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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01
Horace Greeley aud the Presidency

Horace Greeley, inrthce tribune OF
yesterday, In reply to the Times arr
ticle, says he committed the stupen-
dous folly of permitting himself 10
entertain dreams of the rsesiden-
cy,
He says that within six COS eight
months he has received thirty or
forty letters, msinly from private
persons, PROPOSING that le be "a can
didate for the next president. His
answers, so far AS he has found time
to answer at all, We're in a spirit #
the only letter he remembers To have
seen In print, to WIN. LIrimer. oi
Leavenworth. of the 18th Of May last
viz: that he IL not an aspiraut for
any office. but would not decline any
duty political friends might dcvoive
upon him, a....
It seems quite improbable that
others Will ever make him such, but
those who have suggested or may
hereafter suggest, him NJ a candidate
have exactly the same rights rs So
many other citizens, neither less Tor
more.
H they be few and humble, ther. Is
E' MUM 1850 lChSoh " W. itii%
them down or insisting that the next
President Is already selected, aud all
discussion on the subject foreclos-
I'd.
Ave respectfully protest against
the acrimony and proseriptivo vel
ON manifested by certain journals
which have been set on TO clear the
field Of all In fruiers. If the major
ity have already decided the presi-
dental question. there can be neither
harm nor danger in allowing the
minority to IN iicate their dissent.-
Let the semhlnnce, at least, of free
dom of choice he maintained, ami
not drown all diversity In the hnarst
clamor that no difference exists. II
IL now generally conceacd mat oui
next President must he n Repubti,
can. gEa.. s...r .-~ .a.. #s.z @s..s.
In the party there are many bettel
soldiers. though none older. than hs
who now pleads that fair considera,
ton be accorded to tire merits AND
services of all our able and patriot,
statesmen, aud that the office hold
ers stand back, while the taxpayer
are allowed to come forward to lntli
cate their preferences, and traternai
ly compare notes as to their choIet
for President I'm lST2.-Er.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01


Or the good will of u newspaper
the New York Tribune says: "rhert
is attached to it beside presses, type,
and other material things belonging
t. the outfit of = newspaper--a mys'
ter ious and valuable piece of prop
erty-which cannot be burnt up and
Is of more value than all Interest of it,
possessions combined--is good aciU.
Is 10 this which is at once n spiritual
aud commercial standard. which
comes slowly aud does not go easily,
being the gradual and grudging re.
sponse of the people tothe patient
toilsome, honest and usefu! work
done By the press in the service OF
the public. .r..t.r -.r.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01

AS near rs We can ascertain, the
corner stone laying of the State
House was turned into Pipe laying
by James r. Wilson and William b.
Allison. We suppose the Governor
thought IL an appropriate time to lay
the corner stone, but as the work has
been stopped and the workmen dis
charged for the present, 1t looks as
though a more appropriate time
might have been selected. As Alli>
son had arranged for his chief fugIers
to be on hand, and many of them
were there, we may expect soon To
see the fruits of the conference de.
veloped.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01
IL has been suggested that Brigll

1t has been suggested that Brigham
Young might avoid the trouble
which has overtakea himself and
his followers by removing to some
place VIII are judges and juries are
unknown. This was the course of
the Mormons I'm 1885, when they re-
moved from Missouri TO Illinois and
i'm I84S from Illinois to Utah territory
to avoid molesiation by the Gentiles.
The circumstances are very different
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01

A FUNNY paragraph is on its trav
having sued her lover for breach Of
promise, laid her damages as follows:
Nine shillings per week for setting
up,'f with costs of lights and fuel
added in. The New York Tribune
says, we may laugh as much az We
please at this, but the girl IL a Sc nsi-
BILE damsel, and We hope that she
got n verdict, ..sst
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01

TIE Hate Register announces ''by
authority' that Hon. Cicero Close,
of Black Hawk county, IL atcaulii-
date for the Speakership of the next
House, of Representatives of the
General Assembly. Mr.. Close has
had considerable Legislative expert
~ has.all the requisite parliament
tary knowledge. aud all the quick
ness, and aptitude. and dignity and
impartialitv proper for the position.
Dnbuaue Timer. -- E-.- ~
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01


