The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-07-27

near the track and in moment she stood be.
fore the company in beautiful undrcss.
Two young folks of Gaines N. r.. aged 80
each, stole away from their children and grand.
children at midnight and got married!
The English have built ship called Steam
Ram. It Is Sc by $50 feet, weighs 5000 tons
and will travel Is miles an hour. Its sides are
60 heavy and we'll mctalized that no force Of
ball in collision can make an impression. She
will carry IS Armstrong guns each throwing
100 lbs. shot over a range of miles. 1t is
expected that she will run down any adversary
and thus do more execution than IL, ordinary
frigates of the line. Her cost will be $l,-
600, 900.
The people of the U. 8. will owo for Rail.
roads before 1890, the small sum of SAL 1884,
702.
The dead IN Italy ara buried in .hole con.
tanning shout 100 bodies-a little earth and
lin,eis thepwns 4ver A'scus 9 ( . 81 ;. 80.
At Warren Ohio, on tho 4sh an old *<sck Of
a mill was seton fire to give the fire compa-
MES chance for display, the sparks from the
mill were carried across the river to the main
town and several valuable buildings were fred
lit was as much ~ the companies could do 70
save the town.
A rich and goodlooking man Of Boston mar
ricd pretty girl there and started west At
Milwaukee they went to lawyer and agreed
to separate forever-he settling $20, 900 on her.
No cause is assigned for the sudden divorce.
!. Fanny Fern very properly ridicules the
starching process that people adopt when they
so to hare picture takcn-the more like
their everyday appearance the moro truthful
the picture.
1t is said more spring wheat is now raised in
New York than winter wheat. The present
harvest is all saved in coed order and it is the
heaviest for five years.
New York city week or two ago was visi-
ted by storm unparelled at that place yes.
sells were torn from their mornings, theatres,
churches and hotels struck with lightning,
houses unroofed, horses and cattle killed, PEG.
pie MANNED, and sundry other terrible events
transpircd which were frightful to eastern folks
but not alarming on the prairics of Illinois
A Florida correspondent of the Herald says
that 70 cargoes of slaves have been secretly
landed on that coast since October last Mix.
cd.
The Zouaves were originally an Arab corp.
in the French service. Now the Zouaves are
all French veterans dressed Arab fashion.
The New York courts have decided that q
Railroad ticket must be used as specified on
its face or it is not good-your purchase of one
marked "good for FIVE days" binding you to the
contract.
Rufus Choatc leaves a son, Rufus Choate jr
who is said to be most promising man-he ID
IS and q lawyer
Napoleon had an epaulette shot away from
his shoulder in the battle Of Magenta. The
Hungarian regiments of the Austrian army
we're not allowed to take part-neither wsre
Standard Spring wheat sold in Chicago a
July 2sd At S. cents. Six weeks
ago it was worth LAS to 80! These ex.
tremes have hurt somebody in the grain trade.
DR.. Halls Journal tells No that ladies' in tray.
cling over-dress themselves-the doctor is Ger.
tainly aware that they undey-dress also.
Mr.. Golden, the great English Free trader,
on his return to England gave handsome &C
count of the United States, and stated that il
case of severe European difficulty, the Ameri
cans would be found on the English side. w.
don't believe it.
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Five persons were drowned in Milwaukee,
from Saturday 10th to Monday morning follow
ing.
Napoleon rides down two horses daily-hil
activity in seeing to everything in the army
the admiration of the troops.
On Tuesday last at Chicago the largest reli
gious procession was formed that that city ha
ever Witnessed. It was Catholic celebrate,
in honor of St. Vincent de Paul. The Com
pany numbered over 10, 600 twothirds Of whom
were children. Four of the finest bands i
the city were in line.
AtDavenport up to the 18th there were re
ported six fatal cases of Sun-strokc.
A special dispatch to the Bulletin says that
| bill OF rights before the Kansas convention prc
vides that no distinction be made betwee
aliens and citizens, in relation to the possession
| Of property also that no slavery be allowed i
the State. It has been decided BY majority Q
the convention in favor Of instructing the Sur
RENE Judges to disregard the fugitive slave Law
Provisions are made for the homestead Law
embracing l6O acres and improvements no
exceeding $4,000.
The Rocky Mountain gold reports are .
catering that it ID believed state will sprin
up there ~ quickly As did California. Som
writer's say that not less than $4,000 da
will be sluiced out as soon a. the machiner
now preparing is got in working order-som
say $lO0, 900 day:
The Detrois & Milwaukee Railway Co., ar
erecting baths at their termini depots for tn
purpose Of cleaning their passengers of dust
An excellent idea, but if they keep their bath
q filthy IS most Railroads. do their other house
Of convenience. the wash wont do much GOOD.
The overland mail with dates to the ~
has arrived. The town Of Temaha was dee
troyed BY FIRE with . loss of $l00. 200 |; - cor
victs escaped from the State Pcnitsnitary, Il
were Afterwards taken prisoners and eight sho
dead while trying TO Gee from the detectives.
An Express from Denver City arrived ct s,
Louis on the SOth; it brought $4,000 in dua
and specie. The news from Fraser River il Q
the most discousaging character.
BENZ. Marshall living near Davsnpost Va
stabbed by his wife on the 18th with . butche
knife and it Is thought he cannot recover.
Three negroes in Jail At Marshall, Mo, wsr,
taken from the Jail by mob-ons was burnet
TO death and the other two were hung-thsi,
crimes were rape and murder.
Gen. Tom Thumb b expected ct home sAost
" he = n. very rich but not vssy large. HI
will marry any LADY who win promise mot i
put him on the maatsl piscs in tie clock-i
would be impossible for him 10 get 70 IL 400,