The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-04-06

burg to st. Louis, with 100 passengers. mostly
for Pixies Peak, collidcd with the David Glib.
son, bound from New Orleans to Cincinnati,
with a cargo Of sugar and nolasscs, opposite
Aurora, Ind, last night !: both sunk. The cab
in aoatcd down the river. Is or 20 supposed
to be lost on the Nat Holmes. One account
says only about 100 were saved. The David
Gibson had but few passengers all supposed
to have been saved, Two or three Of the
crew are missing. The Gibson was owned
here, and valued at $4,000. Insured for two.
thirds that amount The Holmes was owned
at Pittsburg, and valued at $4,000.
The State Bank of Iowa is believed to be
in very sound condition and eastern papers
speak highly Of its management.
John Munna Scotchman of Quebec died
recently worth half milliou-he was ship
| builder. @ r1-ea Jag eF 'm
Caleb Gushing in speaking Of Sickles says !:
1.-The serpent entered his garden and whispered
to his Eve and he slew the serpent" aag EsGz
At Cincinnati on the 26th inst the Odd
Fellows will celebrate the fortieth anniversary
of the establishment of the order in tho u 8.
The paper mills Of the U. S. number $50
they consume 400. 100000 pounds of rags
the paper made from these is worth at 10 cents
a pound, $27 100000. s
Miss Margaret Marshall. young lady resi-.
dent near Morisville. Fauquier county vir-
ginia, came to most terrible death, by fire
about Q fortnight ago. The present fashion of
hoop dresses was the cause of the event. She
fingered for forty EIGHT hours in the most in
tense pain. .f a0
The Kangaroo and the Persia arrived q,
N. Y.on the Goth with dates to the 18th.
The Jury in the Irish treason cases were out
% hours without agreeing and were discharg-
ed. &g # t@F
The War news is very threatening: Lord
Cowley had failed to secure any surety of
peace. Paris correspondents regard war ~
probable and state that preparations continue.
The French organ Le Aoaiteur complains
Of the German states for endeavoring to Iseci-
plate war. The London Times pitches into
Napoleon. The Bourse is depressed. Sardi-
MIA has called on France for $4,000 men,
Austria continues her ornaments energetieally.
An outbreak in Central Italy is daily expected.
The attitude Of the Austrian and Sardinia
troops WAS extremely menaeing. a 81 aa
Mr.. Preston had been received ct Madrid
with the usual reciprocation of courtesies.
The Spanish journals announce full satis-
faction from Mexico. tsi
Later advice by the Persia announce that
some peace rumors were current and the funds
had advanced, but all absentees in the armies
OF France and Austria are ordered to repair to
their posts. Sardinia had ordered 10000 re-
volvers and $1,000 soldiers coats.
A Vienna dispatch reports the march of
$4,000 troors towards Italy. af-
One hundred and 6fsy thousand persons died
ct Jcddoin one month Of cholera. is 80
A Rep. platform (second floor broke down at
Ripon Wis. and tumbled $50 persons into the
room below-not as many injured as there
will be wheo thu whole party goes below.
The idea Of establishing protcctorate over
Mexico is warmly cherished in the Northern
Mexican stafes. but it 10 too absurd to engage
the attention Of any body that thinks. ~
Later advices from the Steamboat disaster
mentioned in the Cincinnati dispatch state that
no lives were lost on the David Gibson. The
Nat. Holmes had IS passenger, ~ Of whom
wers loet-nearly all bound for ths gold re-
.gion-the survivors lost all thei, clothing and
about $1,000 in money. Total loss on boats
aud cargo $780, 900. s-,s
A collision on the Hudson between an Alba.
ny steamer and and the sloop Stephen Ray.
nond, Sink the latter and drowned Capt.
Conklin, mate Datzel and VIM. Hagan.
Lesvenwoth dates 10 the 18th. bring adyi.
ces from Cherry Greek 10 the 26tb Feb. Pros