The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-04-13
News and Items.

News and Items.
The Lexington and Big Sandy r. Road
(Ky.,) the st. Paul and Fond du Lac and
the Manitouwoc & Mississippi Railroads are
all advertised for Sale.
The Telegraphic columns Of our dailies are
filled with reports of the Sickle's trial.
nearly 200 persons were examined before a
Jury could be obtained.
The Government will place companies of
cavalry on the Platte to protect the emil
grants.
The river at New Orleans threatens to
overflow the city.
A fire at Danville N. Y. on the Sd des-
troycd 100000 worth Of property and
about half the village.
Ell. Benedict of Detroit fatally stabbed
his wife in fit Of jealousy and attempted
to hang himself.
The ST. Joseph Journal apprehends ter
riblc Indian war on the frontier this sum-
mer-the warliks tribes are all uniting
against the whites.
Filley (Rep.) is reelected Mayor Of ST.
Louis. An American is elected in Louis
ville
The steamer from Bremen reacted New
York on the 9Th. 1t is reported that France
and Austria are about to make mutual con-
ccssion and that the war feeling is declining.
In Cleveland, Cincinnati and almost all
other cities the Democrats have been beaten
this spring by combination called the
"Opposition."
Gov. Martin (Rep is elected Chief JUS
ticc of Michigan by 10000 majority.
The State of Connecticut has gone Re-
publican by strong majority in every De-
partment.
Henry Downcr and Moses Bales, the lat
ter drunk, got into fight at Matoon, ILL.,.
on March 81 and Bales was stabbed fatally.
In the Logan, Qn.) county court, a
monster by the name of John Green, has
been sentenced to the penitentiary for a
term of fourteen years, for the crime of in
cest of cohabiting with his own daughter.
Chas. Dickens new periodical is to be
called IAN round the year."
DIR. Pcyton the Democratic Candidate for
Congress in the Calhoun district S. c.,
takes the ground of Mr.. Douglas OH Terri
torial Sovereignty.
Mrs. Hannah Cook of Chester Co., Pa,
was preacher and doctor-she cut her
throat a few days since.
The steamer Indian arrived at Portland
April 7th. Market steady and quiet.
A Congress on Italian affairs is asscntcd
to by France but declined by Austria.
The emancipation of the Russian serfs
bids fair to produce a revolution in that
country.
The Scpoys in India are all surrender.
ing to British authority under promise o.
pardon.
Continental letters report active warlike
preparations in France, Austria and Italy.
Thos. G. Turner Gam. & Rep is elect.
cd Governor of Rhode Island-no choice for
Lieutenant and Treasurer. Mayton (Rcp.
is elected to Congress in the Eastern dis
trict-in the western there is no choice.
Lord Lyons the new British minister has
arrived at Washington.
Two boys were run over and killed April
18th, by the down train of the Hudson Riv.
or Il. r.
New York, 9TH.
CHURCH DIFFICULTIES IN TExAs.-Texas
papers give particulars of the proceedings
Of several meetings recently held in Fannin
county, for the purpose of taking measures
to expel the members of the Methodist
church (north) who are accused Of being
abolitionists. At one meeting committee
of fifty was appointed to wait upon Bishop
Jayne with warning. They performed
their duty on a Sunday, while the bishop
was engaged in morning services in the
church. 1t was also resolved that the Me-
thodist church (north) could not be tOlera-
ted in Texas, and that it must be put down
by force, if necessary. A committee was
appointed to draft other resolutions, to be
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