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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-09
EElRFvL SMASH OF A hlFLllNER on gROADWAYI

And We clean out tho entire concern In q single
day! Regular beauties In the way Of Ribbons,
Rich LaCcs, Trimming. BcltlngS, Handsome
Toilet Articles IND million Other notions al at
prices that will amuEC all lovers Of s.-.I. .
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-09
.SfOO REWARD NE.
Gravel Cement Roofing

The undersigned would respectfully ~ ~ y !,
attention Of thG public 70 out KooaIE srtsg
gravel roof, II Is ttO proof, nODt1P9asN!E, IN
contFactiye aud IL adapted 70 any 0EslS -,
Is no patent humbug, merely N 'mp'''3
Tho above reward will DO paid " ~ u "
who will produce roof put on BY u N|'S
failed TO Give entire satisfaction.
All work warranted for hvc. year, rDr
Orders from city or adjoining eoup0!
celVO prompt attention; r, ,ToR
Oalcc on 9Th, between John and C ~ 4 Il
mAF3Ia WlttHpk:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-09
THANCERY NOTICE
JGnes n. wait and Reuben Walt Ia cl,ssS.

Sarah Wait, Il 1!t. IA Sulftt !
In pursuance Of decree mAde mace ~ " IN CiFtt'
thIB cause At Tho March term, le,y| |, ~
Court or Ohio county, West w III tsat ..
among other things iHrthcr o! Hl, 'tIb1WirEs
Commissioner mAkGA further 81 M I'D v
nRmcS Of tho creditors Of EGl1 ~, n1pst. ~
amount Of their, claims rrT1AlnInE Wbgrlss y
giving notice BY publication " w. W. ior III q
TELLi0ENCEH and W hCGllng XXX, Ggfsib IN ,rcliGa'.
cSSp,CF G e. Cr tSo Code Of West yiE,1a.
ing the creditors Of said estate 10 E.Sr ~
prove their claims before him on q W T NJ;
10 no llXOd by him. And that t1iS I: "T nsrfJ ~
such other or further matter ~ r''n0
require.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-09

Where this thing viii end, no living man can
tell, Point out the man who dArcs whisper com.
pctitiDnl May tho ashes aud cin1GrS from this
powerful eruption hurry him forever.
Splendid 40 yard Spool Cotton, DC, sold every.
WHERE at 10C.' 2 '--t IL EI.J
Napkins, &C. iL.t1uRi lu7n''i sg
Hoop skirts, for song.
French Woven Corsets, Tic, sold In New York
for Sl.2N. f.fufr ~. ..aII
This is indeed bitter pill for the so.callcd
"OhCap Stores" aud q glorious wlnl'slAkS for
the people. Altogether ttisa tremendous amir,
aud wifi call forth from itGJhidlnR placeimany
old land.shaFkS aud SU-Called Cheap Stores arc
giving away before tho advance Of our sklrmish
ltnesSbut we do not mean 10 stop at this, but
shall drive them to tho wall and nail them there.
IlGre Ii our baltic ground, aud from these ram
shape. htlA
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-09
WE STAND ALONE

Bcst Hemp Carpet, nom. as to 4Oc
All Wool Ingram Carpet, ErOm...... .9Oc 70 81. 70
Floor OIL ClOthb. - 10 zoe
Stair Oil Crash, best quality. lSc
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-09
lO6 f. JUST OPENED! 1O6
The Wonder Of the Age !
.apIi fi 81 il4r n.a H % tDlsi-
NEW Ii York MOVEDTOWHEEILINGl
Glorious News for the People!

=
+, sE'M VI ErIi.#s"H
.u a. .s..,rs. ala. ,-tt l.g,,yy
Nearly sixty Thousand Dollars IN Dry Goods
from the recent failures and forced Auction Sales
IN New York City, They are for the people at
lust one half the usual prleeSI Competition
absolutely out Of the question. Then listen 10
Standard Yard Wide MusIins, r9Nc. -
Every Standard Brand Of American Prints. 10
aud 12Kc. % ~. ~ =, =, d
full one cent under tho case price.
Every article Of rich and costly Dress Goods N
SILK, Wooden aud Cotton, At &c on the dollar. .
French and Japanese PopIn ms. y X ~ I'c new
Elegant French CanbrlcS, orgHndics and Lawns
Gar below the cost Of importation. ~,
Our last importation VI WhltG GOOdS by tho
Steamer Clyde comprising all the new styles Of
PlGurs, MarEGllles, LinUnA, and German Goods,
by ar iuCqlIalS in psicCS any importation to thIS
country since the war. No wonder tho OLD
FOGiES stick cotton In their cans 10 shut out
this heart. rendlng news. ''ti'r
The New York herald., 1870-04-25

