The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-11
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

es4 CrIssoy, Iowa, June 10.
The third a,nual Convention Of the Iowa
Sabbath School Association commenced here
last evrnipgin the Congregational Church.
Delegates commenced arriving yesterday
morning by hoats and By cars. and thus con-
iinued up to the honr of organizing The
city is full, the entertainment is ample, and
delightful feeling prevails. r. H. Pardee and
Rev G. ". Woodruff Of Nav York, and d.
Fl. Moody Of Chicago, iand other prominent
Sunday School workers from abroad are pre-
sent In the absence Of Hou. Hiram Price
President Of the Association, Rev. G. +,
Truesdell was called to the chair. Addresses
we're delivered by Mr.. Woodruff and y. d.
Moody. The opening has been complete
success,
NEw YeaK. June 10.
The freight agent Of the New York Central
Railroad says that no arms have been sen'
toward Oneida for the past year.
s#sk BrSrAIo, June TO-.
Nhile A. Church, broker 10 this city, WAS
making gp bis cash account last evening, q
young man named Edward A. Filhreek struck
him on the head with stone, intiictlng Sc
we're wound. and knocking him senseless.
coIored boy witnessed the affair, and cried
murder. wnen Filbreck ran without obtaining
any bootT. ne WAS Foi9uru e"N
OMAHA, June 10.
Reports from all parts Of the State show
that the wheat looks flne. The grasshnppers
are disappearing rapidly, and their ravsges
nov are principally confined to garden veget-
ahles.
A Salt Lake paper reports that the wheat
bar,-ss has commenced in the settlements In
Southern Utah.
The first ship load Of Mormon Immigrants
this season sailed from Liverpool on the 4th
inst, and are expected here early in July
A large number OF Mormon mechanics and
laborers are already at work east Of Salt Lake
grading the Union Pacific railroad.
CHICAGO, June 10.
The brick-layers' strike still continues.
The strikers held meeting yesterday and
adjourned to meet to day.
The North excursion party, now
seo niles West Of Omaha, expect 70 return
to this city on Thursday.
BosTos. June 10.
A project Is on foot here TO tender the com.
phment Of public dinner to Senator fes-
senden for The purpose of endorsing bis in
tegrity, Independence and purity as states
man. Gov. Bullock will preside. Ex Gov
ernor Washburne, President Of Howard Cot
lege, and JaHlaa Russeli, Of Lowell, will also
be present.
Hon. Sam'l B. Cushing, formerly Attof>
ney General of this State, died suddenly last
evening at Bellevue hospital
PaILApEIPHIA.. June 10.
The Republican Convention, for nomina-
ting city officers and eaudidafes for Con prese.
m let to-day. Chas. O'Neill was re-nominated
for Congress FOR the ID District, and it is be-
l;eyed Wn. B. Mann will be re nominated for
District Attorney.
ST. Louis, June 10.
Advces from the Upper Missouri mention
Indian dis,ilities along the river. The steam
bo Beer xas fired into. Stock was run off. .
and several whites killed. Gen. Terry was
at Fort Race, June Sd, and Father Demen,
had gone out to induce, il possible, the In
dians 10 come in and make peace. They are
reported to say that they don't want peace,
for then they starre, but when at war they
pet what they want from the whites, but that
they do want more ammunition.
WAsHIyGros, June 10.
F;sty.sig barrels of liquor, valued at 81 ,00e
or So, 600, the property Of Pat. Gillon, were
seized al Milford for evasion OF the revenue
laws.
Bosros, June 10.
The boiler of Osgoods plapng mill, a
Cambridgeport. exploded yesterday, .parti,
deuoiishng the building. Thomas Brown
and Heorge Pike, sged lsi we're badly IN
jured.