The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-11-10
News Of tho Week.

The Indian arrived on the LIST. with dates to
the Goth. The tone Of Che grain market was
better. The POLITICAL news is not important
Much difficulty is occurring in the English
Church in consequence of an effort to intro
duce the Catholic Confessional into the practi-
ces Of the Church The Galway steamers will
receive mail subsidy from the Government.
The Atlantic Cable was not giver up but
it was losing confidence.
A fire in the town of Oreal, Russia, consum.
cd 500 buildings.
The California Overland Mail with dates to
the 9TH, arrived at st. Louis on the 3Oth with
three passengers.
1t is stated that crinoline has actually been
dcthroncd at Paris!
Morissey has announced his intention to
quit fighting and 60 to grog-selling.
The N. Y. Jewish Messenger has report
that the child Of Hebrew at Bologna Italy,
has been taken possession of by the Catholic
Inquisition under pretcnce that the child, six
years of age had at some period received Chris
tian baptism and was therefore entitled to the
protection Of the church
Mr.. Mason and Mr.. l>allas now in the Courts
Of Paris and London, will return to the u. s.
in the Spring.
The steamer Ben Franklin was burned be.
low Vicksburg ON the Goth. Passengers, bag
gage aud mails all saved-Boat and cargo
loss of S25O,C0O.
The latest advices from Utah do not indi-
cate an entire settlement Of the Mormon ques.
ton.
At Rising Sun Indiana few days since, a
man directed the body Of his late wife to be
disinte,red and removed to another part Of the
country. On reaching the coffin it was found
to be very heavy and on examination. the bo-
dy proved to be a stone woman as complete in
every feature as when laid in the grave. He
has stored ut his house and thousands are visit.
ing it.
The rate of taxation in New York City is
ten dollars per human head.
The Cotton crop this year will equal !,OOO,-
600 bales.
Rev. E. D. Neillhas been appointed Chan.
cellor OF the University of Minnesota.
Lantz German of Beloit clipped with q
young daughter of the Proprietor Of the Bush
mel House in that city-they were overtaken
and he was tarred and fea,hered-he was poor
and she, rich-that's all.
The news fiom Ireland is more favorable
than has been received for many years. La
Dor is in good demand, times good and every
body harry.
Ralph Waldo Emerson says that the English
St. George was rogue, an in former and cow
ard-yct he is the patron of chivalry-Ameri-
Gus vespucci was a pickle dealer, only boats.
wain's mate in the navy, never sailed a feet
anywhere-yet his name has supplanted that
Of the meritorious Columbus!
The merchants of st. Louis are about to
take legal measures to abate the Rock Is.
land Blidge as a nuisance.
Pixies Peak still keeps its credit upby cxhi.
biting Gold deposites.
J. C. Rinehart late printer and more re-
Gently saloon keeper Of St. Peters, Min,
lately killed man in LeSuer Co. The dead
man was named Burdell, he was from Ohio
and was probably looking for farm when be
fell in company with Rhinehart. This il the
same Rhinehart who was supposed to be
drowned in crossing from McGregor to Pr. du
Chen last winter, and afterwards turned up
safe. He is not yet arrested.
"A Brussels carpet manufactury has been es-
tablished at Muscatine. Success to it.
DR.. 7. L. Nichols lately prominent spiritu.
alist, has be On received into the Catholic Church
and is now lecturing at Milwaukee.
Gen. Ward of Georgia is appointed Minis-
ter to Sardinia. He is probably Catholic.
Gen. VIM. Walker is now in Washington.
Piccolomini the songstress was robbed in N.
Y. on Monday evening Of watch worth
$500.
The letter which was extensively circulated
through Illinois on the eve of the late cleo.
ton purporting TO come from Frank P. Blair of
St. Louis and showing up Douglas as in league
with the Republicans, is now pronounced q
forgery by the Republican papers aid the Doug
las men are charged with getting it up! This
is decidedly fat charge.
Dennis Sullivan stabbed his son in Dubuque
saloon last week; lie will recover.
One hundred stores in N. Y. city we're open.
ed for trade on Sunday week ago! Weregrst
the sign, but this is what the world is coming TO-
-e~Ds~
Ayers Aedicines.-In the publication oil
Patent Medicines it is sometimes stipulated in
the contract that the Editor shall puff them
quarterly or oftener. We always draw line
over such propositions, and leave ourselves al
liberty to say something good. something bad
or nothing at al ~ it suits 10. This is oul