The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-04

on neenan's eye, and tho latter at length
caught him round the neck at the ropes and
there held him. Toms efforts to extricate
himself were vain, but. he administered 90.
we're punishment 10 the Boys face. The po-
lice At this time got closer, there1uas rush
TO tho ropes from all sides. and We, in CON-
pany with others, including the referee, were
completely shut out from view. We are in
formed that the round ended in both going to
grass ut tho expiration OF fUo hours and si1
minutes. We had hoped that the men would
now have been withdrawn, as the referee
had been forced from his post, and the po.
lice were close by. The battle, 30 far as il
may be called battle, was for the time
over, and the men should at once have been
taken away. We are informed, however,
that although the referee sent orders for q
cessation OF hostilities, Eve moro so-called
rounds were fought with pretty equal advan-
tage. The ring was full Of people, howev-
err, and neither man had fair chance
Much do we regret the unpleasant duty that
now il imposed upon US OF finding fault with
the Benicia Boy for conduct which was not
only unmanly, but quite against the rules OF
would inevitably have lost him the battle
was present, and who bad endeavored to stop
hostiities, informs ne that at the end Of the
fourth OF these supplementary rounds, while
Savers was on his seconds knee, Heenan
rushed at him in very excited state, let Fly
them, and kicked them when on the ground
in desperate style, after which he closed with
Savers, and, after wild rally, they fell to-
L. e. -nirr -
scramble, in which they both fell. The ref
cree by this time was able to get near, and
ordered the men to desist from lighting. Inn
mediately after this Heenan rushed away
from the ring, and ran some distance with
the activity of deer, proving that so far a.
strength was concerned, he was 40 fit as ever;
but be had not been away from the ring many
minutes before he was totally blind. Tom
Ssyers, although little tired, and suffering
from bic arm and desperate hug IN the 9th
round, was also strong on bis pins, and could
have fought some time longer.
Iowa Items.
The Cedar Falls Gaxstts says if the sea-
son should prove favorable an unprecedented
harvest will be gathered this autumn in Dc.
dar Valley, for never before was such large
extent OF land put under tillags.
An elegant new church for the First Pres
byterian Congregation 10 now nearly compile
ted at Mt. Vernon, Linn county.
10 Glenwood, lately, q team ran away, and
Mrs. Evans, from Taylor county, was thrown
out Of the wagon, with her babe in her arms
Tbs child was instantly killed, being terribly
mutilated. Mrs. E. had one OF her arms
broken, and was otherwise injured.
The Cedar Falls Gazette says, a few day,
since, destructive fire swept through Beaver
Grove, very valuable body of fine timber
located about eight or nine miles west OF thai
place. II is estimated that the total loss viii
not be less than 5000.
Ex-senator Rev. j. B. Grinnell, OF Pow
eshisk county, has succeeded in bringing "a
bis settlement some OF the "striking" shoe.
makers OF Massachusetts. So says the Ma
rengo Visitor.
A LIBERAL DosoR. At the donation part,
given to the Rev. Jocelyn on Monday evening
O Young mRn-A stranger-walked into th,
apartment, after almost all the male portion
of the assembly had gone into the churot
adjacent, and signifed his Willingness to con
tribute. He presented q ten dollar bill tt
the sslady of the box" and when asked how
much he desired to donate, answered sabou
| five dollars" The exceeding liberality O.
such a gift flor who eyer heard of maj
giving Preacher five dollars Mt singl
shovel coupled with the fact Of bis being
strang ar, excited suspicion, and on examina
ton the bill proved TO be counterfeit.
The Marshal was sent for and the too lib
eral stranger escorted to jail Burlington
Hawkeye.
man named Frank Miller was killed las
Tuesday by large stone falling on him an
crushing bis skull while at work breakin
stone Mt the bluff about mile and half be
low Burlington.
The Davenport Democrat says that Fathe
Damon, of Chicago, who has been preachin
daily for week or two past, has made som
eight converts to the Catholic faith durin
his ministrations there.
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