The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-03-17
KEOKUKs
THURSDAY, MARCH IL.
IOWA ITEMS.

The Iowa river Is bHdged in i've
places in Marshall county. Another bridge
viii soon be constructed at Youngs Ford,
same county.
Mr.. Holiday, of the Cas- county
Gazette, ssts his own editorial at the case
Without copy. 1t is said Mr.. II. does all |
his own work, rolling. mailing, job work,
wood cutting, sweeping, DC.
An Irishman was put in Jail one day
this week for the offense Of biting of the
ear of another lrisnmau last winter. Az
the ear did not grow out again, he will
undoubtedly be held for damages.--Mt.
Pleasant Journal.
The Irishman that did the "bitine,"
must be fond of "souse."
THE TRIAL.-The case of VIM. Scofeld
Of this city, charged with manslaughter
in the shooting of John Toole, last Oct,
comes on for trisllnext week, at Dewitt.
We hope final trial may then be reached
for, though a full aequittal is the only
verdict possible, the anxiety and suspense
Of the accused and his family are hard to
bear Lyons Mirror.]
INDIANS DYING OFr.-The Indians
confined at Camp Mcclellan are dying off
fast. There are about ESQ left, and fifty
OF them are in the hospital and pest house.
Small pox has got among them and is
thinning them out rapidly. About twenty
have been sent to the pest house within q
week This disease will probably have
them much reduced in numbers. Dav-
export News
On Thursday evening last, as the
ferry boat was engaged in transporting
cars across the river, locomotive backed
down the grade with the usual number
of four oars, loaded with wheat. Owing
to the wet and slippery condition of the
track, it was found impossible to stop the
train until two of the cars had run off into
the water, resulting in the loss of several
hundred bushels of wheat. The cars
have since been raised, but were materially
damaged Clinton Herald.
SINGULAR CAsR.--IAsa Smith, SO years
of age, father of Aaron Smith, of Julien
township, has become so old and decrepid
that his blood has refused to circulate
longer in his extremities, and few days
since modification set in at his toes; but
the physician has succeeded in arrestine
it. Mr.. Smith is one of thoye reliable
citizens who have always voted the Dem
ocratic ticket, something he has done nov
steadily for over fifty years.-Herald
Not at all singular. We know Of han
dreds of men who have not voted th,
Democratic ticket half so long As tba,
who have become SO completely mortified
on account of it as to make up their mind
that they will never do it any more
Dubuque Times.
HEAVY SALES OF REAL EsrArE-Th
fine residence of Hon. Hiram Price va
sold yesterday to wealthy gentleman
named John H. Berryhill, from Harris
burg, Pa, who intends to locate in GU
midst this spring. The price paid il
$4,000. We understand that it is Mr.
Prices intention to erect himself anot he
residence in the suburbs of the city.
Mr. W. c. Wadsworth, yesterday. ais
purchased the residence formerly know
as the John Dsvie property, located o
Perry street, above Ninth street, an
lately owned and occupied by Mr.. job
Thompson, of the firm Of Hill Il Thong
sou. The price paid is $4,000. Nj
Thompson bought this property abou
eighteen months ago for 50, 500, but
had since spent considerable money i
repairing and embellishing the place
Dubuque Times.
- The number of hogs packed i
Chicago during the season of 1854,
stated to have been 904,659 The nun
Der of beeves packed during the sam
season was 70.086, of these, one bous,
Craein d Co., packed 95,556 hogs An
l2,0l2 beeves.