The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-11-30
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make scmi-anually trips to St Paul during the
winter.
The Iowa Central Railroad from Lyons west
ward las merged its franchises and assigned
its lands to a new company called the Dubuque,
Marion and Western Rail Road Company
Vigorous efforts are planned to push it along
rapidly. +. S. Winslow and John Bell of Du-
buque are the directors at that point. The
Herald Is much pleased with the change.
The Iowa State Board of Education will
meet at Des Moines Dec. 5th. ...-.
Annie Crazy little daughter of Rev. B. F.
Crazy, President Of Hamline University at Red
Wing, fell into tub Of boiling water and lost
her life. .
The Winona Democrat tells a most melan.
choly story: A Mr.. Jose, living one mile
west of that city was eating dinner with his
family in the second story of his Brewery when
the alarm of fire was given below. All the
family escaped but two little girls aged and
IAN older daughter broke her leg in jumping
out. he building was entirely destroyed
The neglect of the little girls showed want
of sense that is almost criminal
Kit Carson the. great western traveller late
Indian Agent at Fort Kcarney is reported to be
dead.
Major Sehoonovcr. Agent for the upper Mis-.
souri, Sioux says that the Indians have decided
to kill all whites found in their country. He
says the Yellow Stone is navigable for steamers
900 miles and that goods can be landed within
400 miles Of Salt Lake City and near scvera!
forts in that region.
The Canada arrived Oh the Goth. England
and France have agreed to an Italian Confer.
ence at IN early day-Brussels ia the place Sc
lected. Garibaldi and the King of Sardinia
have had sharp words, the latter threatening to
use force if the former continued to agitate the
country. Many vessels are expected on the
African coast to carry slaves to the U. States.
The American ship Memphis had got away
with 700 slaves Oh board.
The rumor that the U. States are about to
seize the north Mexican provinces as security
for the future is not based on fact If, as is
probably true, that England, Spain and France
contemplate seizing and holding Mexican ports
for the collection of debts, it is possible that
We may take the northern states of Mexico as
our share in the general scramble.
Gen. Scott had arrived at Puget's Sound.
The fire companies Of New York celebrated
the death of Broderick on Sunday the Goth.
The New York papers begin to report the
west as having recovered its commercial health.
Tom Thumb is about to marry little lady
about the size Of himself the papers are
growing funny in anticipation of the little ba-
bies they will have.
AT st. Joseph, Mo, a dog was crushed by a
snake over Is feet long. We don't want to 20
there
At the New Market the races lasted one
week and 24O horses ran.
The Clergy of England arc about to sign
pledge against drinking spirits; the Bishops
decline to join in this move.
i The Catholic States of Europe and their de.
Tendencies are assessed nearly three millions
for the support of the Papal government.
A Mr.. Marble and his son, Of Dungeon Rock
Mass, have blasted a channel 100 feet long
and feet square into the solid rock expecting
to iId Kids treasures they have worked 8
years at it and now promise themselves that
10 feet more will enable them to see the coin
Captain McClintock. says the country where
the ren'sins of Franklin's men were found is
so destitute of animal life that Exquimaux
could not live there.
Terrible reports continue to reach Wise
about the Ohio rescue of Brown. The troops
of all that region continue to march around
Charlestown as though that little village was in
a state of seige.
I'D Winslow shot himself at New York
on the 2lst. Hewas agent for Jewelry house
he gave box worth $4,000 to a negro porter
took it to the wrong place. Winslow supposed
it was lost and Sin great haste shot himselfl
William Smiley of the Indianapolis .)ourna
was killed in that city by slung-shot.
The Erie Road is to be sold under the first
mortgage bonds. ~"
The Buffalos Of New York have decided te
arrest all prize fighters who hereafter come
round their city on professional business.
Mr.. John Downing is the Sexton of M E
|. Church at Rockford, Illinois, and his wife il
fond of wearing good clothes. A young black
smith named Jenness became enamorcd of hel
and last week the lovers left the city. Til.
lady had a boy years and girl years DID,
She took the boy with her.
They have commenced at Milwaukee to la,
the track of city or horse railway. The car.
| oc f1,o ckr
shanties 10 be seen here on RATS floating dowl
the river; we hope Milwaukee will not se
such chinese looking land junks as the Chicago
article.
In Essex county Canada the negroes Of
/ certain town have been presented to the Cour
! as nuisance. The Court in remarking upo,
the presentment said that negroes were lag
and thievish and that it is impossible to live i,
contact with them.
CIV. Cady and Samuel Arnold of CLicar,
are held in S., 900 bonds each for brutally fore
ing poor travelling widow woman who inquir
ed of them where the Superintendent Of tn,
; Poor lived. They took her to room of tn
) Sollitt house, gagged her and violated her per
. son while her little infant was crying by tn
side of its mother. Still more demand for
!, He'll:
# Congress will convene on Monday mex
and We may expect the Message in few day
after. twill be an important paper of cours
bur if it covers as much space as Mr.. Buchar
1 ans Messages usually do we will condense
!. for the Times. The session will last till Ma
!. and Sherman of Ohio will probably be electe
h Speaker.
. Sheriff Kaufman of Clayton county has tn,
o key hen that Matched quail in her nest an