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The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
The Popular Vote.

We felt quite sure of being able this week to lay
before our readers the official vote Of all the states,
but California and six of the Southern States are
not yet officially discovered about this Office. As
some of our Republican cotemporaries are circua-
ting reports calculated to mslead their friends and
perhaps seducc them into bets on the verify Of
their statements, we will state here that neither of
Estimating the States not yet officially heard from
as having cast 450, 900 votes, and We have sum
total of 100000 of which Buchanan will have
l $4,000, Fremont ,320, 900 and Fillmore $780,
000 One half the votes cast is 100000. 1t viii
be seen that Mr.. buchanan is in minority 140,-
| 600, Mr.. Fremont is in minority of 1000 and
! Mr.. Fillmore wants 1,1s00O0 votes of half. In
the Northern States, excluding California there
were2 ST. AL votes, which Fremont has 81 .
! 002, being 127,7lS votes less than half Mr. Blu
chanan has 1,l63 JOG being 270,Gli less than hall
and 142, S96 less than Fremont. Mr.. Fillmore
has only 39S,333 votes in the North being less
than half by ,040,3s7 Mr.. Buchanan has clear
maiorities in 16 States without California these
States cast l52 votes. He has carried 10 States
with an Electoral vote Of TIA. Col, Fremont has
clear majorities in I States, he has carried II
States with an Electoral vote Of 1l2. Mr.. Fill
more has carried State with Electoral votes.
| We think Buchanan has beaten Fremont q lit
tie less than half million, but the official table
alone will settle it. Ouriiiends "Doc "and "Nlac.'
will let the bicagreS rest, till full reports are pub
lished.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
The Blind.

We are in receipt ofseveral interesting Reports
on Iowa atlairs,--Hon Mr.. Bigelow will accept our
thanks
The Report of the Trustees of the Blind Asy-
luG is in opinion too brief to give general sat
isfaction. LIE Grand Ellington (wonder if this is
the Hon. Mr.. Byington once an active member of
the Ohio LegislatureD is President Of the board,
E. X. Rugg Treasurer, and Geo. W. McCleary
Secretary. The Money drawn from the State
Treasury for the Blind was $l2,560 amount ex-
pended Sl0,927 leaving balance on hand of ST., >
633. The report of Mr.. Bacon the Superintendent
is referred to, but as we have not received it yet
we can not tell what it contains. There are only
% pupils of whom l6 are males and 0 are females
Six are from Pa, 4 from Iowa, 5 from Illinois,
from Indiana, 2 from Ohio 2 Scotland, from N
York and l each from Michigan, Ireland and the
Netherlands. Fire lost their sight by accident,
were born blind, and the remainder are blind from
disease.
The attendance has not been as large as was
anticipated The building is too small to accom-
MEDIATE greater number and the Board ask an
appropriation to erect more suitable buildings
We second the motion. Let our unfortunates be
well provided for. They have dreary path through
life at best, and we should strew it with as much
kindness and attention as possible.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
The Steam Boats

In the Up River Trade for 1856 numbered 10.
The arrivals at st. Paul duriug the season were
S37, being an increase of 267 over the year 1855.
BY these arrivals, the Freight delivery at the yar-
Gus points above Dubuque (there are 81 landings
was not less than $4,000 Toys or Three Hundred
NJ illions Of poudds The Passengers both ways
numbered as many as 5000 this is allowing
less than 100 to each arrival and departure, when
for weeks together our large packets carried over
400 each. Estimating the Tonnage at an average
of Fifteen Dollars and calling the average passen-
ger fare SEVEN DOLLARS, we have Il total Of over
Three Millions and half of dollars paid to the
Steam Boat interests by country that has been
only q few years known to the inhabitants Of the
Atlantic States. 1t has been occupied by frontier
men ten or twelve years, but settlements in ear
nest, are of very recent growth; most OF the ac-
tive towns dating no farther back than o. This
amount ofbusiness if done by horse power (allow
ing it all to be put on the road at once, and giving
each double team ton of freight and each coach
ten passengers) would form procession 7lO miles
in length If loaded team or coach were to
leave Dubuque or Dunlieth for ST. Paul, and 9th
ers were to follow in direct line ria the River
as fast as space would admit of, the last vehicle
would be going out of Dubuque at the time the frs
was Gaming in ON its return from st. Paul
There is some business done on the Mississippi
after all. The population OF Minnesota is nearly
100000.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
Z A N S A s.

