The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-01-25

THEGATECI
KEOKUK, IOWA:
THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25.
CITY NEWS.
DoS'r forget to read the advertisement OF
sale of Furs at Howe Tyler's Auction Room
Saturday.
THERE is to be a Convention of Illinois
editors and publishers at Peoria on the 22d of
February.
The Daily Ottumwa Courier comes to us
again after several weeks absence. Mr.
Thos. W. Eichelberger, late ofthe Muscatine
Journal, is local editor.
THERE will be preaching at Chatham Square
Church this evening and during the remain
ing evenings Of the week. The public are
cordially invited to participate in the services.
WANrED.-Any person having q neat resi-
dence for sale, ranging in price from 81, 500
to $4,000, can find a purchaser by applying
Immediately to B. F. Hagerman, at Office
In Leighton House. jan25-2t
THERE was destructive fire at Council
Bluffs on Thursday morning. Five business
houses were destroyed, and the loss was some
$4,000, nearly half of which was insured.
We CLEAN from the Nonpariel
HOUSE, WASTED.-By small family with
out children. Any person having a small
hous to rent, in respectable neighborhood,
can find permanent and punctual paying
tenant by applying at this Office.
MAso [ ERADE.--Th Turner Association will
hold their annual masquerade ball at tn e
Estes House Hall. Sunday Evening, Feb. 18th,
Tickets 81; can only be procured of members
or at the hardware stores Of Messrs. Gutmann
4 Fogar and Rotherts; also of DR.. A. Weis-
man. None to be had at the door.
The PEAK FAMILY, who are entertaining our
western public with their inimitable Concerts,
will be here Saturday and Monday evenings
Mr.. Goodhue, the agent of the company, ar
rived here yesterday from Fort Madison,
where he has made arrangements to give a
Concert Tuesday evening
LEGAr--We call attention to the card of
Jno. Van Valkenburg, Esq, which is found
on our first page. Van is lawyer of much
experience, and fine talents He is so well
known throughout the county and district that
he needs neither introduction nor commenda-
ton from US. Prompt, careful, well posted,
untiringly industrious and reliable, he is a safe
man to be entrusted with business in his pro
fessional line.
IT will be noticed that Messrs. Bailey d
Mann have associated Mr.. Ayres in their
business. Mr.. Ayres is not novice, but ex-
perieneed aud popular in his business, and
the gentlemen named have done good thing
By taking him into partnership. The house
is a popular one, and has large share of
public patronage of which it is fully worthy,
and will continue to be. For superior pianos
and other instruments. sheet musis. watches,
jewelry, plated ware, and everything in the
line OF their trade, you will do we'll to go to
r. Y. Y. Bailey d Co.'S.
An lSQUIRY-We have received for publi.
cation note written by r. NJ. Kelly, of Au s
tin, Nesada Territory. He SAYS Charles Alb
hey left keokuk in 1850 or 1851, and went to
California. Has been on the Pacific coast
ever since. Last summer he started in com.
pany with Mr.. Kelly for Montana. was taken
sick upon the road and died in Ruby Valley.
II he has any relations in this vicinity, whose
notice this attracts, they can get further in
formation by addressing Randolph Kelly,
Virginia City, Montana Territory.
-~
oVR friend lonsalin showed US, yesterday
through the various rooms and offices of the
new railroad headquarters, at the foot of
johnson. on Front street The Valley Com.
pany offices have been removed there. Those
of the Great Western soon will be. The work
of fitting up has been done in good STYLE
There are separate rooms for gentlemen and
lady passengers; there are ticket Offices, and
lunch room, and storage rooms, and alto
gether the depot is vast improvement upon
the old establishment.
10 BRicE, notorious horse thief, ESCAPED
from Jail at Bedford, Taylor county, a few
days ago. Some one furnished him with
chloroform with which to silence the guards
de used it efeetuay. stole watch. a pair of
boots, and other articles of clothing from the
guards, went TO a barn, selected fine horse
aud fed. He left in writing in his cell n
lengthy farewell address to his keeper with a
request that 1t be published. He is still at
large. We CLEAN from the Republican.
uARRoriSG Is an immensely popular pro.
eeedlng III St. Louis. Henry Stebausky. a
Polander, and head cook on one Of the kao.
kuk packets, while going to his home in St.
LOUIS, on thursday night last, was attacked
and robbed by garroters. He got off the
Franklin avenue cars on Twenty Fifth street.
Two men, who saw his money while paving
MS lare got OIL the cars at the same time and
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