The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-08-10

A band 500 Omahas was attacked by body
of Sioux near Decatur, Nebraska on the go
July and 80 killed and wounded in all-tht
Omahas got the worst Of it.
An effort is being made to complete the
Washington Monument. Post Matters are ad
vised to fix up a begging box in their offices to
pump liberality out of the public.
Hon. Richard Rush died at Phil, Aug. Isl
in his 10Th year. lie was distinguished poll
tieian and diplomatst.
Juarez is still gaining in Mexico-he was a,
Metamoras at last accounts.
Four million pounds of wool were sold in
| Michigan this year it brought an average OF
AZ cents per pound. A Convention of wool.
growers-is called this Fall in North Ohio.
A Convention of negroes took place in Bos.
ton August LIST, to bring their influence to bear
in recognizing New England society on a
more liberal social and political basis.
Garibaldi is now claimed as tho son Of q
| Virginia lady who married an Italian sea-cap-
tain. So then, tho warrior is of the "F. F. ""
A fire occurred in New York on the 18th
the large wine and tobacco warehouse OF
Andre Brothers, l07 Water Street, was des.
troyed with q loss of $50, O00
The Ocean Queen arrived August I'd, but
her news has been reported before by the
AngloSaxon.
Horace Mann, President Of Antioch College,
Ohio, died at Yellow Springs Aug. ID.
Counterfeit Fivcs on the Bank of the Capt..
tai, Madison, Wis, are in circulation. It is
thin greasy paper.
1t isexpected that 5000 organized American
troops (adventurers), will be ready to march on
the city of Mexico within ninety days their
rendezvous is on tho Rio Grande-they will
assist Juarez and if no bad luck attends then,
Mirsmon and his English and French friends
will do we'll to stand from under.
| Sonora is in an awful condition-emigrants
from the U. S. are butchered and their wives
and daughters ravislied.
Lieut.. Morry Of Arizona will be re elected
delegate to Congress. He and Cross of the
| Arisonian had a sham duel few weeks ago.
Milwaukee is growing ambitious-Horse.
railroads are now being discussed, Col. Hart
Rector Richmond, the Light Guards and Booth
having all dried up.
Since January LIST, 1859, over Forty Mil
lion of dollars in specie have gone to Europe
one cause is breadstuffs are higher in the U
States than they are across the water, and
something must 60 to Liverpool and Paris to
pay for our silks and wines.
Tho Mayor and Common Council of Cincin.
natl have been on q visit to Philadelphia
They were carried to the city Gas works Of
course.
late writer who has travelled in Spain re
presents the Queen as fne.looking woman
and in no sense the fright she has usually beer
represented.
A little boy made so hard a dive in the Eas
river while swimming that his head stuck il
the mud and he was drowned
The American Flag was displayed on the
4th from the residence of our Consul at St
Petersburgh-this is the first time it was ever
flung to the breeze in the Russian Capital.
w. T. Aymar a celebrated equestrian ant
Tumbler proposes to erecta scaffoldng ON Goa
island and turn somersault one hundred ane
seventy feet into the boiling gulf below.
The ship James Yep just arrived, reports
having passed at sea the hull of a steamer burn,
,fSo sns wAssEa cage. -...-.-s:s.as sssaz
Dennis Shea recontly died in the Ohio Peni
tsntiary-he was confined for manslaughte1
which he persistently denied to the hour of hi,
death. 1t seems he found dying man by thu
road side and was discovered endcayoring te
staunch his wounds. Upon this he was arrest
ed and condemned for eight years.
Napoleon reached St. Cloud on Sunday Jul,
18th. For more than IN hour at the Railwa,
station the little Prince wore his uniform ant
held laurel crown in his hand to give to hi
father On his arrival the Emperor kisse,
the Empress, took the boy in his arms an,
held him several minutes in silence. He al
tended Mass at noon and Immediately after re
ceived his Ministers.
The Fort Smelling property would not brinJ
$500 Fer acre to day /; it cost Steele abou
S1l,0O.
Anthony Burns Of Boston notoricty is Bar
tist preacher at Indianapolis.
The late drouth in Southern Indiana mus
have been terrible by moonlight or gas-ligh
the dust at indianapolis was so thick as to r.
scmble dense fog.
AT the late Minnesota State Republican Cor
vention the Chief "IIole-in-the-day" got tw
votes for Attorney General!
Ten millions of hoped skirts are made il
New York per anuum.
The Editor of tho French paper of Ne,
York city is now in Europe-he writes that
would be an illusion to suppose the late peac
settled continental difficulties. He thinks it !
but alull in the tempest and that the creates
commissions lie hidden beneath the presen
quietness.
The last Texas Legislature contained THU
; teen "men of mark"-not one of them coul
write his name.
Aprinter swan across the Niagara Falls lal
week under the rope ON which Blondin crosse,
There is a firm in st. Louis doing bushes
under the name of "Livepoor g. Derich."
The next annual exhibition of the State Az
ricultural Society Of Iowa will be held at Osks
loosa on the 18th, 29th and 30th of September
i VIM. B. Astor of New York, owns 80 acre
Of land south of Fort Crawford, at Prairie d
CHEN, which was valued once at $4,000.
J is not considered worth Sc, 600 at present.
At the late souEdngs in the Atlantic Ocear
the greatest depth found was 7,706 fatboms {
over miles. The lead required nine and
half hours to reach the bottom.
i C. Edwards, Esq, Editor of the Mareng
Iowa Visitor was drowned in the Iowa river
that place a few days ago.
The city Of Madison Wis.,, owes debt {
$260,OO0.