The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-13

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Subscribers. It Published b Tiltoa = Co.,
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STATS ssWs.
-Oskaloosa has TO Tanner.
-Oskalooa l. 70 have thirty i've tAous>
and dollar school house.
"A New School Presbyterian Church has
been built q Cedar Rapids.
There il 70 b. grand Republican rally
d Sigournsy next Saturday. Loushridgs,
Cuts, Gen. Natthies and others ars 70
speak.
Tho oil mill Of Lyster, Rutledge / Co.,
Il Oskaloosa, vas burned last Saturday. Loss
3l6 600; insurance so, 600.
Tho Mascatins Joss~sl nys that the
speech Of Rev. W. r. Covles 1t that plsce
Saturday evening, VS. one Of the best it ever
heard.
Mrs. Nsvois, Of Muscatise, died Of can
Ger, last Sabbath.
-Suel Fostar writes to the Musoasine Josr'-
al, this note concerning the crop propecss
generally: Il do not RI hold Of that item yet
Of the foreign wheat harvest. But By late
papers zee that our Southern friends are
coming ont better in their grain crops than
/ had expected. Although there ars some
failures Of the wheat crop in some places, on
the whole it 10 large crop. The corn crop
in July il moro universally reported in good
condition than hes bsSn known for many
years; and probably our country never ~ %
good prospect. The la.sss part Of July
and irst week in August, brought timely
showers and rains, which will greatly assist
many dry regions. Added to this prospect
Of abundance, il : much greater average
than in former years. The report from the
Agricultural Department says there has bsen
planted in the United States nine Per csnt.
more ground than last year. This increase
il in the West,S bat still more largely in he
South, amounting to $500, 600 acres over
last year. Added 70 this 10 . very general,
large and we'll secured crop Of hay; % our
animais may fare we'll, producsa large guam
tity Of we'll fattened meat for the coming
year. The corn crop 10 reported to Be short
in most Of Ohio and Indiana eaussd BY
drought and foods"
The wheat market opened at Pella at
81 per bushel. The price has advanced
since.
The Pella Blade says new wheat il
coming in freely.
Tho Pella Blade learns that . little girl
eve years old, was torn to pieces By panther
near Bellefontaine, : few days ago.
There WAS ERE at Monroe on the Valley
road last Wednesday night; store room and
two frame huildinss ~ers destroyed.
An up country paper, who has seen some
stoves manufactured ct Keokuk, says they
are 'perfect beauties" OF course they
| are.
| The Corydon Noniter says that the Re-
publicans Of Wayne, are thoroughly organ
izipe in every township. That 10 the work
that secures victory. Let the same thing be
done in every county in the State.
The editor OF the Charlton Democrat il
credited with this Democratic sentiment: Il
consider Wade Hampton, Gen. PORES. and
JET. Davis, - to honesty and patriotism,
Jewels compared with Gen. Grant"
The T,ptoa advertiser, thus describes
the death Of very eccentric resident Of that
city: "Mr. Charles Scovills, man whoss
face was we'll known to every citizen Of
Upton, died ct his residence in this place
last Saturday morning At o'clock. We sAy
his face was well known, because. after iv>
where every one i supposed to know more
about his neighbours business than his own,
nothing was ever discovered by the most Gu
rious concerning his antscedsnts, or of hia
circumstances. past. present or prospective.
During his residence here be has acted q
clerk in several stores, beginning with that Of
Thomas Harris, Sem, and ending with R.
Halls Drug Store, whore 10 spent Eve years
Immediately preceding his death il assidu-
GUS clerkship; and when W state that for this
service he never asked or received single
| cent Of wages, his claim to eccentricity will
surely be established. He always dressed
respectfully, and lived il comfortable man.
ner, with his sister q housekeeper, upon
premises owned BY himself. A short time Be
fore hls death these premises were decided to
his sister, in consideration Of thirteen years
service - housekeeper.'
John Brown, Of Monroe county, . SOL
der throughout the war, and who spent II
months in the Rebel hell Of Andersonulls,
gives the Abba Uaios his reasons for favor
ing equal suffrage: "lst. Because it 10 right
for al men to have IN equal chance in the
race Of life. %. Because, while Democratic
States and Rebels were trying to destroy cur
Government, the black man Va true 70 lib
erty, true to humanity, and true 70 the Gag Of
our fathers. Sd. Because, while Democratic
Rebels we're starving our neighbors and broth
era in Rebel prisons, the black man would
risk his life to give him aid and guide him
through dismal swamps to the Union lines.
4th. Because more black men shsd their
blood in putting down the late rebellion and
perpetuasins our Republican Government
thar svsr did this psaos and ooppsr-boe-
toned party"
Mr.. Darius Wilcox, Of Charlton, bought
at that placs Ast wssk, 1900 bushels Of
wheat and 1000 bushels Of oats.
DIR. W. ". Parker, Of Davenport, w.
killed By the oars last Saturday, q Anss
Station, onths Northwestern road.
DIR. Shaw, Of Dee Moines, u grinding
out Democratic poetry 70 order.
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