The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-15
IOWA ITEMS.

The Iowa County Review says: "We
regret to learn that on this day week ago,
the stormy Thursday, the dwelling Of
"the old man Rosenberger," as be is IA
iniliarly called, in Hartford township,
caught Ere and burned to the ground
! The building was frame, almost new,
and Of considerable value, and we believe
was not insured We have not learned
the extent of the loss, nor whether any
part of the furniture, DC, was saved"
The same paper also states that q
revival of religion has been in progress
in town for some two weeks under the
ministerial labors of Revs. Reynolds and
Happy, Of the IL. E. Church. A large
number of persons have professed a
change Of heart, and the promise is that
much good will result from the series o.
meetings still being held.
The same paper says that Honey
Creek township filled her quota of yolun-
teers nnder the present cali on Tuesday
evening last-the last "day Of grace"
Coon FOR Iowa CoLLEG E.-Just as We
90 to press we receive the following word.
of cheer from Bro Holbrook -" Yor
may announce in the News Letter, that q
gentleman OF responsibility has just giver
ue his written obligation 10 pay $4,000
to endow professorship in Iowa Collsg,
in 1864, on condition cur whole endow.
menl OF $50, 900 is made up, including
tEe $4,000 | have already received
He wants his name withheld from tn,
public for the present. This leaves s95,
U00 for ME to get during the year 10 com'
and | think | can get it, Dubuqu'
News Letter.
There cannot be less than eighteel
thousand dressed hogs now in Dubuqu
awaiting shipment to Chicago. We learl
that the Transfer Agency will commenc
moying them across the eeeriver tomorrow
The store of Messrs. pitkip & Ver
Planeh, at Earlville, was burned to tn
ground on Sunday evening last. Th
most of the goods were rescued. Ih
fire is supposed to have originated fror
the looseness with which the stove pip
entered the cbimney.-A farmer name
John Coaley, from Cascade township, wa
walking down Tth street yesterday morr
ing, when his feet slipped and he fel
with his left leg so turned under biz
j that it was wrenched snd broken just b.
e low the knee. He was taken to the Je
ferson House and properly cared for.
: We CLEAN the above from the Dubuqr
+ Times.
A DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY Wi
/ liam Sanderson, well known lawyer
Princeton, aud Representative elect f
this county, was knocked down and ro|
bed of about Sl60, on Fourth street. ne
. the Pennsylvania House, at about twel'
n o'clock, on Thursday night.
y esberuay inorihbS ihe aHair was NAV
ID known to the police. and in the course
A the forenoon three fellows, Mieha
!. OBrien, Daniel O'Brien and Thorn
" Duncan were arrested. About fifty-ts
dollars iu bank notes of various demon
er nations were found in O'Brien's posse
on sion, among which was ten dollar gree
-. back, which Mr.. Sanderson identified,
- right hand corner being torn off. Tl
&c parties were taken before Justice Whe'
es er for examination in the afternoon, b
nd only part of the evidence was taken, wh
Ia. the hearing was continued till to-day.
nd [Dav. Gaz.
nd The Methodist Church at Mari
Linn county, has recently been enlarg
repaired and reftted in very neat u
70 ner. 1t was consecrated TO Divine Sc
N ice ON Sunday last. The dedicatery |
he mon was preached BY Rev. DR.. Eddy
Chicago.