The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-09-08
News of the Week.


Djedda, Arabia, lad been bombauded by
British man-of-war, and eleven of The murder
crs of British and French residents were hung.
Aproject is on foot in Paris for connecting
Europe with China by Telegraph.
Some of the Madrid journals ridiculc the
idea which has just been renewed in America,
of Spain ccding Cuba to the United States.
Accounts of the crops in Russia are unsat-
isfactory.
India is gradually quoting down.
Clute Brothers of Schenectady arc now ex.
hibiting one Of the twenty Ericsson Caloric
Engines. of their own manufacture, TO the en-
tire satisfaction of large number of theoreti-
cal and practical engineers.
Deaths from Yellow fever in New Orleans
Aug. 29'l, numbered 81. Total deaths for the
week, 4J2.
The U. S. Mail steamship North Star, arriv
ed at cape Race, Aug. 9th.
The lands heretofore held by the Hudson
Bay Co., or Vancouvers Island are to be re.
turned 10 the Crown.
Tho British Government arc going to send
a corps of engineers to Columbia to build
roads and bridges, and to erect block.houses
for the reception of gold, and at the same
time form military organization.
The copper mines Of Australia arc becoming
very rich, 100000 losnds Of copper are known
to be on the way from Australia.
Mr.. Fields first message to the directors had
been screwed in England-the last thirty
eight words being transmitted in twenty-sevcn
minutes.
A conspiracy had been discovered in Austria
among some boys from IL to Is years of age,
II Of whom were tried and sentenced, one to
death and the Others to imprisonment. The
conspiracy is said to extend into Russian Po-
land having in view general rising of the
Sclavonic popula ton of Austria, to form a
Republic.
Hon. John F. attce was nominated as the
Republican candidate for Congress by the con-
vention at Racine.
Gold has been discovered in abundance near
Pixies Peak. Two men with inferior imple-
ments washed out $500 in one week in small
stream fifty miles from the Peak. A second
Frazer River excitement is apprchendcd, now
that has blown over
On Friday Aug. 9th, a Mr.. Boyer walked
into the Farmers Bank at Fincastle. Va, and
shot the President, Mr.. Jas. Mcdowell sen,
who had seduced the daughter of Boyer.
Beriah Brown. Democrat, was nominated
for Congress al Racine the LIST, receiving 81
out Of 36 votes.
The cable celebration in New York on the
LIST, is said 10 have been the grandcst display
ever seen in America.
The car factory of J. B. Page in Wayne,
Ashtabula Co.. Ohio, was totally destroyed by
fire on the night Of Aug. 3lst. The building
and machinery cost $4,000. A large amount
of lumber and cars were lost.
By the arrival of the Africa on the I'd, we
get the following: Ship Essex had arrived a,
Liverpool with $4,000 ounces of gold from
Australia.
The working of the cable is giving great sa
tisfaction in England.
London markets very dull, Chas. E. Stewart
of Kalamazoo Co. is the Democratic nominee
for Governor Of Michigan.
A fire occurred at Fulton, ILL.,. the morning
of the I'd, destroying the Post Office, printing
Office, dry goods stores and several dwellings
Loss $60.O00-insurancc small. It is suppos
ed to be work Of an incendiary.
"Old Dick" has resigned tho Goyernosshii
Of Hebfaska. '''zf # ~
The Quarantine Buildings at N. Y. were at
tackled on the night of the LIST, by mob o
1000 men, and burned to the ground E.
An accident occurred on the Allegheny Val.
ley Railroad, IL miles from Pittsburgh, the
night of the LIST. A car was thrown off the
track, rolling down an embankment and
turning over twice; several persons were killed
and very large number wounded.