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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-24
Tho Unlucky Loser and Fortunate
Finder.

Who can say, after reading this little
story, that truth is not nearly as strange
IS fiction? A young man, q mechanic by
trade, passed the evening in Brooklyn
about six weeks ago, and was returning to
New York on the ferry-boat about twelve
o'clock. Ninety-nine out of every one
hundred persons rush directly through q
boat to the end nearest their destination,
but that young man remained on the after
part until il touched the dock, when he
passed through the ladies' sitting room.
and observed on seat lady's satchel and
umbrella Every one was Fastening of the
boat; there were but three or four ladies
in the whole party, so the young man
seized the satchel and umbrella and hur-
ried after the receding passengers. Hold
ing both articlei aloft, he hurriedly ques.
toned several people. To none of them
belonged the property he had taken pos
session.
After walking about the fsrry-house
some time. he took the captured articles
home. OF course he expected that they
would bs speedily advertised, for the
satehel, which was locked, and the um.
brella were wei. worth some reward. But
day after day psssed-no advertisement
appeared and he procured o key and
opened the little bag. which contained
81, 900 in Government bonds (unregis.
tered), portmonnaie holding 500 IN cur.
rency, splendid gold watch and chain, Q
broken ring, gold thimble, locket con.
tanning an elderly mans portrait. slip Of
paper, and in female hand written these
words: ~ have waited and waited; you
do not come, and I have CEASED tc
hope. E. p" Upona marginal piece oi
some foreign newspaper was the name of a
hotel ia New York that does not exist.
The young man consulted police head
quarters, and he went daily to the morgue
for some female to come ashore, but nov
nearly two months have gone by and nc
trace of the owner has been found. It il
only by one Of three suppositions this mys'
terious satchel can be accounted for.
Either murder; suicide or sudden insanity
has overtaken the unfortunate owner. II
the meantime the custodian of the unex
pected fortune is half out of his wits with
the embarrassment that besets his posi-
tion. W
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-24
Dottry.
AFTER THE ATTACK.

The crash of battle has died away
The blsck-mouthed cannon are dumb.
The nght that began az dawn of day.
When We waited and waited and thought the bray
OF the trumpet would never come.
Has ragged and ~aned, and the deadly riot
Profanes not the calm OF evening quiet
Twas bravely carried as bravely held,
That ridge where the battery stood,
Did you mark. mid the cannon's roar. how they
yelled
When our nrst Wild rush'was met and repeiled,
As We slipped in our comrades bloodf
When The fallen showed, Ike waits of the sea,
How near We had surged to victoryfi
Twas bravely done Will, their shouts still rang
Through that crest of aarae and smoke,
win d iignfy sweep unawed we sprsng.
We answered their about with our trumpet,s clang
Their nre with bsyonet stroke;
Wecsufht like sn echo their Wanting cry
As they hinched from the charge despairingly-s
We shouted then, and our comrades cheer
As We marched var-weary and worn;
The bugles ring out triumphant and clear
As our banners pass. and We cannot hear.
Mid the clamor OF voice and horn,
Ihe moans and cries Of our bravest and best
Who lie, thick-clustered. about the crest
To-day for triumph. tomorrow for woe
When the roll cali tells its story.
We shall miss the sound Of voices We know
And the ghastly gaps IN our ranks will show
The price We pay for glory;
And the joy that We feel az our country's gain
WI De hnshed In the presence Of co mrsde's slain
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-24

PrrrsBure, Penn, has 80 iron. Q steel.
and 2 copper mills. The daily consump-
ton of the iron mills is LOO tons, and
their annual production Ii $23. .000. 000.-
There are 46 foundries, employing 1900
men in all, and adding &5, 000, 900 per year
to the wealth Of our country.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-24

A CURIOUS CONTEST Monday, while
StipLin Hirktnmeyer, of Lydsn, was hunt
ing, he came lcross cwo bucks, with locked
horns, engaged in vigorous combat He
hastily fired, lhe ball striking one of the
deer in the reck. Beng very much ex-
cited, Mr. H. did not wait to reload his
gun, but ran Up to pull the animals apart,
the wounded one having dropped on its
knees. But be infuriated buck knocked
him over inA trice, and sprane ON to his
breast with il fore feet Catching hold of
the lowered lorns, he was jerksd up again.
This was alidcn in an instant. and just
then the othir buck rushed up to renew
the contest. Instead of taking advantage
Of this 20 re-pad, the excited hunter struck
the wcundeddeer with his dubbed gun.
without any other effect than to break off
the stock. But well-dir,cted blow with
the barrel kuccked the arimal down. and
the other ras of. Mr.. b. succeeded in
dlspatching tfe PROSTATE buck, and brought
the carcass y town. 81 we'll as the gun
barrel. the latter being in . decidedly d.
lapidated codiition-- 81. Cloud Journal
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-24
Adventures Of some UhIans At Fontain-
Iebleau.

