Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-03-28

tahlishing himself in the clothing business N
HxxRY's tc~ building, north of Wnllacc's
Drug Store.
i P4uany.--A box was shipped from here
recently bearing the following direction:
Herman Shattuck,
AZ Gails-Burg, Nox Co., H.
tkls Sid mp with Carful useedg II you pees.
Care r. Il. A-Gent, Calls Burg"
Opened Again.-The d. & S. G. r. r. is
again opened to this place, after week Of
blockade. The first train arrived on Tues
day evening. We are now hopeful that the
road will not be blocked again before next
winter
Nud--Mud, snow, and water, mixed in
about equal proportions, serve to make our
! streets in most admirable condition for
everybody to stay at home. If any one is
Eeoihardy enough to doubt the statement
we'd Ike the individual to take dinner with
ns Tomorrow.
Pensions, and Bounties. - We call attention
to tho card in another column Of CnAs- c.
TUcxEn, Pension and BouAIv Land Agent
at Washington City. Those entitled to Pen.
sions, Bounty Land or Bounty Money, can
have their claims prepared and forwarded to
Mr.. TrckER upon calling at this Office.
To 7eachers.-Noticc is hereby given that
I have appointed a committee Of three gentle.
tlemen. viz. J. H. GooDRIcH, DR.. KERR, and
BYRox CULVER, to examine and select teach
ers for this sub District. All those persons
who have made applications to me, and those
DESTROYS Of so doing will meet the committee
next Saturday, the 29th inst, at 10 o'clock
a. NJ, at the basement of the Presbyterian
Church. Ggo. B. VANSAuN,
Director sub District No. /.
Death efa Soldier.--Thc Dubuque Herald
of March 25th says:
George Mearx, a ncmbcr of Capt Had
docks Company, which went from Waterloo
in the 18th regiment, died last Sunday at
the fremont House Of Typhcsd fever. He
arrived in this city about two weeks ago on
furlough from Fort Donclson, where lac
participated in the great battle, before he
had fairly recovered from an attack of the
rneaslcs, and being unable to proceed home,
ON account of the snow blockade, was con-
fined to his bed by an attack, which termi-
mated his existence. lie Was % years old
and very promising young man. His lath-
or has arrived ard will convey bis remains
t. Waterloo for interncpt
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Lecture.-The lecture before the H. and T.
Society this evening is by Mr.. McIsAAcs, of
Waterloo. Subject: "Colcrado Territory
and its Minerals" Go and hear him sure
ME-. PEBBLES, Of Waterloo lcctured last
Friday evening. His subject was" Fate OF Re
publics" The Society had about given up
hope of his arrival on account of the extreme
badness Of the roads, bat the gentleman was
true to his trust, and we think for his energy
deserves compliment His lecture went pref
ty. thoroughly over the ground He showed
the fatal cause that disrupted all ancient Re.
publics. and how well our fathers guarded
against it in the formation Of our own. The
lecture was good and well received. We have
1.-THE room for an extended notice.
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Orcn %. Railroad Oren Ahead We
are confident that no other town OF the same
size in the State can boast Of the unequaled
. mai facilities VIC have enjoyed during the
past week. Some places depend on the tickle
and uncertain iron-horse for their mail mat
ter; some rely upon horses minus the iron,
and some even upon human petiestrianism,
b,it where in this whole State can you find a
plscs Of two thousand inhabitants that re
ceives its eastern mail by an OK team9 This
isonc Of those marvellous steps in progress
forwhich the nineteenth century is so famous
We shall soon expect to hear Of the Post OF.
fice Department publishing proposals for
carrying the u. S. mail on all important
routes by OK teams. It has remained for the
D.tS G. r. R. aided and encouraged by the
people slong the line Of road, to institute this
mode or mail transit which will doubtless
rcvoiutionize the system to the great discom-
future Of railroad and stage line monopolics.
Lat history SO record it. The facts Of the
csse Ars briefly a. follows: The r. r. Com
pany succeeded in opening the road on the
10th inst. and ran trains regularly until the
1eth, when ; heavy fall of snow aided by a
Naneh ~ Aeain. blocked up the road
fhS ssabsatn two
IL Wv vas merely subsiIl @ Is az n
theeR detained on business in
country. and