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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19
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Neu Orlca1,,n,1ls ny MARKED.

NEW ORLEANS, Dcce nber %. -CorToN-The market
opened this morning subject the influences that
prevailed yesterday, and has continued dull and droop
ing the day Ths offerings 1 G we're cute hoe
little willingness unless at to which
the former were illncEncd to submit Under these
circumstances the sales Of restricted character,
footing up at the close barely 2loo bales taken by four
brokers' at prices indicating decided tendency to
inside figures Referring the above remarks.
peat follows assimlatng to the Iiverpool classifca
ding, 30a31c, and niddl ng 32c. The continued
unsatisfactory position OF exchange exercises depress
ing influence IN operations
STATEMENT COTTON.
Stock hand September 1st, 1865. bales-1O2o oS2
Received to- day. y.....................-... 1864
A5,72o
Cleared previously. 1e5, ,271-2o4, ,ss3
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PORT CALENDAR.
LIST OF SHIPPING
I'm tho Port OF Charleston, December 81, 1866
VESSELS UNDER 100 TONS. AND sTEAn1RHs ooAsr1Na
STATE EXCEPTED.
STEAMSHIPS.

STEAMSHIPS.
souder 778 tons, Lockwood, at Atlantic wharf, for
oe7 on at op
orowe Adsers sor aatess Ne@
Falcon s7s sons Reod at Union wharf for
Adele tons Hail at Browns wharf for Bsoss
LOADING. Street Bros 4 Co
SHIPS.
Nereus, TONS Nichols at Atlantic wharf for Liverpool
conndenee 94 tons johnson. at prowna W WAR; from
Ne" sss Ysrf tcvs waiting dagns = o d Smith Go
osdn 80 Hal.w at Atlantic 1nar to1 Se
@ oas Young at Atlantic Rhsn5es st
Liverpool, loading. w Smith s. Co
BARKs.
Modena 2oe tons, Ryder. at Kerr's wharf from Boston,
roseano tons Delano at Brown Cos xhar h3e1e f1o
6s
Regina lBr 5ss TONS Tobn at Boyce Cos n wharf for
Anse zssgas iys Wills @sFs ssa e.
Shsw f S;s 81 tons Cam It MaFshss % hsr @
Mazat1an Is, sss TONS Fauvre at Union % Wharf for for
assas 9ssns stuart a; Union h3ssT se Se
Wson & tons DYER At wa ro Go
orchia s3s tons, Havener ut in Ashley River
swedish 500 TONS Carlson 1t n.
.un %haE Esa for or ycsrpoo loadin rs Eedserg
from Liverpool, discharging .......CN Hubert
TroPic Bird g. s21 tons, Robbins. il the stream
BRIGs.
Haze 2s4 tons Hal, at Onion wharf from Boston dis
Ale5 ia TOMS Pettes 1T Brown COS bax Whnr ron
vgnes At ce efoS cG
CARMEN @ ens Faulkner in Ashley 7s. Hs saH
5o,en ss rsdu
Union r Is tons sHctney. at Union wharf fro
Savannah, to be repaired. Master
Lizzie b Merrill 45s TONS Urner, at Atlantic wharf
o.stiian, 2si TONS Hardenbrook. at Union wharf,
from bsRsr ~ oa Thompson a 1Rs1v
for Philadelphia lila loading. :."H Baker Co
Poinset sl6 tons Anderson. at Onion wharf for Bos-
Menawa, 211 tons, Dissoway, at vanderhorst wharf.
from New York. discharging. w Roach
chas Dennis 2es tons, Hughes at Adger's wharf
Thonas tons. SroeIet at Pattoas wharf nRss rom
se7as M SoaS @ Ksr ia1 So4o
g! TONS ldse at KerTs rhef s5a ron Bs =
Reagan at Atlane s
5ua 10 co
Georgetown. G, ready. IT Tupper Son
Pathway, tons Compton, at Central Wharf, from Phil
adelphi1 dscharging. .............HF F Baker & Co
Nadab, "a tons Lewis, ut Kerrs wharf from Baltimore
O1Scn2rR1nR. Master
Palmer 1877 tons. Palma. at wharf, for Balti-
@ more, loading. Locke
S@is9 sSS tons. Toolel at Adgers wharf II Se
4OrK, 1Oa01ES W hOaCn
Daniel Britain, 248 tons, Springer, at Union wharf,
1O1d LOT new YOrk. n r Baker L. Co
Jno Griffin, so5 TONS Foster, st Central wharf, for
Aid tons. Mccormick, at Central vhasves from
n.snoa Chase at wharf from Ta1ss
lslAnd, repairing. j EnslOW 4 &C
Ralph Carlton, - tons Harrington, in Ashley River
for Boston, loading. Risley Creighton
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Augusta Market.