bpen c-psctolfr7n tne ifaiylsai iuypry anil ca @
tbe county ct'ained under ~es0stris. wbch should
nave oeSn converted INTO action ana eypen tel npOn
tionlaiy nations. lhe doNnwaru tenaency. or
stgaiei that the frinciple upon wnlcn Egypt
fu-e n0h iou lsh"d hai cuninaled anl
was now "a be disseminated amorg O'her nations
ana IFoes Nor could an etinit of succeeding
ruI'ri WHO saw tie process at work and understOl I'd
the caosos thereof stop she downward tendency
until the death vi iharaoa gsI vears B. c.. when
the kMylon remained IN q STATE oil anarchy nntil
twelve nobene1 conspired 70 DIVIDE 1t among them.
selves. i0r some s1peralltlun3 reasons psannlet-
lcluS One oi the twelve, was panished but he, en-
ler.R INTO league WIN some Greeks made war upon
the eave0, de~ated rham and aga,nunited tne 9ing.
uon lnuer One rue anu ren;a,neh sole po3sessor Of
IL untll nls Death. Blk nuDdrad and sixteen years n.
o. one Necnos arose, who attempted The cutting OF
canal from The N,le 10 the Rs Sea, but was unsuc-
the accomplishment Of voyage entirely aronnd tho
coast of Africa Dy some skpiu phnn'cian sailors ne
employed, they lelsln1 Egypt bv the Red sea anu
re.nrnin1 by the way OF the Mediterranean alter an
aosenco oi three years. This passage was made
some 900 years before che Portuguese discovered this
able to efer the Mo iiterranean through the Srsits
vi Gibraltar Trouble alter trouble now distracted
Ihc Kingdom, ana it3 power Aud iuliuence declined
with every reifn. until the Perjians. under CAM
byscs 5.5 years before CHRIST suodued It, the
downfall OF tue Persian emplre Egypt has success.
sivey been subject to the MacsdOnians. Romans,
Saracens Namelukes, and lastly the Turks. by wnOin
~ - now n0ninaiy possessed. The late accomplish
ment OF the pfolecE NecA0s failed IN may he pro-
pneClc OF radical changes IN the condition Egypt has
80 long been submerged n--tne inoications being
favorable for o return to considerable importance
among the nations VI the earth.
VICTORIA @. WOODRUFF,
"A Broad street. New York.
The New York herald., 1870-04-25
TIE MANIAC MOTHER.
Mcntai Condition Of Mrs. aInrsi,, vbs Killed.
uer Fonr Children NJ Ralilulcra
lFr0m the Baltimore Gazette. AnrIl 81

tIIptn Tue baltilnOrc GaLettc, Anfil D.
During the mornngthe mother OF the children
Was visited at the jail oy her aged father. Upon ap-
proach,ng her he remained before her some twenty
minutes before sue appeared to be able to recognize
Nun. she was seatcd In her Gel. with q blanket
around her, noodly nbstracted. When Ut ien2th
sue knew her father she asker him IL he pad orougi
that they were very dear 10 her nnd had been win
her during tie past night Her appearance wa3that
OF one whose reason was entirely Defeft with the
WIG look or maniac In her eyes, utterly uncon-
sclous OF the reality Of her position.
It had been noticed during ner residence with her
father, after the abandonment Dy her husband tnat
she at times became silent and moody. and would
cit with nxed eyes though Ia Deep absorbing con-
temptation ana the1 shortly after would arr se
speedily 60 forth and return, as II In searcp-, OF
something whose discovery she could not Compass
IL was testified 10 q belia by lady be rider in
tne mouse, shat Mrs, Narsh had at times
INDUCED IN intoxicating drinks, q charge
which those nearest and dearest to her dis.
affirm on positive knowledge; though II Ia Con.
essed that she frequently referred to her
position in her fathers family, her BELIEF tnat she
was not welcome among them, and the fear tat her
children would be taken ffcm hers Indeed ut was re-.
nctanty believed by certain members Oi the family
tnat sne was At times out Of proper mind Her
nelgn oors afnrmei tha, she was OF hasty temper
though never unIorgivng or vindicttve Just sun
queht 70 her arrest. and wnile al the Eastern
ponce station. O. lucid intcrval appears to have
occurred TO her, - she then a. once recoVnized
those who knew her, and smoke sorrowluIy OF
tne ereat crime sne had committed. Among those
wno were mere rscognizei by her was Lieu,eua nj
Love- In oaarge OF the station. aud MIR, Green
The New York herald., 1870-04-25
THE STEAMSHIP VENEZUELA.

