The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-19
IOWA irnns.

sterling RspeAlican joslfea - IesA City
Repsbldosa; 49, of Geo. Keen1r 49,
De - wslk Sunday owning, prs1sdnd i
eosennioa Of ~ brain. -. A Dossain Pars
i sivsa Rev. n. Ksnyn hst Fr5aar evsns
ing - worthy ack1ewSedgmstt Of - I
lAiththl services - the Bspest Church ut
recsised abous $118, mostly cashs.--H safJ
Ratses, late Of Co. F, 22d Iowa Infantry, was
bus;ad on Sunday BY the Grand Army Of the
Rspsblic, with the honors Of war. His com
rades met Il der Han, mAscKSd " tkt 7
house where he died, and followed heU-
mains 70 the Methodist Church, where Rev.
HI Bowman pssIehsdan sioqusnt uid ap
propriaes discourse The body vss then es-
corted 10 the grave 10 solemn music Of the
dad march and soldiers farewell, volly
Of musketry fred over it, and he left to the
sleep that knows no waking. The ceremo-
nies were very imposing and drew large con-
course of citizens. -. 81 4. Rice, recently Of
the Cedar County Ckpper, has tomaenced
the publication Of %he Tama Co~nty Repablt-
can at Toledo. Mr.. Rice did not do much
with the Clipper, simply because he attempt
cd 10 run neutral paper, which, in these
times, d stencil Ia the nostrils Of the peo-
pie. He will now 6nd himself much moro At
home with Republican sheet and will make
: good paper :. The District Court is push
ing aasne its werk. Several liqser Gases have
been tried and 1 verdict Of guilty rendered in
each. Quite number Of indictments have
been found by 1.-THE Grand Jury = TIE present
term Of parties before indicted. We do not
zee Why the liquor dealers should not obey
the laws rs we'll as the rest ofns, and the court
and jusies seem to have the sams obiivious-
ness - Iowa College is the Oldest in the
stats, established in 184s, property and en-
dowments to the amount of $4,000, exclu-
sive of the new building now going up, which
will cost $4,000 Hon. S. Williston, Of
Massachusetts,, who has given $4,000,
pledges another sl0,oo0 The college has,
besides the usual Faculty, President and
four Professors Principal of Preparatory
Department, Principal of Ladies' Depart.
rneut, and lady assistant, al from the East,
20 upto 500 when the new building is done. 1t
and approved for ability and culture. About
24O students, an increase of 80 last year, will
still maintains its pre- eminence in the State
for solid, thorough instruction, for unusual
cheapness of expense, and for surrounding
influences, moral and religious, unexampled
in the Northwest. Iowa has never yet enc
dowed a single department in its oldest and
most favorably known college, the only one
that has nm Eastern reputation but indlvid-
uals are doing handsomely for the building,
for which President Magoun is obtaining
funds. Seth Richards, Esq, of Bentons>
port, and Hon. Jacob Butler, of Muscatne,
have given $1,000 each. and to this roll Of
honor must now be added the names Of Col
Samuel Merrill and his brother, Jeremiah H.
Merrill, of McGregor. Northern Iowa win
make an honorable appearance on the record
of this State for its efforts fer the higher
education. Heretofore. the little village of
beyond any other, $500, being over 50
each for every man, woman and child in the
community. The brothers Merrill have placed
McGregor next. Yesterday morning Judge
Rothrock passed sentence upon 10, Of IL
quor dealers before found guilty of keeping
nuisauees. The highest fine We heard Of
was Ss5 and FROM that 70 hundreds, the par
ties to be imprisoned till paid.
-keosauqa has class Of eighty Young
immortals in musical training that will give q
grand concert in that place on the 29ih inst.
See Republican.
| Tho Keosauqaa Republican says that a
temperance organization has been formed at
that place. Doesn't say whether its purpose
is for theory or practice; great difference.
Theory'is to abstain; practice is to show tbs
demoralizng effect of the excessive use Of
intoxicating drinks.
The Davis county public want to change
the name of their county to Lincoln, or Ba
ker, or something else loyal and respectable.
The Ottumwa Courier favors the movement,
and thinks that other infamous names, for in
stance Floyd and Buchanan, should be wiped
from the map.
The Jefferson county Teacher Institute
commences at Fairfield next Monday. See
the Ledger,
strange fact: "The richest man in Fairfield,
as we are informed, is a poor wood -sawyer.
Charles Anderson, or drunken Charley, :" is
known to all Of onr citizens. BY the death
of his father in Sweden, he has fallen heir to
about 100000. Poor Charley is so de-
bauched on all occasions when he can pro.
cure whisky. that he will never realize any
happiness from his riches We learn that 9
number Of years ago Charley had fne car
rage to ride in; but he was so dissipated that
his wife sent him to this country, ard he has
since led q sorry life. She now sends him
money occasionally, but it is soon squandered
| in drink. He would be better without any.
Here is material to "write up romance,
| founded on fact
Says the Register: 'Lieutenant Cover
nor Cue has called our attention to the fact
that goodly number of our present State
officers and Congressman we're members of
the first General Assembly that convened In
this city in the winter OF 1873, and which
was the first Legislative session under the
new Constitution. OF these are Governor B.
+. Cue; Gen. Ed. Wright, Secretary of State
Major s. f. Rankin, Treasurer Of State; COL
c. c. Carpenter, Register Of the State Land
Office; Hon. Oran Faville, Superintendent Of
Public Instruction; and among the Congress
men, Senator S. J. Kirkwood, Representa-
tives ]. B Grinneli and J. F. Wilson; and
Congressman elect Judge W. NJ. Loughridge
nine in all.
SWEET OporoSAxl The only elegant per-
fume. Is found on all toilets, and never