Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-03-15
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MISS Harriet Lane, the charming and state
" ncicc Of Ex- President Buchanar, and who
has for the past four years presided with
great credit over the White House, was mar
ried on the 4th inst, to James Carlisle, the
most brilliant lawyer in Washington.
WArsoN j. Smith Of Indiana has been ap-
pointed to clerkship in the Department Of
the Interior formerly occupied by GODDARD
Bailey, at salery Of 81 800 per year
The guns Of Fort Sumter which have been
silent since the anniversary Of Washington's
birthday, saluted for the thirty-four States,
in honor Of the Inauguration of President Lin
who hears regularly from friend in Fort
that Major Anderson intended to notify the
ton by hosting the national flag and firing
thirty-four guns for the Unj0n.-New York
Ecening Post.
HoS. Gideon Wells, Secretary Of the Navy
under Mr.. Lincoln, was prominent in the
politics of Connecticut thirty years ago. lie
was formerly, we believe editor Of the Hart
ford Times, and received the appointment Of
Postmaster of that city from President Van
Buren,. He was afterwards elected Gov. Of
Connecticut by the Democratic party, which
he always acted with until after the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise, when, with large
portion Of his political associates, he united
with the Republican organization, and has al
ways borne prominent and honorable part
in its support.
THERE are five living cx-Presidcnts Of the
United States Van Burcn, Tyler, Fillmore,
Pierce and Buchanan.
AT the close Of the year 1860 there were in
Europe IS. 140 actors and male singers 2l,-
900 actresses and female singers, and 1888
directors of theaters.
The Philadelphia Press says that in the de-
bate on the Corwin amendment Joe Lane vo-
ted for the correction of the bad English of
Mr.. Corwin! Good joke that for "gosef
lain
Tue Charleston Courier says Fort Sumter
belched EtH salute Of thirty-f -four guns on
Washington's birth day.
Tue Post Master at Madison, Fla, is using
domestic manufactured postage stamps con-
trary to law. The department has been fur.
nished with a specimen.
LATE private Geographic advces from Texas
say the arsenal at San Antonio has been TAX
en- possession Of by Texan troops as well as
soma military posts in Northern Texas, and
cannon and other munitions at Brazos San
tiago and Brownsville were also seized.
Az English paper says that, in punching
the eye-holes Of needles by hand, children.
who are the operators, acquire such dexteri-
ty as to be able to punch human hair, and
thread it with another for tn: amusement Of
visitors.
A letter from Charleston says: Gov.
Pickcns is denounced by many as being a
perfect old fogy. never heard any one
speak unkindly of his wife, however. She is
perfect bundle of destinations, and the
younger officers go crazy over her. | saw
her at Fort Moultrie the other afternoon, cut
ting an immense dash The troops were re-
viewed for her especial benefit.
For once the Washington Constitution has
said good thing-itannounces its own death.
A cotton state confederacy would at least
be always free from national debt, for it
wouldn't have foreign credit enough to nego-
tiate loan.-Prentice.
Tue Memphis Avalanche says that Prof
Wise, Of aronautic fame, is at present engag-
ed in selling apples and candy at the street
corners in that city.
Tue late census of Montreal, Canada
shows population Of 10l 900. In 1850 it
was 57,715-increase, 43 ,SS7-or ~ per
cent
ANOTHER edition Of Goldschmidt's Ami
mated Nature has just been issued, Jenny
Lind that was, having given birth to son.
OLD Ben Wade of Ohio has offered COM
promise lie thinks that at least two hum
dred Of the secession leaders should be hung,
but he is willing to compromise and hang
only hundred and fifty, il the South will
stay in the Union.
A story is going the rounds about Rev.
Henry Grattan Guinness, that a young lady
having offered him her heart, her hand and
her purse, he advised her to give her money
to the poor, her heart to the Lord, and her
hand to the first one that asked for it,
In the year of our Lord 1861. we live to sec
extra superfine -four. that is purchased north
west Of the St. Anthony Falls, is hauled a
distance Of two hundred miles on slcds in
mid winter, to Superior, and sold there for
less than 81 per barrel.
SECRETARY Floyd recently boasted that he
had so distributed the army that no ccnsid
.rablc force could be collected against the
secessionists under two months.
MANOR Anderson writes from Charleston
that no warlike preparations against him
have been recently made. The few works
already thrownup are apparently abandoned.
"A correspondent of the New York Times
who is following Mr.. Lincoln, says that when
dispatch announcing the peaceful counting
Of the electoral vote was received at the Ohio
State Capital, there was great curiosity to see
how he would look and tohear what he would
saw. When he read it he smiled benignl,,',
and looking up, and seeing every one waiting
for word, he quietly put the dispatch in his
rocket and said. /" What beautiful building
you have here, Gov. Dennison ut which
: .he crowd, who were considerably sold
laughed and moved oil.