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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

fTOtil tue SiicHRo JOutIiai, nov. litT.
Miss Ellen Blackburn, the love-sick
young woman who distinguished her
self the other day, by jumping out of "a
fourth story window nj the Central Sta
tion, all for the love of Isaac Niles, the
pious church deacon, and dealer in
hides, who betrayed her, became yes
terday afternoon, Mrs. Isaac Niles. The
hcartless seducer, who was recently
held for trial on a charge of bastardy,
has been stricken with remorse OF con-
science, and consented to make the on
ly reparation now in his power, and
save his victim from worse fate, by
offering her his hand. She was more
than delighted at the prospect, and her
parents, who are still In town, were nc
less gratiiied Mt so happy termination
of the little romance. The happy even
was brought about, mainly, througi
the instrumentality of General u. L
Iinder, who acted as counsel for Niles
and who persuaded him 10 become 4
husband for the third time. The we'd
ding was celebrated yesterday, with
due solennity, in the girls apartment
at the Central Station, Justice Moore
officiating on the OCCASION. Her father
and General Linder were also present
at the econsummaiion sodevoutly wished
for by the hapless, but now happy 81
len. She was in he'd, not being able 10
rise in consequence Of her injuries. .---
" No cards.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

THE NUMBER OF LANGUAGEs.-The
least learned are aware that there are
many languages in the world, but the
actual number is probably beyond the
dreams of ordinary people. The geo.
grapher, Babi, enumerated eight hun
dred and sixty which are entitled to be
considered as distinct languages, and
five thousand which may be regarded
as dialect. Adelung, another modern
writer on this subject, rcckons up three
t,ousand and siKty-0ur languages and
dialects existing, and which haze exist
ed. Even after we have allowed either
of these as the numberof languages, we
must acknowledge the existence of al
most infinite minor diversities, for al
most every province has tongue more
or less peculiar, and this we may well
believe to be the case throughout the
world at large. 1t is said there are lit
tie islands, lying close together in the
South Sea, the inhabitants of which do
not understand each other. or the
eight hundred and sixty distinct Ian
guages enumerated by Babi, fifty three
belong TO Europe, one hundred and
fourteen to Africa, one hundred and
twenty-three to Asia, four hundred and
seventeen to America, one hundred and
seventeen to Oceanica,-by which term
he distinguishes the vast number of is
lands stretching between Hindostan
and South America.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

UNPRoFTTABLE WITNESS. - In the
Police Court, yesterday, a prisoner was
up for stealing. The case was not fair
Iy made cut, but the presumption was
not in the prisoners favor. When ask
cd If he could bring any evidence OF
good character, he said at first that hc
could not, but at thai moment he espi-
ed policeman sitting near the stove,
and his countenance grew several de-
grees brighter. "There,n said he, is
man who nas been acquainted with
me for six months, and don't think he
knows anything bad that l have ever
dore." The witness was called, and
testified that the prisoner was worth
less scamp in every respect, frequenter
of places of low resort a drunkard, a
liar, and a suspected thief. The prison
er was then asked by Justice Milliken
if he had any other witness, and he re-
piled, "Not any more of that sort, If
you please" The charge of stealing did
not hold good, but the triraner was sent
to the Bridewcif. Chicago Journal.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

NELL GwYNNE, once coming to her
earringe, found her footman bloody,
from recent fight with his comrades.
" They called you w--.p was his ex.
PLANTATION. "You fool" rejoined the
candid Nell; Everybody knows II. ~
They shan call me w------'s footman
for all that! grumblcd the fellow, as
he clambered into his pbce, and the
carriage drove pG
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

A wedding was interrupted lately in
Colchester, England, by the levity of
the groom. All went well until the
clergyman required the bridegroom to
repeat after him the words, 81 ---------,
take ---- to be my welded wife =
for better, for worse de-, when he al
tered the formula TO "pll take her for
ter immediately closed the book, and
quilted the church.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

