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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-11
LEAvENwoRTH, KANSAS, May O. 1866,

IaEAVEN~oRTH, KANSAS, May 2, 1866.
EDS. GAzETTE: Since dispatching my
letter of April 3Oth, events of the most
exciting character have been transpir-
ing. Yesterday afternoon policeman
Curry was summoned to arrest one
Quin who was causing disturbance.
1t seems that Quin, coming here from
st. Louis, represented himself to be a
stone mason, was employed by Mr..
Caldwell; but Mr.. G. finding Quin q
poor workman discharged him at noon
yesterday. Between one and two
o'clock, Quin, armed with a large
butcher knife and revolver, sought
Mr.. Caldwell and demanded pay for the
time which he had worked. 1t was at
this time that policeman Curry was
called upon and he attempted to arrest
Quin, who immediately stabbed Curry
five or six times mortally wounding
him. rQuin was arrested and lodged in
Jail. During the evening, a large and
excited crowd gathered at the Jail and
demanded the prisoner, who, after some
protest on the part of the authorities,
was given up to them and hung to the
nearest tree. He died without a strug-
gle. The scene was now brutal and
disgusting in the extreme; he was low
cred and drawn up time and again,
sometimes with a man holding to his
feet; matches were applied to his face
ostensibly for the purpose of ascertain
ing If he still breathed, and then, the
wind blowing out the matches, he would
be drawn up again amid the'cheering of
the crowd. The murdered policeman
was faithful officer and good citizen;
he leaves a wife and several small chill
dren. Quin was undoubtedly bad
man, but the mob which thus summa-
rily put an end to his life is a disgrace
to any community.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-11
The Advertising Swlndling Dodge In
BOStOn.

The Boston Traveller states that the
police are looking after the advertising
swindlers In that city, and hunted up
the following latest advertisement Of
the kind: i" Personally young lady Of
seventeen years wishes to form the ac-
quaintance of n gentleman with view
to matrimony. am residing with an
old uncle who keeps vigilant watch
over my expenses, which l can't SUBJ
NIT to-. He Is guardian over the prop
erty | am heir to at my marriage, the
amount Of which is about fifty thousand
dollars. l will send my photograph
and ,,, address on receipt Of fifty cents, or
will grant an interview with any gem
tleman at any place within thirty miles
of this city, on receipt of one dollar to
pay travelling expenses. Address Post
Office Box 1855, Boston," Deputy
Constable Barker visited the postofiice
at an early hour OH Tuesday, and dur
ing the forenoon man visited the office,
proceeded to box No. 1886, and took
about forty letters from 1t, whercupon
the officer arrested him upon charge
of obtaining money under false pre-
tences, and locked him up for examina-
ton In the Police Court. He Is q man
about forty years of age, and gave his
name as Henry G. Morton, hut his real
name is said to be Augustus ii. Morri-
son. 1t Is stated that he Is married, re-
sides in Maiden, and Is man OF consid-
erable property. He einformed the officer
that he inserted the advertisement for
the fun of the thing. OF tho letters that
Morrison took from the box yesterday,
but twenty contained fifty cents eacli
in postal currency. On previous days
the number of letters taken from the
box, which Morrison has had for some
time has been as high rs scventy.five
or one hundred. One man had enclosed
a counterfeit fifty cent piecc in his let
ter. shortly Rfterward he received a
reply from the "young lady" stating
that if che was like his money no was
a counterfeit" and signed, Yours, e.
Coldova." Since the arrest of Morrison
several young men have called upon
Deputy Constable Barker and informed
him that they had answered the adver-
tisement, and enclosed the required fifty
cents for the photograph of the fair un-
known. From the above 1t will be seen
that "all the fools are not dead yet,"
and that Morrison has been reaping a
harvest by his swindling operations.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-11
Liquor Drinkers In Congress- Who They

