The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-27

to remove mortgag he had been COM
PEELED to place upon some valuable real
estate which he held.
Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, has been
selected as the Western terminus Of the
Transatlantic Telegraph
Owing to the vast amount of public
domain in Minnesota, the land Office agents
have frequently to travel from 800 to 700
miles to prosecute their business. There
are in Minnesota 81 900, GOO acres of lands
enough to make three States the size
of Iowa.
CoISc1DENcE.-The Louisville Demo-
crat Of a late date, contains the followin.
paragraph: ,..
"The Know Nothing State Conncil met
in this city yesterday"
And in another part of the same paper
appears the following:
can Irishmen was stabbed in tho back
yesterday"
The capital of the Michigan Southern
AS<'hAoou 10 S1f,ooo,oOo, "1tA tJo miles
of road.
A young woman alightad from stage
coach when piece OF ribbon from her
bonnot fell into the coach,
"You have left your bow behind" said
q lady passenger.
"Oh, no, l haven't-he's gone fsh-
ing," innocently rejoined the Jamael, pro-
ceeding on her way.
If you want to kiss pretty girl, why
kiss her-if you can. Ifa pretty cirl
wants to kiss you, why let her-!lke a
man.
A witty doctor says that tight lacius is
a public benefit, inasmuch as it kills o..
all the foolish girls, and leaves the wise
ones to grow up to be women.
Ap"How long did Adam remain in
Paradise before he sinned ?" said an
amiable spouse to her husband Till he
got a wife was the calm reply.
Almost every farmer in Western New
York is about trying the seeds of the Chi
nese Sugar Cane. If it succeeds, there
will be revolution in Northern agricul-
ture. Sugar will be as much raised as
wheat.
The Government have purchased of
Gilman Wheeler, Esq, a lot on the corner
OF Ninth and Locust streets, Dubuque,
as a site for a Custom House. The price
paid was $4,000.
The Boston Herald says, we have girl
in this city SO fat that her mother always
keeps her parlor blinds closed, because
her shadow by sunlight makes grease
spot on the carpet.
Gov. McRea of Mississippi, in his re-
cent message to the legislature, says that
he is Governor for life. Ut seems that the
Legislature of 1854 in making changes
for the constitution, have managed to
make the term of governorship perpet-
ual.
The advance in sugars in New York
since Jan. has been J cent on raw and I
on refined.
The English revenue from duties on
sugar last year exceed $4,000.
The stock of Rio Coffee in New York
at last dates was 10000 bags.
The duties On tobacco in England last
year amounted to $4,000, 900.
The duties accruing to the U. S. on i'm
ports for the past thirty years, are put
down at 81 ZOO, 100000
The last dates from Cuba, announca
that the health of Dr.. Kane, the explorer.
has greatly improved and that his.
speedy recovery is looked for immedi
ately.
Punch says it requires an early start
now-a-days for man to get round his
wife.
A shallow-minded, tyraacal padagogus
asked boy who was dull At his s:let-
ters, how long person could live with
out brains.
"How long have you lived yoarsey.
sH Was the reply ..
Nancy Potter has recovered SO, 500, at
Rochester, N. Y, from the Central r. Il.
for injuries received
Mr.. Clingman, of North Carolina. has
received magnificent sapphira and dis.
mond ring from the merchants ot New
York, for his services in carrying the ata
purchasing the "Resolu,e," anu presents
ing it to the British Government.
Alfred Mcconnell had to fork over IS
800 to Margaret Knitfin, at Bah. Nv
York, for not marrying her, as he lai
agreed. .s..
There are now living in Gardner.
Mass, 81 farmers between 80 ana 80 Y ears
of age. ...s
Adam Good has bell foundry in Buff
falo. Pious people are scandalized by
slowly reading his sign, ga dam Good
Bell foundry"
The Register of the Land Office at Still
water, Minnesota, has decided that ne