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

pose all the tfore desirable animals have been
picked up by Uncle Sans contractors.
THE Hutchinsons recently obtained per.
mission to give series of concerts through
the Federal camps across the Potomac. On
the first occasion they were impruden,
enough to sing Whittier's noble song com
mencing, /" We wait beneath the furnace
blast" Gen. franklin revoked the license
of the choirsters, and Gen. Kearney had the
family arranged before him, and informed
them that he Thought just as much Of Rebels
as of Abolitionists." The Hutchinsons bet
ter apologize, and sing to the, conscientious
Generals the song of the /" Southern Farm, -
or some similar production, not tinctured by
Abolitionism '"-' .5''' Z"
WE see by a paper dated about year
since that our worthy President was consid-
cred in his younger days par excellence in
the business of making rails. We hope his
experience may avail him something in the
present emergency, for no man in the uni
verse has on hand for speedy execution so
much heavy mauling. ,45 .sH ,.e. r-r.-
ILLINOIS, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas will
will be made by Congress new Supreme
Circuit Court District [.....,,.f e.m..s F.
COMMANDER PORTER of the Cairo Expetli
ton is a character. A private letter says
that the last time he went to Columbus he
pulled up buoy and attached paper to the
pole with the words: "Come out of your
holes, you damned cowardly rebels, and
fight" signing his name. .... .r.s.. 5.at
The N. Y. Tribune in speaking Of taxing
newspapers and taxing generally, advocates
the doctrine of making all manufacturers Of
whatsoever kind or nature pay one per cent
on the market value of their products to the
Government. 1t estimates that revenue of
ten millions could thus be secured. Should
such tax be made "we should have to pay"
says the Tribune, "slO0 per week, or So 600
per annum." We havn't figured on it, but
our impression is that our tax would not be
quite as high as that taH Is @.>ita
GEN. SIGEL arrived in st. Louis on the
23d inst. A dispatch to the Cincinnati Ga
zette says that he will be assigned command
on the Potomac in short time. We begin
to think they need a few Sigels there. A.
In New York City alone, up to the Odd
inst, a mail of eighteen thousand and five
hundred letters had been made up for the
troops at Port Royal, s. c., awaiting the de-
parture of a transport. a ..E -a..
MEssRs. Ellis, Britton & Eaton, proprietors
Of the Novelty Works. Springfield, VT,
arc about to make proposal to the Govern
ment whereby 5000 contrabands may be
employed in cultivating the abandoned cot
ton fields near Port Royal, S. G. Should the
Government accept the proposal, it is estima-
ted that a net profit of S2.696, Csc. would be
realized. The firm offers TO manage the en-.
terprise for ten per cent of the net profits,
or carry it on themselves and pay the negroes
$11 per month and the Government $780,
900 for the use of the land. Here's chance
for speck.
THURLow WEED is doing good work in
England for the Union by his able letters to
the English press.
The Dubuque Herald, from time to time,
gets up a list of Democratic papers started,
enlarged, improved, etc. Wouldn't it be
well to get up a list of Democratic papers
dead, dying, more than dead, etc., and COM
pare the two lists.
By reading some Of our leading journals
one is almost led to believe that their editors
would make better Generals than they do
editors.
Tow THUMB has been entertaining Dubu-
que audiences during the past week with ex-
hibitiotis of his lttlencss. The General
would do well, we think, to take trip up
the Cedar Valley. s. -as t.5 ..s ..r
AN exchange paper says "Read the Pro-
ceedings ST the Board of Supervisors" It
was Hobson's choice with the readers wheth-
or they did or not. ..a5 .. .....
TIE battle at Mill Spring was spring
from the Federals that put the Rebels pretty
well through the mill. .a.. ln n.
IT is said that out of 92S men of the 18th
regiment, who went into Camp Benton, st.
Louis, on the LIST Of December, only about
230, on recent date, were on the effective
list. Cause-mcaslcs. The condition Of the
regiment, however, is rapidly improving.
A fire in Boston on the 9th DESTROYED
property estimated at $150,00O.
.H 1888 News Items. , T.
The Towans in Washington City have form
ed themselves into an Association for the re-
lief of Iowa Volunteers.