Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-01-31

desires that none but one fifty degrees lower
than the lowest brute could have meditated
at such time; our citizens were so incensed
against him that could they have found him
at the hrst outhnrst of their indignation, an
the officers in the territory could not have
saved him tr m instant death. Nearly ono
whole night this weak woman struggled with
her demon husband, who cursed and heat
her by turns, and when at last he left hcr
and she told him she was going to die he
told her that he hoped to God sbe,wonld
die and 60 to hell That morning she died
-bled to death it supposed and on search
ing for the husband he was found at Gold
Hill and arrested and brought to this
place. When the Sheriff broug ght him into
town there was an instant rush from every
street and for few minutes it looked nc
though the chance for his living out The next
half hour was extremely doubtful. But the
officers rushed him into the upper room of a
large building, and being out of sipbr tho
crowd calmesl down. During the excitement
a blue-shirted teamster Just in from CoI;(or.
MIA, rushed past me crying: "Uono him {,
hang him!' then seeing me standinr ON the
corner he wheeled abont and asked 9.Wbot
has the feller done 2" Well he had his tr;si
and was acquitted. Good and truthful wit
nesses sworc to Mrs Hart having told them
Just before she died what is stated above.
and to the blackened appearance of the child
but two or three disreputablc characters; one
iiarts known paramour, swore positively
that Mrs Hart was derangcl at the time She
made the statements and on their asking
her, during lucid interval just previous to
her death, she had said that She knew moth
ing OF having made such statements and
If she had she would now DENY il all for
jim had always been most exemplary bus-
band. When it was known that Hart was
set at liberty the storm again burst forth and
crowd raised and hunted among the noun
tains all night for him. 1t is not known
whether they found him or not. They san
not. On the same day the same court fined
Mr. +. +. Allen, gentleman who came TO
California on the Same steamer with myself
live dollars and costs, amounting to thirty.
five dollars, for knocking down a saucv
Chlnaman. who drew an axe on him for
pushing him out of his house. Allen sworc
they might put him in Jail, put chain and
ball to his leg, or do whatever they saw fit.
but he never would pay any such fine Then
ne was told to move for a new trial and the
cost and line might be got rid Of by paving
about forty dollars to certain lawyers this
he declined to do and was told to !" clear out
home then !'-such good advice that he fol-
lowed it at once .rT a. l.. ".-
We get but little news ria the Overland
Telegraph; those confounded wires are al
ways outot order. The Overland Mail is an
other slow COACH In the matter of sup
porting the newspaper mail it is almost a
nuisance Papers arc now getting through
with the first news of the Bull Run fight.
bully. As to my own experience. hayn't
had the sight of GAZETTE for a month
Been to the Bureau de la P0ste nineteen times
per week, and quercd Mons Di,ecteur de Ia
Poste nearly to death each visit. II always
amounts to nix: No, almost positive there
has been no paper. 1t would have been put
in your box. Well to satisfy you, Mr. Dan,
| will look through the office, but am al
most positive tina. no States papers have
come" etc.
Still great excitement in regard to the
Nez Perces mines, in this country and Cali
fornia. family of Missourians started from
here this morning. Pike is always ready to
be on the move. Any occasion almost will
serve; then With his gun upon his should
err broad grin upon his countenance and
"yaller dog by his side" he is ready to
wo haw and be happy all the day long.
But the Pike who rolled out this morning
was not in mood to grin to very cxhilra.
ting extent. 1t is said, and fear with great
trYth, that IN, was trying to flee from GER
tain little green-eyed imp that gave him no
peace whlistdwe ling amongst the Washoites.
There was Yankee in love with his Sally.
there was Dutchman casting sleeps eyes,
brick of Il Paddy whispering blarney into
her hither earl a Frenchinan was dying for
her, and last but not least, brother Pike
was pierced through his heart of hearts by
one Of bloody Cupld's darts The husband
was old the wife was young,-its the same
old story that Byron has sung. In fleeing
from his better half's admirers, he made
won lectle mistake; for he took along his
brother Pike, hugging him to his bosom as
jewel above price. Poor Polly Voc, vas
disconsolate when the object Of his alteration
departed. .-also one Ven Speiglemans, whose
stomach resembleth 4 base drum.-lhc pair
followed the wagon above two miIes-LDutchy
caved, neither love nor his legs could carry
him further. A last adeu to the fair one,
and the Dutchman and the Frenchman were
left to weep in each others arms by the road
side, ,-oh dear! oh my ! oh cracky Its all
very fine for me to write this to you in
Iowa, but if seen here il would cost me
my head.
A gent Of this town seeded, the other
day from the state Of Single Blessedness, and
that night about eighty Of the boys" gave
him horrible tin-pan serenade. He was
forced to come out with eight baskets of cham.
pagne, theparticular cusses would drink moth.
ing else on the grand occasion. 20
H ~ An worse than all o. that srs-1 - Is .i1.a
Twas enough 70 make swear" lgF.4 ssa
they would not be satisfied without kissing
the bride. Kiss her they would, and did.
the whole crowd. They marched through
the house, in at the frcnt door and out at the
back door, and in passing each and every
husky placed his great calloused palm to
the back of her head and pressed kiss to
her pouting lips. The bridegroom is described
to have been in a frantic way during this
performance; is said to have stood rubbing,
his hands together and dancing up and down
exclaiining ''Damn-ce! damn-ce - gI {,
Immense damage was done in Sacramento
City, by the breaking Of the levees during
the late great food. The river was higher
than ever before known Many lives were
lost. The people of San Francisco immedi-
ately raised the sum Of SS27,7l0 40 for The rc-
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