The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-03-10

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IOWA IrKAs.
The Cedar Falls Gazette learns that
there ere fifteen cases of smallpox IN
Clarksville,s Butler county.
The Jail At Muscatine has been with.
out an occupant, save Sheriff Hine and
his family, for month past.
The defaulting Copperhead Eli. Trea-
surer of Jackson county, has acknowlsde-
ed the corn, and has forked over 800 in
gold to the county.
-Cedar: Rapids was disgraoed las.
Monday night BY gross outrage of law
and order. The Valley Times thus de-
tails the affair:
The Dubuque and Sioux City Rail-
road Company have purchased sixteen
tons Of fence wire with which to fence
large part of its road in the Spring.
The contract is let for the compile
ton of the Cedar Falls aud Minnesota
K. K. to Waverly by the LIST Of Septem-
Der So says the St. Charles City Intel
lgencer.
The DEBORAH Republic has come out
In new bib and tucker-has put on new
hsbiliments. It is gloriously good pa
per, and deserves "dressing down. Just
such As new type are capable of giving.
We learn that Hon. E. Clark has
s1ld his interest in the State Bank, to
Hon. Columbus G. Delano, Of Ohio, and
Will retire from banking.-[Iowa City Re-
publican.
FIRE.-A frame house near Blatner's
Brewery, belonging to Judge Loughridge,
and occupied by Mr.. Newbrand, was DIES.
troyed BY fire this, Thursday morning.
Loss from three to Eve hundred dollars.
SENT TO THE PENITEsrIARY.-Bin
Redman and his brother Jared we're last
week sentenced by the District Court to
the Penitentiary, each for the term Of
six years-four years for stealing s.. 900
from Wesley Metler and two for breaking
jail.-[Oskaloosa Herald.
Center township has furnished eight
volunteers more than its quota, and Ma.
rion township similar excess of three;
the remaining ten townships were, on the
9Th ult., deficient from one to twelve
men each. So says the Mount Pleasant
Home Journal.
We learn that Brig. Gen. John M.
Corse OF this city, having SO far recover
ed from his wound IS to be able to return
to duty, has received orders to report to
Gen. Sherman. The General thinks he
will be able to discover where Sherman is.
-Hapk.Eye.
At a recent Soldiers Welcome 10 In
dependence, the conclusion produced by
explosion Of artillery broke pane of glass
10 building belonging to butternut.-
The butternut claims 81 IS from the
finance committee for the damage inflicted
on his property .-Guardion
The Dubuque Herald has passed ou.
OF the hands of Messrs Mahony and
Hutchins. and is now owned by Messrs.
Patrick Robb, F. NJ Ziebach and NJ. NJ.
Ham Perhaps Its politics may now be
amended; 1t is consoling to know that
there is no room for them to grow
worse.
SUDDEN DEArH.-A Mr.. Smith,
cooper, died very suddenly Friday even
ing In East Burlington. The deceased
with . son-in-law. had been out duck
shooting on the Illinois side. They re.
turned to East Burlington after dark and
were waiting to cross when Mr.. Smith
was taken with chill and died before the
boat came over from the $3.50 tlein.-B.
The McGregor News rays, on Tues
day last man who the previous day had
been intoxicated in this town, and had
had an alteration with Nelson KEYS.
was found on the prairie near Harper's
Ferry. dead. There was, we are inform
ed, no money on his person, or papers
whereby bis name or residence might be
made known. There was no mark of yio-
lence discerned on tie man, and it il
supposed he must have lain down while
intoxicated, and died from exposure.
Some scoundrels, to us unknown. went
to the BARRIERS shop of Mr.. Jos. H. Bow.
len In the new block, opposite of this Of
ice, and sawed down the barb pole,"
and threw it into the river; they also
broke in the windows, entered the shop,
stole all the razors and pictures of Mr..
Bo~len and destroyed other valuable
property. Mr.. Bowler has been in this
city about eight months and has ALWAYS
conducted himself as gentleman and an
orderly citizen.
U 5. LAND OFFICE AT DEs MONIES
Stewart Goodrich having several weeks
since resigned the Office Of Register of
the Land Office for this District, Cant
Thomas Seeley, Of Guthrie Co, hat been
appointed to fill the vacancy, and will
exler upon the discharge of the duties of
the Office as soon as the necessary bond
shall be accepted and filed. Capt. S. is
well known in Central and Western low.
as man of industry, probity, and bust
ness ability, and his appointment will give
universal satisfaction.-[Stste Reg.
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