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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-05

The amount outstanding embraced In the num-
bers above) is one hundred million ($l0O, O0O,-
OOO) dollars.
Coupon Bonds of the Act of February %, 1852,
were issued in four distinct series. Bonds of the
first series embracing those described aboye) do
not bear the series designation upon them, while
those of the second, third and fourth series are
distinctly marked on the face of the bonds.
United States securities forwarded for redemp-
ton should be addressed to the LOAN DIVI-
S1ON,'' Secretaryis Office
J. +. HARTLEY,
Acting Secretary.
SO observation-disclosures
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-05

Two thousand 10000 cubic feet, more or less
dimension, Granite, for basernent-story and WA
ter-table. r-l
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-05

NOTICE.
All the shares unsold at the time of distribu-
ton will be surrendered and their corresponding
numbers not allowed any representation.
The managers will not hold a share, thus guar
anteeing the shareholders the full control.
Sc 6-d&wlm F. & R.
For information and circulars, apply to
JOHNSTON & SELDEN,
glS Main Street.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-05


walls, and to contain not less than ten 90 cubic
feet, and no stone TO contain less than one Il half
Il ~ cubic feet, or to be less than six (6) inches
thick. Bids will be made by the eubc yard.
e. tda 4 se5
Flavor, b,,,ar,, NM, ,,,,.,,s -
barrel must contain not less than 800 pounds Of
w
or less, clean, sharp River Sand. The Cement
and sand Will be delivered in quantities subject
to the order or the superintendent, at such times
as may, IN MS judgment, be requisite, and sam
pie or the Cement ana sand will be submitted.
ECO
ter-table
stones to be qnarlied and delivered according
to schedule of net sizes that will be furnished the
contractor One inch will he allowed for quarry
dimensions on each worked face OF the stone. No
seen ~ ''''s o'''ee' = '''Si''u'
Offnna tl.s,r
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-05

to parties to speculate upon small investments.
$46T,6O0 in % Valuable Properties,
1913, 400 in Personal Properties.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-05
REAL ESTATE DISTRIBUTION.
ID EAL ESTATE DISTRIBUTION OF
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, FOR ISL.

SHARES FIVE DOLLARS EACH.
This GRAND SCHEME, endorsed by many Of
the leading citizens of the country, offers
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-05

,CHEDULE RICHMOND, FREDERICKS-
INTO EFFECT JUNE 7, 1871.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-05

NEW MEMPHIS THEATRE,
Cost $4,000, under rent for $4,000 per year ; ele-
CANT residences, magnificent cottage homes,
highly cultivated productive plantations ~
Memphis.
The best chance ever offered to the people to
obtain share in a GRAND SPECULATION for
trifling amount
Drawing Positively Takes Place Oct. 31st, 1871
MESSRS. PASSBIORE & RUFFIN,
MANAGERS
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19
ETNCHEOED. May Is. 1871.

EDITOR GAzETTE:--You noticed
the rapid growth of our town some
months since, but have said nothing
of late, and to the end that your
readers may know we are still on the
high road to prosperity, will write
you n short letter.
We are not a little disappointed
that the B., e. r. & NJ. Ry. does not
come through or near our burg, in
stead of running one and one-hali
miles east, Our citizens and the
farmers would have raised liberal
donation to have secured the road
near us. This line would, also, have
been from one to two miles shorter
than the one on which they are
building, aud large amount of trade
from this vicinity and west and
southwest will now go to the Cen
trail road which would otherwise
have come to the b., G. r. & NJ. R'y.
Mr.. Traer offers to make a station
opposite our town and call it Finch
ford, for the nominal sum of $4,000
and 40 acres of land. He can do as
he did with the road, pat the station
where he pleases,
The contractors are pushing the
WORK very rapidly, and from the
wagon road a long bank of dirt may
he seen. There is one cut some sixty
rods long, which will be some nine
feet deep.
Mr.. Finch is busy eating up the
logs, and making -four, aud our mer-
chants and druggists are doing some
trade, but farmers are all too busy
to go to town now, except when it is
actually necessary The corn is just
large enough to show the rows
Grain is looking finely, but little
rain would be acceptable.
We are very peaceable, but our
justice is occasionally called upon to
decide very difficult points of law
He knows the law perfectly, and
would be a good subject to send to
the Legislature, but our attorneys
get him confused, and when in that
condition his ideas seem to be won
derfully mixed. While trying q case
a few days since, involving the lar
ceny Of a jug of whisky, his face got
as red as was the visage of a muscu-
lar gentleman Of your city who was
justice few years since. Pat Kelly
Is our authority for this.
Fishing is favorite amusement
here, and we are frequently assisted
in this by some of your citizens.
Arrangements are soon to be made
for the erection Of a new bridge at
this place. At present, the river
can be easily forded.
ToNA
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19

