The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-08-21
EDITORIAL MEMORANDA.

EDITORIAL MEMORANDA.
gainesville, O., suffered a loss Of
$4,000 by fire last week.
The hog cholera is 80 fatal in south
ern Indiana that many decline to fat
pork to lose it when quite ready for
market. The disease is now traced to
strychnine used in the manufacture of
whiskey! I'VE do not see how this
affects the farm. fatted hogs.-M.
The sugar cane taror is declining
Many farmers pronounce it useless ex-
cept for fodder.
A secret warranted to keep in any
climate Z" A Woman's Age."-Punch.
Ten thousand troops are to be sent
Immediately to India from England
Sir Colin Campbell, one of the greatest
British heroes is to command them.
II. B. Payne of Cleveland, is the
democratic nominee for Governor Of
Ohio. Gen. w. H. Lyle Of Gin, is on
the ticket as Lieutenant. Lyle is the
son of the late Gen. Robert Lyle, one
of the most able men Ohio has ever
produced.
By late Ohio decision, a railroad
ticket is good to any one who holds it
hence its loss falls upon the purchaser.
A printer named Geo. Kershiller,
late of New Haven, cut his throat at
Cin., O. The reason assigned is. that
she was out Of employment" but the
probability is against any such assump-
ton, as no sober, and scarcely drunken
printer but can obtain work in the west
almost anywhere. He was "out Of
sorts " most likely!
A man has applied to Major Went.
worth of Chicago, for wife. The ap
plicant says he was stiff Fremonter in
the late campaign and he thinks Jon,
ought to supply him with the desired
article. The Major is reported to have
several to spare
| Buchanan has refused to sign com
mission presented to him because it wa
written bunglingly and the candidate
name was spelled in "two Ways
This is right, and we are glad to lear
that there's no two ways about BUCK
! A Col. Williams of New Orlean
bets $1,000 that he can cat 1000 eggs il
1000 hours The Col. must be thin
shelled gentleman-we expect to hea
that his pocket-book is eggs-haustcd!
The Chicago Post Office has 300
boxes and 5000 drawers, the rent G
, which is sll, 900. The receipts for th
last quarter were 100000. Eighty
seven clerks are employed and tn
/ yearly expense Of the Office is abou
$4,000.
Chloroform is said to be an antidot
for the bite of a spider.
Santa Anna is reported to be dead.
The latest dates from the West In
dies tell us Of the arrival in French an
r English vessels of 81 or S cargoes {
negro laborers "!-not slaves, but d" hi
ed men,! Oh hypocrisy!
The French horse Monarque, wo
the Goodwood Cup-Priorcss and Pr
: or were 9Th and 9th in the race tn
English papers say that the America
jockeys did not ride we'll.
$ Gov. Chase is re-nominated by Il,
republicans of Ohio. Peter Van from
.. is the K. n. nominee. ..
] Mrs. Cunningham's borrowed bah
] and its real mother, Miss Elizabet
Anderson, are on exhibition at Bal
NUNS museum. A fortune awaits tn:
, pair!
i Fort Smelling Reservation has bee
, sold to a Mr.. Steele at 80 per acre.
is said TO be bargain to both parties
and the sale a blessing to that section.
Little Grow and his band of IL
, braves have returned to the Siou
Agency. They failed to overhaul Inl
c pa-du-tah, but they killed four of h
warriors. The Indians are not 80 dal
r gerous in Minnesota as eastern journa
lists report.
In consideration of his bringing
light the bogus character of Mrs. Gu
ningham's baby. the lawyers of Ne
York have dubbed District Attorne
4 HALL Of that city, Professor of OF
u stetrics."
The Emperor of France is fearful
y assassination. Three Italians are no
in custody on suspicion They a
supposed to be employed in London.
The expected husband of Victoria
!. eldest daughter is said to be an o
!, looking, coarse roue-but he is noW,
,fl STATE CoNvENrloN.-The Dem ocra
hold a State Convention at Il wa CT
on the 26th. The notice is too short