The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-01-25

SoIprrRs' MEEnxo.-The adjourned Sol.
diers' Meeting, It the Cosrs House, On Tues
day evening, 2sd inst, vas called to order BY
CAPTAIN Reid, Chairman, and, Secretary Ny
ers being absent, Serg't Tooke WAS appointed
Secretary.
The proceedings of last meeting were read
and approved
The Constitution and By Laws OF the Sol
diers and Sailors National League, at WASH
ington, D. G., and Address of their Commit
tee, were then read
Capt. Moore being called upon, addressed
the meeting, and also offered a resolution for
the appointment of Corresponding Commit
tee of Five, making Capt. Reid Chairman,
which was adopted; and Capt Moore, Serg't
John Mackley, Serg't Tooke and Maj. Burns
were appointed committee.
A collection was taken up to pay expenses
OF warming the room, &c.
A resolution was adopted for the publica-
ton of the proceedings in our city papers,
when the meeting adjourned till Tuesday eve
ming next. at I! clock, when interesting
correspondence is expected to be read.
j. NJ. REID, Chairman.
Serg't DAVID TooKE, Sec'y.
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A KEoKuKIAN IN AN AFfRAY.-B. S. Hine,
long time keokukian, got into quarrel
with his partner in Cincinnati, on Saturday
evening. They are proprietors of the Plan
tiers House in that city, A special to Mon
days Tribune says:
Several days ago gentleman and bis wife
arrived from an Eastern city, and took rooms
at the Planters House. On Friday morning
he engaged seats at the Opera House. Not
being able to GO, he requested Mr.. Hine to
accompany his wife, Hine having known her
previously. Mr.. Hine consented, and they
accordingly went. On Saturday morning Col
Knott called Mr.. Hine to him and stated that
he believed the lady was a prostitute, and
ought not be allowed to remain in the house.
Mr.. Hine replied that the remark was entirely
uncalled for, turned around and left. In the
evening, about six clock, Col. Knott was
sitting in the office, and, Mr. Hiue coming in.
he called him to him and said, "Hine, you
are making a Cd id fool of Yourself. y
Hine replied, at is none of your business If
| am Knott then replied with low and
very vulgar epithet. During this, Knott, who
was drunk, had his face turned away from
Hine, and the latter took hold of his whiskers
and pulled his head round so that he coald
look him the face. Knott then struck Hne
In the face, knocking one of his teeth out
/ Hine stepped back. and Knott again struck
him. They then clinched, and in the affray
Hlne drew knife, and stabbed Knott twice
in the bowels, producing very ugly wounds,
through which the bowels protruded Before
falling, Knott called to his son, who was
standing near by, and said, "Silby, shoot the
ID son of b-h. Here is a pistol at
the same time reaching for pistol which lay
near by. The son, however, did not do it AS
soon as the ARRAY was over, Hine walked to
the Hammond Street Station House, and gave
himself up, stating the facts. and giving up
his knife, which he still had in his possession
The Wounded man is still alive, and it is pos
sble may recover.
WHAT asked the schoolmaster, sis the
term applied to the crime of possessing two
wives at one time -
''Bigamy, replied the scholar.
"And if there be more than two. what
should you call it,
The scholar reflected moment. then chanc.
ed to cast his eyes upon a map of Utah that
/ decorated the WALL he smiled, aud very conf.
IDENTIFY answered
"Brighamy, sir.
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