The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-04-23
THE GATE CITY


The number of deaths among the
prisoners on Rock Island for the week
ending April 10th, foets up thirty nine,
sixteen of whom died with the smaa
pox.
Six hundred and ninety-six recruits
have been mustered into the Federal ser
vice at Davenport since April Let.
SMALL Pox.-The Davenport Ga
xette says that nunerotn .6ases of this
contagious disease are spreading all over
the city, and we are credibly informed
that it is rapidly on thu increase. Still
we hear of no measures taken to prevent
its further spread. Nobody SCENE 70 care
whether or not this city becomes one vast
pest house. Where is the Board of
Health? Echo answers where
The q. 8. District Court, Judge
Love presiding. commsnced its present
session at Dubuque on the fSth inst. =
Preparations are being made for the
erection of large grain elevator At Da-.
buque for the Dubuque and Sioux City
Railroad. Mr.. A. J. Pinto, superinten.
dent of the freight department on this
road, hiss accepted the position of super
intendent on the Memphis and Little
Rock Railroad. and leaves soon for his
new field of labor.
The Dubuque Times says that some
miscreant fred into the Third Ward
school of that city on Friday last. The
ball entered the recitation room filled with
children, but no one was struck. This
is the third time that this has been done.
George Francis Train lectured in
Des Moines on Saturday last for the bene-
fit of the Catholic Church in that City.
Wonder if that Tram will come to Keo-
kuk Guess not.
DRowNED-Morris Hofbeck, OF Co
dar Rapids, came to his death by drown
ing on Saturday morning last. He arose
early in the morning, went into his back
yard and thrust himself into the cistern
he was discovered before life was extinct
but the opening of the cistern being small,
he was dead before he could be drawn
out.
On Friday last, the wind blew the
new building that is being erected by
Mr.. Templeton, from its foundation, and
landed it about four or Eve feet from the
street. The ground being level, but little
damage was done. We understand that
the proprietor does net object to the
change of site, though no doubt he pre-
fers house moving in the regular way
IWheatland Times.
We are informed that in this vicinity,
and indeed in this whole region, winter
wheat is total failure. Next to fences,
and in other places where the snow re-
manned undisturbed through the winter,
the grain has sprung up; but in the open
field no crop has appeared.-(Lyons Mir
TOR.
During the thunder storm on Tues
day last, the chimney of Lambs Mill, in
Clinton, was struck by lightning and fell
to within fifteen feet Of the ground. The
engine house and drying sheds attached
to the mill we're ruined by the falling
brick. The chimney and buildings de-
stroyed were entirely new, and are q
heavy loss.-[Lyons Mirror, April 18th
INcREAsR OF POPULATION In Iowa
The ratio of increase in population in
Iowa from 1850 to 1860 is SCI per cent
Ratio OF increase in the number of
persons between the ages of Two and fifty
one years, during the same period, S07
per cent.
Ratio OF increase in the number of
schools SOP per cent.
Ratio of increase in the number OF
teachers, Sl7 per cent. s.
Ratio OF increase in the number OF
school districts, 2l3 per cent.
Ratio of increase in the nuHber Of
school houses, 500 per cent.
Ratio ofincrease in tho yalne of school
houses, ,789 percent.
Number Of schools in Iowa at the close
of the school year, ending October 4th,
1853, 6,237.
Number Of teachers, $500.
The occupants of the jail at Des
Moines are desperate set of villains, and
very persevering in their efforts to, es.
cape. Their last effort was made day
or two since, but was discovered in time
TO be prevented and they are still in con
finement.
CARELESS HANDLING OF F1RE.ARxs -
Another accident caused by the careless.
use of firearms occurred on Thursday ir
!. saloon on. the corner, of SAcond .anc
Warren streets. Several soldiers wey,
examining and handling revolver tina
was supposed to be unloaded, when j
suddenly exploded and the ball entere,
the abdomen of Conrad Vogel, menbe
of the Sixteenth Regiment. DR.. OILS
hansen was called to dress the wound
and expressed the opinion that it Woul
prove fatal Davenport Gazette.
A new paper has been started .