
B. S. MEKRIAM, City Recorder.
Far Male*
fMWO gvd horstie, bright bay roTor, warranted
A sound, and gentle. Enquire at New York Hat
Store. novlfit A. V. SHELDON*.
X)K-BINIKlt,
BLANK
8. HAMILJL.
JC ant
be vv i
Slatimier and lilank-Boolc Man-
ufacturer^, IS*u. 110 Muiu htreet,
nov. 1
Blaak Books, iedger«,
BINDING.—Bookg,
i. HALS
TO*.
A. FKK.NCH.
BAItlLL At CO.
in tiroceriea and Produce,and Forward
and lommisnion Merohantu, .'18 Mam street,
n 2d and $d, Ketiknk, Iowa. oct.ildy
Important to Traveler*.
The new and quick Route now upon through te
New York in 4J houri from !St. Loui» via the
OHIO A\D niNHINKIPPI
r. MAI!. AND LXl'UES,- KOl'Tr
Carrying thr Great Northern and Eastern Mail.
TWo THKOUGH TWAINS DAILY.
Morning Mail train leaves St. Louis at 7 o'clock A. M.
Lightning Ii.vprei"* 2 p.
m.
'onmvtiii£iit
Vincenncii with the E. A C. K. K. for
Tcrrc llaute and lndianapoliii, and there with fast
tram* for Cincinnati, N-w York. Iotiiiiville, Boston,
Btirtiilo. Philadelphia.(i-veiand Ilultimorc,Dunkirk.
Kirhmond and M'a-xhineton City Ae.
No i han^e of earf at Terre llaute.
AUneoiiii^ ting at Handoval with the I. C\ R. R..,
the rnuit pleiiBant route to Cairo mid all point* in
northern Illinois and the vuly mail Railroad irom
St. I.OIUH.
lWentfers and baggage conveyenl to and from the
Depol free of eharjje. Through tickets eau be pro
cured at the nffict" of the Keokuk Packet Co., or at the
Coin puny office, No. 28 and :i0, cor. 4th and Chest
nut stre- t, under the Planter'* House, or Nu. 3D,
Bouth 1^'vee, St. lxiuis.
N. B. Paotenger* at and li 'low Keokuk, make a
saving of from 12 U 24 hour* tiuic.
JAMES M. WARD, Sup't.
A
w L. nrsTos. TB IIAWKISS. a. •. auwor.
Huston, Hawkins A Hnaton,
Su cftt rt to Stannus Hamilton,)
WHOLESALE
FOKW ARDING MERCHANTS, Main-treat,
between Fourth and Fifth. Keokuh, Iowa.
We have am|U mean* and xhull keep a foil and
general stock i Griieenes, and -hull be prepared t«
*ell upon the most favorable term*.
We shall also do a General Commission business
and solicit for sale consignments of all kind* of
merchandise and country produce. We arc prepared
I" make literal advance^. VV. dial I pay Mjiecial at
tention to reeei\ing und forwarding all kind* of gooda
and produce both to and from the interior, and to fill
ing orders for any description of merchandise. From
the long experience of Mr. W. B. Huston in this
branch uf bu.-inei««t
ytv
Oct.
10, '55—dtf
slmll be able to K'v*-' satisfac­
tion. HUSTON, HAWKINS A HUSTON.
We tftke pleasure in retmmmending oar »uoatMora
to our old friend. nnd a#k for them a continuance of
the liberality lately oxtended to u». Messrs. Hun
ton, Hawkins & Huston are ire pared to do a large
busineiw, arid from their exjx-rirnce and ability, w«
are oonfidcut will give entire Hatisfaotion
KTANNUS A HAMILTON.
October ,1, Ito.V-dAwlin
E. 1
\itri,i:rT. j.
G'
W HAXI OCRF.
HAHTI I TT A *IAN OI BT,
Succruort to W. '. Fiinkftoutfi,)
IKftCKRS AN1 COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. yf) Main Ktreet. Keokuk, lowra. reupct-tfullT
inform the public that they haw formed a partner
ship for the purpose of carrytnron tin abo\e hucinvaa
in all it* various branches. Having purchased the
entireM»ck of Family Orojeries at the above ctand,
design making «ueh addition.-thereto, as shall make
it one of the best -lands of the kind in the W,-vt. and
hope by strict personal attention to merit a «tiart of
publie patronage. Charlie will wait with the wagoa
tw u?ual. BAKTLETT A MANCOURT.