THE Iowa CENTRAL RAILROAD
We glen from our exchanges interesting
particulars as to this important road,
the building of which seems to be u
matter removed beyond a doubt. The
subject is being canyassed thoroughly
and earnestly in the different counties
through which the route is expected to
pass. The road will tap all the
east and west lines Of the State, and
connect with the North Missouri road
at some point on the border not yet des-
! ignated. OF course the thriving State
Of Minnesota, shut out from the world
by frozen rivers for nearly one half the
year, will meet us upon the border, and
! thus continue line uninterrupted from
! st. Paul through the best part of Min
nesota to st. Louis, distance by this
route OF 46T miles. Only 81 miles OF
road remain to be built in Missouri to
extend the North Missouri II. r., to
our line, and this will be accomplished
by the wealth OF st. Louis and the
counties benefited by the road. At all
events there seems no doubt Of the fact
that at no distant day the road will be
in operation from Cedar Falls 10 our
State line, sweeping through some Of
the richest counties in the State, and
throwing into the laps of the principal
cities on the river fair proportions of
the ctreasure.-DGccnport Gazette.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24
Sim0H'S WIfe's Mother.

A friend just returned from New
York tells us pretty good story Of an
Illinoisan who was stopping at the same
hotel. On Sunday, the Western man,
being desirous of hearing several of the
moro famous pulpit orators of the me-
tropolis, went i'm the morning to DR..
Chapin's church, but heard stranger
preach form the text: But Simon =
wife's mother lay sick Of fever" In
the afternoon he went to Beechcr's Ply
mouth church, and heard the same dis
course from the same preacher. Going
in the evening to DR.. Osgood's church,
he found the same clergyman and the
same theme: "Simon's wife's mother
lay sick of Il fever" The next day the
patient hearer Of the thricc-told dis
course was crossing 80 Brooklyn in q
ferry-boat, when the alarm bell, in the
park, agitatcd the air with It's great
shocks of sound, and u man behind him
inquired why that bell was tolling.-
Looking up, he saw the now familiar
countenancc of the preacher, and was
prompt to reply: q think Simon's
wifc's mother must be dead. / heard
three times yesterday that she was sick
of fever. ."--Prouitieace journal.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

TELEGgAPHIC RATES. Some Of our
exchanges are discussing the possibility
Of populariziEg the telegraph, and COM
planning that present prices are too high.
The New York Times calls attention to
the fact that on the continent Of Europe
oise can send a message across the Who'll,
breadth of France for a single franc,
twenty centsl while the shortest dis
patch from Albany to New York costs
jifty cents. The Times thinks there Is
no excuse for this, and declares that
telegraphing is the most profitable bu-
siness in the country. All the lines arc
making enormous dividends, upon y
capital three, five and ten times tile cost
Of the lines. There is no reason why
the public should pay such Outrageous
prices for the service. The cost Of work
Ing telegraph is very SMALL. compared
with railroad or anything else vet the
charges in proportion are very much
higher. This matter is beginning to
co1nmand good deal Of public atten.
ton, and will command more unless q
remeds he speedily applied.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

A TRAGIC WEDDING.--The town of
Kaschua, in Hungary, has just been the
scene of a tragic event. A gentleman
of the environs was to be married to a
young lady of the town, and on the day
fixed for the wedding, the bridegroom
and his friend went in procession to
naschua, preceded by q band Of music,
and firing rifles rs they went along
During the repast, which was served
after the ceremony, one OF the guests
jested with the bridegroom on the sud
den disappearance Of the bride, who
had gone to her mother in tho kitchen.
The husband went to find his wife, and
seeing her in the midst of group of
women, he requested her to return to
the dining room. She playfulIy refus-
ed, and raH away, laughing as she went.
Her young husband then took up rifle
and aiming it at her, cried, Come here
Irma, or 1 will fire.n The bride laugh
ed and replied, Fire If you like! r---
The rifle went off, that instant, and the
poor girl fell, mortally wounded; she
died three hours later, after assuring
her husband that she felt certain he did
not know that the rifle was loaded.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