Let NE tell you the story of the adven-
lures of some Uhlans at Fontainebleau re-
Gently, just before the fighting took place
near there. A fellow voyageur, Just from
Tours. and who was in Orleans when the
Prussians came SO near there, told me this,
with all the French flavor possible. About
four days ago the Mayor OF Fontainebleau
had gathered the City Council arouud him,
and they were passing war measures vig-
oro1sly when there was a clatter in the
courtyard, and in rode forty Uhans-
lances in rest and pistols cooked and half
drawn from the holster.
One leap from his horse and entered the
council-room. '.The keys of the city, "
said he in French. The Mayor was not at
all frightened and replied: "We have no
keys-Fontaiaebleau is an open town y
swell, then, let us know where we can
lodge and prepare at once the necessary
rations for a corps of 30,0 men-only q
few hours behind" "All right" said the
Mayor. and at the same time made a sign
to the council; ''let us conduct ces Mes-
sietrs to the chateau, since We must, and
there, gentlemen, you will find stabling
and secure lodging"
1.-The Uhlans rushed to the chateau, the
beautiful chateau which Charles Seventh
and Francis First so rssgnifcently decor
ated, and which is associated with some
of the most startling events in French his
tory. While they were feeding their hors-
es the Mayor ordered the gates closed, and
looking in, said quietly.
''Messieursles Uhlans, you are my pris-
oners. Try and make yourselves at home. T"
Their rageknew no bounds, and scms
of them proposed to cut their way out.
None would surrender. "Well," said the
mayor, "as for your horses beasts.
we shall not forbid them to eat, but you
shall not se Q morsel until you surren-
der"
'Our troops will soon be here to avenge
u.s." cried the captain. "Ires bieni" an
swered the rlucky little Mayor. "We may
surrender tothirty thousand men, but not
to forty caFaliers." In two hours the
Uhlans surrendered, and were tnen fed
and at once sent TO secure place within
the French lines. Little fights were re-
ported next day all around, even on the
edge of Fontinebleau woods; bu. no thirty
thousand menhave yet reached the town.
The Uflans niscalculated once. Fontaine-
bleau, thereide, considers itself eight times
braver than Nancy. which was occupied by
five lancers.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-24

Mn. GARDNER BREWER, of Boston, had
three valuable horses killed bv LIGHTNING
at his villa in Newport. Thursday. His
coachman Was also slightly injured. The
horses wore in the field. and IL is suppose 4
that one of them fell upon the man while
he was attempting to catch them.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-24
A Simple Weather Glass.

This little instrument, says the Journal
OF Chemistry, Is prepared In the following
way: lake glass about ten inches in
length, and ono inch in diameter. fill 1t up
with the following liquid: Two parts
camphoI, one part nitrate of potash, and
one part sal ammonia, and dissolve IL
spirits OF wine, add water until you have
partially precipitated the camphor- The
extremity of the tube can be left open OF
Theoretically sealed. The gloss tube thus
prepared is then fixed in horizontal po.
sition against the wall or board.
The changes in the weather are thus in,
dicated:
1. If the weather is to be fine, the com
position of the substance will remain en-
tirely at The bottom of the tube, and the
above liquid will be perfectly clear and
Transparent
2. Before the weather changes to be-
come rs;ey, the percipitate will rise by de-
grees, and small crystalizations similar IN
shape to stsrE, will be seen to move abeut
the hquit
8. When the storm is imminent, the
precipitase viii nearly rise to the top OF
the tncs. assuming the shape of leaf, OF
an assem- s.'age of crystals; the liquid will
appear to be in state Of effervescence.
This char ye very of.en takes place TWEEN
ty-four hours before the change in the
weather.
4 The side from which the wind will
blow in a squall will be also indicated by
the p4rticies of the substance floating in
the liquid and assuming the shape Of long
hairy needles.
5. In tho summer time, the weather be-
ing warm and dry. the crystalizatIoa will
have n tendency TO remain lower in the
tube, and the liquid will also be more trans
parent.
The amount o. crystalized particles
which will be seen floating IN the liquid
will be sure sign or indication of fine or
bad weather; will depend entirely upon
the suddenness of the change in the
weather which is 10 take place, acting in
the most energetic way on the composition
above described.
The value OF this simple instrument TO
forewarn of an impending storm, and also
to indicate the continuance of fine weather.
will be readily appreciated by those whose
occupations are affected in the change OF
the weather.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04

