The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-03-31
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
News Of the Week,

News Of the Week.
The Court house and records of Lee Count,
Georgia, were burned on the 24th.
A robbery Of $500 cssh and 100000 Il
notes was committed at New Orleans on th,
sd. .ra ~..
The Collingvood and Chicsgo Steamer.
commence their trips on the lst of May.
The Lecompo on resolutions passed the Senate
Of Pa. on the 23-only ono democrat agains,
Il.
The Sonora rebellion was successful
Lecompton passed the Senate on the 23d BY
. majority Of 8. Mr.. Douglas spoke three
hours to crowded Senate. Mr.. Green follow
cd and at The conclusion Of the latter,s speech
The vote was taken.
Rio Janciro adviccs report large advance
In coffee. f
Lieut.. Beale who arrived from Santa Fe al
st. Louis on the 22d. reports the 25th parallel
Of latitude as the rest natural R. r. line in the
world. He found relics of ancient civilization
on the route. and met Indians Of whose exis.
Hence the whites heretofore knew nothing.
Vera CrSz is under martial law on account
Of the revolution now pending in Mexico.
Rice Of the Pennsylvania and Magraw the
Treasurer Of State. had fight in Phil on the
S5th-tl,e cause was Lecompton! r..s
st. Louis papers say the tide of emigration
Il setting in very early and very strong.
A Telegraph cable is submerged across the
Chic between Louisville and Jacksonville.
An immense democratic Anti-Leconpton
meeting was held at Pittsburgh on the "a
g. W. Gilmore, Ed. of the Post, presided. with
A vice presidents and Ia secretaries VIM. A.
Stokes and John w. Forney spoke. The
speeehts were very eloquent and the meeting
asreposted to have been the largest ever held
In Pittsburgh. .s
Atsaratoga on the 18th, heavy snow st.rm
WAS in operation. .sE.
Reading, the county scat Of "Old Bc,ks'
the Democratic star Of the Union, recently
elected nm Anti Lecompton Mayor BY 444 mnj
J. Clancy Jones the leader of the Lecompton
forces in the House. resides at Reading.
Ex-Gov. Pennington of N. J.. Edwin Forrest
the great tragedian and many other distinguish.
Cd men, are recent converts to the christian re.
igion. Many of the theatres and concert halls
Of our large cities are now used as churches.
and filled nightly with their former visitants-
they formerly went for amusement, now thew
90 for prayer. Without irreverence we can
say, this change cheats the Devil /" ass
Alderman banker named Ferdinand Asledcr
was arrested in New York, one day last week.
charged with being defaulter, in Stuttga, d,
Germany, to the amount of 100000 He was
one of the well-known firm of Asleder T. Wess.
bankers. He is now lodged in Jail awaiting the
action of the U. S. Authorities.
Albany Hall, Milwaukee, is now engaged for
Business Mems Prayer Meeting Hall. 1t is
crowded nightly by the sinners whom long
years OF success have tempted to villainy.-
Prayers, confessions, exhortations and singing,
use the time up very actively and proftably.
The Green Bay Advocate says citizen Of
that place has invented a power press that takes
the Connection Of the whole tribe of fast presses.
We hope SO, but we dorbtit.
Mr. Phelps of Missouri has offered a resolu.
ton in the Houee amendatory of the Kansas
Bdl-it requires the rc.submission of the Con.
st'tution to the people to give it validity. The
North West, we notice, is fearful that it may
distract" somebody