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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-05-02

NIgnt Express Pass.. ........ 500 r. u
charleston News. H
The Fight being reported by the Wander
bilt all eyes are concentrated on Charles
ton. We have read the dispatches from the
Democratic Convention daily and nightly
our little city has been in most uncomfor.
table sweat; thu Democracy hoping, the
regular Republicans fearing that the me {
dispatch" would announce the nomination
of SrEnnEy A. DouGLAs. But up to the
present hour TUESDAY p. NJ not guess
can be made as to the result 1as
The Douglas men have a majority Of the
Convention but not two-thirds. The South
insist that Territorial Legislative authority
shall be denied, the Douglas men with great
propriety insist that it shall be recognized.
Many rash speeches and few conciliatory
ones have been made by Southern men, and
: Douglas is denounced in unmeasured terms.
! Payne Of Ohio, Pugh Of tho same State
md tour Benz Samuels of Iowa, have
noble speeches for the union Of the
" and the union of the States, but
If our Southern friends are dc
"A drive their Northern political
ghs'wall 1t is reported that liz
hird) have signed paper re-
A4pport Douglas on his platform.
etVhc, there will be no nomination
eQ6on. t
Fcport asserts that nine Of the
States have left the Convention
this probable and care but little
tflc. Wccan do without their sup
HI than we can carry their extreme
n If Mr.. Douglas should be NOM
le remainder Of the Convention,
later period he shall be placed
Sci say at Cincinnati, Pittsburg or
"a Mass Convention OF the pco-
distance any man in the field.
SxRect news in an hour from now
b. Extra, we forbcar further
e are glad that the friends Of
0yetcignty have not compr l
"a fsk the sakepf conciliatins the
s2ufpent = labama and Miss.
believe that the people Of
~ IS Of the North are new
Douglas more votes than
&c days Of Harrison, and if
Bn the track, we care not how,
trihmphantly elected.
LIST 8 o'clock.--Rcports from the
.EGOQ!
fleet that the Douglas platform is
Id, nine Of the slave states have with
lawn and that Douglas will be nominated
yt,day on the first or second ballot! We
shall not rant if the report is true, nor be
respondent If it is false. That he will be
thenext President Of the United States VIC
have a well settled belief.
o'clock-Thc Leader Extra is out. The
Cincinnati platform is adopted by 165 to
1873. Part Of the delegations from nine
States withdrew and held an outside meet
ing as eitisens only. Mr.. Yancy addressed
them and called the Convention an assem-
blagc of Black Republicans The Tenn.
Congressman at Washington autographed
their delegates to stay in Convention and
support the nominee. The language of the
wires is:
DouGLAs will be nominated on the first
ballot We cxeect to hear in time to send
out word by the morning stage. Dickinson
Of N. Y. is talked Of as the candidate Of
the southern boilers. q
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-05-02

FAREwELL.-Our townsman and valued
personal friend, GEO. G. HARVEY ESQ.,, of
the late firm Of WILLIAMS & HARVEY de-
parted from McGregor on Monday last with
his family for Coburg, Canada, the place Of
his former residence. Mr.. HARVEY came to
McGregor in 1855 short time before we
settled here his store was the first cxclu-
sive Hardware and Iron establishment in
the village. He leaves us now with four
wholesale and retail stores Of the same kind
all doing prosperous business. In addi-
ton to these are two extensive Tin and
Stove sto:cs. Mr.. HIS health has been poor
in the West and his residence for time is
chosen at the East for purposes of rccu-
peration. We hope soon to see him back
again, in command Of as good a mercantile
ship, as bad health now obliges him to re-
sign the command Of Good luck to y OH
GEORGE.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-05-02

Tue LEADIR.--Mr. GREENE of the Prairie
du Chen Leader las laid US nndcr untor.
gettable obligations by supplying US daily
with.thc Telegraphic reports Of the Charles
ton Convention since its meeting On Mon
4laythe Esd. His enterprise is highly com.
snendable, and we trust he has met q reward
in sales that will compensate him well. The
Leader Extra has been Of moro Importance
to us since last Tuesday than al the other
papers in the United States.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-05-02
Letters from Denver.