"A young spunky girl at Clinton,
threy pot of yeast into the face of n
young blood Of that city. She
wanted to teach him to "arise and
go hence, and be there no more.
The reception given by Hon. b.
+. Allen, of Des MOines, on the 2Sth
of last month, is described by Reed,
of the Dubuque Times, as grand
affair. Reed was charmed with the
beauty of Des Moines.
The Mirror, gives an account of
a chap in Lansing, selling his wife,
mixed up with load of hay. The
load was upset, and the fraud thus
discovered.
The Bloomfield Republican boy
says: observing a young lady
working on delicate piece of en-
broidery, we had the impudence to
ask for what it was intended. She
replied that it was 'reposing gown
Another lady present said it was an
envelope We never heard it
called by either of these names be-
fore"
"A gentleman in Burlington, be.
lieving with Rory O'Moore, that
there is luck in odd numbers, mar
ried his seventh wife last week.
The ladies ofthe town of Perry,
in this State, invaded the only sa-
loon in the place, on the morning of
the 10Th and coolIy took possession,
and commenced knitting around the
stove. They stuck to it all day,
much to the chagrin of the owner,
and modification of the gentlemen
callers.
Our present Legislature has O
strong military element-there be-
ing twelve soldiers in the Senate,
and twenty-seven In the house.
The Iowa City Tribune, is to be
issued daily. Brainard of the Re
publican, thinks it will be a hefty |
affair.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04
TIE GAZETTE.
EDAR FALLS, FEBRUARY 4, 1870.
Crime in Chicago.

The papers inform US that 10000
people are out of employment In
Chicago aud crime, as very natural
result, is fearfully on the increase.
The Tribune says "a black cloud of
terror seems to hang over the city.
The ordinary agencies of the police
and courts Of justice seem inadequate.
Criminals are literally in possession
of the city, and move and actaccord-
ing to their own sweet will" The
people are calling loudly for protec-
tion against these Involves of prey"
and to meet the case, a regular Cali
fornia Vigilance Committee has been
organized. 1t certainly shows q very
deplorable state Of things in the
"Garden City" not perhaps the fault
of the lawful guardians of peace,
but comes as a result of the strin~
gency of the times. The men who
are committing these murders and
robberies are made up of that class
who live from hand to mouth, in
good times, when work is plenty,
and are thrown upon the world pen
niless, and homeless during such
seasons of strIngency as this. When
men will seek honest labor outside
Ct the crowded and over work ed cities,
crime will decrease, ard not till
then,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04
A Dangerous IIumbug.

The humhugs Of the present day,
are numerous and various, and one
OF the most dangerous to society i'm
general, is the reckless manner in
which names are obtained to peti-
tions. The public have come to
think that little or no responsibility
is attached to the mere signature to a
writing, and i'm nine cases out of ten
the parties signing do not know what
they are doing, or if they do, they
are entirely reckless of any response
bility it may bring upon them. A
sober lesson on this easy petition
system Is furnished i'm the case of
Walsh of Illinois, the wife murderer,
who was reprieved by the Governor,
on the strength of a writing signed
by the Mayor, of Chicago, and others.
The petition stated that the signers
had weighed maturely every point
and particular in the case, wherein il
charged marital infidelity on the
part of the wife, when it afterwards
appeared by published card of the
Mayor that he did not read the petit
ton before signing, and that no
breath of suspicion had even rested
upon the woman's reputation. An
other instance i'm point is given in a
late issue of the ddUdnce of Chicago.
Last winter, wag at the Illinois
capitol drew up petition asking
Gov. Palmer to expel Il certain Rep
resentative from the Legislature for
some mock misdemGanors. 1t was
soberly presented to and seriously
signed by nearly every member of
the Legislature, including the ac-
cused memb Der himself-none of them
having taken pains to read it before
signing itr'
The abuse of the system and the
manner in which signatures
ere VIGOROUSLY obtained, have very
justly broughtit into disrepute. Pub
lie officers, as rule, are giving little
or no weight to the promiscuous
stringof signatures, and we are heart.
lily glad of it. We wish the humbug
might be entirely abolished. 1t rare
~ does justice to the public, and the
sooner IL is done away with, the bet
ter.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04
From Our Special Correspondent.

