Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-01-05
News Items.

| The new Atlantic Cable VIII be laid
in June next by the Great Eastern.
John c. Heenan, the pugilist, arrived
| in Boston from Europe, Dec. 9th. 1t
is reported that he is about TO take a
porter-house in New York.
! The trial of the rebel Captain Gee,
keeper of the rebel prison at Salisbury,
| y. c., on a charge of maltreating Union
| prisoners, is now in progress at Salisbu-
! ry.
| The steamer Constitution, with fifty
! iOur persons on board, was wrecked on
| the North Carolina coast on Christmas
| day. Forty of those on board persisted,
and the vessel is total loss.
| The War Department computes the
number o. deaths in the Union armies
| Turing the rebellion at 5000 and in
| the rebel armies at "a, 01O-makiug u
total of 525, 900.
Gerrit Smith has finally commenced
his libel suit against the Chicago Iiib-
me, laying his damages at So, 900. The
suit is entered in the United States Cir
cult Court before Judge Drummond.
Young Ketchum, the New York for
ser, has been sentenced to our years
and six months imprisonment in the
state Penitentiary. a movement is on
loot to petition Gov. Fenton for his par
don.
The trial of Semmes, the Alabama
pirate, will commence January IL. Com.
5hubrick will be President OF the Court
Martial.
i'ifty-cight sea going vessels were lost
Turing the month OF December
Colorado has ratified the Constitutions
al amendment by u vote OF So to l.
Congress will be asked to increase the
salaries of members Of the Cabinet to
5lO,00O year each.
a foot of snow fell in Washington
Dec. 80. -.
The namber OF national banks now i'm
operation is l,G-6, with circulation of
s237, $40, l55.
The amount of Wisconsin hank cir
culation now outstanding is ST., 625.
About a hundred soldiers have been
badly frozen, recently, on the Plains.
The Rebel General Buckner has quit
editing and gone into the grocery bust
ness at New Orleans.
The business OF one Of the leading do
mestic and jobbing houses in New York
during 1865, reached nearly STO,OO0,Olo.
The New Orleans Picoyene states that
the Adams Express Company has loan
ed $1,000, d01 Of its accumulated capital
To several of the Southern railroads, to
enable them to resume operations.
The Presidents reception on New !
Years day was attended by the diplo-
matte corps, Cabinet ministers, Justices
Of the u. $. Supreme Court, Senators,
Representatives, officers of the army, !
navy, and marine corps. and by large |
numbers of the people generally.
Both Macmillan and the Juarists are |
anxiOusly awaiting the action of our
Congress Oh the Mexican question:
The latter are sanguue that they will |
soon be assisted by military force from
the United States; while the former is |
confident that ii he could have n con
ference with President Johnson, he
would soon enlist him on the Imperial
side.
La Crosse had a night of fires on the
2Stn. Tho second and most destructive
coniiagration swept along Third street,
taking oil fourteen buildings; total loss,
$40, 900. a great fire on Thursday night
- also reported at t'on du Lac. but tie
telegraph office having been destroyed,
particulars are delayed.
Since October 3lst, li,ty-five thousand
troops, white and COi0red. have been
mustered nUt OF service, and the number
las thus been reduced to an aggregate
o. J,t0D regulars, white volunteers,
and colorcdl Still in service. 1t is esti
mated that eight millions will be re-
| .gaircd to pay the troops Oh rolls due
January 1t.
Twelve hundred French troops land
ed ut Vera Cruz December 9th, and 300
| 80 hoe
( tabiished drafting in Mexico. The time
| OF service is six years, and those liable
are between the ages o. Is and IS. The
| clergy, teachers, and some other classics
| of people are exempt. Persons drafted
! can commute for SiON.
| L. Ii. Crosby, OF Chicago, has failed
/ Ills liabilities are over S!Dj,UO. His
! Optra house II advertised for sale.
The OVERLAND N AiL.-The Chicago
IrtbHi1e says: We see it announced that
the California overland mail is hereafter
! To start from Chicago. 1t is to I've taken
due west by the Dixon Air Line OF the
Northwestern Railroad, and thence by
the Cedar Rapids and Missouri River
Road. ana stages from Bponsboro to
Omaha. From thence the line by Ben
lialiliay'S coaches is direct to Denver.
up the valley OF the Platte, and on the
r0Nte taken by Mr.. Coiftx and his party
daring the last Summer To California.
y great saving OF expense will thus be
made by the government. The time
will also be considerably iessened, and
tn = decrease Will become greater ~ the
IN ain truui 81 tie Un:ua Pacific Rail-
| way q opened westward from Omaha.
\ hundred miles OF that road will be in
operation early in the spring, and AS
much more hy year from the frat Of
/ July. Thencef,Ogward ihe road will pro-
gyeaS ranidiy till it reaches the eastern
/ base . the Rocky Mountains, and our
/ California friends will receive their
! New York letters in less chan three
weeks, instead of nearly Il month as is
| now the case.
y CASE OF CpNsCIENCE.-The follow
ing strange item comes from New York
by telegraph under date Of Dec Goth:
"A communication was handed in to
! the Board OF Aldermen this morning
from Il. =. Bradford, late Public Adj
ministratOr, stating that his annual re-
port for lo6j would show deficit of
$4,000 III that office. and conlessing
that this amount had been Improperly
used by him while holding office, and
was lost in stock specuations on Wall
street. lie says no one but himself
| knew that he had become improperly
possessed of the funds, OF derived i'm any