y AUGUSTA, December 26.-GoLD S1vER.-In the
absence transactions without quotations. The
decline III New York put stop to business.
CorroN.-Sales OF the day ga bales34 at 49, at 29,
16 at 49, 20 at so Al at 81 l6 at and 1o7 at 2c The
receipts arc 5GS bales The market is firm and holders
demand ddng 3oc for Strict do SIC, and for Good
NIi1diin0 Soc
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THE CHARLESTON MARKET.

FOE THURSDAY EVENING, DEcEnl-
BER 27
COTTON-The continually rcceding price Of go!a, aid
the consequent decline in the rate for sterling bills has
had a depressing influence the Cotton market
throughout the week. this, with slight falling off in
price at Liverpool say from 14d to 14Sd, have been
the most prominent for keeping the staple N
dull and declining condition. Under these adverse in
fuenccs the article has down in price about cents
. 1t. from quotations of Friday last with very lin
tied sales factors in many instances preerrng to take the
Of the future and hold their stocks to selling at
the prevailing figures The receipts at this point have
been bales Of all kinds this week. against 1868 the
week before The exports have been 1888 bales, and the
week previous 2429 The daily features Of the trade here
for the pastweek as follows:
rapid decline in gold caused dull market on Friday,
purchasers acting with caution, and factors who
disposed to realize had to sell at about c off Sales
some $50 bales the closing quotations being 32@33c.
Adding 33Sc. for Middling, and 341z@35c for
Stric5 Mddling Cotton.
On Saturday the downward tendency Of prices con
tnucd and the rates fell off fully 1c f, with sales Of
100 bales-prices too irregular to be quoted.
or Monday, dullncss still characterized the market,
tho transactions being generally IN favor Of the buyer
with sales Of IT'S bales the basis of 32c. e b for Mid
ding Cotton
Tuosday being Christmas there was no business trans
acted
o., Wednesday buyers disposed to operate, but
holders were in many withholding their Cotton,
expecting favorable change in the market and the
transactions were about bales, Middlng Cotton sell
ing for 81 1Ha32c.
. Yesterday the market fat and prices declined
half cent it, Sales about 200 bales, viz II at 29 81
at 80; Sc Al at 31 81 at 80 at 32s. We quotes
Low Middling. .3O}a@3l
Middllng. .o11a@5--.
Strict MlddhES. Voz7a
SEA ISLAND CorroN-The receipts Of this class of Cot
ton continue moderate say about 533 bales for the past
wee The been to greater extent than here
tofcrc and article closed rather frner but without
Important change The transactions amount to about
400 bales previous rates. viz: Common, 5S@7Oc
p Is Medium, 75@9o, and Fine at s1@1 40. Floridas
arc selling at 5o@soc. q tb. as in quality.
COTTON STATEMENT.
s. Isrd. Uprd. Rice
Received from Doc 20 Dec. g. 1866 544 s.eos e2s
Received previously. 3749 oo'415 5'4oi
Ezroa45 ne;a1 R'ce'pts s: "a 1pd Rice 80 0'' 80
From Dec. 81 to
rresensiy. pss; Isl .eo.' s,iM 4s,7ss 2,so5
s,521 5s,1s4 $3.50
Total exports. o,o21 o5,1o4 o'1oo
Stock on hand and on shipboard. LOOT 14245 s47
SAME THE LAST YEAR
S. rM. Uppd. Rice.
zses on asg 1866 sss ss '2s
Received previously. ...-.... l,ol6 3oo66 1883
z2sas4s 1stsa neo'ipts s. IA vi z;:: 4a'ss 2sa
Bes De- s: 1863: ses aes g s.s9s s9s ,ss g
1924 32,4e5 11so
Total Exports. s.........-......2,29a $3.50 l. 1ot
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COMMERCIAL.