| Letters from Denver. 1850 %-nw rE r
| During the past week several letters from
Denver and on the route, have been rccciv-
cd here Mr. Rogers writes us from ORAL
lens Bluff March Goth, and gives an inter
csting account Of the trip, buffalo hunting,
camp life, &C., but as letters arc here from
him dated Denver April 9Th, we forbear the
publication of our delayed one. B. H.
Lampson is also in receipt Of letters from
his humorous brother JESSE. The trip has
been only bundle Of fun for him.
Mrs. Hibbard has kindly favored us with
the perusal of two letters from her husband
I. w. HIBBARD Of the Rogers party. Mr..
| H. says Denver is about as large as Nc
Gregor, with little better class of houses.
He has stood the trip well and is delighted
with the scenery, the hustle and the pros
p,ct. The party had caught the Arkansas
and Blue River "fevcr," and were packing
their tools and traps for march of $50
miles to the newly discovered and highly
praised head waters of the Arkansas. Gold
is there found in coarser pieces and is OBJ
tanned more in the style of California min.
ing. He had seen many valuable specimens
from the new diggings. The quartz mines
were turning out 200 to 600 dollars to the
cord and a suficicncy Of quartz is there for
1000 mills for 20 years! Thor. seems to
be no doubt but the whole mountain range
was once grand laboratory for the manu-
facture Of the precious dust, and that it has
lain there till now to accommodate the OK
travagant habits and enlarged ideas Of
young America
Provisions were high there April LIST, but
large quantities were on the way On the
whole the news, both public and private, is
very cheering and the consequence is our
people arc mostly preparing to be off. aH
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-05-02

The REcrsrE .-McBRrDE the proprietor
Of the Gutenberg Register was in town
this week. His new Editor, Mr. Emo, has
had but a few weeks charge of the Register
but in that time he has satisfied us that
practice is only required to make him one
of the best writer's in the country. We
have known him as student some time,
but it requires an aptness of a peculiar
kind super added to mere learning, to make
an Editor, and ESo displaysit. We make
it point to encourage talent and industry
wherever found; and particularly in the
Editorial business, for the Lord knows that
many of the men engaged in the newspaper
business are about the smallest specimens
Of common sense-hood or practical ability
that we ever met. With dull pair OF
scissors and malicious old stub of pen
they cut out just what everybody has read
before, write along-drawn mess offlatulency,
pitch into every bodys' business whether
invited or not, wear their faces out in beg
ing to be appreciated and hold their col
umus ready for any service which may en-
able them to buy another bundle of paper. "
We hope the Register vii. pay better here
after than it has yet done.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-05-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Office Of NcGregor, st. Peters d No.
e. Il. e. Company. ...-,.t.
North Mcfsregor April 30th.
Note. is hereby given that there will DO meeting
OF the stockholders Of McGreyor, St Peters l. Mo. Il.
Il. r. Co., at the Office Of said Company the 5th
day Of June, 1860 at IL O'Clock A. , Of said day for
the purpose Of electing Board OF Director and ON.
GERS for the ensuing year. p. L. HINKLEY,
Cilljunel) Secretary.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-05-02

UONiHS btUI AoHu o""'10k5sJ "a s'"s Sao9o'S
stream. lie was doing dutyas topergraph-
ical engineer! Give me drink, Patricius,'
and we gave it. -
Sinco the accident to La Mountain and
scheme the balloon ,f At banstikssss BA bShly
much "gone up"
John Browns widow is now worth $4O,-
900. As the old lady testified that he had
been rambling about for 20 years useless to
his family, it is to be supposed that his
death was the luckicst thing that cod have
happened to her. IS f
The Ne,os says, Swineford, Of Lacrosse,
is in Milwaukee testing the lager Of that
city. If ALI. stays till he is satisfied :
the Democrat will be without an editor fol
several months. He is small abdominally,
but such swallow as he carrie$!
A man in New York named Solomon has
discovered that gold is only combination
Of iron and sulphur.
Another beautiful and accomplished
young LADY, near Detroit has elopcd with .
coloIed gent. The father Of the young
Desdemona is an Equalizer" in theory, but
is raving mad at the practice. Canada i
now the home Of the lovers. rs
The Editress of the Rockford News say.
she can't write local items till the Charleston
Convention and the great fight comes off
n - IA
She has several small bets pending ant
can't do anything till they are decided"
A party of or 9 females recently passct
through Lyons on their way to the Peak
They were pantalooned! -gss
Mr.. Willy, Of Lake Woods, Wis, ran Of
with Miss Coleman, = young girl of tina
place There were Mrs. Willy and flv
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influence Of Railroads.

