The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-12

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The whole number # hnGa pecksd tn
season il Council Bluffs will NOT fall far slosl
Of ten shoasapd.
The Bapsista and Methodists Vim Nd
build new church 1t Logan the coninl
spring.
The Dsnoefasic State Convention 4
na1s = Dies Moines % the 2sA 6yM I'D
Eraafy next.
The DEBORAH Repxbscas tells Of having
seen pieces Of VOID brodEht - IRON deptf
| of forfy-two feet below the surface.
-Tbs Sisoaruey Nsscs is xeisicing oyer "a!
discovery II coal in The banks Of the cTeel
/ Just west Of that place.
West Liberty now boasts of mllJ
equipped academy. which commenced Up
perations receatly in ; neu building erected
| for it's use. =
| A man and woman who eloped in Linn
county some time ago, we're arrested IN Wes'
Liberty last Sunday and taken home. 4
seems that the guilty couple left home viii
horses and carriage worth $500, and $500 II
noney. sg
osag ! is one Of tie Hssiiest towns of ~
size in Iowa. During the past year Owl
$50, 600 was expended for building there
The Iopan gives very interesting sketch &
the town in ; late paper.
The same paper tells Us that some M
hung scoundrel, who Is afraid Of his liberties.
few days since stole stenpefAnce pe6hen'
containing large number OF signatures,
from the counter of Geo. Jack in that place.
The Keosauqua RopsMieas says there
il qnite an extensive retisioss reviva1 nor
prevailing in Vernon, in the N. =. Church.
A number Of persons have already united
with the church, while the interest continues
unabated.
--On the S0th ult, young man II the en-
ploy of Mr.. e. Goodnour, at Abel, named y.
A. Watkins, while shovelibs dust from under
the saw Of the mill brought his hand in con-
contact with the say, which cut il nearly Oh.
Drs. Benton and Campbell Amputated three
Of his fiasers.
The County School Superintendent Of
Henry county, Prof Joseph McCany. because
the Board of Supervisors would not allow him
Eve dollars a day when performing the duties
of bis Office, or twelve hundred dollarsa year,
resigned the Superin.endeBcy on last Mon.
day. The law provides for three dollars per
day.
u be Wapelio RepRbiican twits Burlings
ton with wanting to have oil the ray" As to
their contemplated railroad, closing thus:
She has not taken sach vast amour. Of
stock in the enterprise as TO enti,Ie her to
rIay big isjun' ia the concern. A little
more modes,y and few more dollars would
help her standing in the matter amazingly.
The State Billiard Tournament at DAY.
export, ended Mt late hour Thursday night,
and the prizes were all won By Dayenporters.
A. l.. Mossman was awarded the champion
cae snd SIS in currency; Louis Marfen, the
3 old watch, and A. F. Twamhly the diamond
RAG.
Mi. Pleasant has population of fse or
six Thousand inhabitants. ard is without
FIRE engine, and the Henry County PFess says:
q When FIRE breaks out the only hope of
ex,inguishing it lies in two or three men,
who have the presence of mind to run, nth
a bucket, when they hear the alarm sound"
The Davenport Democrat says that .
Mr. Lowe, one Of the newly elected township
trustees, recently sold out his right and title
to said office for consideration Of fourteen
dollars in hand, paid by friend. This beats
the celebrated trade between Jacob and Esau
which it is possible some of our readers may
as being noted ia very ancient
work, now out of fashion--,he Bible.
From the Gosette We learn that At Abel,
IN Sunday morning, At about 0 clock, the
bonse occupied BY Mr.. Jesse Clark, and
ewaed b. Nj. e. b. Smith, caught FIRE in
he upper story, and was entirely consumed,
Nth all its contents, Mr. Clark and family
escaping with part of their clothing. His
oss Of furniture, provisions aud grain stored
4 the house, WAS complete, sweeping away
he savings Of years. The citizens Of Adei
rave raised $500 for his relief.
We are glad to learn from the Henry
ceapsy Press that the Iowa Wesleyan Uni
sersi,y is now ''ont of the Woods placed
arcn foundation which vii! stand for oil
time TO come. Since 1850, at which time it
was adopted by the Methodist Conference as
heir University, it has been struggling along,
bat at no time mas it been 10 good healthy
and prosperous financial condition. When
Bishop Simpson leciured in Mt. Pieasani. at
the close OF the second lecture, it was an
noanced that the debt Of the University, all
told, was $500, and that, il the deb. was
donation Of $4,000 could be SO.
cared from gentleman in the East. A COM
mittee was appointed, and after laboring in
dus.tiously for seyeal days, the $500 wss
RAISED. The College can now be considered
I'D permanent basis. Tie sgent Of the
University, Rev. |. A. Bradrick, has recent.
" returned from the East. where he has been
For some time, and We suppose that. through
his efforts, the sl5, 900 donation was secured.
! The Burlington Hapk- Eye Of Friday
states thst the office Of Messrs. Gilbert,
Hedge / Co., corner Of Eighth and Jeder-
son streets, was entered4by burglars and the
safe blown open. II contained no money and
the papers and books in ii were not disturbed.
The burglars entered by the front window,
breaking ont pane Of glass and raising the
sash. They had provided thewselves with
aledge and some punches froma neighbLrinr
Blacksmith shop, aad heavy piece Of iron
from The B. 1 N. r. r. machine works, and
Il once proceeded to business. The safs il
Of medium size, single door, the Excel
sior, Beard 4 Bro, St. Loais. The knob
was shocked Oh, and hole three-eiehths
OF an inch in diameter punched in the corner
OF Che panel Immediately above the lock, the
inside filing removed, powder inserted, and
exploded. The stile was good deal sprung,