Mxports for the Week ending Thnrsday
December ~.
FOREIGN.
LIvERPOoL-Per ship Nunquam Dormio-64 bags I
and 1852 bales Upland Cotton. Per Rrenoen bark
Evcrhard Dclius-57 bales I and 1854 bales Upland
Cotton :. Per Br bark Tropc Bird-l0 bales and
975 bales Upland Cotton.
NASSAU P-Per schr JFrazier-5s, 900 feet Lumber,
$4,000 Shingles.
DOMESTIC
NEWPORT r Per schr Plandome-116, ,439 feet Lu1n-
Der.
NEW YORK-Per steamship Quaker City-14s terces
Rice l61 bales Sea Island and $50 bales Upland Cot
ton, bales Yarn, 3s packages Sundries and sc Emp
ty Bbls. Per steamship Souder-l0S tcs Rice
81 bags and 572 bales Upland Cotton 80 bbls Ro-
ll6 bales Yarn Domesilcs SO sheets Copper, 224
pkgs Sundres. g4'e
PHILADELPHIA-Per steamship whirlwind-s SO bales
Upland and % bales S T Cotton, 81 casks Rice, 10
bales Yarn, bbls Liquor, Is rolls Leather, 40 pkgs
NIdzc Sc tons Springs.
BALTIMoRE-Per steamship Lulu-13 bales Cotton
O0j feet Lumber, % pkgs and cases Mdze, hhds
and bales Hides bbls Naval Stores, II bales Rags
kegs and 1 cask.
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in Rangooa, and prices are quite nomi-
Tierces.


nal ~'" ~ o \ ' - 1
~ Tarcea Rarraia
Exnorta for the week. Soo 1s
p Eport1 fro,o ~ ~ 1nnmarv 1at a. q 77
1ports IRON sao tiloe nmuany ns iss ,ooa
There ID gooi demand for both sack and bnlf
% m SO a+oc "a snail r;ca. Ao ore Sroi~ hn1G W.
nota as ohna nrices at 81 2oa4 40: factor
iie at IS 1G ground at So 10: and Turks Island at GO
Snrrrn a. IN moderate raonoat Sa1aa ;ncnde az
and 10 elths Hennessev randy at SIS 30 cold and
snd ~ o6htbs IIoa Roh;n = ~ - hrondyat S5 5n eod
~ u uh ~ Ini I'M at 81 * cola ana bf ggime
-,rag,o ~ 1o.f ~, o+ 60 sn 1o15 NM - 80 -'- 80
a. aref ~ ~ o% F , ia oniot at nchanoed
~. ~. o+a fa;r :" 800 rasn;naa ~ oIo1oNc 1hs
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New York Market.

