The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-19
Jews and 1tenls.

He suggests that all the other candidates
should do likewise.
The total amount Of grain shipped from
Minnesota ola the Mississippi river, in 1859,
was 1,646,2s5 bushels.
Cholera is raging in Southern Russia but
! not in very malignant form.
The Harvest in Poland is reported a to.
tai failure.
James Stewart aged Ill years, died in
Northampton county, Va, short time
since. He had married, during his lie,
seven wives, the last Of whom was young
or than the first. This verifies the common
saying, that sold hawks arc fond of young
birds"
The census taker Of Morgan county, ILL.,,
found girl eleven years old who weighs
one hundred and seventy five pounds.
At Auburn, New York, man was sen.
fenced to three years imprisonment for
passing bogus half-dime upon fruit
dealer. The fruit of that speculation
must be rather unpalatable.
The Chatficld Democrat has an account
Of some Winncbago Indians on their way
to the Breckenridge Convention who in
duged in a whisky war dance to such an ex-
tent as to disqualify them from travelling.
In view of the condition Of that portion of
the delegation the Democrat is uncertain
whether the meeting will be "Conven-
tom or an "inquest"
A horse race OF SO miles recently came
off at St. Joseph, Mo. The distance was
made in two hours and sixteen Minutes
Such cruelty should not be countenanced.
We like the remarks Of the blacksmith
who when advised to sue for SANDER, said !:
81 shall never sue anybody for SANDER;
can go into my shop and work out bet
ter character in six months than l could
get in court house in year"
At Macon, Georgia, corn is worth $l,o0
per bushel.
Col Fremont is carrying on the most
extensive gold mining operations ever
known since the days of King Solomon or
Pizarro. The "Pathtinder' is more sue
cessful at gold hunting than hunting for the
Presidency.
While a company Of Widc-Awakes were
passing the Exchange Bank, in Chicago, a
boy named Wm Carnes who was looking
at the procession from second story win
dow lost his balance and fell to the Iave-
mcnt, killing him instantly.
| 1t is rumored that Horace Greedy intends
to cut himself loose from the New York
Tribune. Probably he regards it an unrc-
liable journal.
1t seems that the drout,l west Of us has
ripcned the corn so that it is out of the
way of frost The Usage LOGAN thinks the
corn crop will be the best ever raised in
that section. Recent showers have revived
everything wonderfully. The average Yield
of wheat in the vicinity of Burr Oak is
from % to SO bushels per acre.
A severe storm lately passed over Fay
cite county; barn in West Union, and one
in Oran township, was struck by lightning.
Damage slight.
The Spanish government is making en-
gagements with English ship builders for
the construction of seventy eight war
steamers at a cost of 100000 each.
1t is estimated that the shipments oi
wool from San Francisco to the Atlantic
States this year will exceed 10000 lbs
Our exchanges contain accounts Of nu
merous robberies of the dead, from the ILL
fated Lady Elgin, without parallel except
in the history of the South Sea Islands OF
African coast wreckers. 1t seems impossi
bic that men in this enlightened land Of
ours can become SO utterly depraved
Though strange it is nevertheless true.
The fruit crop of Michigan is unusually
large this year. The limbs Of trees are
bent to the ground with their luscious bur-
den Of apples. The crop here is not so
heavy.
A young man in Minnesota met his
death in very singular manner. While
at work in harvest field he accidentally
stepped upon his cradle and the scythe
flew up and entered his heart killing him
instantly.
1t is rumored that Pennsylvania Rail-
road Co. has been defrauded Of 100000
by ticket sellers and conductors.
An Irishman in Pennsylvania lately
died from excessive joy. He had been in
formed Of the unexpected arrival Of his
father, from Ireland, and while putting on
his coat to enter the room where his aged
father was waiting 20 receive him he fell
dead before gazing on the face OF him whose
arrival was the source Of such intense en-.
joymcnt. ....
A young man in Portland after lying ir
Jail several weeks, consented to marry &
female who sworc he was the father of hel
prospective child. The next day she pre-
scented him with black one.
A farmer in Dubuque county raised ;
crop of wheat this year which yielded a
the rate Of fifty-one bushels to the acre
, for which he receives eighty per bushel.-
| So says the Dubuque Herald.
r A convict who had just been liberate
from the Fort Madison Penitentiary got o.
. glorious spree, got into fight, and final
: ly into Jail. He couldn't appreciate liberty
: Prof. loves mammoth balloon, like
great many highly inflated politicians, ha
;, collapsed The European voyage will, i
S consequence, be postponed probably fo
It another year.
/ tits said that quitea number of ncgroe!