The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-09-28

the city OF new ! Ork sent the full sum OF
Ten Dollars! This shows how the public
there appreciate the plan-a half million of
people will give $3.50 year!
From Milwaukee to Portland and return,
when the Great Eastern arrives, will cost you
only $500 by way of Detroit.
Horse railroads are just completed in some Of
the streets of Cincinnati Milwaukee 10 expect
ing to adopt them shortly.
A fire in Attlcboro' Mase. destroyed proper.
ty valued at $4,000.
Anterior, charged with stealing (embez-
x'ing is the polite term) s$53,O,0 from the
Southern Bank of st. Louis is sentenced to
five years imprisonment.
The Wisconsin papers abound in bear stories
nineteen have been killed in Waupacca county
within a few weeks. Several persons have been
killed BY them. A story is told of child that
went in search of its mother and found her
head only Bruin is beginning to come round
in northern Iowa-we have heard of the death
of two or three within the past week.
A diamond mine of great richness has been
discovered in Russia. Ono specimen brought
$2so,O0O!
Buckwheat 10 failure throughout the north
west-no cakes this winter.
The damage by the Chicago fire is now stat.
ed to be 100000.
The son of the late chief Oshkosh was late.
ly received into the Catholic Churh.
Chess clubs are reviving throughout the coun-
try. Chess and Billiards are the only games Of
the present age-the latter should have the
preference.
The storm Of Sunday the 18th wrecked
great many vessels on the lakes and did i'm.
mense damage.
Some awful wretch says that girls are like
oxen-because they have beaus hanging to their
necks
1t is estimated that 400 slaves leave Missouri
weekly.
Hon. Albert H. Tracy distinguished politi.
clan and Judge, Of Buffalo, died last week at his
residence.
Senator Douglas spoke at Wooster Ohio to
eight or ten thousand people. He denounced
Blacks review of his Harper article in terms
of great severity. Douglas tour through Ohio
is triumpal march, thousands gathering at
| all points where it is supposed he will stop.
Oliver Lines of Richmond Va, was shot on
the 10th by negro dealer named Mellon.
The Taylor House and Ia other buildings on
Commercial street st. Louis were burned on
the Goth. Loss $4,000.
The Arabia arrived on the 2lst. No change
in markets, not much in politics-the Zurich
conference have ''recess" as the school boys
call it. The Emperor Of Morocco is dead
Circassia has humbly petitioned the Sultan fol
assistance against Russia.
Nebraska holds Constitutional Convention
in October-the question of becoming State
/ is to be submitted to the people in November
/ Peoria insurance agent tells q story of q
Pike county man who when burned out, careful
ly gathered the ashes, put them in barrels and
reported the fact to the Agent! The insured
had noticed among the printed questions On
his policy "Ashes-how kept 7" and he kep
them. -..
A woodenlegged preacher called out to
young buck who was leaving church during ser
vices "Throw that cane away my young friend
there are no gold-hcadcd canes in Heaven
The youth responded "Pull that stick of wood
out of your pants and cast it from you. There
are no wooden legs in Heaven.
| A Cincinnati paper tells Of lady who dislo
Gated herjaw while asleep. We have heart
| of ja,os that could not be dislocated asleep o,
awake.
| The advertising receipts of the New York
Herald are $4,000 per week.
| A wine merchant of Chicago thus extols hit
Port sit is as pure as the tears which bereaved
affection drops upon a new made grave"
R. F.Fay and Dr. J. c. Aver had fight in
Boston, the doctor stabbing Fay with small
knife. The wounded man called upon the
doctor professionally andhe fixed upthe wound
all right! ....
| Samuel Worth, formerly of Vernon Springs
Iowa was drowned in crossing Platte river on
his road to Pixies Peak.
Richard Davis near Lebanon Ohio deserted
his wife leaving letter of information. She
got laudanum, gave it to her little boy till he
was dead, drank what was left, deliberately
laid down by his side and expired.
A pretty little girl of ~ was held by two
boys in Mulberry street N. Y. while another
girls year older kicked and beat her bound
| victim and playmate 80 that she died in two
days. b.
Fifteen years ago two clerks were murdered
in Xenia Ohio and the premises fred. It is
about to be discovered now who did the deed
| The daughter Of a4proprietor of a coal mine
after being told by her father that hell was a
large gulf of fire, iunocently said ''Pa couldn't
you get the devil to buy his coal of you.
A Maine paper in announcing the death of
the Mayor of Newburyport, says: He was
an uncle of the Hon. Caleb Cushing but other
wise very respectable man.
Anew Orleans wag says that one of their
city bakers has invented new kind of yeast
which makes bread so light that 4 pound LOAF
weighs only eight ounces.
The New York Sunday Times in reply to q
correspondent says: Venus, who afterwards
became Mrs. Vulcan was born in an oyster bed
though that circumstances will not account for
her cl0n,orous disposition. Cupid, in the same
view of affairs. is naturally boysterous little
rascal Orpheus was q gentleman who "went
to help for Eurydice. Gentlemen of the pre-
sent day repeat the feat in their "infernal" af
lection for pretty women.
/ Beautiful Goods.
| The shelves and warehouses of McGregol
almost groan with the immense stocks of Mer
chandise which now gil them. Among othel
new and large stocks there is nolse which cal