Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-01-17
News Items.

the army as soon as it reaches the State
News Items.
JUICE Tuthl, of Upton, Cedar County,
Iowa, has in his library a Bible printed in
1899, 2G0 years ago. Pretty antiquated hi.
ble.
AN old man eighty-two years Of age, re-
Gently applied for iise,,cc to marry, in Davis
county. His request was not complied with.
\ sensible Manchester politician suggested
to the Duke ef Newcastle that it would be
cheaper for the English government to ship
all the unemployed cotton factory hands to
she south Of Europe and feed them, than TO
fight America. The Dukes reply is not
given. 49,
IT is reported the First Iowa Cavelry have
succeeded thus far in killing so seccssonists,
with the loss of but one man.
A German journal speaks of yoi,tg au-
thorcss, who has distinguished herself i'm the
literary world. She is called the Baroness de
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Pickalkrenken.
WHEN the Giant Woman, now at Barnum's
Museum, came here che was obliged to have
place prepared for her in the baggage-car,
a. she was so large that she was unable to
get through the door of the regular paSsen-
gel-car. She is said to be female Lambert,
and beyond all doubt the heaviest woman
ever known.
BLoSDIN is still performing at the Syden-
ham Crystal Palace.
Col. Stockton's Michigan regiment has it
is said, been ordered from the Potomac to
Port Royal.
The extremely conciliatory proclamation of
Gen. Thomas w. Sherman, Of South Carolina,
has not induced a single one of the owners Of
property on the islands to return and accept
his protection. Constitutional literature IS
evidently wasted on South Carolinians.
The Louisville Journal says General Beau
regard was at Bowling Green, in that State,
last week. The General Thief Floyd is also
there.
In the last number of Punch, out of thirty
four articles, of various lengths, fifteen are
devoted to ridicule and abuse Of this country
and its inhabitants. The cartoon ofthe week
representing the U. S. as nautical hrgand
and Lord Russell as a very small page on
whose jacket is q plentiful eruption of but
tons, Is also antl-Amcrlcan.
An expos ton Of the finances Of Austr a
has just been published, showing its finarc S
| to be in a most hopelc>sly embarrassed and
crippled condtion-the deficit for the last
| and for the current year being estimated AT
about $40, 600. 900 each, on a total income o!
only about five times the amount
| THE annual revenue Of Great Britain is
about s4on OoO. 600. sum exceeding the
whole exports or imports ofthe United States
| previous to the rebellion.
Cot. Elliot. Of the 2d Iowa Cavelry, though
promoted to he Major in the regular service
IS permitted to remain with his comma d ir
| Missouri
GKS. Scott disavows nnv official or resrnn
sihlr connection with or between either TN,
/ United States or French governments RI,
returned home. II S stated, because he f.arot
war. and felt it his duty to be at home, pen
! ding war
| Tvs three monster hanks IF The ri'v nr New
! Yor'5 orc Tho Bank &c Commerce. vith'a car
ita, or so, 149 Onn. American Evcharpo Bank
with capital "r s5 nnO. 600: and The Metro
po'itao Bank, with ran,tal of 81 nnn ann
showing On aggregate capital Of over s S. 600
n0n. or NOR" than the entire banking Capita
Of several whole States
THE Car;tal Of this State he's n TELEGRAPH
at last Communication was opened hptwecr
that r'acc and Newton, Jasper county. Of
tho 18th Of December.
i PETITIONS in different portions If the Stat
arc circulating, rrayirr the LEGISLATURE 4
make tho issnr Of tho State Bank receivable
FOR all kinds Of taxes.
IT is estimated that lows last season raise,
5nn nNn rai,ons Of SORGHUM syrup IN tyr,
or thrnc wears we shall raise surn'ns fl
cynort't;on Jones county tas raised laro
nuantitv. We bear Of mon who have ra,se,
three bundled gallons ard inward II Eureka
FRoN Jorunrv 1861. to tn" present time
tho amount nf oold received in the State
from California ard other snnrces was 40
nm. 900 or S34 ono. 600 moro than was re
ceivod the preceding year. The exports q
snncin DURING thr same rrriod were only 81
n1S. 0nO. or s3S. a54 900 less than during III
same period last year. or the A72 TAG. 81
received during the last wear at the Phiadsl
phia Mint. about s35. 600 900 were from tn
mines Of the United States.
| 4 Massachusetts firm engaged in the man
! facture Of shoes is now filing an order ia
three thousand pairs If brogans, to be 70,
warded to Fortress Monroe. for the use Of tn
men range from eleven TO sixteen and in on
instance special order was given for a pal
, Of twenties.
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