The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-06-15
News and Items.

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News and Items.
The steamship Ednburs was struck by an
iceberg on Monday the 9th, while in dense
fog, $50 miles cast of st. Johns ono Of
her forward plates was stove in, and two Of
her compartments Immediately filled with wa.
ter. After 30 hours steady labor at the pumps,
during which time many Of the passengers be.
came exhausted from incessant toll, she made
St. Johns.
The Pixies Peak express from Denver City
arrived at Leavenwortl1 OH the 9Th, with $500
Every variety Of reports were current. Some
parties were making SIS and $40, per day and
others nothing. s#@
The Rock Island bridge has been declared an
obstruction to navigation by the commissioners
appointed by the United States to investigate
the matter. .a #...
The Louisiana Courier for many years q
leading paper at New Orleans, has been sus
pended. ~
Adam Slonaker, a number Of years ago
came to this country and seeing pair Of snuff
fers for the first time, on the table of friend,
he was visiting, asked "what is them fur 7'-
'To snuff the candle" ITO snuff the ca,idlc -
| The candle just then needed atterition, and
Adam with his thumb and finger pinched of
the snuff and carefully poked 1t into the snuff.
fcrs, saying Jewell now them is handy"
The London Review says. Mr. Ten Brock,
has become satisfied that English horses are too
good for those from the other side Of the At,
lantic, and that he intends settling in England
having taken beautiful house at Newmarket.
Mr.. Ten Brock vhosha@ dropred tho 'sSsAry
and stripes for hisracing colors Is TO be one Of
the stewards, OF the next Stockton on. Tees,
| meeting fixed for Aug.
The celebrated racehorsc, Knight Of St.
George, who won the Doncast r st. Leger in
1854 has been purchased by an American gen.
tleman, as stud horse, and is now On his way
to this country. tE-.-..- ... .
Mr.. Phil. Tienan tho we'll known billiard
player of Cincinnati O., while playing on Thurs
day 10Th ult., scored 226 points by caroms on
the rcd and white balls.
Mrs. VIM. B. Hill, Of Bridgeport Conn, who
recently offered $40 for the return Of her
missing husband has received letter from him
postmarked at Ihompsonville, advising her to
save her money.
Over nine thousand cmigrants from Europe
arrived at the port of New York within the
last two weeks.
Kossuth is to SO to Genoa with the fell con,
currence of Napoleon aud the King of Sardi.
tia To concert plans TO srevolutionize Hungary,
and overthrow Austrian rule there.
The Red Sea telegraphic cable has been
laid distance of 500 miles.
The prisoners in the Keokuk Co., Jail were
all liberated on the 5th inst, by a mob of dis
guised citizens. The expense to the county OF
keeping them is supposed to have beeu the
cause Of this outbreak.
Letters from Liegc state that the Englist
Government is entering into contract with dit
ferent parties for the manufacturing of 100000
rifles which will cost 10000, 900, francs
There has been terrible storm on the coas
Of Brazil South America, and the coast from
Bahia southwark is stewn with wrecks. Tie
loss of life was dreadful.
An attempt was made on the 18th, to burn the
Rock Island Rail Road Bridge, lare quaint.
ty Of combustible materials such as powder
samphens, varnisb, tar, lath, cotton, birthstone
tared oakum. &c, were found, slowed between
the arches the design was discovered by the
Waterman noticing some birthstone scattered at
the footway.
The Piaccrvilie Observer describes the cause
Of the death Of Digger Indian in the follow
ling spirited lines --r,r~,
! perishsd thus TIE IsekIssr Disyes
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Knock 'em-stiff and flaming red eye
Such as kill 'em at the counter, .-a
Forty rods or any distance.
Perished thus the wretched Iniin,
BY imbibing strychnine whisky.
Sold by some COMPOUNDED hummer,
Alta bit glass, or cheaper
Strychnine whisky-whisky strychnine.
On Monday the 9Th inst, the citizens Of Iowa
ball" for the benefit of the sufferers by the
late tornado in that vicinity. A slow water
surprise" would benefit some of cur citizens
Heavy frosts have lately visited Michigan,
Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois and this State doing
great damage to crops, and it is feared that the
fruit crops will be very much injured by it.
The Spanish Government have given orders
for supplying tents for an army Of thirty thous
aud.
Munich letter states that at the last per
Torrance of the Testament DIES Grossen Kur
fursten" every passage applicable to the presen.
state Of affairs as showing desire to aid Aus.
tria was loudly applauded by the audience and
even by the King himself
Piccolomini and suite sailed in the Vanderbilt
for Europe on Saturday the 4th inst
Flora Temple has been matched against
the California mare Princess. They go two
races. two and three mile heats, for $4,000, each
race.
The Ohio Statesmen says that the Oberlin
rescucrs, now in Jail at Cleveland, style them
selves the christian Felons, suffering persecu
ton at the hands of the officers Of the United
States Government for then sympathy with
Christ poor" But that for all this these ODER
lin gentry have their eyes on the main chance,
and have friends and sympathizers all over that
and neishboring States, collecting money for
them. The Sialcsnsan adds: sThe folks on
the Western Reserve are sharp, and can turn a
penny at anything they 60 at ;and we would
not be surprised if this Oberlin matter be made
by them the best pecuniary speculation they
| ever embarked in"
The high water up river has done great dam.
age, the water being twenty one feet above low
water mark. At St. Anthony $4,000 900 logs
broke loose and foated down stream. Large
amounts Of wood aud hay have been carried of
BY the food The ,iveris now falling slowly.
We sung Fremont through thirteen States
handsomely. and were going on finely through
Pennsylvania and Illinois, when the Americans
interiered with the choir, and brought us to a
st0p.--Noythern STANDARD
/ The Fremont choir broke down because