The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-07

The gigantic tcrib" : fixture Of The pro
posed Lake Tunnel, which u - BE- the mesns
Of supplying the City of Chicago with pure
water, was successfully launched on Monday
last.
The united ages of eight sons and daugh-
ters of the late Peter Gross Of North White
hall, Pennsylyania, reach $50 years. !nstan-
ces Of longevity of whole family like this are
very rare.
The Hoosac Tunnel Is now being bored,
they say, at the rate Of 60 feet per month, but
new machinery it is thought viii multiply this
rate three OF four times. This tunnel has
been prolific of great expectations"
Capt. Cab Of the bark Islander, lately in
from whaling cruise, brought TO New Bed
ford sperm whale jaw II feet long, six feet
vide at the base, and furnished with 46 solid
teeth. Attention, Barnum!
Hannah, Mary and Charles, children Of
Joseph Wentsel Of Pittstown, Pa, were &C.
cidentally drowned in Spro9le's creek last
Wednesday evening while fording the stream
with horse and carriage.
The Newburxh yosrnal says colored
girl was struck down and subsequently died Of
her injuries, by the mail train going west, on
Tuesday last, near Sparowbosh.
Maj. Gen. G. NJ. Dodge has been pre-
sented, st St. Louis, with an elegant solid sil-
yer service, BY his friends and admirers in
that city, Hon. 81. +. Blow making the pre-
sentation address.
-Revivals of religion are reported 1t Ches-
ter, Conn, II Somerset, N. Y, and at Ply
mouth, Wis. TVxard 500 eonversisns have
occurred in these Nree places.
No healthy man ought to remove into
Caledonia county, Vermont The afflicted
people there required 3,1T4 gallons Of liquor
last year as medicine.
The New Bedford Mercury thinks sum
mer hotel viii be erected on Clark's Point,
near that city. A good idea.
Senator Chandler, of Michigon, has an
income of $50, ,572; Gen. Cass so, 747 +; and
Senator Guthrie, Of Kentucky, $685. ,64s.
The heaviest income tax in the Second
Massachusetts, District is that Of its Represen-
tative in Congress, the Hon. Oakes Ames of
Easton, on $1Sl, ,476.
Thomas Morrissey. "a years Of age, was
accidentally drowned at Glen's Falls, N. Y,
last Wednesday night by falling from the .sbig
DAM
Nashville is suffering from the accumula-
ton Of filth in the streets so in Chattanooga
There are bitter complaints about it in the
pdpers of both cities.
Work on the Chenango Canal extension
was commenced last week ut Willow Point,
and also near Union.
The Commercial Bulletin Of Richmond
thinks whisky has something to do in deter
mining the result Of elections in the "Old
Dominion. Very likely.
Several whales of the fn-back variety,
also one sperm whale, were seen on Wednes-
day last from the ses-shore at Marshfeld,
Mass.
Samuel H. Lunt, formerly of Des Mones
and recently q quartermaster in the army, died
at Mobile few days since.
James Shepherd has been appointed
Western Superintendent of the United States
Express Company.
The citizens of Indianapolis, owing to
the rapid increase Of crime in that city, are
discussing the question Of Vigilance Com
mittee.
1T is unoficially announced that Mr. Hor-
ace Greeley has ceased to control, or even to
conduct the New York Tribune
An immense Camp meeting is in progress
at the usual place on the Colerain turnpike,
near Cincinnati.
The National Bank of Virginia, at Rich
mond has taken q million Of dollars of the
last government loan. This does not look as
if Virginia was disposed to repudiate the na-
tional debt.