The following article from the State
Organ of Wisconsin Fremontists does not
tally with the trash that fills the columns
of most of the opposition papers.
From the Madison Journal.
JUST ARRIVED FROM KANsAs-GooD
News FROM THE FREE STATE MEN
Prof. Edward Daniels arrived in this city
last evening, direct from Leavenworth
City, Kansas. He brings good news from
the Free State settlers. The supplies are
beginning to be received, which have been
forwarded by the aid societies. The
Free State Settlers, many of whom were
preparing to leave, are encouraged by the
prospect of immunity from Rufian as
saults, under the Administration of the
new Governor, and are once more in good
spirits and hopeful.
Mr.. Daniels has met Gov. Geary, and
gives very favorable repo t of him.
He accords him credit fora sincere desire
to establish peace and good order in the
territory. which he has already nearly
accomplished. This is good news.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26

EyT The BUGBEAR RoMANIsM.-In a
thanksgiving discourse by Rev. c. P.
Sheldon, at one of the Baptist churches in
Troy, last week, this bugbear is brushed
away at single dash -
"Romanism is the bugbear of many
among us, and yet we believe it Las uni
formly been the loser by emigration in our
country. Look at the facts;-There are
not over $500, 900 Roman Catholics in
our country, and yet it is estimated that
there are Z, 500, 600 native born Irish and
their descendants among us. Estimating
that at least two-thirds Of the Irish emf
grants are Roman Catholics, the Romish
church to have retained her own should
have 6, OOO, 900 Of the Irish--whereas she
has but about 2, 500, 900 from all sources
including the hundreds of thousands o.
Catholic Germans, French, Italian and
their descendants. And if against these
the 23,OOO,OOO Protestants cannot sue
cessfully make head, then he had almos1
said they deserve to fall /"
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
IOWA LEGISLATURE.

Those who want to know what this body
is at, should take one of the Daily papers
of Iowa City. We can only allude brief
ly to the proceedings.
On the 10th vote was taken in the
Senate on the Repeal of the Interest Laws.
The vote was on the third reading of the
Bill, and showed 10 for and l6 against re-
peal. Mr.. Carter voted age, Mr.. Atkins
of Winneshiek voted no. Mr.. Atkins in
troduced Bill to keep the sheep and hogs
of Winneshiek Co. in enclosures. Mr..
Brown gave notice of Bill for State
Road from Clayton City to the Des Moines
river.
The House on the 10th discussed the
Usury Laws without definite action. On
the 18th, Mr.. Rodman suggested the cul-
tivation of Gymnastics in our Schools
Mr. Bigelow presented several Enrolled
Bills. Mr.. Cloud, Mr.. Franklin and 9TH
ers had some sparring in relation to the
difficulty between Grimes and Eads. On
the 18th a County-Seat Bill was before
the Senate, but we do not know it's tenor.
1t excited lively interest. A motion was
made to prevent removals oftener than
once in 5 years. Mr.. Carter proposed 8
years, not adopted. On motion the Bill
went to committee on New Counties.
House 18th. Mr.. Bigelow presented a
Bill in relation to McGregor, St. p and
Mo. River R. Road-referred to R. Road
Committee. The Assessor question
came up. Mr.. Rodman favored doing
away with Town Assessors. A Commit
tee of 5, D. G. Cloud of Muscatine, chair
man, was appointed to find out whether
Gov. Grimes or Superintendent Eads has
been officially lying. The war between
them has become alarming. Eads is out
with circular charging the Governor
with the blacklist corruption-the Cover
nor responds in an equally vindictive ar
ticle relative to Eads. We will know
shortly who is right. At present Eads is
ahead. Keen party debate has taken
place in both houses over those two Dig
nitaries. na.@e
A bill has passed to q third reading in
the Senate by vote of FL to 10 allowing
Indians, Mulattos and Negroes to testify
IN all cases ~! ..r.. us
Hon. 3. W. Wright of the 31st district
is dead. ..-....,. al.
The Bill to Repeal the Prohibitory Law
was tailed in the Senate by 18to 16.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
Romantic


