The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-04-14
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Among the novelties Of the day il
England are Quakers With moustsches. :.
Gov. Gilmors, of New Hsnpships
is seriously i'll Of congestion of the lungs
Winters assert that there isino pure
catawbas wine in the market, the stuff gen.
orally sold bang but decoction OF po'
mace, spirits and isuel oil. - hs
WIN. Minor Smith, of Milford Point,
Conn, last week, killed in Que shot, TWEEN
ty-six black ducks and one goose.
"A Hartford horse fancier has put up
a $4,000 stable, in which is $4,000
worth Of horss fiesh among them Gen.
Meade, Lady Litchfeld, and Grit.
Some enterprisiug Yankee Is manu-
featuring condensed cider. Il il reduced
to one.seventhits bulk, and is restored to
cider again by an addition of six times it's
bulk in water.
The lunatic WHO harangued the Presi-
dent, claiming to have been elected
President In 1856, is said to have been
Pratt "the great American traveller
"A girl Of St. Louis, aged IL years,
lately gave birth to babe weighing !
pounds. Rather an early beginning, that
A little boy 6 years old, named Coon,
got lost In st. louis, and is being taken
care of by the authorities. e
The s'Melodeen,'' low dance house
IN St. Louis, Vas lately closed By Capt.
Talon and his United States police force.
There has been contributed for the
Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in small
amounts the sum Of S2.1727D.
Last Wednesday evening the. iewelry
store of II. Arnold, of Chicago, was
broken open, and nearly IS 600 worth of
vauables distracted. The thieves are not
caught.
There is q great deal said in the
papers now about counterfeit greenbacks
Look out for them.
Bryan Burberry, deserter. was re-
Gently arrested in Chicago. He had de.
serted four times, and was captured each
time. de says he will desert again, but
his captors think differently.
"A grand Wedding was celebrated at
the Clutch OF St Joseph, in Chicago, re-
Gently. Over two hundred sat down at
the wedding dinner.
"A couple OF political men, one can
didate for the Office of City Attorney. at
Peoria, H., recently got into fisht.-l
They mutually arrested each other, and
were mutually fined 81 and costs.
John Casey was recently arrested at
Peoria, H., for desertion. twas the
ninth time.
The City Bankers and Board of
Trade of Chicago are taking into consid- |
Grafton resolution to throw out all bank
note circulation except "greenbacks'' and
the issues of the National Banks.
At Parkersburg, Va, oil wells have
been struck, yielding from six hundred 10
one thousand barrels per day. The ex-
citement as very great in consequence,
and every man in the place thinks he has
an oil well in his cellar.
The famous oak tree under which
Generals Grant and Penberton met and
agreed upon terms for the surrender oil
NicksbuFg, on the Sd of July last, has
been cut to pieces BY soldiers who wished
to obtain souvenirs Of the memorable |
event. The trunk and branches failing
to supply the demand, the roots were dug
up.
The Sultan is now having executed
in Paris, by the most eminent sculptors,
twenty-four aninals-lious, tigers, elks,
horses and bulls-destined to ornament
the gardens of splendid palace which is
built at the Sweet Waters.
The German war vessels are ailinp
about in the English Channel and else
where with large canvas glued to each
side, containing the words. Germany at
war with Denmark" This odd proceed
Ing Is 10 warn the German merchantmen
to keep sharp look out.
A certain Leondas advertised in the
Indianapolis papers that ne is the seventh
son OF seventh son, and has wonderful |
powers of foretellipg the future. The
fools are not all dead yet 4a ~
MIR. John Aston, whose house was
considerably damaged by Eve lately q.
Chicago, presented to the Chief Eag iaeer
of the Fire Companies $50 for distribu-
ton among the firemen.
Military Strength OF she Natisn.
The Washinrfnn cnrros nondant nf IL.