The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-11
News and Items.

NEWS ana Items.
Nineteen Republican gentlemen in Cam
den, Maine, gave their cordial adhesion II
Douglas at late ratification meeting il
that village,
Sue Denim lately horsc.whipped mar
in Louisville; he had reported stories pre-
judicial to her character.
California is dead.
Ex-Mayor Waterman, Of New Orleans
committed suicide.
Ellis & Swincford will publish Brock
enridge paper at Milwaukee. 1t will pro
badly run while the pap flows Send il
on ALF. and let us see what excuse YOU
have for voting for "Nationar' man who
got only one third of the votes of Demo
cratic Convention.
It's rumored that Pryor will enter the
list for Breckenridge.
Gov. Willard is quite sick with con.
sumption. ...- ......
Calkins, Of the Madison Daily argus,
runs up the names of Breckenridge and
Lane. Elias is fighting the tiger now
the stakes are Government Printing
Vide U. s. Mail Advertisement in the Ar.
gus! "a 49, 4adas#~ af""E
Advices by the Adriatic and Anglo Sax.
on are to the effect that Garabaldi is "regu.
lating' the Italian borders in true Ameri.
can style and that when he gets through
'setting things to rights" there he will take
look at Hungary. 1t is said the hero Of
Sicily is Limerick Irishman and his name
,oas Carrot Baldwin! @'s ~ b"
Austria talks Of marching 10000 troops
towards Italy. France will then have an
excuse to aid Garabaldi. The ball is about
| to open.
Heenan will arrive at New York abou,
the 18th on the Vanderbilt. The Japan.
csc and the Great Eastern will be forgotten
when the renowned fighting man touches
the Battery.
The wheat crop in Germany is reported a
| failure.
A bachelor NJ. C. has been advised that
he cannot leave Washington without taking
with him or providing for an unfortunate
damscl of his acquaintance.
An cffgy labeled "Gen. Butler, the Trai.
tor was found suspended by the neck to a
tree on the South Common in Lowell,
Mass, on Thursday morning.
James S. Thayer, whom the arena Of
Troy, New York, describes as one Of the
most brilliant Of the host of the old Wing
campaigners Of three Presidential contests,
and Of whom it says, tive have seen an au.
dence Of five thousand in the Vauxhall
Gardens crowd Seward from the rostrum,
by impatient manifestations for the appear
ance Of Thayer," it is said will ere long,
take the stump for Douglas. -
The Adrian (Mich) Wotchtocer saws
| michigan is lighting up with a fire Of en-
thusiasm for Douglas that will sweep every
thing before it. From all quarters we hear
the spontaneous shouts arise on the an
nouncemcnt of the nomination, and the
cannon speaks in thunder-tones the Joyful
response Of the people ratifying the nomin-
ation."
At the Ohio Democratic State Conven-
ton, T. j. S. Smith was nominated for Su.
preme Judge; D. w. Stanbaugh for Attor.
ncy General, and Abner Backus for Super.
intendent of Public Works. Douglas and
johnson were endorsed. About 80 boilers
Withdrew, and met at the Neil House to
arrange Breckenridge platform. S. s.
| Cox was nominated for Congress.
Under the orders of Senator Green, (Ju.
ly 3d. and 226 disunionists, all told, Han.
cock jackson and Monroe Parsons were
nominated for Governor and Lieut. Govern
or. Phelps and the regular Democratic
State ticket are all for Douglas.
tits believed that the Douglas Democrats
and Republicans have secured a majority
Of the Oregon Legislature This lays on,
Old Joe Lane and Delusion Smith.
VIM. II. Merrick, of Cedar Rapids, is
the Iowa member of the National Demo.
cratic Executive Committee.
A fire at Hannibal, NO., burned So, 0Oo
Of property.
The U. S. Army numbers 1867.
John Miller, of Decatur, ILL.,, in a ft O
tremens, stabbed himself with a pair O
shears. In his stomach was found cas-
iron stove hook, inches in length!
The Prince of Wales will embark fo
Canada on the 18th July.
Stocks are slowly but steadily advanc
ing. The indication of return of conf
dence. ....
l At the Beardstown Gnu Republican
pole-raising, on the 5th, Mr.. Gillian los
both arms. Mr.. Martin was badly injured
and Mr.. Call lost an eye, by the premature
discharge of cannon.
A woman named Willis, and her tw,
children, were found dead, murdered il
Jefferson CO., Iowa. The bodies were fount
in Cedar Creek. A man named Kephear
has been arrested.
| In Guthrie county, the cattle disease Q
the East has broken out.
| Greeley writes letter to a friend in Wis
consin, denying the authorship of the lat,
letter to Seward. He says it is garblet
condensation. .......
| Henri Jumpertz, of Chicago, has beer
willed large fortune in Germany.
The Sing Sing prison, N. Y, latel,
caught fire. .............
Schamyl. the Caucasian chief has tw