The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-10-26

he running gsass, when the muSa eea1 q
eAuumnG1Rlus1uE1sE
he QaeDsie. sn,AasIsd up some way IN the
doubl6s No.. HE BODY vas horribly man.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
iassnsibla until evening, vhaH - died. Cap
ain Dddlty vent into the ed foSs Alta or
ganisatiop, - private, and By good conduct
+ Asejon; sd slaah6Sl nd snt1lnent 4fYee,
~ osdl1i,ypN nosedt % ~ dm1 sf)
his company, succeeding Captain PARTS, VINO
vss killed in the Shenandoah campaign M
dr. Sheridan. 1t ths iime q his dessA be
Vas in meros nsile pursuits . . member Of
The arm Il bswsoda Dudley He was .
young man university respected for his qual>
fsies d head md besst, nd his assah ssscast
shadow Of gloom over the snirs eomauni>
y who're be was best known. He leaves .
ynung wife. bat no children. TO mourn his
death. We am informed that his fdAeral vii
be held to day at 10 O. clock A. NJ, in Agency
City, and that he will be buried With Masonic
honors 80 ~
The Rsgist~ ehronicles several recent
burglaIes IN Warren county. |. says: On
Friday night last several buralaries we're com
missed 1t Hartford, A. We are informed BY
Mr. a. J. Duncan Of that place. The post
Office vas entered and some SIS or $40 taken.
In the same room was grocery store. From
tthis the burglars took about $40, and : lot
\ II coffee sugar snd tobacco. heaviny here
the thieves stole some harness from Mr.. Wn.
Noble, and also set from the stable Ok
Squire Guthrie. No suspicious srs hnf y
10 Ne persoaa committing ihtse, dahn9 ibb,
heroes On Tuesday night 1 gang Of Sbur-
glars supposed to be the same) made q raid
on Carlisle. There they made bigger haul
than BEFORE. Entering Wsssoua store, they
carried away some $500 worth OF goods, and
then broke into the postotice, picking up all
the stamps and about $50 in money. These
bold operations should be warning to all
our pec,,ie to be prepsred. Have plenty Of
4 caution and shot guns on hand. One is q
good thing before they come, and the other
. convincing argutneat chat your property ia
your ow and can be defended at any cost.
The Appanoose Citizen says thai the fair
in that county was complete success. The
same pepper says that on last Saturday, the
: 18th, citizen Of that county, Peleg Baker,
b was brought 70 au unsimely death, either By
acciden, OF violence. A short time before,
: he had sold his farm, and it was understood
, in the community that he had received pay.
ment in full for the same On the day named
he aske his wife if be would have time to ride
across Charlton BY one ford and return by
I another, making circuit of two or three
miles, before dinner. She replied lhsts he
would, If he would make haste, and he start,
three quarters OF an hour he was found in the
woods ue ar the road, With his skull broken
and life almost extinct. His pocket book
was gone and his horse grazing onIhe prai-
RE not far away. 1t is thought by some that
he met with foul play, while others think
that he sas thrown from his horse. He liv.
ed Blu, a short time after he was found. !,
Mr.. Geo. NJ Hammond writes to the
Pelia Btade:s Having seen last spring Z
abatement going the rounds Of the, press it
rsssrd III planting POTATOES on tho top of tbs
ground aud covering With straw,I concluded
to try it. Having plowedthespppd, sowed
small potatoes broadcast, and covered will
straw TO the depth Of some twenty. iaehes
Bugs did some damageto the tops, and The
drouth was very severe; still, upon harvest.
ing them a viii net say. digging, for all we
had to do was to throw off the straw. we
found the ground covered with as 6ne healthy
.ubers as one would ask for. This is my ex-
perience for it. Raising potatoes under. g
straw cover and on top Of The grouad isa good
plan"
IsTGLLIGEycE from Italy still continues tc
oe of a highly exciting character. Volun
: teers from Frnnce and Spain are reported to
have arrived in Rome for the defence OF the
Pope, while feet Of transports and iron
clads ct Fouion have received orders TO sal
: forthe same purpose. Meanwhile ,Msnott
Garibaldi is said to be advancing on Rome
which is guarded by the troops Of Victor
Emanuel. A plot for an insurrection in
} Rome is declared to have been discovered
: and the leaders thrown into prison.