In tho report Of Jno. 7. Miller, Of thu survey
account of The influence Of the Georgia State
road on the country, through which II passes:
In 1887 Twas engaged on the Georgia.
State roa,. just then commenced. there be-
came acquainted with The people along that
rMd .thcir habits aud means. Beyond their
actual wants for food, they raised nothing At
NIL. The men Aopcd around md shot Vt IL
mark. The women seemed to do but little,
whilst their children, poorly cared for, snun.
tered about from place to place, ms if their
highest thoughts We're bent 0n cntching rabbits
or possuns, or some such smull game. What
was the use to work. when II would cost them
S2 per bushel to get their wheat to market,
and then only get onaA In 1851 went bnck
again, aud what IL cbnngel The rivers were
the same Tho Kenncsnw Mountain had not
changed the "Crookcd Spoon" still rolled IA
long4ihe men ind women that once ! knew
were thcrc--tho boys had grown 10 men,
wld the girls To women; but their micn wus
changed. The men stood crcch,as with con-
cious pride they looked upon the waving fields
of grnin. The matrons busted themselves IL
bout their harics aud their roo'ns; whilst the
sturdy boys were graphing with the plough.
What had brought this chang" nhrui? Listen
for II while and soon You will hear the iron
horse come storming along. lie stops at II sta.
tion for fuel and wat@-n man gets oil tho
train He il a Charleston man, or perhaps tho
agent OF ihe Montgomery Mills. The cars 20
on, and he goes to the house. II" meets tho
iarmer--ihey have met before. His busnrrs
is TO huy grain. Strange, but true, that tho
dcmand for wheat should DO so grcnt as
to induce the merchant to buy nt The ihrmcr's
door! lie offers 81 SO per bushcl, cash, for
his crop and furnish tho sacks 10 put IL ill.,
That won't do Savannah was here ycster-
day, and Columbus The day before, and they
offered more. Here is II key to this change
This solves the MYSTERY The great State Rond
the iron horse--ihe dollar and II half per
bn-hcl cash tells The tale This Is literally
true, US amy one can ascertain by cnquiring or
the men that know
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rial with whom and my co-praprie,ors are
prepared to deal most literally. They are the
mcrt tools Of Inscriptions knavcs, combined
to effect by any agencies, however base. the
qualification of their personal malice. md the
Improvement of their broken political, fortunes
My colleague inAroduced The amendment CON.
-drmng the Louisiana claims and carried the
bill through without consulting me. directly or
Indirectly. think that | can assert without
qualification, that we never exchanged u word
IN the subject until he Informed mo that It had
hccn returned from the House of Representa-
tivrs. never spoke of II, in any stage of It's
progress. to any member of either House of
Congress, nor, indeed, to any one in Washing.
ton. Ry referring to the papers have given
YOU. yon will see that II has been considered
during two sessions, and accompanied hy print
I'd reports. You know that these printed bills
and reports are placed in possession Of every
member of both Honscs; and If Mr.. Miles Tny.
Tor knew. as he pretentls, nothing of It. Il h.
trays gross inuttenion to his duties; If he did,
his attempt now to screen himself from rcspon-
sihlity 10 his constituents on New II yer, by
insnuations of trick and corccalmcnt. can on
ly he qualified by terms which it would br in
Ind taste to express, but which arc not the less
deserved.
You are perfectly at liberty to make such use
of this letter as You may deem proper. .g
Very respectfully, your ohrlirnt servant,
JOHN SLIpELI..
John Claiborne. Esq. ,.. 1T.
New Orlcuus, April IL, 1859, ..
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Journalistic Mistakes.

