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The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-06
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r Greedy of the Tribune, man who in
dulges in as hard language towards an
opponent as any Editor in the country.
has recently sued Gray Of the Cleveland
Plaindealer, for libel. From the follow
ing article cut from the Plaindealer, we
suppose the trial will not only be rich in
incident but painful in interest to the lead
ers Of the late Fremont party: 80
"The gist of the. charge Of Greeley
against Gray, is, for supposing a case Of
Consideration" for advocating Fremont's
claim to the Presidency, and also suppos-
ing the amount of that consideration
Pleading the truth in evidence for our
justification, as we always do in libellous
or libell;ous cases like this, it will be nee
cessary to take the dispositions Of both
the Fremonts, Bennett, Banks, Webb,
Ford, and all the "high contracting par
ties" 49,. -. -. /
To find the ''local habitation' Of the
Fremonts, we hereby give notice to Sir
Horace, that dispositions will he taken in
New York, where, pro tempore, one Of
these Presidential candidates did reside
North Carolina, where one superintends
railroads Georgia, where zone of them
was born: Canada, where ''the other
went; California, where one lived and did
an extensive cattle business "the highest
peak of the Rock Mountains" where one
made his mark I; last, not least, CUP
Salt River" where most of the hyads Of
the late Fusion family can be found.
The next important witness is James
Gordon Bennett. His love for Greedy
may induce him to blink little, but al.
lowances can be made for his squirting
He has already testified to one twenty
thousand dollar corruption fund, sent il
to Pennsylvania to suborn the Fillmore
Press, and which the Hon. Tom Ford, Of
Ohio, is charged with mal-appropriating
Bennett knows more than he prints about
some times, but, when solemnly sworn te
tell the truth, the uhole truth, and nothing
but the truth, as sworn he certainly viii
be, some rich developments may be ex'
pected.
We shall also take dispositions at Wash
ington on or about the 9TH of March, Of
before the breaking up of this fusior
Congress, the first as we'll as the last o.
the kind in order to secure the evidence
offered by confidential committees, eau
Gus consultations, and other Mariposa do
ings about the same time of the Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia Conventions
There is world of testimony bearing OF
this point locked up in secret political con
claves and Know-Nothing Lodges which
it is important to have and without which
it will not be safe to proceed to trial. The
whole Fusion Party are to be put under
oath, and We, (Greely & l are to fgh,
the late campaign over again in a lega
way. There is nothing hidden tina
she'll not be revealed" says the good Book
and it seems we are to be the humble in
strument under Providence to make thi'
Fusion Party reseal. We hope Greeley
will not manufacture any more Fremontl
until We get through with what is OF
hand. ...,.
Thoro ia q rnonId fin,o oop,;pr
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CORRESPONDENCE.
A Pic Mic.
STRAWBERRY Poryr,)
Jan. 18th, 1887. (

STRAWBERRY PoISr,)
Jan. 18th, 1887.
Mr.. EDrroR:
Your numerous readers III this vicin-
ity would doubtless be pleased if you
would give the following hastily written
description, of our late Pic Mic, a place
in your valuable paper. Strawberry Point
is evidently one of Natures favorite spots
and its enterprising. liberal and high
minded citizens, seem worthy of the noble
gifts dame nature has 60 profusely bestow-
ed upon them: '
While sojourner in the town for few
days, l had the honor of participating in
the pleasure of Pic Mic party, held at
the Howard House, on the l4th inst. 1t
was originated and conducted by the
LADIES of the village and vicinity, and
like all enterprises of the kind, under the
control ofthe fairer portion of Gods Cres.
ton, it was an uncommonly pleasant &C.
casion. The arrangements were good in
every particular, and nothing occurred to
mar the beauty Of the festive scene
About three hundred persons we're pres.
ent, and apparently all were happy
The supper was not only substantial. but
was served in elegant style. and conferred
honor upon the getters up of the "feast
of good things then and there presented.
The scene was enlivened by the rich
strains of music furnished by the Choir
of Strawberry Point, led by J. H. Gran
mis- Esq. Emusic hath charms for the
weary SOUL" is truth. we fully realized,
while listening to this noble band of vo.
calists. Mr.. Stephenson of Taylorsville,
discoursed sweet music from fine Nelo-
dian, and in this connection, it may b.
proper to add, there is good sense in the
quaint remark of the Yankee, ''there il
more religion in the music box, than in
the Sermon A short but appropriate
address was delivered by Rev. Mr.. Graves
The proceeds of the supper, amounting
to one hundred and ten dollars, were Civ.
en- to the Baptist Church, to aid them in
the completion of their church edifce.-
The whole affair was creditable in design
and execution, and reflects great credit
upon the ladies of Strawberry Point
May it be our lot to pass many pleasant
eve in the presence of so fine company,
assembled for so noble purpose.
Yours, &c. r .-.s..
VISITOR
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A DIsBANDED VOLUNTEER.
~ The Republican Senate of Ohio