SQUIRE VANDERPOOL informs us
that while quarrying stone near his
lime kiln last week, he came upon a
strata of rock, sixteen fest below the
surface, on which were tracks almost
exactly resembling those of horse.
There were several of them, as if the
animal had stood on the rock, when
in soft state and stamped. The
tracks were well defiued-the frog"
as well as the outer rim OF the hoOf.
being clearly impressed on the rock
There was a stratum of clay over the
rock in which the tracks were found.
This clay had settled into the tracks,
and when taken up. presented per-
feet cast Of them. The Squire has
one of the casts in his possession
Mitchell Co. NctUs.
Who knows, but there may be an
other Cardiff Giant developed.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19
For The Gazette.
Election In Black Hawk Township.


MEsSRS. EDITORS AS you are in
formed by the Waterloo Courier of
this week, we had q warm time over
the election in this township last
Saturday, in aid Of the Grinnell,
Cedar Falls 4 Winona Railroad
We like "Blackhawker's" vivid
description of the fight, but he
shamefully misrepresents the facts.
He says nothing about crowd from
Waterloo, who came here with the
intention of defeating the tax and
thereby poked their noses into what
they had no business. This is the
second snub our people have given
them, ard by this time they ought
to be convinced that our people are
old enough to attend to their own
business. They undertook to run
the nurro,0 gouge through as, but it
didn't win, and then they chose cleo
ton day to come with threats of dis
reimbursement, to the victims of two
and three per cent. TO some they
offered to buy their votes. Listen to
their arguments! When asked what
they had to offer the farmers of our
town if the tax was voted down,
they could advance nothing but the
privilege of continuing Waterloo as
a trading point. They said: 1--WE
do not want the road built. This
"territory is tributary to Waterloo
land we must have it. See how it
would damage u.s." Well now
that was good reasoning for Water.
loo lin a hornl, but the people of
Black Hawk saw their interests and
acted accordingly. Let the writer
whisper in the ears Of Waterloo that
1t was the worst blunder they ever
made. Our people are indignant
and so far as can learn. the same
feeling has spread into the territory
west of US.
Cedar Falls people have aided our
citizens in working up this enter
prise, ard their actions toward us
have shown a mutual interest. A
number Of your citizens were pres
ent, but if an attempt was made to
mob the polls, as charged by "Black-
hawker," it must have been by Wa
terloo people.
Three cheers for the tax!
YouIs,
HAWKEYE.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19
Go in Solid.

There seems to be an almost unan'
imous expression that the Sixth Dis
tsict should go in solid for Col. Car
penter for Governor. 1t is evident
that two candidates from this distric,
viii lead TO the inevitable result OF
defeating both, and throw the
chances in favor of some one i'm an.
ether part Of the State. The divis.
i"n Of sentiment has already given
rise to rnmors of candidates In the
back ground, who propose to come
in when the fight gets fairly under
way, and carry Off the prize. We
expressed our preference for Col.
Carpenter in the early part of the
campaign. because we had conf
dencc in his integrity, ability and
worth, as . citizen Of our State, to
NIL tie office ac>eptably, and we join
In the almost universal expression
Of opinion among the people of this
District that the elements may be SO
harmonized as to cause his nomina.
ton by acclamation. He is too good
man to have any fight over.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19
IONA.
NEW HARTFORD. May IL, II,


