The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-09-05

Mrs. Lee Brumbaugh, Of Panora, was
thrown from buggy last week and injured,
it is feared fatally. SO says the Tedetts
The Harkeys says Of the Iowa NJ. E. An
nual Conference now in session at Burling-
ton "The twenty fifth session Of the Iowa
Annual Conference Of the NJ. E. Church
met 1t Division street church in this city on
Wednesday, the I'd inst. This Conference.
comprising the south eastern portion Of the
State, is bounded as follows On the east
BY the Mississippi river on the sonth by the
Missouri, on the west and north by line
commencing at the south west corner Of A
panoose county thence north to Marshal
county, leaving Knoxville in the Iowa Con,
ference, and Monroe in the Des Moines
Conference thence on the south line of
Marshal county due east to the Iowa silver
thence down said river to Iowa City +; thence
on the railroad to Davenport, leaving Dav>
export and Iowa City in Upper lows Con-
ference and all intermediate towns in Iowa
Conference.
The ministers Of Iowa Conference, nuns
bering some seventy, are mostly young men.
intelligent and full Of energy and earnestness
Of purpose. Here and there is head be-
ginning to show the silver frosts Of coming
agd, AID one at least (Dr. Power has
passed tie limit Of three score and ten. Ia
ken together they are noble looking body
Of men, and it is probably safe to say that
no equal number Of persons in any calling
are welding wider or more bene6cent in
fuence upon the destiny Of our State -
Jake Brooks, Of Butler county, had his
house and stable burnt recently. A pail Of
ashes with some Goals in il did the mis-
chief.
Major Smith and J. c. Cook, Of Newton,
went to address Republican meeting at
Vandalia, Jasper county, the other evening.
| When they got to the meeting they found
the Democracy out in force with W. H. Nc
Henry, Of Des MONIES, ready as their cham
pion for ajoint discussion. Maj. Smith prompt
" accepted the situation and cleaned Nc
H anry out thoroughly. See the Free Press
i
about duel at Eddyville. IA young stu
dent residing in Eddyvills, feeling that cer>
tain young clerk had grossly insulted his fair
haired honor, after being encouraged by some
fun-seskers, felt, that blood alone, would
wipe oat the stain. By the way, he had never
smelt any blood, and knew not what it Vas,
even though snuffed afar of. Well, he chal-
lenged, which was promptly accepted, . little
to the students dismay, seconds and sur
geons chosen, and the time fixed at 9 o'clock
last Friday night; place, the bottom land
across the river from town. Let us here res
mark it was all understood with eli but the
student that the pistols were TO be loaded with
naught but powder The hour approached
the parties wendell their way toward the rem
devious. In the meantime the challenger had
time to think the matter over. and be conclu-
ded it would DO s.deuced awkward to have
the blood Of q fellow man upon his head, and
more so TO have his blood spilled by anothe,
mans hand By the time he arrived 1t the
appointed place he was in . forgiving mood
He felt that he had wronged the clerk and
wished to apologize, but none would be to
ken, and after many useless delays and much
knee shaking, he vas putin position, and th.
words tone, two called, but just here
the principal got very sick and threw up hi,
supper, and swore he would not fight. Hi
second quoted, whole columns and page.
about 'honor,' and disgrace but all ne
60. Principal wouldn' come to time, so tn,
second took his place, the word WAS given
the pistols cracked, and down fell the secone
with the cry, Tim killed." With yell 0
rage the otaer principal then made dash 1
the challenger, who seeing, Is he supposed
his second weltering in gore, struck bee
line for town, leaping over Ill distractions
clearing the fence At the bridge at one bound
and running Ikea quarter.horse. It is sup
posed that . heavy dew must have fallen, a
his pants we're hung out to dry next day
By private sources We learn that the brav,
challenger was young D.; the challenged
Bud Mnmmnt; and the joking seconds 81
Hunter. and Cal. Hornsdy. They carried on
the joke il capital way, snd made i. com
plste success.