Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-04-15

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that, and the friendship of Vin,on is no in
ducement to begin now. .".. a"
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IOWA NEWS.
The Chicago Journal has an account of
the destruction Of the G. & c. U. Railroads
Machine Shop, at Clinton, by fire on Tues
day evening Of last week. The loss is esti-
mated at $40, 900, which is covered by ipsu-
rance. The company will Immediately re-
build. -. Mrs. Wittenmyer has sent in her
resignation as Sanitary agent for this State,
and expresses an intention to 90 into the scr.
vice Of the Christian Commission. :. Gov
Stone has received permission to re commits
sion Major Calvin Taylor Of the Goth Infant
ry, who was dismissed some time since by
sentence Of court martial for cowardice .
Governor Stone has gone to Washington to
adjust the claims Of the State against the
United States. :. The Office Of Copperhead
dentist vas cleaned out in Cedar Rapids on
Wednesday Of last week, by returned SOL
diers. &C.,. Al Vntcn on the ,O.h ult., a re.
turned soldier, son Of }. II. Shields, was Sc
vercly injured by the premature discharge of
a cannon. His arm was broken and it is
feared he will lose his eyes. 49,. The Usage
.StaHdagW OF the Sth says-"Small pox is all
around US" :. The Iowa City Republicaa
Judgcship,' and endorses the GAZETTE on
that question. 49,. Rich, the late efficient
Clerk of the House, has returned to his homo
and has again in charge his excellent paper
the Independence Guar9iGa. Mr. Reed,
vigorous and pleasing writer, who has had
charge Of it in Mr., Rich's absence, has done
the paper by no means dscredt and retires
with lanrels The people Of Bremen coun.
ty are wide awake TO the MOI thorn Iowa
Sanitary Fair, and thoroughly organized in
their work. We judge that Bremen will do
herself credit in this enterprise. -. There is
large emigration through Narshalitown for
Idaho. The Sixth Iowa Cavalry is being
recruited preparatory TO starting fer Idaho as
Il military escort TO eInigrants. The peo-
pie Of Webster county are fully organized
for co operation with the forthcoming San
itary Fair at Dubuque. Mrs. Plumb Of Fl
Dodge is their Vice President. Mr.. Z. II.
Talbot, Corresponding Secretary Of the Iowa
Association at Washington has been prolnot-
ed to a 81, 500 Clerkship in the Pension OF.
fee. .Adjutant Gen. Baker, after several
months absence at the Capital, is again in bis
Office at Davenport. Gen. Curtis has been
called to his home at keokuk by the serious
illness Of his wife. "A Cop. down in the
south part of the State wouldn't let his chill.
dren color eggs on Easter Sunday, because
he had been told that Lincoln was born on
that day. "A proposition in Congress to
purchase tho Rock Island bridge for military
purposes has been rejected. .....A National
Bank has been established at McGrcgor with
a capital Of $4,000 The citizens of Mus
. catnc county are making efforts to raise tie
necessary funds to secure the establishment
Of the contemplated Orphans Asylum in that
County. The Des Moines Register says
recruiting is lively yet in that city. just SO
! this way -. Our brothers Of the press are
nowadays writing essays on the morals Of
Davenport. The most Of them show capa.
bility. The County Judge of Jones coun
ty was badly taken in on All FOOLS Day.
lie was induced to solemnly unite in mar.
rage couple of disguised females of his own
! family. -. .Anamosa went the Union ticket
last Monday by thirty. four majority. The
Cops didn't have any candidate for Assessor
because they didn't know one was to be
elected. IA patriotic lady in ChickasaH
County, who has given three sons to the Tn
ion army, recently expelled from her house q
copperhead who was too freely uttering his
reasonable sentiments. On last Saturday
the members Of Company L, 9TH Iowa, had
fine reception at Independence. :. Smith
& Cannon, Of Dubuque, are bound for Ida
no. They have sold out their business to c.
P. Kinsley of Independence. -. .McCreery
Of the Dubuque Times, has been consulting
the Almanac and ascertained the fact that
f"Spring has comet"
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| Wont BE TRANSFERRED, The Crisis, Sam
Medary' paper, Published at Columbus, Ohio
has the following remark, touching the action
of the State Copperhead Convention
I There can be no doubt about the fact, tia,
any attempt to transfer the Democratic party
on to acar platform oU be resisted with