The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-02-23
News and Items.

The Kansas Legislature has passed an q
abolishing slavcry--also bill forgiviny
devilnent while the people were drunk wi
excitement.
The Grand Jury at Savannah, have indicte
the Captain Of the SLAYER Wandcrer.
Green at Plattvills has been arrested f
abeting Brown in the murder OF Carhart-tl
parents Of the dead man are nearly crazy.
Brown has escaped.
Mr.. Englishs Post Office bill authorizes Il,
Post Master General to supply service. estat
lish lines and make contracts without refe
cncc Of every two.penny route to Congress.
Messrs. Lane and Smith, Senators fior
Oregon. were admitted to their seats on th
lith. Mr.. Gnve was sworn in the House a
successor of Lane. ..-.
Troubles with Indians are reported by ever.
overland mail. The Mohavcs on the hese
waters Of the ella. Number 5000 warriors ane
threaten 10 be very troublesome.
1t is reported to tho Tribune that Brow,
who recently surrended had been released by ,
free state mob, that he had passed into Mo
attacked Deputy Marshall Underwood an,
lung him. ~
Milwaukee Is taking the lead Of Chicago il
receipts as she has long done in rrices o
Wheat.
California has ~ millions of grain land and
~ millions Of grazing soil ; she produced in
30 over three and half millions of wheat
over millions of barley. one and a hall mil.
lions OF oats.
Julia Warner of Seneca Falls N. Y, drown.
ed herself because her mother kept up an in.
cessaat scoldins about Julia's beau.
There are six sisters in CINCINNATI who are
each mistress Of a brothel. The oldest wa,
eeduced and disgraced and she applied hcrscl,
to the ruin Of the other i've, and succeeded.
Cen VIM. Walker has recently entered the
Pale Of the Catholic Church. He was educat.
ed for Presbyterian minister.
Humboldt is ninety years old and he reads
and replies to $500 letters year.
Cloti!de a miss Of Is and daughter of the
King OF Sardinia was recently married to
FRINGE Napoleon. The Emperor gave him
$soo,oOO pocket money.
A steamer recently arrived at New Orleans
from Red river; her freight, among other ar.
ticlcs OF value, consisted of six widows whose
unit wealth is millions
Parker, Emerson. Conway, Chapin and
Reecher were toasted at the Cincinnati Tom
Paine celebration as "The Hereto Clergy"
A new county called Douglas has been or
ganized by the Illinois Legislature !; it takes
part of Coles Co.
Reports from the pine-regions Of the north
inform ns that the lumber supplies will fall Of,
in 1859. =
Tho Prairie Courier advises a thorough ar,
ploralion Of Crawford County for Copper and
other minerals before Pixies Peak. The e..
adjustment of large Smelling machine q,
Prairie du Chen is recommended.
1t is said that twenty vessels will run from
Detroit in 1859 on the Lake and West India
trade. An enlargement. of the Welland Canal
will soon be demanded. LIZ -a~.
Seventy white women married black bua.
The Steamer America arrived at New York
on the 10th. The news is decidedly warlike a.
between France and Austria. Both nation.
are placing their armies in shape for active
work and it would not be strange if hos,ilitiea
should begin with the orening of Spring
England is busy trying 10 reconcile the OAR.
ties.
The English snd French funds and the grain
markets were steady At previous quotations and
this fact augurs settlement of the war diff.
Guilty. -r
The Paris correspondent Of the London
News says the breaking out Of hostili,ies was
not question Of weeks but days, that caval.
~ horses were in so great demand that ami
mails 8 years old are bought, that & We -sixths of
some comranys Of artillery men are employed
making cartridges and that the surgeons in
the Military Hospitals of Paris and Marseilles
have been ordered to prepare for active duty.
Fred Douglas recently put up at the Ameri.
can House at GAINESVILLE and was given in com.
pany with two colored friends side table; he
left the house in great indignation and an abo-
li'ion meeting was held tie same evening de-
nouncing Mr.. Hutson the rhae Proprietor of
the American
Cardinal Wiseman ie about 10 die of diabetes
urinary discharges.
Smith Brien the distinguished Irish,nan
patriot is about to visit the U. States.
A grizzly bear was recently killed near Dor.
chester N. H. The bear killed one negro and
wounded white man of the party that at
tackled him he is supposed to have escaped
from menagorie.
A new religious sect has sprung up in Massa-
rhusetts near New Bedford the ministers kiss
Ill the sisters with an junction. that is alarming
% jealous man.
Fifty languages are used in the business and
social intercourse Of the Gothamites--this
beats any city ON the globe.
Itissaid the Queen Of Spain has private
agent in this country who has had many long
alks about the sale Of Cuba, to the President.
Lord Napier's recall by tho Queen is said
o be caused BY Irritation at Washington-
title Vic is proper woman and she will not
allow her servants TO trife with the ladies.
The bills for the organization of Dacotah, |
Arizonia and Jefferson. pixies Peak) were
abled In the House on the 18th, BY decisive
'ote.
The Anti-tax meeting of Pittsburgh on the
9th, was largely attended and strong resolu-
ions against paying the principal or interest |
{ Railroad city bonds were adopted. The
'ourts are dsied on the ground that the issue
{ the bonds was unconstitutional aud the
ouds we're sold at sacrifice.
The Senate rejected the nomination. of
Judge Potter as collector Of Toledo-this case
aused the quarrel between Douglas and Fitch.
Cooling and HeffIon Of the Indiana Sanats