The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-18

evening 6us looking young lady, ) sis.
ter Of Father Powers, d 0alsaa. cams 70
this city. to visit some friesds, She won't
to the house On the south-vsst eornsr az
Main and First. which i kept 81 her rel.
atlves. and while there she was seixed
With N issans &c. She was guarded d.
ring the night. Yesterday nornipg she
smashed sash Of widow glass 10 her
nom with her 6st, cutting her wrist and
band very badly. fieer Muihall sook
her TO Galena last evening. She could
siog beautifully q times II her insanity.
Her deplorable condition moved the hearts
Of ali that saw her. Dubuque Times.
The Hawk Eye says that DR.. Wright,
surgeon Of The 47.h Iowa, writes from
Helena under date Of 9th inst, As fol-
lows:
"Our regiment landed here on the 18th
of June, S86 strong. We could not to-
day. turn out 100 men ct for dnty. We
have had over 100 cases under treat
ment since We arrived. We have had
measles. mumps, smallpox, diarrhea, dys-
eptery, bilious, intermittent and typhoid
levers, have had abou, $50 on the sick
list all the time. We have thus far lost
but 20 men, bat fear We shall lose many
more before our time expires"
e~ George d Ingersoll. former editor
of the Fort Dodge Republican, is now 10
Idaho. aud working for four dollars per
day. He writes to the Republican that
there are thousands who can End work
at any price; that ,here will be a grea,
deal Of suffering there during the com.
ing winter.
JAIL DELIvERY.-By the aid of q
false key and outside assistance BY some
party or parties unknown, Eve Of the
prisoners confined in the jail at Dea
Monies, escaped last Saturday morning
The sheriff Of Polk county has offered Z
reward for their arrest The names asd
descriptions Of the escaped scamps are
as follows:
John McRoberts, private in Company
X, 10th Iowa Infantry. indicted for III.
murder of Allen, . colored man. A re.
ward Of $3.50 is offered by Sheriff Busl
for his re-arrest. Description a. follows
About s feet 10 inches high, dark com
plexion, gray eyes, dark hair, thin whis
kers all over his face. His right wis
was burned some years ago. The thumt
is small and stiff. He usually carried hi,
right hand in his pocket
Isaac Siddell; about Is years OF age.
feet inches high, light com plsx zion, blu.
eyes, brown HAIR Charged with larceny
A reward Of $50 is offered for his appre
hension.
David Pngh, about Is years old, 5 fee,
inches high, light complexion, blue
eyes, brown hair. Had on when be lef,
a private's infantry dress coat. Has 1
boyish, and rather idiotic look. Charged
With mail robbery. One hundred doliafs
offered for his arrest and impr,son nen..
Jesse Davis, dvserter from the lit Rec.
iment Missouri Engineers. Age 2q. {
feet 6 inches high, sallow COMPLEXION
dark eyes. dark hair. Fifty dollars offer.
cd ior MS arrest.
George Davis, dsserter from tho FRS,
Missouri Engineers. Age 90, s feet 6
inches high. dark complexion, dark hair
and dark eyes. Fifty dollars will be paid
Tor his apprehension.
! Weglean from the Register.
The weather during the past week
has been oppressively warm, the mercury
ductuaung 10 the vicinity Of loo in The
shade most of the time. Showers to ths
right of US. showers to the left of ma
showers in front Of as volleyed and thuo.
dered, but not until yesterday AFT rnoou
we're We visited BY rain, when it poured
lntermittently in refreshing showers until
late a. night, giving to the air most de.
lightful coolnsss.-[C Clinton Herald.
The Consitu.ionalist saws aW.
learn that nearly two hundred persons At
Clinton, aud three hundred at Wheat6eld
we're prevented from attending the mass
meeting at Dewitt, on account of 40 40.
commodatiou train being run east or west
on that day" Two hundred detained =,
Clinton I! We know Of two disa ppoin,-
ed mortals -ho, according to rebel com.
putatlon, would probably count two hun.
dred. They are two ciphers, at all eveptsl
Clinton Herald.