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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11
L A T f s T.

Money is reported easier at the east an pro-
rhets pc dict that by January lst. all will be
well and funds obt Unable at low rate of in
tcrest.
Produce Market without much chan"c in
prices b much more active. A slicht advance
is made IN Wheat at Chicago an Milwaukee.
II to 10 being now pad. L'r-e receipts of
grain and flour are re o:tcd at Chicago, and
leavy shipments east. Produce viii begin to
leave the west for Europe ria New Orleans
this on'let may be highly advantageous to US
the coming winter. Every body has "faith in
the future but the "works arc not yet visible.
Rio Gus Proceedings continue he the or 'er OF
the day in our eastern cities. The want Of la
Dor and tho consequent lack of bread are the
causes.
The Woodstock Bank and the St. Alban 3
Bank, VT, are thrown out by the Metropolitan.
The Hamilton Co., Bank, Husonvilc Bank.
and Commonwealth Bank Of ILL.,. have decl ned
to deposit securities with the Auditor and they
will probably wind up.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11
The State Of the Country--1ts Wealth

We take it. that as PEOPLE, We arg always
either running into debt or getting ont Of it,
The excellent rule Of "pay AZ you go," is beau
tiful in theory, but commercial transactions are
30 dependent one upon another. that its exact
enforcement in every case would be neither wise
nor expcdicnt. The present sudden transition
from a credit too much expanded for real profit
to either party. to the cash-in-hand ractice, 10
what makes nearly all the difficulty now. The
true medium must be ascertained and kept and
insisted on by men of common sense with TN
fiinching firmness, and in a comparatively short
timo the wheels Of commerce will move on
crossed against safe PRINCIPLES too ia, will re-
cover themselves, and the rich may ride and
the independently poor will walk as heretofore.
The pressure cannot last long, for the reason,
that the country Is rich in real tcea!h, and with
foreign nations the balance Of trade is in or
favor; and "fancy panic," as this one partially
| is. is always short.livcd affair anyhow. To
| show that az nation We are not really 30 poor
as we might be, we have our wheat crop on
twenty five millions Of acres, estimated at 220
millions of bushels, and worth in Europe at least
as many dollars or corn crop Of so millions
Of bushels; our California gold crop Of As
millions Of dollars annually; our tobacco crop
worth IS millions of dollars and or cotton
crop worth l6j millions Of dollars. 1.-THE panic
had only been delayed three months, till q small
part of The surplus Of these crops had reae h, d
the marker. there WOULD HAVE BEEN no PANIC
AT ALL. The came general cuitailment Of ex-
ponsos that had been going on for the previous
six months would have eased the country down,
and those who have done business legitn,atcly
and on safe ,rinciples would not have been Sc
riously injured as they have been, BY those who
have not.-Ga. Ado. ...
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11
q L e G T I Q N 8 .

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS State Ticket prob
ably elected. The Sentinel claims that the
official vote only can settle it. CRoss for Gov.
ernor thus far is reported to be ahead of Ran.
dali. Legislature Republican without doubt
The NeWs says Cross is elected. .F
MAss.-Banks, Rep, is elected Governor
over Gardner. X. N. and Beach, Dem. Banks
plurality is over 10000. Legislature largely
republican.
NEw YoaK.-Dem. State Ticket elected
majority over Republicans l5C0O Legislature
close. One hundred gins were fred in the city
by the Democrats. WooD is elected Mavor.
OH1o-Chase's official majority is 1904
Legislature two.thirds Democratic.
MHSEsorA--Pembin gives 600 maj. for
SIsLEy and elects him. Whole State Ticket and
Dem. Legislature elected. ".~
MARYL.ND.-America ms probably triumphan,
throughout the State-the lst and 9Th Con.
gressional District yet in doubt.
LOUIS ANA --cemocratic.
ILLlNors.-Light vote fer county officers
Democratic gains.
New JsRsEE Democratic Legislature.
lowa--LoS's majority for governor Ass
Legislature Eep bican.
CHicie Ore, utlican mi. Of 1900
DEraoI..--Dem mo ratio ma. OF 500.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11
Mr. Claws View.

