The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-11-17
News of the Week.

stone which struck him on the head
The Congress just elected will hold its frs
regular session December 1859. There arc
236 members, l03 arc Republicans, 2s Ad
ministra,ion and Is Anti Lccompton. 1t i.
supposed that the elections to come of will Sc.
cure Republican vote in the house of 49,
the balance will be Democratic generally.
The Methodist Church at Green Castle, III
diana has prohibited splitting tobacco juice abou,
their new chapel-thc members may swallow j,
| If they like
John kinson, an employee Of Sinclair &
Gunnison Milwaukee, trotted his horse into
the water and had to swim out himsclf-the
horse (and buggy was drowned.
A fish has been caught in the east some where
that is covered with hair and has travelling ap.
pcndages resembling those Of a land animal
It's called mus.
Two preachers have been called "to serve
the Lord" in New England for $4,000 and
$1,000 respectively 1.-The price OF theologc labor
has improved since the days of reter and Paul
The Empress. Eugeuie has got another
cloak and the fashionable world il wild Will,
excitement. She wears the article round her
shoulders
A colony Of so negroes in town or county
is sure cure for Abolitionisn.
The Tunnel ut Lacrosse is one quarter mile
in length Doors are being made to it to PIC.
vent the SHOWS from filling it up. y,
New Lisbon, Wis, has shipped 10000 bush.
els of cranbcrries.
The duties collected at Milwaukee from
JAM, lst., to Nov, lst. 1853, was $lOO. 500.
The Douglas Publication at Chicago will
come OF on Wednesday the l7h, 10 night)-
Il. Roads " i'll carry passengers for half price.
Pccolomini has been over loaded with pre-.
sents-her last is "a love of skeleton" made
OF Damascus steel, MORE antique ribbons and
| silver clasps. a ...s. =. .-,.-... ...
lady writer in the Sunday Times say.
you cant put hoors down!
Gcary, late Gov. of Kansas is married to q
Mrs. Henderson Of Pa. He is very popular il,
Kansas.
Auditor Dodd Of Indiana states that no free
bank in that state is worth less than 90 to 90
per cent and that nearly all arc 80 secured that
their paper is at par. a.-
Morphy, in Europe, has played III games
6s won, is lost Is drawn.
AN Omnibus driver insulted & hal IN Cincin.
natl when she broke piece of steel from her
skeleton. and cut his face up shockingly.
Ii isrpored that Cobb will leave the Cabi-
net preparatory to reconciliation between the
President and Mr.. Douglas, Erastus Corning is
spoken of as Cobb's successor. All smoke,
every bit Of it. .l-,"
A Douglas paper has been established at
Rockford, Illinois. 1t is edited by two Repub.
Jeans who assert that their party has formally
indorscd Douglas in Congress and that he
must be the next President.
AT Sebastopol they are raising the wrecks
Of sunkcn ships; the treasure they find is very
great.
A Senator is reported to have won $3.50, 900
last winter at Washington gambling hell!
WIN. p. Floyd Of Va, son of Gov. Floyd
has become Catholic. 1t is said that SO Pro.
testant Episcopal Priests have become Catho-
lies within the past year.
The overland mail from Cal, reached ST..
Louis on the 9th, 26 days on the way. The
Frazer River bubble has busitod. The news
is mostly personal. A celebration was had at
San Francisco over the arrival of the first
mail. An expedition was organizing against
Solora. The Indians in Oregon and Utah'
are kept in order by their dread Of the q. S.
troors only.
The Kangaroo reached N. York on the 9Th
The French and Portuguese have settled their
negro difficulty. The London Times fears that
France is not in ernest about suppressing the
slave-trade, and it farther says that the terms
to which France made Portugal submit were
outrageous of truth justice and the rights of a
brave nation.
One Thousand rebels fell in late battle in
India. The foreign market continues very
dull.
The U. s. rigate Wabash is too large to
pass the Dardanellcs, the treaty with Turkey
permits only small vessels TO pass. The Wa.
bash did 90 through however and the Porte has
protested. She was withdrawn.
The Asia reached N. Y. on the llth. Mr..
Bright, N. p. for Birmingham and a radical
Of the American fashion, has been greatly
lionized at the city of bis home. His. speech
was regular ballot box articlc-the press
does not sustain him, more shame to it.
The Great Eastern Steamship Co., has dissolv.
cd and organized anew
Ireland is being troubled with fears of two
seditious societies now organizing. 1t is said
the X. Ms. and the Dublin Mail calls the at
tention Of the government to the probable
danger of allowing visit from the ~ Y. Irish
Regiment. What towards tyrants are
Ten Brock and French Count rode their
own horses at New Market. Ten Brook won.
The Atlantic Cable does not improve any.
The ships intended TO operate against Mexi.
co have all sailed for Cuba
The Grain and Produce markets are still very
dull. The Money market is also dull, funds
abundant aud transactions limited.
Changes.-Thc Northern Light at DEBORAH
is to be removed to Howard Centre in Howard
county and is 10 be run by its present mana.
gers Messrs. Haislett and Burdick, as a Re-
publican party Journal
The New Oregon Sesainel is renewed aud
its editorial management is in charge Of S. A.
Lamb, Eeq., name new to the press Of
Northern Iowa. but destined TO be respected
for ability, taking its first No. as sample
The Sentinel is stongly Lecomrt ton and this is
the only reason Why it may not succced-that
is dead beyond resurrection and we see no Use
in bringing it now prominently before the pub