We are often laughed at by our over cxnct
ncighhors of England. who think themselves
impcccable in the matter of correct iniorma-
ton, aud we are often very justly laughed Mt
too. When, for instance on the strength OF
some indislinctly worded telegraph one Of our
cotemrcrarics lately described the "Roynl
news at Picdally" us the species Of cut "cul,i.
vated'' in the aforesaid "Piedal,y;" when an
other spoke OF the "clcqucnt Chancellor Of the
Exchcqncr, who sits among their lordships on
the wool sack;" when another told its cnger
readers that MS "per Of Ms realm, Lord John
Russell, is the superior Of Lord Lyons who Ia
only Hminister TO this country" when another
assures It's readers TINT "Quecn Victoria fves
IN Westminster Palace and goes regularly 10
church at the Abbey, which Is II part Of tho
Palaces" when some editors write Of these sort
Of things in their ludicrous variety, the cock.
ncy laughs aud pronountes our "hlgncrance
lawfully 'ea,heni.h," But We have not often
--cScept they were aided hy the telegraph
noticed our own journals falling into llnnders
MS rtrrcshngly cool ms this which we copy from
The London Star Of the cath ult, und which
does us tho honor to notice tho storm wo
hnd n few days ago. A heavy gale has ragged
in Now York. 10th bridges to Jersey were
demolished, sRd the city ferry wes unroofed."
Both the Jersey bridges demolished" and
tho "city ferry unroofcdl" That WAS truly
wondcrons gale which had blown ncross thu
Atlantic such result. Where did these bridges
span the river, and where was tho city fsrry'--
But there Is n moral In all this. It is ever
safest to take hurriedly arranged fhreign news
(and II applies here as well as In Englandlwith
very large allowances for the gale. .I.i
Tho London Morning Herald snys In its cdl.
torial columns that '&sernando Wood, Mayor
OF New York, hns been unanimously chosen
Chairman of the Charleston dclcgation.h, No
doubt tho editor thought only Of the New York
delegation. One of our ne'ghboring journals
the other day said TINT Lord Pamcrston wns
made Lord Mayor Of London. So snch mis-
takes or mere nnccurncirs as is thc case with
the announcement In Tho London Herald, arc
hy no means incNcusublc. Besides. ~ no ono
in W bogus New York delegation was ever
heard Of inf.ondon md as Fernando Wood hos
now IL European us we'll ns nn,iona, fame tho
\ inaccuracy wus natural. n ors, however, 10
further illustrate the moral we have pointed
y out.--.N. L. Exchange. '"
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from this state of uncertainty and dispute as to

from this state of uncertainty and dispute as to
titles 10 land. y
Mr.. Sidell, too, comes in for his share Of de-
nunciation. and has been held up before the
community on the charge Of prostitu,ing his
high Office for his private benefit. Committee
men, anonymous newspaper correspondents,
and conductors Of journals. noto,iously and
bitterly hostile to him. assert that he owns more
than twenty-five thousand acres Of the Houmas
claim. which they value at II mill on OF dollars
l addressed a note to this gentleman. asking
such documentary or other evidence with re-
gard to the claim. as be might have in his pos
session. 1t appears that. in 1856. nine gentle
men, Of whom Mr. Sihlcl was one. became the
purchasers OF an interest of min ty thousand
four hundred md thirty superficial arpcnts in
cluded in the Houmas claim at the price OF two
dollars and fifty cents the arpent, for which
cash payment was made in part and notes Civ
ell for the remaining payments at from one to
six years date. The purchasers afterwards
complained Of combination and misrcpresenta-
tion on the part OF their seller and one Of their
own number us to the quality of the lands. and
also Of defect Of tle, fear of eviction. disturb
in Subsequent action in injunction, brought
by MI. Slidell agninst Rightor, the vendor, aud
his wife, g Annual Reports, 1897 the Supreme
Court Of this State, by Judge Rost, said that
Mr. Slldell had examined the titles and found
them satisfactory Indeed on no occasion, or
in any manner, has Mr. Slidel ever said that
the title 70 the lloumas. grant was not II good
and valid one his objection having been to
that OF Rightor. AS to the immense value of
the land owned by Mr.. .Slidel, the assessors of
Ascension parish for years past have valued it
at the moderate sun of fttcea MouSoad dollars J;
and fixed its area at ten thousand superficial
arpcnts. fany one Wishes to make specula-
tion 10y buying Mr.. Slidell's interest, learn
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Ten Thousand Dollars Reward.

