Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-10-11

room, when one man !was found on the floor
with his skull smashed in-dead. At an
other place tho ballot;box was smashed to
pieces in q row ), bQt on the whole our cleo
ton may be said to have passed eff quietly.
We had quite 4 brisk fight up town this
afternoon, and whilst getting my supper no.
,iced in front Of cabin opposite mine, one
loving partner down, on his back with a
hatchet in his lard, and the other loving
ditto standing over him with cooked re-
volver pointed at his head. Man with the
hatchet laid very quiet-showing that like
the Southern Confederacy, all he asked was
to be :" let alone" Oh he is fine, peace
able man-when you have the dead wood on
him. In fact, we are peaceable people -
The Irish family next door to me are perfect
models-in their way" But then their
ways" arc not ways Of pleasantness," nor
are all of their paths of peace" Still, no.
tons on. domestic Bliss may vary and with
some couples the operation of smashing por-
ter bottles and pitchers over each other
heads may be deemed the acme cache me) of
connubial felicity, =.
1t has been mary years since there was so
heavy an Overland. immigration as there has
been this scason-it is estimated at 80. 900.
These bound for Oregon are said to be at
least month behind time, and many will re
quirc assistance to reach their destination in
season to escape winter and starvation in the
mountains. Many immigrants are also en-
route to California from Texas. Next season
there will, doubtless, be still greater rush
for the Pacific Coast. Many of them will be
forcibly reminded of that song of Johnson's S
johnson, the inimitable:
"Oh don't You remember sweet Betsy, from Pike,
"Who crossed the big mountains with her lover Ike,
"Wth two yoke Of cattle and large yellow dog,
"A Tai! shanghai rooster, and one spotted hogs"
And again, that dreadfully trying time on
the lovers, when
" Tho wagon broke down with terrible crash,
And outon the prairie rolled all sorts OF trash;
a few little baby clothes, all done up with care,
Looked rather suspicious, though twas all on the
square"
Truly, most trying circumstance to a
young lady so modest as sweet Betsy-but
troubles come not singly;'' and tho end
was not yet
The shanghai ran or and the cattle all died.
The last piece Of bacon'that morning was fried
" Ike looked discouraged and Betsy was mad,
he "a tail
And now, having went SC far, it is but fair
that should give, at least, the happy con-
clusions-whieh to be perfect in California,
the reader viii please note, does not stop at
marriage:
Long Isaac and Sweet Betsy got married Of course
6" Ike got jealous and obtained a divorce;
Betsy, well satisfied, said with a shout
Good bye, big ummix, I'm glad you bae ked out ~
Now for something else:
The five regiments of infantry and the reg.
lment Of cavalry authorized to be raised in
California, to take the field against Texas, will
be ready to march in about three months
General Snnmcr will command in person.
Brigadicr-Gcneral Denver will be second in
command. They will proceed in steamers to
Mozatl,n fhcnn,cc n,s via Guod,,o;or, 70 ,bo p;o
Cro,dc
The following religious items from the San
rr,nc;sco D,.;S. nav IN n ;ntorost % como
If vour readers rho ,,t. fest;v., o;ven nv
Tho ,.a;e. If g. Iobn,s .En;scon,, Church q,
tho Mission Dolores viii Weld from ssoo to
$1,000 clear nrofit
,. .oo , 49,.
''''' '"" ~H ''
our camp "ee''"ss arc glorious successes
forty-s'x were converted at Napa up to Mon
day morning 'ast' "A note from feta'u'na'
" inc 4.h 'ns'' says: we nave glorious
work. len or twelve conversions Already
anu scveral more seeking. Inc intention Is
to keep on as long as good is accomplished.
The meeting at Santa Cruz and that on the
Makeiumne riyfT' Will commune oyer oaboatt
next lhey arc very prosperous. Prais'
uod LOT the trlumphs pl grace
Ana'rs IN Mexico are growing da'ly worse
Armed mobs rove through the land tp mur
der and tY,rQb. The cry OF Death to for
| eignerS" has been raised. Among others