FOUND oUT.-The mother of the child
found few evenings ago on the steps
of GutteFs clothing store, has been
found out. Two women, residents of
East Davenport, made pilgrimage to
watchman Rohm's to see the child spo-
ken of by the Gazette on Saturday.
They at once recognized the babe as be-
longing to n Mrs. Ashley, of East Day.
export, who came here as she represent
ed, from Massachusetts, some time ago,
to meet her son and husband, who were
in the army-she has never met them.
The child was born about four weeks
ago, ut the house of David Gray, in
East Davenport, where she has been
living. On Thursday evening last she
was at Mrs. McAfee's ON I'd street, with
the infant, and represented to that lady
that she was not strong enough to take
care Of the child, and some one else
must provide for it; that she intended
going to Iowa City the next morning to
visit her sister, residing there. 1t is
supposed she went directly from Mrs.
McAfee's and deposited the child on
the steps of the clothing store. She
has not since been heard of; and
whether or not she has gone to Iowa
City is not known. Some persons who
have looked at the child say it is rather
dark, and pretending to physiological
acumen, pronounce il n clear result of
misccgenation." The woman averred
that he husband was very dark "com-
plectcd man, and SO accounts for this
anomalous white badly. The unfortu-
nate infant is now being reared by q
respectable colored family.-Darenport
Gazette.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

YoUSG MES, PAY ATTENrIoN!.---
Don't be a loafer, don't cali yourself q
loa.er, don't hang about ioaiiug places.
Better work for nothing and board
yourself, than to sit around corners
with your hands in your pockets. Bet.
ter for your owp mind, for your own
respect. Bussle about, ii you mean To
have anything, 10 hustle about for. =
Many poor physician has obtained a
real patient by riding hard TO attend an
imaginary one. A quirc Of old paper.
tied with red tape, carried under law.
yer's aru1, may procure him his first
case, and make his fortune. Such Is
the world; to him that hath shall be
given. Quit droning ard complaining;
kssr busy ard mind snur chances,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

| After having, I'm spite Of sore bones,
| performed jig which he had extempor-
lied for that occasion for the ex press cd
ification of the rehs, Joe descended from
his perch, and deliberately shutting of
steam, stopped. -...
We We're still In sight of them, though
at a tolerably safe distance, and now
saw group of them standing near sew
eral men who had been wounded, per-
haps some killed, by that "irrepressi-
BILE " stick of wood.
| Our damages were a few bruises each,
but no serious hurts. Our engine suf-
fered the loss of the pilot or cow-catch-
er and head light, the front of the
smoke-boX was stove in, besides sundry
dents and bruises on the brass castings
of the cylinders but for running pur-
poses absolutely uninjured, the rebels
having piled logs squarely across the
top of the track, the point of the cow
killer had gone under them, and, though
broken by the shock, had raised them
sufficiently to keep them from under
the wheels, while the engine dashed
them right and left into the gorge.
The rebels seeing us stop, started in
pursuit, but as we found nothing seri-
Gus to impede our further progress, and
as in their case, distance lent enchant-
ment to the view," we were off again
in high spirits, and without further ad-
venture worth recounting, arrived safe
ly at our destination.
Poor Joe, after being shot at so often
as to have acquired sovereign con-
tempt for rebel bullets, was shot dead,
about year ago, while running n gov
ernment engine near Chattanooga.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

A T'TORNEY NCOUNsELLOEs, GENER-
N AL COLLECTING AND WAR-CIAlM AGENT
Back pay Bounty and all other claims relating thereto
attended to with certainty and despatch Office in Null
srky's Block. Cedar Falls. Iowa.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-11-24

IOHN L.. WILCOX, formerly ofthe American
81 Hotel having leased the above house, would return
mis- thanks to the public for the liberal patronage formerly
bestowed and would be happy to welcome all his old
friends at Garter House. Main ST. Cedar Falls Iowa
STAGES this house daily for the North South aRd
West.
Cedar Falls, July 2s, 1881.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-03-11
Summons.
Territory of Idaho, County of Boise-SS.
In the Probate Court IN and for said county.