HKNRV p. scHoirr. Ktm-n H. URAHT.
NCHOLTI: A
PELL A MAKIoN CO., IOWA,
ANKERS, LAND AO KM-, and NOTARIES
1THL1C. AgriiU for he I nitod States Life In
surant:.-Company, Iowa StaU- Fire liisuj-ai.ee Com
pany, COOIKT'K
A
Clark's Steam Engine Manufacto­
ry, and for all important agricultural machine*.
Kditors and Proprietors of the
i AZETTE, Ind
per annum.
uctl'J
Dugiierrean Ar:
dependent in Polities and Reiigi ri—$S P,,R,UMJ'.V
l'laai and Fancy JOl? PRINTER#,
TH I nr»AKI.4*I IIOl K)K,
FRo.Vi-ST FT. MAL»io.N, IOWA,
I 1 AS been enlarged ami thoroughly renovated,
I I and is now a large and commodious establish
ment, convenient to the Me&mbi*at landing, and in
the very centre of business.
The undersigned ba furnished it throughout in
the very «t mie. and trunu that a long experi
ence in the business will ensble him to give general
satisfaction.
M.
20, 1* S._ dJtwtf B. P. ROE.
ftk) light l)a|ui rrran allrri
Lw
in ELI
ist, would respectful
ly announce to the
habitants of Keokt K
and vicinity, that b.r
is prepared to take likenesses of all who may give
him a call, in the most ]«"rfe"t manner, having a
large Skylight, the only light by winch a blue eye
ran IK- made to look natural, and far »u[H-rior to all
other lights for I'aguerrMt jping also, having an
exfwneuoj: in the art of over seven year*, be flatter*
liuuself that he can suit the most iastidious. Pic
tures and lrawirig* copi.ul Iand*ca|^s and pic
tures of the sick or deceased taken al !^urt notice.
Pictures put up in every variety ui atyle, regardless
of the weather, and satisfaction in all cases guaran
tee!.
June 22, 1S55 —ltf
THK LUVIK'S NOt.II.4H4ITVT
Oo search the Indies' wave fur j* aria,
To deck your high born inaidi.il
Or dig Uoloonda's diamond sands,
With priceless treasure laden.
«.» gather Myrrh and Frankincense
And sweet Arabian spice*,
And clusUr round your loiart's delight"
IiOTe'i wildest of device*—
I'll give to her whom I adore,
Hy far an ofT'ring richer—
Mv face, all dressed in lover's ami
let,
1b Buell's fair Skylight Picture.
Brt.i.i's tiiiii" ry, srt Mam Street.
L. W.
A
or K P. E AN A P.
A S I
denier in ei
ry description
Oaguerreotype (!OIK
ha recei wd i his
direct frotn the man
facturers a large
riety of Papivr Machie, Kossuth and Landscape
Cases, of all aiies and style*, which will In. sold
cheaper than e»er liefore off.-red in this market,
either Artists j»r filled with life like miniature*
Call aud sue them at the »kv Light Rooms, 86
Main Street. August lfi, 1H.5.
I nii rvan's Kide't.iglil and Sk -I
AN .ALLEIO.
u'
^,'l,,'r''ll,,,'l4rr"',Phe
m'"u
*".u
,i)l
latent, e ol
justly l.-brated imitation Papier
Machc Frames, to which have been
awdh'ded the first premiums of hevvi
S&ir I would al»o invito their attention to one of
the largest and rnoat ootnph'U' acor.uieiita of la
guerreoty|e »txk and ajiparatu* to !,• f..und in the
western country. EMERBO.N, Artiat.
tiallery, No. 'A Third Street. »ep 2tl.
N'
ADIIK,
OW i« the time lr v-u call and secure one of
those splendid act* -d Yn torines. I have tb«m
ranging in price* from $i to $loti per sett. Among
my a««ortinciit may be found the following:
Sable,
Kua^iau Sable,
Queen Sul.le,
up ataira.)
Dooks.— A superior article of paper just
received, out of which we are prepared to make
all kind* of
Journal*. Ca^h,
Bill-Books, Ac. J. II. WKSTi OTT.
nvI 110 Mam st.
Mugazinus, PaiuphletB, etc.,
bound in any style desired.
