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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

s. III. Rownd, and ii. ]. McCord,
who were appointed committee to
look after the swamp lands belonging
to Black Hawk county, started west
for that purpose last Tuesday. e. A.
Snyder, who accom- panied them
writes as follows:
WEBSTER Cry, Iowa, |
May II, 1870.
We arrived in this place last even
ing, and started this morning in
company with S. III. Rownd, and II.
j. McCord, to look at some land be-
longing to Black Hawk county, ly-
ing some % miles north of this place.
4 ride of some eighteen miles over
beautiful land, "a little to wet)
brought us to the first piece, which
We found to be one grand great big
slough. A settler near, said the State
geol0gist had visited it, and pro-
nounced it an inexhaustible bed of
good peat. There is undoubtedly
enough Of this to supply Black
Hawk for seventy.five generations,
or more, and we have arranged to
commence shipping very soon. We
forgot to state that on our way up,
we stopped aud enjoyed an hour very
pleasantly, viewing the beauty aud
attractiveness of Wall Lake. This
Lake is nearly two miles in
length, and about half as wide. The
wall, from which it probably derives
its name, is from three to ten feet
high, and nearly surrounds the Lake;
formed of earth and boulders. The
water is SO clear that the beautiful
white gravel bottom can be seen for
fifteen or twenty rods from the shore.
Uncle S. was so delighted with it,
that it was all we could do to keep
him from. "wading in"
He undoubtedly felt like filling up,
as the hour for dinner had arrived.
We very soon found a farm house,
and through the kindness of the
Empire L. Ms wife, were in time
seated around q well filled table, and
here ourself was permitted to real
ize the capacity Of a supervisor
measuring ttcO feet in diameter. Poor
woman. how her cod fish, potatoes,
and beans fitted.
Uncle Sammy" told forty. fire
stories by actual count in the fore
noon, ard only twenty i'm the after
noon. The beans weighed heavily.
The second piece of land we looked
at, was a very slight improvement
on the first, and the third little
more so, etc. Thus far we find Black
Hawk county wss "most beautifully
served by the Waterloo official, who
selected these lands. He likes soft
things" no doubt, as we found soft
spots mostly.
Not one thirtieth of the country
we saw to-day is occupied. The land
is very rich, and will in time be made
to yield abundantly. IF, however, it
were better drained its value would
be greatly increased. Land sells ut
prices ranging all the way from two
to ten dollars per acre. but there is
but little call thus far, this season.
This place has improved very RAP
idly since our visit u year ago.
i. A. S.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

THE indianapolis Jomnat Of the
9th says: at is generally conceded
by the State papers that til. wheat
crop, Notwithstanding the efforts of
croakers, will be fully up to the aver
age, if not little in advance. Vege-
tation in LaGrango County is full
twenty days in advance of what it
was last year. The Hartford City
Times says the prospect for fruit in
BIackford county is reported good.
The Winnamac pulaski county pa
pers say the cherry crop is partly
killed in and about Wannamac.
Peaches and apples are safe. The
Rensselaer, Casper county Caion
says that, without unfavorable
weather hereafter, there will be an
abundance of fruit in Jasper county
this season. The Evansville COur-
Ter says Of the prospects, in Wander
burg county: Wheat is doing grand
ly; there never was better prospect
for an abundant crop. And so it
may be said Of all the other grains
and grasses. The fruit prospects are
also very good peaches will most like
ly be a light crop, as it is feared they
will fall Off very generally before
ripening, but there will be an abund-
ancc of apples, cherries and small
| fruits.r
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

The election of three Supervisors
i'm place of the nineteen members,
which we now have, will give an un-
usual interest TO the election this
fall in our county. The three are to
be elected by the county at large, and
no two shall be from the same town
ship. They will enter upon their
duties the first of next January. 1t
is important that the best men in
our county be selected. The old sys-
tenn had many Objectionable features,
yet we favored its continuance. 1t
low remains to be seen whether
three will legislate better for the
county at large than nineteen.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13
From New Hart ford.