FROM the Muscatinc Journal @s
The truth is, nearly all the liquor
drinkers in Congress belong to the
democratic party. Mr.. McDougal, in
the Senate, is q common sot. His re-
The only drinking Senator from New
England is Gov. Sprague, of Rhode
Island, and he has not drank to excess
since he married the accomplished radi-
cal lady, Kate Chase. Neither of the
Senators from New York drinks. Sauls-
bury, OF Delaware, Is n miserable
drunkard, Cowan, of Pennsylvania,
drinks good deal, but we never saw
him intoxicated. He is to mean for
even whisky to effect. Mr.. Wade, of
Ohio, takes his tea, but not in excessive
quantities. His colleague is entirely
abstemious. Hendricks, of Indiana, can
hold his own. Lane drinks ale. One
of the Senators from Michigan
Chandler--used to be intemperate, but
has reformed. 1t is so with Gov. Yates,
of Illinois, and Lyman Trumbull never
touches liquor. Senator Grimes and
kirkwood are both entirely temperate.
So are the Senators from Missouri,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Oregon
We believe "Jim Lane" steams some,
but are sure Mr.. Pomeroy does not. In
fine, the only two absolute drunkards
in the Senate are McDougal and Sauls-
bury, both democrats. They undoubt-
edly drink more liquor than all the
other Senators together. q.
Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky, Is
the only habitual drunkard we know in
the House, though great many MEM
bers drink. The only member from
Iowa who drinks at all i'm Washington
Is Mr.. kassOn, and he is the only one
who ever received the endorsement of a
democratic meeting in this State. The
President drinks to excess Mt times, and
q great deal more frequently since he
has put himself in the keeping of GER
tain democraticp politicians and women,
than he ever did during the period in
which he acted with the republicans
From the White House down, four
fifths of the drinking done at Washing
ton City is done by democrats. 1t was
republicans who inaugurated and car
ried through the measure prohibiting
the sale of liquors in the Capitol, and
the democrats alone objected to it.
Only democrats had the tcmerity to
speak against 1t, and 1t was n democratic
Senator who for the first time in the
history of our country absolutely advo-
Gated the wisdom, and propriety, and
good results generally, of drunkenness.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-11

A DYING HERo.--Thurlow w. Brown,
formerly conductor of the Cayuga Chief,
a temperance organ in New York, and
now editor of the chief, the temperance
paper at Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, is
dying of consumption. His last paper
comes to us with the announcement
that the Chief who unburied his toma-
hawk long ago, and summoned his en-
ergies for lifelong contest with In
temperance, has well nigh fought his
last battle! He is no longer able to at
tend to his editorial duties; and he has
the certainty that the disease from
which he is suffering will know neither
pause nor abatement until the pitcher
shall have been broken at the fountain,
and the wheel at the cistern!" His life
has been that of q hero, q great moral
conqueror, q successful wrestler with q
giant of crime; and the death-scene to
him, as he throws aside the weapons Of
his warfare, and fixes his rapt vision on
the gateway which leads to the skies,
will be radiant with the light which
comes down from heavcn.--Dcs Moincs
Register.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-11
FROM LEAvENWORTH, KANSAS.
IMGsndiary Ftres-The Missouri River
ChOlcra-DOing Good.
4 Policeman Murdered-The Murderer
Hung BY q MOb-Exciting Times and
Disgusting Scenes.