"Slavery exists in Kcnsas, under tie Consti-
tution. resident Buchanan.
"fou cannot put your finger on any part of
the Constitution which conveys the right or the
power 10 carry slaves fom enc of the States of
the Union t. any Territory of the United
States [Henry Clay, in 1850.
We find the above in the Standard with the
extract from Mr., Clay, displayed in a;ital le'-
teri, as if the edi or regarded it as "knock
down argument" Will he pt his finger ON
any claupse in the Ccnstit zion that says man
may ccr:y his wife, his son 0; his da,'s liter, his
horse, his OK or his ass, from one Of the State 8
Of the Union to any Territory Of the United
States Will he put his finger on any ella; sc
in the Counsti utiOu that says man shall rot
60 f ON one Of the States of the Union TO any
Territory Of the United : tatcs, and take wi b
him all the members Of his family. incl ding
his slaves, his bondmen, his man ser ants and
his ma.d-servants, or any person or thing rccog-
nizcd as pro- cry by the Constitution VIII
he PIT his finger GU any clause in tho Consiita.
ton that says Consrcss may establish Or pro-
hibit slavery in the Tertiary.
MIR. Clay, in 1850, avowcd himself favor of
the non-inlerv,n'ion or Nebraska p:inci, lie, and
voted to extend it to Utah and New Mexico
In his speech on the occasion he said:
"The true principle which ought to regulate
the action of Government in forming Territorial
Government, is to refrain from all legislation
on the subject 30 long as it is in the Territorial
form, leaving it to the people Of such TERRITORY
when they have attained to condition which
entities them to admission % State, 10 decide
for themselves the question OF tie allowance or
prohibition of domestic slavery"
Had Mr. Clay been in the Senate in 1851 he
would, beyond all doubt, have voted for the
Nebaska bill. His colleague in that tod.y
(Mr. Dixon,) was the mover Of the amendment
| declaring the Missouri Compromise null and
void, end had he been present it would, in al
probability, have received his earnest support
He strenuously opposed the measure. when il
| was adopted in 1929. rs an act unauthorized by
| the Constitution, and on presenting the Utah
and New Mexico bills in 1850. he said:
"sir, while Was engaged in anxion consid
GRAFTON upon this subject, the ioca of the Mis-
souri, Compromise as it has been termed came
under my review, was considered by me anC
finally rejected as in my judgment less worthy
of the common acceptance Of both parties o.
the Union than the project which offer to YOU
consideration
The "prcject" which he offered was the non
| Intervention project which ject was coriet
from Mr.. Clay's bill into the Nebraska Kansas
bill. ...
The people in the election of Mr.. Buchana,
sanctioned what Mr.. Clay 50 emr haticaly term
ed the Trre Principle" and it strikes us from
present indications that the "Republican' man
ayers will have a "good time" when they per
suadc them to reverse their Bridge
port Former.
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New Bridge.

New Bridge.
The Courier informs rs that the idgc across
the Wisconsin at Borett's Ferry is completed,
the teams having crossed it for the first time on
Wednesday the 4th. We are glad to hear it
that old Ferry, in April 1854, came near closing
OFF business for Is 1--WE ,hought,) and We arc
happy to know that tho waves of tho Wisconsc
are no longer to be troubled-not worthy of
credit. The Toll is not unreasonable. only so
cents for a Team of two horses, IS for one, 10
cents for footman, &c. This enterprise will
open Up to Prairie du Chen a rich country
which shc has at yet only tasted, not enjoyed,
and the effect mist be felt at once in the in
creased activity of trade and the better supply
of their family market. Verify our sister be-
ginncth to resemble large city when viewed
from the windows Of our Office, and read OF
through the two handsome journals she is sup
porting. We don't care a red if you double
every month like pigeons-we have fast town
over here and it has no envy t, indulge in.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11
L,uxuries.

AuXuI1SS.
If we do live in a new CONT y th,rc is no
reason why we should DERIVE ourselves of TIE
F-u t. and other excpl. ncies of the older world
Our Rail Roads extend to any place east or
south that We may desi'e to reach, and it takes
but few manipulations of the Telegraphic
machinery and little money, to start any thing
towards us at tho rate of 20 miles an ho,r-
We can reach the Tropics in few days. steam.
ing down tn. Mississippi and across the Gulf
AMI bring thence Oranges, Lemons, Pine Apples
and all the other sweet and sour things that
human appetite may crave. We can have the
Apples of Ohio and New York if We wish. and
at PRICES too that are not extravagant when we
take into account the trouble of picking and
the care they necessarily require on the rontc.
Among the good things Of life. we noticed in
our walk up street. a lot Of the largest SWEET
PorA1oEs we ever saw. They were at the
storc'of Scorr & BROTHER and sold by them at
only $500 bushel-this is but ffty cents more
than srch dslicacics usually sell ut in a portion
Of Indiana now some thirty years settled.
Scott & Brother deal extensively in APPLES,
Pears aud in other Fruits. Their business con-
nection with Galcna, ST. Louis and other south
ern cities, gives them fine convenicnces for pro-
curing the earliest supplies of southern vege.
tables and they are enabled to furnish them at
very reason 7blc rates.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11