IIoAh ouF DpeCial correspondent
Dies Moines, Feb. 2, 1870.
MEssRs. EDlToRs:-M Matters at the
Capitol are moving slowly. Among
the most pleasant affairs here since
my last, was the reception at Hon.
b. It. Aliens, last Friday night.
Nearly all the dignitaries of State
were in attendance, besides quite a
number of the members of the Leg
islature. Mr.. Allen and his accom-
plished wife, know just how to make
guests feel at home. Their house is
a perfect palace, throwing everything
else, in Des Moines, into the shade,
so far as magniflcence is concerned.
A few days since John Irish of john
son county, aud M. e, Cuts of Ma
haska, had ''set to" on the per
diem question, during the recess
Johnny knows he is smart, but his
antagonist Cults" to the quick, so
that when they "draw Steel" you
may be assured that there's fun be-
fore the House. QUITS annihilated
Fitz Henry Warren, four years ago
in the Iowa Senate, and Johnny had
better "watch out" or he will be in
the same boat. Among the impor-
tant bills that have been intro
duced is one by John
Russell, of Jones County, to locate
a branch Penetentiary at Anamosa.
The chief competitor on this cues
ton is McGregor. Fort Dodge is
nowhere. The stone at Anamossa
are so much superior to those fonnd
at Fort Dodge that the latter place
hasn't the ghost of a chance to secure
it. The bill for regulating Railroad
charges may pass, but it is doubtful.
The bill abolishing the present Su-
pervisor system may get through the
Senate, by the skin Of it's teeth, but
it's fate i'll the House is hard to
determine. The State House appro-
priation bill is having q hard time,
and it takes money, time and
'levees" to keep the ball rolling.
Still the Capital ring seem quite GER
tain it will win. Nothing of special
interest will be done until after the
recess. McNutt, of Muscatine, is
bound to distance the Demo-
cratic party, if possible. on the
woman question, consequently he
has offered a resolution, looking to
the amendment of the constitution
so that women may vote in radical
Iowa. Yours Truly,
JOSEPHUS,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04

A GREAT religious awakening ID
being enjoyed by the several church
es of Cedar Rapids. The Times says
"The revival which has been in pro-
gress here during the past three
weeks, shows no signs of abatement;
but on the contrary has gathered
strength from day to day, and week
TO week, until now, feeling of in
tense interest In religious matters
pervades every class and condition of
society in the community. Up to
the present time, same hundred and
fifty persons have thus identified
themselves with religion, and about
one hundred hopeful conversions are
reported"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04

VIRGINIA, the old Secession moi
bed, after hanging nine years on the
'outerwalls," has again been admit
Ell into the Union. We hope the
murderers of John Brown, have be-
come sufficiently penitent by this
time to behave themselves. The
new Senators-Johnson and Lewis
have arrived in Washington, and
presented their credentials. The
"F. +. Vs. are doubtless now ready
fol little wise legislation, and will
not think Is calling if it only holds
them level.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04

