The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-04-18
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CiIius VI oiV ycal WIZ, III ~ HI vi 'nS''i''sy
She killed two of her children - year.
ago. She is now in Lancaster Jail as
Lunatic.
Mr.. Thomas Howard, of Cleveland, wen
to drug store fora drink of brandy. Tn
druggist was busy and the unfortunate Wis
itor drank kreosotc He died in two hours
The Syracuse Courier tells of a Shove
of inky rain in that city. The fences al
looked black as ink after the rain.
Spain and Morocco have made peace
Spain receives 100000 piastres to pay
her expenses in the war and has conveyed
to her large slice of Moorish territory.
The Frank Steele came down last week
in a hard fix. She struck tree top nea,
Coon Slough which carried her smoke
stacks and pilot house away.
The winter wheat Of this Northern Iowa
Minnesota and Wisconsin country is pro.
baby failure--owing to want of snow
to protectit. " .''." ~ =. "'.-. .'
Vermont has made 1900 tons of sugar
the past Spring. The run Of sap has been
remarkably good. .. aF .."
A monster was recently born in Neither.
lands. A foreign paper says: '.' 81.
1.-THE being is said to have been all GOV.
cred with hair, to have had six fingers or
each hand, and six toes on each foot. II
had three heads and tail, eyes at the back
of each head, ans three pair Of horns. =
The account adds that the child was buried
alive, and that the mother died eight days
afterward." s"
The Prairie du Chen Leader, (Rep
says: ''Our opinion is, that the blacks arc
an inferior race, incapable of self govern.
ment, and, whether free or slaves pesti.
ferrous element in society" .. So.
An old maid invited herself to a walk
with Sheridan. He complained that the
weather was bad. Presently it cleared up
and she remarked the change to him.
Yes said the wit it has cleared up enough
for ono but not enough for two. |".'.. ''
Experiments in planting show that whole
potatoes produce the best crop. ... .... a..
Mr.. Seals formerly of the Gutenberg
Register and Mr.. Rawson. Post Master at
Strawberry Point, are appointed Census
Marshals for Clayton county. Their work
will commence as soon as the blanks arrive.
Mead, Of the New Oregon Paindealer, has
the same post in Howard. 3.
Iowa City has gone Democratic The
Reporter gets out a well grown cock for the
victory. --.
Frank Hyde, of the Berlin wis Cour.
ant had wallet stolen while he was aslel,
AS Frank is about feet high the query is
how did he get asleep all orer at onasS&im
wallet probably contained nothing.
Vice President Breckenridge was recent.
ly put through tn. SD or highest degree OF
Missionary. Albert Pike, the Sovereign
Grand Commander, ofIiciated. There NAV
be thousand degrees in Missionary for all
we know, but the papers say that SO is all.
Awestern paper says tits very rare a
man dies in that ncighborhood without
the aid of physician" ...
A wag says that 'tladics are like horses,
the gayer the harness the better they feel. ~
Men are much the same.
j. Banks Mcneil, of Glasgow Scotland,
has rescued thirty nine persons from drown
ing. The city is about to make him a
present.
Tho Irish ,1o;,,,e - l.,.o
1OO, 900 persons to Professionalism.
Col. jeff. Davis eyes are about to fail
;otally.
The "6est sale jewelry" of the country is
said to be only 90 per cent gold.
Fifty wagons per day cross at St. Joseph
or Denver and the west
c. II. Mccormick has bought the Revere
louise Of Isaac Cook at $65, 900, cash.
Rev. Mr.. Corbct of New York announc-
ID Sermon to thieves and harlots.' 1t is
aid that but 4 or 7 of the tribe attended,
hough all that was present looked with
suspicious eyes upon each other.
DIR. Hancock, Veterinary Surgeon OF
London, recently took from the side of a
horse two rocks, Of nine. and three quarter
and twelve and half pounds each. The
horse bruised himself some months before
and the stones formed at the bruised part.
Cobb and Stephens have declined to allow
their names to go before the Charleston
Convention. $50 D.. ..
II. G. Deming (Dem.) is elected Mayor
of Hartford by a. majority. .t@2Jst
The Iowa Republican State Convention
takes place at Iowa City May Esd.
A Mrs. Sophie Lager is lecturing in New
York on "Woman's Destiny" A relative
of hers has been lecturing long time in
McGregor on the same subject.
Mrs. Croly says that great many babies
have arrived at Rockford within the past
two weeks and that they are all girls
She reports the reason to be, because it is
Leap Year!
Booth is reported to have paid $4,000
to settle the seduction suit and that Miss
Cook has left the State. She will probably
Carstang another old fool in short time.
Lieut.. Gov. Rusch has been appointed
by Gov. Kirkwood Elpigrant Agent in New
York for the State of Iowa.
The Clipper reports that the fight be.
tween Hecnan and Sayers took place on
Friday the 18th, instead of the 10th as was
originally agreed on. This change was ow-
ing to the fact that the police were looking
after them. The steamer of the oath will
bring the news. ~-..... ...
A California paper calls Wise the "Duke
of Ossawatamic - 'sra~ -sr q sa.g p
1t is said that a bachelor in trouble ex-
claims Alas! A maiden says Ah-men :