J. II. WKSTCOTT.
nov 1
ATION'KKY.—• Arnold'u Writing Fluid.canniue,
kv red ink, cup^rior cap, letter and blotting paper,
bill b'ok*, blank not««, deeda, etc.,
novl J. H. WEvSTCOTT.
Jjtoue Martin,
Uix-k Martin,
Mountain Martin,
gentV llat*. Fur Moleiskin Hutn. '^ent'it^l^K
soft Cassiniere Hatu, all the latent -tyU-*, juat
received, and for sale chea^i at HI £LIH.VS
DIRECT
DenolBt avi|ation ana H. H. Co.
LAKD VI PAHT.HDNT.
THIS
GK'K'ERS, COMMISSION ATU
A Hare
0
n
Fitch,
11
lack and Blue Coney,
A for futi
White Ermine.
Fur Gauntlets.
Ladies eall and examine them No trouble to
show them to persons wanting the above good*. Call
at the Naw Yoaa
STOHK,
ANOTHER
A. C. SIIELDCIN,
Oct 11—-4 Main, corner 3d st.
TAKE NOTICE.
grout arrival of Fall Styles
NEW YOKK HATSTORK,
^Oct. 11—d Main, oor. 34 St.
JtNT BECEIVED,
from New York, the laigeet and most
splendid *toek of Ludien' Fancy Furs, Fancy
ROIK'H, Fur Gauntlet*. Swan'n Down Yictorinek and
Cuffs (lelit'K Fur Muffl.Tr, Fur Glveti, Ae..4'.. evor
brought to the \Ve»t. 1 shall offer Great liulucementi
to all who want anything in the above line, and will
sell set." of Yirtorinen cheaper than the fame article
i can lw bought in St. Louis. All 1 ask is for you to
call and examine toy stock, which is superior to any
thing in the Went.
Ladies plea«ti oall and look over
BIT
stock. No
trouble to show goods. Don't forget the placc, bat
eall at the NEW YOKK
EMCOHU M.
A. C.
SLLKLDOX,
I Main, corner 3d St.
WAKTEO.
I A SMART, aative l«oy. to work in the store. En"
i" V quire at Sheldon'# New York Hat FiijK.riurn,
Main atrect. [oct. U-d
The "Gate City Hat Store"
now in receipt of a large stock of Hatp.Capn, and
Fur
G«kk1s,
A
A
A. W. i»ANA, Ass't. Bup't.
ISAAC WrXAV,
Sole Ticket Agent, oetatKly
purchased directly of the manufac­
tures and warrauttMi iu etvle and quality Stt. 7-i,
Main Street. g. F. VOURUIES A 00.
Sept. ft. IS55.—d
"(vale l*iljr flat Store."
LARGE and can fully selected assortment of
the latest ntyle of fine Hat« and Cnjm. expressly
lor the city trade. S. F'. YOOMIIIES A (JO.
8*pt. tS, IH5.1).-- 1
kAl the bate t'lty Hat Store."
FINE lot of Ucntlein -na' Walking Canes sod
1 inhrellrig. 8. F. VOORllHiS A 00.
Kept, ii, IKj i,—d.
t~TENTLEMEN
ii dollars, 'ti'Uivw,"Cfavats aaif"Fair
Goods at CI Me City Hat Store.
I Sept. e, 1855.-4 B. F. V0QBHISS A 00.
OnrMWA, 24T» SBPT., 1855.
(.omp&tiy. having tnw-rtMl upon u vigorous
prosecution of the Improvement, of the Rirei.
with the view of bringing it mto use at tli. earliest
possible moment, ami being desirou* of meeting, a*
far as possible, the generally expressed wishes -1 the
people of the DesMomos Valley, hereby give notice
that their Land Office will be o|* nvd, at this piaci
at as earlv a day 11s they can procure the exiimina
tions reijaisite for affixing a valuation ujx.n them,
In the meantime, applications will Ik- received ai
this office, from person1* de-iring to purchase, wlnca
i will entitle theui to a preference at tho Company's
valuation, in the order of the receipt of their appli
cations. Applications should be made in the form
appended hereto.
l'erms of sale will be, for Prairie Laud, ten per
«ent. of the purohasc money down, and ten per cent.
per year thereafter, with semi-annual interest at the
rate of eight per cent, per year, on all sums unpaid
I pon limber Lands, one-fourth down, and the bal
Alice in nine equal annual instalments, with intei
est as aliow. Payments can lw made in cash, or ii
bills of Ranks in the Mate of New York, or in th'
bonds (.f this Company at par.
