The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES,
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Dn MONIES, June 2S.
A delegation of prominent Railroad men
| who have been in consultation here in regard
| to the building Of the Leavenworth 4 Def
Moines Railroad, leave to-day on . trip te
Leavenworth over the proposed line.
Dsraorr, Jnns %.
The Athletics bent Detroit in base ball
yesterday-30 I'd II.
BANGOR, Me-, June %.
The Democratic District Convention foI
the Fourth Congressional District noninated
Geo. w. Ladd, Of this city, for Represen.
tAtive to Congress. and Hon. John B. fnf-
ton for Presidential Eector.
TRoY, June %.
DR.. Thos G. Rrinsmade died suddenly this
evening, Of disease Of the heart, while pre-
siding At public meeti,g called to aid Rem
saeller Institute. He Was Vice President Of
the State American Medical Society, PRESS
dent Of the Stats Medical Society in 1887,
Scientific Congress of 1867. He was 65 years
old.
OMAHA, June %.
Gen. Dodge, the Chief Engineer, Oliver
Ame,, President, and several other officers
of tho Union Pacific Railroad, arrived here
yesterday. They remain hero for few days,
and will be joined by the excursionists from
New York and Warrington. 81
SxLr LAKE., June p.
Hebef C. Kimban, next to Brigham Young
the highest dgnitary in the Aormoa Church,
died this morning.
ST. PAIL, June %.
The German Ssspgerfest for Minnesota
commenced its annual session here yester-
day, and will continue three days. Ten So-
cieties are represented.
The Illinois editors visited Minns1polis,
Minnetonka, and other rpnl points ysstef-
day, and will leave for hons to-day.
AUGUSTA, Ga, June %.
Alex Fl. Stevens and Herschel v. johnson
are urged to be present at the meeting of the
National Democratic Convention.
CHICAGO, June %:
Prof. Legendre in bis testimony relative
to the Little Western disaster, before the
Coroner jury, denied the report that all on
board we're intoxicated He said there were
but three half pint bottles of liquor on board
in tho morning, and thirteen people drank Of
the contents.
SAN Francisco, June %.
> The United States Commissioners have
examined and accepted the sections OF the
Central Pacific Railroad east of the summit
of Sierra Nevada, which are reported to be
solidiy and smoothly built.
Trains now run regularly through to Reno.
President Sanford has returned from Salt
Lakeland expresses himself much pleased with
,hs friendly disposition and overtures of the
Aormons.
hraUsrA. Me-, June %.
Tho Demonratin Convention ia in session
N. s. Littlefe.d, President.
The Convention of Soldiers and Sailors'
is also in session TO elect delegates to the
National Convention.
PHILAnELrHIA, June %.
The Democratic Congressional nominations
are as follows FIRST District, Samuel Ran
dali; second, Thos. B. Florence, and third
John Mofsti.
NEW YoRK. june 23
Mrs. Pollard publishes card reci,ing the
charges against her husband of ill-treatment,
and renouncing all connection with him here
after. She also states that the allowances
which Pollard falsely said was provided for
her has been stopped.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. June II.
Cobleigh, the ipcendiary, and Stewart, two
prisoners who escaped from jail about week
ago, we're overtaken at Amherst last night,
and the latter secured. Coblrigh knocked
the officer down with club and succeeded
in eluding capture.
Great preparations are being made for the
i asonic celebration of st. Johns day here
o.morrow.