Boston, the City of Notions, has recently been
the scene of the following plays
A Merchant of Baltimore on his way to the for
mer City, fell in with sssweet lone woman" won
her love, and took her to his Hotel after retiring,
"knocking" came to the door Of their chamber
and upon its heing opened, in rushed a "frantic
husband" and two or three legal gentlemen. who
had the greatest difficulty to keep the enraged
husband of the frail one from pistolng the heart
less seducer! The husband was dis-armcd and
the trembling merchant agreed to pay $4,000 for
the injury he had inflicted. He gave draft on
Baltimore for $4,000, and his notes for $4,000
The lady left con the arm of her legal protector"
Next morning it was discovered to have been a
deliberately planned trick to extort money, and
the officers were put on the trock of the perform
ers. They were oyerhauled at Lowell, the notes
were destroyed-a telegraph to Baltimore stopped
payment on the Draft and the parties were held
for trial. The merchant was not anxious to be
seen in Court as the prosecuting witness, and the
parties were discharged. The Lady isvery pretty,
and very well known in select circles. The story
is good basis for French Novel.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26

AN APPALLING EXPERIMENT WITH AN
ID1or.-Dr. Madio relates that an idiot at
Salzburg, appearing o be singularly in
susceptible of fear, an experiment of an
appalling character and appalling conse-
quences, was made upon him as means
of putting his susceptibility to a test
1t was proposed to produce in him the
impression that he was with a dead man
come to life. A person, accordingly, had
himself laid out as corpse, and enveloped
in shrouJ, and the idiot was ordered to
watch over the dead. The idiot perceiv-
ing some motion in the corpse, desired it
to lie still but the pretended corpse rails
ing itself in spite of this admonition, the
idiot seized Ratchet: which unluckily,
was within his reach and cut off first one
of the feet Of the unfortunate counterfeit,
and then unmoved by his cries, cut off
his head. He then calmly resumed his
station by the real corpse.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
TIE CONVENTION.

We intended to continue the discussion of such
amendments as would be likely to occupy the at
tenton of the Constitutional Convention, but our
time has been necessarily devoted to the considc
ration Of every other subject that comes within
the scope of newspaper vision. We cannot dc
more than allude to few of the probable subjects
of debate.
The Grand Jury system is a sprout from the iu-
famous old Inquisitora root that has been the curse
Of European Catholicism, and the sooner it is pro-
nounced unfit to cumber the pages Of Republi-
can statute the better. 1t sa protector ofcowards
opportunities it offers for the qualification of pr
vate malice The only argument offered for its
continuance is, that it is DID, So was the appoint
mcnt of Judges! So was the Monarchy old, prior
to '76, but age only served to rivet the hatred
which our forefathers entertained for it.
We have been member of but few Grand
Juries. Our experience is sufficient nevertheless.
to establish the conviction of their useessncss.-
We regard them as shield for the defence OF
malice. A man is tried in secret. The Prosecu-
"IS, NltiltSs IL lcC. L hS ioo'S"
ting Attorney is paid for getting up a True Bill,
and no witnesses are allowed to protect the absent
citizen. If the Bill is ignored the fact of being
suspected attaches to character presumptive in
fanny that a life time of good conduct may not re
move. If man is thought to have violated the
law, why not call him into court and confront hin
with his accusers Let him have an equal star
with those who complain of him. Do not continue
the practice of retiring to secret place for tht
purpose of deciding the probable fate of your un
suspecting neighbor, upon testimony entirely c.
parte. The Law protects you in its requisition o
sccresy, the witnesses protected orrather, the.
are not known to the accused. The Attorney i
rewarded for success in getting a bill found. ant
the victim though ever 50 innocent, upona full in
vestigation, must bow his head to the reproach 0
having been indicted.
We always felt ashamed when returning fror
service on Grand Jury.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
A Man Sailed Down BY HIS OWN R

A MAN Sailed Down BY HIS OWN Re
oUEsT.-A singular circumstance recens
ly occurred in Miller county, Ill. An oil
man named Wilson, aged Sc, died, havin!
made arrangements with certain person
not to bury him, but to have his entraiI
taken out put in a box, and placed besid'
his coffin, which he has had over tes
years. He was then filed with salt an.
sewed up with grape vine or somethinl
of that sort. He was then carried to til
repository of his cofin-a cavity IN a pc
pendicular bluff, about fifty or sixty fe'
from the bottom. About two hundre
persons were present.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
MONONA.