THE st. Louis Republican prints
editorial extracts from nearly thirty
leading Democratic papers. in every
part of the Republic, Endorsing its
plan of making nc nomination for
the Presidency. ON the ground that
the result of the contest between Re.
publican and Democratic candidates
would be the overwhelming triumph
of tho former; in which event the
Democratic party unable to survive
four consecutive Presidential defeats,
would disappear from the stage. Al
the South, 1t says this policy finds
more earnest advocates than else.
where, because 10 Is there believed
that the ultraism and extreme meas
ures of the Republicans may be fair
ly attributed to the foolish course
pursued by the Democrats.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01

Tbs Indianola Leader Is authority
for the statement that theh are five
candidates for Warden of the lows
Penitentiary, viz: z. A. Layton, al
Grove Farm, Green Bay township,
Lee county !; Martin Kelsey, of Mad
ison township, Lee county r. W,
Pitman, of West Point, Lee county
Mr.. Davis, of McGregor, and DIR,
Craig, of Council Bluffs.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01

THE journal says, the grandest
aud most important railroad project
that has eve been presented to the
consideration Of the PEOPLE of Clay
ton county IL the Narrow Guage
Railroad from MeGregor to Water
loo" Brs. Eibeck is a second MAS.
by on o good joke. a an -
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01

THE Watertown Times says that
when the Committee Of Seventy In
New York make their report, il
hopes they may simply quote from
Luke x, IL: "And the seventy re.
turned again with JOY, saying, Lord
now ever the devils are subject TO
through thy name.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01

Is ii possible that the Mccormick
Reaper Factory which was burned
In this city, may be built i'm Joliet
An agent of Mr.. Mccormick has
been for some time negotiating for
the necessary land I'm that place, and
the citizens there are using everv
influence in their power TO secure Its
location at that point Chicago
Journal.
Why not make an effort to secure
a branch Reaper factory In Cedar
Falls,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01

AL SWAIN OF the Jefferson Bee IL
a candidate for postmaster OF the
Legislature, "AI' il good at taking
care of the females and we don't
know why he wouldn't be q good
man To- take care of the MALE.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01
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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01

THE candidates for Clerks of the
House and Senate. are congratulate
ing themselves that there will be but
one Smith 10 the Iowa Legislature
this winter. as s...w s...sre Wiz.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01

ONE of the inmates of the Gene
see County. Mich. Poor House Is
l02 years old, and claims to have
chawed tobacco ninety three years.
Exchange. "
No wonder he is found in the Poor
House. H. a@--7 FG @t.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01
The Country Gentleman.
Volume for 1879.

THE CULriyATeR Il COUNTRY GENTLEaAN, TO,
n@arly two score years, has ranked. both In THU
country and abroad, as the STANDARD Journal
AMERICAN AGRICULTURE. The Editors and Pr r.
p~rietors, assisted by d very large number OF Spe.
ctds Correspondents and Regular Contribution
among whom are included many Leading Agri-
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west and by over Et1e Hundred Occasional and
Voluntary Writers directly In the ranks of the
Best Farmers ana Horticulturists of nearly every
State In the Union. With the cooperation of so
large a corps OF practical men. this Journal IL In.
tenced TO posseRs exceptional yalne as the chosen
AsdtHm Of H~teTcona1aHHicatioa among all classes
interested In the Products and Fertility o. the
Land--those who Cultivate and those who Con.
sume-the Buyer and Shipper, rs well as the first
owner Of the Crop Breeders Ut Improved Ami.
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TERMS'-The COUNTRY GENTLEMAN IL pub
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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01
Judge IXth Jud. Dist, I
This and That.

