The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-07-29
The following hills we're allowed, sad ordered
STATE NEWS.

-Bernemanns Hotel at GilbeFtstown, near
Davenport, was burned last Friday. Loss $4,000.
Partially insured.
Eek Governor Stone addressed the Grant and
Colfax Clubs Of Oskaloosa, on the sth Of An
gust.
Trains now run on the B. 4 NJ, Road to
Murray Station, ten miles West Of O.ceola.
lie Grand Byington is in Kansas, az agent Of
the Kansas Emigration Society
-sThe Cedar Falls Gazette says of the Iowa Cen
trail Railroad. ssThe cars are now running ten
miles north of krksyiiic, and within twenty-five
miles Of the State line or terminus Of the lows
Central, to which point it will be completed BY
September lat. At the last meeting Of the board
held some three weeks since, steps we're taken to
finish the grading to oskaloosa, sixty miles with
in ninety days. aud to Abba within sixty days.
Work will be commenced between 0skaleosa and
Toledo after harvest
To REruBL1cAss-The Chairman Of those
c6unty Committees whe have failed se report 20
the State Central COMMITTEES requested to do
so at once. II will be impossible to make ar
engagements for public meetings and other work Of
the campaign in those counties which not
ported The active canvass Of the State will
commence soon, and it is therefore desirable that
this should be attended to Immediately. Let the
names and post Office address Of these officers he
reported TO me without delay.
p. MELENDY,
Charm Rep. Union Cent Com
| --asLinkensales made capital speech at Pella
a few evenings since.
WIN. Ballard aud James Enos have started .
| nc. Republican paper al Cedar Rapids, bearing
may she revolve.
| Tho Pea Juveniles are indulging in the
| luxury Of nleascls this bot weather. So says the
/ Blade
! -Blackberries at Pella, are thirty cents gal
| lon; new potatoes 81 bushe See the Blade
The Fall term of the Central University at
/ peila, begins September 10th.
| -Jalge TannehiIl. of cen.erville, has gone on
| visit TO Ohio.
! The Appanoose Citizen hears Of several
Democrats in that county, who can't and won't
| 90 the Democratic ticket. We announcetheir pnr-
pose 10 vote for Grant and Colfax.
Smart boy up at Centeryille entered store
| the other day; and asked the proprietor what
kind Of pens he sold. "All kinds was the reply.
well, then. I'll take three cents worth Of pig
| pens
| The Appanoose County Republican Conven-
ton meets ii Centersille, August 18th.
/ The fiizen says "Appanoo.e county has
been favored this with excellent crops Of all
kinds, and cursed with neither showers nor gra.,
hoppers.
-Copperhead Bennett wns posted to make a
| peeeh at eentervie last Tuesday. but for some
reason turned back after going as far as Abba
Potato bugs have done some dammsge, but there
will probably be enough for home consumption.
The Appanoosc Gifisen says. .'Tbe other day
| We heard Democrat say, one that had always
voted with that party, that when they permitted
such red handed traitors as Forrest and Wade
Hampton TO come into the party, and take con-
trolling part. he for one was done. He said that
if they in, he could go out; and his mind was
made nr To vote FOR Grant ane Colfas
| "a $50 horse Of VIM. Bradley. Of Center
| Vile Was stolen few nights ago
| For Appanoose county items, we are indebt-
ed to that model local paper and square ,hottomed
Republican journal, the lloyd riti-en published
| by that superb Radical friend of ours, Hon. NJ
| n. Walden, an original Lee county boy.
- A long string of joint appointment for Frank
Palmer and P. Cad Bryan, Republican and Dem.
! tia nd data for
Hon. Charles C. Nourse and Hon. Thoma.
! Wshrow, on the stump in the Fifth District.
The Des Moines papers have a sensational
story of the decoy and ruin Of young girl. and
/ the destruction Of house Of ill-fame near that
city. The decoy and ruin turned ont to be gam.
mon, but the bngnio played out. certain
i sure
| ,->In all its seasons, Iowa has never had such
| golden harvest Of fatness and plenty as now
Reports from all sections Of the State have one
| tenor: such full granaries we're never know il
| these lIawkeye dominions before.
"a correspondent writes to the Washington
3, that Mrs. Polly Hasty, Of Keokuk coun y
is the mother Of twelve children, eleven of whom
are ssill alive, and whose aggregate ages amount
to five hundred and eishty.two years. She ha,
had nnety>eight grand and seventy fve grea,
/ grand children, making total Of one hundred and
seventy>three, all told. OF this number twenty.
seven grand and sixteen great grand children hav,
died, leaving one hundred AMI trirty grand and
/ great grand children etill alive. By one Of bel
sons she has had twenty five grand children. Hel
Oldest grand child is forty>seven years old, arr
her oldest great grand child seventeen, both fe.
males. If any grandmother in Iowa can show
more respectable and numerous po.terity thar
Mrs IHasty, the country ought to know 1t.