Mr.. EDITOR Tho farmers are
busy seeding, and eur town is lit
tie dull at present, but numerous
improvements are being made, some
of which ! sec you have mentioned
in the GAZETTE:
Mr.. Putnam is building an add.
ton to his house, and putting things
to rights generally. Elder Judson
has M owed to the west end of town
until his new parsonage is finished.
The JohR>t II House has gone into
the hands of Mr.. Putnam. The
Sheriff got out a warrant for the
late proprietor, but Johnston smelt
rat aud alt out" Two others
"chose darkness rather than light"
and "slid"-Tucker and Jackson
The latter gent. left WilIoughby last
fall to get rid of paying debts, and
returned to this place last week.
Geo Maxwell has lately become a
"city dad"-the only kind we can
support in this burg.
Fishing is the chief amusement
among our citizens. Those who are
lazy enough are having good sue
cess. NIX.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

a HURRICANE at Council Bluffs
on Thurday night, did great damage
hy blowing down some buildings and
damaging others. The sides of the
Congregational Church, building
just completed at cost of $4,000,
were crushed in, and the tall spire
fell backward across the entire build
ing. crashing it absolutely to the
brick basement. Not a stick OF tim.
Der Ia left standing.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13
state Auditor.

The announcement of Hon. John
Russell, of Jones county, for the office
of Auditor is meeting with general
favor throughout the State. He Is
justly one of the most popular man
in Iowa. Our preference for Mr.
Russell is inspired by confidence in
his integrity and solid worth as
citizen and a legislator. In influ-
ence he has had no peer in the legis
lature, during the sessions OF which
he has been member. He never
made long speeches, but q measure
advocated by him, was known to be
in good hands. He is a christian
gentleman and in guarding well the
interests of Iowa, the delegates at
the State Convention will nominate
him by reclamation.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

HERE is the gushing welcome ex-
tended by Georgia paper to the
Governor of that State, OH his return
from Washington:
"Welcome home! Alien, and yet
Governor; enemy, aud yet ruler
traitor, and yet dictator! Welcome
home! Oh! If it were but natural il
the snakes coiled about the flowers in
your yard-if daggers CLEANED in the
moonlight on your window SILL
But we are above poisoning or assas.
sination! Live! Live where you can
strike the vitals of the State! Live
where you can poison the fountains
Of her land! Live, but the eternal
clutch of conscience will fasten OIL
your soul, and you are Satan if you
cal be happy"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

Mcfarland Acquitted.

NEW DIRK, May III.
The Mcfarland case closed this af-
ternoon. The jury retired at 3
o'clock and reappeared at ten min
utes to 5. The silence OF death pre-
vailed as they took their seats, and
Mcfarland turned as pale as a sheet.
The foreman finally rose up to an
swer the usual questions, and Me-
FaI land stood up 10 face the jury
He trembled violently, and elutched
the railing beside him for support
as the prisoner at the bar guilty or
not guilty ?" came the question at
last. mot guilty" was the answer.
The scene that followed beggars des-
cription. The whole audience
Jumped to its feet and cheered as
though determined to shake the
house to it's foundation. Even the
court officers joined in the cheering.
Men and women sprang over the
seats and struggled for the Privi-
lege of shaking Mcfarland by the
hand, dividing their attention be-
tween the liberated man and his
counsel, whom they lavished with
thanks. Mcfarland was very much
affected and Perry, in his joy, jump
ed npon a chair, and waving a hand
kerchief, lent his voice to the cheer
ing. Mcfarland soon after left the
court room and the crowd dispersed.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

THE following railroad items we
clip from the Chicago Tribune Of q
recent date:
a fact worth knowing to those
travelling East by the Fort Wayne q
Pennsylvania Railroad is that the
quick time is not made by unusual
high rate of speed, but by long con-
tinuOus runs without stopping, We
think the longest run in the United
States by any road, without stopping
to wood and water, is that of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, from AL
toona to Harrisburg, l3l miles, The
train leaving Chicago at IL n. M,
aeaches New York the next after
noon in time to meet and dine with
friends. BY using this precantiOn,
passengers are only going at the
usual speed, n fact which, when fully
understood, must make this n most
popular and desirable train.
The fast New York train, which
leaves Chicago at IL o'clock each
morning. runs over the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad from Pittsburg TO
Mantua, making oEly two stops, one
being at Altoona, and the other at
Harrisburg. On Monday this fast
train made the run from Altoona to
Harrisburg, 13l miles, without astop,
the engine only using one tank of
water. This road does not seek to
make quick time SO much through
fast running as by avoiding those
frequent local stOppages which not
OILY consume the time, but the pa
thence of the traveller.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13
War Among the Rnill
Drivers.


