Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-10-11
Letter fiom Dan De Quilie.
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE GAZETTE.
SILVER Cry, N. T., Sent. 0, 1S

SILVER Cry, N. t.. Sept. 0, 1861.
DEAR GAzETrE:-T sent you several num-
bcrs (by the last maiD Of our Silver City
and Carson papers containing tho result, so
tfar as known, Of our first territorial election.
AT this time there ere still five small places
to hear from, but they cannot change the re-
suit. Cradlebaugh (Union) is undoubtedly
elected to Congress. His majority by re.
ceived returns is 2l4. You can rest assured
that N. I. is all right. California will come
out true gold. The returns thus far are flat.
tering and show that strong Union senti.
mcnt prevailed everywhere. They love the
old flag in California, and when California; 8
sons, in the pride of their strength" are put
face to face with those who would drag it in
the dust-why therc'll be somebody hurt.
See If there don't ! wish you could see
the blazing eye, and 6eafd the thundcrous
voice Of one of our "honest miners
who stands six feet four; weighs $50, and
wears beard and mustaches that would
grace corsair--a as heard him and saw him
the other day when giving man from Dixie,
who lored the Union, but wished to see trait
ors left alone," his honest opinion of " his
kind" ...' :.
eyes !-cried he, striding in front Of Sc
cesher, and bending his fire blazing eyes upon
his covering face, while his hand played ner-
vously with the handle of the six-shooter at
his belt" Yes, you lore the Union' IfI
could meet you on the battle. field where
you will have chance to meet me next
spring-Td have more scalps Of such Union
men as you hanging to the bits of my bride
than I had Of Injuns IN '49,-damn you r.
Secesher, had "nary sentiment left.
Since the election our fire-eaters don't
show their hands previously what few there
werc-truc to their charactcr--kept up such
an internal clamor and bragsart din of boast
ful bluster that they had imagined themsel-
YES "power in the land" Our election
has shown them their pitiful weakness, their
utter impotency and the vacuity of their loud
mouthcd predictions. Their boastrul vati-
cinations in regard to what we should see in
the result Of the California election have sim
mered down to mere ptablc whine of what
"might have been" We have so few of this
stripe in our city that we pay but little attcn-
ton to them. Poor devils We can afford
(out of pure compassio,D to allow them to
indulge in their occasional outbursts of .tul-
mer trutum otherwise they would assured
ly burst.
To-day had the pleasure of receiving an
other GAZETTE. En- rerite it feels me moche
glad-chere GAZETTE! Looking over its pa
ges brings to mind my olden friends. All
how are they all It wonders me much
S. A. the Bishop, and Benjamin, the jolly
II. q. o. of Little Joker" notoriety; H
man, sly as he keeps it; )" "Spcers )" that
Bob" who once made the acquaintance, in
the Golden State, of a certain ''fat and fiery
Piutc pony; w. II. McC.; "Our Demp y
Uncle Doc: Milton, of Paradise Found; viii
o. (not O. the wisp; VaniIunt & Saun; B.
F.; Hank, the humsick;'' Bob, the miller,
and then Ehc two Millcrs; all the ladies and
all the babies. You all see don't forget
forget you, no! o.. that were there this
evening with you-thcre are {, couple of in,
fatuated hon,brss in the next cabin splitting
their cheeks in the vain endeavor to blow
some sort of tune out of a pair Of brass horns
Now, if were in the Falls night be listen.
ing to your splendid brass band discoursins
well practccd melody, instead of having my
ears rent asunder by these promulgators OF
blatant discord. o.! that the more endurable
blast Of some dozen steam whistles would
suddenly resound through this canon and
drown them down! What can't be cured
must be endured! " ... ... .. +.
By news just in from the Plains we learn
here that the Mormons and Indians robbed
an emigrant train consisting of some eighty
souls (the majority yomen and chidren) ol
their entire stock of cattle and horses thus
compelling them to abandon their wagons
and goods and make their way forward or
foot in most helpless condition. tits said
that the women were strippsd'by the Indians
Of ally their clothing excepta single garment
leaving the wretched creatures en- cAemis.
while theirdressss were carried off to deco
rate their sqYws. Doubtless a number o.
them would have perished but for the timely
aid rendered them by one Capt. Brown, who
overlook them and brought on the most fee
BILE of the women and children to the Hum
bolt mines. The rest have since reached tn,
same place and they are now all together ir
extreme want and destitution. making thu
best of their way to this region. All arc i.
a perfect mass Of rags. In view of their de
plorable situation q meeting was held OF
Thursday at Virginia City, and wagon loat
Of clothing and provisions sent out to NEE
them. People here are greatly exaspcratet
at the Mormons and wish that an earthquake,
might swallow Salt Lake City. Troops ar
being enrolled in California for the protection
of citizens travelling this route and it is nov
high time some of them were placed in po