The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-12
News and Items. :


News and Items.
At the prize trot at St. Louis Flora made the
time in ] 81, Ike Cook in SO, Black Hawk in
], AZ and Princess in LAC.
Gov. Morgan Of N. Y. has designated Nov.
24th for Thanksgiving. New Hampshire, ditto.
Palmerston is "a he is an active sportsman,
full Of fun, an accomplished billiard player aud
writes more business, literary and political pa
pcrs than any man in the realm. 'Pam"is q
worker. rr-.-r,5sr .........s ~
| An actress in Paris has an arnlor Of alumni.
UNI weighing pounds and costing $4,000 !;
another actress has steel armor weighing 81
and costing $4,000. The steel ar,nor of Amer
lean ladies doesn't come 20 high as this.
Two notices came into German Office in
Pittsburgh, one for the sale of Lager Beer, the
other for Preaching-the names of tho men
were "set up" exactly wrong and noise in
the church was the consequence.
La Mountain landed in Canadian forest
lost all his traps and is glad to escape with life.
Men-monkeys have beer. discovered in Ma.
lacca, chaps who fill the spot between an ourang-
outong and Hotentot. They can talk, marry
and accumulate property, but build their
houses of bamboo sticks in the trees and climb
up to them. .....r. a..
Miralnon of Mexico has lately borrowed
100000 ut ninety per cent. ftr-
New stories are in circulation relative to the
| Fillibustcrs. Let EN- bust, who cares what
!, they do in that godforsakcn Central america,
the land of snakes. yellow pirates and grave
thieves. The sooner somebody cleans it out
the better for the world. ,..s.a. ii
The Democ Gratis have carried California by
large majority. 1t yet in dispute whether
the victory is Douglas or Buchanan one
the Platform of the successful party is decided
ly "popular sovereignty" . ..... ....a
Three sisters at Palmyra Missouri were
married on the 2lst with one ceremony.
A second edition of Judge Blacks Pamph-
let has been issued with an Appendix replying
to Douglas Wooster speech 1t wont do, Jer-
w!
The U. S. Marshal has seized tho steamer
Philadelphia at New Orleans, suspected of be-
ing bound on foray to Central America.
Price whipped Kelly on the 9Th near Buffalo
in l2 rounds. Ft~ tas"s
Lord Lyons has informed Gen. Cass that the
British would protect Nicaragua against inva-
sion from any quarter and the General has ad-
mitted the propriety of British policy.
Wheat at New York on the 9th was quiet
and shade tirmer, 81, 90 for Club.
Mr.. Bolts says his pride will not allow him
to run for the Presidency. Same here exactly !.
Mrs. Swisshelm at St. Cloud has been burn.
ed in ef6gy by her fellow citizens. She is
meddlesome termagant who ought to be made
a member of the l. o. NJ. S.; then she would
be "satistied.' .s
In Weavcrville CAL, tax collector called
on Chinaman for taxes. China had no money
and the collector shot him. remarking in extern
uaton that he ''coull'nt be bothered running
after them Johns all the time" -G :
The French ladies have decided to 70 TO
church in plain dresses and not to wear the
same style Of finish at ball that they do at
the House Of God. ..0
| "Dick" Ten Brock has bet $4,000 with
Lord Hawley the great English sportsman that
Umpire (Ten Broeck's) beats Loiterer in the
Derby for 1860. This is the greatest bet on
record.
Stocks in New York have touched q very
low point recently.
Speyer's Lager Brewery was burnt on the
9th, at New York ; it was worth $500, 900.
French lady to convince her lover of the
desperation of her passion threw herself out
OF a window-she fell into the carriage of an
English gentleman who became cna mored of
her and she left the same day for London with
her saviour! How Frenchy. ....g .... ~
An oyster bed 3 miles long, one mile wide
and foot deep has been discovered in Long
Island Sound. One vessel landed 500 bushels
from it-they are the largest ever discovered.
Two hundred vessels arc engaged in the work
Of removing them.
The total receipts Of the U. S. Fair wcrs
$4,000. ...... ..... ....
| A young gentleman of Rockford Illinois re
Gently engaged fair lady of that place "to
have" him-the wedding day was fixed but
rumor prevailing that he had wife in some
other city. the a1ianced bridegroom sloped.-
The parties are said to be of the upper crust.
The young Massachusetts girl who fed with
her Indian lover has fed home again. The
Red man says she is as pure as when she left
her fathers, wigwam--her return is not remark.
able
| Three bears we're killed in the immediate
vicinity Of Madison last week.
The Queen Of Boni. reversing the Mormon
practice, has q seraglio Of IL husbands. We
don't know whereabouts on the globe Mrs. Bonl
resides.
Prince Menzikotf the great Russian diplo.
matist began life as cake and pie seller in the
streets of ST. Petersburgh.
A young wife told her husband that she had
just learned very difficult step. "a step into
the kitchen my dear is Of more importance to
you-lcarn that"
A lady has been elected clerk of . school
district in Grant Co. Wisconsin. oil a rE
| ALI Swineford is about to start 1 daily
newspaper at Lacrosse Wis. What in thunder
is ALI. about does lie propose to move La
Crescent across the river
A St. Louis paper says that thousands of
grey squirrels are pushing through that region
10 the south and cold winter is therefore pre-
dicted. The scarcity of nuts and acorns has
more to do with the movements of bears, SPUR.
rels and turkeys than their knowledge of the
future.
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STATE FAlR-lowa is SO large, Oskaloosa
is 50 far off and politics has been 90 abundant
that we know but little about the late Iowa
State Fair. The Dubuque Daily Times, by
correspondent, has posted its readers pretty we'll