RI The Republican Senate of Ohio.
propose to amend their State Constitution.
SO that, hereafter no foreigners shall ke.
qualified as electors until gears residsncs,
after the issuing Of their naturalization.
papers. 30 that naturalized citizen,
though he has been resident for ten.
years. must wait year, after being nat
uralized. The very next day bill was.
passed allowing negroes the rights Of suf-
lrage, after residence in the State Of one
year. This is the party that received the
support Of the liberty loving Germans at
the last election. + r
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Roads.

Roads. a. aa
The want Of good roads is sadly felt in
every new country, and a poor road, if it
is ga main thoroughfare," is one of the
most prolific sources of annoyance imag-
Unable. The road from McGregor North
and West, to Minnesota and the valley of
the Cedar, is good one, but it is suscep
tible of great improvement, and it is the
duty Of our citizens and all interested to
see that it is materially improved as soon
as practicable. We should be up and do
ing, now is the time to take the necessa-
~ measures to secure roads to the coun-
try back ofus. There is at present nc
direct route from this point to Yellow Riv'
er, and the residents of that Valley arr
forced to make circuit of several miles
in reaching this Market. This is true o
Bunker Hill Ion, Volney and Rossville
We should have direct communication
with Alamakee County via the Town
aforementioned. The road can and shoult
be built Immediately. The distance savet
by the the new route would more than bal
ance the expense incurred, and the trad
thereby secured to McGregor, from tn
South Western portion of .Alamakee
would more than compensate US for tn
trouble of securing it. Without thi
road, the trade Of a large and fertile re
gion, is lost to US, and per force. is carrie'
to the mouth Of Yellow River, or Lansing
Will not our citizens take some actio
in the matter at once !? Now is the tim
to secure the commerce of Alamakee b,
. good road direct to the center Of tina
growing country. The interests of Ala
makee and McGregor are identical, AM
we trust that our wide-awake citizens viii
not be backward in extending the hand Q
welcome to them by hearty endorse
ment of an enterprise, the consummatio
Of which would be source Of untol
wealth to all concerned.
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ton, we are not prepared to assert. That
there may be regions with comparatively
temperate climate near the axes Of the
earth, is from the report Of Dr.. Kane,
quite possible. In those regions symmes
thought might be found, access to the "In-
ncr World
The chief objection to this novel theory
is, that it conflicts with the commonly
received opinion Of the geological struc-
ture Of the earth. That the earth was
originally an amorphous, incandescent
mass, it must be remembered is mere
hypothesis, supported by doubtful and
oftentimes conflicting evidence. This
hypothesis is, that beneath this crust on
which we tread. s1unber the fires kindled
at the creation-the cause of earthquakes
and volcanoes. But these phenomena
can be as philisophically accounted for,
on the supposition that affinities are con-
constantly taking place among the chemi-
Gals with which nature has SO bountifulIy
stored her great labratory. Another OBJ
lection is thst were the earth hollow
sphere, it would contain too little matter
to maintain its due influence in the scale
of celestial gravitation by which the har-
monies of the universe are preserved
But whatever is the plan on which the
globe is formed. it is highly probable that
the Creator has preserved the balance Of
power with the most scrupulous regard to
his own established laws. That there is
such an sinner World" and that it is fit
ted to be the abode Of intelligent beings,
is certainly no less incompatible with our
notions of the wisdom of the Divine Ar
tiicer, than if it were a seething cauldron
of molten matter. An exhibition NO less
sublime is beheld in Saturn and its cir
cling zones. Why then it may be asked,
has the Creator set the signet Of impass-
ableness between this outer and this inner
world /? The answer human speculation
can not give. It is recorded in the ar
ehives. of Omniscience alone. Perhaps
the story is Swallowed forth in the story
of ADKINS fall, when "God drove out the
man, and he placed at the East of the gar
den of Eden, Cherubims and a flaming
sword, which turned every way to keep
the way Of the tree of life." Even If
the theory Of Symmes is correct, it may
be doubted if man will ever succeed in
passing the icy gloom of polar cold. Yet
the hint furnished by DR.. Kane, will not
be lost sight of on this speculative age
At all events there is curious problem
to solve, and science will doubtless, ere
long, carry the flag of discovery to either
pole. ,.., din ,s.-t..s .. n9. at
In contemplating the possibility of the
truth of this theory, imagination stands
at fault Its rivers, its mountains, its
oceans, it's islands; what are they, and
the race that inhabit? When some pio-
neer of discovery, another Columbus,
shall enter the vestibule of that other
world, what thoughts will not run riot in
his soul, as his timorous feet tread it's un-
frequented precincts. Verify, what de-
riding skeptics have stigmatized as
''Symmes Hole" may yet become the
highway Of the human race.
PROFESSOR HOAX.
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.. a.-. For the North Iowa Times
SYMN6E6 THEORY OF THE EARTHS
CONCAvITY. l'.t .-,....
A VISITOR.

