Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-12-31
state News.

| "A project has been started to con-
solidate Lyons anu Clinton.
The Exchange bank of Cedar
Rapids has shut up shop. =
The Bloomfield Republican comes
out for J. J. Smart for State Binder.
Anime hundred pound hog was
brought into Des Moines the other
day.
The Mt Vernon Hd,ck~eyc says
Cornell College was never so pros
porous a. now.
1t is rumored thatJ. NJ. Dixon is
about TO start paper at Albion, with
81 500 as q bonus.
Miss Sarah Hamilton is an appli-
cant for the position of deputy treas
urer In Johnson county.
| Rev. w. II. Milburn lectured In
Des Moines last week, on 'syhat q
Blind Man saw in Paris"
"A jews-harp orchestra In Hamp-
ton, Franklin county, is the newest
thing out. 1t draws custom at a
grocery.
"A state exchange proposes soon
to commence the publication of a
thrilling romance entitled the "Hunt-
ed Smoke House. or the Bacon's Re-
venge."
The trial of young Ross, for the
supposed murder of his uncle some
months since, closed last week, at
Webster city. The jury rendered a
verdict Of acquittal.
Joseph Sherer, one of Sioux
City's most respected pioneer citi-
zens, met his death few days ago,
by the accidental discharge of o der
ringer which he carried in his pocket
at the time of the unfortunate occur
renee.
The Davenport Garette says the
senatorial contest does not lie between
any two or three, or half dozen per-
sons that In fact the whole State is
open, and possibly men may be
elected to the United States Senate,
whose names have not been freely
used i'm the connection.
"A Fayette county girl yet In her
teens, has commenced two suits I'm
the district court of that county
against rich widower, whose age
exceeds over half a century, one for
breach ef promise to marry her, and
tie other for SANDER, laying her
damages at $5, 900.
We are pleased to notice that
James Robb, the popular conductor,
Is assigned duty on the road from
Waterloo to Austin. The Illinois
Central Is fortunate In having gem
tlemanly and accommodating EN-
pioyees, and Conductor Robb II no
SAcVYt.VH W Ills futSs N'A' raJ hAE
Nashua Post.
THE Dubuque Times says, "A lit
| TIE Boy. Tor holding 6KFMse vesNn
plumb hour, i'm the cold, yesterday,
was rewarded by the generous owner
with a one cent postage stamp. Such
liberslity is deserving of more than
a passing notice, and more than that
it would get, had we the name of the
| farmer.
The Winterset Sun says that Mrs.
Kurzwell, of Madison county, walked
to town few days since, all the way
from the southwest corner OF Web
ster townships distance of fifteen
miles-through mud and snow, for
the purpose of getting deed and
fixing up the papers to piece of
land she had recently bought.
One hundred and eighty-six blind
have enjoyed the advantages of the
Iowa Institution for the Blind since
I
It's establishment at Iowa City i'm
1858. Itis estimated that there are
about 600 blind in the State. Schol-
ars from Iowa receive their boarding
and instruction free. Pupils may be
admitted from other States upon the
payment of $l70 year.
The Des Moines Bulletin gets of
the following plying strain: "Those
poor chaps who, in this frigid wealth
er, sleep In garret, darn their own
stockings, sew on their own vest but
tons, and have no one TO love in this
wide wilderness. Ugh! Imprison-
ment for life in the Bastile-thirty
years of toothache-being a Cardiff
giant--going to Congress--being a
member of the Legislature with two
Senators to elect-driving stage--oE
taking a trip on the Erie, would be
sweet In comparison with it!
The Burlington HdVk-cye is re-
sponsible for the following out-burst
of youthful precocity:
"Last Sunday In one of the Sab
bath schools of our city, a juvenile
class was questioned by its teacher in
regard to the parable Of the Shepheard
and his fock:.
Who Is our Shepherd?' 2 'Jesus.'
who are Christ's lambs . We
sare.'
"To test the reasoning capacity Of
the little urchins:-'If the children
are lambs what are the grown-up
folks?'
"Said bright eyed little shaver,
They are the old bucks.'n
The Lansing Mirror tells the fol-
lowing, Of how jolly boy went to
bed IA good joke which trans-
pired about two months ago, has
just come to our ears. One of our
good d-natured and social married men
who is not altogether impervious to
the fascinating charms of Haas ex-
cellent beer and the jolly inspiration
of the human race received therefrom
attended O dance. He beered. Went
home about three o'clock In the
morning. Arrived at the front door
OF his residence. Imagined himself
In his bed room. Pulled eff his
clothes. Hung them on the hitch
ing post. Hung his cap on the door
knob. Laid himself carefully away.