The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-12-12

ing and driving off settlers stock.
The breaking up Of the John Brown far
atical celebration" at Boston gave grca
satisfaction to the sensible people of Bos
ton. ..--aa.-
The New York canal tolls exceed S.
100000. 81 III rT Tar lge.ss
1t is said there arc over two millions q
Unitarians in the Christian world. Thes
do not believe in the divinity Of Christ.
North Carolina raised nine millions o
dollars worth of cotton the past year.
Mr.. spurgcon has a salary of $4,000. :
He pays out $4,000 Of this in support 0
eleven young men who arc studying sensa
| ton religion. as ss
! The Catholic world has 1907 bishopries
146 Of which are in America
| John Wentworth's insulting article rcla
tive to the South has had q terribly effec
tive influence in stimulating the people o
Tallashatchee, Emuckfaw, the Cowpens
New Orleans and other battle grounds to a
recollection of the spirit which animated
their ancestors. Do northern men expect
the south will stand insults which would
not be submitted to in our colder climate
A newsboy on the Chicago & Burlington
Railway has been arrested for robbing the
the mail His name is Hudson. Over
! $l1 900 in drafts and notes were found on
his person.
Adam Hageinan, the brewer of Chicago
who killed Henry Costar, one of his work
men, in a fit of passion, was tried recently
and sent to prison for 10 years on con-
viction Of manslaughter. He made vio-
lent speech in German denying his guilt
A Dutch scientific journal learns that in
the Central portion of Borneo there are hui
man beings all Of whom have tails A or 5
inches long, hard, stiff and nearly immova-
bic. Some specimens are to be sent to Hol-
| land sas- - I'd. s;t,
Alabama has recently purchased $4,000
Colts revolvers and 10000 stand of arms.
TIE ordinance for South Carolina indie
pendcnce is already agreed upon; it will be
adopted December 18th in Convention at
Charleston. So say the Southern papers
and so, it is said, the President is officially
advised sseE as
Punch says lovely woman stoops to folly
when she stoops to put on her crinoline.
I
Punch is wrong; it isn't folly to put on erin.
oline and She don't stoop to do it either.
We have seen the performance and know
better.
The Southern States are in debt $751;
100000.
Pennsylvania made the first turnpike
road in the United States, laid the first
railroad, established the first water works,
ran the first locomotive, established the first
hospital, the first law school, the first pub
lie mueum, the first hall of music, and the
first library in the world opened freely to
all, not to speak of the first Quaker treaty,
the Declaration of Independence, and the
reputation of her bonds.
There is pottery at Peoria, Ill.,, which
is said to turn out ware as fine as the i'm
ported Liverpool article; 60 men are already
employed and the prospect is favorable to a
large increase of capital and labor.
"Artemas Ward" recently was present
I'd with a fine diamond pin. BRows is
sharp enough without any aid from dia-
monds. ~ a
Miss Julia Hart, of Davenport, was late
ly awarded a premium for the best waltz
ing! We believe she failed to carry off
the prize for making the best loaf of bread
at the Fair of Scott county.
| w. B. Allison, of Dubuque, Republi-
can lawyer of eminence, recently made a
| sound conservative speech at the city of his
| residence.
A man named Boncbrake was lately mar
lied in South Bend, Ind, to Miss Miller
If B. should get angry, Mrs. B. must re-
member that her husband derived his blood
from fighting ancestor. Why don't peo-
pie change such outlandsh names as Horn
blower, Sniggefritz, Punkinseed, Doonder-
awstruckhousen and the like?
Gen. G. w. Morrison Mutt is engaged to
tie the Union together in case Of a separa-
| ton Of the States. The General is less in
stature than Tom Thumb, and is travelling
on exhibition.
The ladies of Norfolk, Va, wear blue
cockade on their bosoms as they promen-
ade the streets.
A woman in Philadelphia, well TODD in
the world, wanted to grow rich, and un-
known to her husband she pawned all their
valuables for lottery tickets. Her husband
came home one day and found her dead-a
| suicide.
AZ Fair in Georgia, thirty-seven bright
eyed Southern girls, teachers and pupils Of
an Academy, came out in full and fashion.
ably made cotton check dresses.
Miss Ormsbee, of Warren, Rhode Is
land, is Is years old. She became dumb al
20 years Of age, but day or two since she
began to talk like book. A bachelor
friend Of ours says she would have been .
charming wife for the past 55 years!
| Mary Smith, of Newbury, Nd, lost thu
heart Of her lover, arose in the night, wen
to the railroad, laid down on the track ant
had her head cut off.
| Mr.. Griffin, of Newbern, N. c., called OF
DR.. Robinson to prescribe for dog; DIR. R
prescribed pistol ball through the head Q
his friend. The DR.. was drunk and though
Griffin meant to insult him. &&
A lady in Albany drowned herself be
cause her big ugly man wouldn't give he
some money. She, served the monste