Correspondence of the Cedar Falls Gazette.
LEAvENwoRTH, KANSAS. April 80, 1860.
EDS. GAZETTE: Fires are the order of
the day in Leavenworth. On Sunday,
April 22d, one building was burned; on
the following Wednesday, two; on Sat-
urday, two more; on Sunday, the 29th,
almost an entire block, making four
fires in one week. Leavenworth boasts
two hand fire engines. These are won-
derfully effective when operated by un-
paid, undisciplined firemen. On Sat
urday one of these engines actually got
to the scene of the fire in time to throw
a stream of water into a crowd of men
who were standing by the smoking ru-
ins. 1t was also generally understood
that the other would be ready to throw
water soon; whether it did or not can
not say, as l left shortly after. At two
o'clock yesterday Sunday morning a
fire was discovered in a row of wooden
buildings on Shawnee street, between
Fourth and Fifth streets. With scar
city Of water and leaky hose, and with
out discipline or order the firemen could
not, of course, accomplish much. All
efforts to extinguish the fire were in
vain its progress was only stopped by
Fifth street on one side and fire-proof
brick store, near Fourth street, on the
other. Ten buildings were destroyed,
most of them two stories high, occupied
below as stores and above As offices and
dwellings. The flames spread very
rapidly making it difficult to remove
goods from the burning buildings, but
the by ISLANDERS exerted themselves Wig
orously and large amount of property
was saved. The loss Is estimated at
$50,00O. Insurance to the amount of
$4,000. This fire, as well as the one on
Saturday, is supposed to be the work
of incendiaries. r..-. ..
The river is higher at this time than
it has been for years at this season, and
a further rise of five feet is reported at
Omaha. 1t has done no damage here
yet, but reports from above mention the
destruction of large amounts of proper
ty, principally at Omaha. Boatmen
now load heavily and fear no sand bars.
Boats for the gold regions of Montana
and Idaho pass here almost daily. rr.
This city is being thoroughly cleaned
in view of the approaching cholera.-
The various nuisances which have here
tofore existed have nearly all been done
away with, excepting certain breweries
which do not in any measure tend to
purify the air in their vicinity or to rem.
der it particularly fragrant and agreea.
bic.
The city authorities are doing good
work in the arrest and punishment OF
the vagrants and other offenders against
the peace and morality of the commu'
nifty, heretofore so numerous in this
city. The fines imposed by the polio,
court are severe and numerous; ant
the offenders, with shovels in theil
hands.cleaning and grading streets, have
tho satisfaction of knowing that fol
once they are doing good to their fellow
creatures. .. ,..-. .-
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-11
A Rare Chance for Investment.
Lands, Houses, and Town Lots
FOR SALE! s

FNHE SUBSCRIBER HAVING RETURNED TO CE-
dar Falls for the purpose OF settling up his business
offers for sale the following described property to wit
The north quarter of section eleven and the east
half Of the east quarter Of section ten township
eighty seven range eighteen, containing two hundred
and forty Located In the immediate vicinity Of
the coal mines Is well watered by failing spring
branch, and has superior advantages for Farming or
Stock raising. #. -
Ten of Wood Land, In Black Hawk Co.. township
eighty nine about and half miles from the city Of
Cedar Falls the east side of the Waterloo road known
as lots eight and nine in Lupton's Plat.
Resi9saSss and Toun Lets in Cedar Falls.
Lot No. g. In block No. This Is one Of the most eli
gible and desirable locations the city, with large and
commodious story dwelling house, and other build
ings In good repair. b .. ....' 0.. Fl. ..
Lots Nos. and I, in block No. 8. in Edwin Browns
second addition to Cedar Falls Improved with good
fence, fruit, shade and ornamental trees.
Lots 1. and In block No. g. and all Of block No.
!, In Timothy Mullarky's addition to Cedar Falls
Also the Dwelling House on Second Street known as
the residence Of Mrs. Ray There nearly lots
well fenced barn. and comfortable house In good repair
credit part Of the purchase money will be given
II required. For particulars inquire Of
. j. II. WILSON.
n. B.-Those knowing themselves indebted to J. H.
Wilson will save expenses by immediate settlement. 81
Feb, 2Ith, 1896. 49.Sm
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-11
LANDS For SALE.
J. r. CAM ERON,
General Land Agent
OFFICE, NO. /, MULLARKY's BLOCK.
At the Sign Of "Land ONCE"
Lands Bought and Sold,
TITLES EXAMINED,
Take = Paid
In all ofthe Counties in Northern Iowa.
Parties having
FARMS OR UNiMPRovED LANDS
To sell in the Northern part Of the State, will consult
their interest In sending their numbers and de-
ecriptions to be entered on my sale book.
No Commission Charged except on Ao-
tual Sales.