Territory of Idaho, County of Boise-SS.
In the Probate Court IN and for said county.
Jacob Painter vs. George Densmore.
TO GEOROE Den SMORE.
TN the name Of the People of the United States.
in the Territory of Idaho. you are hereby mott
lied that there is now on file in the Office of the
Probate court of Boise county, Idaho Territory,
the complaint of Jacob Painter, praying judgment
against You in the sum of FIVE hundred and eighty
seven dollars and ninety cents, for cash loaned,
lumber and merchandise furnished you at your
special instance and request, between the lst day
OF November, 1862, and the 18th day of January,
1868, the notes Of which will more fully appear
pear and answer to said complaint within forty
days after the 5th day of March, 1865, exclusive
of the day last mentioned, the said plaintiff will
take Judgment against you for the sum herein
specified with cost of suit.
In testimony whereof I, j. M. Shepherd, Elk
..... Office Clerk of said Probate Court have
SEAL: hereanto set my hand and affixed the
$500. seal of said Probate Court, at Idaho
CITY, this lst day of March, A. D. 1865.
j. M. SHEPHERD, Ex-Officio Clk P. C.
E. D. HoLBRooK, Atty for Pl'f. IOWA
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SECESSION VS.. UNION NRGRoEs.--A citizen
of Glasgow, who is at present in st. Louis,
relates remarkable incident which attended
the late capture of that place by the rebel bril-
gades under Shelby and Cook. Among their
camptollowers were some dozen of negroes
who acted as cooks, servants to officers and
the like and who professed as ardent an at
tachment to Rebel principles as their masters
did. After the fall of the place, the secesh
blackamoors hunted up the negro soldiers who
were included in the capitulation, and treated
them literally to jeers and curses, and to
taunts of being 'Nigger Yankees and elm
colnites." They continued this for some time
until one of their number whose malice was
of an inventive kind went off and in few
minutes brought back large bucket of
white paint which he had observed some
wherein the town. With this he went to
work thickly daubing the faces ofthe captives
until he had changed the visages of several
from a charcoal black to an undeniable white
color. His fellow solutions assisted in the
performance with great aiacrity and with
many yells and outlaws expressive of their
delight. By the time they had polished off
six or eight of the Union darkies they were
interrupted in their sports by one of Clark IS
side and sent off to their legitimate camp du-
ties.-TSt Louis Republican.
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Summons.

Territory of Idaho, county of Boise-ss.
In the Probate court in and for said county
H. Martin and ]. NJ Murphy, doing business under the
firm name and style Of Martin Murphy, Plaintiffs.
vs. P Partridge defendant.
To P. Partridge:
TN the name of the people of the United States in the
Territory of Idaho, you hereby notified that there
now on file in the Office of the Probate court of Boise
county Idaho Territory the complaint of H. Martin and
j. NJ Murphy demanding judgment against you in the
sum of $3.50 O0 hundred and fifty dollars for SER
vices rendered you by plaintiffs attorneys at your spe
cal instance and eques during the years 1868 and 1864
plant on or before the 10th day of May 1865 the said
plaintiffs will take judgment against you for the said
amount together with the costs of suit.
In testimony whereof T. J. NJ. Shepherd Ex-oficio
I ~ clerk of said Probate court have hereunto set
SEAL my hand and affixed the seal of my court this
~ LIST day of February, 1865
J. NJ. SHEPHERD, Ex-0ficio clerk of P. c.
= E Holbrook, Atty for Pill nl5-90days :.
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Summons.
TERRITORY of Idaho, County Of B

Territory of Idaho, County of Boise-SS.
In the Probate Court in and for said county.
Jacob Painter, Plff VS.. George Densmore, Delft.
TO GEORGE DENSMORE:
TN the name of the People of the United States
| in the Territory of Idaho you are hereby mott
fed that there is now on file in the Office of the
Probate Court of Boise county, Idaho Territory,
the complaint of Jacob Painter, against you, in
which he asks judgment in the sum of five han.
dred and fifty dollars and sixty cents, on two GER
tain promissory notes made, executed and deliver
ed by you-the one to Jacob Painter in 1865, the
other to -, in the State of Oregon, in 1861 -
a copy of which notes are now on file in the office
Of the said Probate Court and unless yon appear
DAYS after the 5th day of March, A. D. 1865, ex
elusive Of the day last mentioned, Judgment will
be taken against you by default for said amount
with costs of suit.
In testimony whereof III. NJ: Shepherd, Elk
-. Oficio Clerk of Probate Court, have
seal: .hereunto set my hand and affixed the
80. seal Of said Court, this 1st day OF March
1865. J. M. SHEPHERD, Elk Ofdcio elk. P. B.
E. D. HoLBRooK, Atty for Pf. GOVT
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Summons.

