The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-09

Gold closed at l4si in New York last
night

ceased to be a military post.
About 45o cavalry troops embarked a
Baltimore on Monday for Texas.
Lieut.. Butts, of the Freedmen's Bureau
has been murdered by highway robbers ir
jackson Parish, La
Prof. T. H. Stafford, of Chicago, ha,
been elected Associate of the Royal Astro
nomical Society Of London, distinction held
by only three other American Professors.
A young lady Of Columbus walked, Sat
urday night, in her sleep, out of fourth
story window. Strange to say, she was only
slightly bruised.
The Omaha Republican says that the
vote on the proposition to raise 100000 in
aid of the Northwestern Railroad was largely
in its favor, only fourteen votes being cas
against it.
Most of the New York daily papers unite
in calling for reform in the management o.
the cable, particularly IN the matter of ex
cessive charges and associated press de-
spatches.
Competition among the Hudson rive,
Albany to New York, 150 miles, to one dol,
lar.
The dwelling house, farm and outbuild
ings Of Rufus Moore in Petersburg, N. II.
were destroyed by FIRE on the night OF the
22d ult
At a celebration Of marriage, q large
number Of young ladies present, the minister
said: "rhose wishing to te joined in the
holy bonds Of matrimony will please stand
up, and nearly all the young ladies arosel
Favorable advices have been received in
England from the Greenland whaling fleet
Two thousand barrels of sperm oil were re-
Gently destroyed by FIRE in Glasgow, Scot
land.
Baker, who shot Gen. Hamilton at Fond
dn Lac, some weeks ago, has had his exami.
nation, and been bound over in the sum OF
$4,000 for his appearance at the October
term of court.
There was a great and enthusiastic meet,
ing Of the Union men of East Tennessee at
Knoxville on Saturday last. The President 8
course was exposed in the severest manner,
and declared to be one of treachery and weak
vacilatiop, and bis policy was utterly repu
dated.
"A despatch from Mammoth Gave, dated
Thursday August 2, saystwo young men be-
longing to a party visiting the Mammoth
Cave, yesterday, we're lost at 10 q. m, and up
to this time have not been found 1t Is feared
they fell down steep hank near which they
were last seen.
The Missouri Democrat says: THE Kan>
sas Republican Convention will meet at
Topeka September 5th. Gov. Crawford is a
candidate for reelection but ia strongly de-
nounced. The nomination Of Hon. Sidney
Clark for Representative is also opposed by
some, on the ground that Lawrence has al
ready had Offices enough. This local argu,
ment is childish, If Mr.. Clark has exper.
ience and tried fidelity to recommend him,
and is the best man, he ought to be nomina>
ted. no matter what town he comes from,
and If not. not. To make the interests OF q
State subordinate to the jealousies of two
rival cities is nonsense"
"A gentleman in Washington has receiv.
ed letter from very responsible source in
the City of Mexico, stating that there is nc
doubt felt but that Maximilian contemplate
retiring by November, and that the Empress
has gone to France to represent the hopeles:
financial condition Of the Empire.
The indianapolis Journal intimates tina,
the Copperheads' love for the Fenians in thai
city is very strong 1t says that during ths
late trial Of the Fenians in that city, sub
scrption was circulated among the Copper
headsto nav the EXPENSES Of the trial. jus
one of the tribe subscribed five dollars
which he afterwards refused to pay On thu
strength of this liberality, the Copperhead
are now asking the support of the Fenians.
A peculiar and fatal accident occurred
st TifTin Ohio, Oh "Wednesday evening last
There was masquerade party given at Ma
tiona Hall During the festivities Perry A
Smith, one of the masquers, went up int
the gallery to lie down. While there, b,
some mischance he fell to the stone step
four stories below, injuring him so severel
that he died in few hours. Mr.. Smith va
Deputy Treasurer Of Seneca County, and
young man highly esteemed.
The Lockport IN. " Journal pablshe
6 rich Joke in the shane Of a call for con
yention Of sthose who voted Cor Harrison an
Tyler, Taylor and Fillmore, Lincoln All
johnson, and who approve the course Of 1y
ler, Fillmore, and johnson, in carrying OF
the principles Of their lameuted predecessor
land none other
Tho Stoughton wis., Reporter record
singular death. A man was moving,
company with another, and, seeing stori
approaching, took his scythe from the snat
and ran to avoid getting wet. he stumble
and fell upon the point of the scythe, drivir
it into his body in the region of the liver Sc
eral inches. He lived but few moments.
The grist mill Of Walker l. Fay Of Ra
Brook6eld was entered on the night of SUI
day, the 20th ult. The safe which was ke
in the building was taken out and. broken
pieces with q sledge- hammer, but there We
no valuables there to reward the operators.
GEORGE H. PESpLEros, q very esrns
any Policy man, who wanted TO let the .
ceding States depart in peace in 1861, u
after that thought the rebels were being hu
without cause, has discovered thss thets
now conspiracy against the Constitatie1, u
Gen. Grant is at the head Of it. He sid
recent speech: ~
sGESrIExEx: Have not made out n
proposition thatthere was conspiracy again
the Constitution Of tho United Stases, aa6
determination to break down the authority
the Statei Did you zee that order BY Gel
Grant the other day, thst wbsreyg s1eraii
was charged with having committed /
ofense, charged throagh meanness, malil
cowardise, bynocrisy (snythipg May get up
charge against the best man IA the world
against any officer, OF agent, Of citisen, =