In tin- sale of tiu-si LaneU preference will be givcti
U actual settlf-rs, and annual improvements will
be rtquirid to be made.
The Laud a now offered extend up the lies Moine
River ao far as Section 25, Township 82, Eange 2
West P.M.
Plats of the Landa can be seen at this offiw,
where any information can be had by applicatiol
in person or by mail.
F*rin of
AppllcBllan,
ftiive h- th. Poet office address and d*t«.1
LAND I)i:i'ARl MEET
the of twetfofi Township Range
West P. M., and offer U give for the saune dol
lars per acre.
[Here sign name plainly.]
Rrpt 28.1855 "tn.!4w
Lands and City l.ota for Kalei
HAVl.NO
WEEKLY
I'KLLA
Uen requested bv sundry )er»ons ani
at sundry times to name the prices I would
lake for my lands and lots Iowa, I take this of
inform the public in general of th*
now Lake lur Uie aaoiw. A list is hers
tBnto annexed:
Chanrr
far
I^t.tR.-ALE,
ight
A Rf
JL U
i it
Fi.ir, recently held in JS'ew York City, I am now pre
pared to up uiimaturec whi h, fr faitlif uinttw of
execution, beauty and riehne».' of ton*-, the durabili
ty and finixh of workmanship, ehalleiige* the admi
ration of th' lover of th- Uautiful in nature and art,
and cau*ef hirn to exejauu alud~-•••Third utrcct it
the place to p't lif. -Lk- miniuturc* takin." Ae 1
am the only Artist of whom such frame' can be pur
rhaned, I would r.-fju'Ctfully aola-il all Western art
istM to an inspection of the fame.
1
DEMuINE N. A R. Co'Y..
OTTVMWA, IOWA
I hereby apply to purchase
N E 4 of section 8, township 65, range 6.
S W i #, •.
W
S i 17,
1 18,
Lot 12 i Block 3 in Kwkttk,
i# la
120
5 ii
8 tt ,i
and the whole of 121
Lot* 65 and 1#3 in Nashville, and the 8 E of
W j| of N E i 26—fi5—5 (10 acres) in dispute.
ii
For the whole of which 1 will take twrnti/ tu*
tkomand dollar*, one-third in hand, and th* balance
in one, two, three, and four aunual payments, with
interest at 10
v
ce
U
t. .,m date, to be* paid anni
ally, and secured by deed of trust until all te paiU
Any person wishing for particular information
to location or quality
ut
the lands, may apply to Ii.
T. lieid. Eaq., or hie Honor the Mavor if the city i
Keokuk. WM. 01LLIt.s.
July 25. 1H55.
toad Bargalu*.
JM feet "ii Main street 6 dc-irabie butldin?
I''ts in th. city of Keokuk al-o for sale,
exchange «r westoni projieriy, a g'«d Mill pr -p. -t.
it Ohio SO arre* choice land in Indiana several loi
iu the lown of Naju rville, county seat of I»u Paga
comity, Ili. 80 acre* of choice land near the count
seat of Mure (MUnty, Iowa, with fruit tr»«-#r etc.
25
Inquire MeKKNNY A RI NNER.
The last Mill.
HE Fast Saw Mill one and a half mile* abov«
wn is now in operation with a gK»d stock
Persons wanting Lumber will rw furui*h»d
short notiac by leaving their orders at the olfit
®f F. R. A I W. FoRI, or witu
rnni
to*
WM. RRoWNLLL.
Keokuk, May 11. 1*55.—dtf
FOB KALE.
NEW
top buggy at the 1^
v t-ry Stable of
oct 12—dtf M'M.CLEG
LEGHORN.
far Kale.
SOI
TH HALF of the north ca»t quarter of sertir, i.
IS in township 67, North of Range Il» West, i,
Appanoose county, Iowa, well wateml. Apply
LLoyii 1. SIMPM1N
Over Po-t offie.Ktokuk. oct. 1'.' rf
A Rare tbame ta nakr Mane).
four go*d horse.- and harn- g*
nine water carts and the entire busineat
vonnw ted with it low for cash
For better information, apply to J. Ee{ip( ..i •-.r
of Exchange and Mv-vcnth *treet«, or
C. OBERTOP,
On Main #treet. octltkl6t*
tT1|K. IMX OAt O.,
nnd Strain Fipe litter*.
