The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-06-02
News of the Week,


A despatch from Nebraska May 23d, says
that intelligence has been received from Gate
county, Nebraska, that conflict had just oc-
Cured between the settlers and the Kiowa In.
dians, one Chief killed and number of stolen
horses captured. There was much complaint Of
Indian depredations in that region.
a fight occurred between the Police and the
Lafayette German Rifles of Philadelphia, on
the 25th, in which two of the privates were
wounded, it is supposed fatally.
The steamer Forester is now running be-
tween Milwaukee, and Grand Haven, connect.
ing with steamers on Grand River and the De.
troit g. Milwaukee Railroad.
Capt. David Evans, of Berlin, Marquette Co.
has gone to Green Bay, to procurea vessel,
with the intention Of sailing TO Europe with a
cargo of Wisconsin produce.
One of the new steamers for The Ferry
line across Lake Michigan between Grand
Haven & Milwaukee now building at New
port by E. B. Ward, Esq. will be finished by
Sept LIST.
The Railroad war in Erie, Pa. has again
commenced, a number Of the citizens of Har-
Dor Creek, having torn up the rails of the
Buffalo & Erie r. R. from all the highways in
that vicinity.
1t is stated by correspondent, in Leavenworth
city, that on the 18th, May party OF pro.sla.
very men from Missouri, captured IL men in
the vicinity of Kansas city, and taking them
into a ravine, fred upon them, killing and
wounding 6, when the Rufians rode off. The
name of one of the killed, was Stillwell, from
Iowa.
A letter to the st. Louis Democrat dated
Leavenworth. May %, says there is nc inter.
mission in the preparatory abors of the troops,
consequent upon the recent news from Utah,
and Judging from the movements at the Fort,
no countermand is anticipated.
The steamship Africa from Liverpool arrived
in New York May 9th, bringing about 10
passengers and $4,000 in specie.
A convict in the State Prison at Columbus
Ohio named Myrss, killed fellow convict,
with an axe, on May 9th.
The steamer Forester on her first trip from
Milwaukee to Grand Haven, took IS passen-
gers.
A yoke of oxen are on exhibition in Mil
waukce whose live weight is $500 lbs also
steer weighing g. 32 lbs. all being natives Of
Wisconsin.
1t is estimated that the damages caused by
the overflow of the Miss. in the sugar country,
are near five millions of dollars, and that no
sugar crops can be raised on the submerged
plantations for the next two years.
1t is said that there are more acres of land
,own and planted in Wisconsin, than in any
previous year, and the prospect Of an abundant
,rop is very fattering.
The Coroners Jury in the case of the "Bar-
eel Trasedy'o Chicago, return the following
'srdict, that Sophia Werner came to her death |
by some means TO the jury unknown, at the
lands of Henry Jumrerz.
Queen Victoria was thirty mine years old on
he Oath of May.
The Legislature of Oregon divorced GO cou-
de, at its last session.
Eight hundred feet of the east end of Hoos.
C Tunnel have been completed.
1t is said the Lafayette (lnd) Railroad Co.
will loose 100000 by the late accident, be-
ides the detension in business.
Twenty negroes where drowned lately, in
ttemft ting 10 stop break in the levee in
Washington Co. Miss.
Mr.. Henry, the new Mayor of Philadelphia,
has commenced the work of reform in that
city, by stopping theatrical performances on
Sunday.
A letter from the coast Of Africa mentions |
twenty-five vessels captured by English cruis-
RS since April of last year for being engaged
n the slave trade, twenty-on of which were
American. mostly belonging to New York,
Boston and New Orleans.