Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-03-16
Dcath or W. w. Hamilton.

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A dispatch was received in town on
Thursday announcing the death of
Judge Hamilton nj his residence near
Cascade, In this county, at Al o'clock OH
that morning. He has been sick since
last September, and during the greater
! part Of that time has been confined to
his house. His health has not been ro-
bust for the past two or three years. So
Judge Hamilton was native Of Nor
cumberland, England, hut came 10
this country while yet quite young
He resided for some time In Canada,
but afterwards removed to Ohio, whore
he lived near Cleveland, and where he
married his first wife. He came to Du-
buque county In an carly day and has
continued to reside here ever since,
some twcnty-scven years. During this
time he has filled many. positions OF
honor and trust, and always with the
most eminent credit to himself and sat
isfnction to those to whom he was Inn
mcdiately responsible. He was chief
clerk In the eSurveyor-Genernl's Office
for number of years, and for some
time was Probate Judge, from which
fact he acquired the title by which he
was always known. He represented
Dubuque county In the State Lcgisla-
ture, and at one time acted as presiding
officer in the branch Of which he was i
member, Last fall, after Col. VanAnda
declined tho nomination for Lieutenant
Governor, on the ticket with Col. Ben
ton, Judge Hamilton was put on and
started out to make a canvass, but was
taken down with the sickness which
has Mt last proved fatal. For the past
four years he has filled the position OF
Auditor Of the Dubuque 4 Sioux City
railroad, and was ono Of the trustees OF
the old Dubuque & Pacific railroad.
In his death Dubuque county loses
one Of her best citizens-an upright.
honorable, high-minded man. He se-
cured the respect of all who knew him,
and much weight was given to his opin-
ions. He was whig in politics, always
conservative and careful, but rcferrcd
to almost rs much by his opponents N
by his friends, au- ." a''un ua4.a
Hs leaves a wife, to whom lac had
been married some seven years, his first
wife having died many years ago, and
four children. Dubuque Herald, Gth.
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HIp-HIP-lIUzzAH.-- Capital of
Iowa sends its greeting 10 the country
and to the world! We are glad all over
at the result Of our City Election ycster.
terday! Our nerves as we write, tlngls
with the spirit of rejoicing! There In
40 use Of feeling happy unless YOU can
experience tho full benefit of II from the
top Of your head clear down into your
boots! In tho largest vote ever polled
in this city, the Republicans have OBJ
tained larger majority than they ever
achieved before. The copperhcads have
been literally scoopcd out! They have
been taken to the political slaughter
house, and converted into very small
bits Of mince-meat! There Is not enough
left Of the rascally party to encourage
the erection OF n hye-cent monument to
! the memory of its dead leaders! There
! il not enough left Of 1t. after the annihi-
lating kick IL received yesterday, to con-
stitute n respectable ghost! Even tho
martyred stephen, standing on his plat
form of iancied persecution, aud playing
the triangular fool in the Fourth ward,
was not able to save st. John or any
other Coppcrhead Saint, including him
self, from the perditi8n Of disuniontsts
and disorganizers. .-Des Moines Reg.
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THE Cincinnati courts have lust de-
cided what constitutes a lady's ward
robe. Mrs. Jane l.. Long, wife of Gen.
Long, sought to recover from the own.
ers of the steamer Gen. Buell. for value
OF trunk and contents lost, and claimed
that the articles enumerated legitimatc-
ly belonged to lady's wardrobe; Mo-
zambique dress skirt, $500; checked
grenadine, $1,000; black alpaca do,
SI.00; silver colored grenadine do,
$1,000 dclane do, 5000; lawn skirt,
5000; lawn dress, $500; drab silk do.
and mantle, $4,000; drab silk bonnet,
1000; corsets, $1,000; cambria under
skirts, $ll.00; muslin do, $500; 2 bal
moral skirts, $1,000; night wrappers,
$86.O0; doz. embroidered linen che
mise, $1,000; velvet hat, Sl3.00; o silk
belts and sashes, $3.50; toilet soap,
Sl2.00; lawn drawers, $4,000; silk
basque, 5000; velvet back Bible, SlO..
90; ivory comb, $500; fans, $1,000;
jcwelry, 800; gold bracelet, $1,000;
lined with gold, $500; gOld buckle.
$1,000; total, including a few other ar
ticles, S2,0O4.0O. Mrs Long recovered
damages To tho amount claimed.