The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-17
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

CHICAGO. June l6.
Preparations for the 10th Annual Saneerfet
Of the North American Sangerbaud, which
is to be formally opened in this city .o-mor.
row, are about completed.
The foreign delegations will arrive at noon
to-day, and will be met By the Executive
Committee and citizens, with carriages and
music, and escorted TO the departments as.
signed for their occupancy during the Fest
val. These delegates are from Dresden, Co.
logne, Berlin. Hamburg and Kereztur.
The decorations for the occasion are being
made on magnificent scale. The buildings
of The German citizens and their public halls
and the places TO be used for the Festival are
being festooned with evergreens, while impos
ing arches span the principal streets to be
used in the conduct Of the exercises.
New YosK, June 16.
Two passengers we're severely injured on .
street car in Brooklyn yesterday BY collie
ion with cart, One OF the injured persons
named John Muraz, cannot recover.
The formal reception of the Naval Cadets
BY the Army Cadets, took place at West
Point yesterday in the afternoon. Gener,l
Grant awarded the diplomas to the graduating
class, aud the annual address TO the gradu,
ates was delivered by Prof. Copes The Of
u
and their young army friends attended.
BLooxIsGTos, fills, June IS.
The match game of Base Ball Yesterday
between the Athletics, OF PhiIadelphIa and
the Bloomington Club, resulted in q victory
for the former, 81 TO 8.
On the 18th inst, there will be match be-
tween the Bloomington Club and the Atlantic
Club of Brooklyn.
RACINE, Wis, June I6
The ninth annual session of the Wisconsin
Sunday School Union met here to day, and
viii eontinue through "Wednesday and Thurs
day.
,.s-f DowyER GRovE, Ills, June Is.
The barn Of Mr.. Klein, one mile west OF
here, was struck by lightning yesterday AFTER
noon and entirely consumed.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, June 1s.
Efforts are still being made to induce Gov.
Merrill to call an extra session of The Legis-
lature to correct certain railroad legislalon
of last winter. These efforts will probably
fail
tits expected that the State Agricultural
College building will be ready for use by the
lst Of September.
SPRINGFIELD, H., June l6.
be paid at New York, on the first Monday in
July. The total debt of the State is nov a
fraction over six million four hundred thous.
and dollars. About two hundred and forty
nine thousand will be. required to psy lhe
July interest.
NEWARK, n. j., june 1G
Henry s. Morris was arrested in Sussex
county, yesterday, .or deffanding the Govern
ment by forged pension papers, and was COM
mitted to the Newark Jail to>dAy for exami-
nation next Saturday.
BosTos, June l6. i
Bishop Eastburn resigned the reciorship
Of Trinity Church, having Oiled the Office for
near 26 years.
SYRACUSE, June ls.
The semi-annual meeting of the New York
State Eclectic Medical Society meets he.e on
the 25th and 26th Of June
SPRIxGFIELB. Mass, June 1e.
Wm. Herring. son of Silas C. Herring. .
sale maker, discharged revolver to-day
at livery stable keeper FROM Palmer. Mass
who narrowly escaped the shots. Herring
Was not arrested
Pat Adams and Dan. Arnold, fought nea,
West Broakfeld, this morning forty-ihree
rounds in ninety minutes. Arnold won BY .
foul blow by Adams,