Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-03-04
DyIGCEI,IANEDTS

Gen. Sgel has been assigned 10 the COM
mand OF Western Virginia. The number
of soldiers now in our armies, belonging to
the regular service is 5000. Vermont
has credit of 2,025 men over all calls to the
present time :. A sword and scabbard, cost
ing 500, is to be presented to General
Grant. 9. :. 1t is said tlat California contrib
utions to the Sanitary Commission this year,
will amount to $4,000. :. Accounts from
the South say that the rebel armies never
contained so many men as to-day. 49,. There
is temperance revival among the officers in
General Gilmore's Department. The widow
Of ex- President Harrison died on the Goth
ult., aged IS years :. Congress has finally
passed the Lieutenant General BILL and the
President has conferred the appointment en-
General Grant. -. In various parts Of Illinois
the farmers are sowing spring wheat. 8. Sew.
en- million dollars Of the new currency have
been issued by the National Banks . e. Caleb
Lyon, of Lyonyil!e, n Y. has been appoint
ed Governor of Idaho :. ID. Brigadier General
Roberts, now at Davenport, has been ordered
to New Orleans -. During the month of
January 1926 soldiers deserted from Johns
tons (rebeD army .Fortysi firms sold,
in Chicago last year, SIC, 900, 900 of grocer
les. d. . The Uniyersalists of Dubuque recent.
~ had fair, the gross receipts Of which
were So, 500, and the net profits $1,000.
Three more gun boats have been ordered to
the Wilmington blockade. -. On tho 10Th
ult President Lincoln was 90 years old E. &.
The 9Th Iowa Cavalry is said to be under
marching orders for Idaho. AT the request
of lady, General Grant has sent lock OF
his hair to be sold at the Rochester Sanitary
Fair There are 10000 liquor shops in
New York City, and only $50 are licensed
49,. The Minnesota Legislature has voted
$500 to the person who killed Little Crow
| the Sioux Indian Chief. Our armies are
geo, 900 stronger than year ago.. An
drews. the ring leader Of the New York riot
ers of July last, has been indicted for treason
>. The rebel Congress has suspended thu
writ of Aa6eas co,Yus. What sag you t.
that, northern coppsrheads :.... A large bee
of camel coal has been discovered in tn,
vicinity Of st. Paul, Minnesota. The tota
number Of enlistments since the President
call in November last is 200 OCO. -. Out o
10000 soldiers whose terms expired on o.
before the LIST of January, 100000 have re
enlisted E. The ice moved out of the Missis
sippi at Davenport on Sunday last. $3.50.
Lcngstreet's force is set down at 10000
Jehnston's at So 900, and Lees at $4,000
men. :. They were making maple sugar i,
Vermont two weeks ago. More than 81,
/ 600 Irish left their country for the Unite,
States last year. =. Before the war Their
were rs papers published in the State Of Mis-
sissippi: now there are but nine. Drag
has been assigned to duty at Richmond a
special military adviser Of JEFF Davis. :.
The notorious rebel guerrilla, Col Richardson
has been captured. The Dubuque Timt
says that crossing the river on the ice at tbs
point, is about played out for this season..
Tho rebel Congress has adjourned till Ma
next. q. Henry Ward Beccher declares hin
self in favor of the denomination of Presiden
Lincoln. !. +. A salt bed, FIVE miles square
has been discovered in Nevada Territory
1t is said to be worth millions Of dollars :.
Gen. Burnside was at Portland, Maine, 0
Monday Of last week,