she In still Anchored at tho Southwest Spit
Appearance of the Vessel und Grew.
The steamship Venezuela Captain John Cowell the
pe1's o. whch a. sea ana nor safe arrival at this
port Oh Saturday morning have already been fully
given IN the HERALD is stu at anchor at the South.
west Spit. IL IS uncertain when she VIII
come up TO the city for repairs, as
advices are hourly expected from the vessels own.
ers In London regarding her disposition. Yesterday
ai iternoon the Coast Wrecklng Company's steamer
Relief went down the bag with one or two gentle
men whose oiicia duties required them to commu.
nlcate with Captain Cowcll, and passed an hour or
80 with him OH board, much 10 their
satisfaction. They were particularly Struck with
the cleanliness OF the steamship the neatness
OF the crew and the order everywnere observable
not expeced in vessel that mas suffered as she has
aid been butfeted for nearly five weeks py gales
tornadoes aud lashing seas that knew mercy.
rhe oabil OF the Venezuela was cosey and bright,
the carpets apparently uninlured ana the decks and
brasswork as pleasant ana cheerful as an ocean pas
senger vessel three days In port, and everything
shlp-snape.
The terrible leak from tire accident or the 2lst Of
March, which carried away her ruddcr ana rudder
post leaving aperture three feet long aud seven
inches wide, through which the ocean poured. was
ana Is still, IN measure stopped mp with bedding,
blankets and every available article at hand
The vessel steered by sail alone. spars
being sent overheard as "dragsn But during this
into port Since she lett Liverpool, the Venezuela
has burned 100 tons OF coal. There is probability
that ner necessary repairs. which will require quite
long wllio TO complete, Will soon be commenced
and her cargo despatched by regular Vessels 70 Its
destinaton IN Barbados and other ports.
Captain Cowel III q letter 10 the HERALD dated
Sandy Hook, April %, thinks that injustice has
been done him and crew In some particulars espe-
Ciay In the c0mneBt9 upon mis- re using assistance
his opinion the teiesrans were erroneous ana cal.
cuated lo Mislead
The New York herald., 1870-04-25
PORTO RICO.

Election for ~ Member or tho Cortes-Thc
Rcpabiicsiny SacCessfal-The Island Quiet.
Crops.
MAYAGUES, April 7, 1870.
Ine Island reaiaipe quiec az present, notwisn.
standing the feeling OF animosity the part OF the
natives toward the Spaniards, vno administer tho
affairs OF the governments in their accustomed des.
polio manner.
Much excitement was caused by tho election for
deputy TO the Cortcs. The monarchisS, wno were
supported by the entire influence OF the authorities
made strenuous efforts 10 win, but they failed, the
Tepuplcans electing their candidate, Senior Roman
Bald0ristl de Castro, Of st. John.
The sugar market is rather dull, but the unfavor-
able news from the United States In regard to prices
has not reduced theae ag this port 8%c. to Axe.
ootlg paid freely for extreme qualities.
The New York herald., 1870-04-25
GOVERNMENT srcun,T,r,

The government list was generally sseady, and
prices at tn close. catching the general buoyancy
OF the time improved upon strong demand IRE
London quoation coming steady on Saturday as
sisted the FINER tone OF the gold market In It's ,nn
ence on govrnments, producing q firm market at
tho advancet quotations. The latest street. prices
were-UDitet States currency skies, ia ll2,s;
do., 1851 egistered, 1I4A ll3; do. do..
coupon, lla1 lis; do. nvo.twentles, regis.
tesed, May and November, lo,x q los: do..
1852. coupon do, ll27s 113: do do., 1854.
do. DO, lliS . 11lI.; do. do, 1885, do. do.
ll2X . l1ak dc. do, 1885. coupon, Ito HOY:
do. do, lss7.ao do, lloH o IloX; DO. do, 1855.
do. do.. 1loA lloK; do. ten-forties, registered,
los loSA; d. DO. coupon, 1oex loc,s.
sorTHERN SECURITIES
were active nr the Tennessees. which advanced TO
u, ous closel heavy as q decline OF IN per cent
from this n2re. The Soush Csrolnas were strong
ana In demsu, and tho Alabamas rather active at
higher quotations, Otherwise the Southern list was
steady and dill.
THI LATEST PRICES OF STOCKS.
The following were the latest street prices OF the
leading stocs:-Centon, TX . 73%; Cumberland,
2sA 81; wStern Union 81 3oh; QuiCEsilvss, y o
sh; Asriposs s% TX; do preferred, l3.l TX;
PaeiGc Msi,s7 s7}s; Adams Express. elk asIx:
The New York herald., 1870-04-25
eSvaT CsLsHDkHs-TMs nAY.

