The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-05
News and Items.

1855 ina brig with 80 men destined to the
north Pacific he designed entering tie Arctic
Ocean from the Pacific side to search for Frank
! lin--nothiDg has been heard from him since
November 81
The New York Central Park contains $50
acres. Broadway N. Y. is not 80 broad a way
after all, its width being in places only so and
Dayton Ohio are 100 feet. yrrr
A negro named Dan slave of Alvin Mas.
scy Of Lancaster S. G. lately poisoned the
daughter Of his master girl Of only l3 to
screen himself from an accident which nature
usually takes nine months to work out.
| Mrs Peters of Franklin Co. Ohio died and
was buried. The neighbors. thinking that Mr..
Peters had hurried her to the grave, dug up the
! body after it had been in the ground only few
hours-the woman is now getting we'll.
Rev. Mr.. Wright Methodist clergyman Of
Cleveland is on trial for intimacy with no less
than nine young la'lies Of his congregations
&c. RIP r...
| A Mr.. Lawrence of Winl,all Vt. died of con-
sumption andher friends burned her lungs, heart
and liver to prevent any more from dying Of
the same disease We are glad now that
Vermont holds her own in politics.
DR.. Asch Of Philadelphia has a meerschaum
us black as night. 1t once belonged to Fred.
crick Of Prussia aid was colored by the sue
cessive and continued smoking Of each mem.
Der of his favorite regiment.
A gentleman passing down Washington
street Boston met lady who dcxtcrously
made three slits in his coat with knife with
out reaching the object Of her search-his
! pocket book.
In Hanover more than 800 horses are annu-
ally killed for consumption, the people Of that
country being very fond Of the flesh.
The French have invented a whcelbarrow
that is u good thing. Small wheels are placed
where the legs used to be and the handles are
elevated SO that no lit is required.
| The Armstrong gun carries ball foe miles
| with almost the precision Of the common rifle
in short distances.
Capt. Dayton Of the Royal Artillery has writ
ten a book asserting that "Grcat Britain was
once within the tropics and will be again ~
The Irish revival is still progressing and
spreading over the country some Catholic
priests are said to be actively favoring it, as
means Of selfdeicDce in the retention Of their
focks.
A dog was thrown from steamer at sea
twenty miles from Galway and the next day
reached home alive:
Choquart the great French duelist is dead |;
be fought 80 duels aud was wounded in % of
them.
The French are fortifying their coast. Fifty
large steam trlpspsets eaeh.to carry 5000 men
are about completed aud ten out of twenty
immense iron cascmated vessels are finished.
A wagon, built in Placsrville. Cal. is design
co to carry 10000 pounds OF freight. 1t is l6,
~ and feet in length, depth and width of
box the tire weighs e72 lbs. 1t will cost $3.50.
In Butler Co. Cal. some Indians were en-
camped on Chico Greek and a parcel of white
butchers fred among them. killing nine, wound.
ing many Others and robbing them of $50 in
money. OF the killed two were children, two
women, and FIVE men four of the latter were
eick. There is still use for a hell:
A young bride called recently at the White
House and gave the sold Buck" good scold-
ing for setting such dreadful example to his
young countrymen. The President told the
susceptible lady that he didn't "hankcr after
mimmen folks"
Senator Clay Of Alabama will not support
Mr.. Douglas for the Presidency because he
goes against Intervention for slavery. Senator
Hale also opposes Douglas because he goes for
non.intervention. Stephen is the saviour be
tween two thieves but the people will not let
him be crucifed!
The war continues in Mexico--the Liberals
were gaining ground but had met with de-
feat near Leon.
The Moses Taylor brought two millions in
specie.
Brunei the engineer of the Great Eastern
died few weeks ago with paralysis.
Major Chapman of the Quarter.masters de.
partment at Fort McHenry uear Baltimore cut
his throat on the 2sth aid left his body on the
beach.
AS&C9SCu
New York city is nearly Ten Millions.
The son of Baptist clergyman in western
New York went u counting and on leaving the
house in the early morning he fell into the
family we'll where Of course he staid till day =.
light. He is said to have renowned simmer
son" since this "going down into the water"
Blakeslee & Kingsley of Boston have failed
for 100000.
pious mother was telling her son how bad
Cain was and asked "where 80 wicked man
could have gone to p "Mother he might have
gone New York ~
The Alta Californian proposes to sell Co.,
QUO tickets at S. each, to raise Thirty Millions
for the Pacific Railroad-the prizes to be from
million down to SOS.
The Penny Press caloric engine of Cincin.
matt has cost but SIS. for the last months
Steam power would have cost $4OO.
Townsend the sarsaparilla king stepped nd.
vertising and his stuff stopped selling-he is
said to have sunk great deal of money by
the experiment.
| The crew Of the Great Eastern will consist
Of about 500 persons.
Daniel Owen Maddyn the author of the
Lives Of Curran and Grattan died recently at
Dublin.
| A Kansas editor in allusioh to slaves says he
"dont like property that has legs" Prentice
asks him ii he objects to horses, cows and
| sheep.
The Pinery says that over 10000 .OOr feet
OF lumber is on the banks Of the Wisconsin
ready to be run out this fall
A fire at Whitewater Wis., on Tuesday last
burnt Winchester, Dewolf g. Co.'S. plow factory