The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-08-15
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The Kentucky election returns are not CON-
plete, but near enough to know that LESLIE
CooMBs il elected, by majority Of from Is to
25.IOO. Brec kinridge is nowhere.
Missouri has gone Democratic all over. The
whole State ticket is undoubtedly elected c
F. JACKSON, Douglas Democrat, Is elected Gov.
beating the Lincoln, Brecknridge and Bell
candidates.
A special election came off at Galena last
week for City Treasurer. The Democracy were
triumphant. The first gun from Ill. is for
DoucLAs, and in the Northern stronghold Of the
Lincolnites ut that. They used money, fraud
and everything else to defeat the Democrats,
but were beaten. Three cheers for Galena!
The Adriatic has arrived with European
dates Of The lst. All the English war steam
ers are to be put in fighting order. really for
battle which il evidently expected from some
source.
BY the terms of the convention between
Ga,ibaldi and Gen. Clary, the Garibaldi colors
are to rank equally with the Neapoli,an flag
A letter from Napoleon to the French Minis
ter in London, il published, which is profuse
with expressions Of amity and honied express
sions Of desire for peace, but the London
I.,"es thinks there is Cat in that meal trb, and
appears to smell powder very plainly. 1t is
thought that when Napoleon talks md writes
20 much peace, he really means ,oar.
Advices from Damascus up to July 18th re.
veal a most horrid state Of affairs. Rev. Mr..
Graham, Irish Presbyterian Missionary, was
ehOt in the streets Of Damascus. Three thou
sand muIderous villains have the town tn charge
and Christians are slaughtered like cattle.
The French wheat crop looks better, and
prices are lower at Paris.
N. Y. City news by telegraph as follows
Fox stabbed Classy in the side, killing him.
The result OF whiskcy. In another affray from
came cause. c. z. Lewis was fatally injured
John kiely stabbed his wife in the head with a
fork, killing her. In Brooklyn q woman struck
Chas. ROckpit on the head with club, and
death will result.
Carl Wood who was tried at Denver City for
attempting to kill the editor Of the Nr,ns was
helped of by his gambling friends. Many are
leaving the P. P mines daily.
The Kentucky Dem. State Convention was
very large. and the members were confident Of
Dixon and .'oln G.. Mason are electors ut large.
An Irishman employed on the the farm Of
Jacob Strawn near jacksonville, ILL.,, murdered
his wife AMI attempted to kill his son.
Cross, the FOrger, has been caught.
A terrible tornado passed through Sodus,
Walworth and Wal''ron townships. in Wayne
Co., n. Y. The south par: Of Sodus village
was nearly destroyed. Orchards, houses and
timber were destroyed, but no loss Of life AS far
Gen. Cus- has returned to Washington in i'm.
proved health.
We notice accounts If enthusiastic rouglas
meetings in all parts of the country, but the
crowded state OF our columns fOrt,ids details.
John L. Wright was murdered by Lewis
Bradford, near Terra Haute. lnd, Last Friday.
b. has been arrested.
It is stated on what seems to be good author
ity, that the corn and cotton crops of the south
are total failure.
Hon J NJ. Elwood has been placed on the
democratic State 1cket in place Of Judg.
Grant, who declined.
There were four cases of sun stroke in New
York on >aturoay.
A revolt has occurred among the natives ut
Sambro, on the Guano Islanis, and the whites
there engaged in the euano trade have been
taken prisoners and One Of them killed.
It's said that " alkcr has got another fllibus
tering expedition to Nicaragua with 500 men.
there is 10 be grand ratification meeting OF
the Democracy at Chicago, On September first.
Hons. A. DoUcLAs ,ciA be present..
Measures have been taken t. secure the right
of way Tor II ailroa,i through Southern Kansas,
to connect with the Galveston road in Texas.
Kansas people are said to be starving. The
crops there are a total filure.
Ii Mexico, Miromon's amy has been routed
by the Liberals. he Spanish Minister threat
ems the boml ariment Of Vera Cruz.
The D. mocrats OF California meet to ap-
appoint Douglas electors Oh the 9Th prOximo.
McDougal 4 Co., the Cincinnati embezzlers
at Hamilton, CIV, have been discharged.