SUPREME Couar--SPECiAL TsRN.--Beforo Jadca
Barnard. Court opens ct hall. past ten A. M.--Nos
81 98 2ot il3, l8, 1as liz, $780, 24o, 202 so3 eSs,
22i. 25o 1913.
SUPREME CouRT--CulM4ERs. Before Judge
Brady. Calendar called az twelve N.-Nos. a. so. az
9s o. lo3 loS li9 l24, 13s 1a4, 1885, l42 lac 147
100, 1bl, 1s2 16a, 1885, 1875 1b9, $50, 16l, 1GS 100
176, $50, 1SA, lS6, 197, 183. oall ISy.
SUrEKr0R C0URr-TRIAL TE7M.-PArt 2.--Refore
Judge kcCunn. Adjourned for the term.
MARINE COURr--TRiAL TERM.--Part l.-BeIore
Judge 6ross.Nos. e54 72S, 729 777 7s1, o9s, 1912,
lo1o. 1917 1919 io74, lo!s 1899, 1927. Part a.
ten A. M.-N0s. TIA, 033, 93i, eei 1853 1857 ioJ3,
1854.
COURT OF GENERAL sEssroNs.-Berore Judge Bed.
lord Court opens az eleven A. M.-The People vs..
Sohn o'to0le, obtaining goods by false pretences;
same vs. Jehp Cosgr0ye and Mary Ann Cosarove,
efson; Same vs. John ID. Currle rspe same vs.. Jonn
Byron, Henry johnson, James Hennessey and John
AeXanger, robbery; Same vB. Isaac HendriCksOn,
Sonn w. Woods William Lynch, Edward Wilson,
UurGEIsry; same vs. William Calahan, James Conway
ana FRANK Shaler, grand larceny; same W. Arthur
O'keede, Ioloulous assault and battery.
The New York herald., 1870-04-25
TEE SPRING FRESNETy.
Bcisted Hcpo ports Of Additional D;sas;er--Vhe
Eiaod i1 Greene and Ulster COunties--Houses
aud Bridges Swept Away, and Two Persons

Hcfstei Bop orts Of Additional Disas:er-vhe
Eiaod i1 Greene and Ulster COunties--Houses
aud Bridges Swept Awny, and Two Persons
observation-disclosures and Cattle Carried on.
The operations Il t.e food OF last week we're very
disastrous In Greene ana Ulster counties. In the
former county the town OF Durham suffered
severely. The raia c,nmenced moderately about
nine O'Clock Sunday nig1t, the I7th inst, and
continued through tha night. all aay Monday
and the night following raining very fast part OF
the time, especially In the afternoon OF Monday.
The water was the highest at SIX O'Clock Monday
night. The land was very soft aud much damage
Is done on farms even remote from the large
swept away beyond account. The losses thus
rar Gseertained are as ionows:-rhe sawmi,
were all swept away. Tine bridge south OF Durham
ls impassable, except by people on loot. The road
approaca5Iing It is nearly washed away The bridge
Greek Brown / balawin's race is com.
much injured. George Turner's house near OAK
Iiill, was swept away, ana his daughter twelve or
fourteen years OH, was drowne d. her body was
slwmul and bridge, Eear Hurd's Eotel, besides
other property OF value. were swept away 1t is sad
that cha large pond covering one hundred acres,
Rensseiaervilie was drained by the breaking away
OF the dam, ami that the w0olien factory there as
destroyed. Two barus belonging to the hotels in
Cooksburg end three large brcaes near there are
gone wnlls the road fr0m there to Potter's Hollow
Is n0WnOre
The creek near Manor KIN let is channe', ana the
Methodist Episcopal church at that place was In
immlneat danger OF being swept away but escaped
not without serious damage, however Tidlng5
come In from all parts OF the country, and the hall
probably not yet told. The water Is thought have
been even higher tnan II was 0l The memorable lth
or October, 1852
Ulster county has also suffered. All the level land
directly west OF Kingston was submerged and fam.
lies were competed to nee from their houses for
safety: The Kingston ana Delhi stages wero unable
70 push through. IL is probable that tno loss In
both counties will reach half million dollars 1t Is
difficult to get news from the districts named In
time, therefore, we shall not be surprised when the
full returns come in TO learn Of double the sm0unt
OF damage already made public.
The New York herald., 1870-04-25
Up,ani. ani H,siis api