A sharp fight is in progress among
the editors of New York. They are
saying n great many things about
each other, and the war bids fair to
result in the ordering of "pistols and
coffee for two.h J. Russell Young
in his new paper is larriping Chas.
a, Dana of the SIN in style that
must draw blood at every stroke OF
The lash.
The following extract will show
the way in which Young proceeds to
pay his compliments to Mr.. Dana:
A coward and a spy, bearer of
false witness and disloyal to every
friendship aud every feeling Of man
hood and honor:-he has waared IN.
on women-he has vilified men,
whose bread lie not long since was
too glad to beg-he has betrayed the
party Which gave him office, ard the
President he served with fatterv and
servility,-he has violated every law
Of honor among men-the most sac
red confidence of private life. TO
take private letters and garble and
fashiOn them to bis own eud-to
listen at key-holes and reprint pri-
waite conversation--to become the
emissary of adventures and assail
sick men lying upon a bed, which
may be the bed of death-to force the
sanctuary of home, and parade to the
vulgar, prurient world the eOntiden
ces of the hearth and home-t0 assail
without mercy every one who aided
him, and repay kindness with mock.
cry and detraction- to Islander men
who did him no harm, who were
seeking in silence to do their work,
and even to forget the feelings of q
father by making mockery Of the
saddest misfortune that can beful
father,-a!l of this Mr.. Dana has
done! All of this he does from day
to day. With the ability to do honor
to the press and his country, he has
made himself the common enemy of
society.
TiIton of the Independent, and
Hugh J. Hastings Of the Commercial
Adrertiser are not far behind. The
latter trouble arose from the McFar-
land trial-Oliver Johnsons letter to
Mrs. McFarland-in which he speaks
of her as the lone altogether lovely"
and "of such is the Kingdom of
Heaven" having been commented
upon i'm the advertiser by Hastings,
who spoke of The men associated in
the conduct of the Independent as
free lovers. Mr.. Tilton retaliated by
publishing what purported to be a
confession of HIS, thirty years ago,
when he was charged with libel.
Hastings says:
| We inform the editor Of the T1,tle-
pendent that, as we have kicked
nothing mean for n loug time, he will
be very likely to be introduced to our
calfskin the first time we chance to
meet him. 1t is the only way to
treat such fellows. We shan't hurt
him, but merely kick this "Uriah
Heep" of the press. and if we ever
so far forget what belongs to man.
hood as to do anything as mean as
this fellow Tilten is capable of doing,
we shall expect to be hoisted.
Great minds will differ" We
shall look for homily to western
editors, on the dignity of Journalism
from some one of these belligerants
| at an early day.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

CHAs. a. RICHARDSON, Of Roston,
n brother OF Albert ID. Richardson,
publishes a statement saying: So
many misstatcmets have been made
about my late brothers estate, that l
deem it necessary to say that his
estate is not worth at its highest val
ue more than 500, COO to So, 900, and
that his widow, Mis-. Abby s. Rich
ardson, has refused any part of the
property except that required to rear
and educate his orphan children.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

BUTLER county, for the year 1869,
had 1900 dwelling houses total
population of Sl39; 1862 voters; 1874
militia; 1872 families; S9,672 acres
land inclosed; 80, 232 acres under cul-
tivation; 45l,923 bushels wheat !;
AL ,677 bushels corn; go, 407 bushels
of oats 4s,l7S bushels potatoes 3D.
$50 gallons Sorghum 25l, las pounds
butter; 1896 cheese; 1888 pounds
wool; 1897 tons hay, value farm
produce, for 1868, S76l ,52S; value of
Stock sold for 1868, Sl45,022; value of
agricultural machinery, SI3S ,504; as
sessed valuation of real and personal
property, 81, 759. 4S7. The area of the
Of the county is 37G square miles, or
SOS. $40 acres -Parkerebln.Q Times.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13
General Items.