Mr.. EDITOR The chronicles thus
far have failed to notice some of your
Cedar Falls "sports," who dropped
into our midst a few days ago, with
"blood in their eye," but no weapons
in their hand-bound on a snipe
shooting expedition. They CO me by
the early train-borrowed couple OF
double barreled shot guns that had
been used in the defense of Fort
Jamison-borrowed some emmuni-
tion-ioaded up-and sailed out
The town was all excitement two
of the best sports at the Falls were
about to bag large number of snipe
in a very short time. They sailed
out as aforesaid, all eyes upon them
small boys after them-and in fact
things havn't run so high since our
little flood" They first fred into a
flock Of prairie pigeons, four barrels
in quick succession, all loaded to the
muEzle-thc barrels we mean,-kill.
ing all that didn't fly, which was
one little Gilman" This they gave
to a "tOw.headed urchin" for pick
ing up their game as they shot it
They then charged on u large flock Of
chipping birds, killing enough to
make a big pot pie" Then the
frogs over in the slough came in for
a share of attention, they shot I'M
til might shut in, when their "tow-
head" reported three "chipping
BIRDS" one bull and one COG, frog -
Their success was unprece dented in
the annals of sports :" but in order
tc secure that which to the truC hum
ter is the acme of fame, they only
need one thing, and that is Mum &
Co.'s new patent "dog-tail and gun
barrel attachment which can be
applied to any "setter"-Vide show
cards then they could lie back on
their laurels with visions of great
ness unheard of floating before them
until the next brood OF "chippers"
come out.
Yours, sportiveiy,
GnppTgM
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19

A laughable scene (says the Ma.
quoketa Ereeisior). occurred in the
Clinton County District Court the
other day. A we'll dressed young
man from the rural districts was
sum goned by the Sheriff for a juror
He objected but it was no Use, the
officer of the law said "in the name
of the State of Iowa you are hereby
commanded" and he must come
Upon entering the Court the young
man stepped ap to the Judge and
whispered in his ear. The Judge
smiled audibly and remarked to the
court that the young man had a
marriage license in his pocket, and
that detention OH the jury would
spoil the whole affair. Amid shouts
of laughter the prospective head o.
family was excused.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19

The Iowa City Repu6N ION cries
peccdUi in having favored Kisselps
nomination, and says: "There is
such opposition to the nomination OF
Prof. Kissell as Superintendent OF
Public Instructions, so much that we
are satisfied he cannot be re-nominat-
ed. We are free to confess that we
have been disappointed in him. We
were in favor of his nomination be-
fore, but are now willing to drop
him for q more practical man. We
shall not believe him guilty of what
the Press has heard Of him, until
more testimony is addHced, it does
not sound in the least like him. Rut
that he has failed to fill the measure
of that office is evident to us.-Du-
Uenport Democrat.
The Republican has no email por-
ton of the people of the state with
il, who did not realize the need of a
change until the administration of
Mr.. Kissell began to be discussed and
punctured.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19
Press Association.

The iowa Press Association. 10
meet at Marshalltown the 7th of June.
promises to he an interesting affair
The principal address will he deliver.
Ell 10y Judge Frost. of the Belle Plain
Union; the address on The Rest
Method of Conducting a Country
Newspaper, by Frank Hatton. of the
NJ. Pleasant journal; the Poem, by
Matilda Fletcher. Besides these lits
erary exercises, there " i'll be debates
on business and editorial suhiects-
Ihe indications are that the t;onven
1ou Will I've more generally attended
IMAM any in the history of the Asso.
citation.
The arrangements for the excursion,
are going forward. Whether or mt
there will he an excursion. immedi.
ateIy after the Convention, dcpends
we presume. upon the success the
committee or arrangements NAV
meet with in arranging for q trim
over iines OF road i'm the direction IL
~ desired to go. As we understand
u, the arrangements are now made
FOR reaching Duluth, while Commit.
tremen. Ham and Hyatt, are en-
deavoring To arrange for n return nv
the river. 1t occurs to us that. for
several reasons, Ii might be better 10
postpone the excursion. aud nerbons
the Convention, also, till fail Tie
week now fixed upon will be the ono
In which the Masonic Grand I,orlun
will meet. The different boards Of
Supervisors will also be i'm session at
that Time. These and other things
suggest that September would be a
hefier time for both Convention and
Excursi ion, than June. But this, no
doubt, Is something which the Com.
in'ttee have considered i'm all its fea.
tures.-'State Reyister
II seems to be the most fitting that
the excursion should take place inn
nediately after the convention. We
are. therefore, in favor of postponing
roth until the first of September. for
reasons, in addition to what the Re1.
isscr states, that the State Republican
anu Sunday School Conventions both
meet in June, and If the editors Mt.
tempt to attend all that is going on
that month, they will have more
Shan they can DO, saying nothing
about business. We don't believe in
spreading 1t on so thick. We think
:he suggestion of the Register good
one, and therefore move for q post.
ronement, until the first Of Septem-
her.
?. S-Since the above was in type,
re learn that the arrangements are
perfected for an excursion in June.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19

