The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26
News ana fteli,s.

I News and Items.
At Pittsburgh the Sunday Law question is
becoming interesting Chief Justice Lowric
paid SOS fine assessed upon his coachman for
driving on the Sabbath. All vehicles are stop.
ped If burial was necessary the estate OF
the deceased would be liable for trcspassing
upon the holiness OF Pittsburgh streets!
In Minnesota the Republicans have State
majority of 1000 with 7 majority in the SEN
ate and % in the House.
The ID, Congressional district in Iowa is now
entitled to send pupil to West Point. Who
wants to 80
Phelan has rene wed his challenge to Roberts
the English Billiard player. Heenan ia to fight
Tom Sayers in May next and after that Morris
scy will handle the 'Benicia Boy"-if he can.
The Sons of Malta had = parade in New
York recently-the procession numbered 500,
plentifully supplied with cowls, dcathsheads,
cross-boncs aud other cmblems of folly or hor.
ror-the Sons arc making Asses Of themselves
in their efforts to keep before the people.
The horse-railroads of Boston carried over
seven millions Of passengers the past year.
Lord Teynham has written = letter stating
his desire to see every Englishman Of the age
of 81 years vote. The 'noblc Lord" Is q gen.
tleman and Democrat
The French coast across the straits Of Dover
continues to be fortified, much to the annoy
ance Of the English. -
The Pacific r. Il. Convention has agreed up.
on the Central route. Judge Terry is un-
der $4,000 bonds. Monte Christie aud Dia-
mond Springs were both destroyed by fire On
the 18th Sept-loss about $5O0,O0O. Sixty
Pitt river Indians were killed by a party of
whites-"extermination is the war cry Of tic
citizens. ..,..- .os .-.N
Mr.. Henderson the British charge at Para.
quay has demanded his passports.
The Harper's Ferry excitement has ended.
There were only l9 whites concerned in it,
"Ossawatamie" Brown and his son are both
| MORALLY wounded. Several citizens and many
of the insurgents were kired-the surviving
insurgents (whites) except Capt Cook arc in
the hands of the officers. Northern Abolition.
lists concocted the plan in Ohio, but it was
| very shallow one.
1t is rumored that Senator Broderick willed
all his property to Geo. Wilkes Of the Spirit
of the Times.
Madame Omar Pacha is now at New York.
She is Tansylvanian; the Pacha saw her at
| Bucharest when she was but Is, fell in love
with her musical talent and h: person, married
her and took her with him 70 the wars. He
soon became great and married grand lady of
the empire-his first wife Immediately left
him, and for two years she has resided in Paris.
She visits the U. States to see what the Yam.
yce nation looks like.
Mr.. Davis Of Lewis county KY, has So suck
ing mules the average height Of the lot is l3
hands.
1t is now believed that the Great Eastern will
be tile best boat for the promotion of sea,sick
ness Of any one that floats. ......
AN English paper contains an account Of an
inquest at Cambridge on the body of H. J.
Masters who committed suicide to escape the
scolding tongue of his wife. The jury sent a
written rebukc to the wife for her interminable
habit Of scolding. ~.
The present rear 10 numbered 56l9 by the
Jews q late review of that people speaks fat
teringly of their advance during the ycar-ls
new congregations and FIVE or six charitable
associations have been established.
The elections in Indiana were for county Of
fcers only and they exhibit Democratic gains.
A fire occurred at Dixon Ills, on the l4tll-
loss $4,000. ssa isae-.rn s.l
We notice that G. w. stambaugh, Robt. l.
Freeman and Dr.. G. p. Parker Of Clayton coun
| ty are Jurors in attendance upon the U. S. Dis
trict Court now in session at Dubuque.
Gen. p. ]. Stryker aged "a years died At
Somerville NJ. He was . wagon-boy unde,
Gen. Wayne. sga #
Two little boys of Lafayette Indiana were
stolen by gipsies recently.
| Wendell Phillips says the Methodist mission
aries in Oregon have managed to get thei,
hands deep into the land interests of the State
and that they have now quit preaching Wen
dell is not the best authority in the world.
On trial in New York for small offence
witness stated that there were 81 colored
families in the house No. 40 Mott street.
Strong house! ... ,-.., Il. 4sr IN +
A St. Paul physician says that 5000 babie,
came to that city last winter and that the crop
! like all other products Of this season, will be
much heavier this winter.
A boy years old at Cold Spring, New Yorl
was induced by Saloon keeper to drink some
brandy, from the effects of which the little fel
low died. a'a
At ottawa Ills, Oct. Goth, fugitive slave
belonging to r. Phillips of Mo. was taken
from the United States Marshall placed in q
carriage and driven Off The team went out of
town on run, the Republican mob hooting and
shouting victory over the Laws of the Union.
The returns from Nebraska indicate the elec-
ton Of Estabrook, Democrat, as delegate to
Congress.
A dispatch to the Missouri Republican says
that party Of men arrived at St. Joseph on
the Goth with One hundred thousand dollars in
dust from Pixies Peak.
j Luther Preston Of Preston Minnesota was
sentenced on the 10Th at St. Paul to Is years
hard labor in they penitentiary for robbing the
mail while acting as Post Master at Preston
He was Treasurer of the county Of Fillmore
at the time of his arrest and very highly es
teemed.
A fire at Lcavenworth on the Goth consumed
property to the amount of $4,000, about
half insured.
4 Detroit is spoken Of as the location of the
next Republican (Semi.) National Convention
The German Sabbath observers of New
York to the number of $500 recently met and
passed resolutions of a temperate character.
Louis Kossuth has written letter I'd kfriend