Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-02-16

TIC o'Sttt ,tofUt--ftttHFOuU BtOckftJ-
ed.-The severest storm of the winter
set in on Tuesday evening, and on We'd
nesday morning was raging with great
fury. The air was heavy with flying
snow, and a strong northwest wind
piled the snow in great drifts, and blew
it into every crack and Granny about
the city. 1t was a fearful day! Save
now and then hurrying wanderer,
driven out by necessity, fighting his
way through the binding storm, none
ventured from the company of warm
stoves and sheltering roofs. Business
was almost entirely suspended, and
closed during the day. No trains ar
rived, ii is scarcely necessary to state
The railroad was Observation-Disclosures thor
oughly blockaded! This had not oc-
cured before during the present winter.
! The weather was very similar to that of
the first of January two years ago. We
learn upon inquiry at the telegraph Of
/ flee that the eastern train-Tim KEEL
! logg's--reached Manchester last even
ing. 1t would return to Dubuque and
start out fresh this morning. The Com
pany are using every possible effort to
speedily clear their road We were
surprised to learn that such progress
had been made. Some of the heaviest
cuts are between here and Independence
and it is difficult to tell, with any de-
gree of accuracy, when the train will
reach Cedar Falls. We might guess
about Saturday evening. Cawley, west
Of as, is digging his way east, having a
good force of shovelers at work ; but
what progress he is making we are I'M
able to learn. We warrant he will make
the best OF his time and means. 1t was
. thought at the depot that the two trains
would meet either here or at Waterloo.
When we consider that we have lived
through the fearful storm, and are thus
permitted on this sunny day OF grace in
the year 1866 TO sit in our quiet sanctum
and write this item to our readers, we
find no disposition TO complain at our
deprivation Of malls, or growl at any
body or any thing, save those who have
no heart OF pity for the widow and the
orphan, and the poverty stricken of
Gods snow-clad earth.
Murdoch IN Cedar FuHs.--J. l.. Muir
doch, the distinguished elocutionist,
gave choice selection of readings to a
large and delighted audience at Over
mans Halt last saturday evening. No
pen and ink sketch ofhis entertainment
can possibly convey to the mind of the
reader fair conception of its character;
to be understood and appreciated, he is
to be heard and seen. No more iutelli-
gent and appreciative audience ever as
sembed in Oyerman's Hall, it being
entirely composed OF the best citizens of
our city and locality. The room was
crowded, and such was the attenti II to
the speaker that during some Of his
pauaes quiet rcigned 50 supreme that no
sound could be heard, unless, perhaps,
it were the beating OF Il heart. He
moved his auditors to tears, again to
laughter, aud then to eager excitement.
80 twas grand!' His programme
was a3 follows:
lst Trial Scene. From Shakespeare's Mer-
chant OF Venice.
81. Drifting. b. I. Buchanan Reed
81. The Vagabonds. BY j. T. rrowbridse.
18th. The Raven. By Edgar \. Poe.
5th. The Rising: or. The Patriot Parson. From
T. Buohanan Reeds Wagner OF the Alleglla-
MES. ......
9Th. The Daacon's MASTERPIECES or, The Won
derful "One-Eo2s Shay" By Oliver Wendell
Holmes.
It'll. Barbara Fritshie. BY John G. Whittier
sth. She.ilan's Ride. BY r. Buchanan Reed
9th. Mr.. Pickwtck in the W rong Box. Ex-
tract from Dickens PickwiclI Papers.
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