TIE CAsNEr.-JamcsJ j. Langdon Esq late
Of Prairie du Chen has become identified with
S. P. Rounds Of Chicago in the Printers Fur
nishng Establishment at that city. Mr.. Lang
don is at home in the business and he will doubt.
less bring to the House hosts of customers
whose acquaintance hehas made on the Miss
issiTpi. The Cabinet is Published by these
gentlemen. If VIC were a Printer We would
spread ourselves to set it up, but as We are not
adiscirle. We can not 81 eck so correctly of it's
excellences 1t is beautiful to our eyes and
we always suggest to our boys in the Office 10
read every word in it if they would profit by
the suggestions and sclecti.ns of one OF the
most accomplished Printers known to the Craft,
STERLING p. RtUNl ESQ.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11

BuaNED ALIvE.-Two negroes near Ham,
burt b; Arkansas GU the 18th ult. went to a
house where lived widow lady named Hill
She was sick and ncighbor had sent a negro
woman to nurse her. The black devils violated
her person, murdered both the women and
burned the house and the bodies to ashes. The
next day they were discovered and burnt on toe
same spot by an enraged populace. Ono of the
victims, charged q white man named Miller
with instigating the crime-'hc other denied
being guilty as long as he could speak.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11

DRuNK-DEAD.-A. J. Hampton OF
Plattville Wis. was found dead in barn
last week. 1t is supposed that being
drunk the night before and unable to
get home he crawlcd into the haymow
and in the night he fell on the floor
which finished the killing the liquor
dealer had begun. Who killed the man
the one who built the barn or he who
robbed tho wife and children of their
substance for whiskey.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11
Deferred Items.

u The Prairie Lsader Of last week gives
us an account of robbery at Guttenburgh on
tho might of the 29th. 1t will be found in an
other column.
The Leader says that Court will commence
on Monday next at Prairie du Chen. ledge
Gale presiding. Important cases docketcd.--
Among others that of Csrlin for the murder of
his wife, and the contest of title for the South
Island, between A. McGrcgor De. Parish, Clark
e. Howell
Adams 4 Covell's steam planning mill was
burnt on Friday last-total loss. A little boy
named William ldell, was killed near the
bluffs on Tuesday. by the kick Of horse. The
child was the sen of widow living on the
Prairie,
Dr.. Corfc, late of McGrcgor, has been ap.
pointed F. n. at Ban6eld, . rev town on the
cast bank Of the Wisconsin, at Bore,'s Ferry.
The Leader is honored with the first dispatch
over the Telegraph line from Milwaukee
Mr.. Jarvis sends the dispatch, and Geo. God
frey, builder and operator, sends lis comll Ii
ments. We knew GEORGE when he Was boy
and We are proud to see him successful man
THANKs.-Alfred J. Fallowdown, Esq. of the
American. has made our better half the incest
present imaginable, and tho excellent hume,
she is in induces US to exhibit our gratitude
(for the humor,) in Public Acknowledgement
Alfred has been gardening near the stage barr
this past summer. but he will hereafter b.
fornd at the American and as he never ex.
poets 10 engage in agricultural pursuits again
he requested us to convey to the half aforesaid
all the utensils belonging to his late employ
ment. These consist of handsomely finished
little hoe, spade, rake and onion fork Just
such tools, if used as the donor designs, and a.
VIC devoutly hope, as will bring our "gardina
sass" forward without our special attention
and at the same time bring bloom to tn.
| cheeks of the donee as well as to the fower
she may cultivate. Our joint thanks Mr.. Fal
| lowdown.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11

CoSASr Il WLrER.--These gentlemen arc
laying in large stock Of Fruits and Vegeta-
bles for Winter use. Their Apples at only
$4,25 Per Bbl. now, will be worth $500 in the
spring, and where it is possible to preserve them
from the Frost every family should provide a
suficiency to cheer The home circle during the
long season of ice and snow that is before 10,
c. g. w. arc selling some beautiful SWEEP Po-
TAroEs about these days-if you would make
yourself forget the hard times that are SO much
talked Of, buy bushel of these delicacies and
politely request your better huff to cook a peck
Of them for dinner; you'll know nothing but
pleasure Gs long as they last.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11
For the Times.
For

