The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-07-14
News Of the Week.

A fire occurred in New Orleans on the Sd.
destroyed six builings-loss $4,000.
Great preparations are being made in Eng
land for the opening Of the Ocean Telegraph
Line. The Queen willinaugurate the event by
sending peace message to President Buchan-
an
Two men were buried alive in a we'll IS
feet deep at Ann Arbor, Mich. few days
since. One was thus confined 26 hours. and
the other 80 hours, when they were both res.
cued alive.
A return to the British Parliament shows the
National Debt Of England to be the pretty lit
tie sum of 1886, 1919 ASS, the annual inter-
est of which would be snug fortune viz 1:
$266,9ls,e4O. f...
Calvin w. Philleo, we'll known Author to
the readers of Putnam's and the atlantic, died
at Suffield Conn. recently.
Dennis Sullivan was sentenced on the 9th.
at Cattaraugus, to be hung on the Goth, for
the murder Of John Harmon, at Carlton. ...
The total amount of specie in the N. Y.
city Banks on the 9Th, was 49,, 1892.
The Sioux Indians i'll Nebraska are much
| excited on account of the Treaty of the U. S.
Government with the Yanctons, and protest
that they are not entitled to being paid for the
Land as it belongs to them, the Siouxs. Tie
Agent. Mr.. Redield could not have transacted
business with them, had it not been for tn.
presence Of the troops, they ere highly inss
lent and will require severe treatment.
Peter Murphy stabbed his sonin-law, job,
Walker six times. in drunken brawl, ut Jor
dan, N. Y. on the night Of the 5th.
At Baltimore all was quiet in the city dur
ing the 5th but in the outskirts at sunda,
School Celebration, son Of Col. John T. Tar
low, aged Is years was shot dead. The pei
petrators escaped.
At Boston the Celebration was well con
Quoted and few accidents occurred.
i At Milwaukee the 5th, was Celebrated, an
every thing was satisfactory, no accidents Z
consequence. ....
The receipts into the National Treasur
from the 2lst, to the last of June were $lOsl
l69. Making an amount subject to draft {
over $6,ooo,OcO. .
The steamship Persia sailed from N. Y.o
the 7th for Liverpool with 200 passengc,
and $4,000 in specie.
A smart shock OF an earthquake was felt &
Kingston, Canada, few days since, no dam
age done.
The Court House at Black River Falls, Wi
was destroyed by fire on the night of the Isl
inst 1t was the work of incendiaries, and th
loss about 81 500.
An explosion of two steam boilers too
place at the Manchester Print Works causin
the death of two persons and fatally injurin
third. The damage to the property is est
mated at $4,000.
Henry Keyes is nominated for Governo
Wallis Lyman for Lieut.. Governor and G. I
Thurston for State Treasurer by the Democra
ic State Convention of N. Y.
Efforts are being made to have Senator Ber
jamin sent as minister to Mexico. s.
The African from Liverpool arrived at n
Y. on the 9th.
Parliamentary proceedings unimportant.
Debate in Parliament on the French fret
: labor schemes excited much indignation
France.
France is building 1 50 new-war vessels, an
has an army of 100000 men. What does tn
mean?
The English are making but slow progre
against the rebels in India. The British soil
iers are nearly overpowered by the heat,
they are obliged to march on the barren SAND
with uniform suitable for an English climat
while in the sun the mercury rises 10 l6O.
1t is reported that Spain had applied
, France for assistance to resist the British
the matter of the slave trade around the Goa!
of Cuba.
!. The returns of the British Board of trad
for May, show falling off of over $50, 900
600 as compared with the same month La
year.
t The flthiness Of the Thames is causing a
a most pestiience in London, and the healt
? of the new members of Parliament is serious
. affected by it. ...... ....... ..-.
G Shocks of earthquakes still continue at N;
|. pies. A tremendous hurricane has lately passe
!. over the city, destroying fifty houses and Kill
d ing many of their inmates.
The Liverpool Market is inactive and tent
0 slightly downward. money in good demand:
? A private loan has been effected in Ne
! York for 81 100000 at 3per cent per annum.
s A fire took place in Fond du Lac on the a
I ternoon of the 7th which destroyed sixtee
buildings. Loss from $4,000 to $4,000.
was the work of an incendiary who was arrest
} ed at time of tn. fire.
Hon. s. A. Douglas arrived in Toledo o
the evening of the 7th and was received b
upx ards of 5000 citizens, and escorted to h
hotel amid the firing Of cannon and accompa,
jed by bands of music. A general display OF fir
! works followed. 1t was one of the creates
demonstrations that ever took place in the cit,
Queen Victoria, it is said will soon becom
grandmother, something uncommon in tn
royal family. there having been but two
them in that family from the death Of Quee
, Caroline, wife Of George H., in 1888, down t
the birth of Queen Victoria's first child.
Fire Engine.-We were shown cut Of tw
! Engines Jay or two since, built by Mr.. Je
. fers, at Pawtucket r. l.. by our efficient cit
Marshall, Mr.. Buck, and from our limi.e
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