The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-02-27

a new paper Wae recently etArteQ esLsOe
erty, Wright county, with Mrs. Aary Reed =
Editor. That i the fourth Haseksve editorial
chair nov 6iled ~ lady.
Mics Gri1ith, Of Fairfield, Grundy conn.
u, was found dead in her bed the other morn
ins. Cause Of death unknown.
--L;ncoln Watson, : good locking biga-
mist, after decsiving the ladies about Cedar
Falls, pulled up stakes and left that locality
the other day.
The Cedar Falls Gazette says Of the lows
Central Railroad: g Mr.. Melendy Vas one Of
a committee to visit ST. Louis, and confer
with the officers Of the North Missouri Rail-
road. They gave him positive assurance
that theis road will be completed TO tho State
line BY June or July, and by August ct the
farthes,. At the rate Of speed that work IS
now going forward on the lower end OF our
road the grading will be completed and ready
for The iron as far up as Oskaloosa, BY the
time the North Missouri company have COM
pleted their road to the State line. Over
two hundred hands are now employed on the
bridge nj Eddyville, and on the grading along
the lower end Of the road. The bridge is
being rapidly pushed to completion. Two
hundred men can prepare the road for the
ties and iron from Eddyvile south in two
monthss
Mr.. DOMAIN, Of the S.nate Committee,
has visited the Orphans Home at Cedar
Falls. He found everything lovely. The
children sang q Tenting on the old Camp
ground beautifully Aheml
Theodore Triton lectured at Cedar Falls
Monday evening Of thus week.
The Dubuque Times says that there are
few respectable men in Dubuque who still
cling to the old Democratic party. These
men 90 10 the polls and vote the tickle. as
hater of doctors stufs will take an emetic-
with the eyes shut.
The Lyons Mirror gets of the following
good nn :: There are three Editors in the
iowa House of Representatives. and we no-
tice by table just issued that they are allset
down as having no religion. This is I'M
loubtedly owing TO the modesty Of the pro-
fession-Editors never give an opinion
upon subjects they do not thoroughly nnder>
stand.n
Judge I. S. Wilson, of Dubuque, and
member of the Legislature, made speech
at Dubuque the other day against general
regulation by law Of railroad tariffs, but in
favor Of legislation to prevent discrimination.
- The Burlington Argus is in favor Of max
ing General A. c. Dodge the Democratic
candidate for Vice President,
The store OF Smith Bros. at Upton,
.ses entered the other evening and robbed Of
li,e quantity Of knives, razors, gun-caps'
tic. -Four young chaps have been arrested
or The theft
Washington birthday was celebrated
y ball at Muscatne.
An effort was made couple of nights
90 10 break open the safe in the Office Of
he County Treasurer at Triton. The rob-
ters didn't succeed in getting i, open.
- he FOih AGHuty DlstrtEt Sourt Il iiot III
ession this week, owing to the illness Of
Judge Maxwell. 1t meets next Monday. See
he Register
st Linkensale's lecture at 0;tumwa,
for the benefit Of Dixon, didn't pay expenses
y len dollars
Robert c, Baker, an old citizen Of Appa-
ioose county, is dead See the Citizen.
The farm house OF Mr.. G. Heifner, in
ippanoose county, was de troyed by FIRE one
lay last week.
The citizen narrases a terrible death,
thus ION Saturday, the 18th inst, as Thos.
Poiut /, Of Pleasant township, in company
With younger brother and Thomas Bunton,
vas returning home from Centerville, and
While crossing the Three-mle Prairie, he |
,antered Bunton to ride race with him. |
3unton refused, and Points said be would |
IN race ty himself. Putting spurs to his
rise, he was soon over the hill and <hsd /
'4ssed out of sight. When his brother and |
}pnion reached the top of the hill they saw /
,ifn lying in the draw, and on coming up /
olnd him badly hart. lie fingered few |
lours, and died. 1t is not known whether |
is horse fell with him, or he from his horse" |