The ladies of Vassar Female Col
lege bake 500 "fap.jacks'' at a time
on a griddle eight by ten feet, ..s 1..,
Anna Dickinson's lecturing re-
ceipts for the las: two years alone
has amounted to nearly $4,000. Ev=
A Missouri doctors slumbers
were broken the other night by a
pole cat (alias Skunk), which crept
into bed with him. -..'
A Connecticut sc1oolboy stated
that the "father of his country" was
Brigham Young. There Is certainly
a vast deal of dad about Brigham.
A little fellow out In Louisa Co
swallowed a five cent piece and ii
was feared that 1T would injure him,
but three days afterwards specie pay.
ment was resumed, ..
A grand Estate Bazaar ia pro.
posed by Iowa ladies, to be held at
Des Moines before long, the proceeds
| of which are TO be devoted to the
work of securing Iowa women the
ballot. ..... SEQ.
"A Danbury, Connecticut school
boy disturbed the symmetry of q
family heirloom by saving off the
tops of his great. grani-mother's bed.
posts for a set of croquet halls. And
the night he did it he slept very
warm-about the base.
Mrs. Isabella Safely, of Sugar
Grove, Linn county, celebrated hel
Tooth birthday on the l1th inst. Che
was born Nov, 177i. ut West Barnes
i'm the vicinity of Dunbar, Scotland
There were five children, sons and
daughters. present. Their ages added
TO hers amounted to 4l2 years.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01
so Complete Pictorial History of the
- Times.

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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01

Opium habit thoroughly cured by our antidotr.
Nearly i've years of Wonderful Bucc<ss. Ii IL
cheap, QUICK. and CERTAIN. Address. with de-
scripticn Of case. Din. o. O.. ARMSTRONG Il CO,
inGrnary, Berifen springs, Michigan.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-08-09

Signed, sealed and dellTei
ed in the presence Of
AND. ]. LAWRENCE,
PHILIP MmTos"
Namaka, owner of the said land, was present
when the said agreement was executed, and
when asked By the said Kealo to sign the sane,
said be would not, because it was KeaIo who was
to work the cane. Kealo vas Namaka's son-in-
Law. and lived With him on his land directly ad-
joining the cane lot Nsnaka died at HonIuIu,
0et- 20, 1869, leaving viii which was admitted
to probate July 8, ls71, by which all bis property
Is devised to his widow and children. KeaIo
cultivated the cane after Namaka's death, and
the crop sold under the agreement Of Oct 8,
1869, was delivered to the plaintiffs. Kealo con-
tiDued to oecuPy and cultivate the land, and
Nov 10, 1870. made an oral agreement with the
plaintiffs, whereby he sold them that years crop,
receiving ten dollars advance, and giving the
following receipt, VIZ:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-08-09

So Business Cards. when Fr,paid r ~ gsar are allow
I'd discount rum thcss rae Whi are 10 iransions arsr
meuts. when paid or charged quartriy.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-08-09

BY The schooner LaTiria. IRON solomon LANDS,
report reaches us Of . whits woman and her
child being hsid eaptiyes BY the inhabitants Of
st. ChTistOTal, Solomon Islands- Cspiaia Bro
die heard Of the circumstances At one Of the oihs-
islands Of the group, where It vas said that =
white woman and child had been brought to st.
Chrissoval in canos. Upon The arrival Of tks
schooner Of the latter place. whas appeared to
be white child vas seen in ths arms Of n-.iTo
on the shore, and ~ The gIass WOMAN. appa-
rentIy European, was noticed but abe made
no signs 70 those on board the schooner. Scns
Of the natives made signals FOR the crsa to lsnd
bat their Wishes we're not complied with. ae 51ch
step would have bsen highly fmprldent co1-
sidedng their hostile and trsacherouB nature.
Hawkss Bay Herald
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-08-09

