The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-11-23


| News and Items.
The Great Eastern is said to roll in storm
like an old canoe.
Fitch e. Allings tannery Mt Rochester New
York, was burned on the l6th,-loss $4,000.
The North Star from New York to Aspin.
wall was six days over due on the 9TH and not
q word heard from her she had S57 persons
on board. ...-.
1t 10 said Senator Sumner Is about to marry
and reside in England.
Hon. George w. Jones Of Tennessee has
published an Endorsement Of Senator Douglas
view Of Federal powers in the territories.
The Texas Legislature 10 in session the
Houston party have majority. It is said =
fight on the 4th took place between 40 troops
under Lieut.. Hsgan and a band of Indians
the latter were defeated but Hasan was badly
wounded.
The four notes Of 81 900 each, stolen from
the commercial Bank of Montreal were re.
turned OH the 18th by Catholic priest. They
were surrendered at the confessional.
King Kamehameha Of the Sandwiches has
has been playing the devil. He became jcal-
Gus Of his private secretary, shot him nearly
unto death, gave the Queen whaling. then
got drunk, felt sorry. begged pardon Of every
oody and called his council together with a
view to resign the crown to = less imretuous Il.
lander. ..
The Janesville Times says bears are plenty
in that vicinity and that the ladies are partial
to them on account Of their love Of fugging.
A few days since lady of Milwaukee nam
ed Mrs. Young was thrown from buggy and
killed. rf ~ - --s-s. ~.
The depredations of the Indians in the
south west part Of Minnesota, have become 90
serious that troops are ordered from Fort
Ridgely to learn them good manners.
The Asia and the Hungarian have arrived.
In the wreck Of the Royal Charter ass persons
were drowned. Rcssia and Prussia arc quite
friendly now ard the omcns for permanent,
peace are favorable.
Scott Russell 10 discharged from the engineer
ship Of the Great Eastern unfortunately for
their pockets the stock holders cannot discharge
the Great Eastern ~
A combined French and English armament
will leave for China Frebruary LIST.
Mr.. Dickie, Post Mas cr ut Buffalo, has been
removed and Ex.Congrcssman Hatch appoint
ed.
Gov. Corwin's friends announce that hs is a
candidate for Speaker.
The New York Herald argues that Mr.. Bu-
chanan will be tho available candidate for the
next Presidency. Ahcm:
Brown, in response to applications Of would
be-notorious women to the honor Of nursing
him, says he don't want them. lie even regrets
to have his wife come to his prison as he fears
it may unman him.
Cooks Confession fills - pages Of foolscap
it is carefully kept from the public except tina,
portion who were present at the reading of it
Smith, DR.. Howe and Fred Douglass are i'm
plicated but not badly.
Gov. Wise is said to be the rapidest writer
in the world and at the came time he writes SO
plainly that it is no trouble to copy from him
II he should ever be President he would write
Message that would fill the largest paper in
| the mon.
The Milwaukee Free Democrat in view o
| the northern and southern demands for Con
gressional Intervention says that the fact j,
palpabl: that slavery must either be excluded
or established by Federal authority. We
believe the Democracy can whip both bodie,
of sectionalists in 1860.
The Mayor Of Philadelphia, on a recent oc
casion stopped the play alta German Sunday
Theatre by putting ont the foot-lights ant
sending the actors to the station house. If &
Mayor should try that at Milwaukee or Chica
60 he would get foot put in his lights thai
| would be apt to disturb his circulation.
The bones of o frog have been found ir
England in rocks older than the birth day o
Adam. 1t is supposed this father of all frog
weighed over 900 pounds.
Rev. Mr.. Beecher will be candidate fo
Chaplain to Congress. Wont he rum
A servant girl in California sues her love-
for $4,000 damages. Badly injured.
Mr. Skater wealthy farmer of 60 residing
at Canton, Massachusetts died recently O
poison. He was married few years ago tc
girl of Is and it ia feared that she or her Low
| ers (s,e had severaD administered the dose.
A fiie at ATLANTA, Georgia, destroyed two
children and property to the value of 500 OOO
The North Star which it was feared was los
has come up all right. She went ashore OF
French Keys in gale and remained days.
Ex-Governor Gilmer Of Georgia and j. Fl
Murphy and John Larkin two prominent bust
ness men of Montgomery Alabama, died OF
"Wednesday last.
Reports of an attempt to rescue Brown ar,
exciting the people Of Virginia into phrenzy-
the military are all in drill several pedlers ar,
arrested on suspicion of distributing arms o.
information and good deal of excitement pre-
| walls. 1t is said that barns were burned a
Charleston on the 18th.
| The daughter Of a wealthy Albany merchan
was found helpless'y drunk = few days sine.
near the city and some boys were piling leave
on her-she was richly dressed her drunken
ness was doubtless started by sips of dclicat
wine in her fathers parlor.
The Cedar Rapids Times says that the coun
ties Of Henry, Scott, and Linn, boast Of tn
largest Republican m.jorities, tho best news
papers and the protest women in the State
The first honor We do not want, the second v,
concede because of the excellence of the pa
per making the boast, but the third We disput,
emphaticaily. Clayton, Fayette, Winnishiek
Allamakee. Howard, Chckasaw and Floyd HAY,
some Of the prettiest women in the world an,
tho city Of McGresor is supposed to contain
few whose beauty cannot be compared will
any being this side the gates of the Chcrubim
The Herald. Times and Tribune, one day las
week had fresh advertisements yielding 81 800