The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-02

VICIOUS DOG IN the vicinity of the Cathe.
lie Church, should either be chained or shot.
His owner would please the public in that
neighborhood, il he would do the latter.
BY the way, have the officers discontinued
the 'sdog warp Innumerable unmuzzled
ours yet trot through the streets, and of late
we have not heard of any killing being done.
We have laws bearing upon shis matter, but
are they as vigorously and faithfully enforced
as they should be2
CouNTERrElrs. -The people should keep
their eyes skinned for counterfeit fifty dollar
bills, or they may get skinned themselves.
From many of our exchanges we learn of
people being taken in by these dangerous
limitations. They are very hard to detect,
the face especially, challenging the closes.
scrutiny. The principle and about the only
way to detect them is in the fact that the al.
most numberless repetitions of so on the
back are in the genuine enclosed with an
octagonai ring, while in the counterfeit these
rings are made round.
CELEBRATION OF THE BATTLE OF ATHEYs.-
We publish in another column the proceed
ings Of a meeting OF our Missouri friends, held
for the purpose of making arrangements for
an anniversary celebration of the battle Of
Athens. '
The celebration will come off at Athens
next Monday and several distinguished
speakers have promised to be present on the
occasion.
Arrangements have been made with the
Valley road BY which all passengers from
this point to the celebration will be charged
only half fare. The train will leave Keokuk
at half past o'clock, a. m. and leave Croton
on the return trip at o'clock p. m.
A ScALIAwAG.-We heard yesterday of a
case of abandonment by husband and faith
er Of wife and Eve children which is really
distressing. Some time ago man BY the
name of John Vance came to this city. and
sought and obtained employment in one Of
the boot and shoe establishments on Main
street. He was = good workman, and made
from fifteen to eighteen dollars per week.
He represented to his shop mates that his
wife was living in Quincy, and every week
or two he would quit work and 90 10 tina,
place for the purpose Of seeing her. Being
. stranger here no suspicious we're aroused;
all thought his story was correct. He coon
sent for his Quincy woman, and they lived
together at one Of our public boarding
houses, Is man and wife. The couple had
been here but week or two, when Eve chill.
dren, ranging from two TO fourteen years Of
age, made their appearance here and called
the delectable Vance their father. Thew had
been sent here from Illinois for support, BY
their mother, who, with these little ones. had
been shamefully abandoned by their heartless
wretch Of husband and father. These chill.
dren he took to boarding house on the
Levee, while he and his woman lived together
In another part Of the city. His wife then
came along few days afterwards, and her
feelings can be much better imagined than
described on seeing the situation of affairs.
Her arrival was signal for her husband and
his mistress to pack their luggage and shove
out for another port, which they did. 1t i,
thought the guilty ones have gone to Mon
mouth, Illinois.
The forsaken wife and children have been
left among strangers, with not . cent to pur.
chase the necessaries Of life, and will have to
be taken charge Of BY the overseer of the
poor. Their case 10 sad one.
Vance il An American citizen-we blush to
wnss It's about Eve feet six inches in
height and can be readily recognized BY 4
fed mark under his left ear. He's : dirtv
dog; just such scallawag 81 4 fellow :. vii,
end his worthless career in he. pep;,ent,.rv
Or on the sailovs. wherever !. ~. :.
may the knowledge Of his inhum.n trs...
ment Of his family follow him. We fear the
books don't lay down law Sufficiently severe
enceeA iuf tAs punishmunt ofsuch scamps a.
JoAn Vaacs.