The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-07-31
STATS News.

Burlington IS going to build . market
house.
Rev. NJ H. Hare, Of Mt. Pleasant, is
dead.
Rev. Mr. Powers, Of the Episcopal
Church, Davenport. has gone to Rock Island.
He has been pastor Of the Church in Daven-
port eleven years.
Hon. j. B. Young, Republican Elector
1t Large, commences his canvass on the 10th
Of August.
Hon. Vim. B. Fairchild has been re-
nominated for Judge 10 the 18th District.
Hon. B. f. Cue, one Of the Directors Of
the Agricultural College, makes the following
statement in his paper, the North. West, in
relation to the President elect Of that insti-
tuition: g Prof. A. 8. WEIGH, formerly Prin-
cipal Of the State Normal School Of Mich.
gan, has Just been elected o. s. Senator in
Florida, where be has resided for the past two
years He has taken IN active part in the
reconstruction of the State Government of
Florida, is . Radical Republican, and man
of great ability. At the last meeting Of the
Board of Trustees be WAS unanimously chosen
President Of the Iowa Agricultural College.
We have just received letter from him stat
ing that he declined IN election 70 the long
term in the Senate, preferrins the position to
which he has been chosen in Iowa. He will
accept the short term q Senator, which will
close on the 4th Of March next, but will
spend most Of his time previous to the meet
ing Of the next Congress- in December, 1t our
College, assisting in organizing and conduct
ting the Fall Term. Prof. WEIGH ! perfectly
devoted TO the cause Of education, and is one
of the few men who would cheerfully relin-
qulsh such high political honors for the ardu-
GUS and less remnnerative position Of Presi-
dent Of College. Our State has reason TO
be proud OF its reputation and standing, when
it can secure the services Of men Of such ems
inence and commanding ability who are
sought for in the highest position under the
Government.
The editor of the Mt. Pleasant Iress has
seen q Mountain Ash tree on which is grated
several buds of the pear tree, one Of which
has grown three feet this summer.
Colonel A. H. Bereman, Of ST. Louis, is
visiting his old friends in Mt. Pleasant.
The Mt. Pleasant Press says: THE
State Reform School Farm, near Salem, con-
tains fourteen hundred acres of prairie aud
forty acres OF timber, and is . splendid body
Of land, There is on it very substantial and
large brick house, capable Of accommodate
ing from seyenty,ive to one hundred pupils,
and it will be completed for occupancy about
the middle Of September.
Prof Joseph McCarty, Of Mt. Pleasant,
has been appointed Superintendent and his
wife Matron Of the State Reform School
The wife Of Gen. Thos. r. Benton, Jr.,
is dead.
The fight as to the Congressional csndi>
dacy in the Third District is going on lively
iu the Dubuque Times.
John and Frank Eichelberger, Of Mus
ca,ine, have gone to Bloomfield. the former
TO keep hotel, and the latter lawyer shop.
| The Davis county Republican says that
Republicans in Bloomfield are becoming
generally enthusiastic. There was . live
meeting Of the Grant Club there the other
evening. Clay Traverse and James Wood
ward made capital speeches.
The Oskalooss Herald says: :" Messrs.
Beede and Crookham, Directors of the Iowa
Central Railroad, left for St. Louis on Thurs
day evening last, upon business connected
with the speedy completion Of this road.
They have not, At this writing, returned; so
that we can ray nothing definite ~ to the re-
| suit Of their mission. All We can DO 10 to
hope that it will prove success, and that
the road will be completed to this point II
an early day. John White also left on Non
day las. on the same business.