The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-28

or four more are expected in few days.
Two men were sufocated in well in
Bristol, Wisconsin, last Saturday. The own.
er of the well narrowly escaped the same fate.
The total duties on imports at the three
principal ports of the country, during the
past fiscal year, amounted to $l6s, s,sos,0l4.
-Ex- Gov. Dennison and his family left
Washington last night for New York, on their
way West.
The Republican State Convention of
New Hampshire meets in Dover on August
18th.
Judge Curtis, Of Massachusetts,, has writ
ten letter to Senator Doolittle, approving
of the Philadelphia Convention.
The New York Citisen suggests the
name Of Theodore Tilton IS member of Con-
gress from the Second Brooklyn District,
The New Jersey Rericc advocates the
nomination of ex>Maycr Moses Bigelow ~
State Senator, and DR.. English for Congress
from the Fourth District.
The Mobile Register recommends dele
CATION 10 the Philadelphia Convention upon
the ground that ''he fought ~ private SOL
der in behalf of the Southern cause"
Hon. ]. G Blaine, Representative from
Maine, is at his home in Augusta, having
been compelled by illness to vacate his seat
Temporarily.
The denomination Of Congressman Ames,
Rice, Hooper, Alley, and Baldwin, of Masss
chusetts, will probably meet with considera
bic opposition this year.
Near Ellsworth, Me-, there are Eve
houses standing side by side, occupied by
fyeBhrfy men, brothers, who married five
sisters.
The boiler Of locomotive attached to an
eastward bound freight train, exploded Mon
day afternoon, near Greensburg, Pa, killing
two men aud fatally injuring third.
E-The Pittsburg people are endeavoring to
r.;sa purse of four thousand dollars which
they propose to offer to Kelly, if be will come
to this country and venture race with
Hamill.
harepaDer which has classed him with the
con - rive Republicans, that ''he never
WIS . Geanbican-conservati or other
wise
Only one Democratic paper in West
Virginia is edited by man who can vote.
The rest are edited by returned rebels, who
ore DISTINGUISHED, and men who have recently
come into the State
George C. Bates, of Chicago, and few
other officeseekers have been endeavorng to
get up johnson meeting in that city, bai
have failed in gathering in any but the rank
est Copperheads.
A special dispatch from Washington says
that the committee of Managers of the Phil
adelphia Convention propose to make Ihos.
Ewing, of Ohio, who was in Taylors Cabinet,
chairman.
A man in Buffalo who had made mur
derous assault on his wife, and been arrested
has confessed the murder Of one Hartman
whose death more than twelve years ago ha.
remained hitherto shrouded in mystery.
News from Fort Smith, Arkansas, is t
the effect that serious troubles have arisen be-
tween the Choctaws and their former slaves
and that troops have been sent out to quel
the disturbance.
The House Committee on Claims yester
day reported bill reversing the War Depart
ment awards for the capture of Booth and hi
associates, and giving larger portion to L
C. Baker and Others Gen Baker gets $17,
900
The weather is oppressively hot in St
Louis, and is felt all the more in consequence
ofth breaking of the main water pipe, lead
from the river to the reservoir, which ha
caused the water carts to rest from their 10
bors.
Mr.. Geo. Bergner, of the Harrisbur
Telegraph, having been invited by Senate
0wan to become a supporter of the Presi
dent writes that Cowan's course has bse
Infamous.
John Morrissey will surely be nominate
for Congress by the Democrats Of Ben
Woods old District, and probably quite q
surely be elected James Brooks announce
his intention to run again. Mr. Raymon
will not probably be candidate this fall.
One Of the Maryland delegates to tn
Philade,h hia Convention is Benjamin G
Harris the only rebel member OF the Unio
Congress, and man whose treasonabl
speeches have twice rendered necessary &C
ton by the House OF Representatives in b
case.
1t is reported in Washington that Willia'
Cassidy, of the Albany Argus, or Manto
Marble, of the Hortd, is to be appointed
the Naval Office in New York, SO as to 81,
Mr.. Smytbe, the new Collector, the benei
of sound advice in welding the patronage
the custom house.
i here IS post Office in McDonoue
county Ills, through which only TWO lette
passed each quarter for the two last quarter
They consisted of the correspondence b
tween the postmaster and the department
The last letter to the Department announc'
the postmaster adhesion to the President
policy.
The towboat Vulcan, of the Mississipl
Transportation Company, with four barges
grain and produce, bound from St. Louis
New Orleans, struck snag at the head OF
land "a, Saturday, and sunk out of sigi
carrying down two barges. The loss is abo
$25,
The Radical Convention at Sedalia, Mt
Monday, for the nomination Of candids
for Congress, was very large and enthusiast
TWAS estimated that 10 600 people We
present Hon. Joseph McClurg was NON
hated by reclamation for reelection.
~. D. Herkimer, formerly Assistant &c
eral Superintendent of the Illinois Cent?
Railroad, has been elected Superintendent