The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-14

Il. Judson prsacAsd 70 the largest conUe1A
lion svef convsned in Hampton % dlilaf
occasicu. During the continuance Of the
neeliae quite number have protested con-
version, and old professors have been greatly
revived. - Hamptsu ReFsst~.
The friends Of Peter Melendy, Esq, OF
Cedar Falls, surprised that gentleman ons
evening NJ vsst, IN ! nsasw essaissesss
thsn and Complimentary to him. On invita-.
ton be vent With friend OK tvo 70 Council
Hall, MOI ssspscting What vss up. On en-
tsring the han he vas sddrsssed BY his Hon
or, Mayor Allsn, In short speech, after
which, he was presented with beautiful al~
bum, in III and nosceco, and - hssersd
81 tweaky.6ve dollarsin srsenhseks. Very
handsomely done and ell deserved. - Hdtes>
loo Courier.
The following items W take from W,
Cedar Falls Gasetts: Last 0andeg sssnips,
when the services closed at the Presbyteriaa
church, one sleeping urchin started up, and
went waddling home without his hat. When
far away in the street, he woke up in his
somnambulism wondering where he wss.......
| The Waterloo Courier last week came out
with . long exhibit of improvements and bu.
siness for the present year. 1t makes ont 226
new buildings erected during the year, DC.
Rs;lroad freight receipts for ten months,
ss7 .2so SO; for tickets, Eli, 40. 4o.......A
report has been round town for . week past
that G. M. Lanes, barber 1t this place, had
visited Independence, his former residence
and been shot dead by DR.. Ward, the gentle
man who shot at him there last summer, tor
alleged rascality against his family. The re-
port went 30 far as to give the particulars Of
the meeting, &c ..On Saturday night, in
this city, Henry McLane was arrested for the
larceny of $l95 in money, taken from the
trunk of Fred. Carpenter, .. Joseph Nc
Governs Lcpse. He was in the custody Of
Marshal Ham, 1t the house OF the latter, and
on Monday morning at half past eight O'Clock
he attempted to commit suicide by cutting
his throat with pocket knife. He made q
| cash downward about an inch, opening the
wiodpipe, but not severing the jugular vein.
Mr.. ]. Grout, an old and highly esteem
ed citizen Of Lancaster, died on Sunday the
I'd inst. On Monday Of last week he went tt
the timber for the purpose of hauling rails
and not returning whom expected, bis fsmil,
became alarmed and sent q neighbor In search
of him. He vas found in the woods shor
distance behind his wagon. lying senseless
/! in which condition he remained up TO tht
time of his death. 1t is supposed that h'
fell from the wagon, having been seized witt
a sudden stroke of paralysis, TO which he wa
subject Sigoarney Nens.
The Clermont Leader says that few
evenings ago, some un>Israelitish scamp stol,
half Oh newly dressed porker, which wa.
hanging on hooa in front Of Mr.. Hofer'i
/ store, at this place. The moral to be draw
| from this very immoral incident is, that il i
not prudent to leave pork out alter night -fal
in a town where oil the people do not confn'
themselves to the Hebrew diet.
One day last week boy by the name o
4 iICuAy 1hStiHOH, dkNN itASGh yeAIt
residing in Tete, Des Moines Township, lef
the house to Sc and get some quail traps. A
it was near noon and he did not return, hi
parents becoming uneasy 1t his prelonget
absence, started to hunt him. They founa
where he had set his trps, and in goinl
through piece Of timbar discovered hin
hanging dead in tree. It Is supposed tina
he saw . squirrel in the tree, and climbed ~
after il, and in getting down, slipped and fell
| the comforter that was around his neck catch
ing on stub. and thus causing death. II,
was very near the ground, his feet beiu,
within six inches of r. We CLEAN from th,
Bellevue Journal
A sad accident occurred at Delhi OF
Wednesday last. Sammy Parker, . son o
Samuel F. Parker. Esq, while skating viii
several other boys on the lake near the vii
lage, broke through the ice, and before as
sistance could be rendered was drowned Fl,
was about eleven years of ags.
Last Saturday the domicile of the sdito
of the Manchester Union caught FIRE in con
! 6S4ucuSc VI MI uHSNdI0Sd
which the sparks .tier out and Sc. Ere to tn.
carpet. The carpet was ruined, and the foo
somewhat charred; but the devouring ele
ment had mercy on poor country editor ant
allowed itself to be subdued without doin,
further injury.
Burglars are again at work in Dubuque
The Times says: Those interesting and &C
compished gentlemen who periodically yisi
Dubuque, enter stores and houses at night
aud take whatever they can find of value, ant
who do not hesitate to shoot down those WIKI
attempt to oppose them, are again IN ou
midst. Two stores were broken into ON Fri
day night last and quite quantity of good
stolen"
The 7Imes tells the following instance o
Substantial Gratitude: "A couple of week
ago one of our prominent merchants We
.prodieiously' sick-so much so that his ply
sician considered his recovery doubtful, ant
there was chuckling beio,c at the thought tina
charity and philanthropy were about to los,
80 enterprising spirit. His physician
pulled him through however-having
short time previously cured him Of typhoi,
fever, from which convalescence this las
sickness was careless relapse. Well, ths
Il physician went home the other day, and fount
very fine piano in his parlor. his good wifi
being in an ecstacy of delight over the acqui
sition. A little note explained all:
.DEAR Sir: If yon take as much pleasur,
in accepting this instrument as | do in pee
senting it, why then there are two happy dog,
in this world. Yours forever,
Il "W-ARx J--oLL G-RATIrupEn
H. H. Smith, Of Davenport, has beer
removed from the Office of United States As
sistant Assessor for Scott county.
Mr.. Isaac Glaspel. of Davenport, haf
his right arm badly broken by kick from
one of his horses. 1t appears Mr.. G. strucl
the horse With his hand, when the ANNA
gave vicious kick, striking him upon th,
arm, breaking both bones of the fore arm
just below the elbow, one of them twice
1 There was also quite severe flesh wound in