The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-23
IOWA ITEMS.

Major General Curtis aud staff ar
rived in Council Bluff, from Omaha, a
day or two ago. So says the Nonpareil.
The Nonpareil ssys that iu Center
township, in Pottawsttomie county, tie
Nonpareil is taken in every family. and
this Is the ouly township in the county
that is ahead of the draft, under all calls
We append some gleanings from the
Register
FIRST CoSasxss IoNAL DrsTRrcr.-The
Congressional Convention winch met in
Fairfield on the 18th inst, re-uom,nsted
Hon, JAS. +. Wilson as a candidate for
Congress. Tnl, nomination is q fitting
Tribute Of respect 10 q bard working, ex .
per'enced and able K preventative. The
FIRST District will do itself great honor b.
returning Mr. Wilson with largel, in.
creased m,jori,y. l. will do It. Tie
Convention dominated John Van Vslkeu-
burg, OF Fort Madison, for District Elect.
or. lie is heartily endorsed by The Union
press of this District.
The R publican Convention of Gu;b-
rIe county passed, among Others, the fol-
lowing good resolution - Tnat Copper
heads are the offspring of an illicit utter
course batween disappointed politicians
at the North and traitors at the Sonth,
and that while We abhor the parenta ge,
we look upon the of pring as
Monsters of such hiseon. n,en
That 10 be hated, reeds but 10 be seen.,p
Last Saturday was the busiest day
OF the season in Montesuma. Every.
body was in town. The Uaion Conyen
ton was here; the Protestant Methodist
Quarterly meeting was here the Pow We
sniet Rangers were here; the farmers,
sith "atermelons, apples. honey, wives,
children, horses. colts, cattle, dogs, guns,
bagne's, DC d.; and lastly, there was q
Convention OF snakes, aud some of the
big one- m maJe splurges, hi>sed and ratified
aud set on the small fry, who folio ~ed
suit. Altogether it was a big day -
Montezuma Republican.
CoxREcrIos NEEDED Some of the
tnion papers OF the State are going to
complicate matters unless they CORRECT
The names of certain candidates on the
State ticket. For instance, several OF
them will have il that Joshua A Harvey
Is the candidate for Register of the State
Land Office. His name is Josiah A.
Harvey. The candidate for Supreme
Judge is Chester c. Cole. /, is better 20
give ,he name in full. Will our Repub
lIcan cotemporaries see that the necess ary
corrections are made
dubuque county has COS men to
raise before IT Is out of the we, Neither
ward Or a township is ahead Of the
hounds.
The copperheads in Postawstta mie
county have appointed ten delegates to
Byington's Peace Convention at Iowa
City.
All the leading business houses Of
Des Moines have agreed to close their
shops and stores at O'Clock D. m, daily.
The statement made BY the Register
some weeks ago giving Iowa's quota as
1874 is Official.
The Vinton Eagle suggests that the
editors and publishers of this State hold
Convention for the purpose Of es,.b.
fishing higher and uniform scale of nr;.
ces for printing.
A MINIsrERtAL CcxBAr-The Rac.
lister says that the Post Chaptsin a. Helena.
being unto oil good works retrubrate and
not having proper fear of Hawk-eye
thunder before bis eyes. did lately declare
that the 47th Iowa regiment or rather the
boys comprising it we're : gang Of thieves.
A Hawk-eye preacher. one Chaplain
Roseh. Chaplain of the aforesaid 47,h,
overheard the slanderous and goddess re.
mark above quoted, ard thereat his right.
eous 'oaI vas grievossly vexed, 40 pitch
ing 'sto the aforesaid Post Chaplaio, be
gave him . genteel thrssAise. Iosa
boys eAa fight and preach bosh.