NO SOWuuBolOu SuaIR0O 0xC0Ot on ACs
tual Sales.
Improved Farms For Sale.
GosoRIs sIs !, I,MNPIRoyED NJ FARM, g NILES
prairie with good House and Barn. One hundred acres
broke and fenced.
FARM ADJOINING ABOVE.
i all under fence, and about so acres broke Good
new House. nearly finished Price, s2s per acre.
IMPROVED FARM MILES WEST FROM
Cedar Falls About all fenced Forty acres Of tim
Der. Small house adjoining timber. Price $50 per acre.
GMPROVED FARM NEAR PARKERsBuRa
Of i3s acres, of which 60 broke and fenced New
frame House. Price, $4,000. d. ~
IMPROVED FARM 4 MILES SOUTH OF
good House and Barn. This Is the best farms In
the County. Price, $50 per acre,
TMP ROvED FARM ADJOINING CEDAR
City, Of 200 acresabout ~ Timber. very desira-
BILE Stock Farm.
IMPROVED FARM OF I60 ACRES, AND 10
i Of Timber, with good House and Barn. about miles
northwest from Cedar Falls. Price, 500 per acre.
IMPROVED FARM ADJOINING NEW
Hartford Of 800 acres 14O acres broke good Spring.
and two Houses One OF the best Stock Farms In the
County.
l. New Hartford, with good House and Barn, Timber
and Water About all fenced and broke. WIN be sold
very cheap.
Falls of 2+0 acres about so Of Timber. Prairie all
fenced young Orchard and House In grove of timber
Will be sold cheap.
IMPROVED IA RM OF 95 ACRES, @ MILES
y east of Cedar Falls. New House. nearly finished.
Nice location. - .z- -.
IMPROVED IA RM OF 24o ACRES. ALL UN.
i der fence and broke. Two Houses and good Stock
Water on the premises. This farm Is about two miles
south west from Cedar Falls. .s.- ... E..
TMPROyED FAR RH MILES EAST OF WA.
terloo all fenced and broke will be sold very cheap
IMPROVED IA RM OF $50 ACRES, 8 MILES
west OF Aplington, Butler Co. Good House, Timber
and Water. ..-Hs.. =
A GOOD STOCK FARM WILL BE SOLD CHEAP.
i ts1 : CRIES LAND ADJOINING CEDAR FALLS.
l. Would be desirable 20 Ct. .~:. VII: ~ -55!!i .eg
80 ACRES LAND WITHIN THE TOWN PLAT
Of Cedar Falls, suitable for residence lots will be
sold cheap.
90 ACRES LAND NEAR RAILROAD DEPOT.
A LSO A LARGE NUMBER OF HOUSES 4 LOTS
"A In the town Of Cedar Falls aud about
10000 Acres of Wild Land
Within ten miles of Cedar Falls and also Lands IN INT
Ter, Grundy and Bremen Counties at 6rsat bargains
THINK CAN MAKE 1T AN OBJECT TO CALL
L on me before purchasing elsewhere.
JOHN II. CAMERON.
Cedar Falls, Iowa, April 18th, 1866. 8tf
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-11

THE Chicago Journal suggests the
following precautions against Cholera;
/. Never speak or think Of il. Ban
ish it from your home circle as a topic
of conversau n.
II. BE cheerful.
III. BE temp crate.
w. Re cleanly.
v. Bewa e of whisky and the Demo.
cratic party.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-23

