Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-01-06

Gen. Prim is dead. His assassins
six In number, have escaped.
The total value Of live stool
brought to Chicago for sale in 1870
was $07, 900, 900.
The Sioux journal says the PEG
pie are dying In that wild city with
the "biack>leg."
Count Joannes claims to bav,
found the Nathan murderer, and haI
him now In custody.
The San Francisco Bulletin esti
mates the value Of the yearly fruit
crop Of California ct IS, 0OO. 900.
Fathers DoDnellsn Of Burling
ton, and McDermott Of Washington
Of the Catholic Church, died last
week.
"A paper called the Magnolia
FloaOer blossoms In Arkansas /; but
the editor complains that does not
make q scent.
A Colorado editor avenges him.
self on q rival by publishing his
marriage under the head of "Crimes
and Casualties."
Every daily paper in the ives.
but the State Register took Christ
mas as holiday. and issued no pa.
per on the day succeeding.
Only twelve miles Of iron re.
main to be laid to complete the B.,
c. r. & NJ. Ry., from Burlington to
Cedar Rap d..
The town of Milton, Mass, with
population of less than 5000, has
voted $1,000 to establish . public
library, and an equal amount has
been raised by subscription.
The President 10 to give series
Of state dinners during the next two
months. Mrs. Grant will receive
every Tuesday afternoon during thu
winter, beginning with Jan. 10.
A democrat who invented thl.
joke has since died:
Grant 10 constantly reminded n
his former condition In life. III,
never got half SO many pelts wher
he was q tanner,
The New York TriJune's cores
pendent telegrsphs from Margency
France, 2sth: "a dozen shells wer,
sent, yesterday, inside of Paris, into
La Villette and Bellevile, from Raj
ney, at q range Of 1900 ysrds."
"A justice OF the peace In Maren
go. the other day, after the exsmin'
alton Of d party on the charge o
embezzlement, said: 81 am of the
opinion that the defendant 10 limo
cent; but as I may be mistaken,
shall hold him to light bail"
DIR. Hatfield, Of Chicago, sayi
that his experience has shown hin
that the greatest and truest mel
were found amoLg those not blessed
with worldly goods. Having ASSET
ated with printers all our life, WI
agree with the Doctor perfectly
S.our City Journal.
In Leavenworth, Kan, on Sun
day a man named Kennedy, who sus
pected another man, named Gaffney
Of being too intimate with his wife
met him on the street, and put foul
pistol balls through his head, killing
him instantly. Kennedy gave him
self up.
Virginia IL slowly but surely
worming itself into the affections o.
the people. The last effort Is thu
concoction Of beverage called "per
simmon whiskey," which 10 said t.
be vastly more penetrating than thai
which has given New Jersey sucf
prominence.
The editor Of an Arkansas news
paper explains that the deficiency o
leading articles in his issue Of TIT
preceding day was owing to an un
usual number of duels which hat
accu 10 ulated on his hands, until h
was obliged to give an entire day t.
settling them.
--Tilton is reported to have said II
explanation of his retirement from
the Independent, that he could nsve
stay on any paper and be constantl.
damned. We think it would be dif
ficult for Tilton to select any position
or vocation In life where, unless b
change his course, similar fat
would not await him.-N. I. Com
advertiser.
Bishop Clarkson. In the Spirit o
Missions, tells the following story O
himself: Not long since, in from
tier town in Nebraska, appeared tn
| following notice: ELDER Clarksoi
of the Episcopal Society will preacl
| i'm the schooihouse this evening, AM
administer the Apostate Right o
Confirmation"
A farmer In one OF the southern
tier of counties, started for town will
load OF hay, and thought he woul'
have smoke, 80 he lit his pipe. HI
lost his pants by Are, and everything
else except the lynch pin and tires o
the wagon. The team was still OF
the run ut last accounts. He say
smoking Is not conducive to health
A mysterious affair occurred a
.,,-sr.hineton. In this State. on thu
evening Of the Sd inst. A man b,
the name OF @. w. Gibbs sold hi
farm and received his moEsy. INT
same night he was sitting with nh
wife, looking over his book-got W
and stepped 20 the door. and that is
the last seen Of him. Foul play is
supposed.
"A man stopped at . hotel at
PIke's Peak. and on settling his bill
the landlord charged him 81 a day
for five days. Didn't you make =
mistake 2" said the guest. NO."
said the landlord. "You did" re-
torted the wiry>looking fellow; you
thought you got all the money had,
but sou are mistaken; have a
whole purse full In another pocket"
DISTRESSING CALAMITY.-Ac cor
respondent Of the Dubuque Times