The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-21
IOWA ITEMS.

Louis Feirst OF Davenport, fell into cell
lar on Tuesday night last, and broke hisieft
leg just above the ancle.
The Clinton Herald tells of aprodigious
saw.mill-the biggest on the Mississippi
which is going to be built in that fine old
town.
M. C. Woodruff, of the Harding Sentinel
has had a emessn of fresh trout, caught in
one ofthe streams of Wisconsin.
According to the Glenwood Opinion,
prairie chickens are as plenty as black ber'
ries out on the Mississippi Slope.
Captain j. W. Wright, of the Quarter
masters Department, died in Memphis q
week or two since. He was brother Of the
Iowa Secretary Of State. See Register.
There we're two hundred and fifty two
sacks of wool shipped from Des Moiues on
Monday last So says the Register.
The Fairfield Ledger, says that poisoning
dogs has become fashionable in that locality.
We wish it would be adopted here.
The Sgourney Ne,es learns that son Of
Mr.. Stroop, of that county, died from sun
stroke one day last week.
a citizen of Sigourney keeps his potato
patch clear of bugs by scattering dog fennel
among the vines
-Keosauqua is in high feather over the
prospect of a railroad. The citizens are
subscribing with hearty good will. See
that clear speaking organ Of news and sound
political doetrine-the Republican.
The 0ttumwa Courier says: ''Gen. He'd
rick LETT for Washington this morning to set
tie his oEfcia accounts, and to attend to some
personal matter. We are informed that be
will return by the Ist of August and assume
the duties Of Post Master, in the new build
ing corner Of Market and Second Streets.
The Ottnmwa Courier says SIN our ar
ticle in regard to the letting of the ST. L. &
G. r. Railroad, on Tuesday evening last, we
omitted to say that the ''track-laying' was
included in the contract. The iron is to be
furnished by the company and laid by the
contractors.
The lIawkeye Republican says our farm
ers have been making good use of the dry
weather inrheir harvest fields. Fall wheat
is all harvested and much of the grass and
spring wheat has been cut. The crop of fall
wheat is short but the grain is good. Spring
wheat, oats aud grass is very fine.
The College at Grinnell has conferred
the honorary degree Of A. b. on j. c. Clark,
of lndlanola. Dobbs i'll speaking Of the fact
says: "Julius is queer Genius but he is
gentleman Of extensive literary culture. and
deserves the title. We don't know, however,
why those College fellows dub him Bachelor
or Arts, when he has been married man for
all Of ten years to our certain knowledge
Instead of calling him Bachelor of Arts they
should designate him as a Benedict of Parts.
He'll stand a joke, for he is one of the best
natured men alive
Tue CRoFs. The news in regard to the
crops continues to be very hattering The
winter wheat, and most of the spring wheat,
has done well. Corn will come ont finely,
and will give better yield than during last
year. See Davenport Democrat
There IRE Z, 600 acres of swamp lands in
Decatur county unsold. Two thousand four
hundred and sixty acres are yet to be selected
as indemnity. There are about $1,000 Of
swamp land fund, including the amount in the
hands of the State authorities, belonging to
the county over and above all appropriations.
The Abba Union, in speaking Of the
crops in that vicinity says:
The wheat crop is excellent this harvest
not so thick on the ground as usual, but the
grain is unusually plump and well filed.
Spring wheat is not so good AS the fall wheat,
bat taken altogether there will probably be
more wheat harvested, and Of better quality
than any previous year Corn is rather under
the average, and weedy, owing to the wet
weather which prevented it from beng work.
ed at the proper time.
A series Of political meetings have been
appointed throughout Keokuk county The
Union ball is being started. So says the
Meas
The Sigourney Ncws announces in due
form the marriage of the Copperhead De-
mocracy and the wax-fggers, and gives them
a complimentary notice thus: ''Thus ends
brief courtship of one years duration during
which time the parties have been frequently
found in loving embrace. The seriptural
tragedy of the serpent beguiling Eve has been
re-enacted, aud the result will be, both will
get kicked out of paradise. Augustus Caesar
Dodge was the officiating minister. who after
the ceremony kissed the bride and salu,ed
her by her proper name, in which delightful
performance he was joined by Tom Clagett
Clay Dean, and others of the Copperhead
family. The pair was Immediately set up
with gin cocktails, brandy slings, and other |
democratic eteeteras. 1t is their intention to |
embark in the copperbottomed ship "Na-
iional Union, on tour for the head waters |
Of Salt river |
There is to be Festival at Keosauqua /
next Friday evening, the 9th, for the benefit /
Of the NJ. Z. Society there.
1hShV 10 q Astt diiu Niut AMdhe utC0u1L OIL
he Fourth Of July celebration of our Bona
part friends, in this weeks Republican. Rev.
Mr.. Teter, made one Of his best and happiest
speeches. The public was out in force, there
being from 5000 to 5000 persons present
There was the largest amount ofgood feeling
ana patriotism and the best OF order One
tenn OF the celebration is thus narrated:
!. Several individuals from a neighboring
own, who were fond of consulting spiritu-
'us medium, had brought one with them and
deposited it in corner of a fence, near
straw stack. They had visited it only once
n twice, until mischievous observer, prone
o spirit rappings, grasped q stone in his right
land and by convulsive movement Of the
light arm, said stone did rap, and said rap
lid demolish the medium, and the spirit, like
the soul of the brute, went downward. Then
did not the consultors Of the medium in due
ame convene to take swete counsel together,
an lp1 r.. r I