The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-04-25
News and Items.

News and Items.
Pennsylvania Uuion party will meet on
the 25th to select delegates for Baltimore on
the 9Th Of May National Convention.
A woman in Belgium was on trial for poi.
soning neighbor. Her husband was called
up as witness and he exoneratedhis wife
for the reason that "she had hated him for
ten years, and if poison had been in her
heart she would have tried it on him long
ago." The jury laughed and the woman
was discharged.
Every passenger Car in Philadelphia pays
. license Of $50 per year. The city income
is $4,000 from this source.
Ina Scottish parish DAFT Tam" took his
place in the pulpit, and when the minister
arrived he ordered the idiot to come down.
Ma, ma. Minister, just yc come up wi me.
This is perverse generation and they need
us bath"
The Bath Times says it is nota good sign
to see bachelor lawyer draw ladies' night
cap from his pocket in mistake of hand
kerchief
Long John wants to get $500 year out
of McVicker for his Theatre. Mac. says
he'll see John blessed first.
Pennsylvania has got Free Banking law
of very liberal provisions. Look out, yc
western men, for untamed feline.
The Chicago Republican "Wigwam," as
they call it, is to be 100 by 1870 feet, to cost
$4,000 sand be capable of seating 10000
persons. When the question of its erection
within the city fire limits was up Demo.
cratic Alderman insisted that "the Democ-
racy should be permitted to use it after the
election to hold jubilee over Democratic
success" The amendment carried.
The Princess Frederick William and the
Empress Eugenic arc both reported to be in
q state Of fertility.
Pennsylvania can furnish coal for the
whole world for the next 5000 years. Ate,
that we will burn something else.
Col. Roberts proposes new plan to drill
the militia of the U. S. If he could recol
lect as fer back as 1910 he would decline
suggesting military bills to the people O
this country.
A landlord in Pennsylvania called to col.
lect rent of a tenant. The man was absen,
but the wife being very pretty, he propos
ed to give "a receipt in full for one kiss. -
The little woman Indignantly informed him
that they "were very poor, but they were
not so reduced but they could do their own
kissing"
At Sandoyal, ILL.,. a fire burned the Ex-
press Office, and three or four railroad off,
ces.
Woodstock, N. B., was burned on the
18th loss about 100000.
The safe of Adams Express on the Bos-
ton and Bridgeport train was robbed of
$4,000 on the 18th.
The Methodist e. Conference, in session
at New York, has declined to ex-communi-
cate shareholders. The vote stood 1913 to
43.
Stocks in Wall street are higher by 100
per cent than they were 80 days ago.
Tom Thumb has been elected an honora-
~ member Of the Bridgeport Light Guard.
Now let the enemy come!
Barnum sent a messenger to Europe, by
the Arabia, to hire the winner Of the fight
for exhibition, en- costume.
Geo. w. Julian is the Rep nominee for
Congress in the 9Th district of Indiana. He
was Vice President on the Hale ticket in 80,
and is as much an Abolitionist in the odious
sense of the word as Garrison is. LANE
SAYS this move will lose him 5000 votes for
Gov.
| D. d. Evcs.age is elected Mayor of Gut,
tenburg.
r. S. S. Andres, son of DR.. Andres, OF
Garnavillo, was badly hurt lately by being
thrown from runaway wagon and team.
The time from St. Joseph to Denver is
now reduced to six days. tri-weekly line
is established.
A fire at Grand Rapids, Michigan, on the
10th destroyed stores and shops, two
dwellings, one warehouse; one wagon shop
and three barns.
| Congress, in both Houses, refused to ad
iourn over the Conventions.
| Mr.. johnson, of Tennessee, offered K
amend the Homestead Bill by requiring .
three years. residence and rs cents pei
acre.
Senator Wigfall, of Texas, is drunk wher
he makes his big speeches, and good dea
of an Ass when he is sober.
The Chicago Collectors Office asrobbee
of $25, 900 on Tuesday night last.
Potter and Pryor are both under bond
to keep the peace; they are both glad Of il
Etheridge, Of Tennessee, has prepared
bill authorizing U. S. Sub-Treasnrers t
receive specie deposites for checks an
drafts which may be used as paper money
A Government Bank of Deposite.
Morrissey and $50 other sporting yankee
3 reached London about the LIST of April.
|, Nearly 500 bales and cases Of goods hav
been already recovered from the wreck {
the Hungarian. s.
, fit is brutal to fight with pistols no,
! much less brutal is Potter's bowie-knii
: proposition.
The Marshal of OHIO reports to the Ser
ate Committee that the citizens of Ashtabl
la County are resolved to resist the takin
Q ~ Toh,, pro,rp r. RI WachinutoD