The alovc reward is offered by the N. York
Frcemam's Journal to the N. Y. Commercial
Advertiser, If it will prove that "Bellnrmnc
laid II down as fundamental maxim of the
Papacv. that absolute monarchy is iaconpa,u6ly Tie
bsa Of Gorvrament," The Commercial Advert,
ser, true to its Republican tructs uad prejudi.
ees had attacked the Catholic portion Of our
community and asserted that the pr,crpts Of
their religion taught the above sentiments
The Frccman's Journal, which Ia one of Tho
organs of that denomination III New York,
and therefore speaks "hy authority" iudig.
nantly denies II, and oilers this reward as the
proof. " ''o'N lTl'T
without reference to this controversy, We as,
scrt. says the New York News Of the sth inst. :.
that the Catholic citizens Of our country have
ever been rs true and MS fast friends Of liberty
and Of our form of Government us any other
portion. They have bccn as brave on our bat.
tie fields, aud have us freely shed their blood
there defending our liberties us any othcr.--
They have been MS wise in our councils and us
honest in our executive departments us any
other. We believe that should foreign pow
or invade our shores tomorrow 10 overthrow
our Government and erect in its placc IL mon
archy, aud even though il Was proclaimed that
the monarch who was to reign o',r us was the
Sovereign rontitl himself, that every Catholic
arm in our land would be ncrved to rcprl th,
invader, and every Catholic bosom lartd to
the battle spark for the same holy purpose.
We have no Democrats never hud %,
the loyalty, honesty or love Of country Of ou,
Catholic fcllow-citizcns, ThSkhav not ns yet
proved false; why should we tcur them in III,
future? We know, and they know, TINT ours |.
n Government for free white men. and not I,
teach or enforce religious tcncts or crccds.-
We democrats hold that religion is u queslio,
solely between man md his Go'l, and that nc
one has n right to Interfere Herewith Gu,
Government is founded ON this principle ant
Catholics, as well as Frotcstanis, united i.
laying its foundations in their blood, N,vc,
until the name Of Carroll, of Carrolton. i
erased from tho Declaration of our lndcpun
drnce, can we believe that Catholics do no
love liberty, the Republican or any other part,
TO the contrary notw' ths.audins, Erchange
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Keep Your Temper.

Those who have the truth, justice and tho
law on their sida can afford to be patient md
forbcaring. There never was more critical
period In the history of the country, never al,
arena where there was more ut stake than On
the floor Of the House of Representatives.
Tho conduct Of The scctionnlists and their aid
crs and ubettors Is calculated to arouse tie in-
dignati0n Of National men both North and
aoulh--on one side they nre taunted as tImor-
Gus iimc-scrvcrs and dougb-inces, on the other
rs criminals The evident design is to provoke
wrong which may, in some part, oblitcrate
thc horrible crime of the kansas horse thlct
aud his wrctchcd companions In treason and
murder.
The conservative members Of Congress must
be firm. and not give their antagonists an OPP
portunity to get up an cXtreneous issue. II
they are taxed as criminals because they own
slaves, with the same propricty, might Wash
| ington and Jefferson be SO denomihatt1, willie
every Northern man who tct his hand 10 tbs
Constitution, according toslhe modern stand
ard, was dough face. II is, indeed, Lald to
! bear insult and listen TO false statements from
| those who have subscribed to the denominations
Of Helpers book Of treason, but those who do
command themselves will be cousolcd by the
gratitude of the country in that coming time
when, as we hope, these deiusions will have
passed away before the bright day when North
and South will be ngnin united in the iraterual
bonds of mutual good feeling, based on bettce
knowledge Of each others social relatious s.l
reciprocal dependence.
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AN ANGEL WITH Boors oN.--There Is no nc.
counting for little childrcn's inventions and
explanation Of wings, Two little prattlrrs
were looking out Of window at n weather.
vane on the top Of the stccp'e of Universal
ist church. This weathervane which was put
up there to tell which way the wind blew, vas
il the shape Of a man with boots on. They
wondered what IL conld he. sit is mn nngelH'
says one. No" said the other. ait can't he an
angel, because angels have wings, and they
don't wear boo.s" "Oh!" said the first, GIL
tell you what it IT, it's Unversalst angel
with boots on going to heaven on foot"