The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-24
THE GATE CITY
IOWA ITEMS.

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Union, Fayette county, claims a subscrip
ton list of s02 and thinks that does vel
for a papar not year old. We think sc
too, but it deserves big job in getting of
its edition. 1t is live paper.
Col. VIM. H. Henderson of Marshal
town, formerly of Johnson county, died
on the Goth ult., aged 20 years. He was
soldier of the war of 1912. Our citi.
zens will remember him as candidate
for Congress on the Wing ticket in this
State number of years since. He was
man of superior talent and sterling moral
worth.
Major Cutler is elected to the State
Senate from Jones county. to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Major Car
penter, by majority of $50. That will
do.
FROZEN TO DEATH. "A member Of the
Invalid Corps was found dead near the
outposts of Camp jeff. Davis, yesterday
morning. lie bad been to town and had
taken on SO much whisky that he was un-
able to navigate with certainty, but sue
ceeded in nearly reaching the camp,
when the fumes of liquor overcame him
and he fell and never regained his feet
again. He was found frozen stark dead
IN the morning. Our informant who was
at the camp at the time did not learn his
name or the company to which he belong
ed Davenport Gazette.
The same paper says that the en-
CINE attached to the train going west on
the NJ. d. NJ. r. R., run off the bridge.
just this side Of Iowa City, Wednesday
morning, breaking through the bridge
and throwing several cars off the track
Fortunately no one was injured. The
bridge is being repaired as rapidly as pos
sble and will soon be ready for use again.
The accident was owing to a switch being
turned wrong.
The citizens of De Witt are earnest
ly exerting their efforts to secure the
construction OF railroad from that place
to Davenport. At meeting held at De
Wit committee OF citizens was appoint
ed to coufer with the business men OF
Davenport as to the best means of carry
Ing forward the proposed enterprise
DUBUQUE <CoUNTY. - Emigration to
Idaho has commenced at Dubuque. A
small party started from that city the
otherday. A larger party from 10
Davies county, Illinois, has also passed
through Dubuque.
JOHNSON CoUNTY.-Some of the Ia.
dies of Copi recently got up an exhibition
OF the children In that neiehborhood, In
songs, speaking. &c, for the benefit Of
their Soldiers Aid Society, and realized
over twenty-five dollars for that noble
object. That is good use to put child
rem to.
"A Festival was held at Fairview
Church, Graham township, few even
lngs ago, for the benefit of the Soldiers
AID Society Of that township. and, al
though the roads were bad, yet over fifty
Que dollars were realized for the noble
object-[lowa City Republican.
The citizens of Frankville, Winnie
shiek county, are circulating a petition
praying the Legislature to pass law dis
franchlslng those young men who fed the
State just before the 9Th of January in
order to avoid the draft.
A BOLD Trick DErEcrEp.-A fellow
calling himself John Hambrick sometime
ago enlisted in Iowa City, was brought 10
this city, paid the usual bounty money
managed TO desert, and went to Burhng-
ton, where he again enlisted and was a
second time sent to headquarters and M us
tered into service When bounty pay
day came for the Burlington squad
hamburg, as he then styled himself, play
ed sick and asked Capt. Ward to draw
the money for him. While the Captain
was absent at the discussing Office with
the squad, Hamberg alias Hambrck co
drunk and boosted of his disgraceful ex
plots, Of which the eommandant learned
ON his return to camp, and the bold re-
cruit was placed in irons, and dispatched
to the regiment in which he first enlisted
= Davenport Gazette.
The Cedar Rapids Times says tina
arrangements have nearly been completed
Tor the erection Of paper mill Ia tina
city, Immediately. There is no better 10
cation in the State for a paper mill thar
at that point, and we wish the most com
plete success to the gentlemen who ar
pushing forward this enterprise, which
cannot but add TO the prosperity of tia
city.
The Independence Guardian Of tn
10th inst. says: zone dwelling house
wagon and two blacksmith shops, located
on Walnut street, were burned to th
ground this morning. The fire first orig
mated in the wagon shop, and before j
was discovered had got under such head
way that all attempts to qaench the flame
We're useless
Some three or four weeks ago MAJ
named Johnson, living in Keokuk coun
ty, and an habitual tipcr, with his sol
about seventeen years of age, and per
haps one or two others, was returnin.
from the county seatin sled. They wer
overtaken by neighbor of like habits
who dlsmounted aud took a seat wit