IHE FORMER BEDQUTLT OF OUR CONT
SrNT. AgAssiz comes to the conclusion
that the continent of North Amsrica VA.
a. one time covered With ice a mile in thick
ness. The proof IS that the course Of the
Allegheny range % mountains is glaeier-
worn on the very top. excep; few points
~hieh are above the level Of the icy mass.
Mount Washing;on. for instance. l. over
5000 feet higb. and the rough. unpoIished
surface Of its summit. Just below the level
Of which elacier-marks cone % an end.
tells u. that it lifted its bead aloae above
the desolate waste Of ice and snow. IN tbs
region. then. the thickness ofths sheet can
not have been much less than 5000 feet.
and this Is in keeping with the same kiad
OF evidence in other paris Of the count ~ /:
for. wherever the mountains are below
600 feet. the ioc seems 20 have passed d.
rectiy over them. -hile the few peaks ris-
Jag on the LeIshi are left untouched.
The glacier, be argues. was Gods great
Plow, and when The ice vanished from the
land. !, left ]; prepared Tor the hand of tbe
husbandmaa. The hard surface oi the rocks
was ground 20 powder. the elements Of the
sol ~eie mingled IN fair proportions. gran
ite was carried into The lime regions. lime
~As mingled With the more ard and unpro-
ductise regions. aud soil was prepared 81
Ter the agricultural uses % nan. There
are evidences al over the polar regions to
show that AZ one period the heat of the
tropics extended al over the globe. The
ice Perioi j. supposed 20 be long subse-
quent % this
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-23
VOLUME 81, NO. 2.
b r & vITIE 4.

I he rays Of happiness. Ike those Of Light.
are eoiorless when anorOksa.
a felicisy that costs pain gives double
coatent.
Why - miser Ike seasoned timber?
Because he never gives.
One Of the ne- bouIevards IN Moscow
has been named the Boulevard Amerikan-
ski.
A fns coat = bat livery when the per-
son -bo wears is discovers no higher sense
than that Of footman.
A thoroughgoing business man who sd-
vertises largely. says that he regards the
Propnetors Of papers as partners in busi-
ness
Washington was won't 70 say. be cour-
ieous 70 all but intimate With few. and lot
those few be well tired before you give thea
your confidence.
ST. Peter vas the recipient. on one oc-
oasion. Of a merry shower. a. the Scrip
tures inform rs. be; the celestial exhibition
on the night Of the 18th inst. -a. nseafier.
A sbre~d eonfectioner ha. taught bis
parrot 20 say pretty creature 10 every
lady Who enters bis store. His custom is
rapidly Increasing.
A eoust able in Ohio lately testised in
court as follows; Il know nothing Of her
bat what hear the neighbors say; and. in
my opinion. What a woman says Of another
Is not worthy Of belief. -
Memory preside. over the Past. Action
over the Present. The frst lives IN = rich
temple hsng With glorious trophies and
hned With tosabs; the other has no shrine
bat Duty. and Il walks tie earth Like a spir-
Il.
+ A Mil~aukie yousg lady had her (" cap
set - Tor = rather large - feller. but failed
20 win him. when . confident tired 10 com
fort her ~ith the words. Never mind. MOI
Ee. there Is as good fish in the sea as ever
was caught " Moliie knows that. re-
Piled her little brother. .. bat she wants =
whale. -
An Irish servant maid. Who was left
handed. Piaeing The knives and forks upon
the dinner table in the same awkward
fashion. Der master observed that she had
placed them all left handed. All. true
indeed. sir." saId she. and 90 have.
Would you be pleased to help me turn the
tableS"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-23
Caps

l. WHAT'S the sweetest thing in esps?-
Capillairc.
? Whateap includes a number Of beads?
Capifaiion.
3. Wha; cap is taking yet not agree
GbieY Caption.
4 What cap ensbles person to abstain
from foody DecaPitation-
5. wha, cap ought every man 10 wear
in busIness' Cspabiiiiy.
g. What cap Is NOS; eouspieuous At the
Crystal Palace? CaPaeiousness.
Z What cap Is worn BY pri,onersP
Captivity.
8. Whist cap Is made for the benefit o.
sportsmeny Handicap.
O. What cap is Preeminently the ladies'
eap2 Caprice.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-23

A NovELrY N PoLrrTcs. The election
of two coiored men % seats in the LerusIa-
ture Of Masacbusetis - certainly novelty
IN American politics. The event. howev-
er. j. one that win undoubtedly soon Be
followed BY others ~ ike character in
other States. and there will be lsrioaI ad-
vance from the struggle a. 70 giving ne
groes votes 70 a contest a. 10 giving them
public Offices. TIE question is simple
enough one IN The Ne~ England States.
bit When the prioeiple comes 70 be applied
20 the southern States. IN some Of Which
the negroes must possess q confrolling
political pover. sod b. able 20 elect ma
jority Of blacks 10 fhe Legislatures. Il vii
be quite aaother matter. rNe- York
Tines.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-23

