Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-03-01
iowa Items.

Iowa Items.
THE North Iowa Times is publishing week
ly an column supplement for the benefit of
adv, rtsers.
The Iowa City Reporter say sthat the Miss.
issippi and Missouri r. r., which passes
through that city, has not missed single
trip this winter, notwithstanding the snow
in that vicinity has been as heavy as in other
parts Of the State. 1t argues we'll for the
good management Of the road.
The Cedar Rapids Times complains that
1.-THE Linn County Register can't speak the
truth about Cedar Rapids, even when it does
not effect the interests of Marion. In its last
Saturdays issue it says that there are but
nine candidates for the post Office in this city
when every one knows that there not less
than si.rteen." In Cedar Rapids, few
evenings since, lady placed some hot bricks
in her bed to warm it, and then, with tn rest
of the fsmily, went out to spend the evening
About nine o'clock the cry Of fire was raised
and on repairing to the spot it was found tina,
the bricks had set the bed on fire. Owing
to the prompt action Of citizens no material
damage was done.
On the 10th inst, DR.. WV. MALEr, Of Des
Moines, while passing an evening with a
neighbor, suddenly sank into kind of stu
por and died in ten minutes. The Stat"
rournat appears in an enlarged form and
looking as good as new. Ifths may be taken
as an evidence of prosperity, the JournDl vii!
accept our congratulations upon its improve
ment. A movement is on foot in Des
Mones for the construction of telegraph
line eastward from that city. 1t is high time
that our State Capital b. furnished with tel
graph, and we hope that the movement may
meet with success.
The people of Muscatine recently held an
election to express their preferences for Post
Master. There were 759 votes, of which
john MAIN, editor Of the Journal, received
3OS.
Mr.. john GooDYKooNTz, young man
about twenty -one years of agc, Of Alanakce
county, was recently found dead in Ludlow
township-the top Of his head being com.
pletely blown off by pistol shot--a load of
slugs. As he was hunting rabbits around
straw stack, near which he was found, it is
supposed that he must have stumbled, anu
thereby discharged the contents OF the pistol
in his hand.
A daily line Of steamers, to consist of the
Des Moines City, Clara Hine and Add. Hine
commence running between Ottumwa,-the
present terminus of the Burlington and Mis-
souri, Railroad and Des Moines, as soon as
navigation opens. The Fl. Dodge Repu5H
can thinks there is probability Of the boats
getting as far AS that place the coming sea-
son.
The Davenport Gazette is informed that
several gray wolves have been recently seen
in the vicinity Of that city. "A fire occurr-
ed in Davenport on the end inst, which con-
sumed BRowN's Livery Stable and JOHN
BowLASDER's harness shop. The loss Of the
former is estimated 81 800, and was insured
for $500; The latter was insured for 5000,
and as most Of the stock was removed, the
loss is covered. The Gazette thinks it fortu
nate the fire did no greater damage. !. A
billiard match, which has been talk I'd Of for
some time, between Mr.. JOHNSON, of Gennes.
see and Mr.. MossxAN, Of Davenport, for 5000
side, one thousand points. came off in the
latter place on the 18th inst. 1t terminated
in favor of Mr. MossNAS by l66 points. The
highest run was made by JouNsoN-47 points.
MossxAN's highest run was 81 poiuts. JouN-
SON made Az misses, and MossMAN ~.
The Gasstte says that Bishop LEE sent relief
to Kansas, few days siEce, to the amount of
nearly seven hundred dolAlrs Well done for
Scott county. "A young lady by the name
of BLANCHARD, recently eloped from Daven
port with young man whom her father had
forbidden her to see.
We hear Of cattle freezing to death in
some parts Of the State. 1t is said to be
in consequence of the extreme cold wealth
er We should rather think it was in
consequence Of the extreme poor shelters pro-
vided
Gov. HARDWOOD, and L. II. Duncan, Jun
ior editor Of the Iowa City Remblicnn, left
Iowa City on the 10Th. for Washington, for
the purpose Of seeing what was to be seen,
and hearing what was to be heard. The
Hawkeye State will have pretty good repre-
sentation in the Federal Capitol on the 4th
Of March.
A Columbaid is heavy gun, capable of
projecting solid shot or shell J, with q large
charge Of powder, and ut an angle Of proiec-
ton from degrees below to 80 above the
horizon. It may be said, therefore, to COM
hine the essential qualities Of the gun, the
howitzer, the mortar, and may be used in
place of either one or the other of these
pieces in the sea-coast defense. Il does not
differ IN its external shape from ordinary
asa.ccast cann.,a.