The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-05-08

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and the Galena was the first boa. up
Her reward was simply a remission. fol
1857 of the S.. Paul wharf dues, amount
ing to $500 the trip. The Golden
State and War Eagle passed the Lake a
little in advance of the Galena. but she
passed the first near Red Wing, and would
have been beaten by the War Eagle but
for the loss Of man overheard and the
delay consequent upon an attempt to re-
cover him. In searching for him, we
regret to say in cain, the Galena shot
ahead aud reached the wharf 8 minutes
the soonest. Great rejoicing followed
and for the next few hours the Arrivals
were numerous. The Falls City and
St. Croix are sunk in Lake Pepin and bad.
ly injured-they are both in shoal water
The down boats this week have kept up
a perfect believing concertat our landing,
one scarcely ringing its departure, ere
another whistles its arrival The ice is
vet abundant in the Lake and some of the
boats experienced difficulty in their down
passage. ......
FORT DODGE is said to be invested
with Indians, -the same Red Devils who
massacred the settlers at Spirit Lake
Companies have started to the relief Of the
settlers. This is report, but as the Min
neso:a war ended in smoke, it is not ex-
actly certain that the Fl. Dodge story may
not be ruse of Land buyers to deter tim
id spectators, or sell for the benefit of
wonder-loving editors in the older states
The President has Withdrawn from sale
on the 4th of June the lands upon which
the Indians have been committing out
RACES.
The Walker Nicaragua bubble has at
last burs.cd; many of the patriots have
got back to New York Walker is some
where in Central America po,oerless and
possibly dead We have not tear
There have been 700 cases of sickness
and thus far, 90 deaths from the National
Hotel disease! aau aa .a1as la
A new daily to be called the Mercury
is to be started at Dubuque.
The Dunle til and Pr. du Chen Rail
Road has its organization to-day (8th) at
Lancaster in Grant County. We are told
it has a fair show for Immediate construc-
ion. Dubuque must commence on the
West side if she wants "to be saved p
The trains now leave Pr. du Chen at
7,soP. NJ. and (mail) at $50 p. NJ. =
they arrive mornings and evenings
,chen they get through!
Lake Albert Lea is soon to have pa
per. We noticed part of the material al
our Ware House some days ago.
KANSAS LANE has dined with ArcH.
IsoS SrRINGFELLow and ROBINSON have
"buried the Ratchet" and all Kansas il
becoming sens BILE. A time of universe
happiness is reported to the Missouri
Democrat. but we do not believe all tina
we hear through that channel. We hope
peace is made among the leaders, but i
is an evidence of sense we did not suspec
them of, and hence We will not take j
down as ''safe for the stomach of be
lief!
Foreign News without interest. Grail
firm but no higher.
New York May G..
Flour 6 to 6 .6O-Wheat ! 40 to !. IS
| Corn 80 to 82-Oats 63. Stock dull ane
| lower. @
New Orleans, May Flour 6,s7.
| The Baltimore Riot is not yet quelled.
At Louisville, May /. there were Is.
600 Bbls. Pork against 4l,OO0 for tn
same time last year!
Milwaukee. May s.
Wheat and flour active at lie to 49,
and $500 to 5.6S. "A general buoyanc.
prevails but no confidence is felt in tn,
rise. Corn wanted at IS to 70. Sugar
have advanced to l2and 10. Fnights Il
Buffalo 8 to 8 cts. Money tight. but tn
opening of the straits leads to hopes o
more ease in the market. Produce is 90
ing forward in large quantities and it
sale must have good effect on Western
currency. Land Warrants have advan
ced Gets. per acre. Uncurrent money il
without change.
The Loder House at Dunkirk was burn
on the lst,--loss $4,000.
MISUNDERSTANDING, May 9th, il
the day to elect Officers for the Town 0
/ MoE rarp. W., oro yn,r m nd; Iatno