The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-20

of the failure Of the war. It will be one Of
the rarest exhibitions Of outright rebelsm
and dubious loyalty ever witnessed in this or
any country.
IOWA ITEMS.
The Decstur Entaprtse ID enlarged and
improved.
Gen. N. M. Trumbull has made his homo
in Waterloo.
Hon. D. D. Chase, of Webster City, has
received the republican nomination for Judge
in his District.
A valuable horse died from heat at .
farm . few miles from Davenport day or
two since. See Democrat.
The Pastors and Descons Conference Of
the Southwestern Iowa Baptist Association is
in session at Glenwood. See Opinion.
The Old School Presbyterian church de.
Dictated their new house of worship, ut Vim
ton, last Sabbath.
The Vinton Eaole states that the work
of grading the C. R. L St. Paul R. R. through
Benton county is steadily progressing.
The people of oskaloosa are making
vigorous efforts to establish Female Semi
nary at that place. See Herald.
Dudley Taylor, farmer living in Pleas
ant Grove township, Mahaska county, was
sun struck last Friday afternoon, while now
ing brush, and died in few moments.
1.-The Iowa State Teachers Association
(will meet at Cedar Rapids on the 2lst OF
August next. Delegates will be carried over
the different routes at half fare.
The "Iowa Hedge Company" has been
organized at Lyons, the Mirror states, to
plant and take care Of Usage Hedge fences,
completing their work and receiving their
pay in three and FIVE years.
Patrick Cosgrove, bachelor, living alone
in Big Grove, Benton county, was found dead
in his cabin few days ago. A post mortsm
examination showed that be died Of disease
of the heart =
The Waterloo Courier states that Gen.
NJ. NJ. Trumbull formerly of the 9th Iowa
cavalry, saved the life of boy the other day
by plungiug into the river in which the boy
was drowning.
Mr.. Thomas Forsyth, Mrs. 81. Murrow
and Mrs. E. Gregg, of Appanoose county,
were injured severely by the fall Of bridge
which they were crossing in wagon . few
days since. There is doubt as to Mr.. For.
syth's recovery. See the Loyal Citizen.
The good people of Centreville we're dis
turbed in the midst of their devotions last
Sabbath morning by the burning of q barn in
the town. So says the Citizen.
There is to be grand celebration at Des
MONIES on the LIST Of August by the colored
people of central Iowa. This is the anniver.
sary of West India emancipation. See the
Register.
Rev. S. NJ. Vernon has resigned the pasto-
rate Of the NJ E. Church at Des Moines, on
account of i'll health. He has accepted the
principalship of the Seminary a. Indianola.
Rev. P. p. Ingalls, takes his place at Des
MONIES. So says the Register.
The Muscatine Journal chronicles the
death Of Mr.. VIM. ID. Veile, an old and most
estimable citizen of that city. 1t says "Mr.
Veile was well and favorably known to most
people Of this county, in which he passed
many years of an industrious, prosperous,
honorable life. He has been sick for many
months, but endured his suferings with man
IL fortitude. His death will be deeply Ia
mented by large number Of friends
The Davenport Democrat gives an &C.
count of two men who were sun struck near
that city, one of whom died shortly after be-
ing prostrated also that two workmen on a
farm near Hickory Grove were sun struck
and badly injured, several near Walcott, and
three or for near Blue Grass.
The Cedar Falls Gazette requests spy
person acquainted with Clement vogt who
committed suicide at that place by drowning
last month, to call on either s. Fl. Packard
or George B. Van Saun. The friends of
Vogt, who live in Illinois. say that they can
not believe he has committed suicide.
The following patents were issued to To-
wa inventors from the United States Patent
Office for the week ending July 8, 1866:
Hand corn planter-D. Humphreys, Oska.
loosa, Iowa.
Sofa bedstead-J. s. Kinyan, Webster
county, Iowa.
The Pella Blade says there has been
change in the Newark Post Office, Of Sums
nit township, c. N. Hammond being the
new appointee.
We CLEAN the following items from the
Pella Blade:
Harvest has commenced in this vicinity,
and Wheat, Rye and Oats are excellent
crops. Corn never looked better than it does
at present
John Smith, ESQ.,, FIVE miles East Of Pella,
has just threshed $50 bushels of Barley,
grown on II acres Of land, which il 57} bush
els to the acre.
The Western Stage Company has started
daily line Of hacks from this place to Win
tersett. They intend to put stages On the line
about the FIRST of August.
]. B. Howell has sold the GATE CrrY to his
nephew, A. W. Sheldon. Mr. Howell is one
Of the pioneer editors Of Iowa, having been
connected With the Dss Noines Valley WIZ
and the GATE ClrY over twenty years. Under
the new administration il TO be greatly en-
larged and otherwise improved. Rlla Blade.
The Hack Eye thus describes an adven.
ture OF Barlington lady: ron Monday
evening an incident transpired which furnish
81 rs with oae Of the most prodisioss items
IT has been orr good fortune to get hold of
these many days. It has gladdened us in
mensely, amused us tremendously, tickled ~
tsrri6cally, and We hasten to unfold IL par-
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