Theodore Tilton says there IL no
man in America, who utters purer
or palmer English, than Horace
Greeley.
An Indiana man kicked his wife
"sixteen feet oyer hydrant," and
then added insult to injury by ask
ing her show is that for high ?"
A Louisville bar-keeper, while
being chased by a man with drawn
bowie.k knife, was seized with fit of
Temporary insanity" and is now
in Jail for homicide.
Tom. Allen and Jim. Mace had
prize fight at New Orleans last
Tuesday. Mace was the winner in
sixteen rounds. Both, we regret to
announce, still live.
"A million dollars have been sub
scribcd i'm New York for the purpose
of erecting q crystal palace for the
approaching international exhibit
ton to be held in that city.
The Chicago Post says: ANDY
Johnson is hesitating whether to 60
back to politics or to tailoring. 1t is
nip and tuck with him; but if he
chooses the latter it will be rip and
tuck with him"
DR.. Duncan, Professor of New
College, Edinburgh, is dead. 1t is
of this absent minded gentleman
that this story is told: A cow hav-
ing brushed against him, he me-
chanicaIly lifted his hat and NUT.
tered, az beg your pardon madam. "
Two days after he stumbled against a
lady and exclaimed, us that you
again, you heast?"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

JCDGE ToMAN, of the Independ-
ence Bulletin, takes Bro. Brainard, of
tho Montana Standard, to task for
his statement that the ''ci.y press,
for the sake of the political or social
capital they thought TO gain, and the
country press. i'm blind following
Of the former, have almost univer-
sally hung out the banner of re-
formHl." Not to be personal, Bro.
T don't you think there is more
truth than poetry I'm the statement.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

CASE OF GRIM. CONNIE. Z. ].
Tompkins, Of this village, was ar
rested last week. at the instance of
Miss Barbara Warner, of Black
Hawk, on the charge of seduction
Miss Barbara, we understand, is a
gushing maiden of twenty-five
summers, whose young affections, as
she alleges, were won and Illegally
appropriated by Tompkins while
she was employed Ivy Mr.. Sergeant
in this village something less than q
year ago. Mr.. Tompkins is now in
the custody of The Sheriff, and all
his property attached Grundy Co.
Ati0s
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

THE Mt. Pleasant Journal comes
out fat. footed against woman suff-
rage. Wouldn't wonder if that
"solid phalanx" Of Iowa newspapers
for the affirmative of that question.
was growing beautifully less.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

SEVERAL of the papers of the State
ere putting ia their claims to being
the first advocates of woman's suff-
rage. The editor of the Oskaioosa
Conservative claims the honor of be-
ing the original woman's Fighter of
Iowa. Welsh has his eye on Con-
gress, but il he ever gets there by the
votes of the fair sex, he'll have 10
change his politics.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

Teeth! Teeth ,! Teeth = For
Artificial Teeth and all other opera
tions in the line of Surgical and Me-
cllanical Dentistry, go to DIR. ii. M.
ADAMS, who has had an experience
of 2i years in the practice of Dentist
nv i'm its various branches. Charges
reasonable, and all work warranted.
Office LIST door west of the Inman
House, Cedar Falls.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

THE Minneapolis Tribune gives the
following: we published in the
Tribune several months since, an
item setting forth that a little girl,
only ii years of age, had become a
mother, in Howard Lake township,
Wright county. This item went the
round of the papers, and was re-
csived with different degrees of be-
lief. We are now enabled to state
that this child woman, with her in
FAINT, is now in this city. We ain.
terviewed' her yesterday, and found
her medium sized for her age-rathcr
good looking-with light blue eyes
and dark hair. She is four feet eight
and three quarter inches high, and
weighs eighty pounds. The child
weighed seven pounds five ounces
when it was born on the 2Sth of De
cember last, and now pulls down
fifteen pounds. 1t "favors the
mother" in its looks, and is as good
looking as the average of babies of
the game age. The real name of the
mother is Penolia r.. wilkins, and
the child is to be called May Twi-
light. The father of the child is
John Slaughter, who was boarding
in the family for nearly a year
before the birth of the child. He
is about thirty-five years of age and
has now gone to parts unknown,
having previously acknowledged
that he seduced the mother. Wefor-
bear to state where the family is now
residing, for fear that there would
be too great rush of visitors. We
are aware Of but one similar case,
which occurred, we believe, in Ten
nesseo, where a girl of the same age
gave birth to q child by her own
grandfather, who is now propritiat-
ing the ofiense in prison,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

