The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-11-24
News of the Week.

compton Constitution was fraud aud should
have been kicked cut Of Congress.
The robbers of the IT. Wayne Railroad
ey recovered.
The Washington States al able Douglas pa
FER has secured the services nf Mr.. Pryor late
Editor of the Richmond South violent ad-
vocate of Lecomrton. The States is the lead.
ing Democratic paper at Washington, and
Mr.. Pryor is among the ablest men Of the
country.
The Vanderbilt with 326 passengers arrived
at n. Y. on the 18th. The Markets continu-
ed very dull-whcat from 81 ,l2to LA, flour
90 10 "a shillings English or about 81 go to
$3.50 our currency. A new company is or
ganizing TO lay Cable from Galway 10 Que
bee. Tie British were successful in several
Indian engagements. The steamer Hudson Of
the N. Y. and Bremen line was burnt at Bre-
men on the I'd, iss.. Madame FILTER the
great traveller is dead. Very rich gold fields
had been discovered in Australia-l3S,O.O
| ounces of gold are on the way to England.
Haranna adviccs mark decline III sugars.
Adrices from Utah are to the 10th October.
Snow on the mountains feet, ice 3 inehes.-
Many were leaving for Pixies Peak.
The Fulton City from Pttsburg to St. Louis
was snagged at Bulingtons Bluff on the 10th.
Twelve deck passengers were drowned She
is total loss.
Lake Pcpin was partly closed with ice on
the 18th. ........... $751;.
The California overland Mail was received
at st. Louis on the 18th. Six though passen-
gers came with it, ...s. ....s
Elizabeth Carr, one of the Gouldy victims,
died iu N. Y. on the 18th.
The Detroit Methodist Conference have
passed resolutions requiring their Ministers to
keep their hands out Of politics for the future.
and eondemning all preachers who aspire to
civil Offices Good for the Michigan Circuit
| riders .... ..-.u... . ...
The Canada with dates to the 9th arrived at
Halifax on the 7th. Her news is of no inter-
est to the general reader 1t is said that Por-
tugal contemplates an address to the great
Powers Of Europe complaining of France in
the settlement of their laie negro difficulty
The Times says that every revolution in Mex
leo results to the benefit of the U. s., and that
it is useless and Improbable for England to
pcrplex herself about Mexico Or her destiny.
Rio dates put coffee and sugar up. The
Paraguayans are reported to be ready to make
good fight with the feet of the Y. S.
The eleventh mail from California reached
ST. Louis On the 10th With dates to the Odd
This is becoming a popular route for travel,
the road is excellent, new stations are opening
up, emigration is following the route, and the
applications for passage to the States exceed
the ability of the company to accommodate.
The N. Y. passengers for Fraser River,
STOPPED in California.
The Camanche Indians are very hostile
their Chief says he will fight till every Canaan.
che is killed.
Senator Brodcrick arrived by tho overland
had two ribs broke.
Mr.. Forsyth our Minister to Mexico has
come home. Sebastian is re elected Senator
from Arkansas.
| The Providence theatre was destroyed by
fire on the 18th. Loss 100000.
Swans Mansion house at Oyster bay was
burned Oh Sunday night with loss of $780,
900.
The st. Johns river frozen OH the 18th SO az
to admit the passage of light teams.
The game Of chess by Telegraph il reported
in our daily exchanges but the reports are not
reliable.
| The California Indians near San Diego are
killing their medicine men or doctors so that
| the grass may grow again--the witches or char
| mers are also being martyred.
II Van Lew Weston Theatrical manager
| Of some iotorieiy was drowned at st. Paul
last Saturday week. He was crossing the riv.
erin Ferry boat which was run into by a
steamer. Van LEV, another MANA woman
and child were drowned.
Sam Medary has declined the Governership
Of nnsas.
Prostitution. The Board of Aims House
Governors of N, York city, have published an
official History Of Prostitution it is a fearful