The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-04-27

Death OF James oats.
A correspondent of the Springfield (llls.)
Republican furnishes the following interest
ing account Of the death OF the patriot, Jas.
Otis:
At one time he remarked TO manber Oh
the family: "My dear sister, / hope when
God Almighty, in his righteous providence,
shall take me out of time into eternity, that
il viii be by fash Of lightning" Says
VIM. Tudor, his bicgrapher ssOn Friday
afternoon, the Gath OF May, 1883, . heavy
cloud suddenly arose, and the greater part
of the family we're collected 10 one Of the
rooms to wait till the shower should have
passed. Otis, with his cane in one hand,
stood against the post of the door which
opened from this apartment into the front
entry. He was in the act OF telling the ~.
sembled group story, when an explosion
took place which seemed to shake the solid
earth, and he fell, without struggle or .
word, instantsneously dead. This fash OF
| lightning was the first that came from tho
cloud, and was not followed by any others
that were remarkable. There were seven or
eight other persons in the room, but not one
Of them Was injured. No mark OF any kind
slightest change or convulsion upon his fea.
lures"
| How TO JUnp SArELY FROM FoURrn SroRY
| WINDow.--A volunteer association has late-
| ly been started in New York for the purpose
OF saving life and property 10 case OF fire.
The association 10 composed entirely OF Ger-
mans. Experiments were made with sim
pie FIRE escape, consisting merely or sheet
OF thick canvass, about Is feet square, held
mp by means Of ropes passing over the shout
ders Of men standing on the ground. Be-
tween 20 and 80 men, one OF them weighing
over 200 pounds, jumped from the roof OF
four story building on to this canvass, With
out sustaining the least injury.
SusrlowxR.-Few persons arc aware Of
the uses to which the sundower may be ap-
| piled; and when we sec heaps OF them root
ed up in the garden and cast aside a. worth
less, it 10 with feeling OF pity for such ig-
norant waste. The leaves furnish valuable
fodder for cattle, and when in flower, bees
flock to it from oil parts to gather honey
The seed 10 useful for feeding sheep, pigs
and other animals, and produces striking
effect on poultry, oecasioniDg them TO lay
more eggs; and the stalks when dried burn
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amount OF alkali.
THrs WILL Do.--Marshal, spare that dog,
touch not . single hair; he worries many a
hog, from out his muddy lair. o when he
was q pup, so frisky and 30 plump, be Tapped
his milk from q cup, when hnngry-at =
jump. And then his funny tricks, 80 funny
| in their place, so full Of canine licks, upon
| your hands and face. You will surely let
him live o, do not kill him-desd; be wags
bis narrative, and. prays for lifs-not lead.
Go get the muKzle now, and put upon his
mouth, and stop that bow, WOW, WOW an d
tendency to drought. He 10 your children's
pet, companion Of their JOY; you will not
kill him vet, and thus their hopes destroy.
No, Marshal, spare that pup, touch not u
single hair, oh, put your pistol up and 60
away from there lex.
A Coon FIoHrER.-The Texas Waco Dem
ocrat learns from VIM. e. Cakes, Of Ooryell
county, that ON the 25th ult., VIM. Jenkins,
Of Comanche Co., went in pursuit OF seven
Indians. who had stolen his horse, and COM
ing upon them he killed two and whipped
the other Ave. He was shot through the body
with an arrow, but did not know il until
after the fight was over. He rode home,
and died two days afterwards from his inja-
ries.
GTRogers has . job at Rome on . new
bronze door, the capitol at Washington
Il 10 to cost Is o00-and has panel devo-
ted each 10 some Of the most striking
things in the life of our great discoverer
Columbus.
CO The Lafayette (Ind. Journal says sh.
J sheriff Of that county recently took young
fellow VI thsslunasic asylum from that place
! who 10 r4AArkably handsome, and whose in
J sanity 10 6Jiieved to have been produced BY
, q morbid development OF bis self-concsit.
HAL SroRn.-A severe hail storm passet
, over this place on Monday last. Hail stones
; we're picked up in the streets that measured
/ over inches 10 circumference. Wheatlsnt
, (Iowa) Times, 10Th.
REBELLION IN CnINA.--Accounts from Can
ton to the 30th Of January state that the re
bellion had revived, and was causing tn
. Government considerable apprehension. /.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Auction Sales.
IN r. HUI MPHREY. Auction and Com
Q IL. mission Merchant, No. s Estcs House.
= Regular Auction Sales Tuesday, Thursda
!. and Saturday MORNINGS; also every evening Fur
niture sales every Saturday morning.
34-PArtieular attention given to ISLES in tk
country. [sp26d
lust received consignment Of fine Pocks
~ Knives direct from Manufacturers, which vi
ke af mi vat n parA ~ n