The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-15

Tho Davenport Gazette says OF the
rebel prisoners at Rock Iland, two hun
dred and 6f.y have taken the oath OF o.
lsgiance to the Union, and expresssd :
desire to enter the naval service, who'll
they will Be permitted to do, and uudei
the direction Of Lieut.. C,mmanding
John D. Hsrty, U. s N, they will short
~ proceed to the Boston Navy Yard 70
be transferred to our navy vessels.
We have before noticed The disaste'
which occurred Thursday upon the NJ. &
n. Railroad. The Davenport G ,sstte
has further particulars 10 reference to it.
The explosion took place about $50 p
~, between the stations Of West Libert,
and Aualissa. The train was running
At the rate Of eighteen to twenty miles PEI
hour. when, from rome unknown reason,
| The boiler exploded. tearing the locono-
tive in fragments, breaking up the track
add Instantly killing the fireman, Julius
Iseaugh. The engineer. A. c. Smith,
vas blown sgainst fence. distance Of
some City feet, and il was thought fatal.
Injured. but At last reports be Was better,
with a prospect OF recovery. Several
other attaches of the road and passen-
gers were more or less injured.
A new building for the Iowa State
University is to be erected this SIMMER
At cost of some $4,000. Proposal.
are invited until the 2eth of June.
De Wit, Clinton county, is without
paper. The Signal having been obliged
to suspend for lacI of printers. VIVA. i,
had went into the service and it was una
BILE TO procure others.
| "A brakesmsn on the Clinton Rail-
road, named Alexander Stevenson, lately
fell between two freight cars. while il
motion. injuting him SO badly as TO cause
death IN lev hours.
| The editor OF the Nonpsrei. Council
Bluff. keeps the following standing adj
vertisement in his l,csl columns
FoR 100 DAYS The editor Of the
Nonpareil will pay fifty dollars aud FOL
Tier wages. to any competent person
who win volunteer to tsk. his place 10
the Nonpareil eaice for one hundred days.
Or II this offer should not be accepted, he
will pay City dollars bounty to a recrur
Tor any company or part Of a company
hat may be raised in Council Bluffs. We
~snt substitu,e-either in the oiiiee Vt
| 10 the field.
The Clorinda page Co.. Observer
sage:
We had refreshing shower on Satur-
lay evening last. which vas timely, in
deed. Corn had been planted aud lying
10 the dry ground more than a week,
sithout even sprcdsing. This rain help
the matter, cheers up The farmers hearts.
and gives them good hope Of plen 10 u.
harvest.
The Supreme Curt Of I)wa has de.
cided that note. though expressly stated
"to be paid in gold" can be paid in u S.
Treasury uotes. The Question involved
was, "can the plaintiff 70 whom the de.
fendant loaned SICo in gold u S. coin,
pay that loan back in u. 8 Treasury
notes though be promised to repay tn.
loan in coin y The Curt decided tha,
be could Noppareil.
HOUSE WANTED The best recon-
mendatiou We can give our town is, there
are no vacant houses here. On the con
trsry there is a continual de, nand for
them. If come Of our en,erplising citi
zens would put up few buildings for the
accomm odation Of families wanting IL
move here, it would be . profitable in
ves'ment. as we'll ~ add greatly 10 the
value Of other property. This week w
have heard of several cases where good
men have been compelled to sband % the
'de. Of locating here simply because the,
could get no shelter for their families.-
This should not be the case. Ii one man
does not feel disposed to erect buildings
joined company should be formed com
posed OF tue citlz-ns Of the town for this
purpose. We must have the houses il
some way.-[Carinda Observer.
mrs. esowess Nav Ileme.