Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-03-08

GRAND and the prisoner, WIZ. FirzoERALD
signified to thcrcmaining guard that he wishe'
to 60 outside, and was allowed to 60, tn
guard not going with him after waiting 70
some time and the prisoner not returning
Mr.. Guard, thought he might hose taken
notion to escape, and proceeded to give tn,
alarm but FITZGERALD has not been see,
since. No doubt but in less than three min
utes after getting outside he was free from
his irons and mounted on the best horse a
Carson.
This has greatly cxasperatcd Judge Cha
DLEDAucn, who, it is reported, says that tn,
next man he sentences will be taken imme
diately from the Court Room to the gallows
This FrrzoERALD killed man named Mar
TIN BCRHE. . saloon-kccpcr in Virginia City
in his (BuRHE's own house, merely because
BURKE civily asked him to pay him sum o
money he was owing for liquor drank At hi,
bar; the last words Burke ever spoke we're
my God, it's hard to be killed in ones owr
house, for asking for ones just dues ~
FirzosRALD had no excuse for attacking
BrRK., as the latter did not even touch o,
threaten him; but seized him and tuckine
his head under his arm, cody and deliber
ately drew his knife and cut him to pieces
This is the sort Of man, to save whose life
all manner Of plans were laid, and who Is
now at large ready to cut or shoot the first
man who may happen to displcasc him.
Some three or four days ago two Germans
got into quarrel in .SrEGE's saloon. at Viz.
ginia City, when Van AppES. thinking that
OLsrES was about to draw pistol, sprang
upon him and stabbed him in the breast and
stomach causing his death within twenty
minutes. VAN ArrES gave himself up and
was acquitted, it being proven that OLsrES
was desperate and that VAN AppES acted
in self defense. ~.
The people Of Virginia City say they will
send no more murderers to the County Seat
for trial, but will try them before their J. P,
and hang them at home. ...
The Indians are very anxious for peace,
WINNAMNccA, has sent word that they would
bring all the stolen stock in their possession
to Baytown, to be delivered to the owners
He sent letter to Capt. MOORE, effort Chur.
chill, asking if the white men intended to
fight him in the spring; saying, for his part
he had enough Of fighting and wished for
peace. He has also said that he nor his peo-
pie would not object to miners prospecting
or working mines in his country, but did not
want men with cattle to come and take his
valleys. Miners in the vicinity Of the Sink
of the Humbolt are doing well in prospecting,
having found very good indications"
mostly argentiferous galcna, a specimen which
I received to-day contfns Of silver, 1886 per
ton, $l2 in gold, and is IS per cent. lead.
Provisions are but little higher than last
fall:-four, 81 per hundred, butter, IS cts.
per b., bacon, 30 cts, potatoes 81 per b.,
and other articles in the same proportion
Board per week, $l2.
A new three story hotel has been opened,
on whose swinging sign are the letters, o. K,
Of huge dimensions. Now these letters have
greatly perplexed our village bummers, and
they have made great many ingenious
guesses at the meaning Of the same some
contend that the landlord merely wishes to
inform the public that boarders are taken
"on kredit !" others that boarders are feasted
"on krout," and again others say the feed"
is ION kommon," and yet, again, that the
mysterious o. K. refers to the ticker" de-
partment, and signifies "orful kock tails -
as the matter is still undecided there is room
for "put in y w .s".. a.
Our newspaper reading here is something
Of an item, nothing in tho shape Of a news.
paper can be had, short Of two bits, even a
little slip Of an "extra," half the size Of
sheet of foolscap is the same. Think ofpay.
ing for four numbers Of the Territoria, En-.
terprise, IA number Of which sent you) as
much as the GAZETTE costs for one year, yet
people here never think of grumbling at the
prices charged. A sudden gust Of snow has
just drifted over from the Sirras and is rat.
Ting down little pettets upon my paper
through the claphoard roof Of my stone castle.
which, enpassant, comes very near being in
the Tudor style Of architecture-it has one
door! When and certain HANK" (who
I sincerely hope is feasting and fattening At
the present time in Old Black Hawk com.
pleted this remarkable structure, and realized
that the picturesque mansion which lowered
before us was the work Of our own unaided
hands, VIC felt that man can do something
as well as Others" and in the exultant pride
Of our hearts would not have " dickcred /"
our cabin in Washoe, for a " Castle in Spain"
All, but hasn't it brave old fireplace
wherein to heap the pitchy. ut-pine logs p
and 20 handy, the grub all safely stored un.
doe tho he'd sud Tia I,>1 20 v,:no .rl h>zJ.,