The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-04-21
LATEST.

| The Africa from Liverpool on the 3rd. arrived at
New York on the 10th. Her news is not exciting.
The Atlantic cable will be on board by the 10th. Of
May.
The relations of France and Switzerland unsatk
factory. It Is predicted that a will take place
between France and England before the close of the
year. but such predictions well based, the two
nations can never love each other but they know too
much to go to war.
| The commercial news il without interest. Money
easy and produce low. The Bank of Holland reduced
its rates of interest to IL. The Kansas Conference
| Committee have held an informal meeting. Mr. En-
glish of Indiana the part of the House, declared
that no arrangement could be effected except the
basis Of submitting the Lecompton Constitution to
popular vote. This declaration is equivalent to total
| disagreement of the Committee and the consequent
| death of Lecompton again!
The Steam Frigate Susquehanna is in Quarantine at
n v with yellow fever on board. The fever made its
appearance the frgae on the 9th. of March while
lying at Greytown There have been Is deaths Of off,
GERS and men. Six officers and fifty seven men were
| placed in the hospital at Kingston.
South American revolutions as common, as fights
at Tipperary. They worth mans attention and
we omit details
| The remains of Col. Benton were received at st.
the military and civic associations out in grand
| array. business generally suspended.
The Utah Peace Commissioner arrived at st. Louis
| on the 18th, on their way out.
The Eastern Methodist Conference Of N. Y, Is being
agitatcd anew slavery. DR.. Bangs denied that
slavery 4 sin, and after some debate the anti
slavery resolutions were laid over. The Titles muir
der case is before a Rochester jury-nct concluded.
Two boys named Callahan and Naughton, aged II
and Is years, playing marbles at Albany the
10th. quarrel ensued and Naughton stabbed Gala
han with butcher-knife. Death ensued in half an
hour. The young butcher was arrested.
On the 18th there were afoat from Lake Michigan
for the port of Oswego alone bushels Of wheat
| and So 900 bushels Of corn.
The Farmers and Mechanics Hotel, at Almond, N
Y, was burnt on the 10th. Loss Sc, OoO
Albany has e,ected Eli Perry, anti-Lecompton, for
Mayor, by 123 majority.
The bill to toll the Railroads Of New York, has been
indefinitely postponed. Sensible.
The Eastern grain markets are little duller than
usual.
The Pacific Railroad bill Is postponed till December
next. The Deficiency bill hangs-fre in the Senate.
The Minnesota Railroad Loan bill has been approved
by popular majority of 1000. The Kansas Confer
cnce Committee have final meeting on Friday next.
fire occurred at Panesvlle, Ohio in the business
centre of the town. Loss not large.
steam saw mill at Detroit was burnt on the 18th.
Loss 20 OOO Crystal of n York and Zereeiter of De
troit played game of billiards the rormer place on
the evening OF the 16th for $500 side The Detroit
man beat his opponent 157 game of 1000 points.
In N. Y. on the 18th. $4,000 Bbls. of -four were
sold. Wheat dull at is to l,24 cents for red and
white.
The Mississippi is destroying immensely Of proper
ty below. The water is submerging the whole country
at New Orleans. Flour is $4,25, Moasses % cents.