The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-09
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-Dsuef Ehlsrs Sssfillsa 81 lyons on
Chrissmasdiy. Howas lsnni, hi wagon
overturned upon him, ana that was an end Of
Deficit Christmas.
-A NV log rolled upon Abe son W Mr..
John Wells, Of Tndianola, the other day, XII
ling him instantly. 81 1
George Spence, of Wilton, injured his
arm in coupling cars sometime sgo. D.s.
Ross and Whharn, Of Wiltou, and McKennoL,
of Muscatine. were called and amputated the
Arm. Now Spence sues them for $1,000
damages, claiming that his arm didn't need
TO be ampusaed.
From sketch Of the early settlement of
Dubuque. in the Daily Times, we take this
paragraph. !" The whole country west Of The
Mississippi came into possession Of the
United States in 1900, and the first white
man who made residence in Iowa, was
Julien Dubuque, Frenchmea. In Septem>
Der, 1888, he obtained, in writing, q perris-
sion from the Fox chiefs, representing Eve
villages, 10 work a lead mine here, which had
been discovered by tia wife of an Indian
named Peosta, with the privilege also, of
searching elsewhere Tor ore. Dabuaue's col
oay consisted at FIRST OF nine Frenchmen.
He became 4ra2er, sold his lead annually
in ST. Louis where he purchased such goods
as the Indians required, and continued his
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leans and presented petition to the Spanish
Governor Of the Province ..of Lonisiaaa, to
Confirm his fhdian purchase Of Aboutthitty
square miles, including what has since proved
10 be one Of the richest localities in the lead
~ssgicn, The Governor, s3 aron al casonao-
let, referred the petition Is Andrew Todd, ]
merchant, who Recommended ths granting Of
the petition, as to tie lead and mines, but
prohibiting his trade with thesIs1,Ans,s nnless
he should obtain the consent of Todd. The
grant was given uuder that restriction in Oc,
tober. 1886. Dubuque continued lis a,ss.2g
and trade until the year Of his death 10 l5le 4
He had in 1904 sold 10 Auguste Chotean Of
St. Louis, abostene undiyided sfhsrd Of the
land. As soon as Congress had appointed
scom niesionefs 70 aaas, ihs many elai NJ hat
arose under The spanish grant, Chotean aud
Dubuque filed claim for confirmation Of
their title. Two of tie three commissioners
decided in favor OF the claim but for some |
reason it vas not confirmed. After Du.
boqae death, Chotsaa pressed his claim, be-
fore successive Boards OF Commissioners and |
by petition TO Congress at intervals, until |
lsi4, when q committee of the Senate re-
ported in favor Of the grant, but still it was
not sustained By Congress. In 1851 Henry
G5oteau prosecuted suit through the asu- Il
preme Court of tas United States aud after
delay Of another year. final Judgment vas
rendered against TIE claimants. This case
had been pending before different authorities
for more than forty years and the disposal of
the same had a very favorable effect upsH the +,
prosperity Of Dubuque. as the slight cloud
on the title to resi- estate had tended to dis
courage strangers from making investments
Albert Wits was drowned while skating
at Darlington on Sunday last.
The Des Moines County District Court
is now in.session. ct burlington ssg4
The dwelling Of Mr.. John Keck at Wa
pelio, Louisa cohnsy. Was catered last Sa.hr-
day night, and robbed Of 1914.
The Argas (the Hassk Eye Of tie same /
date fails to reach US, j has these particulars
Of I'm atroc ious murder at Burlington; s,On
Sunday morning last the body Of Collins I'd
wards was found In his hoase on Mill Island
with evident MARKS or his having been
murdered. The body bore marks of having
been beaten with a club or FIST, and Of hav.
ing been kicked with boots. II was imne
diately conveyed to Mr. MeGash's livery sta
bic ia this city, where ]. Nseider, coroner
held an inquest on il, during which Doctors
Stone and Harvey made prssm ex !.
animation. The head was much bfaised i
but cot enough TO produce death ;aiha skull
dap was removed, hus 20 fracture was Bscov-
cred; the body was then, opened, ana It was
discovered that hpnorrhHgs Of The bowels
had been pfcdaeed By blows 81 kirts, (which
had caused fatal results. De SUNDAY after
noon Coroner Weiief went 10 he islaad, and
there arreased Margaret edward Il sife Of .
deceased. Samuel O. Cooper, aud Barnard
Conlow, ail OF whom are nov in jail, await
ing investigation before the grand jnfy, which
is nov In session. After he murder vas
committed, Mrs. Edwards and the three men
locked up the house, and taking the FIFE chi !
dren with them, went TO q house dose ht,
where they ssayea all night. IN the morning
they sent one Of the etsil6saa--a little boy
pver aonle TO see If his father was still alive.
De went, and upon coming cut of the house,
ersing, was met by Mr, Mower, neigbbor. i
who inquired why be was crying, when be :
answered iLal his fatheF was killed. Mr.. N.
then went in and found Edwards dead. No i
cause eau be given for the horrible nrsrler Of E
EdwaYds-who was about Sc years old--ex,
cept that his wife was improperly Intimate
with the men arrested, who were engageda
chopping wood or the island, and wisled to
free herself Of what she considered barrier q
to her ntholy lusts .