The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-08-04
News Of the Week.

warmed to roasting heat by the climate. Hos
tili,ics are about being renewed in China The
London Times is again advocating the annex
alton of Cuba to the United States. The Mo-
ncy Market Was unchanged and breadstuHs
dull owing to the prospects of good crops.
At Wellsburgh N. Y. on Saturday oath a
loss of 100000 was sustained, by Fire.
Civil war RACES in Mexico.
Advices from Salt Lake to July Sd. state
that the Molmons are all resumng their
homes again and the Government officers have
been duly installed.
TIE New York Times says that 'the dcpo
sit line in that city has now reached ninety
| millions of dollars No wonder the money is
tight when one city buries that much circula
ton.
An extra train on the Racine and Miss
Road ran off on the 9th, B. r. Hall brake.
man was killed conductor Thurston had an
arm broken.
The steamer Royal Charter frcightcd with
gold from Australia has reached Liverpool with
.'over forty thousand pounds Of gold" She
has been long on the way and was supposed TO
be lost.
The Moses Taylor arrived at New York on
the 9th. "Frazer River is the cry through
out California, reports Of $1OO per day affec,
the news of adventures with great severity
The Indians are collecting in large numbers
on the upper Columbia and fears of general
massacre are entertained. The California pa
pers advocate the immediate construction OF
the Pacific Road on Gov. Stevens Northern
Lac. The North Pacific Slope is now believ-
ed to abound in mineral wealth, the emigration
will pass North westwardly at any rate and
hence the propriety of marking out the line
at once. Victoria at the mouth of Frazer Ri:
yer was crowded with Americans who had run
up building lots as high as $4,000.
Floods have destroyed crops, bridges and
other property in Kansas.
A man at Thornton III. kicked his wife to
death on Sunday the 25th, and then sent for a
doctor to dress her wounds! He is in custody
The r. Road will be completed to LaCrosse
by the LIST. September or before. A grand
Publication will be had.
The President is rusticatihg at Bedford
Springs with his special friends. Before leav-
ing Washington he dispatched messenger TO
the Hudson Bay Company at Frazer River,
bespeakihg good treatment towards American
gold hunters-this is a good move in the old
bachelor, but we guess the Yankee boys viii
"help themselves if the company shall re-
fuse to grant them such privileges as our coun-
try has extended to British subjects.
The Ocean Wave, Capt. John r. Scott "a
whole-souled Cincinnatian) recently came down
from ST. Paul to Prairie du Chen in l61s
hours. The distance is 800 miles!
The Iowa State Fair is to be held at Oska
loosa on the 2Sth Sept, it will continue three
days.
Ten Brock has entered Prioress and Char
lesion for the Goodwood cup at the English
,aces OH the 27th oflast month. Prioress was
beaten last year.
Sam Brown Of the NJ. S. &, NJ r. r. died
at Adrian Mich. on last "Wednesday. All the
r. r. Offices in Chicago were draped in mourn
ing.
The Cost Of the Telegraph cable is $500 per
mile.
A man named William Lally has been ar
rested in Cincinnati for attempting to starve
his own child to death. Laily married SC.
cond wife lately and since that event his little
child 6 years old) has been compelled to SLEEP
in the wood-sEed without food He and his
ilrhuman wife are in Jail under charge Of as
sault with intent to kill.
The Democrats of Ohio assembled in State
Convention on the 29th at Columbus The
delegates numbered 3li. The Cincinnati
Platform was re-afirmed, the English Bill &C
cepted, Lecompton ignored as test, the Pre-.
sident complimentcd and the following ticket
agreed upon. For Supreme Judge 7. II. Bart
ley, for Atty. Gen. J. d. Ward, for Comptroller
S. N. Gibson, for Member of Board of Publ,
Works A. H. Hendricks.
The Government was defeated July 2eth. Oh
Canada. The House annullcd the decision o.
the Home government and the Ministers re-
signed.
|. The Telegrarhic Fleet is now in mid-occar
on its third trial to lay the cable. 1t is nov
suggested that if third failure occurs tn,
next attempt should he made from Puget
Sound up towards Behring's Straits and so OF
through Russia in Asia to Moscow, the distance
is less than 10000 miles, and the widest waite
to be crossed may be only 200 miles.
tits not improbable that in a few years thu
| canals of our country will be navigated b,
steam. Twelve boats are now building a
Buffalo 10 begin the business.
The British Parliament is debating the pro
priety Of dissolving the Hudson Bay Comp any
that golden prosperity on Frazer River vii
most likely dissolve British Authority entirel.
on the Pacific Coast.
Oregon has elected Democatic Delegate
Tor Congressman y and majority of Demo
Gratis to the State Legislature. Oregon will b
admitted easily the next session and Gen. Jo
Lane will be one Of the Senators.
The Sioux City, Land Office will be opel
for private entry on the 2lst.
The sale of the Half breed Tract in Minncsot
has beer indefinitely postponed--cause, har
times.
A R. r. is projected from Council Bluffs +
ST. Josephs in Missouri.
Six hundred carts from Pembina and tn
valley of the Red River OF the North recent
arrived At St. Paul. The arrival of sush car
AVIAN at time when st. Paul was alive Wit
the Frazer River interest caused great excite
ment.
The N. Y. Evening Post says the M. g. N
r. R. has mortgaged all its loose property alon
the line.
Farnsworth of the Chicago District is rem,