Whoever saw town like this,
A ditch become q city
A Landing place boat might miss
But Highland men arc gritty.
A long lean wagon road become
Apublic throngcd street
BROADWAY starting on run,
On A. McGrcgor's FRRTi
Whoever sew such another tenn
Grow up in spite of fate;
Or houses scattered SO thick around,
On such a TITLED 'statef
Whoever saw such silly fools,
Buy land and own 1t not
Whoever trafficked by such rules,
And didn't lose the lot1
Whoever heard Of railroad TRACKS
Being laid at such time
When banks are Cup" and Shyiock's sacks
viii not lot forth dime
Are the people hcreahouts gone mad,
Or only money making
Do they not know that times arc bad
And bankers heads are achingi
When will they rtop, sir, driving on
At such rapid pace
When will they End that they arc ono
With the rest of the human raeei
Perhaps their epunkiness will win Z
Perhaps it's their good pleasure
Thst they have such callous skin
They cannot fool the paIssvas.
Well, 60 ahead, ye wilful men,
half believe you're right
Adcuhtful Now's hopeful THEN, ...
I'll help With al my might b.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11

CLOSE OF NAv.GArIoN.- weather here il
quite wintry and the prospect of an early close.
Lake Pepin will be impossible on the 2cth. and
hence st. Paul may bs considered out of the
world. The Key City went Up ON Saturday, and
we suppose she will scarcely make another trip.
The Occau Wave one Of the Prairie du Chen
Packets and the City Belle, babe us good bye
on Saturday morning, and steamed south for
Galena winter quarters. Boats will run fer some
weeks yet as far as the foot of the Lake, but as
freights are light, there will be but little induce
mcnt to run the risk of being frozen in for the
next five months. Navigation on the Missis.
sippi is drawing to close.
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Mitchell.

This lively town in Mit,hell County must be
fishing along at good race considering the
times. The Republican Of October %, inform,
us that Geo. E. Jones alone sold during the frs,
week in October. S2,s75 worth of lots in West
Mitchell. One Of the buyers We notice j,
from New York, and six (. ON James lie, Wis
con.in. The sales we know arc not large, Tut
it must be remembered that but few months
ago the land was entered where now stands a
beautiful md growing village, roasting large
and to all appearance, a we'll ratronized news.
PAPER, churches, sci DOL houses, stores, me-
chanc shors, mills and all the other beginnings
Of a large town. The diversity Of interests in
this $4,000 sale 10 materially advantageous
Seven m,n will work for the improvement Of
that village where the same transfer Of property
to one man, would not result in 90 much bcne.
It, 4a.. n.. .-
The towns of Riceville and rurea are spoken
of by the Republican as advancing with the
same step to Importance as Mitchell. We are
glad to hear it all and it will always afford US
pleasure to publish descriptions Of all towns Of
Iowa and Minnesota Of sufficient prominence
to justify notice on the part Of their proFrie.
tors or residents. The more active the interior
country improvement, the more valuable be-
comes our key to the River and Eastern trade
McGRrooR is Of value only a. business mart
for the immense country west of it. May We
all advance together. -.. ...
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11

A TRAernY.-A melancholy affair took lace
in York distr' CT. S. c. a few dnvs ago. the par.
ticalar~ of which w learn from the Chronicle.
man nam"d .'ohn Fec, living near Eullo k 8
creek, in fit Of snger shot bis horse, and sorc
cattle and hogs, and IN Sunday set fire 10 his
house, which he bad revi, usly locked. His
three mothelless children, aged from five to
fourteen years Of age, are supported to have e.
rished in the flames. A lence warrant was is
sued agrinst him by n-ighbor, and an off er
went to serve it; but he was fonnd fortified in
ono Of his barns. and swca ing to shoot any one
who should attempt 10 approach him. Finally
lie was captured BY stratagem=Er.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11

SOMETHING NEw.-Among the good things
brought by tie Persia in addition 10 the Mil.
lion aud quarter Of Gold, thee were 81 600.
600 in the shape of acceltances or certificate
Of de, os:t made by fish houses sending for
American Irodrcc. These bills or acceI tanccs
will be eaf CRY sou, bit for here to pay debts
due from our merchants, and in all resp~. Is
they will answ er the urf ose Of Specie. TIE
Persia was the bearer Of over 1ico Millions
from the shores of the old world to the grana.
ries of the NEW
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McGregor Market,