Received, Lahaina, Maui Nov. 10, 1871, from
the West Maui Sugar Association, the sum Of
Ten Dollars, the same being an advance upon
the crop Of sugar cane now being cultivated by
me upon the land known as Apauhua, said crop
being hereby sold unto said Association for ard
at the rate Of Thirtyfve Dollars per ton for each
ton Of sugar produced from the same
KEno, ibis mark.
Signed and explained in the presence Of E.
Mayor"
Kealo continued to cultivate this cane until
the return from Honolulu Of Namaka's widow,
Kanui, with her second husband, 0punui early
in April, 1870. Kanui then applied, with Kealo
to the plaintiffs for some money, and failing TO
obtain this, Kanui, with her husband, proceeds
to the plaintiffs and shows them the articles of
agreement between Kealo and the plaintiffs
The defendants, not regarding that agreement as
in force after Namakas death or as binding on
his heirs, bought the cane Of them, which Kealo
had planted and cultivated until fortnight pre-
yious to this last sale; during which fortnight
Kealo had not lived on the land. but Kanui and
her husband had worked the cane. The defend
ants paid them $50, and took the following
receipt, viz:
$4,000. Reed from Messrs. Campbell &
Turton the sum Of Fifty Dollars in full for two
pieces of cane situated in Apauhua, Wainee,
Lahaina, acre more or less.
Lahaina, April Is, II.
Reed Paym't 0PuNU1,
Kona
KANUI Y
KAha."
T. L. HANAIKE"
The plaintiffs learning that the defendants
men we're proceeding to take of this cane sent
to them the following letter, viz:
LAHMNA. April 20, 1871.
Messrs. Campbell & THrton, Ldhdind, Maui.
GENTLEMEN Please take notice that the West
Maui Sugar Association hold contract with
native named Kealo for a piece of land in the
Ahupuaa of Apauhua, containing Ia acres or
thereabouts, the property Of Namaks, deceased,
which said contract was made with the full ap-
proval of said Namaka and that under said
contract a crop has been cultivated and natured,
of sugar cane, by said Kealo, and by him legally
and rightfnly sold to this Association under date
of Nov. 10, 1870
Any Infringement of the rights of this Asso-
citation in said matter will be dealt with according
to law
am, Gentlemen, yours, &C.,
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-11-04

populated by an industrious and
enterprising population for fo.r
that their stock will not have
sufficient range. Our prairies i.
capacious enough to locate at lao,t
two hundred thousand famiia.
and there viii sill be ample room
left for hundreds and thousand,
lot horses and cattle to bro,sss 4
The class 81 people to whom -
have reference make b liyeliboo5
by stock-raisipg. They i've . hard
life, mostly upon "tasso" or ierked
beef a1desarse h6nihyI a1alnasy
or haseany milk and butter ~,
a morselsot Wlisatbread upon tbeir
tables. The most of them live Il
the same old delapidated shanties
that their great great grand dad
dies liFealin . hundred years ago.
and if they we're to liyea thousand
years longer they would not be any
further advanced in civilization n
the expiration Of that time than
they are noWs,sa -asapas34
Il Tie Journal sa5s that the Mo.
bile and Texas, Railroad viii ,be
completed and trains running oa
tho track 70 Lake Charles in twelve
months. So mote It be say we?
The completion qf The road to this
town will infuso new lite into tlle
place and arouse or people from
their letbargy, and cause them to
tear down tb9 Old sHAnties and
erect new buildings Il their places.
Il the company hold out sufficient
Inducements to Immigrants, 20 lor
cate lands On tie line Of thesroad,
we bave no doubt that they will be
settled up IN an Incredible short
time by an industrious Glass Of
IeOOle. 90 "@
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-11-04

Ia We have no doubt that
every property holder ii our town
win rejoice with excasdine great
Joy when they read che spbioined
article from the opelousas journal,
but we dra sorry TO say that the
greater portion Of the atook-rais6rs
of the parish are not only opposed
70 the construction al q railroad
through our sterile and sparsely
settled country, but also to Il being
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-11-04

