Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-10-02
ScaSOninES.


ScasoninEs.
Barnum has advertised for the roos-
ter that crows over the Maine election
as Democratic victory.
George Wilkes, i'm his Spirit Of the
Times, makes this proposition ave
will name thirty three states, and
bet 81 900 on each, in favor of Grant
against Seymour, and then bet $40,
600 that he will be winner on the wa
ger"
The Hartford Post says it isn't
Frank Blair's Broad head letter, but
his copper head associations that will
ruin him.
At n late Republican meeting in
Linn county, one armed soldier in
the procession from country dele
CATION carried banner with this sig
nificant motto: THE rebs got my
arm but they can't get my vo;e!"
A member of the colored Demo
cratic club OF Augusta, Ga, having
returned to his senses, wrote rs fol-
lows to the President of the club: II
respectfully hand in my resignation
as member of your oIganization,
believing, as do, that it is against
my race, against myself, against the
constitutional and fundamental laws
of my country, and against my God"
News comes of a.sad disaster to an
outpost of one of our Regular regi-
ments at Fort Reynolds, i'm the Indian
country on the Kansas frontier. 1t.
Beecher is killed, Col. Forsytbe and
several other officers are reported
dangerously wounded.
The New York Herald says New
York city will double the Republi-
can vote of last year, and that Grant
and Griswold will carry the State in
November by sweeping majority.
The Bucyrus (Ohio) Forum, '(Sey-
mour and Blair,) edited by William
Hubbard, brother of the Democratic
candidate for Secretary of State,
speaking of President Lincoln, says ::
Happily, lie was embalmed, and 10
years hence his neck may be found
strong enough to hold his body on
the gallows tree, as it happened to
dead tyrants heretofore"
In the procession ut the immense
Republican meeting in Bangor, Me.
there was a battalion of returned
soldiers and sailors, who bore their
tattered old battle flags and this sig
niticant legend: We 90 for Seymour
as a0c ,ocRt for Lee" And they did
go. for him pretty strong i'm the late
election.
The Hon. Hiram Price, M. C. for
Iowa's Second District, has been
elected Superintendent of Sabbath
School in Davenport. The children
can getalong without money, but not
without Price. Chicago Post.
The New York Tribune claims q
circulation of sol 900; in Iowa near
ly 1000.
Brick" Pon,eroy's New York
Democrat has. dwindled down to
10000. "Brick" has made an utter
failure in the east, to get up a sensa-
ton. ...
a company of Tanners has been
organized at Waverly. E....
Seventy-five loyal men were MUIR
dered at Camilla. Ga, recently while
holding political meeting, by gang
of murderers who are laBoring for the
success of Seymour. "-#
The telegraph wires announce a
war raging in Spain.
The Hartford Post says Connecti-
cut is no longer doubtful but will
give a sweeping majority for Grant
in November. .-......
Strong efforts are being made to
call an extra session Of the legislature
this winter but the probabilities are
not favorable. a..H ..........
Brooches and silk stockings are to
be the style in Paris this winter.
Where nature has notyet done her
duty, false calves will be necessary.
Rufiled shirt fronts and full ruffies at
the wrists will also be i'm vogue.
In a young ladies' school near
Frome, England, the pupils are al
lowed to play cricket. They have a
special dress for the purpose, and the
best cricketers are said to be almost
invariably the best scholars. s.s.f 4
Geo. III. Pendleton, the western
Democrats authority for everything,
said of the Republican nominees at
Bangor, Maine, the other day:
81 shall not disparage the ability
or character of our opponents. J.
would not, If could, pluck one leaf
from the laurels of Gen. Grant
Whatever may be his ability as a
soldier, he has stood the test of sue
cess, aud, so far as have known, he
has borne himself with moderation
and magnanimity in his high office.
i have known Mr.. Colfax for many
years. l have seen him i'm possession
of great power. He is an amiable
and estimable gentleman, and would
perform with dignity the duties of
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