The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-16
IOWA lrEns.

The Dubuque Times says that many hogs
in that locality have died with '.acorn quin.
sy." The farmers found At length Az effect
ual cure. 1t consisted of mixture, two
thirds tar and one>third lard this was mixed
with Indian meal, and the whole diluted with
sufficient milk to lure the palate of the hog.
Since the trial Of this remedy, some time
since, not hog has died of this disorder.
The Jasper Free Press says, the North
western railway company has accepted the
road as completed TO Woodbine, point thir.
ty miles from Council BlnGs, and that in
forty days the ssiron horse viii be running
to the banks of the "Big Muddy The
same paper says that on Tuesday evening Of
last week as Mr.. Henry Barger, conductor Of
freight train, vas assisting in switching
his train at the depot, he fell from the top of
the car on the track, and the train passed
over him, crushing both legs and one hand
terribly, causing his death at O'Clock on
Wednesday morning.
The Davenport Gazette says: .."Bishop
Lee, Of the Diocese of Iowa, has been ap-
pointed one Of the consecrators of the Rev.
DR.. Cummns, of Chicago, as Assistant Bish.
op of Kentucks; and of the Rev. DIR. Ar
mtage, Of Detroit, as Assistant Bishop Of
Wisconsin. The conservation of the former
is to take place at Louisville, November 18th,
and that of the latter at Detroit, on Deem
Der 9th. Bishop Lee has now gone to Louis.
vile accordingly.
The Davenport Gazette says that tract
of land numbering 800 acres, within twenty
miles of Davenport, was entered in 1853 for
"a cents per acre. 1t was finally disposed Of
the other day for SIG, 100, pretty good in
vestment was that 1852 FIRST paid for the
land
Prof Magown, Of Iowa College, writes
to the Davenport Gazette letter concerning
Henry Vincent, Of England, now visiting the
country and who will be out West some time
during the winter or spring. He says: "An
American, now abroad, pronounces him .one
ofthe greatest Of living Engiish orstors' IS
we'll IS zone Of the most brilliant and devoted
laborers in the field of English reform, and
one ofthe earliest and ablest of our eountry's
English defenders. He gave more than two
hundr d lectures upon what Was called the
The American Question
The Marshalltown Times says Patrick
Mctsaacs, Of Waterloo, with whom We sol
disred' in the 22d lows, was in town yester-
day. He was = geological student of the Gel.
ebrated Hugh Miller, in Scotland. Mac is OF
the opinion that bituminous coal underies
the region between Timber and Linn Creeks,
opposite town."
The Tama county Taion says ''IorA is
great sheep State. Tama county is destined
to be the great Sheep County in Iowa. Mr..
Hendricks, from Ohio, has. . thousand
sheep nov in this vicinity, which be is offer
ing 70 the farmers Of the county in lots to
suit purchasers; and on terms that will insure
. sale.
The Marshall Tfms is tormentsd With
rhymesters, until it says in desperation
"The Cedar Valley Tymes complains Of
the tax imposed upon its patience BY the full,
n'nAtors Of original PONIES thereabouts.
jas, our complaint, exactly. Every little
while we receive manuscripts, parporting 70
be roetry-snd which, 70 oblise the authors,
We would like to publish-but which, If ve
can see 1t, are not exactly the thing 70 suit
the tastes Of our readers. Some Of theee
verses would make the bones of old Milton
rattle in his coffin, and throw the ghost Of
Byron into Mysteries! Such gnmmsr-such
spelling-such q knocking into cooked hats
OF all the iamh'rs, trochees, pentameters,
hexamster:,-saes to:ai disrsgard Of neas-
ures. quantities. i prosody, synfax--well, il
10 absolutely shocsistgl The divias aiiasas,
which inspires pos. may b. handy 70 have
IN the house. but 4 its posssssor esa't spell
short and simple wsds be had better let
poetry alone, We AXE especial delight in |
publishing 6ne poem, bat deliver M from
sne innicnons Of The 'all-for-to-bs' poets.,'