The New York Journal Of Commerce, OF December 25,
says:
The money market continues active, although the de-
less pressing than on Saturday. Call loans acceptable
stock coateras readily obtained at per cent and
The commercial paper is placed at SAB cent
Gold opened this morning at 1881 touched 1881, fell
off to 1895 and closed at this price.
silver sells slowly at 4a5 cents the price of gold
Mexican dollars are quoted as 1O3Aa1O3K, but i'm
po-tn sales could probably be effected above the lower
Foreign exchange is inactive. The nominal price Of
the best bankers 60 days sterling bills is loek do at
short sight 1ao We quote: Bills At sxy days on Lon
9 d i for az s Sa 7
a515; do at short sight 6l5a5l2A; Antwerp. M 517ha
5as Swiss nsS RTssn A
7s; Prussian thalers 72a72k.
PRODUCE MARKET. q
NEW R0Rk 81 DECEMBER o ae mar
unchanged figures The sales include at ss 25a
80 for @ se So 4aaa for Or On 9o"a az IT,
superhne Michigan Indiana Ohio Iowa. &c. and So 40a
II extra do 6oa1s 50 for choice extra d. 1clnd
and trade brands Of do at 12 o5a13 25 St Louis at s12
Il 50 for spg @ Sna na s1a1: 90 for winter closing rather
superhne State. 25@s 80
Extra State 10 400 II IS
Extra western ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 400 II so
Extra Ohio round hoop. 10 9o@ - %
Do ttrade). - O5eD 10 25
Extra Genesee. = g -
E1tra oI ou r. W. 49, I ~ - -; 1SY .S -
5 ~ 1on 1,1 - - T sI,1a os eno,n n
Aet @ % saes ao1e Mels 20 e t t ~ ~ S ~ f ~ ~ 1903 a. 80
ah4 eAS ooaiD 20, ~ 4 lol S1 = M ~: go; y ~ - s - + =:
@ ,a IKE snoo i - 20 Ok f NJ MI
y neia: II lae ss sg 1 s e o oGEo s.+ o. % 20 of ~
"aukse anu ~ % sn ~ 1 40 bt fo-er n,ro. so1es 1.
"a eoo t o. eosE ~ Th;cago 80 nS1ra
maze @ eeeo ol 1 stI ~ oAaooo - GU
ana ooao9c 10T 9E otate. : a-.,.s s 49,, 47 49,
~ - naen4 u,e a 1 o p; ou @
a1e pre1 ~ 1t a. - @ &c aoa OK an+ a. 1a sor n
a. senne ~ lEes ~ 1 20 4a ' otad n;aI ~ 1a ~ ha
scA @ ao o. Pc ,tf ~, - 19a1oHd for stte
e,,a su WSs, ~ ad@ as stocE ~ II - N -
ID Gnn,,Irs ~ Ara inactive "a orr onotations
- 1arse, - o 3 r;cea ah;nnn -.
a 81 Ok reta;i 81 45a1 * straw ia at 81 for good onp
ces a y - ~, s de 1a1e q f . oe+ ~ = - - 80 eoo
lye ana h ore or "a 71 and haayv W. lean
80 ~ 4ransact;ona ~ ;1nnortanca IT. -
NJ sTopTsnirits t,rpsntne ia more in buyera.
manded for mcrchantable lots Rosins-a.omnoon has
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Gcorcetoyn n1arket,

GEORGETOWN, December 24.-OoTroN-Sonae 700
bales arrived during the week for shipment. We have
hoard Of no sales we quote from 2Saso conts
TURPENTINE-Virgin and yellow dip at SO per Dbl Of
$50 lbs Scrapc at 81 25al rs per Dbl OF $50 lbs
T1s1BEn-Ssles Of about 1000 sticks at from 4a12c per
cubic foot.
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AGRlCULT u RAJ.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
nF ALL KINDS, AT LOW PRICES; IRON AND
~ Steel Ploughs, Wheebarrows, Trucks, Straw and
Stalk Cutters Corn Shelters Tanning and Grain Mills
Cotton Gins Corn and Cotton Planters Seed Drills
Plough Casting Gin Gear and other Castings, Horse
Power Threshing Machines, Guano, Bone Dust, Phos-
phate of Lime, &c. JOHN MOORE,
DeceInber10 emo No. 1913 Front-street New York.
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FnE1GHrs With scarcity of disengaging tonnage On
BERTH and free offerings for Shipment the rates
very firm and looking up They are Ac 2 b for Cotton
by steam for New York; 81 p bbl for Flour and 7c p
Cotton; 81 12M q Dbl for Flour and &c q gallon for
Philadelphia 1Ac$ h for Cotton Sail u for New York
Boston, Nc y t Cotton, and 75c Q bbl for Flour
Sailing vessels Liverpool have been obtaining sd
Cotton readily, and more being asked The rates
for Havre 1c The rate by for Liverpool is
nominally Id p tb for Cotton.
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NEW YEARS PRESENTS.

