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

s'hc army OiHrcrS VINO nave served on
the Western Plains are urging the Pres
ident to employ the army against the
Mormons.
Efforts are being made to compromise
the ECnian troubles in New York, by
inducing both O'Mahoncy and the Sen
ate to resign. In the mean time the
fcud continues.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says of Gen
/ Joe Hooker, whose condition was lately
reported as critical, that paralysis has
made sad work with his fine physical
| frame aud handsome face. One whole
! side o. kis body has Lost its Vitality. and
hangs flabid and loose, like u wiitcd
| weed.
| President O'Mahoney has ordered the
| Fenian Congress to assemble in JaIru-
ary, and President Roberts has ordered
them not to assemble. Congress /"
must be puzzled to know what do do.
Arrangements have been made by
which the bodies Of soldiers inferred at
Andcrsonville may be forwarded to any
part of the country for SO or $50 each
A call has been issued by distinguish
ed military and naval officers for Il pub
lie meeting Ut Washington, TO form Il
permanent Organization To provide Tor
General Sherman and Joe Johnston
met at the GayosO House, Memphis, on
the 18th, for the first time since the sur
render of the latter to the former ia
North Carolina. The BulietiR saya the
greeting Of these soldiers was kindly
and cordial. Hundreds of citizens cali
ed on the two generals, who left on the
10th by the same conveyance for the
North.
In the Congressional Directory for the
present Congress, twentyone Senators
and thirty six Representatives. are mark
ed thus, \, designating those whose
wives accompany them." Five Seua-
tors and fourteen Representative are
marked thus, 4, designating those
whose daughters accompany them. ~
Three Senators aud four Representa-
tives are marked thus, 4, designating
those who have other tddtes with them. y
We would here remark that none are
marked thus except such Us are also
marked with az.
In st. Louis on the 2lst, Gen. Cham
pion Vaughn, formerly of the Kansas
militia and afterward Assistant Adiu-
tant General on Gen. Blunt's staff, was
found by police officer sitting on the
steps of o church, apparently bresthing
his last from the effects of poison. The
wouId-be suicide was removed To po-
lice station, where, by the Use Of anti
dotes, his life WAS saved. He would not
stay cured, however, and, on the END
was detected i'm an attempt to terminate
His life was again saved by the inter
ference of strangers.
A saving bank for colored people, es-
Al a.. Ia,
Louisville, KY, has resolved in depos-
The Lincoln monument fund at
Springfield, ILL.,, now amounts to S6l.-
1927.
The Grant testimonial fund, in New
! York, is expected to reach 100000 by
New Years day. An elegant library
is to be given To the Lieutenant Gener-
al by citizens of Boston.
There remain living but two soldiers OF
the American Revolution-Willia
Hutchings of Penobscot, Me-, and Lam
uel Cook of Clarendon, n. Y.
Joe Goss and JenI Mace are negotiat-
| ing for a fight for the championship OF
England and f200 a side.
The census report shows the value OF
manufactured cotton i'm the United
States to be equal To 1898 for each OF
4 the whole population; and the amour:
of woolen fabrics to be equal to 50 yards
per head.
| Affairs i'm the interior OF Texas sre
! described as being in deplorable con
/ dition. Bitter hostility To the national
i Government is manifested, and general
j lawlessness prevails. When President
/ johnson s brother was accidentally shot,
all the surgeons in the neighborhood
j refused to render their services, Oh the
/ ground of his relationship to the Prcsi.
dent, and his death il attributable sole.
/ ly to the want Of prompt surgical aid.