The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-09-21

EhilaueipHla Is lou Ov ZxU feGt. Its maSiv
walls are beginning to be the wonder of thos
who have never seen the European style o
architecture. The Cross will be 265 feet fror
the pavement it has been building 10 or 1
years and is not yet completed.
The u. s. Fair at Chicago was formal
opened on the second day by speech from
Gen. Tilghman the President of the Society
He was followed by Crittenden in a nobl
Union speech and by Douglas in a brief bu
very happy Endorsement of the venerable Ken
lucky Senator.
The Abolitionists of N. Y. have held Cor
vention and decided to demand Of the Reput
lcan party a personal Liberty Bill' the sam
in effect as o State defiance to the Fedora
Constitution.
The Arizona steamer lately brought $3.50,
900 in specie to New Orleans.
Morrill, (Rep) of Maine is reelected Gov
ernor and that party has very large majorit
in the Legislature.
Buckwheat and Corn have suffered terribl.
by the frost in most of the Northwestern,
States.
Judge Black Of Pa, has written an articl
against Mr.. Douglas Magazine paper; it
quite inconclusivc and thus far its position
have been ignored by the practice of all tn
territories.
A great fire occurred at Halifax on the nigh
Of the 9Th Scpt.-Loss 81 100000.
At Chicago on the night Of Thursday Sept
18th most destructive FIRE occurred at Chi
cago, property to the value of a million o
dollars being burned It's locality was at thu
head Tor foot Lake street Just across the river
A revolution has occurred at Costa RIGA and
the whole government changed. Senior Mode
ma the Minister from that Republic has lef
Washington for the isthmus.
Salt Lake papers report sundry Indian mas
sacres and massacres Of Indians it is suspect
cd that some Of the Turks have hand in thcs,
murders.
The Great Eastern will positively leave 70,
Portland on the l5th-her arrival may be ex
pected by Sunday next. Immense preparations
are making to receive her with all the honors
Shields who jumped into the Niagara rive,
to show himself has not come up yet.
Miramon is still at the Mexican capitol.
News from California states that overland
emigrants were arriving in large numbers, in
good health. Greedy is figuring in politics on
the Anti Lccompton side Of the Democratic
fight. ...
Fred Douglas claims in late issue of his
paper that of the 1000 Republican majority
in the last state election in New York, Ten
thousand were negroes or "colored citizens"
The San Juan affair is likely to be more
serious than was ut FIRST anticipated. 1t is
feared that collision may take place before
advices can be forwarded from the two gov.
ernmcnts.
The late sale Of pictures belonging to the
estate of Lord Nortlwicke amounted to $780,.
600
A fancy thief stole trunk at Saratoga and
was sent to the Tombs. He came north few
weeks ago with SIT 900 which he has "spreed''
away. ....
The Mayor of N. York takes strong grounds
in favor of Sunday travel by city railroad
The Mayors of Brooklyn and Of Boston also
favor the running of the cars.
A negro at Sandusky lately ate 90 peaches
on wager of $3.50.
A steam carriage is at work in New Jersey
which promises to do wonders-three minutes
to mile is the time made on an ordinary road
The Spiritual Age proposes to nominate Tai
madge or Edmonds for the Presidency. We
should be fearful of any ticket that could "cali
spirits from the vast deep" and have them
''como -
Martin Welton, recently died in the Mass.
Prison. He wrote a minute account of his
robberies ard directed it to be bound in leather
from his own skin. The book, so bound
can now be seen in the Boston Atheneum.
An infant was recently deposited in bank
at Troy to the credit Of Mr. a gentleman
having an account with the bank!
The "Gold mines of the dead' in Central
America were turning out large treasures at
the latest dates.
Philips, Sampson e. Co., the publishers of
The Atlantic Monthly have suspended-the At
lantic will probably be continued.
Near Germantown, Pa, they are raising
wheat in hills like corn and its said to be
splendid crop-it takes but six pounds to the
acre.
At Milwaukee the Good Templars are revo-
utionizing the liquor business-some of the
FIRST men Of the city have joined.
Vermont refuses to let travelling Circus
within her territory. Vermont does not vote
he Democratic ticket!
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