EINROSE WISHING TO MAKE PRESENTS WILL DO
l well to call and examine my goods, will sell low
to meet the times, and all goods guaranteed.
MEERSCHAUM and IMITATION FANCY BRIAR
PLAIN and all other kind of PIPES, latest style. SE
GAR-HOLDERS, SEGAR CASES, and great variety be-
longing to the trade. Imported and domestic sEGARs
put up in SO and 100 boxes. At
Il. LORENST'S
CHEAP sEGAR STORE, No. ss2 KING.
A few doors above George street.
December limo
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tb Upland 1kc. Sea Island Cotton, 50 q terce on
Rice, and Soc bb Rosin; by sail, 3c. p fb on Up
land Cotton To Boston, by stee 1c. o b on Upland
Cotton; by SAIL Ac q b. To Philadelphia by. steam,
5Sc. Q tb Upland Cotton by sail, zc . ID. To Bal
timore, by seam-These vessels take Cotton for Liver
pool to be reshppcd by steamer through. at New York
steamship rates; on Lumber, by sail, ST 5O@8 p II.
ExCHANGE-sterling bills have largely recedod,
going along with the Gold market. Sixty days bills on
England selling yesterday at 617@622A. At the
former rate $4,000 disposed of.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE.-The banks are purchasing
sight checks New York at u off; 5@1O days Z of;
10@15 days q cent off; 20@25 days ~ of; 80 days 12<
of. They sell sight drafts on New York at par.
GOLD.-The brokers were yesterday buying at 81 and
selling at 81
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-28

Stock on hand Observation-Disclosures. 21O,S33
comprised 191 hogsheads and 32l bbs Of moas-
The market TOR the former presented only mod
degree of activity at irregular, though without
quoable alteration in prices. In molnsses the inquiry
fair and the only quotable alteration advance
about &c choice The sales include 392 hhs sugar.
and 731 bbls nolasscs within the range OF tho fol-
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ConsiSnees per Northeastern Railroad,
December "a. 26. and 27.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF CHARLESTON