The recent explorations of DR.. Kane in
polar regions have called to mind the al
most forgotten theory of John Ceves
Symmes. Three theories have been ad-
vanced in regard to the physical confor-
nation Of the globe in which we live
The Ptolemaic-the Copornicam and the
theory of Symmes., The first regards the
Earth as vast champaign of boundess
extent. the second as solid globe.
Symmes theory assumes this globe to
be'a hollow sphere with openings at either
pole and that within this vast concave are
regions, fitted perhaps, for the abode Of
millions of sentient beings. This theory,
startling as it may at FIRST seem, is by NO
means an absurdity. a
When it was first advanced, it was treat
ed by the scientific world as the vagary
of diseased imagination, and the name
Of Symmes became byword for vision
airy theorist. Recent investigations have
given much plausibility at least, to this
secuted and forgotten theory. DR.. Kane
discovered in high northern attitudes an
open, navigable ocean, free from ice, and
6tted for the support Of organic life
Here then, is correction of the popular
error which had relinquished the polar
regions to eternal cold. The icy barriers
which have hitherto been an insurmount-
able obstacle to the progress Of Arctic
navigators seem to be the dividing line
between two nvigable oceans and the
point at which cold is at its Maximum,
elee why is it not frozen north of this
point as well as in lower attitudes I? That
cold increases in intensity till we reach
the poles, is an hypothesis merely, and
the analogies by which it is supported,
appear to fail when their aid is most need
ed. -, a
The theory that from certain latitude
cold decreases in intensity as we go north,
is not answered by the objection that it
contradicts the evidence of experience.
A similar. seeming contradiction, to a
general law. occurs in the freezing of wa
ter. Water is at its maximum density at
4" Centigrade. A greater degree Of cold
instead of reuding it dcnser. contrary to
all experience, in similar cases causes it
to expand.
That above certain latitude, which may
be called the limit of maximum cold, cold
decreases in intensity, is not at variance
with the most approved theory for ac-
counting for the phenomena of heat and
light. taa
Heat and light are not supposed to
emanate from the Sun, but to be pheno-
mena. produced by the agitation of caloric
and luciic ether with which all space is
diffused. Now that these phenomena
can only be produced under the precise
circumstances in which they come under
our observation, would be unphilosophie
to assert. Reflected heat and light loose
much Of their original intensity and what
phenomena may be produced by modi6-
cations beyond the reach Of our observe
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-06

SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.-Do
not fail to read the Advertisement Of
Jerome d Paige. in to-days Paper. These
ehterprlsing gentlemen, have now at their
o'ore IN Clayton City. what should be in
every house--we refer to those labor
savers the Family Sewing Machines"
"'ve them call. you wiz find gentleman
y dealers and articles as good as recon-
mended.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-06
IOWA LH0IsLATuRH.

A joint resolution has passed both
Houses, asking Congress to pass law
giving to each actual settler on public
lands one hundred and sixty acres as a
homestead. A bill re-apportioning the
State into Congressional Districts has
passed the Senate. 1t takes Des Moines,
Louisa and Washington Counties from the
Northern, and attaches them to the South
ern District. The License Bill as it pass
ed the House, has passed the Senate, with
slight amendments. The price to be paid
for license cannot be less than one hun
dred dollars. The present prohibitory
law remains in force till the people Of the
counties vote on the choice of the two,
and if the majority vote for the law, then
it shall be in force in the county where
such vote is taken; but If not, the law
remains as it now is.
The Railroad bill has passed the Sem
ate. 1t provides that for the next ten
years. tho Roads shall pay tax of $75
per mile on their roads, in lieu of all the
taxes that may be levied, and it gives
them power to mortgage their roads to
raise money for their completion.
Both houses have passed bill. grant
ing incorporated towns and cities the
power to establish "graded and union
schools.
A bill authorizing the Attorney Cen
eral to wind up the affairs of the Des
Moines River Navigation Company, has
been introduced in the Senate. The Com
mittee report that while the company have
done but Sl85, 900 worth of work, on the
improvement, they have received $780,
600 worth of land at 81 rs per acre.
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Eg A Bill authorizing CLAYTON Co
to vote on the proposition to loan Its cred
it to the McGregor d Missouri River R
r. and the Turkey River Valley R. R. At
one proposition, has passed the Legisla.
tMrc.
That body adjourned on the 3lst.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-06

NEW GooDs.-Lots Of 'em, of the best
quality. and for sale cheap at BARrLErr's.
Read his advertisement. give him call.
and if he don't sas you and give you
FITS" why ws'll "cave" that's all.
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re- Copies OF THE TIMES, with or
without wrappers, can be had at this Office
OUR WANTS.

