The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-01-04
News and Items.

18th at Cooperstown with VIM. Owen Q
Syracuse, Y. They play the commo,
four ball game for 5000 side.
E. G. Page, author of Dow's patent ser
mons killed himself on the 4th at Sacra
mento.
! A late trip by the Express from Califor
mia to Chicago was made in 20 days.
The Presidents Message was delivered
on the 26th. A synopsis Of it will be fount
in our columns. ...rF-..-
"Masse" means Festival, hence Christ
mas or Christ festival. -.,...s.-.n.........
The Delhi Oowa) Journal says there il
a D. S. Crawford, tall shabbily dressed
man about 40, in that neighborhood who il
a travelling nuisance. u...s se.~ . ...
A total eclipse Of the sun will take plac,
July 18th. ...a ...
The Milwaukee Free Democrat insist:
that Senator Wilson of Mass, and Sher.
man of Ohio have disgraced the north by
recent concessions in debate; the Democra,
prays for more backbone in the Republi.
can party. -. ~. ..... 7....ss.
In the Luzerne (Pa.) Union we find a
splendid letter on West Union and the
country around it, it is written by T. NJ.
Atherton, Esq. 'Tom' writes s'like a
book" .- ..r ......... ST.
Wash. Earle Of the Goshen (Ind.) De.
mocrat has tried the newly invented goose
picking machine on Doc. Ellis of the (Re-
publican) Times of the same place.
Wash says the machine couldn't find a
darned feather but it was soon clogged up
with cool! .. a.. ... :
Gov. Packer has replied to Gov. Wise's
autocratc announcement that he was 60
ing to disregard state lines hereafter in the
arresting Of insurgents and traitors, that
Pennsylvania sent no black guards to Vir-
ginia and Virginia had best keep hers at
home! Good for the Keystone. N
The Good Templars of Milwaukee now
number 700, including some Of the most
prominent men Of the city. The ladies' are
all in favor Of the Order. .-s
Cover of the Grant County Herald
one of the best informed editors in the west.
approves our course on the policy of ex-
tending railroad west of McGregor. We
know the road will come, it must come, and
when the work is in progress we will puff
it good and strong, but our folks here do
not need it and they will not work for it,
Other parties must build it. H....
The Courier over the river, DAVIS this
paper compliment which is very welcome
this cool weather. Prairie du Chen has
been valuable friend to the Times Office.
A fire in N. Y, on the Goth on Beekman
street destroyed six buildings on Beekman
and four on Anne. street The loss is near
~ one million of dollars. ....... .....
James Brooks and Ex-Goy. Hunt adj
dressed Union meeting at Rochester last
Friday. ......... .-..rr.... .."
Scott of California in speech on Cali
fornia affairs said that it was UNANIMOUSLY
false that the administration party of that
state had hunted down Senator Broderick.
We believe Scott .r.. ..... .....
A slave riot occurred at Bolivar Mo-, on
the night of Monday Dec, Goth. ........
Cortinas and his band have been driven
from Brownsville Texas. :....
The weather is reported intensely cold
since Thursday night last; at St. Johnsbury
Vermont, it was 80 below. a
'Resolred, That when we get to the
Kingdom of Heaven, We will not sit down
with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob for they
were once slave holders" ~ ,"
The Martha Putnam was burned at Cairo
on the 29th--total loss Of boat and cargo.
The North Britain arrived on the 3Oth.
The Peace Congress met at Paris ten days
ago. The Moors are rousing themselves to
beat off the Spanish and French.
All the Vermont Banks are thrown out
at New York except the Merchants.
The Denver Express brings 10000
The mines of Russel's and Gregory's dig
gings refuse to pay taxes for the provision
al Government.
w. B. Ogden of Chicago is appointed re.
cever of the Fort Wayne and Pittsburgh
| Road.
Mrs. Croley advises washing ones feet in
cold water every morning for chilblains-
Weprcfer the chlblains to the prescription.
lis now probable that much of the ship
ping and large part of the manufacturing
capital Of New England will go South.
A German tourist says that American
women have long noses-the Home Jour.
nal explains by remarking that our females
are never snubbed.
A wagon load of triple Heralds were dis
tributed gratuitously at Richmond last week
they contained the proceedings of the
Union meeting in New York.
Judge fancy, was very low at last &C
counts.
The Dubuqucrs are calling for Ra ilroaG
connection with Milwaukee via Minera
| Point and Madison.
The Reriew says that 80 members have
joined the West Union Templars in five
weeks.
Chas. S. Scott of California was support
ed for Speaker by the Democrats on the
Gath ballot, Sherman had 102, Scott 80
Gilmer IA, scattering IL. Sherman lacked
four of an election.
! Grow OF Penn. and Branch of N, Carroll.
ma have quarrelled and challenge has
passed.
| The Arago arrived ON the 2ath. It is