The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-12
IOWA ITEMS.

from the 0raIt. her quota ls full-OWlng
probably to the one hundred dollars ad.
ditional bounty which each recruit receiv-
ed there. f EH -
The Board of Supervisors for this coun-
y have readopted the provision giving the
wife of each volunteer s3 per md nth, and
81 additional for each child under twelve
years OF age Ito commence with last
December. reg
The late cold weather was the cause of
great many cattle and hogs being frozen
to death in this county. A great many
farmers have lost from one to six head of
cattle and number of hogs. One man
iu Canaan township had pen full OF hogs
on Thursday night and on Fridhy new
year, morning nothing but large pile
OF snow could be seen where pnce the
porkers had grunted forth their bunds of
JOY or woe, and underneath it lass OF
dead hog maniiy. Thus passa Ii even
the glory Of hogdom-st night full Of life
and corn-in the morning frozen stiff and
hard. r
We glesn the above items I tom the
Home Journal.
"A Mr.. Campbell, of Clinton has in.
vented new snow plow for railroads,
which the Clinton Herald says has proved
a complete success in its trial on the Chi
cago. Iowa d Nebraska Railroad, during
the recent snow blockade.
The Ottumwa Courier Gays that out
OF 2o5, the qaota Of that county, about
66 volunteers have been obtained and
placed to their credit.
- The Hawk-eyc says that fifty-sevcn
volunteers came in from Henry county on
Friday last, the complement of Centre
township; and they were paid the boun-
ty provided By the citizens.
= The Guardian says that the liquor
law Is 50 thoroughly enforced in Cedar
county, taa! most Of the legal fraternity
are forced to leave or resort to some other
occupation for livelihood. They haven't
had a single case there for long time,
aud tic clerk of the court has betaken
himself to writing essays on temperance,
instead Of making out dockets.
CAPTAIN James IL Knox, OF the In
diaDola Visitor, was indulgipg in one OF
his facetious strains when he announced
himself candidate for Sergeant-a at-Arms
of the Senate. He has autbsrizet ii us in
the most peremptory manner to s,a ate with
the emphasis which the subject ID mands,
that he is not candidate. VIE have
obeyed him. Some other man viii reap
considerable benefit from the withdrawal
of the Captain. II he had remained in
The field, his claims would have be IN very
fayorably considered by the Sens stors.-
| Des Moines Register.
HrRoIsM OF MAIL CaRRrEI MIR.
Cyrus Ilapp, the mail carrier on tt route
from Davenport to Iowa City wa Upton,
who usually arrives here with great pune
tuality at noon on Tuesday and Friday of
each week, reached this city on bis Fri
day strip al P N. on Saturday, rather
more Than twenty-four hours behind time,
having trdlksd md carried the mail from
six miles west of Upton; total distance
Of forty-sir miles. When asked by Post
master Eldridge how he could be induced
to attempt such trip. his reply was !:
" Ny contract says the mail must be car
ried when at all possible; knew it was
possible for me 10 walk, though ihpossi-
bic to drive my horse through The heavy
drifts" This faithful servant of Uncle
Sam, fully fifty years Of age. start ted for
Tiptou again within two hours afterwards
By the same coareyancci If any mail
carrier in Iowa or the West can beat Mr..
Clapp. please let US have his name
Davenport Gazette.
DEATH FROM TIE ACCIDENTAL DIs-
CHARGE OF A Gus.-A young man named
W llliam Heltchew was killed in Cascade
Township, on the 9th ult., BY the acci-
dental discharge of gun, under the fol-
lowing singular circumstances He had
hauled load OF corn in bags to barn,
aud had taken his gun with him to kill
whatever game he might see. Before
throwing the bags out OF the wagon, lie
stood the gun on the ground, allowing 1t
to lean against one Of the forward wheels,
with the muzzle upwards. As he was
lifting the last bag out of the box, it
slipped from his hands, aud as it fell to
the ground one end of it struck the lock
hammer, causing i. to raise a little and
then fly back with such force as TO ex-
plode the gun. William was leaning over
the box, aud the ball struck him little
forward of the left ear, and passed through
his head, killing him instsnsly. The de-
ceased was without family Dubuque
Times.
= The pork season is about over, and
we are furnished by Messrs. johnson and
Thornburg with the figures for the Pork
House Of Messrs. Murphy 4 Co. Num-
ber Of hogs packed for the firm, 5000.
Numher slaughtered FOR other parties in
Des Moines. $500. Whole number TO-.
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