The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-10
IOWA TIE NJ.

The Home Tisitor says the pros
poets for good wheat crop in Jefer-
son county are excellent. The same paper
chronicles this case of drowning: "On last
Monday two men named McKsin and Phil
lips, started from McKein'n mill, better
known as 'Huntzinger's mill on SKUNK nv
err, to 90 to Washington, Iowa The father
of the young man McKain, attempted to ros
them across the river in q skiff. When about
half way across cake of ice struck the skiG
and forced il against another cake, and wedg-
ed between the two cakes of ice, it drifted
close 10 the shore. Young Phillips caught
hold of branch to pull themselves ashore,
and in the act pulled the skiH over, throwing
all into the water among the ice and drift
wood. Young Phillips was drowned imme-
diaiely. Young McKain swan to the shore,
and WAS taken to the house, but is not ex-
pected to live. The father Of young Mckain
succeeded in getting on pieca of ice and
reached the shore, but was SO much chilled
that he dropped dead while Walking to his
mill. The body of Phillips went over the
dam where the water was some rs feet deep
and has not yet been recovered. This sad
accident occurred about clock p. IN. on
Monday last"
The Eldora Ledger says; by the State
Register, 20 see it claimed, that D. +. Els
worth, of this plaas, Ess such an eager aspi
rant for the q. S. Collectorship, that Mr..
Stansbury bought him off for 81 900. If this
be true, Ellsworth is just one thousand dol
lars ahead, and poor Stansbury has lost that
much and gained nothing
The Eldora Ledger says: " Intelligence
has Just reached US, that the party prospect
ing for coal at Mr.. Dickinson's, two miles
and half from here, have discovered four
feet vein of fine COAL 1t is eig bit feet above
the level Of the river and promises to be ex
tensive.n
The Iowa City Republican speaks in these
terms of merited praise of Prof Wells, who
has been appointed by Gov. Stone to succeed
Gov. Faville: "Gov. Stone has done him
self credit in this appointment. he has not
iOokeu up d pOlitiClhui of rcNhIu tOt party
vice, but has appointed man solely for his
qualifications for the position, an educator,
whose whole life has been devoted to the
work, and who is as thoroughly familiar with
the subject OF education as any man in the
country. The Board of Trustees of the Uni>
versity knew not what they were doing when
they removed Prof Wells from the Normal
Department of the University. That action
has been condemned by the educational men
of the State. Gov. Faville, Superintendent
Of Public Instruction, condemned il very Sc
vereiy in the School Journal, so severely ss
to call out lsbored effort in reply BY Sena-
tor Ross, the leading spirit in the removal.
The State Teachers Association, at its next
meeting, condemned it, and appointed Prof.
Wells its agent for the State, and now Gov.
Stone endorses the Professor in the most
practicable manner possible, BY plsciue him
at the head OF the whole common school sys>
tenn Of the State. Although the State Uni
yersity loses his invaluable services. the
cause Of education in the State secures q
successor to Gov. Faville able to fill his place
in the most efficient manner. Prof. Wells is
an enthusiast in his profession. He will labor
for the best interests of the cause. We trust
he nov eaters upon duties which he win long
be called upon to discharge"