PE~ TARIFF on SuGAE.--The Presi
dent recommends reduction Of the Tar
III 10 the Revenue standard. The Galena
Advertiser says that SUGAR should be free
for the reason that it is one of tbs necces-
saries of life-it is now ten cents pound
in N. Y.-the removal of the 3Oper cent
duty would reduce it one half-and
that the exhorbtant price we pay, goes
to benefit 400 sugar planters of the
South.
All right !! The Advertiser is only IL
sing the argument its party has heretofore
ridiculed when we applied them to New
England Manufacturers. Has enmity to
he South had aay thing to do with the
conversion of our opponents I? We say,
cut down the Sugar duties, "niyger or
no niger!
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26

ATTACKS ON THE lRIsn.--Just before
the elections, it is quite the fashion OF
certain class of newspapers to puff the IT.
ish, and to insinuate themselves into their
good gaaces, so that if possible they can
coax them out of their votes. Before an
election the Celt is an Irish gentleman-a
noble specimen of the "gem of the sea-
the countryman of Emmett and Curran,
and the dread of England. But he has
his ballot in. his hand, and has not voted
vet. He looks round, pleased with the
unexpected compliment paid him, jerks
Up his breeches, cocks his hat, marches
up to the polls, and votes precisely con-
tr.ry to the expectation Of his f1atterers.
In this he exercises an undoubted right
to do as he pleases. This elective fran
chise is personally valuable to him, be-
cause "his mind to him his empire is"
He feels conscious that he plays an impor-
tant part in great political struggle; he
sees himself courted on all sides, and he
pops in his vote under influences peculiar
to himself, his associations, and with
simple generalities controlling his decis-
ion.
After tie election however, when his
high prerogativc. is exhausted, the Irish
voter finds himself, an ignorant, bigoted,
and stupid foreigner that he wishes to
rule America, upset the government bring
over the Pope, and raise particular muss
on every possible occasion /! 1t is he who
causes ali the riots, does all the drinking
all the fighting, all the cheating in Tho
primary meetings, tillsall the prisons ant
almshouses, causes all the heavy taxation
and, in short, that he is anything anC
everything but what he was short time
pre-, ious to the election! The newspa
pers now give him an Irish hoist. He as
cends downwardly in their estimation fas
ter than he descended upwardly, and h
can scarcely believe that he is the sam
Celtic gentleman, the same patriot, tn
same excellent fellow he was only a shoI
time previous.
1t is really amusing to see how the Ii
ish voters are treated by these partiza
newspapers. Heaven and earth are NOV
ed to bring them over to their side, if no
brought over, they are consigned, with
cut further hesitation, to purgatory an
perdition- Such kinds of politician
show remarkable tact-great knowledg
Of the Irish character And yet the
continue the game year after year with {
quail assurance, and-equal success.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
The Roads

Are almost impossible. The Snow in
many places is 6 to 8 feet in depth
The fences are out Of sight, and sleighs
cross over them without any respect what
ever. Except on the well travelled routes,
it is next to impossible to get along
This, we understand is the case through
out the North West. If Mr.. Whitnev's
theory is correct, that the farther North
you go. the less obstruction the snow will
make to the passage Of Rail Road trains,
we are convinced, that line much farther
North than this will have to be selected
for the Groat Pacific Road.
The least moderation in the weather is
sure to be followed by fall Of snow, and
then down goes the Mercury to Zero,
MINIS 10 degrees. Very comfortable,
doubtless, to those who enjoy it, but we
have Southern principles" when the
weather-bill is before the country. ...
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26

EFTHE MAILs.-C. WATKINS Esq.
Post Master at Farmersburg informs us
that the Mail from Dubuque is due at
his Office on the Morning of Sunday, We'd
nesday and Friday. The return Mail to
Dubuque is due on Tuesdays Thursdays
and Saturdays.
The McGregor Mail to Farmersburg
leaves on Fridays and Wednesdays, re-
turning same day Letters for transmits
sion should be handed in on the eve ming
previous. We must all have patience
while the roads are damned with snow
every body in this latitude is complaining
Of a failure, of the mails. ~
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
. ! - - =


