The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-10-17
News and utesns.

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J. Mrs. Douglas attended church at Cley
y land and subscribed 5000 to the Cathol
Is Orphans Asylum. Her husband shou
have told her that charities of publ
character, just at this time, are out of plat
;. in politicians, either male or female. How
|. yer excellent the motive there is no denyin
a that sit looks" like wish to influence ce
a tain votes.
e Henry Gray, sun of G. w. Gray
e Lansing, was badly burned few days sine
4 by fluid in his fathers store.
+ The sole survivor of Bunker Hill battl
t is man named Farnham, aged 1O5 years
Some scheming Barnum- of-a. chap is in
tending to carry him to Boston as sort Q
show. The Courier dcnounces it and say
the excitement will kill the old hero.
The indianapolis papers come to us il
mourning for the death of Gov. Willard
A committee Of citizens met the body a
Chicago and accompanied it to the Indian;
Capitol. A public meeting held and ar
imposing display of military and citizen.
escorted the corpse to the family residence
Judge Roach delivered brief eulogy and
resolutions of coincidence were passed.
Judge Sam Perkins of the Supreme Cour,
is appointed to prepare an extended eulo.
CYSTIC speech for some future meeting.
| The Iowa State Fair is highly spoken Of
by letter writer's from Iowa City. The
premiums offered amounted to $3,UOU.
Father Giovanni, the soldier Monk OF
Garabaldi's army marches in the front ranks
with an elevated Cross and calls upon the
soldiers to follow fearless where he leads.
At Melazzo this Monk really carried the
victory.
The late news from Oregon and Calfor-
mia is encouring in the mining way. The
two wings of the Democracy were about
uniting
At Panama there has been serious at
tack made by "rebels" against the consti-
tuted authorities. The landing of forces
from an English and an American ship
saved the city from the hands of the revolt
ers.
The P. N. General orders that after Nov.
LIST all unpaid letters shall be sent imme-
diately to the Dead letter office. This is
right
1t is said that the unfortunate Mrs.
Sicklcs has lately given birth to child
"that does not look like Sickles." The in
situation is coarse and unmanly.
Report has it that the Prince is ssin love-
with Miss Shelby Blackburn, Of Natchez.
He danced with her at Montreal and he has
spoken of her daily ever since. Huzza for
Shelby!
Apples are SO abundant in New York
that fruiterers can scarcely sell them at all.
The winter stock is now being gathered.
The steamer Connaught, lately put on
the Galway line, sprang leak and also
took fire on Sunday the 9Th when she was
40 miles Of Boston. A brig fortunately
saw her and relieved her of 500 passengers
and the mails.
Melton, the Breckenridge candidate for
Governor of Florida, is elected by small
majority.
The City of Baltimore steamer arrived
on the 9th. The Italian news is important.
The French and English are both sending
fleets to the coast of Italy. The French
-etcncrai tuuyunJ no N--..-, .-y. ---.n-a--,l
fend the Pope to the last. The Holy Faith
er has advised Napoleon that unless he in
terferes at once the Pope will leave Rome.
The next news will be Of warm character
without doubt.
S. NJ. Booth was recaptured on Monday
night of last week. Deputy Marshal Tay-
lor took him while he was gallanting two Ia
dies from Republican meeting. He is
now locked up in the Milwaukee Custom
House.
Judge Douglas spoke at Davenport, Iowa
City and Dubuque to immense crowds
At the two places last named his audiences
were over 10000.
A serious negro plot has been discover
ed near Norfolk Virginia. Several blacks
have been arrested. The blacks say that
o vessel was to arrive soon with arms
and ammunition for their use.
The receipts of the New York Central
Railroad amounted to $500, 900 in Septem-
Der. 1t is thought October will foot up one
million!
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana have
gone Republican by large majorities. The
Congressional delegations are more favora-
bic to the Democrats than before, but the
Legislatures and Governors of Pa. and
Ind. are against us.
Col. Lumsden's body has foated ashore
at Racine and has been recognized by his
New Orleans friends.
The officers of the 9TH Regiment New
York presented Col. Duryea, their COM
mander, with service of plate valued at
$4,000.
Brown is elected Mayor of Baltimore by
5000 majority. We never heard of Brown
before.
The Prince arrived at New York on the
18th from Amboy on the Government Cut
ter Harriet Lane. The horses were in
readiness at Castle Garden, the Mayor and
the Duke made speeches and Lord Rem
frew rode up Broadway through greater
crowd than he ever saw before.
The Milwaukee papers continue to be
filled with descriptions Of dead bodies from
the Lady Elgin. They have floatcd ashore