The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-11
THE GATE CITY
SATURDAY. JUNE Ii.



CRoP PRosPEors-A ride through di
ferent portions Of the county furnishe
US conclusive evidence that the promis
of an abundant harvest WI never better
The wheat-6elds presents . most vigorou
: aspect. No farmer could ask for bet
ter "stand." The same may be said o.
corn, oats, etc, all of which are healthy
g and thriving. a@ 4a t.sas@
The farmers seem to be all of one mine
as to the progress of affairs so far, lnt
look forward with confidence to the da,
when the growing crops will yield them
well filed gransries, and cause their DOC
textbooks TO grow pleshoric with ss.preen.
backs. "-[Dav. Dem.
We clip the following from the Daven.
port Gazette of yesterday:
MILITARY ITEMS.
The 46th regiment of loo day troop,
was mustered in yesterday at Camp Nc.
Clellau.
On Tuesday night Captain Roberts
company, from Jasper county, Numbering
90 men, and Captain Longsbore's com
pany. from Warren county, Of 81 men, ar
rived at Camp Mcclellan. Eighteen more
Tor the latter company are expected to ar
rive to-day.
Yesterday morning company of So
men from Leon, Decatur county, under
command OF Captain Somers, reported at
Camp Mcclellan. Ten more belonging
to this company will be here tomorrow
evening.
SAD AocIDEsr.-A little girl four years
old, the daughter OF widow woman by
the name OF Shelley, who resides on the
corner OF Rock Island aud 9th streets was
accidentally burned to death on Monday
during the absence of her mother We
learn that she and another little girl were
playing in the yard. and lit heap of shay
,ngs aud brush with lig h,ed candle, and
while blowi ing the candle out with her
dress 1t took lire, aud before the neigh.
bors could be called in she was 40 badly
burned that She survived only about four
hours, suffering terribly. She was burn.
ed on the 7th inst.-TIbid.
A STRIKE.-The deck hands on the
packet keithsburg struck yesterday for /
S65 per month. Her officers refused
to accede to the demand, and when the
boat landed here handled the stage plank,
de-, themselves, the deck hands being
huddled on the guards, interested specta-
tors of the novel scene. We expect the
officers will come out first best in this
strike. We glory in their spunk, any.
how.-[Mus. Jour.
The kEoKUK County DEFALcArIoN.-l
We are informed that one of the ways in
which A. S. Alexander pcrpetrated Lis
fraudulent operations while Treasurer of
keokuk county, was 10 charge tax PAYERS
Especially non-residents) more than the
actual amount Of their taxes, entering
the real amount on his books and pock.
citing the difference. He promises to rec.
tfy such mistakes() As this fact may
be of interest to nonresident owners of
land in that county, our exchanges will
confer benefit on them by copying this
ststement.-- Ibid
In the way of home news we have
been hunting for the man who apoes for
the Cleveland Convention and their cleo
ton"
We havn't been able to find him, but
when We do, our readers shall be apprised
OF the discovery Wapello Republican.
Same on this side Of the river, Mr.. Re-
publlcan. Fremont men are nonea since
bis recent foolish letter.-[Mus. Jour.
He who plays me one trick, shall not
play me second.