Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-07-29
1ndence OF the Cedar Falls Gazette.
ERGTJ CLARKSysaLE,

iist') was tue Botlcht gay e'e' hho"H IA
Clarksville, the mercury rising to 92h in a
very cool room, and going up to 1910 in the
! sun.
The cashier Of Mabie's Menagcrie said his
receipts here exceeded $1,000. Let no one
call this one.hnrse town hereafter.
An itnerant sign painter visited this place
! Now we al! know where to call TO get our
/ pills, and where our sugar and calico. Mr..
Holt, who bought out Messrs. Hunt & Muf-
! fey some two weeks ago, has since sold out
the same stock to Mufiley. and it is now
Mufflcy's Cheap Cash Store"
We have two physicians here, and it is so
distressingly healthy that one Of them has
gone to selling drugs, and the other is rails
ing tobacco. They are both true to their
practice-dcaling in poisons.
1.-THE following intended for publication last week,
but failed to reach us till yesterday.
CLARKsvILLE, July 10, 1864.
MEssRs. EDITORS With gold at $50, and
the thermometer at 90 in the shade, under
take to give you a few more items Of news
The wheat harvest commenced last week,
and will be carried forward quite vigorously
this week. The chinch.bugs are doing great
damage to many pieces.
Last Saturday and Sunday were among
our hottest days, the thermometer ranging
at 90 and upwards in the shade.
The burying. ground in this place has late
~ been adorned with new and substantial
fence. 1t is a pleasant and attractive place
to visit, and receives many visitors as well as
occupants. a.-. #s /. @-..
The Board of Supervisors at their meeting
voted an appropriation of $3.50 for fencing
the Institute grounds in this village. The
contract for this fencing is to be let in a
short time, after which believe the Institute
managers intend to ornament these grounds
by planting trees and shru5bcry. Measures
are also being taken, and fund is already
raised which is nearly sufficient, to procure a
bell for the Institute. A new Board of
Trustees was recently elected, and they are
vigorously at work devising ways and means
to further advance the interests and useful
ness of the institution.
The Touring mill in this place has recent
ly been sold to two gentlemen from Wiscon
sin. They both have families, and intend to
take up their abode here about the first of
September. They both carry good counte
nanccs, and appear to be gentlemen who will
be valuable acquisitions to the place Also
another man from Beoit has rented buildings
here, and anu told intends to open an agri
cultural implement store in few weeks.
Messrs. Holt & Bartlett, who purchased
Mr.. Crowelrs farm last spring for $500,
have since sold it for $1,000, rescrving part
Of the crops.
Some eight or ten of the young bellies in
this town went down to the river one day
last week, and, with their long robes on,
took general swash. This practice is high,
ly recommended by DR.. Dio Lewis.
Rev. Mr.. Graham has commenced his
ministerial labo,s here, and is preaching with
a good degree Of acceptance to respectable
congregation. 1t is hoped that he will in
troduce some reforms in the mode Of worship
heretofore in vogue in his church. For in,
stance that Of the whole congregation rising
and standing in prayer time, and also the
lining Of the hymns by the venerable leader
of the choir.
The Methodist minister here, is working
at the harness-making business.
Mabc's Menagerie exhibited in this town
last Saturday, before large and very respec,
tablelooking and well-bvhaved crowd Of peo
pie. The show was not as extensive as
some, but the animals were choice, and all
their performances appeared to give good
satisfaction. From one to two thousand
people were estimated to be on the ground,
and all seemed to enjoy tho day remarkably
well. Your correspondent was there, and
took particular notice of the decorum of the
people, which far exceeded anything he ever
saw on any similar occasion. No swearing,
or fighting, or rioting of any kind was OBJ.
served, and no bad cases Of drunkenness
though some four or FIVE, in consequence
probably of the extreme heat, had drank
rather more than they needed.
Superintendent Merrill comes again, and
in a few lines repeats the only point he tries
to make in his first letter. But as he is pro-
verbal for repetition, we will pass to give
another fact which his last letter has called
for. 1t will be observed that he (not me-
has introduced a third persona teacher
into tie controversy. If I understand the
case it is like this: The director here
through an agent employed the same teacher,
and was informed by her that she already
possessed one or more certificates from Supt.
Merrill. This he subsequently, learned to be
the fact Consequently it was case well cal
culated to mslead any director Now had
the Superintendent reflected for moment
upon the facts Of this case, which he feels SC
confident is the one referred to, am sure he
would not have introduced it here.
-# CITIZEN.
! We have bad news from our forces pursu
ing the Maryland invaders. They met the
rebels in battle on Saturday, near Win
chester, and were repulsed and compelled &c
fall back to Harper's Ferry. We have nc
particulars. There are many rumors, bu
nothing is definitely known, except ,ha
Hunters troops have met with serious re
verse. There are also rumors of another
rebel invasion Of Maryland, but probably al
it amounts to is, that the enemy has retracet
his steps and made feint Of another rait
for the purpose of covering his plumber
which was likely to fall into our hands.
! Our river exchanges are continually an
nonncing the arrival Of large Aocks of sheep
destined for the interior of the State. lows
is certain to become one of the creates
wool producing States in the Union. Sheer