The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-09-27

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CITY NEWS.
NEW Books at Lowry's, Artemus Ward
s. His Travels and our " Artist in Cuba,
just received.
SEE the advertisement of J. c. Curtis d
Co. This is new house, and let our readers
call upon our friends c. & Co. They deserve
success.
HoN. JAMES HARLAN, Secretary of the In
terror, left Washington on the oath, for this
State He will stay in Iowa about two
weeks.
We notice that our friend f. X. Hart is
fitting up store-room on Main street, be-
tween 4th and 9th, for the purpose of engag-
ing in the boot and shoe business.
THERE is TO be grand Union Rally and
Mass meeting at Primrose. Hon. j. +. vii.
son, Col. J. B. Viewer and Hon. George W.
McCrary are the speakers.
THE " KeOkuk Telegraph" here it is. We
nix yer stay. Wish We could. It's good
looking sheet. Our German friends will
doubtless give it the support it deserves. We
shake hands heartily with our new cotempo-
rary.
AccIDENTs.-We regret to learn that a little
son of Mr.. Clark, residing on Main street.
near the corner of 18th, was severely injured
yesterday afternoon. by falling from tree
A son of Mr.. Sam'l Wheeler was badly
burned, day before yesterday, by the explo.
sion OF flask of powder with which he had
been playing.
BEFORE our optics yesterday, at Wicker
sham Agricultural Store, rose the vision of
ponderous vegetable. 4 colossal eccen-
tricity of beet that cheats all" 1t was
grown in keokuk soil, and the circumference
thereof mot of the soil, but the beet was
two feet nine inches, and the weight thereof.
twelve and one half pounds
PAINTING AND DRAwIxG- Mr.. Wilcox.
teacher in Oil Painting, Pastel, Nonochro-
matte, Water Colors and Penciling, is stop
ping In this city, with a view of forming a
class in this kind of instruction. We have
seen his paintings, and can truly say that they
are most excellent, and very correctly ex-
eeuted. Mr.. W. may be seen at Mrs. Rowe's.
on Morgan street, between Fifth and Sixth.
Our friend j. W. Miller. writing Ms from
Green Bay, says the political heavens out in
that township are bright with promises of
Union victory. Cops and Possums are
doomed. The great army of loyal soldier
and citizen voters throughout the length and
breadth of old Lee, will rally from fields and
shops and stores, from city and town and
country, on the 10th off October, and will
ballot nightly against Cops and Possums and
will play them out, and put them under, and
politically exterminate them. SO mote it be +!
JUDGE X. A. RussEII.-This gentleman.
now the tried and efficient Judge of Lee
county, and the Union Candidate for re-elec.
ton to an Office which he has filled so faith
fully and well, was in town Yesterday. We
think the election of the Judge by hand
some majority fixed fact. He is known un
to all the citizens of the County and known
favorably as one of the most thoroughly hon.
est. upright and capable men that ever held
office in this county. The voters of Lee. te
reward merit and having due regard for then
own interests, will re-elect Judge Russell
tENcILL d JONES are now receiving their
fall and winter stock of clothing and niece
goods. We call the especial attention of the
OF the citizens of keokuk to their stock q,
beavers, chinehillas, broad cloths, doesk;ns.
French and American cassimcres. vest;nus.
de-, which they are prepared to make up in
the very best styles, at low figures. They
also have good assortment of gents furnish
1ng goods. We notice among the stock some
OF 'ne incest cassimeres ever offered in this
market
MAN sleeping yesterday upon the topmos,
barrel OF row of barrels on the levee. Sec
ond individual apparently the worse for toe
large lot of whisky taken on board approacb
ed as If himself purposing to seek repose
alongside of sleeping man, and leaning over
was seen to extract pocket book from sleen.
ing mans pockets. Parties not far off saw the
performance, and making raid on the thief
stopped further proceedings by knocking him
down with stone. Thief was. we believe. n,
forwards arrested aud taken before tho Pa
corder
INTERESTING TO forNG Men Ann p,prxr.
WHO HAVE Sous TO EDucArE-A Wos,o r,
stitutlon of Eastman National Business r.,
iege, that has acquired such popular ren,to
ton IN the East for pracitcabiiity and useful
ness, is about to establish in Chicago III