The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-04-09

MAsRtKs.-oa the lss inst. by Rev. W.
N. Allen. Mr.. ALvTs CLAREsp2E and Mas
MAscfA FOtsox, all Of this city.
Z aax~s Ths Governor Of Colorado has il.
sued his pgocIauasiou ordering an election
for members Of Territorial Convention, to
frame q State Constitution.
e. A man BY the came OF Tucker was
fouul dead, afsw miles below Cottonwood
sprpgs, few days since. lie vas supPos'
ed to have been murdered.
- The Omaha Nebr48kiaa perFetrates
a very funny article (as least we suppose
it's funny in noticing cor City AArshal'
ksEiog the i'm udencs TO arrest some Omaba
resident for riding bis horse on one Of our
sidewalks. They probably don's have any
ordinances or officers to enforce them 10
that Copperhead City.
e We are glad to see in our sa"ctum
sanesorum the familiar friendly face OF
" the gentleman from PouawattamIe," Mr.
Bell. He returned from The Capital nn
Saturday last. y member Of the last As
sembly soqnired more prominent or hon
orable position than did Mr.. Bell. He was
always wstchful of the interests of his con
stitusuts, and ever ready to take sides
against any Efforts MADE BY the Cops for
place, power or notice. lie has done bis
duty we'll, and We ubs NOT his actions
are properly appreciated by his fellow Cit
IEens.
BThe singing scho oil difficulty has been
smicably arranged. Bots parties are sat
listed, and the regular lessons Of the term
will commence, at the same place Of mre;-
ing, on ueEs Friday evening. lie: all tb"
young folks be present, and let's have a
full school aDd pleasant time.
O. Abou. 800 were nettcd as the pro
ceeds from the Soldiers Festival, Friday
evening. II is left in competent hands, ADD
will be appropriated TO the relief of SOL
diers' families.
Ia The seasonnb,e solicitation Of
"spIsudd weatber-a most remarkably
early Spring." bas played out "in'ireIy,"
aud instead thereof is beard d" awfu! weatb-
er-Eossa d-ecidedIy long wioter." Well
it is rather rough on the early vegetables
that we're to shortly appear on The tabe Of
those fast ones who made thsir gardens
daring the suDsbiny days, few weeks
ago. The old time prophecy Of seven
stormy Sundays sueeeedjrg q stormy Easter
is likely to be fulfilled, if one sto judge by
the roughness Of the last Two. We are
consoIed With the thought that If it don't
change sometime we shall have the honor
Of noting the longest Wet spell on record
SOLDIERS FEsTITAL.-We bad almost
feared, judging from the shortness Of the
time allowed and the little noise made, that
the Festival, Friday evening, was to be
rather "a one-horse affair" But we we're
most sgreeably disappointed. The ladies
Of our City deserve much praiss for the
credisabs and spjaysbls manner in which
everything passed of. We may have often
made the remark, but this time we really
meant: We never epj1yed ourssf 80 well,
and 30 much 10 abort time, az We did at
Paimsr's Hall, Tor Halls, for there were
thrsa, Friday evening, A1d our feeling was
that Of every one present, or thsre 10 no
reading the soul shE ough the facial muror.
All three Of the halls were crowded TO over
flowing with old folks, middle aged folks,
"yauug folks and small fry" Happy
. hearts exensuzed j1yful greetings with
hearts equally glad-in the odd corners
sofs sycs looked love 10 eyes hat sp axe
ag"in-aud all was morry US a new mar.
r.ed belle.
The meeting was called to order hy our
worthy Mayor, Bt't-, who introduced the
orator ip-ch,ef, D. c. Boomer, E-q Mr..
BI"' mer, 10 a few wril-'Im.d reumks,
Welcomed the brave soldiers 10 whose h,uer
the Festival was given--assured them of
the high esfe"m and tovs 10 which they we're
held By their friends at home-referred to
che EariIas bard fought battle fields in
which rhey bad borte an prominent part
and thanked then. 10 behalf "f our people,
fol the hUrorsh.e R.ae they had led W
for cur sown and county. he vas replied