The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-09-14
News and Items.

News and Items.
The Houston men have majority Of % OH
Joint ballot in the Texas Legislature.
Denman, Democrat, is elected Mayor Of
Leavenworth by a small majority.
Senator Douglas arrivals at Pittsburgh and
at Columbus, Ohio were marked by great en-.
thusiasm.
The island Of San Juan near the American
boundary latitude west Of Puget's Sound is the
subject Of an unpleasant quarrel between the
agents Of the two Governments. The ques-
ton is now before the Cabinet and peaccable
issue is hoped for.
The N. Y. Rep. is: For Secretary of State
E. w. Leavcnworth Comptroller R. Dennison;
Atty. Gen. c. G. Myers State Engineer
y. w. Story.
The State Fair At Frecport is a great affair.
Five thousand Dollars were taken at the gates
in one day. The Steam pillow "did" an acre in
eleven minutes. Seventy four car loads of
people came into town Oh the ID day. A grain
binder attracted great attention among farmers.
The Mills Of Goodwin, Miller & Co., of st.
Louis were destroyed on the 6th-loss $4,000.
No hides are being exported from Brazil, be-
cause Of the Revolution-this may advance that
staple. r...
The Cashmere Goat is now raised in Ten
nessec-its weight in silver was offered and
declined few days since for the "old goat"
himself The blood, with one quarter mix, pro.
duces wool worth 80, pound. That kind Of
wool 10 preferable to any other sort in the
south - .
a threshing machine wassct on fire at Ripon
Wisconsin by the passage Of a flint stone
through the feeder-the flint and steel cylin.
der made fire and the stack yard machine and
all were destroyed. ....
A negro stole $500 in Georgia and was pur.
sued without intermission for IS hours-he
was found dead from exhaustion, with bowie
| in his clenched Est.
The Platteville Witness (Rep) complains
that some of the Democratic papers do not
know where their candidate for State Prison
Inspector lives. They are probably not 50 we'll
posted on such matters rs the Witness! .
The population of Milwaukee as ascertained
by u late cesus is 81 ,4s9. In 1850 it had co..
900
Dcnnison, the Republican nominee for Gov
crnor Of Ohio is reported to have said in late
speech that the bayonets of the State should
be used TO prevent the return of fugitive
slave to his owner!
A Justice Of the peace in Knox county Ohio
| C,rh ;s c,u
lily physician and then the physician collected
Mrs. Justice and ran off with her. ,.a-
The oxen at the Portsmouth Navy yard were
ordered to be fed on "cut-feed" but one old OK
refused to eat upon the report of the fact to the
Superintendent of the animals he remarked
very earnestly, che must eat tit is the Com.
modore's order! !" aaH... .... g..
1t is estimated that England can supply the
world with coal for 1900 years. That's long
enough. The city of Manchester consumes
ers require 100000 per year. ....
| Chatham in Canada contains 1000 fugitive
slaves; the white population is about five thous'
and. There are but two schools to which the
blacks were admitted and the young are grow
ing up in a bad condition.
The Europa arrived Sept. 9Th. The news
is scattering" Nothing of importance has
transpired at the peace conference. Bread.
stuffs dull, Provisions declining. e.
The telegraph lines are complete for the dis.
lance of 800 miles west of st. Louis.
f~-~AAsAs AAAAAAaA S.A-v Aa.
at which a committee was appointed to pray
Congress for an Indian agency, fort and wag-
on road to Utah. ....
Charles S. Alden of Princeton has been no.
minated for Governor by the joint action Of the
American aud Republican parties of New Jer.
sey.
New York and Boston market reports quote
Grain. Flour and Provisions as "dull" "lcss &C.
tive" &C., SC. .......
Hon. T. A. Herdricks has resigned the Com.
missionership of the Land Office :-hc wants to
be Hoosier governor.
| Gov. Wright of Berlin, Prussia informs our
government that there are no American.natur-
allied citizens in the Prussian army.