The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-11-21
COMBINATIONS,

-. In view Of the fact that anti-dcmocratic
presidents die young, Mrs. Old Abe has
been enquring the rates of Life Insurance
THE New York French paper says
that overtures have been made to France to
protect the commercial neutrality of the
southern cities in case Of secession. The
Emperor replies that circumstances, as
they arrive, will govern the course of France
in this grave matter " Skating is to be
fashionable this winter 1t is estimated
that soc, 100000 of the human race drink
tea as a beverage. A pious wife in Port
land, Me-, sued for a divorce because her
husband was profanc. Judge Appleton
told her to return to her husband and re-
form him. e. "A little boy named Persons,
of Milwaukee had some gunpowder and
some matches in his pocket, the two ex-
plosives got together and burned his sto-
mach and bowels till he died. "A Bell
and a Brock lady at Richmond discussed
politics so seriously that founccs, head
gear, artificial teeth, and crinoline were dis
tributed for so feet round them. :. Nor
rison of the New Albany Ledger was near
ly killed last week by highwaymcn and
robbed of $50. He was going from his
house to his office. .. \ HARMLESS man."
named Massey was shot on Thursday last
at Kate Gallagher's hell in st. Louis.
served him rough, but he has no claims to
headed by j. II. Cameron, are about form
ing political party based upon hatred to
Catholics and nothing else. Mr. Douglas
carried Harper's Ferry precinct over Bell
80. Mr. Rice of Indianapolis-a married
man-ran off with girl Mrs. Rice fol-
lowed with a friend, and found the free
lovers in bed at Marshaltown, Ills. The in
jured wife drew pistol ard called George
George opened his eyes and so also did the
girl. The latter seized Mrs. Rice's pistol
hand and George escaped; Mrs R. had suit
of brass knucks with her, and being slight
ly out of humor she cut the little truant's
face into ribbons Of the brightest hue and
most irregular patterns. Anybody would
be excusable for leaving lady familiar with
brass knucks. The Evansville Journal,
(Rep.) says the story of a lawyer named
kinkad shooting a man in Paducah, "be-
cause he was Republican," is hoax. :.
1t is said that hunting for lost dog in the
vicinity of a sausage factory or trying to
persuade plain wife to hire a beautiful ser.
want girl are among the greatest follies of
mankind =. One hundred thousand major
ity is the figure in N. Y. against negro SUI.
fragc. .. .Lincoln's majority over Douglas
in the Northern States will be 325, 900 :.
At the late billiard tournament Kavanach
made 500 points in I6 runs, the best play
ing reported. Most lines of transportation
offer to carry provisions Stree" destined for
Kansas relief. The Mil. & Mis-. Road
makes the Offer. The Chicago Catholic
Temperance Society forwarded Seyenty-f
dollars to the Elgin fund at Milwaukee. ..
A soap factory with $4,000 was burnt at
st. Louis on the 45th. . S. II. Barnes, N.
Y. Canal Commissioners died in Chenango
Co., on the l4th... Florida has announced
that she will 60 with South Carolina. -.
The country. Is filled with new countesfsita
but so many banks are suspending and
deprcciating it is not much odds whether
the bills are counterfeit or genuine Ret
ner & Smiths large paper manufactury at
Lee, Mass, has suspended. -. AT Baltimore
many hands were discharged from manu-
factories. The Brig Savannah with
220o kegs of powder and 80 boxes of anu
milton left n Y. for Charleston on the 18th.
1.-The Ills. Banks are based on Seven
millions of dollars in stocks of the other
States. AS stocks decline SO does the value
of Illinois pape:'. oil wells Of fabulous
value are now being found near Wheeling
and in many portions Of Kentucky. At
Wheeling they have discovered an immense
bed Of coal which turns to oil on being
heated. Among the local notices of the
Albany Journal is one to the effect that in
one night four girls of Is years old were
arrested, at the instance of their several
parents, as confirmed prostitutes. They
have importer stingless' bees from
Guatemala. Bitclcss snakes are next in
order -. "Thc young man who drinks and
CANDLES is on very thin ice." -. The Sun
day Times tells one who inquired "what to
do with his knife and fork, on handing up
his plate for refilling," ito lean them on
the bread by his side. We suggest, if he
has no BREAD" to put them in his pocket
till the plate comes back. -. The Central
Park is valued at s5,11l, 500. !. The
Daniel Drew steamer travelled from New
York to Albany at the rate of thirty miles
an hour! THE Congressman elected this
fall come into Office March 4th, 1861 they
will not (unless an extra session is called)
take their seats till Dec 1861 I. !. DO Nash,
Freight Agent of the Mich. Sou. Railroad at
Chicago is $4,000 defaulter. A wo-
man in Boston poured hot water on her
husband to wake him up. lt'waked' him,
sure enough. .. Newfoundland fears a
famine on account of the failure of fish and
potatoes. "A nugget weighing s34 o..
(of Gold was recently found in India -.
pearl found at Patterson, N. J. is now in
possession Of Eugene Bonaparte and is
valued at $4,000. .. Henrietta Pratt of New
ton, Mass, swallowed strychnine for disease
Of the heart. -. The Yarmouth Maine
paper tells of lady who was happily de-
livered of healthy boy Immediately after