The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-07-25

The Abba Citizen says: We are panied
to chronicle the death Of orr esteemed friend
and fellow citizen, Mr.. David McKeehan,
living about three miles southeast of Center
vile, who was struck by lightning about four
O. clock on last Tuesday afternoon. He and
John Fulton, Mr.. Hays and Hank Mckeenan
aad his two brothers, sons OF deceased,
were havesting on tenanted land belonging to
Mr. Galley. They had stopped to rest, and
Mr.. Mcheehan had just taken drink OF
water aud stepped eight or ten steps away
from the rest, when he was struck and in
stantly killed. The rest Of the men and boys
we're knocked down, all but Mr.. Hay, who
was shocking wheat about sixty yards off.
Some Of them Was seriously shocked. but
recovered from the effects in a short time.
There were four horses to the reaper and
they were also knocked down; one we I'M
derstand had its eye put out. Mr.. Mckee
han was among the FIRST settlers of this coun
ty, having been resident for about twenty
years. He was consistent member of the
NJ. Il. Church, and esteemed by all who
knew him. He was about forty-6ve years Of
age, and leaves wife and nine children to
mourn their loss. He was buried the next
day Wednesday in the Centerville grave
yard, by large concourse of friends.
The Citizen says: "We were informed
that a son-in-law Of Mr.. Daniel Gates fell
dead in the harvest field last Friday, caused
by excessive heat. The particulars Of ~hich
our informant was unable to give
An Iowa City correspondent Of the
Muscatine journal writes: 1--WE had 3 Jail
delivery here, last night. A man who had
been in Jail for some time for stealing horse
and buggy from Smith i 6harpless livery
men, managed to raise heavy flag stone
from the floor, then undermine the founda-
ion wall and came up outside. he was the
only occupant of the Jail.
The "Grand Democratic Ratification
that was to come off here, last Saturday, has
been indefinitely postponed. Democrats
about here try hard to be pleased with the
nominations, but It's big pill to swallow
and no. sugar coat. So says the Journal.
= The Henry county Press says: "There
has not been case of sickness at the Iowa
liospiaI fo- the Insane, so far this sumer
There are over three hundred and fifty pa
tients, and their general health atthis time is
gooa
The Iowa City Republican says THE
Iowa State Teachers Association will hold its
thirteenth annaul meeting this year at Keo-
kuk, August p, 26 and u. We see the
name Of hut one person from abroad in the
liz d ettnrers and essayists-that is Prot.
lie aolds. Chicago, in Penmanship. We
thiak Iowa might furnish all the instruction
ne sded in that department. We are glad to
see that this meeting is to be conducted main.
ly by Iowa teachers. AT some previous
meetings our teachers had little to do but
wonder at the vast wisdom displayed by men
from abroad, or, perhaps, at the stupidity Of
those who brought them here. Book agents
have had far too much to do in the work Of
some Of these meetings. Setting themselves
up as wise lin their own conceits) they have
monopolized the time of the Association, but
with sharp eye to business. 1t will be diff
ferent this year We advise our teachers te
go, as many as can do SO.
The Burlington Hawk- Eye gives the fol-
lowing as the facts in relation to the liberalty
Of Senator Grimes, which has secured the
endowment of the four g Grimes scholar
ships = of Iowa College: " A report having
gained currency that Senator Grimes has re-
Gently given $1,000 to Iowa College, located
at Grinnell. aud having also been contradict
ed, Che public may be interested in knowing
the facts. Several years ago, in declining to
deliver literary address at a commencement
of that institution, Mr.. Grimes proposed to
give them something better, to>wi., section
-64o acres -of land lying in that vicinity,
which he did. BY recent sale of three quar-
ters of this land the college has realized &c.
900. /"
The Council Bluffs Nonpareu says:
'.Sanday morning between 500 and 600 Mor>
mon immigrants passed through this city on
their way to Utah These are part Of the
late heavy immigration mentioned by tele-
graph as having arrived in New York. This
morning another batch Of about the same
number are to 60 through. The win proba-
bly, arrive about elk o clock on an extra.
There are many women among the number,
also children and some old geople. They
passed West by the Union Pacific Railroad 10
Carbon Station, whence they will go by wagon
trains.
The Muscatine Courier says that Mr..
John Schmidt, of that place, while digging a
we'll, struck vein Of mineral water. A
pump has been placed in it, and several per
sons who have tasted it pronounce it mineral
water Of no ordinary character. A gefItle-
man who has lately been to Germany, says it
has precisely the taste Of the celebrated
Ragogzy Mineral Water in Germany. Some
Of this water is to be sen, east to have it ana
lyzed.
ia exchange says "A Methodist
preacher went to sleep week ago last Sun
day in Washington county, while preaching,
so hot was the weather" Down this way the
nngrooations 90 IN alean