The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-02
NEWS SUMMARY.


delegates to the Philadelphia Convention.
There are $50 prisoners in the Ohio
Penitentiary.
The New Orleans Tribune, whose sus.
pension was announced short time since,
resumed publication Tuesday.
The dry goods clerks Of Columbus have
formed an association for their mutual bene-
ft
Hon. J. NJ. Broomall, of Pennsylvania,
was on Tuesday renominated for Congress by
the Union men of Westchester.
-Mazzini will not accept the terms of King
Victor Emanuels amnesty to exiles, prefer
ring exile to being the subject of Victor.
-Ex>Governor Hahn, of Louisiana, il a
present sojourning at Des Moines, and is an,
nounced to address the citizens of that city
and vicinity within few days.
It. N. Ferry and ]. F. briggs we're on
Tuesday renominated for Congress by the
Union Conventions Of the Fourth and Sixth
Michigan Districts.
John Taylor, the colored man, the mur.
derer Of the Buck family, at. Delhi, Michigan,
was taken from the Jail by mob on Monday
night and hung.
The Union Executive Committee, oi
Ohio, have appointed meeting for urbana,
on September II, to be addressed by Cover
nor Cox, Hon, f. A. Perry and Vim. Law
renee.
The Medical Department has furnished
to soldiers, up to May IL, 1866, the following
artificial limbs: Arms, 2,ls4 legs, 8,7s4 /;
hands, l44: feet, 9, at a cost of S357,71s.
The New York Post records the fact that
ou Tuesday the London cotton market up to
noon was received before the New York
market up to the same hour had been re
ceived
"A conductor on the New Jersey trans.
porsaton road was killed and fifteen laborers
were more or less injured on Monday, by q
dirt train being thrown from the track
"A prize fight occurred on Tuesday at
Jamaica, Long Island, between two men de-
sirous of fame. AS the result of the battle
was draw, probably neither will achieve his
worthy ambition.
An invitation has been extended to
President Johnson to visit St. Louis during
his Western trip, and the Copperhead City
Council have rendered him the hospitalities
of the city
The Indianapolis papers record the ar;
rest of James Bennett, somewhat notorious
for his numerous matrimonial alliauceG
About fve rich widows are believed to have
surrendered their hearts to his keeping. He
will probably be convicted of polygamy.
The Soldiers Convention of the Eighth
Indiana District, which was held on Tues
day was an immense affair. 1t was. called in
the interest of the Copperheads, but its char
acter vas charged by those present, and turn
edout to be- Very Radical ahd enthusiastic
meeting. Delegates we're appointed TO the
Pittsburg Soldiers Convention.
The Indian agents of Kansas have been
instructed not to allow any Indians under
their charge to go on expeditions against the
Indians of the Plains Should the latter in
wade or attack the border settlements
United States troops will be Immediately sent
% tre frontier.
-Gaptain Wood, Assistant Quartermastei
at Memphis, Tenn, attacked one of the edit
tors of the 4paldnche on Saturday, shooting
him in the hand with gun cane. the wound
is not considered mortal. Wood was arrested
and committed to jail.
-Svdenham F. Ancona, NJ. c., has heer
thrown overheard by the Democracy of Berk
county. Pa. He was too heavy a. load ever
forthat locality. In like manner LeBlont
and Finck have been thrown overheard in th
democratic strongholds of OHIO. The faith
fal Republican members are, op the othe
hand. being renominated almost without op
position, and always with enthusiastic una
uimity.
in speech delivered at Carondolet, tn
other night, Gov. Fletcher, Of Missouri, YER
plainly gave the Copperheads to understan
that their threats and representations woul
have no effect upon him tkat he wouid en-
force the laws of Missouri at al hazards, an
Ill they were declared unconstitutional by tn
Supreme Court, or regularly and legally re
pealed.
The Commissioners appointed by Gen
Baird to investigate the New Orleans. massa
ere. have finished their labors. The repoi
is not yet published, but Nev Orleans tele
gram saws that the Commissioners lay th
entire blame upon the Mayor and the polic'
The first shot was fred by white man at II
colored procession. The attack was concocte
by the Mayor and prominent citizens, at
meeting held on the Saturday preceding IL
> massacre.
-The 0pinione of Turin publishes co
respondence from some one, who says th
about the beginning Of the war he was OF
OF a commission 10 investigate the condiit
Of the two Italian iron.clads, Re d Italia 81
Re d. Portegallo. He now, after the sad ia
ofthe two vessels, comes forward and tel
the world the astonishing fact, that the wo'
work of both vessels Immediately behind
rla.es was so foul that it could be picked
pieces With the Eager
A meeting of the citizens OF BOY
county, KY, favorable to the construction
the Southern Railroad from Cincinnati
Danville, was held at that place on the ~
inst. A committee WAS appointed TO son
subscriptions for the building OF the ros
after which the meeting was addressed
Engineer Gam and Willard Davis, ESQ.,,
Lexington, and other gentlemen. The Ds
vile Gazette says the meeting "was Co
plete success" and that many came f
ward and put down their names for vario
sums
The Cleveland LSader of Tuesday mo
ing says: Through the extreme reticence
the officers of the road, we are in possesai