Wednesday,, Mop 4, 1857.
rCorrscted weekly by HOFFMAN BENTON & CO.,
Whole ale Groccrs & Druggi t..
EXCElANGT-Ou N. York Sa Son Chicago lon
Milwaukee, !.
PRoDCCT-T hess IS to So. Flour 81 to2 so For
sack Oats 20. Bar,ey so. Potatoes 80 50. Hay 90.
PROvIsION-Pork SIS per Dbl. Hams Is 10 Is
Lard To- Butter Is. Chce e. W. r., II IL. Eggs Is.
Fat Cattle gros Sc. Fat Sheep 80 to 90 Per head.
FRuITs-Grecn Apples 81 Per Dbl. Lemons S. per
box. Dried Apples IL TO Is. Green Peaches 81 per
bu hcl.
GROCERIEs-sugars, M.scavada, 10 to II IL
Reid yellow IL IL to Is l-2 Cru he'd IA 1-2 to 10
Powdered Is to II. Mo!asse. 10 to So gal Syrup SO
to 90. Rio Coffee 13 IL to IA. Tea I. H., IS to co.
Black so to u.s. Soap 10 to s. Candle, Tallow Is
stearine %. Salt Fer Dbl 50 sack 5 %.
FIsII-Macacrel half bbls., so to 8 so Cod IL
to Z !; White o 90 to s so.
Waset@Aime, 1 so. Platter to6.
Whisky, 20.
oILs-Lard ! IS to / so; whai. 20 to 30; Lin
| sced 10 to 20.
| sUNDRIESNa 5. Green Hides B. dry a 6. Pelts 20 tt
| 40. Wood 90. Turpcntine IS. White Lead to 10
LUMBER, Il to rs Lath 2 IS to SO Shingles
| TO rs.
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Concert.

Concert.
DuRAsr's New England Bards sung to do
lighted audience on Monday evening at Evan s
Hall. AS VIC 60 to press on Tuesday afternoon
we may state that this evening tuesday they
will favor the Town with second concert
We have no space to speak particularly Of thei.
eforts-we think they will have larger house
tonight than any company has hccn favored
with at McGregor. They sing good songs and
sing them well. DuaAEr is as fill Of the comic
as he can hold. If you like Sentiment, Love,
Patriotism or Fun, go and hear this band.--
Admittance s5c.s., or club of 4 fer 81 90!
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SuIcIpE.-A man named Wakefield
committed sui ide las: Tuesday evening.
by hanging himself on one of the beams
OF the mill at Bloomertown about 3
miles north Of West Union. Cause un-
known. A Coroner's inquest was held
last Wednesday and verdict WAS rem.
dered in accordance with the above
FdyeUe Journal.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11

CHEs7.-P uls"n and Morphy. the blind.
folded players whose names ba Q been in every
p per for month past, have beat II every play.
or in the chess C ing ess and 1T last aivi, cs
hey We e Try NJ ca h other for tie champion.
slip. Mo ply had SUI ceeded in The Fl st game
the SCI ond was drau-'he third game We
have not heard from
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DEror BuRNED.-The Illinois c. R. r. depot
at Cairo was with all its contents destroyed by
fire OIL Sunday night Nov. LIST. For freight
cars and the Engine house, the private property
Of the Agent. Gle. ks and Exp:css-men, pack
age Of SIS 20 belonging to the Express Co.. and
like amo mt owned by Adams, Graham &
Co., are included III tho loss. Loss over $780,,
00O Insurance not :scertaincd.
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OREcoN-This territory will probably
be admitted into the Union at the ap-
preaching session Of Congress, provided
j. can show the necessary amount ofpo-
pula.ion. 1t will be a free state of course
though our opponents have tried to re-
port themselves into fever in relative
to it. Its Democracy is whore the
shoe pinches.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11

The CLERGYMAN AND TIE SCEPTIc.--
elf we are to live after death, why dom
VIC have some certain knowledge of it 2"
said sceptic to clergyman.
"Why didn't you have some know.
ledge of this world before you came into
it ?'was the caustic reply.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11

ISK.-liathaway q Drake have left
US a fve cent bottle of pretty good ink,
but really we cant blow very loud over
so delicate specimen. Huntington of
Windsor makes good Ink and we judge
lie has plenty OF ia QUART bottle of
the latter stands convenient 10 our writ
ing fist.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-11

PaAIRJE CoURiER.-Wc remark very mate
nal improvement in the Editorial columns Of
this Wisconsin neighbor. Has Merrill become
- elated with the fine race made by "Jim' that
he il spreading himself little, or has our
young friend FIELDING baptised his quill in the
ink-editorial of the Courier Office No matter
Who does the writing, it will pass muster with
= large number of more pretentious Shoots
The Courier has the honor Of being the first
shset to issue detailed Telegraphic Report
from the Prairie du Chen uffice. lftimes were
not 50 esual tight we should hope to see Daily
Courier shortly. As the prospect now is. news
papers like other interests, are kept on low
diet.