Pound mesrsehasn amer n While. and
discovered amber nostA-Pieoe broken.
Got the tobacco can. but on ascertainIng
that the salt cellar had been emp,ied into
Il. made up our mind that we -osldn I
smoke.
We concluded we'd better 20 20 bed.
and started 10 pick our way through the
mass Of things piled up and scattered about.
Stumbled over the long rockers Of a
chair and barked one shin. Returned no
answer 20 an interrogatory a. 70 Why Ne
d'dnt break cur neck; repeated - No- I
lay me. and turned in.
Having a strong constitution. which en-
Abies Us TO bear . good deal. and always
paying strict attention TO cur sleeping. did
nt know anything ALI morning.
Went down stairs and found wife getting
breakfast. with tear. in her eyes.
Told us she " -as deceived in the house. :
III she a " known What it was. she would
never have moved into il. AMI that she'd
never BE- able to " settle - in a.
This settled as. and declining 70 partake
Of The frugal morning neal which had been
provided-ve remembered the supper
Nc took our departure. promising 20 call
in the epely part Of the ensuing week. when
things had been e pot to rights.
And Ne mean 20 20.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-23

IHE BEEsD syp BrrrKR PaRrY. The
sandusky Register tells a story Of ihe re-
cert visit of Senafor Dooiitfie 70 the Green
Bay region. a prominent Republican poi
nician. sho has Radical wifs. applied 20
The senator Tor an sppointnnent. promising
% Be pubhciy JohnsoniEcd n he got a
The senator broaghi the appointment IN
person. and "a invited by the gratifed
appoIniee o. dinnsr. he uif- having been
trst notified of the Intended honor. TAs
hungry Senator ani his host marched %
dinner. found thc house deserted by me-
tress and mad. bst the dinner tabls set and
covered uith q doth % Keep OF the fies
Ou sitting down and removing he cioth.
ths grand banquet sef f5r The Ssnator and
the aevly made oficial "a. found 20 con
sist solely of bread and butter
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-23

The Richmond Enquirer snnounce, 9TH
much exultafion and an ar Of con6dence
vhfch saEgcsss coufdsntisi information On
he subject. that Genersi Miles. vbo it
says '' = universally sd iustiy regarded ss
brute is shortly % be supcrseded IN
command % FORTRESS Monroe BY a certain
Cencrzi Barton. -ho - satisiactory - Mr..
Jeaersou DAVIS. snd = pronounced BY him
q high uinded gentleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-23

Novu MoDE oF CoNNrrrING SUICIDE.
The following extIaordinsry aocount Of
determined attempt az suicide 10 sravcly
related ~ the Epoca Of Madrid bot. a.
neither the name of the party nor the local
ity is mentioned. ne must suppose that the
whole statement is intended a. piece Of
pleasantry. " The individual in question.
being tired Of has Hfe. resolved q take such
measure a. must infaliiabiy insure his death.
To that end be started 6r the sea shore.
provided uiib ladder. a rope. a loaded
pistol. a bottle q poison and a box of
matches. Having some time before discov-
cred post standing a little -ay out in the
water. BE- fixed bis ladder against if. ard
ascended. fastened one end of the cord %
The top and passed q zip knot around his
neck. swallowed the poison. and striking a
light set hre 70 bis clothes. then. placing
the pistol 70 his ear. Kicked away the Iad-
der. but m doing 90 his hand s-erved. and.
a. b. fred the sane moment. the ballet.
instead of penetrating his brain. divided
thc rope. and be iell into the sea. ertin-
gushing hts burning garments; also
quantity oi salt uatcr he swaiiowad csu.ed
BIN O. thros up the poison be had taken.
80 that be scrambled On The shore. couvinc-
ed that hi' time had no, ret airivsd.