The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-10
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A CAss or CoxscIEScE.--IeJ July, 1850
Mr.. Geo. y. Smith had gold hunting
case watch stolen from his room At th(
Julien House. He could End no trace O.
il. and gave it up - lo.t. Yesterday !,
yousg man gave the vstch to Mr.. smith
end stated that friend had enirestsd
him to do 20, il haviag been burden on
his conscience ever since the theft -
[ Dsbuqus Times, eth.
NoEaos CousrY On The 9th Of Les,
April man calling himaeif John Brown
and pretending to live about foar n,ih
nertb Of Centrrville, or the road 10 Albia
came here and hired Henry MsConDe. !
little boy about fourteen years old. t.
work Tor him during the summer. Hen
rys parents suspicioned nothing and they
.a-se entsd. Since the trsnsscsion nothing
has been heard of Mr.. Brown, si.hous b
the frieads OF AcConnell, becoming quite
uneasy, have made d,iieent inquiry and
could get No inform ,t,on. It 10 quite
strange and mysterious conduct, and
Henry Mct;onneiIis parents are very anx.
ious TO learn of the Whereabouts of their
son. Exchanges please copy -rAlbia
Union.
old Nat. Baker-our laboricus, eff
ciest and Ubiquitous Adjasans General,
refused to allow The 44th Iowa to be con.
veyed TO Diyie in cattle cars, - Was pro-
posed BY the authorities. and procured .
better class OF carr Good for Nat l.
Whether nri,ing the ways of poor slave,
or dong Justice 10 . noble band u white
men like The llih, be is always in his
proper element = doing good. Dubuque
C1pperh.ads, don's yvu ~lsh YOU had as
good n record? = Dub. Times.
ALANAKKE CoUSrY.-Ws learn from
the L.nsing journal OF the horrible death
OF VIM Schwsrtznof. Of AIamak4e coun.
~. on "Wednesday last while distillinQ
liquor at the d,si.llery on his premises.
A strong FIRE lad been made in the
furnace below The still and the steam be-
gan to escape a: tie top so that it was
feared the cap might blow of. whereupon
the deceased went up 10 put on . heavy
brace, from the roof OF the Building, when
the whole top was suddenly torn of, the
boiling liquid and steam completely en-
veloping him. He did not fall in, bu.
held TO some timbers for = moment aud
then fell outside to the floor, a distance
Of twenty feet. He was horribly burned
all over, the skin q Of every part of his
body and limbs except his feet, which bis
boots protected
He fingered few hours in terrible
agony and died towards evening. He
leaves wife and one child i Ibid.
We notice that the Muscntine Daily
Journal is to be enlarged after July lst,
at and after which time the subscription
price viii be 81 90 per annum.
CLINTON CoUsrr.-There was "speck
Of war" in this county last week. Ra-
mors we're In circulation that the Copper
heads would retaiiate for the punish hme o
one u them had received at the hands OF
veteran. BY sttacking the soldiers At The
circu. last Thursday. at Lyons On that
morning most of the members of two com
panies Of the 6rst cavalry vent into town
armed. No, disturbance. however, took
pIsce.-IDav. Gsx.
Since The commencement OF the emi.
grafton season this year, about I've thou
sand western-bound teams have crossed
the Mississippi, ut tins point.-l Couacii
B!affs Nonpsrlel.
One Of the poles supporting the can
vas at Abba tumt led down, striking .
man by the naue nf Jennings. The un-
fortunate man died next day Of his in
juries.
HoRsE THrsvEs.-Horss thieves are
operating extensively ia Story, Webster
and Wright counties. IL is not uausual
for eight or teE to be stolen from one
neighborhood in . single night DAv,
Gas.
la Wright county last Sunday three
mea Who had stolen borses and other
property were pursued By the citizens,
\ hen they turned and fred upon their
pursaers, killing Mr.. D,nalson. Of LIB
e.sy, and wounding Mr.. Melrose. the
sheriff uf the county. One Of the villains
vas also shot but vas carried Of BY bis
comrades aud ell made their escape.--
Ibid.
The last Legislature created new
Judicial District ln the northern part ol
this Stsse, composed Of the ooun.ies o'
Mitchell. Floyd, Bremer, Butler, Cerre
6 ,rdo, Worth, Winnebsgo and Han
cock. The FIRST election Of Judge and
District Attorney will axe place this fall
|. w. Card, Esq, Of Msscn City, ~il
probably be candidate for one Of ths
above positions
The Repubiican Congressional Conven
tisn of the 6sh district is called 70 meet :
Winterse. July 5,h.-(ibid.
SuJcsDs Mrs. D. G. Darling, Of Fair
le)d tosaship, Faye,te county, commit
~ ssisiae On the s5lh ult., by lakins
Fstr5obsist ND.
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