The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-17

THE GATE CITY.
KEOKUK, IOWA:
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY II.
BLAsKs.-Bills Of Lading, Warranty Deeds,
Mortgages, Trust Deeds, Leases, Justices
Blank Forms, etc., can be had ut this ONCE in
large or small quantities.
M- Don't fail to attend the Auction this
morning.
EVERY good kind of boots and shoes can be
had at Bidleman s-No. %, Main street.
YESTERDAY oil the wood and other Gov.
eminent property in this city was sold, and SO
we're the large number of bidders who attend
ed the sale with the expectation Of getting
wood cheap.
WERE glad to meet on the streets yesterday
our townsman, s. A. Duke He has brought
his family North to remain during the sum.
mer.
ArcrIoN.-This morning, May 18th, at ten
o'clock. at the residence of Col. Dudley,
("Pavillion. on Concert between Second
and Third streets. we will sell the entire con-
tents of his house, consisting OF fine parlor
and chamber sets, bureaus, secretary and
book case, carpets, one large ice chest. cook
and heating stoves, together with large
quantity of good kitchen furniture.
mylo St HOWE & TYLER, Auct'rs
THE Hawkeye State came into this port
yesterday morning with two passengers more
than it numbered when leaving the port just
below us. Don't abe Poets call life river?
Well these twins were launched thereupon.
The polite clerk hadn't ticketed them but no
fare was demanded. Hechecked them through
as personal baggage, marked infant-ile. The
mother and children were prospecting at last
reports.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BIssELL has com
menced suit against Vim. NJ. Stone, Reuben
B. Orwig, ". B. Holmes and others. for the
recovery Of the thirty three thousand dollars
of swamp land indemnity fund.
AT AUcTIoS.--On Saturday, the 10th inst ,
will be offered at public auction the two story
brick dwelling house, on the corner Of 2dand
Exchange streets. Here will be an opportu-
nifty for great bargain. See Ten Eyek,s ad-
vertisement in another column. d3t
REMEMBER that Huiskamp Matless keep
not only their own popular make Of boots,
shoes and CATERS. bq, also Mr.. Hawks, to-
gether with complete assortment of shoes
from the best eastern manufactures.
TIE Sheriff of Adams county, Illinoi, was
up here in pursuit of three horse thieves, two
of whom he succeeded in catching and start
ed with him down the river upon yesterday
morning pocket. Soon after his departure
Marshall Bartlett arrested horse thief number
three, and held him in custody awaiting ad-
vice from Quincy.
PERsoSA.-Mr L. D. Ingersol. of the
Museatne Journal, familiarly known as
"Linkensale,.f contracted in the parlance OF
good-fellowship to the monosyllabic ''Link =
popularity known also, by his history Of Iowa
troops IA copy of which you should go al
once to Wescott's book store and purchase
in order to establish your claims to a respec
table Hawkeye citizenship as one Of the
finest historical writer's in the country, was in
the city yesterday. He circulated around
generally among many friends. who were glad
to meet him, and left this morning for Al
ton.
TRIAL By JrRl.-The trial by Jury is q right
which every citizen Of the United States ha,
claimed as his prerogatiye. Bat it is Of much
greater Importance to those who have been su fer
ing FOR year. from Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Fatu
leney, and general Debility, that Goes Dyspepsis
Cure will certainly cure tbem,-the propretor
guarantee it in every instance.
May 15-dd W tue thu sat
Horse THEY s ARREsTEp.-Marshal Bart
lett vino is usually on The look out 70,
rogaes, had the good fortune yesterday to ar
rest three of the gang of horse thieves who
operated SO largely in Adams county, Illinois
some months ago. Ben. Bond and William
Neal were identified, but the name of th
third one was not ascertained.
The Sheriff has them in charge and vii
take them down to Quincy this morning OIL
the packet.
OuR friends Vail and Booth, in their nves
tigating trip for fire engine for this munich
pality, have been to Davenport, taking lool
through the fire department of that city. Tn
Gazette of Tuesday says:
Messrs Vail and Booth, of keokuk, com
mitsee on purchasing steam fire engine 70
that city. were yesterday shown the working
of the IN. Donahue. the Liberty boys tax
ing the machine out for that special purpose
steam was raised in ten minutes, and in eigh
the water Was t rown around promiscuousl
and entirely satisfactory 10 the visitors, VIII
left last evening for Chicago to take look a
the steamers there. The committee expected
to have an opportunity of seeing the Fir,
King new engine, but it has not yet arrived
alth ough it has been shipped twenty days.
The Muscatine Journal says ''Turner NJ
Peck, who enlisted in Company A, Eleventh
Iowa regiment, when that organization was
forned, arrived in thiss city last night
on the Sucker State, III q state Of lunacy. HI
was placed in charge of Sheriff Keith, and i.
now in jail Efforts have been made to ascer
tam who and where his relations are, bu
they have so far proved unavaiing. Tn
man can give no rational account Of himself