The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-02-02

f-,rIs, Hon. JAS. HARLAN, ana lion. Nh.
r.sDzvzs for Congrss,onal favor'.
Tbe Council Bluff. Female Seminary
.snnsnced its FIRST session last week.
~ II there has been as much snow On
,,.Ms.ou,i and its tributaries, above here,
at ,hi. point, We may look out for big
n,.r pe1. Spring.
UNION MEETING.
During the pas, week the several religious
denominations of the city have been hold
n,. protrac,ed union meeting, having
,r.achipg every evening.
r- The cas.-iron column. OF the Capitol
NEBRASKA, which some time ago "seced-
-, from the building aud fe!! TO the ground,
,,v. been purchased by Mr.. IIsYDkIE: and
hauled to hi. Foundry in this City.
THE most agreeable method of leav-
n, the United States whereby secession
nav be successfully accomplished without
,.b.!lion-is By sleigh ride from here to
Omaha. The river is frozen over as solid
.,e,Id weather can IRE zs il, and the sleigh
NO On either .iIo is delightful, the distance
!, ,bou, four miles, and the road, all the
way, perfectly level.
MASONIC FESTIVAL.
The "gudewive," Of tho Benedickian,
.,a the "swesthear.s" Of the (morc orr less
,,,tuu.,s, IN member, Of BuE City Lodge of
Az A. ~, have rendered "aIl and
angular, tie members aforesaid" a fssti
,,. a, Masonic Hall, on Monday evening
next, Feb. 4th. Those Interested will, Of
course, take duo notice, and govern them
ri,e. accordingly.
REMOVAL
Jsnx 4. LATFERTY has removed from No.
/, Empire Block, tn No. :, James Block
tn. room formerly occupied by fExDalcK-
usa J.cK.ox- where he is now ready aud
.lling to furnish sail the world and the
ret Of mankind" with anything and every
hing 10 the way Of Dry Goods ard Groco-
re-, as cheap a. can be purchased else
.ar., "shi' high up the Muddy"
- . -a-~
tCE.
Nv. mag judge from tho ennrmou.
quantities Of ice that daily IN. Up Broad
way, our citizens have determined that,
however hot tho weather may bs next Sum
msr, they viii DO prepared to ''keep cool"
The amount Of ice pa, up in the city, every
winter. during the last three or four years,
An been very large, but from present up
psusncss wr think the amount housed tins
Winter will exceed that Of any previous
rear, BY about one half.
GoiNG UNDER rue WATER.
We learn from our Mormon c9tcmporary.
,ba. ,harc i. at this time, "A very Interesting
.ad extensive revival going on among the
"sau,s," in and around Council Il utIs ;
.pumhcr Of "geutilesn have been cOTluccd
Of The error Of their ways, induced to fec
from tho wrath to come, and srck refuge in
sas fold Of brigham. Cold a. has been tho
weather. dnrins tho past fsw days, Il Inns no.
.''" '''.' '''''-' ~ Wv W"
rom going under tho water. Sons tHen.
Il ormare persons were immersed IN Indian
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doe, 10; ufl8rI water enough to let fellow
80 .i,,, rvInr a npe Din hat "a there :
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Tai. Interesting operation is performed
nsgrsat variety Of ways: not few on
f5,tapatss have had a full view Of tn. AMI
maj 10 California a great many adventur-
ea,ial,yiduals coming ives. TO get rich with
sal sors, have seen the elephant number.
Of persons, from the States. started for
rke'. Peak. epre ON n time. for the rur-
pose Of masipc their "evsrlas,in' fortunes"
dsSipr gold. bgt when in sight Of the
mountain. we're frightened away by the cry
Of "humbux - these fellows saw the Gle.
rhant, and saw him we'll. Blu. these arc
d, very undesirable WAYS Of getting view