The Duluthers have been too swift
for Uncle Sam. Before the United
States could get out the injunction
against the cutting through of Min
nesota Point, the channel has been
cut; and the waters Of Superior Bay
being considerable higher than those
of the Lake, are pouring through In
torrent with the speed of seven
miles an hour, washing out the sides
so as to make quite capacious river
of it. a steamboat passed through
on Monday, As the st. Paul Press
says, THE work which it was the
design of the Secretary of War to
restrain having been thus accom-
plished-it remains to be seen what
the state OF Wisconsin or the Secre
tary of War are going to do about
II ~
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19
HON TO Build UP a Plnce.

We have already stated that
.ao wide-awa!Ss citizens of Keene
"are established u boot and shoe
"2npany, and will at once erect d
<aetary on School street. One man
,.ivas The land and takes $4,000 in
ok another takes $40, 900 in stock.
sides opening up q new street to
re premises, and others have sub
~cr:bed literally. The stock is all
.@hen. Simultaneous with this EN-
te7prise new steam min company
H@s projected. The stock for this
actsrprise has al.O been taken, aud
@,0gk on the new buildings will II
.l@o be commenced. We suspect
Eat the enterprise Of Keene is abOui
fqUd 10 anything that can lie found
-0.a side the Rocky Mountains, aud
" nope the day is not far distant
WIEN we shall have direct conImuni
~at.11l by rail with tho smartest town
Ia -@ew Hampshire. Exchange.
" hat is being done for Keene W.
hon: to see repeated in Cedar Falls
Oar manufacturing Interests must b,
approved. 1t is only a question o
slime rs to who will he the first :,
re 7e and how soon.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19
County Seat Fight.

Tie Dubuque HeraLd figures our
the following impartial statement o.
Facts concerning the fight on the re
moVai of the Linn county seat ts
Cedar Rapids from Marion:
Linn has nineteen townships and
Al aggregate voting population oil
about $500, as shown by the census
81 1869. Marion is two miles south
III the geographical center of the
couuty, and Cedar Rapids is five
miles southwest of Marion. Cedar
AtapLdS and its township can poll
600; Marion and lis township 900.
Cedar Rapids would appear to have
tributary 10 its interests, seven other
township-, namely: Fairfax, College,
linton, Fayette, Putnam, franklin
and Bertram. IN these about 2,700
votes can he cast. Marion, on the
1ther hand, would seem to have pref.
y positive influence over ten towns
aAips In addition to It's own, namely:
ashington, Spring Grove, Jackson,
|'owlder, Otter Greer. Elaine, Buffa-
-, Monroe, Brown and Linn. If
eaar Rapids has centralizing mon
eu and business interest, sufficient
, control 296 votes outside of it's le-
sitimate bounds, there will be about
4 tie. If Marion can offset this by
me general disposition not to remove
ne county seat because of taxation
Ior new buildings. ETC., It looks as
tnongh the effort may be defeated by
40 majority. If the idea is to cheat
Ia. round. poll twice as many votes
IA the county contains, there is DO
&c ling which place the county seat
= II be in the future.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19
THE GAZETTE
0sDAR FALLS, MAY 10, 1871.
Iowa Republican State C0nvcn-
finn

The HTtcenth anndaiBtats Convention Of the
Republican party OF Iowa. will be held at Dcs
Mu.nes on Wednesday. June 2ist 1871, commenc-
ne atiI O'Clock In the forenoon. for the purpose
ri placing in domination candidates for the fol-
towing of6ccs. WIG:
FOR Governor.
For Lieutenant Governor,
For Judge OF the Supreme Court.
For Superintendent OF Public Instruction.
And the transaction of such other business 80
usually comes before the ual meeting Of the
party. The ratio Of representation will be one
delegate for each organized county in the State,
sud in addition thereto one delegate for every two
hundred votes or fraction over one hundred cast
FoF Ed. Wright for Secretary Of state, at the cleo
ZION in 1870. All persons who have acted with the
Republican party heretofore, and are In full accord
with its principles now, are invited to take part
in the nomination Of delegates to this convention.
Black Hswak county il entitled to II delegates
Arrangements are being made with tho differ.
cnt railroads OF. the State for reduced fare. The
announcement as TO dctais will be made shortly
j. 8. CLARxs0E,
Chairman.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19