We are authorized to say. that from
three to Eve hundred buildings will be
erected here. during the year 1857, and
quite number Of them, large and costly
Brick blocks. An abundance of Clay,
Wood and Water are at hand, and this
material must be converted to the use Of
our capitalists. during the ensuing year.
There is no lack Of the ''raw material, :"
but McGregor is in need Of "the hewers
of wood and drawers of water" There
are not Mechanics enough here of any
kind, to meet the demands of our enter
prising citizens. Brick Makers, Masons
and Master Mechanics of all kinds, will
be in great demand, drought the season.
There is probably no town in the West
that offers better inducements to good
mechanics and laboring men Of all kinds,
than McGregor. If good health, high
wages and "ready cash" pay, are of any
account, come to this point by all means
At least 50 House Carpenters, s5 Masons,
8 Wagon Makers, Tailors, S Brick Ma
kers, two or three Cabinet Makers, and as
many Blacksmiths and Boot and Shoe
Makers, and indeed Artisans of all classes
are wanted here Immediately.
There is not in the whole West, a bette,
site for Plough Mandatory. an Iron
Foundry and first class FIGURING Mill,
than is now presented in McGregor. The
latter especially is demanded here at once,
not only by our fellow townsmen, but by
the thousands Of sturdy farmers who de-
pend for every thing, save the products
of the field, upon the McGregor market.
The peoples necessities demand its erec-
ton. Shall we have it? Shall we awake
to our interests, and meet the demands Of
the fertile and growing country, North
and West of us, or shall we sleep on, in
listlcss inactivity, and allow the trade
which Nature evidently designed for us,
to be attracted to sister towns, that have
improved their natural facilities, erected
mills and manufactures, and furnished a
market for the produce of the farmers?
We have nothing to fear for the future,
if we improve the natural facilities with
which we are endowed. Our growth will
be parallel with that of the country around.
Our greatness will be measured by the
wealth and population of Northern Iowa
and Southern Minnesota. The produce
of an area Of territory equal to New Hamp-
shire in extent, with a soil unsurpassed
in fertility, ia naturally tributary to this
point. Shall we by our acts, proclaim
our willingness to receive that wealth Of
trade which is waiting our movements, or
shall We by our silent incrtness, drive that
wealth to other channels
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r. Counting in the country is alto
gether different institution from the city
article. In the form .r place you get rosy
lips, sweet cider, johnny cake, and girls
made of nature, and in the latter, collec'
ton of starch phrazes, formal manners,
fine silk. jewelry. and girls got up Gin
hoops" Always take to the rural district
when you want to get good style Of
calico.
Somebody who knows what he is saying
is the author of that we'll venture. It's
true too, there is no denying that. Give
us the country girls every time. We,
(that is the 6oys) have tried both; we have
flirted with the starch and silks, done up
Sin hoops" and we've been in close prox-
unity to shilling calico" in a EARN
house." many time. Give us the rosy
lips, johnny cake and "girls made of ma.
ture." for every purpose. OF all things
that's really sensible young man despises,
it is walking compound Of starch and
whalebone. Ifyou wish to dance, a lively
companion is better than poppet; ifyou
wish to converse. a lady Of good sense.
versed in many of the realities of life, is
far preferable to an insipid rehearsal OF
Bulwer. or description of the last party,
and the debut of Miss Moonshine, and who
would not prefer the ruby lips and rose.
bud cheeks ola country lass, to the rouge
besmeared and faint hearted fashionable
belle.
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EWe are panied to learn that Mrs
T. Pace. late of McGregor, has muir.
dered her child in a fit of temporary in
sanity, by giving it an owe: dose of Pain
Killer. She has hitherto sustained the
reputation Of an estimable woman.
George Garnhart was recently MUIR
dered in Gallon Ohio; cause, love and
jealousy.
VIM. E. Dew Of Red Wing. MIMI, died
recently from the effects of liquor. An
other warning to rum drinkers"
The winter in Nebraska has been un-
commonly severe, and many persons are
said to have persisted with cold. The
snow is from ten to twelve feet deep up
os,the prairies.
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RELATIONSHIPS. Mr.. Mccormick
will preach at the School House, on Sun.
day, a. the usual hours.
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TAXES--OFFICIAL.
STATE OF LOUISIANA H,a.l PARISH s OF ORLEANS

GTATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
~ City of New OreansFth Justices Court for the Parish
of Orleans.
The following named delinquent Tax Payers for Taxes on
Real Estate and Slaves and Personal Property the City
of New Orleans for the 1856 hereby
fore the undersigned within fifteen days from first pubca.
ton Of this citation to to the demand Of city
the placed opposite their respective names with interest
thereon at the rate Of one @ per cent per month each and
90 cent attorneys commission the same and costs of
Court.
Witness hand at the city Of New Orleans this 18th day
August A. D. 1851 WILLIAM PILES
Fifth Justice Of the Peace for the Parish Of Orleans.
kS-Oiice-No Frenchmen street.
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Railroad Cars, Depots Bridges, etc. For sale by
q. q. BOGERT CO.,
Agents for the States of Louisiana, Alabama,
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chauics' Exchange, or nj the
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and II they 90 not give satisfa
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