PORT OF CHARLEsT Ton.
Arrived Yesterday.
Schr Ann Deas from West Point Mill. SO bbls Rice
To Cart, Kopf Jervey, end II Baggett Co.
Cleared Yesterday.
BE- bark Tropic Bird, Robbins, Liverpool Bros
Brig Poinsett, Anderson. Boston, A Enslow & Co.
sehr julia Baker Ssier Baltimore via BucRsviiie,
schr Wapella, Payson. Port Royal, S C-wm Roach
Went to Sea Yesterday.
Barque Mallevile, Waite, Southern port
sehr ssr Plsndome land sIs;e Gage Newport, 7:
Schr Wapela, Payson Hilton Head.
6. From this Port.
shF Wssys5 WsRgss Wng4a Dec
schr Z I Tapley, Jones, eeergetown. S 9. Dec q
Schr Eva Belle, Barrett Georgetown, G, Dec d.
Up for t1ais Port.
Steamship Andalusia West at New York. to leave Dec
Cleared for this Port.
schr Vaughan Howell, at Boston, Dec 81.
EE& ssfs-o- l
LIST OF VESSELS
Up, CLEARED AND SAILED FOE THIS PORT.
FOREIGN.
LIVERPOOL >
The Tanurr, Thompson, sailed. Nov 5
The Maria, mckenzie, sailed. Sept is
The Tscamsah, spinsgle, cleared. .Nov IL
HALIFAx,H q.
Brig Cuebuoto Kennedy cleared .........Dec 10
RoYAN.
The Paul Maria, , sailed.
VALENCIA.
Tho Mistress Of tho Seas, Pavus, sailed. Oct
cARDIFF.
The Ponpon, Crocker. sailed. Oct 16
Aaa. LErrH
Tho Fclina DewaI sailed. .Ocs 19
The City Of Rotterdam. Earnshaw, saied.... Oct q
Bszh Mary Belle Roberts. Burney. sailed
DOMESTIC.
Ri: Anna @ Torsey Dee l. L
steamship Andaluss, West to leave... Dec %
;'iiS Abby Watson -, cleared. Dec z
s,gnr Z: Caldwell, Mccormack, up Dec IT
::cir Paragon Shute Dec II
S:,lr hato Mathew. Tapey Nov 40
S;nr Margaret, Tan, up. Dec
RuuADGLpHIA. .
Schr Louis Smith, Cienfereos, cleared. Dec 20
Schr Richard Vaud, Powell, cleared. Dec 10
BALTIMORE
Steamship Sea duu. button, Dec "a
schr Fleetwood Gardner, Dec rs
Sehr Ella Fish, Wiley cleared .Deo "a
Schf Nellie Tarbox, Pendleton, up. Dec 10
Bark David Niakels, Combs, up. Nov 27
6chr Joseph Allen, Keleo up. 10
schr Jonas Sparks Caruthers, Dec Ia
sgy .3s NEW oaIEANs. 5S5-5@
6ohr John Crockr JONES' cleared. Dee II
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ket and Western flour is moderately active at
unchanged figures The sales include $500 bbls at Se 25a
sate Sill good choice dos 50 2oa9 80 for
superfne Michigan, Indiana, Ohio Iowa, &C. and 50 40a
ing shipping brands of round hoop Ohio at $40 9oa12
brands OF do at S12 05a13 St Louis at s12
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Wilmington rynrkct.

WILMINGTON, December 2s.-Ws have scacce.y cry
thing report in the of sales, little or no outdoor
business having becn transacted since Monday.
TunpEN1nSE.-None received p Last sale was at 81 40
for virgin and yellow Dip and 50 20 for hard.
SPIRITS TURpENrrE. Market quiet. We quote at 81
cents per gallon.
RoSIN-Sales of only 81 bbls common at SSa3 30
bbL
CorroN.-A small lot sold at 30H cents for A1iddling
T1MBER-Two RATS sold ct $40 for prime and s12 for
extra.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-18

wv say, send some man to Congress who
has fought the wolves and prairie fires With as
III IN the early day and grown up among U.S.
Story Cbunty 4Egs. ..
Now, we think man may be we'll
adapted to fighting "the wolves and
prairie fires" and yet be wholly unfit
to represent the VI. Congressional Dis
trict of Iowa in the National LegisIa-
tuic. But, Ii suUI uia.. .s,usb bS oi.us
en-, why should he be some man who
fought with US, i. c., the editor of the
Ayisf Should he not be "a8 the
great champion and invincible leader of
the saguinary and ever-memorable war
on wolves and prairie fires in the days
of Iowa's babyhood? Seems to us, tho
people who followed the editor of the
Hyis Qf such there be- in those terrible
days when mems souls were tried Gf,
unfortunately, they got under fire J,
should, nervcd by the memories of his
heroic deeds in times agone, raise their
chief, by the iron force of their own
sinewy arms, to the conqueror's right
eous "reward.' If the editor should
chance to be elected, we would advise
him to go up to Washington in buck
skin garments, with very dirty hands
and long and tangled hair. 1t might
be well, too, for him to have a cub wolf
to lead around, and also to refer to in
his speeches. The Hon. Wolves-and-
prairie-fires of Iowa! "
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-18

