The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-12

The dog tax in Great Britain amounted
last year to $2le,sls,
In Paris 10000 war maps were sold in
4s hours after Sadowa.
Several great 6res have occurred recent
ly at Havanna.
London is excited over another gunpow-
der plot. See dispatches.
There were 1858 deaths from cholera in
London last week.
For the condition Of affairs in Germany
see our dispatches.
Several vessels of the Italian feet were
lost by severe storm on the Adriatic on
Tuesday.
There were 3S fatal cases of cholera in
Cincinnati on Thursday.
Ground has been broken for the intro>
duction of water into New Bedford.
Ice is being manufactured in Louisians
and Texas at one cent per pound.
An association for the preservation ol
game has been organized in St. Louis
MIR. Mcguire, NJ. r., is engaged upon 0
work on the Irish in the United States.
Katharine Luther, the last descendant Of
Martin Luther, died recently in France.
The war has dispersed nearly all the vo-
cal and instrume ntal solo artists in Germany.
the surface of the rncks in New Lebanon, N.
Y.
An Englishman by the name of George
Russell dien in Memphis on Tuesday las,
from starvation.
Prince Amadeus has recovered from the
wound he received at Custozza, and resumed
his post.
The Tennessee and Memphis Railroad
runs double daily trians between Louisville
aud Memphis on and after Monday.
The Texas State officers we're inaugura-
ted on Tuesday.
She Southern Pacific railroad is open to
Marshall, Texas
A Frenchman has published pamphlet
recommending the extinction of the canine
race.
Mr.. P. T. Barnum has been appointed
one of the Commissioners to the World $
Fair at Paris.
Robert Bonner, since his last purchase,
possesses the SIX fines, horses in this country.
They COST him $4,000.
A Gentleman Of Syracuse offers reward
of twenty-five dollars to any one who will
tell him who poisoned his dog.
Among the names signed to a call for a
Conservative Convention in Michigan, we
notice William Shakespeare, of Kalamazoo.
The once famous Ellsworth Zousves, of
Chicago, are fast running down. The organ
ization now numbers only Fifty active mem.
bers.
A proposal has been made to erect in
Toronto public and permanent memorial of
those who fell in defense Of their country dur.
ing the late Fenian raid.
A West Troy Millerite now makes a
startling prediction. He says the hot weather
will continue to grow hotter and hotter until
the world is consumed by fire.
The mischevous traitor, Emerson Eth
eridge, cordially supports the President S
policy, and at rebel meeting at Trenton,
Tenn, on Saturday last was appointed del
egate to the August Philadelphia Convention.
The Vicksburg Herald contains the
gratifying announcement that the new bridge
S,,sx lal
was to have been tested on Wednesday-and
that it was highly probable that the Meridian
train would proceed TO Yieksburg Thursday
without interruption.
N. I. Ham was murdered in the woods
near Alamo, Fountain county, Indiana, July
2sth. Monday last. Perry Hillman, only 2(
years old, was arrested at Three Oaks, Mich
for this murder, and the evidence agains
him is said to be very strong.
The New York World refers to JET. Da,
Wis in connection with the visit to him of Mr.
O'Connor, as the latter's 'sillustrious client "
The Pennsylvania butternuts are eettinl
fully into The spirit of my policy" The!
attacked a train at York, having on bear,
Gov. Curtin, Gen. Geary, ladies and part,
of soldiers. Several of the soldiers wer,
wounded, but they cleaned out the butternuts
See our dispatches.
A valuable bed Of camel coal has bee,
discovered in Cooper county, No., fe,
miles above Boonville, on lands owned b
Charles Fielder. The vein has been dug in
to seven feet, and no signs yet Of the bottom
The coal is upon Il e river bank, and yer
handy for shipment There is two feet {
bituminous coal on the top Of the vein
which is easily separated from the camel.
-THE Democratic papers are claimin
large Democratic gains Ia Kentucky. 1t
merely owing to the return of votess tb,
we're previously in the rebel service.
Hon. J. NJ. Ashley, member Of Co,
gress from the Tenth (Ohio, District, arrive
at his home in Toledo Saturday, and vi
welcomed By large number of personal an
political friends.
Mrs Henderson, on Friday last, v,
dragged by the dress from hand~car upc
which she bad been riding, near Timol
Miss, was run over BY it, and had her aku
and both legs broken. She died in two hour
The n. Y Necs has been illuminate,
II concludes from the New Orleans affair Ii
: ssthe fntnre OF the freedmen can Be lefa in Il
hands of the Southern people without q
danger Of injustice and oppression T"
The Nsrs evidensiy deems murder righ
eousness and looks, in charity, for the sar
killing of all the negroes
The suit Of Coroner McCisng sgainst A
leghany county, Pa, to recover fees for hol
ing inquests upon the victims Of the tesrih
explosion at the Allegheny Arsenal, L.,
renceburg, in 1852, has been decided in fav
pfthe plaintiff. f
"A correspondent Of the Nashville Hs~s
writing from Atlanta, Ga, under daas
August 4th, says that all that pert Of d
country is suffering intensely from dro,sAt
and that "Middle Tennesss vim have 70 q