The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-02
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The Muscatine Journal has an extended
notice of trotting match ON the Fair
Grounds at that place on Saturday. The
horses entered were all five-year Odds. There
we're four heats, and the time 303; 3:04; 8:07
$40.
The Journal notices the death OF Mr..
Lawrence Mccall, near Muscatine. on Shtur-
lay evening last. The deceased had been
working in the harvest field till nearly noon
Of that day, and, after eating hearty dinner,
vent out of the house, as was supposed, to
to lie down and rest in the shade. The next
seen Of him Was as above stated. Coroner
Beard was called Sunday morning, aud in
company with DR.. johnson made an exami>
nation of the body, from which they concu-
ded that death resulted from sunstroke or
overheatipg.
Mr.. Eberlee, of Burlington, is plucky
man. The Halck Eye records an adventure
of his. "As Mr.. Antoine Eberlee was re-
turning from his saloon on South Main street
about one o'clock Sunday morning, he was
attacked on the stairs in Bogus Hollow by
two strange, thick>set men, dressed in dark
| clothes. Mr.. Eberlee was approached BY
| ne who drew revolver, while the other
struck at him with club. about the head
| which, fortunately, did not stun him, as was
| intended. Mr.. Eberlee grappled with the
man who displayed the revolver, and threw
him down, but was badly battered by the 9TH
er, who proceeded to pound him with the
club. and thus disengage his comrade. Mr..
kberlee wa forced TO relinquish his grasp.
and the man with the revolver managed TO
shoot him through the foot. He then got up
and the man who fred Immediately ran off
slr. Il. then went for the other, and rolled
him into the Hollow, which gave the would |
be robber chance TO get away, which be
gladly accepted. Mr.. Eberlee is now at
home, laid up from, the wound in his foot, |
and the severe bruises he received from the |
club. Mr.. f. is a very powerful and able
bodied man, and his resistance shows the best |
of mettle. lie had ON h,s person about fifty |
dollars in currency, which the desperadoes |
did not have the privilege of touching. We |
hope the Marshals will be successful in ar
resting these daring bighwaymen, as their
desperate assault proves them the most dar>
ing Of their class.
Mr.. Burnside of the Delaware county
Journal, is suffering terribly from asthma.
He is most excellent man.
On tina s0th inst, the officers ofthe Iowa
4 Minnesota Railroad Company signed con |
tract with Messrs. Stephen w. Collier and r. |
T Roberts for the grading, piling and bridg-
ing the road from Iudianola to Ames station.
via. Des MONIES. The work is TO be com
menced Immediately at AIMEE Station and
Polk City and completed by the l,t of No
vember, 1867. Work will be commnnced at
as soon as the line can be located.
Messrs. Collier Roberts are experienced
Railroad men, and the job they have taken to
accomplish viii be accomplished in much less
than the contract time, providing the neces-
sary money shall be forthcoming. So says
the Register.
The ottumwa Courier, describes thus
the death Of Mr.. Nichols, cattle droyer
from Illinois, well known in the counties
above u.s. Willis the deceased was riding on
horseback, near Corydon, Wayne county, in
search of cattle, heavy thunder storm over.
took him, and Is he was almost constantlv /,
the weather, ne paid little attention 10 n. (,
mutternss of the tempest, but rode q
through the rain and gloom. until ! bolt III
lightning struck and killed him and his bo,..
instantly. Heswas struck upon the night .,de al
the head, inst about an inch IN front Of I'm
ear and traversing round the chest down To ~. :
'eff leg, tearing his boot into fragments. No !.
marks are visible on the horss, though he Ma
killed At the Same moment. ,
Eight bridges were washed away on tho
Asdfeesr Western Railroad bys Storm af.v
,ights iacA