The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-21

he attention Of N our leading physicians
md Surgeons. The child d healthy and
beautiful one, perfect in every respect, ave
he absence Of the arm referred 70. Query
Has the child been provided for under the
provisions Of Senator WILSON, pension bill.
NEWS ITEMS.
The contract for the building Of the ma
t;onal monument Ut the Gettysburg cemetery
has been awarded to Mr.. James G.. Batter
SON, Of Connecticut. The work 10 to be COM
pleted on the FIRST Of July, 1868.
The Richmond Times says m order has
been issued for the release Of the notorious
Dick Turner, formerly turnkey of the Libby
prison.
-Ex- Governor Wise signs himself "Henry
A. Wise, Brigadier- General c. S. A. r.,
prisoner Of war on parole.
General Grant received an enthusiastic
welcome at Louisville on Saturday night last
All the officers connected with the post, to.
gether with many of the prominent civilians
Of the place, joined in offering him their
most hearty congratulations.
Prominent Mexican Liberals, in antici-
patton of the speedy withdrawal OF Maximil-
Ian, are casting about for the person whom
they may choose to succeed him IS President
Of the restored Republic. 1t 10 said there is
no want of material from which to make Sc
lection for his new Office.
The Missouri State Teachers Associa-
ton is to be recognized, a. has been an
in ST. Louis, on the 10th and 2lst
instants. The meeting of all the school
teachers of Missouri has been called by the
State Superintendent, and will be one of the
most important educational assemblies yet
held west of the Mississippi.
There has been another heavy bank fail
ure in England-the extensive house Of Agra
4 Masterman. The event caused considera-
bic financial depression.
Col. WV. Seaton, Of Washington, for
nearly fifty years connected wish the National
Intcuigencer, dled in that city on Saturday.
His age was 81 years.
The Commissioner Of the General Land
Office at Washington has received from the
land Office at Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 4
list embracing 87,775,85 acres Of land, se-
lected under the grant of March 8, 1853,
made to the States Of Michigan and Wiscon-
road from Fort Howard, Wisconsin, TO Fort
Wilkins, Michigan.
In Cincinnati. the Government officials
have sued and obtained Judgment for SO, 600
against Joel e. Green, Pension Agent in that
city during 1901, and his sureties, Don
Piatt, j. L. Waiter, Hugh MoGlincey, John
w. Garrison, Lafayette LAboyxton, Mahlon
H. Medary and John Loeer. Green was =
Democratic appointes under the administra-
ton of Buchanan. and ran of with the money
intrusted in his hands.
The Sunday car travel question is again
brought up in Philadelphia, in the shape of
formal paper from City Solicitor Brewster,
showing the state Of the law. Notwithstand.
ing BY construction Of the law, the cars
which run on Sunday carry the mails, the At
torney urges Mayor McMichael to issue war
rants for their arrest for dissertation Of the
Lords Day, - breach Of the peace.
The New York Board Of Health wisely
deprecate the fact that tits apparently for
gotten that acute and fatal bowel diseases
occur in ordinary seasons. Bearing this in
mind it will be better not TO cal! ell such cases
the present season cholera without full and
positive evidence. The peoph and the press
will save panic and diminish peril by observ-
ing the hint.
The Lancaster (Ohio) Eagle reports that
localities in Fairfield county are much infested
by Norway rats. Entire fields Of corn have
been destroyed by them, and in other instan-
ces acres we're take,. in single night. Gar
dens suffer in like manner. They even at
tack and kill pigs, chickens, other fowls and
small animals. Many farms are said to be
swarming with them. As many a. FIVE hum
dred have been killed on q single farm in one
dav hv tho uaurl fcrcn IN n farm
A new idea has been taken hold of BY an
enterprising Californian. He has started for
the East WITH q drove of California horses,
the native breed-some 500, intending to
drive them into Missouri to supply the de-
mand. As these horses cost but little on the
Pacific slope, are tough, hardy. and can live
on the photograph of bunch Of grass, they
will be sure to go through all night, and be
greatly welcome in the Trans Mississippi
region. where rebellion and pro slavery bush
whackine has left the horse crop inevitably
short for few years.
The largest salary paid to any one mar
in New England is received by the agent o.
the Salisbury Woellen Mills, Newburyport,
who has fifteen thousand dollars year. The
lowest was probably received by that Metho
dist preacher who asserted Al the Boston con.
vent,on last week that his remuneration fol
the first years preaching consisted Of new
hat and bushel Of apples, while at present
he was more fortunate, his salary amounting
to about twenty five dollars year.
The Cleveland Leader reveals the Ia.
mentabie adventure Of con6ding Illinois
merchant on his way to New York, who fell
in with lady on the Lake Shore Road that
ingratisted herself into his affections until
they became very confidential, got possession
OF his baggage checks, ''iust to take care Of
them, you KNOW left him at Buffalo, and
ordered the baggage sent after her BY the
next train to Rochester. The last seen OF the
merchant he was excitedly following his
trunks to Rochester.
Arkansas Matters.
The Little Rock Gazette of the 3Oth ult.
states that terrible tornado swept over the