The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-05-19
I,atAat News.

James NJ. Buchanan of New Orleans Is confirmed ~
Minister to Denmark. Col. Morgan to Portugal. w.
Sifford as Naval officer at San Francisco.
NJ Toombs condemns the action Of the Senate for
paying Rives Globe Reporter.
Gen. Twiggs il discharged from arrest-he was con-
dcmncd by the Court-martal but excused on account
of distinguished services.
New Granada has approved the Cass-lIerran treaty.
The American Abolition Society convened at New
York on the 14th All the great guns the party were
present, and denunciation of everybody was rife.
The Southern Convention is in session at Mobile
A strong dsunon sentiment prevails.
Stocks are frmcr in New York without much change
in prices The grain Markets east and south continue
dull and low
Some rich developements are to be seen in the Wis
consin papers about the fauds Of their r. Road sup
porters Half the leading in the state mpli-
Gated.
An Albany Judge has decided thut lady has as
much right to tight pants as she has to obsruct
the walk with Crinolines
Reports from Utah look Is though that war would
be Of brief duration.
The Milwaukee Mail Bag was stolen from the Depot
at Madison on Thursday night last. II contained q
large amount of Drafts payable in Milwaukee, Chicago
and New York. Bankers will look out
Wisconsin has restored the death penalty.
Money and work are reported scarce In Kansas.
The inundaon of the lower Mississippi continues to
he terrible. Whole counties are drowned out. It Is
feared that this state of oars will breed the yellow
fever.
The Lacrosse jail is full ofrogues.
The Dry Goods Trade Of New York is firm, in the
absence of exports. .....
Havana news puts sugar lower and molSsses up.
Pickcttes wall paper mandatory at Newark N. J.
burned on the 14th. ....
s. P. Townscnds (Sarsaparilla) Cotton batting Fac
tory was entirely destroyed by fire the 14th. Los
500, 900.
Congress is viewing with favor the McGregor r. Roat
Grant in the shape of presumption to the Lands alonl
its line.
The Land Sales of Kansas postponed till October
The April earnings of the NJ & NJ. r. Road ar
$4,000.
Mexico reports are interesting. Gen. Henningsen wa
at Monterey prepared to enter the service ohc liberal
| under vidaur-his offers were rejected. Col. Lock
ridge another of Walkers Nicaragua patriots had Of
fcrcd his services to vidauri.
AR. r. accident occurred on the 18th, on the LafAy
cite Indianapolis Road Is miles south of Lafayette
The piers of the bridge Potaoe Creek wash
ed by the high water and the bridge gave way precpi
tatg the train into the bed of the Creek Jacob Beer
tcnger, engineer, Mallory, fireman and James Iriorn
| Conductor, were killed. '...
Kansas news is very decided against Lecompton. 1
band Of outlaws, 60 in number have been robbng an,
killing near Lecompton. trs
The machine shop Of the New Albany Road was burn
| on the 10th. Loss $250;O00.
| The St. Louis banks have resumed ....
Terrific storms have ragged throughout Illinois an
farther cast Hail OF large size has done immense da
mage to early vegetation; houses have been blow
down and whole forests upturned many persons hav
been killed The Peoria Journal makes the following
statement OF its effect at that place.
The hurricane struck the city of Peor at about iv
O'Clock in the evening. In the twnkling of an eye fiji
| teen twenty houses unroofed, every churc
spre in the city blown down. three canal boats loade
with lumber sunk, and the steamer Oln, with 81 PAS
| sengers on board, made a complete wreck, her cab
| being blown Ell tirely away. And what seems reall
miraculous is the fact that but life 10 in
this furious Reorganization Of matter and utter demo
lition of structures. 1t is said that little child
lost fom of the wrecked steamer. Tne lumber in tn
yards blown all the city, the gas lamps wcr
blown down, and the signs were sent flying in ever
diret ton windows and gable ends smashed in
whole trains of blown Of the track, and tn
beautiful college building upon the bluff utterly de
molished.