The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-12-22
News and Items.


has recovered from long sickness.
The Oroville tCal. Record publishes Gov.
wellcr's Thanksgiving Proclamation with the
cut of Turkey at the top Of it.
The Camel experiment OH our western
plains is thus far entirely successful.
Murlhys Roman Catholic Almanac states
that in the T. s. there 2 vicarates, AZ Do
cesscs, d Bishops and 1884 Churches.
The Persia arrived at New York on the
9th. No news Of the missing ship Indian
Empire. Admiral Lyons is dead. Produce
dull and declining. The Anglo French fleet
left for the Gulf of Mexico on tho 10Th.
The ella river mines are reported rich and
thousands flock together thcre''.
Gov. Medaiy was at St. Louis on the 18th 4,
en- route for Kansas.
A disratch from Savannah states that the
bark Vanderer lately landed . cargo Of $50
slaves near that place and that they we're
quietly scattered through the country.
The Moses Taylor at New York Dec. IL
brings l.22o, 900 ard $50 passengers.
The Virginia State Convention has pro.
nounccd most decidedly against Douglas.
A fire occurred at Cairo IN the 10th. The
Cairo Gazette, the county buildings and Tay.
lor e. Edwards store were destroyed-loss
about 470.OO6. ..... ...
Frank Hyde Of the Marquette Express has
reduced his paper to four columns-the small
er it gets the more gritty it is.
The Steamer Philadelphia brings HAVANA
dates to the 9th. Six or sevan persons had
been arrested for conspiracy against the life
Of the Captain General.
The Presidents Foreign Appointments have
been reported on favorably /" the Senate.
It is rumored that the President will shortly
send like Message to Congress on Mica.
raguan affairs.
The Republicans in Congress oppose the adj
mission Of Oregon on the ground that she has
only 10000 inhabitants. while Kansas is re-
CURED to have $1,000 ..- .
Father l arkin Of the James Street Catholic
Church IN. W died suddenly in the confess
sional on Saturday evening Dec. 18th
Fifteen persons escaped from the Rochester
jail ON the night Of the 18th among them il
Manly Locke who killed Starr at eMerdon in
1857. They made q saw Of common watch.
spring and fled off five iron bars and then let
themselves down into the Genesee with the
rope that hung Stout.
Ones, altered to 6ves Of the Bank Of Upper
Canada, are in circulation.
The 'horrble outrage" reported at Fulton
| Ills, in which woman WAS ravished and
child killed, turns out to be hoax-the NO.
man 10 Monomaniac.
Van LEV, who was reported drowned at
St. Paul, is still enjoying good health.
! A new Polka styled 1.-The kiss" il produced
at London-it smacks of great familiarity be-
tween the sexes.
The Tribune says that Mr.. Douglas will
soon publish an article disclaiming all Presi-
dental aspirants.
The Atlantic Cable is found to have kink
in it and the result was wearing of Of the
outer coating. 1t is thought it can be made to
work after some repairs.
Judge Williams has resigned his position as
Director in the State Bank of Iowa and Maj.
Mobley Of Dubuque is appointed his successor.
Mobley is good man and fnancier.
A committee appointed in Dubuque to In.
vestigate the cases of distress in that city re.
port large list and the citizens have taken
active measures to relieve them.
Gen. Scott voted in New York at the late
! election is bis first vote since 1907.
A German named Schneider, once lager
dealer in New York, now owns u whole will.
age near Catskill.
Sugar is reported to be twice Is plenty in
Louisians rs il was last year.
Piccolomonni the opera singer failed to get
a good audience Mt Boston. ....
A Schooner was arrested in Detroit last
week supposed to be one Of Maria Reyes Pr
ate vessels. She was well supplied with burg.
lars tools. Keys de. &c, and contained goods
of various kinds.-doubtles stolen.
The British have ''explained' for the out.
rage on the Washington and the clouds Of
war are dispersed.
A couple Of smart "dogs" with $4,000 in
counterfeit money Get up bank last week in
Milw aukee but they were suspected, and clean.
ed cut by the police.
There has been great freshet on the Ohio
and ito tributaries at CINCINNATI the rise
frum noon till midnight was six fset-many
bridges are swept away and much property
lost.
The police Of Milwaukee recently arrested
two counterfsiters named RlDoUr and STARK
wEATHER.
Stocks in New York are reported heaUy and
yet they do not drsu anything scarcely. n.
Y. Csntrsl 80, Lacrosse grants IS, others 81
Mich. Central and Southern about 50 each ILL.,
Central ", Galena e. Chicago ~.
Mrs. Selvia Simpson Of New York, once
= lady of wealth and keeper If an aristocratic
boarding house was recently found dead in an
clubhouse covered with rags and vermin.-
Liquor was her guide down.
&a.-Henry Soliday shot Gotleib Gallent
in LaPorte Co. Indiana. Oh Saturday. Dec
4sh. solidsy rented farm which Gallent had
used the year before and they quarrslled abou,
the Stock field. The deceased abused soliday',
wife. and 8. coming in ths house at the time
picked up his rife and killed the intruder. H.