The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-12-01
News of the Week.


News of the Week
The Quartcrmastrr General will report War
Expenditure for the fiscal year Of $9,736,s35
Over four millions went for the Utah cam
paign, and the next largest expenditure for
Pacific Coast. %ai
The Mayor Of Portsmouth has authorized the
arrest of every person swearing i" the streets.
A Frcnchman named Eesmastcau in Chicko-
pee Mass. committed a rape on the body of
girl eight years old and flushed the da'nna-
blc record by s'ransling her and throwing the
BODY Into the river. He is arrested and the
body found. 20 sr t.Fr-sg
The Americans at Victoria Eraser river
country desired to raise the American flag
but we're Prohibited: they then erected Al pole
ana attached to it what they called ''thc flag
Of all na,ions'-a pctticoat. They didn't pull
that down. .-..#.a.. a.a
New Orleans is rejoicing in the restoration
Of good health. -..............., .,,... ....
Ex-senator and Ex.vice Presidential candi-
date Vim. L. Dayton will probably 70 I" the
Senate from n. Jersey. ..@
Walbridge, Bingham and Austin Blair are
spoken OF to succeed Senator c. E. Stuart OF
Mich. ...r.. sc ~ e .
A P.izc fight took place ut Milwaukee on
Sunday last.
Mr.. Douglas and lady paid visit to New
Orleans prior to leaving for the Capitol.
The steamer City Of Baltimore reached N.
Y. on the 23d with Liverpool dates to the
| 18th. The Market was no better.
Hon. Benj. F. Butler died at Paris sudden.
| y.
Gov. Willard delivered brief Message TO
the Indiana Legislative body, IN the 22d.
A. II. Davis. Mail agent was killed near
GAINESVILLE Ohio, his coat while standing on
the side railing Of a car, was caught in pile
of wood and he was drawn under the train.
A boy and a girl living in Fayette County
Kentucky, and aged only IL and -, can beat
| the whole ncighboraood at Chess.
Ten thousand bales of Cotton were recently
shipped from the South to Boston via Cairo
Chicago and Collingwood- first shipment
of the kind. ...
Rev. Stephen Lowell a distinguished Mass.-
| chusetts Mason died lately-hc was Sc years
of age and highly spoken of Ivy the fratcrni-
| tv.
Steam Flowing machines are common now
| in Illinois, it seems th,t those odd looking
machines are about TO tumble over the horses.
Francis Sexton. purscr on board the Ma
CARA, was convicted of committing . rape on o
Miss Wood Of N. York, young lady Of great
beauty abort IL years old--he will go to the
States Prison for 10 0rl 5 years
A young woman named Galloway was seized
in the city Of n. York one evening last week
gagged, carried into stable and outraged by
six ruffns.
Sam Medary has accepted the Govcrnership
Of Kansas. .. ....-.
Geo. Peabody of London sawed wood for
his board 80 years ago he is now worth
10 millions.
Dr. Bailey of Plymoth, Ind- in taking out
gun to shoot an owl, unfortunately discharg-
ed the piece among his family severely wound.
ing his wife and child and his sister and her
child
Thanksgiving at Milwaukee was grand af-
fair. Six hundred Sabbath School children
were out at q dinner given by the citizens
Sermons were preached in all the Churches
The Wisconsin, reports the sermons many OF
which are first rate.
"Milwaukee Wheat is now quoted in the
Liverpool market 1t ranks 6 to cents high
err than the Chicago article.
l. The cars are expected to run from Winona
10 Rochester $50 miles) by July LIST.
Ethan Allen and Lantern trotted on the
Union Course Nov. eth. Allen made the
time in 2,23 2 the fastest on record, TO wag.
ons.
A man named John Poe was up last week
in Waukesha county Wis, for slandering a
young lady named Williams. Miss Williams
recovered $4,000 damages and Foe had to make
his escape from the neighborhood.
DR.. Kavanaugh western traveller reports
having found gold up the South Platte IS miles
and that more or less was seen in all its tribu.
taries. Raviacs on the dividing ridge between
the Arkansas and the Platte yielded 81, to
the ran.
The British War steamer Conflict report.
having captured slavers the past year.
Theodore Parker says making bad bread il
"the sin against the Holy Ghost" A goot
deal of SHINING is now done in Flour!
Cyrus w. Field has gone back to his OLE
business-rapcr-making.
Syracuse has made 100000 bushels o
Salt the past year; 10000 cords of wooe
were used. One million bushels were made By
solar evaporation.