The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-21
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IOWA ITEMS.

party 10 Iormibg at Ououque 10
| go to Idaho in the spring. Also one at
Des Moines.-The farmers of Powe-
sheik county report 35 to so bushels of
corn to the acre, and some even Co..
MIR. Schultz, of Garniville township, Clay
ton county, has threshed 3,4O0 bushels
OF barley from 80 acres of land, equal to
Az bushels TO the acre. Mr.. c. Bron-
son, an extensive tobacco manufacturer
OF Toledo, Ohio, has purchased buildings
in Dubuque, and is enlarging and fitting
them up with machinery preparatory to
the manufacture Of tobacco on large
scale.-Capt. McCaddon, Of Iowa City,
late OF the 37th regiment, has, by order
of the Secretary Of War, had the sentence
of the court martial rcfuted whereby he
was disqualified from holding Office under
the government. He has expressed
his willingness to return to the 9th,
but there is at present no vacancy for
him.
We CLEAN the above from the Musca-
| tine Journal
The Wapello Republican says few
days since large drove of sheep passed
through that city, going west, The drove
contained, as near as could be judged,
from 600 to | 900 head.
The Davenport Gazette states that
l02 rebel prisoners on Rock Island died
during the month Of December. Most Of
these deaths resulted from diseases con-
tracted before the prisoners reached the
Island
The McGregor News thinks "there
IS no doubt" but that the County Seat
election next fall will result in favor of
McGregor. The Elkader Journal thinks
differently.
-Messrs. Rush & Marsh who keep
meat market at Cedar Rapids supplied
thlriy-iwo OF the poor families Of tia; city
with roast beef, upon New Years day,
gisi' Z u each family "roast' weighing
about eight pounds. We are glad 10 be
able 10 record such instances of geuerosi- /
ty, and only wish that we could record
some such instances in our city.-Du-
baque times.
The Oskaloosa Herald states that t. |
A, Risher Of that place has obtained Let
ters Patent fJr machine for cutting and
shocking corn, as neatly and about as rap
idly as reaper will harvest wheat. 1t
has reel and apron similar to that of |
reaper. 1t Is propelled by two horses
BY an ingenious eontrivance the corn
stalks are eut, and then gathered into
trough-like receptacle, there tied and set
upon end, and the machine moves along
for another bundle Of stalks which 70
through the same process. The machine
has every appearance of useful improve
ment, and ii success it will Gu, and
shock 8 to acres ofcorn per day. That
is just the machine which is needed in
our corn growing State. The corn stalk !
question is one that has vexed the minds
Of our farmers more than any other
The Board Of Supervisors Of Jackson
county have voted to appropriate three
dollars for each wolf scalp. They also
voted an appropriation Of thirteen hun
dred dollars for building or completing
bridges in various parts Of the county.
Also resolution recommending the town
ship system of collecting the taxes.-
The New Workers in Waterloo and the
vicinity will give their Annual Festival at
RusselPs Hall, in that city, on Wednes-
day evening, January 2oth.-Major
Carpenter, of the 9th Iowa Infantry and
Senator elect from Jones county, died last
week at his residence. His disease was
consumption.-Six thousand pounds. Of
prairie chickens were shipped from Wa
terloo on Tuesday last.
The above items are from the Dubuqe
Times.
Mr.. LINCOLN IN EUROPE. The Paris
correspondent of the New York Times
writes
'The popularity of Mr.. Lincoln has
been as much advanced abroad by his
late acts as in the United States His
maintenance of the act of emancipation in
his annual message has given immense
satisfaction to all those not prejudiced by
special reasons for the rebellion, and his
sagacity, straighttorwardness and honesty,