z TCZeu.
We have seen in our exchanges several
notices of Death by Freezing, but the pa
pers are now mislaid and we can not pub
lish. We believe that many who leave
the world in this way are fool-hardy or
wanting in common sense. A man ought
to know that he can not brave storm on
our prairies when the Mercury is Is to 25
degrees below zero, and the roads undis-
coverable from the drifting of the snow
And there is scarcely a necessity for loss
of life or limb if ordinary animal pru-
dence is allowed to dictate. There may
be cases of sickness requiring immediate
attention, though life itself is hazarded in
the effort to secure assistance, but love of
profit, desire to be thought courageous,
whiskey confidence and other weaknesses
lead to more deaths by cold, than neces-
sary exposure. Those who sell liquor
should be doubly careful as to how it is
issued now. Whiskey and Frost, work
admirably together in taking human life
Liquor leaves the man languid, dull and
sleepy-Frost enters the system with the
same seductive appliances and the victim
is stark and stiff without ever imagining
that he was in danger i u ~.
Beware Of Liquor! particularly if you
have a cold ride before Won
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
GETuE RELIGION of Mr.. Buchana

GgTuE RELIGION of Mr.. Buchanan is
a subject of investigation at present.
Politicians who hope to profit from the
event, and Ministers who are pleased to be
the indorser Of Eminent character are ma
king Buck a Saint Men of his cast of
mind are not famous for activity in the
cause Of religion, however firmly they
may believein Christianity, and wesee no
necessity for parading the real or fancied
opinions of the President elect before the
public. The Church has pronounced
him the exponent of rery bad principles,
and tits hardly in good taste to change
tactics so soon. We want him to serve
as President, not as Pope or Bishop
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
Dubuque

Dubuque
Has decided by vote of 1856 to 4 to take $780,,
900 stock in North West Rail Road and like
sum in a South West R. r. The City papers are
iubilant over the result
The Express & Herald insists that before the
City issues bonds to the St Pauls Road she should
have something to say relative to fixing the route.
Powerful aid is offered in the rich County of CLAY
TON for road up the Turkey Valley and if practi-
cable, it viii be much the nearest route to st.
Paul.
Hurrah for the Clayton Co. route Let it be
carefully surveyed before you throw your money
away. Our North Western Road commencing
near Postvile in Winnesheik Co. on the line ofthe
McGregor and Missouri River Road may allow
YOU to connect with them. The route to st. Paul
from Dubuque is across Clayton County without a
doubt s.Roll on the Ball. ...
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
Correspondence.
MoNoNA, Iowa. Dec. 80.
Mr.. EDITOR.

Mr. EDITOR.
A dispute has arisen here
relative to the correct answer to the fol-
lowing question. Will you publish it in
your paper and give your mathematical
readers chance at it's solution. 1t will
confuse almost any Scholar that tries it.
An answer is very respectfully requested
through the TIMES. Yours &e.
G. n.
AR1THMETIcAL. QUESTION.
A and B bought25o Acres Of land for
5000 each paying half the purchase
money; one portion of the land was inferi-
or to the other, and upon division, B.
agreed to pay rs cents per acre, more
than A did for his How much land
has each for $500 ?.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-26
NEWS

NEWS
The Washington spondent Of the
Herald says Buchanan is after Cuba
If it is for sale, we must and miU have t.
But no war will take place to secure it.
Russia has agreed to the President S
proposition on ''privateering"
Negro instructions are spoken of in
Ky and in Texas-nobody hurt yet
Rev. VIM. Anderson of Madison Indi-
ana, Minister of the Methodist Church
North, was arrested as a slave stealer at
Louisville on the 10Th His carpet bag
was full of documents showing that hs has
been engaged in running off slaves from
Carlton. His papers implicate many dis
tiuguished Northerners. A reward OF
$500 had been offered for his arrest.
Adsices from Nicaragua report Gen.
Walker on board boat in the lake with
no communication with his army. The
latter is reduced by disease and war to
but a handful. Dates from California To
the Goth Nov. are received, but no allu.
sion to the election occurs in our exchan.
ges.
| The Joint Resolution instructing Con-
gress to admit Kansas under the Topeka
Convention s,ors anization, was not indef
initely postponed We read it so in our
exchanges. The Resolution has passed
Lead has been discovered near Lansing
A Town called Ncw Galena has been lait
ont at the Diggings.
The Negro bill passed the Senate 1!
to IS. An Amendment to the title wa.
moved, SO as to read "A bill to equaliz,
the White, Black and Mongrel races
Lost, 8 to 90
Col. Harvey the great 'Free State
champion of Kansas advises all who emf
CRATE to that Territory, to come on thei
own hook, as the "Aid; Societies ar,
cheats and their influence is embarrassing
/ in every way. Sensible at last
The Usury bill has been referred to
special committe ofthree.