The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-04-20

The Peace Congress, it is supposed will
assemble May LIST, at Baden. Malmesbury
will represent England; Buol, Austria Wa.
lewski, France; Gortchakoff, Russia
Schliend, Prussia. a-A
The announcement of the conference had
not improved trade or the funds, and Aus
tria is reported to have no confidence in its
results she now has 100000 troops in
Italy and warlikc movements on the part
of France and Sardinia continue uninter-
ruptedly. >..
The Liverpool grain and -four market was
dull and neglected.
The Democrats have carried the city Of
Hartford by majority of 1874.
The Boston p. o. is to be returned TO
| State street. cal.
The Burlington Qowa) Gazette has sus-
pended.
The name Of the Union at Washington is
to be changed to The Constitution"
Forrest has recovered $500 of Nat P.
Willis for libel +,
The Detroit Billiard match resulted in
Phelan's success by sc points.
The trial of Sicklcs absorbs the Tele-
graphic columns Of eastern dailies at pre-
sent, we give copious references in our pap
or this week. .,. s
The Emperor of Austria has ordered an
appropriation of one million and half of
dollars to erect buildings for the religious
accommodation of his protestant subjects.
Francis Joseph is gentleman!
On Saturday last the bodies of six adults
and children awaited the attention of the
Coroner Of N. Y. city. Ono of them was
a man 10 years old who had been stoned to
death by rowdy boys.
David Rankin, an old citizen Of st. Louis
died in that city recently.
This is the week of the Jewish feast of
unleayened bread, it commenced on the 18th.
England, Russia and France insist that
Sardinia shall be represented in the Peace
Congress and Austria yet refuses to admit
it.
Andrew S. Dyer of Brewer, Maine, COM
mitted suicide lately because Of love-he
was bachelor over 80 years of age.
A man named Buchanan lately visited
Cardenas Cuba, when the inhabitants crowd
cd round him and inquired if he had come
to buy the Island.
Scotland furnished 104, l95 babies for the
year 1859, onc-elcvcnth or $3.50 of these
were illegitimatc
A Convention of Tobacco growers will
assemble at Louisville on the 25th of Nav
our tobacco crop is worth annually about
S25, 100000. In Germany the average
consumption per male over 10 years Of age
is 10 pounds per annum.
California is taking measures to evolve
new State from her immense territory.
The Germans of the U. S. talk of holding
a political Convention at Chicago in June.
Joseph Young of La Crosse was found
dead on Sunday morning with his hands
and feet partly eaten off by birds-he pro-
badly died in fit.
A married couple of Columbus Ohio, af.
ter quarrelling themselves into suicidal
state went to the bank Of the Scioto and
jumped in together, but the husband ex-
tended helping hand to his poor drowning
partner in tragedy they came to land and
are heartily ashamed of the fun they had in
the water.
Rev. James b. Donclan of Washington
City is appointed to the Cathedral at Dubu-
que.
Hon. John Hickman at the recent Douglas
Democratic Convention at Harrisburgh de-
nounced the venerable President in most
incorporate and impolitic language.
During the delivery of the testimony Of
Hon. Robert j. Walker detailing the wretch
edness of Sickles after learning the in6delity
of his wife, Mr.. Sickles was so overcome as
to require removal from the court room.
The New York Sun, the organ of the
New York Cuban Junta raised the Free
Flag Of Cuba on the 18th, and stated that the
wires were ready on the LIST, for success
full Revolution in that Island 1t states
that the latter part of March an expedition
sailed from N. York and the San affects to
think that the business Of busting the Span
ish authorities is already done. There is
great deal of smoke about this Laramie
question.
A Young Mormon lady who had agreed
to marry a Gentle swain at Provo, Utah,
was taken out Of the house by mob and
publicly whipped-the swain was advised
to leave the female saints to the elect, and
he left
Judge Lcf6ngwcll is spoken of as can
didate for Governor of Iowa. He is most
talented man but with all respect for him
We must say that he should first learn to
gorern himself The time has passed by
when men of latitudinalian habits can be
sustained by any party.
The peaches Of southern Illinois are said
to be killed.
A French ship called the st. Paul with a
load Of Chinese emigrants to Australia was
lost in the Indian Ocean, Sept. 11th--the
Chinese escaped to an island but before
relief could arrive $50 Of them Gall except
one) were massacred by the natives.
Mason& Bidwell of Buffalo, ship-buildcrs
were burnt out on Thursday morning
loss $4,000. They had the contract for
building two steamers for the Detroit 4
Milwaukee Railway.
Senior Mata viii be recognized as the
Mexican Minister by the U. S. Government