The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-09
IOWA IrEMs.

The Clinton county Adroddte says: 1--WE
have been informed by one Of our citizens
Who came from Clinton on Monday morning,
that there were FIVE cases OF cholera in that
city last Sundsy-four proving fatal. DR..
Vary, OF De Witt, informs us thas another
person died in Clinton from the epidemic on
Monday morning. Four of the se cases were
con6aed 10 certain block having large
cellar underneath, which was flied with
stagnant water. The citizens pf Clinton are
now busy employedin filling up the ssasnant
pools, and taking other precautionary steps
to guard against the spread Of this fatal dis
ease.
We learn from the Lyons Mirror that
Mr.. A. p. Darlin who, previous to 1861,
published the Lyons Adrocate, is about To re-
commence its publication.
The Friends yearly meeting commenced
at Oskaloosa on Thursday last.
Judge Loughridge is making magni6-
cent canvass in the Fourth District.
The Union Schools Of Mt Pleasant open
on Monday, the 10th inst.
Henry Humby, residing about twelve miles
miles from Muscatine, near Cedar river, was
drowned yesterday while attempting TO ford
Mnsqeito creek, which ~as considerably
swollen by the late rains, and averaged q
depth Of ten or twelve feet Mr.. Humby
started out with team for Topd, taking two
Of his children With him When reaching
Mosquito creek be drove into the water - an
unfrsquented place, for the purpose Of cssss-
ing. Upon entering the stream he mounted
one of the horses which almost Immediately
went down. Mr.. Humby wAs thrown into
the water, the turbulence of which soon
overpowered his exertions to preserve life.
and he was swept into eternity before the
eyes Of his desparing children who were nm
able 70 render him any assistance Forum
stely the wagon itself was not in very deep
water, and the children were easily relieved
from their disagreeabe situation. See the
Journal
We learn from the Musestine Journal
"a little son of Mr.. G. W. Wilmering had
one of his wrists put out of joint and bone
cracked, yesterday afternoon, b. being I'm.
intentionally preciuisased fron bank on
Iowa Avenue by one Of his sch6olma,es."
The whole number Of PERSONS in Du-
buque between the ages of and q years are
s, 72s The T,mesmys this is Ah increase of
s52 over the school census Of apt year.
Mr.. Fossler, says the El&ora Ledger,
whose head was sawed in twain, "still lives"
Every one who saw the wound gave the man
up to the grim King Of Terrofs. DR.. NCnssck
says he took two table spoonsfnl of brain
mixed with saw dust from The cut. One
half of the head dropped forward, 50 those
who assisted in dressing the wound, say they
could see behind his eyes.
-Thaddeus Constantine Sobieski Cooper
is the Copperhead candidate for Clerk in
Keokak county. The Coasty Convention
was controlled by original Copperheads, and
its candidates were of the same stripe. C. II.
Mackay ripped open the bowels of the or
biography" in tremendous speech to the
faithful. The Republicans OF keokuk county
will, with great ease, rout1 the rebel army of
the Skunk which has again organized for
offensive warfare. See Ners.
There was one death from cholera in
Davenport on Friday last
.