The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-06
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
M The st. Louis Democrat of Jun,
LIST has the following:

b@ The st. Louis Democrat of June
LIST has the following:
DEPARTURE OF THE 68TH u. S, Cot.
oRED lNFAsrRY.-This fine esimeot.
over 600 strong, commanded by Colonel
Ciendening, embarked yesterday on The
steamer j. Y. Swon, for the rebe iiious aud
sunny South. The regiment vas organ.
ized at Benton Barracks, and is made up
OF aole bodied men, who know the work
that lies before them, and are resolved to
do their duty.
seaz4A etaF-
A- The Leon News publishes the fol.
'o",ng ''ems' = @%RJ-5S
RETURNED --Messs. Wharton's 4
warner, who have been 10 Missouri for
several weeks buying sheep, returned on
iuesdsy last evening with nineteen hun.
dred head.
INFORMATION DRsiRRD-RAscAI,rv-
SeotNDRELIsM.-Op the 9Th fast Anr;,
a man calling himself John Brown. and
pretending to live about four miles north
OF Centerville, on the road to Abba. came
here and hired Henry Mcconnell. q liz.
tie boy about IA years old, to work 70,
him all.summer. HeDry's parent. ans.
picioned nothing and they asssuted. Be.
tore leaving town, Brown purchased Of
Mr.. Geo. w. Cromer . set of harness
paying part and leaving balance due
Mr.. Z. of sci. Brown also eon,y.cted
Tor two more sets and agreed 10 cali for
them IN two or three weeks and pay for
all. About the time he was Il cali. no
wrote letter to Mr.. c., stating that hs
had been sick, and could not come for !
week or so.
since the above transaction nothing h.s
been heard Of Mr.. Brown, altAoust' tbe
friends Of Henry Mcconnell. becomino
quite uneasy, have made diligens INQUIRY
Mr.. Y. went down to the neishborhooa
Wnere Brown pretended to live, and could
&c. no information. II ~ quite strange
and mysterious conduct, and Henry Nc
GonneH parents are very anxious 70 learn
OF the Whereabouts of their son W.
suppose Mr. Croner would aleo like ~
lind Brown. - :
1ra hi.obange papers please eopy.--[Albi.
We learn from MIR. Lock. of V;nfop
mat during the thunder shower II ! veek
ago LAST Sunday, . brother Of Elijah Sell.
was struck by lightuing .aad nearly killed
50 no y nav improving, hut suu. sn.bl. ~
SPEAK. His wife had her hand u non nj.
shoulder at the time, but resolved no ;o.
1ury.-lIowa City Rep.
RI We clip the following item. from
the Warsaw New Era:
sIxTEENTH lLLINois.-A letter from
Geo. 4. Davis, efthe 18th. Illinois. 10 hi.
brother Andrew, stases that the regiment.
a. hesaca, had three days fight in which
It lost about sixty men in killed and
wounded No names are given exceut
.aa' OF q. King, ofthe Carthage company
Killed. s-.,.sss, go
Colonel Cahill was confined to b;s bed
wnen the army was ordered forward. bn,
he went With the regiment. Hia fr;e,d.
have not heard Of him since.
THE N. &w. R.R-fn .nnh.. !,
umn will be found an article ex,r,c,s,,
from the Peoria Transcript. which ,ho-s
the prospects ola consolidation Of the Nh.
sissippi 4 Wabash railroad ~i,b the Pea.
ria and Logansport. go
. The dessrmsn 1, ionSof build To- vvsSa.
is evinced By The name adopted BY tie
company. 81 ~ -
An engineer 10 on the road bctvsan
Carthage aud Peoria, making the neeee.
sefy estimator for the couplstipe Of -.
work. md the friends Of fbd 6hjInj;se
are.sapguip~ in the belief that all necsr.
sav'Asrsagsmsn6 wiu soss - e. pjesea
shat viii ensure ths building Il a. ~
Ean PS11h6 Hanaw.
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