North ci i- Ma:i. lft "th aid
4'th
at the World's tho*e wantingSteatu Pifv» connect ions U our irroug'it
iror. pipe, which ha." almost entirely *up. r»eded o:
per pip--. A »ti* k of nu gift# cmetanlly on hand.
K" kak, low
RF PKLi'AKED l-^iMKuDlcfc t«A PIP!
store*, dwelling*, churches, and other buili
ng«. "ii reasonable t' rmi1.
'iur m» k el jraj- fixture- will V»c alwsr* adrquat.
o the demand.- of the trade, and our connection
uch that we an furni«h any pattern at ohort 11
i*. Wr would particularly call the attention
Order* received for brans work. C^afb paid for oi
Bra** and Copper. [«ctoU 1, 1*56—dftn
Uai iixtdrea.
nd«T«igned gre prepared to r»ce:ve orderi
mg up storer. office* and dwelling h»u*e-,
line
wttli pi|w aud fix'ures for ga»—promptly exeeutil
the same, and guaranteeiug all their Work to be gut
tight.
Ail pcrfon* dcoirouj of using ga», that haven
becu called upon, arc requested to leave their a.
drc»« with us, through the Po«t office.
Ord .TS executed in the »ueceirtou in which th» v
arereccned-
aCJFlELD
Julv —tli
A BROTHER.
To the Citizens sf Keokuk*
AVING interested with ui the Meotrs. Scofiel i
in the »a» Fitting Hu'in'.ai, we would aau
the public that all orders given to them will be e
ecuted in a neat and workman-like manner, ai
that tlo-v can rely uj»on the work done by them, us
being of the very bent material.
A* u will In- but a short time before the gas w: ii
be introduced, we would rc-omtnend to those de
roux of ligluiiig uf. at the tune of the completion
the work*, that they give immediate order* for pi|
fixture*, Ac., otherwise, many would be delayed
yond that time, as it would be impossible tosupply
all apj-lications upon short notice.
July ii, l.Hja.—d C. HERRICK A CO.
Mississippi Valley Nurseries,
Keokuk, lows.
Uniern solicited for ai v
d"ncription of Fruit ai
(irnamental Trees. Grajo
incM, Roee^) Shruli«,
Flowering Plants, Iiull^
Ac., which will in- fiirni,-.).
ed at Eastern catalogu«
price*.
Also Seedling Stocks to
the trade, Anyjarticle in
our line may be ha"il in
time for fall plantii^,
which is decidedly pruf«
able, by sending iu your
orders immediately,
the projwr tune for planting out your
lleil-
1
We i\ tile Ho\ey. IluiU'h,
Pine Apple. McAvoy'n 8ui»erior, Burr's New Pine
and Jenitey's S»-ediing for cale.
Nursery grounds three fourthsof a mile west of
the city limits, on the Bluff'•Ferry Road" to the
Des Moines. HUBBELL A HILTON.
sept IS 1855 dAw
nNi'KANri: A I:N Y.
ARTFGRD FIRE IN.-1'RANCE COMPANY.
^TNA 1\SI KANt E C'oMl'ANT or IIA ttTFOHl).
STAU I.VSCUANCE CoMl'AN V OoDENHBl l»H, K. Y.
Fire Inniirance and Insurance aguin.'-t the dangers
of Inland Nnvigation effected in the above sound
Compauicn by the undersigned.
Lives Injured, at lowest rates, in the Life Depart*
ment of the ifctua Iilruriniee Co.
Oct 6-dim WM. W. BELKNAP, Agent^
I'ASCV fiOOBS TO VS.
0BERTGP, No. 72. Main street, has just re
ceived a large and complete assortment of
Fancy (hinds, Toys, Musical Instruments, Shot Guns.
Pintoix, Fancy ('hina sets, and so on, which he will
Sell at
c.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
cheap for cotdi. C. OBERTOP
Keokuk, O't. 20, 185&.
"W/ E wixh to employ acomie tent Teacher for the
Sandusky School, in Di triet No. 13, Inckioa
n-hip. FRANK BALL1NGEH,
Tow
H. H. WJLS0N,
mmm* JAMES UKAHAM.