Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-02-22
iowa Items.

Editor Of the North Iowa .ou,nal " ould GET
Local Editor who will furnish his sheet
land consequently us) with some Local News
If the fellow chooses to ornament his paper
with four columns per week Of long articles
on moonlight whispering groves, and spoony
poctical quotations, it's perhaps all right Sc
far as he individually is concerned, but il
spoils paper for a neuspaper." This may
all be true enough, Mr.. Dubuque Local; bu,
what if The poor chap amt got any Local
News to writer Whit is he to do? We
suppose IN such case you would have him
tell vulgar stories, and talk about the wo.
mems "anc-" Eli?
THE Independence Guardian learns from
Mr.. JAMES WRIGHT, that the number of deaths
which have occurred in that township during
1860 was thirty-six; of which twenty-five
were under ten years of age; one between
ten and twenty one, and thirteen above
twcnty-one .-i..
THE McGregor Press says Mr.. OWEN of
St. Asgar, brought to that place, recently. a
dressed hog which weighed GAO lbs. The
Cedar valley is producing some of the very
best specimens of.hogs and cattle.
The Iowa City Reporter makes mention Of
a "Camphene accident" which proved nearly
fatal to Mrs. WoopwoRru of that city. We
advise people to let Camphene alone, and use
Coal Oil in it's place. 70" '".... ...
very successful revival Of religion is be-
ing experienced in Cedar Rapids. The Times
mentions thirty-two persons that have been
baptized by immersion in the Cedar river
during the past week or two, eleven of which,
were immersed while the thermometer indi-
Gated l. deg. below zero. 3. ..... ed
THE Linn Co. Register says that a Mrs.
LUTz was found dead in we'll few days
since. The well having no curb around it,
the suspicion is, that in attempting to draw
a pail Of water, she slipped and fell in. :.
NATHAN NJ. DAY, late County Treasurer of
Linn county, died in Marion, on the Both
ult. :. A yoke OF oxen were sold in Marion,
the other day, which weighed on the scales
four thousand pounds. .......
The DeS Moines Register says that the late
Burns Festival in that city was attended by
some 200. .PRoF. BUTLER, of the Wiscon-
sin State University, recently gave lecture
in DeS Moines. The Register speaks of the
effort in the highest terms. Having listened
to the gentleman, repeatedly. ourselves, we
can second any laudation the Register may
bestow upon him. :. Mr.. SYLVESTER, of
Iowa City, has accepted an invitation to lee
ture in Des Nome on his popular subject
Heroic Phrases in Author Life"
TIE natives of Aud Scotia" in and about
Davenport recently held in that city their
third annual festival. =. THE Keystone So
ciety Of Scott Co. held festival in Daven-
port on the Oath Of JAN. :. The Gazette tells
Of Il poor old Irish woman, who last winter
drew portion of her support from the coun-
ty, that became alarmed recently at the bel,
ligerent aspect national affairs had assumed,
and resolved to seek her relatives in New
York. She aScerta:ned that it would require
the sum of $1,000 to go thith"r, which she
endeayorcd to procure from the Co.; but
failing in this, she took the sum out of wha,
little she had laid away for a rainy day."
and sewing up the balance of hcr money,
eleren hundred dollars all IN geld, departed
on her journey. Good joke on Scott Co. 80.
TIE Gnzette says, at a meeting of the families,
two years ago, IN that city, to pass New
Years, each family had a beautiful little
child present. The question was asked.
Where will these little ones be two years
hence? Time rolled arcrnd-thc two years
passed away. and again the same three fami-
lies met on the first of january in the same
house. The little ones were not there; they
had all gone to Him who said, "SufFer little
children to come unto me and forbid them
not, for Of such is the Kingdom of heaven"
Col. RICHARDSON, editor of the North Towa
Times, gets up an admirable paper, notwth-
standing he makes it Democratic.
The Dubuque Herald comes to us enlarged
to an eight column paper, and otherwise
much improved in its appearance. We hope
for the credit Of Dubuque the commercially
enterprise of the present proprietors of the
Herald may meet with meritcd support.
The present Indebtedness of Cerrc Gordo
county is variously stated from $4,000 to
$4,000. the latter amount the Independent
thinks nearest the truth.
The Hamilton Freeman says. Not single
Republican journal in the State Of Iowa "a
vors concession to the South in the present
crisis" The Des Moines Commonwealth must
have been overlooked by the Freeman, Cor
that sheet has backed down from the position
it occupied in the recent contest, and is now
eating its own words. With this single ex-
ception the Freema. is right, so far as we.
know. ls. sr....
In Fort Dodge, on the 3d inst, the ther-
mometcr indicated 30 deg below zero, at :
o'clock A. NJ, and at 8 Pm. - deg. above
zero, making change of AZ deg. in eight
hours. The Repubiican saws there did not