wn. J.. Gin, from the residence Of
a EscoubsE 70 o. II. lyons store.
On motion, the police Jury adj
iourned til tomorrow morning at
g o'clock.
WEDNEsDAY, Oct. IS, 1871.
The police jury met this 18th
day Of October A. D., 1871. Pres
emf, j. i. Ryan, President; John
Hagan, r, "A. Hebert, and III. @.
Fafquar.
Oh motion, Be Il ordained. that
the appointment of road oyprseers
be resumed, and that John Nc
Corquadalo be appointed orerseer
on the public road, from the forks
thereof, near O. +. Lyons store to
McCnrquodale's ferry, on the Sa-
bine river.
I'll. y. Ainsworth, on the militia
" road, from Neblett's Bluff to the
Cross road leading from Big-woods
to McCorquodale's ferry.
Vim. j. Slaydon, on tie military.
road, from lie crossroads Of Big
woods and McCorquodale's ferry
10 Beclwith creek.
Brown Welboan, on the militia
ny road, from Beckwith creek to
Bundick 8 creek.
Jefferson Young, on the militia
~ road, from Bundick's creek 10
the Whiskecnitto.
John May, on the military road,
from the Whiskechitto to Sugar
creek, sa
Wesley Deramus, Oh the militia
~ road from sugar creek to the
Vernon parish line, on the militia
" road leading from Neblett's
Bluff to Alexandria.
d. A. Cole, from Vernon parish
line to the intersection Of the MILF
tary road, on the road leading from
Vernon parish to Chnumot's ferry
on the Nezpiquez.
JOsep Hamilton, from the inter
section of the military road to Ten
Mile creek, on the road leading
from Vernon to ChaumUt's ferry
from ter mile creek to Carriere's
ferry on the DarbOne, on the road
leading to Chaumot's ferry.
------------- from Carriere's fer
~ on the Darb6ne to ChaumOt's
ferry ON the Nezpiuue.
On motion, Bel ordained, that
the neighborh6od road leaving the
public road ut q. Jacksons', run
ming nearest to Hickory branch,
and interseeting said public road
at David Shirley's, be declared n
part of the public road from IA. j.
Perkins to Fruies' bridge; and
that the oyerseer to be appointed
on said road be authorized to
straighten the Same at Beaver
creek.
On motion, BE it further ordain-
ed, that David Morgan be appoin-
ted overseer of the public road,
from A. j. Perkins to David Shir-
ley's, on the road leading to Fru-
ge's bridge on Barnes creek,
b Stephen Nichols, from David
ShiTiey's to Fruiee's bridge.
John II. Fruge, from Fruie's
bridge to the bridge Oh Whiske.
chitto..
On motion, Be Il ordained. that
Rufus Gearin be appointed over
seer ofthe public road, from Rit-
.chie'B ferry, on the west fork to
Geo. Reeves, ST..
h On motion, Be IL ordained. that
% new public road be laid out o.
Gross the prairie, By the best route.
from the bridge On Kyosh's coulee
to j. Gorbellc's on Ilaccassine; and
that J Sallier, III. ID. Nix, N. Tou-
ehy, z. A. Hebert, Edward Lam
dry, Chenille Dahon, and Belle
szaiae Hebert, be appointed com
missioners to lay out q road and
report to this body at the next ses-
SION thereof.
On motion, be ii ordained, that
the following named persons BE-
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-11-04
OFFIcEOr Tax CoItECfon,


For the Parish Of Calcasieu, La.
LAKE CHARIEs, Oct. 10th, 1871.
To the President and members Of
the Police jury Of tho parish Of
Calcasieu. @
Gentlemen; / have the hon
or to inform your Hon. body, that
on tho 9th inst, ] paid to Mr.. Ja-
cob Ryan, parish treasurer, the
sum Of seventeen hundred and
ninety 04I100 dollars, (Sl790 Oh
100 amount Of my collections for
the parish up to that time. In this
amount, are not included the tax
es and licenses for which / have
previously accounted, nor tho par
ish licenses Of 1871, which / will
settle at the end Of this year.
! annex the foregoing statement.
Parish taxes & licenses
1867, 1868, ana 1869 8 S428 10
Taxes of 1870 collected
up to Oct 9Th, 1871. 1903 20
Delinquenttsxes colIec.
ted from Jan. list III,
up to Oct. 9th, 1871. 2o8 Is
Total, s529l o.
Or. by amount Pgew.
s1u6lvy e,nsJ ~ Ta.&er E
Treasurer s5Ol O8
si79O Oh
Leaving q balance Of which has been
paid as before stated.
Respectfully submitted,
q. BARRIE,
Parish Tax Collector.
-D-
On motion, be II ordained. that
u. IT, Ryan be authorized - raise
the Recos lars Office and block tip
the same, and chat he receive sl5
I'D compensation therefor.
ON motion, be- IL ordained. that
]. a. Spence, Dr, ~. III. Kirkm6n
y. Leyequo, and J. ". Moss be
appointed committee 10 draft 4
plan and specifications for Che
building OF Q new Court house,