Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-04-30

deliberately Killed Dora because sne
could not cook David Copperfield's
dinner satisfactorily.
Senator Fenton purposes to sue the
New York Evening Post and Com
ncrcidt Advertiser for libel, laying his
damages at round half million!
Ross denies the statement that lie
told the President to go TO h.. The
General is therefore still in Wash
irgton. .-r.. it,.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is wri
ting series of interesting articles
from her home in Florida, for the
Hearth and Home of New York.
A Cleveland newspaper recently
that it would send a copy
free to any person sending a "clab Of
ten" A young lady in the country
sent ia the ten-spot of clubs.
Prentice gives this advice to young
men wishing success in life: abe
industrious, practice economy, say
your prayers, and contribute to n
house and lot for Grant"
The brave, the heroic, the irrepres-
sible "Gentle Annie" Dickinson lee
tured at Lawrence, Kansas, last week
receiving 5000 therefor, and netting
the association 800.
From the Independence Bulletin
we learn that J. l.. LOOMS is about
to remove to Tennessee to engage i'm
farming. Sorry to learn that Mr.. L.
has concluded to leave Iowa.
If newspaper reporters have not
lied, changes are TO be made in the
cabinet. Judge Hoar will be frosted
out. Sec. Bourie will be bored out,
and the Secretary of State will be
.fshcd out.
A tradesman in Ohio appends to
his advertisement ministers OF
the gospel supplied with goods at
cost, if they agree to mention the
fact to their congregations"
The Covington (Ind.) Free Press
tells of man at that place, who is a
candidate for Postmaster, going into
the church yard to copy names from
the tombstones, to go on his petition.
The Manchester, New Hamshire,
authorities allow no person, on Sun
day, to smoke cigar or pipe upon
the side walk within one mile of the
City Hall.
The President has directed the Sec
rotary of War to order Major Gene
raj Reynolds to proceed with the reg.
istration in Texas, preparatory to an
early election.
II. S. Sanford, Minister to Spain,
J. II. Jones, Minister to Belgium and
VIM. A. Pile, Minister to Brazil were
among the nominations tabled dur
ing the last hours of the session OF
the Senate.
A negro woman, forty-two years OF
age, living seventeen miles from
Athens, Miss, gave birth to twins
on the 18th inst, one white infant
and the other as black rs tar. A
similar occurrence as to the infants
happened near Sumerville, Alabama,
about ten years ago.
Senator Sprague has been blowing
so much that his own brains, what
few he has left, came near being
snuffed out by Senator Abbott. A
reconciliation has been effected and
the former is again prepared to order
pistols and coffee for two more
crush on McDufw ..-a
The Newburyport Herald comes
out in favor of Gen. Butler for the
next governor of Massachusetts, and
says: 1--WE need just such a mana
man of great executive powers-to
reconstruct affairs at the State house.
The Herald also intimate that Butler
will be elected to the United States
Senate at an early hour.
The Savannah La Republican
of the 9th says: "Twenty- five years
ago to-day j. p. NJ. Russell was quail
flied as Justice of the Peace in the
Second District of this city, and has
held the Office from that day up TO
the present time. He succeeded his
father who held the office twenty
seven years, and his son Isaac has
been elected to succeed him."
The Union Pacific Railrord now
runs passenger trains through to Cor
inne, a new town on Salt Lake be-
tween Ogden and Promontory point.
General Easement threa tens to do his
biggest days work in laying track
before the line is finished, which, as
the prospect now Is, well be in few
weeks-Perlaps before the middle of
May. The Union and the Central
are supposed to be working harmo-
niously now. and it is not improb-
ahle that the two roads will be con-
solidated.
Not IA fewpersons occupying prom :
inent positions i'm the Government
are seriously meditating upon the
question of annexing Canada to the
United States and then jumping ac-
counts with England Oh the Ala
bama claim account. That little bus
mess might create war between the
United States and Johnny Bull.
We owe him u sound drubbing; but
have we time and means to spare to
give i, to him now? The impudent,
oyerbearing, interfering old scalawag
richly deserves lusty blow from the
American fist, and-and-he'lI get it
some of these times; you see if he
don ,t.--Bldck Riuer Fails Wis. Ban
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ENTERPRISE PAYs.-The city of
in the State Of Maine, some
three years ago, felt the need of a
to keep the city from grow
ing backwards. A few of the citi-
zens put their heads together. aud
the result wGs the city of Augusta
presented property worth $3.50, 900 to