THE First National Bank of Usage
Mitchell county, was robbed on Satur,
day night of last week of $40 ,O0O-$0, ,0OC
in unsigned bills. No clue to the rob
bers has been obtained, though every
possible exertion is being made to bring
the scamps to justice. The Bank has
offered reward of 81 900 for their de,
lection. '
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-18

THE proposed amendments to tho
Constitution, reported by the Joint
Committee of Congress on Reconstruc-
ton, passed the House of Representa-
tives on the 10th instant, by vote of
l2S to 81. Mr.. Raymond of New York
voted with the majority. Rosseau,
Phelps, Latham, Green Clay Smith and
Whaley voted with the minority. The
Democrats all voted no.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-18

THE Iowa Democratic State Conven.
ton has been postponed from the 9th OF
June to the llth Of July. 1t is under.
stood that this change is for the purpose
OF seeing If, by the latter date, the
johnson party will not have become
worthy of Endorsement by the Demo.
Gratis, and 'Possums, and Copperheads
of Iowa. We think the show might AZ
well 20 on.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-18

w. w. HANFoRD retires from the ed
itorial management of the Vinton Et.
gle with the last number of that excel
lent paper. He IL succeeded by Mr.. D..
II. Frost, a gentleman of ability and ed
itorial experience. Mr.. Hanford still
retains u proprietary interest in the
paper.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-18

JAMES STEVENS, the Fenian Head
Center, arrived in New York on Thurs
day of last week. lie was enthusiastic
ally received by the Brotherhood, and
followed to his hotel by thousands OF
Irisbmen. He confidently asserts that
the Irish army will fight on Irish soil
ere the expiration ofthe present year
1t is understood that he will make a
tour of the States, and explain his mis-
sion.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-18

THE Iowa State Temperance Conven-
ton, originally called to meet ut Mar
shalltown, has been changed to Iowa
City, where all the friends of Legal Pro-
hibition are invited to gather In Mass
Convention on the 18th Of june.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-18
THE last number of the Iowa City

THE last number of the Iowa City
Press says:
although the season Is not yet fairly open
we can chronicle tho erection of near n score
of dwelling houses in the city and suburbs
The ground Is being rapidly cleared and the
foundations prepared for numerous substantial
brick business houses, and, altogether, we may
safely assert that our city Is making more ra D.
Id progress in improvements this year than
any other town in the State"
The Press must except Cedar Falls.
We have list, on the inside of this pa.
per, of buildings now being erected in
this city, which numbers in the neigh
borhood of ninety, and wo dare say
there are enough more not in the list to
make the number up to a round hun.
red. Yes, yes; Cedar Falls is ahead OF
Iowa City.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-18

RESULT OF INTEMpERANCE. - We
learn from source in which we place
the utmost reliance, that, during tho
late freshet in Bear creek, caused by
the recent rains, m old man and his
wife, in state of almost oblivious in
toxication, had occasion to cross the
creek on horse. When about half
way across, the old woman slipped off
the animal, and was not missed by her
" liege lord till on his arrival at home.
He, together with neighbor, retraced
his steps to the ford, and, proceeding
down the creek short distance, found
the old woman had floated "safely on
the tide and lodged in lot of drift
wood. She was rescued from her peril
Gus situation, and, by the aid of restora-
tiyes, animation was revived. The
next day, the old man went to spring
for u bucket Of water, and, losing his
balance, fell headforemost into the
limpid water and perished. His alb
sencc occasioning alarm in the family,
the old woman repaired to the spring
in search of her companion. She, hav-
ing not yet "sobered OFF," attempted to
snatch him from the Jaws OF DEATH"
when her feet slipped and she plunged
head first into the watery element
They were soon afterward found locked
I'm the embrace of DEATH The Hanni.
G0t No. Courier, 4prH 2ith.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-18

TITS above named Institution is located Mt the Village
Of Fayette fayete county. Iowa. The situation OF the
Village and its vicinity affords every facility desirable for
an Institution Of Learning. For health, and moral In
nuences of eeoaei order 1t Is not perhaps srpass
In the State.