Chapped hands are very common
with those who have their hands
much in water. \ few drops of
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment rubb-
ed over the hands two or three times
a day will keep them soft and white.
Fishermen, sailors, aud others will
do we'll 10 remember this.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

CoID Milo SMITH, late Superin-
tcndent of the Valley Road, has been
= appointed Superintendent of the st.
\Louis & Keokuk Railroad. lie will!
also be the chief engineer of the line
during its construction.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

In Mr.. LOOMS correspondence Of
last week he has well said that in this
controversy on equal rights "Indi-
viduals are nothing, principles
everything" and il is for the deyel.
opment of the great principles that
underlie this question of woman suff.
rage that we continue this discussion.
But then he must do something more
than ask questions viz: HAS wo-
man an inalieuable right to the bal
lOt?' He claims THAT the grounds
upon which this reform is based, are
entirely Inexperienced by the
great majority of those who
oppose it," but he will not be likely
to correct that misrepresentation by
simply asking questions. Now in
order to give him the chance to state
those grounds clearly, we answer the
above question abstactly and un-
equivocalIy in the negative. We de-
ny that abstractly woman has an in
alienable right to the ballot. Re-
member we Are on the negative of
this controversy, and it will be time
enough to argue against his PROPOSE
ton after the arguments are present.
ed in its favor.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

THE MeFarlend trial terminated
yesterday afternoon, the jury return
ing verdict of mot guilty" If
Mcfarland was mot guilty. of kill
ing Richardson, then 10 man has
ever been guilty of killing another
man since the creation of the world.
Al the same time 1t must be acknowl-
edged that when man deliberately
iuterferes with the domestic affairs OF
another, alternating the affections OF
his wife and destroying his home, he
ought to he prepared to get just what
richardson got. IL is question
whether murderer is, i'm fact and
morally, guilty Of greater crime
aoai.lst sorirty than is q seducer.--
fTir-ao Trur'cs.
f.argl'r cug seat.1.erts 4zer.'y."
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

The Times says DIR. Walpole has
lost his beautiful chestnut mare
She died suddenly in harness, it is
supposed from bots or pin worms
IF the DR.. had used Sheridan's Cav
airy Condition Powders, he would
no doubt have had his mare to-day
theH nre deakh Oh MOrng.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13
n Warming.

The Philadelphia Post tells the fol-
lowing curious incident on Chicago
in good faith:
At n party in that city, composed
almost entirely of married couples
it was proposed, owing TO n luIl ia
should play at divorce. A gentle.
man present volunteered to attend to
the legal part of the amusement, and
SD they were all divorced. When
they had finished their game il was
discovered that the gentleman who
had so kindly assisted them in their
sport, was legally empowered to pros
nounce divorces. and so the unfor-
tunate guests found that they were
all single folks once more, and the
party broke up i'm great confusion.
AS il would have been highly i'm
proper for the ladies TO have gone
home with gentlemen who were no
relation to them, these somewhat be-
wildered females repaired in a body
to IA hotel, while their former spouses
went each to his familiar domicile.
After the ladies had remained "a
week or two at their new quarters,
the landlord, finding that they were
but scRntily supplied with money,
and that there were no male relatives
TO whom bills could be legally sent,
began to devise various plans to get
these good women off his hands. AT
last accounts he was giving a Series
of nightly hops at his establishment,
in hopes of attracting wooers to the
place. but his eii&rts had only been
partially successful.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

CITAPrN, of the Marshall County
Times, gives racy account of his Wis.,
It 10 Mcbride of the Eldora Ledger,
whom he styles as the Royal Bengal
Tiger of Hardin Co. He don't think
Mick can be scared worth cent.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13
THE democratic paper at Euger

THE democratic paper at Eugene,
Oregon walls thus : How long, Oh
God, how long, shall the eyes of the
United States be closed to the hellish
iniqaities OF their oppressors p
When vii! the spirit of Tell and
Winkelreid rise like phoenix from
the ashes Of our liberties, aud swear
OH their blades, If Necessary, that
America shall re white sisn' 5
CCuuLrH -
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-13

AMELIA BLooNER, In the Council
Bluff. Nonpareil, announces that an
Iowa Woman's Suffrage Convention
will he held at Mt. Pleasant about the
18th of June, when 1t is proposed to
form a State Association.