Territory of Idaho County of Owyhee.
In the District Court, Third Judicial District;
S. M. Fry, Plaintiff, as. Daniel sPower, Admins
TRAITOR of the estate of James Carroll, deceased
and Michael Carroll and -- Malcombe, De-
PENDANTS.
To Michael Carroll and - Malcombe. Defts:
TN the name of the people Of the United States
in the Territory of Idaho, you are hereby no
tilted that there is now on file in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of the Third Judicial
District of said Territory, in Ruby City Owyhee
county, the complaint of s. NJ. Fry, praying for
the dissolution of the firm of Fry & Garcia
settlement of co.partnership accounts, partition
of certain co-partnership property, and to which
proceeding you are made parties defendant. Now
unless you appear and answer said complaint
within forty (4O) days from the 9th of May, 1865,
exclusive Of said last day. judgment by default
will be taken against you according to the prayer
of said complaint and the Plaintiff will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded therein.
EDw'D NUGENT, Atty TOR Plff. n18m3.
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Summons.

TERRITORY Of Idaho County Of Boise. SIS.
Tn probate Court in and Tor said County
R. C. Shepherd Plaintiff, Us. Mary Young Dei''
IN the name Of the people of the United States
in the Territory of Idaho you are hereby n ts
Probate Court in the county Of Boise and Ierr
tory of Idaho, the complaint of R. G. SnePneru'
asking judgment against you for the sum Of one ne
hundred and eghtyfour dollars and twentydnEE We
certain pro%ss s 2 9sS e. sTef annag
~ y 9es5 which note is now on file in said Office
and unless less you appear and answer make to this
complaint within thirtyIdays after the 6t tn asy
Of March 1865 exclusive of the day OF s aafaGt
Judgment will be taken against you by oeiaulS
for the said amount and costs of suit. ro.o
In testimony whereof J. N. Shepherd Prooa Pave
80, Judge and Ex-Oficio Clerk ! OF IA s ana
SEAL Court have hereunto set Eny na mo @u It
day of February, A. D. 1865. JIM; SaEPHGRDc:
nlSw4 Probate Judge and Ex-Oficio o. I. v
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IN Probate Court, Boise Coun+

In Probate Court, Boise County. I. 7:
In the matter of the estate of l. W, Rourk, de-
ceased.
The people of the United States of the Territory
of Idaho send greeting:
I'm pursuance Of an order of this Court duly
L entered of record on the first day OF March,
1865 notice is hereby given that the Fourth Mon
day in March, 1865, being the FIRST day Of the
next regular term, at II O'Clock NJ, OF sald DAY,
at the Probate Court room in Idaho city, has been
appointed for hearing the application Of 9. !; =.
Arnold, praying that document now on file in
this Court, purporting to be the last will land
testament of l. W. Rourk, deceased, he admitted
to probate and that letters testamentary be issued
to said c. /. E. Arnold, who is named therein as
Executrx, at which time and place all persons
interested may appear and contest the same
49,, In testimony whereof have hereunto
}SEAL ! set my hand and the seal of said Court
49, this LIST day OF March, 1865
J. M. SHEPHERD,
nl9W4 P. and ExOfficiO elk.
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Washington, December I, 1865.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Washington, December T. 1865.
The President directs that, except mmi-
grant passengers directly entering an Ameri-
can port by sea, henceforth no traveller shall
be allowed to enter the United States from q
foreign country without a passport. If a
'eitizen, the passport must be from this De-
partment, or from some United States Minister
or Consul abroad and, if an alien, from the
authority in his own country; the
passport to be countersigned by the diplomat
ic agent of the United States. This regula-
ton is intended to apply especially to persons
proposing to come to the United States from
the neighboring British provinces. Its OBJ
servance will be strictly enforced by all Off
GERS, civil, military and naval, in the service
of the United States, and the State and mu-
nicipal officers are requested to aid in It's ex
ecution. 1t is expected, however, that no
immigrant passenger, coming in manner
aforesaid viii! be INSTRUCTED, or any other
persons who may set out on their way thither
before intelligence of this regulation could be
reasonably expected to reach the country
from whence they started.
WIZ H. SEWARD.