| HARNEssED---AT LAST.--A poet
says. ooh, she was fair, but sorrow
came and left his Traces there"
What became of the rest of the har-
ness the poet doesn't state.-Erie
Dispatch.
Yes he does. Further down the
hill of poetry he says: "Come
winnie, my lassie, and I'll take thee
to thy Hame." The balance of the
harness is still missing.-La Crosse
Democrat.
You are mistaken about that. The
same poet, speaking of the same
young lady, says: land all the
lines that sorrow left had faded out
in ."-The rest Of the harness is
lost. "-Erchange.
No; still another portion has
turned up, for further on the muse
informs us that Loving hands and
simple flowers had decked her for
the Bridal" Nothing has yet tran
spired as to the whereabouts of the
rest of the harness. - York Repu6~
Econ.
All mistake, for had not Walter
said. "Give me but what this Belt
hath bound, take all the rest the sun
goes round" Don't be discouraged,
friends, the rest of the harness is
bound to come Ohio State Journal
OF course it is, for hath not the
poet said: "When Greek meets
Greek then comes the Tug of war"
Pass along the balance.---2oledo
Blade.
No more, no more. Wen give
you only what Gratiano proposed for
Shylock: "A Halter gratis; moth
ing else, for Gods sake. "-Chicago
Republican.
Yes, one more. Take this good
council for the gIver's sake: Like
Jehn drive, but don't the Breeding
break. "-M0. Democrat
For more of it call on the author
of The Bitter Bit. "-B. Raackeye.
Brethren you have all overlooked
the essential part of that "animile's"
equipment. Supply this deficiency
noticed by Virgil and let the nag
''g'Iang there!"
Early hegiu the stubborn one TO break.
For her soft neck supple CoitaF make.''
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04

Iowa is larger than New York or
Observation-Disclosures than New
England without Maine-and more
productive than all Of them put to-
gether, She has thirty.five millions
acres Of rich, black mould, and to-
day clean furrow can be turned
over thirty millions of these acres
Although less than five millions are
under cultivation, they produced
last year about eighty-five million
bushels of grain. And the four coun-
ties through which the GAZETTE cir
cuIates most extensively Black
Hawk, Grundy, Butler and Bremen
are among the best in this grand par
adise.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04

Congress, the House at least, has
taken deep revenge on the news
papers, which have advocated the
abolition of Thanking privilege. by
the passage of a bill providing that
after the first of July next, 40 matter
shall be sent through the mail free.
The intention of this, as declared by
Butler, is to oblige the subscribers for
newspapers to pay regular postage
on their newspapers, and thus bring
the newspapers and their subscribers
TO realizing sense of the wisdom OF
the Thanking privilege.
1t might be argued. that newspa-
pers were given the freedom of the
mails, i'm the interest of popular in
telligence, and that the ranking
privilege of members of Congress
and bureau officers, could mot be
justified on any such ground.
IL might further be argued that to
make newspapers pay postage is to
tax the people at large, while to
make members of Congress pay pest
age on their political and private cor.
respnndenee is simply to put them
on the same footing with their con-
stituents; but members of Congress
are not likely to admit this distinc-
ton, and are bound to make the peo-
pie pay dearly for demanding the alb
clifton of their pet privilege of frank
ing their own private correspond
ence and that of their wives, daugh-
tiers, cousins and all their relatives
and friends.-H. Paul Press. ...
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04

A WAsHtNdroN dispatch says -
''Mr. Reyels the colored Senator from
Mississippi, appeared on the Senate
floor aud was congratulated by q
number of Republican Senators. ---
There is bat one vacant seat and lie
has been assigned 1t on the extreme
Corner Of the Republican side.n
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04
EMMENAGOGUE.

DIR. NEillerss Emmenagogue l. the only
article known to cure the Whites. ut will cure IN
every case) Where is the family in which this
important medicine il not wantedr Mothers, this
il the greatest blessing ever offered you, and you
should Immediately procure 1t. IL is also sure
cure for Female Irregularities, and may be de-
pended upon in every case where the monthly
low has been obstructed through cold or disease.
Price One Dollar. Sold by CROSBY Il GREGG,
Cedar Falls Iowa. vi0nJ5y1
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04

"A majority of the Committee on
Public Lands in Congress, is in favor
of a general bill prohibiting the
granting of public lands to railroad
companies, or other large corpora
tions, and providing that the public
lands shall be sold only to actual set
lers, under the pre-emption and
homestead laws.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04

THE democratic papers are discus-
sing the probable candidate for the
presidency in 1872. We suggest the
Cardiff Giant. lie would poll a
strong vote in New York city, and
would endure being voted for good
many times.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-04

IRISH, Of Johnson county, has in
troduced a Resolution in tbs legisla-
ture faroring woman suffrage. John
is unmarried, but is evidently deter
mined that the gentle sex shall have
their rights in some way. FL.