Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24
NO. So.
News ltNnlS.

News Items.
William johnson. brother to preSi-
dent Johnson, died at Nelasco, Texas,
on the 30th ultimo.
Connecticut, Colorado, Minnesota and
Wisconsin voted against negro suffrage,
at their last general elections.
The majority in Colorado Territory
for the new State Constitution Is l55.-
The majority against negroes voting In
3,7l6. The population OF the Territory
is about $4,000.
The Indians on the Western Plains
are again becoming troublesome. A
battle is reported, In which twenty
nine Of them were killed, but there are
no particulars.
The surprising fact is just announced
that during the war the entire casual
ties of our navy amounted to only ,406
men killed and 1888 wounded, out Of
10000 marines and soldiers attached to
the various war vessels and fleets.
The horse Dextcr,n which has this
summer made the most famous trotting
time on record, counts up Sl2, 800 a.
the net winnings of the season on pub
lie purses, besides the large amounts
won by his hackers on outside BETS
The little horse will now go Into winter
quarters at Astoria, l.. /.
FATAL AcCIDEST.-Cai w. Rico,
n little over fourteen years old, n con OF
Capt. w. s. Rice, of this place, wis out
hunting ducks last Saturday, accompa-
MED by Frank Shurtz, boy about his
own age. About noon while they sat
near each other on the fence of 4. q.
Jnl, f1 fa -
town, q flock of ducks flew over them
and both cooked and raised their guns,
but thinking the game too high,
did not discharge them. Young
Shurtz brought his gun down across his
lap without letting down the hammer,
and thoughtlcssly touched the trigger,
discharging the heavy contents Of ono
barrel into the upper part of Calvin's
left thigh, producing very large wound
extending through the thigh. The
mu2zlc OF the gun was hut t0w inches
from the leg at the time OF the dis.
charge. The wound was full Of pow
der. lie never recovered sufficiently
from the shock Of the accident to iusti-
fy resort to amputatiOn. On Monday
the foot and lower part of the leg be-
came gangrenous, and in spite of all
that affection and medical skill could
devise, he continued to sink until yes
tcrday morning at six o'clock, when he
brcathcd his last. Calvin was robust,
intelligent md promising lad, though
, he had been before unfortunate. having
on similar occasion year or two since
been slightly wounded By gunshot.---
Capt. Rice and his afflicted family have
the sympathy OF the entire community,
The funeral will take place to-day at
ten O'Clock. - MarShQU Times, 18TH.
. &
a LONG LOOK AHEhD.--A cotcmpo-
rary turns his yisage TO the future and
the misty distance OF two hundred
years, secs and describes tho following:
Scenc--Housc Of q citizen Of New
York. .
Time-A. d, 2,056. A telographic
message has been sent to servant, who
presents himself at the window in bal
loon.
and tell Mr.. johnson that shall be hap
Ply to have him sup with me this even
ing. Never mind your coat, go right
away.
IN five minutes John returns.
john-Alr. Johnson says he will come;
lac is obliged to go To the North Pole
for moment, and will call hore Us ha
comes back.
| Master-Vcry we'll, John; now you
may wind up the machine for setting
tho table and telegraph to my wife that
Mr.. Johnson will be here presently
After that, John, you may dust out tho
Balioon--I vii, have an appointment la
London at 10 o'clock.
! John disappears to execute these or
ders, while his master steps down to the
/ West Indies ID get fresh orange.
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I MALfGSASTCHRIs ANs.--SDmc per-
sons pride themselves on being blunt,
or, as they call It, honest - but very
blunt people do little good to others and
get little love ctothemsclvcs. The Scrip
lures recommend gentleness and kind
ness. There Is nothing In this world OF
ours hall so mean as indicative
and malignant disposition. Yet maGy
Christians crafty thja spirit, aud de-
ccive themselves with the'idea that they
are rcbuking sin. Christians should
take heed "f getting fond Of the work OF
rebuking." Such "spirituai eonsta-
blcs " do "A great deal of mischief with.
out Intending 1t. They are in church
what very witty and sarcastic person
il in society, or what n tcll-tole is in
school and Approximate very closely to
that class which the apostle terms "bu-
sybOdies In other mems matters. -
such Christians come It time 10 be re-
y "
ly to be avoided, and the little good
they may do is thrown away. Our man
ncr must he tender and winning. The
nail ofreproof, says an old writer, must
be well oiled In kindness before II In
driven home. Boston Rcc0rdrr.
- -
a letter from Iowa Falls contains the
following.
The number OF strangers who have
settled within twenty miles of Iowa
Fails this year il greater than for five
years past, and the same may be said Of
the number who have passed further
west to settle i'm the Fort Dodge and
Sioux City land districts. One must
travel In Iowa this year to have any
idea of the amount of immigration IL
has received within six months, and
the effect IL haas had on the price Of
lands aud business generally.
The grading Of the Dubuque and Sioux
City Railroad from Acklcy to Iowa
Falls ~ nearly completed, most OF the
culverts built, and part of the trnck
laid. The foundation Of the depot build
ings here are being laid, and the citi-
zens have strong hopes, based OH assur-
ances of the Directors, that the track
will be laid to Iowa Falls In time for
the grain trade, and other business for
the winter.
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AN amusing littlc episode recently
occurred In railroad car in England.
shortly after the train had left the dc.
pot an old lady jumped up and address,
ell gentleman beside her, with How
dare you? What are you at?" The
astonished gentleman replied that he
had done nothing. The lady again
seated herself, but in a few moments
arose full of rage and terror, nnl de-
cinreJ her nci9hbor was villain"
and, OH arriving at tho next station,
was about to have him arrested, when.
luckily, tho cause Of her agitation was
discovered--in the shape Of goose,
which, placed ia basket under the seat
occupied by the lady, had, during the
voyage, amused itself by pccking at her
understanding" The discovery OF
the criminal created great laughter
among tlic passengers.