FRytGhIs The market quiet but rates 10 most
were hrm For petroleum. vessels there continued far de
mand, but other kinds Of tonnage but little yh after
The engagements were To Liverpool. seaaer IL 0)
bushes wheat at III. and $40 bales at London
co bbls Hour at To- Y $50 do rosin as Is 3D. a. 90 bushels
wheat at o. To Antwerp, 100 bbs -four at 2s. To Rote
da 50 tons heavy goods 2s Tho charters brig
to Gibraltar for oricrs with lbo bSs pe,ro enm at 5s
the Continent with 75M do. 4s brig, hence TO Malta Tor
orders 20 port In the Mediterranean. with o1
nj 3jc; bark, with 260O bbls. London, f
20 the conncnt with 2soo bsis. do; swe TAB hark $40
10 Rio, general AMI schooner the Windvard
Islands aud back from Spanish main; BARK $50 tons
Gibraltar and Malta, general cargo, and bark now In Ba-
morc) from Philadelphia to the COatinsnt with 4,5U0 Dbl
petroleum private tarms.
FLOUR AsD GnAIN.herepts 1903 bbs n0ur lf0H ba rs
* l2O bushes wheat 1880 DO. corn, Ol%s
oats 1910 do harley and $40 do malt The fos State
and Western -four quiet tbs demand from all sources
being light but prices heavy especially for the slipping
rraes. The saea about $50 bbs For Sou bern
the demnGd fair apd prices hrm Sies d. BIB 3.
Rye -four aud r, with sales OF 30 ls. Com
meal held above tho Views OF buyers:
The New York herald., 1870-04-25

welis-Tnrgo Express lok . 20; American Express,
sss u ssk; United states Express. %3k 4.4;
New YORK Central. consolidated, OK . 94H; do,
scrip. 0, s2H; Harlem. 143 t45,s; Eric. FAX 2oH;
Reading. ioo'< o 1905; Michigan Central 1874
l2o; Lake Shore olgi u e3; Illinois Central, l3oI
l,oa; Cleveland ana PittsDnr2, 1oaX lo5; Ch'caao
and Northwestern. 70 a 7oA; do preferrei. so's
sdN; Rock Island, 1Is IisA; Mhwaukee and 81.
Paul e0z a gl; do. preferred, 74;s rs; Toe'o and
WABASH, 6i'S sly; Fort Wayne. o2,s q 92ys; Ohio
and Mississippi slX 3a,s; New Jersey Central,
1855. 1907; Chicago aud Alton, 113 a ll3A.
The New York herald., 1870-04-25

WITH whom her husbanf hai learned the nusiness or
during her yvln ,cr dags Ihis ucit period now
ever appears have been or short duration. sinee.
a. stated. she did no5 recognize her faises at tho
lail Tor Home timc. ana the iuc0neTence OF her
spncch tee widlcss OF her Ioog aud nsr aIsordcred
manner dsuoastrated TO all wac saw her her un-
SUna1nesa OF mind.
The New York herald., 1870-04-25

opurueaN VENperTA-The Rome f;a.) Ddfb
,eacns INST sanguinlrv war ts being wa9ad IN ~.
,.,n, Enr county Alabana, between joan q. Brown and
- .sanus - I'M JACK Springfield an1 frlsos. On Satur.
exchanged forty or lty shots the spIlugle Id crowd
.osins Two lnei nafly wounded Mouisy morainN
usa ~ tns' cement was reopeaed bat we did learn
The New York herald., 1870-04-25
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