The Ottumwa Courier wants the
professional teachers of the State to
speak out and say who they want for
State Superintendent. This Is very
good suggestion, and We hope the
teachers will give some indication of
their wishes. We should like very
much to see an earnest, faithful, prac-
tica! man elected to the place, and
then keep in it. Experience, always
valuable in an officer, is never more
valuable than in such a place. -Du
6uQUe Times.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19

President Woolsey, who has beer
compiling statistics of divorce, find!
that in Vermont the ratio of annua
divorces to annual marriages foot'
up for seven years a total Of 730 di
vorces to 1910 marriages, n ratio o
l to 81. In Massachusetts, for a Pc
riud Of four years, there was tota
Of l ,O22 divorces to AS 72 marriages
ratio of to A. In. Ohio, in 1866
the divorces were 1889; marriages
80, 476, or a ratio of to 81. II Con.
necticut, in period Of eight years
the divorces foot up 1910; marriage:
80, 227; q ratio of to IL.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19

A prize fight at Clinton, between
Mike O'Gsnnor, alias Red Handed
Mike, of Independence, and James
Ryan, of Cedar Falls, for purse oil
two hundred dollars, was won by the
former after a hard fought battle oil
thirteen rounds. --Dasenport Demo
crdt. E
Not James Ryan, OF, Cedar Falls
We can't claim that honor. The best
Cedar Falls could do was to furnish g
second for Toman's man, of indie
pendence. Wasn't that doing enough
Ju'lge2
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19

JUDGE FROST, editor OF tie Belle
Plain Union, writes to the Marshall
Times to reqrest that there be nc
liquors furnished at the Press enter
tainment to be given la the latter
city, and the State Register rises to
second the Judges motion, and to
Offer the amending request that the
words "liqu0rs of all kinds" be
stricken out of the bill Of fare on the
excursion.
We hope the suggestion and
amendment will cary. We vote aye
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19

On Wednesday of last week,
Thomas Kinds, saloon keeper OF
Dubuque, went out riding in bug
gy, accompanied by his wife and a
five year old son, and by some means
drove over steep embankment into
small stream, and all even the
horse were drowned. Their bodies
were recovered next day.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19

IN CIRCUIT COURT,
BLACK HAWK COUNTY. {
To Laurence R08siter and Joanna
ROSsiter:
UOU are hereby notified, that there is now OF
Il file in the Office of the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court OF said county, petition of j. VI. Benja
min. Administrator Of the estate of Anthony Ros
siter dPcea7ed, paying for an order for the saIt
of the Real Estate Of said Anthony Rooster, de
ceased, for the payment OF debts described as fol
lows, tO-wit:
The G Il of the > L OF Section twcnty-o
(2t). in township 81 North OF Range II, West O
the 9Th Principal Meridian, in Black Hawk county
Iowa; and that said application to sell SAID Rca
Estate will be heard at the next term Of said Cir
cult Court, to be hagau and held at Waterloo In
said county, on the 18Th day OF June 1871. and
that unless You appear thereto and defend OF
show cause why an order for the sale Of said
property should not be made, an order VIII be
granted for the sale OF said property Us prayed il
said petition.
Dated May G, 1871. -
j III. BENJAMIN.
Swi Administrator.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-19

The prospect Of the Grinnell
Cedar Falls & Winona Road brig
rapidly. Lincoln Township, Black
hawk County, voted n tax in its aiC
on Tuesday last, by vote of three Il
one and Perry Township, of Tama
did the same thing 10y majority o.
%. The Griunell "Hcr0ld says
The engineers are at work upon the
line of the Grinnell, Cedar Falls &
Winona r. x, surveying. The latest
account was-that they had got some
eight or nine miles from this city
The line promises to be one that can
be easily graded.-&ate Register.