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

In New York city, during 1865, $751;
600, O00 of internal revenue was collect
ed. This is aside from the amount
derived from the sale of stamps, estimat-
ed at 10,0O0,O00.
A large meeting of Fenians was held
at Buffalo last Friday evening, at which
Gen. sweeney promised, if he was sup
ported, to raise an army in ninety days
and before the LIST of May place them in
locality which should be made base
of operation against England.
4 Washington dispatch states that a
late interview between Napoleon and
the American Minister the former init
mated that he should Withdraw the
French troops from Mexico, if the
United States gave security for perma-
nent neutrality.
The match trade for the coming year,
it is estimated will amount to nine mill
ion dollars.
Mosby, the guerrilla leader, has been
released from arrest.
Secretary Harlan was serenaded, at
Washington on the night of the 10Th
and, in making some remarks on the
occasion, said that it could not be ex-
pected that the people who had been in
rebellion would at once acquiesce i'm
giving negroes the right of citizenship
but the safety of the country was OF
more Importance than the feelings OF
rebels. He did not claim to speak fol-
the President, but thought Mr.. John
son entertained similar views.
Mr.. VIM. M. Evarts, of New York
has at last settled down to the work OF
preparing for the trial of Jefferson Da.
Wis, and is mot at home" to visitors
being engaged in overhauling the rec
ords of trials for treason since the DAYS
of the Stuarts. The Government, it il
said, pays Mr.. Evarts fee of one hun.
dred thousand dollars in this case, 8
sum which is not an eXorbitant charge
for professional services, when it is con
siGered that his business is now ovel
overnlty thousand dollars per year, anC
must suffer to "A great extent during his
preparations for an attendance on the
| trial OF the President OF the late "Con.
federacy."
The Secretary of the Treasury in 6
communication to the House of Repre-.
sentatives, fixes the total issue of Ma.
tional bank circulation at S26O, 900, OO(
with capital of $500, 900, 900. The to.
tai allotment of circulation to the vari.
Gus States was 5000 100000. ~.
Negro testimony was introduced into
a Nashville Court on Saturday for the
first time in the history of the State.
1t is believed in Washington tina,
Congress will not pass law eaualizinp
bounties, but in lieu of money viii
grant land sufficient to amount to the
three hundred dollars.
! Secretary Seward and party hav.
returned from their Cuban trip.
! There are forty different counterfeit.
of the five cent fractional currency in
circulation.
There are 5000 applications for the
400 vacancies in the regular army, anC
$4,000 applications for situations in tn,
Treasury Department.
The pirate Semmes has submitted t.
the President an elaborate argument in
his behalf claiming the benefits of thu
Sherman-Johnston parole.
/ A GOOD TINE On Thursday even.
ing last, party ofgentlemen, composed
/ of some newly elected officers of the
Iowa Central Railroad Co. and othe,
/ friends to the enterprise, met at Mar
tinstein Co.'S. partook of and enioyed
tiptop Oyster Supper. The best O.
| feeling was manifested on all Sides
AS this was the first public appearance;
of the President eject VIM. r.. Smith