SATURDAY, April a3-5P. NJ.
CoVrRE The demand For RIO fair and prices were
srong There were sold 500 bags South America
on private terms. Other kinds were dull but unchanged
CorfoN-On'ya moderate business was transacted. tho
demand from all cs.acs OF BUYERS ing small bu.
obernss were only moderate the market was son. Thrrc
were sold JUS baies nciins laa 10 arrive OF which 6s@
were Tor pnnnr 800 for export and ~ on For
iars delivery NE sales were isr being bales low
2c 800 DO for April a 20 &C. s2c and 900 do for Nav
81 22isc. 22fc We quole:- - -
The New York herald., 1870-04-25


April ld Apyfl 23.
Loans. $2oa9sl.72i $3.50 ,0l6,2y0
Specie e:..-.............. 26e79,5l3 26.3l0, 322
CIrcuiaiion. n............... 33o9s,253 80 8I6,02S
Ueposlt3. t3..............." 2D2, 39S9 203 $50 1916
Legal tenderS........... 6o.1e0.0Ao 63;lio e.6
The changes in each item are In detail as foows:--
Oectedsc III iohuS. S965, 4i2
SAtSeic.
UecTeaac lh CiTci'htiOn. 1880
luCichSC ia NSpositDs 6G9. 3SB
increase In e3al tenders Observation-Disclosures. 1889 500
The banks now hold sle, l2o,s sos In excess OF the
reserve required by law.
GOLD sTRoNG AND STEADY.
The gold market wa5 strong and steady, tns ex
treme Euctuation in the price being only one per
cent. The clique in the Cold Room, vino Comprise
many members Of the cliques In stocks, seem to be
endeavorng TO pursue like strategy IN their epecu
latlons fn the precious metal. They have induced
large shortinterest and on Saturday rendered cash
gold 80 scarce that The borrower paid le4 for its use
TO Monday. Their operations are assisted by the ce
crease in tle cotton receipts for the week by the
heavier imports and by the Washington news that
the Funding bill is dead, ana that sn expansion of
national currency is probable. The extyomo
nuctuasionsdaiy La the price OF gold during the
waek were fOlIOwa.-
The New York herald., 1870-04-25
MARINE TRANSFERS.
Date. | C1oss.
Name
Tonnage. Shase.l PrfeA

Inc following is correct list of marine transfers
from the 2oih to the 2sd inst, incluslve:-
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-11

DR.. WATSON, one OF the Represent
atives from this County writes as
follows:
The business of both branches oil
the Legislature, is moving quietly
There was a little excitement yester.
day in the Senate, over the Appro.
priation Bill for State House, but
it was finally made the special order
for Friday.
The friends of the Bill are exceed
ingly anxious for its passage, urging
it forward at this early day is evil
IDENTIFY being done to get il out of the
way, that it may not be affected by
other interests. My impression now
is, that ii will not be put on its final
passage until after vacation. My
reason for thinking so, is, that some
of the friends of the Bill will not vote
for this move, who will finally vot.
for its adoption.
The taxation of Railroads and the
regulation of Railroad tariffs will alb
serb much of the time of the Leg
islature ere it Is finally adjusted
The Supervisor system will be at,
tackled by a strong force. Several
Bills are already in for establishing
a new penitentitary and making
appropriations for the same, &C., &c
Truly Yours,
n. j. WASSON.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-11

going bell not heard in the land
Was IL not high time that a live
preacher had come this way, and is
IL not cheering that some countcract-
ing influences are brought to bear to
save the vitality Of community 80
fearfulIy attacked. -.
The following morning found II e
al the residence of my friend, and
to hia my unexpected visit was in
deed q surprise, and with him the
time previous to the departure of the
freight train westward, was very
pleasantly passed in talking over old
times and of the town he had recent
" selected for his future home and
with all my unfavorabIe impression
of the evening previous, I left think
ing more favorably of the town and
its future.
st Ackley was confined to my
room by severe indisposition, and
consequently cannot give you any
items of interest concerning the
place, further than that it has all the
appearance of a live western town.
On my arrival at this place l
overheard a conversation to the effect
that the story of the Cardiff Giant
out of the gypsum which abounds
here, was simply dream, and that
the mysteries of that noted person
age is still unexplained. OF course
| cannot vouch for the truth of the
statement, but should judge from the
composition material, that not only
a Giant, but Giantess as well could
be very easily manufactured from it.
This is destined to be one of the
most prominent towns of the West,
The citizens have full faith in it, and
many are the assertions and prophe-
cies of it's future greatness. Having
already written you more ut length,
than / intended, will close and pre-.
pare for a stage ride to Sac City.
ADrrIr.