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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04
Douglas Club In McGregOr.

Early in the evening of June 9th, a
large asscnblage of the Democracy of Nc,
Gregor convened at Mozart Hall, when A
j. Felt was called to the chair, and the
meeting was addressed by Judge Baugh,
j. L. Stoneman, and others, whose remarks
were received with enthusiastic applause.
II. G. Martin was appointed Secretary o.
the meeting, which now proceeded to thu
selection Of permanent officers of the Doug
las Club of McGrngor
On motion Of Judge Baugh, the Chat,
appointed Committee to draft Constitu
ton and By-L
The Chair appointed Judge Baugh, P. G
Parker, Ii. G. Martin, D. Hammer, and G
r. McLaury.
A motion was made and carried that q
Committee on permanent officers be ap
pointed.
The following gentlemen were appointed
said committee e. r. Barron, G. r. Nc
Laury, G. Ii. Flanders, E. A. Trader, JUL
us Boetcher, and NJ. O'Brien.
On motion, the Committee were request
ed to report at the next meeting.
The meeting adjourned to meet Saturday
evening, july 7th.
Ii. G. MARTIN, Secretary.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04
The Cattle Disease.

We notice that there is now considerable
fear prevalent throughout the country,
West as well as East, concerning the cattle
disease which has destroyed so much valu-
able stock in New England the present
season.
In Illinois considerable excitement pre-
walls among the farmers and stock growers,
and they are very generally in favor of the
passage of law prohibiting any one, par
ticularly drovers from bringing cattle into
Illinois, from other States, or certainly from
the infested districts The Governor of
that State has issued Proclamation con-
corning the matter, in which he notices the
prevalence of the cattle disease in the east
ern States, and expresses the fear that it
will become prevalent in the West, and adj
vises the Agricultural Societies, and farm
ers generally, to take precautionary mea-
sures to prevent the importations of cattle
to Illinois, until the epidemic ceases.
We notice some of our exchanges think
the Governor of Iowa should follow the ex-
ample of the Executive of Illinois. We
do not know what might be the effect of a
message from his Excellency Gov. Kirk
wood, on the Pleuro Pneumonia which is
bringing down so many beeves, but it
strikes us that as there are now good ma
ny cattle being brought into Iowa from the
East, by emigrants, it would be we'll enough
for our stock raisers to devise some plan to
keep out all cattle that were raised in, or
have passed through, the infected districts.
Thousands of dollars worth of cattle
have been lost during the present season
by New England farmers, owing, in some
measure, to their carelessness on the first
appearance of the disease. Iowa farmers
need not be subject to losses of that kind,
if the proper effort is made to prevent the
importation of diseased stock, and to sop
the progress of the disease if it makes its
appearance. We are inclined to the opin-
ion that the complaint will not reach here,
but if it breaks out in Illinois, no more cat
tie should be allowed to cross the Missis-
sippi.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

found new drink in Washington which
takes the rag off of anything before discov-
cred. 1t will knock even an NJ. G. at a dis
lance of forty rods. One of them, lately,
while unable to "be upright uttered the
following soliloquy. Leaves have their
time to fall, so likewise have I /; the reason
too, is the same-it comes of getting dry"
According to Edward Everett, the use of
alchoholic beverages costs the United States
directly in ten years 1920, ,OOO-has
burnt or otherwise destroyed 100000
worth of property-destroyed 100000 lives
sent $50, 900 to prison and 100000 child
rem to the poor house--caused 900 muir
ders and 5000 suicides-and bequeathed to
the country 100000, 900 orphan children
A live cat jumped out of mail bag at
Charleston, Nd, few days since. 1t was
a male.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04
The Way its Done.

The Way its Done.
Our readers have probably noticed in the
papers lot Of Geographic dispatches an
nouncing the firing of guns" at the nom-
ination of Breckenridge, in different parts
of the country. There is an unwritten his
tory to all of these false dispatches. The
truth is that, the whole thing is got up by
the Republicans, and then telegraphed over
the whole country in order to create the
impression that there is splitin the Demo-
cratic ranks. At davenport, Iowa, the Blu
chanan P. NJ. was presented with money
and powder by the Republicans, and they
fired guns, and telegraphed-"One hum
dred guns were fired here to-day for Breck
and Lane" Such is one example of the
honesty of Republicans in conducting this
campaign.
At Madison, Wis, and in many other
cities, the same game was played and with
the same result; but the cool impudence
with which the thing is done in Illinois
would shame the devil himself The PEG.
pie will not forget such meanness soon.-
Tho Chicago Democrat strong Republi,
can paper, edited by John Wentworth, the
Republican Mayor of Chicago, in speaking
of this matter, says:
The Republicans were telling the DAN
ties and office holders yesterday afternoon
that they ought to fire some guns in honor
of the nomination of breckenridge and
Lane. But the Office holders and Danites,
though perfectly willing, could not do this,
for want of money to buy the powder
Wherefore the hat was carried around
among the Republicans-an soon the can
non commenced roaring and the Douglas
men commenced swearing We advise our
Republican friends in every town to raise a
little money to be given their postmaster
in order that he may usher in the glorious
nomination Of Breckenridge and Lane amlt
the roar of cannon. We do not like to Sc,
man deprived of good spree becaus,
he happens to he the only man in hi.
party.
1t will be a very easy thing for tn,
anti-slayery men in Illinois to carry thu
State if they can only keep up the organ
ization Of the Danites and otfice-holders
The Republicans ought to have DANTE
employed at once to go into all the coun
ties and organize a Breckenridge party
BY the way, what has become Of Col. Car
penter? Does he still live?
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

JENNIE S.-The Douglas song, written
by this lady, published last week, we should
have stated was written originally for the
Milwaukee Ne~s. In the hurry Of the mo.
ment, the proper credit was omitted. The
"local' of the Nens claims to have pa.
tent of Miss Jennie's poems, and scowled
dreadfully at our Infringement. We shall
write to Jennie, and have private under
standing in regard to the matter, and then
Mr.. Local may howl and be darned to
him.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

BRECKENRIDGE AND LINCoLN-The Du-
buque Herald has heard of one Brecken-
ridge man in Illinois, and he is expecting to
be appointed p. M. at one horse town on
the G. & c. U. r. r. If Republicans here
who are shouting for Breckenridge, are in
earnest, there is no longer any show for
Lincoln in this part of the state. No one
says word for Old Abe, since the Seced-
ers failed to indorse him. The Republicans
are in quandary, but present appearances
indicate their preference for Breckenridge.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

McG regOr.
We find the following in the Keokuk
Daily y0urnal-one of the smartest little
dailies in the West. Its compliments are
appreciated: .....l
The city of McGregor, by the census
just taken, foots up 1900 inhabitants. Nc
Gregor is young and rather small withal,
but most uncommon smart"
ut is one of the liveliest, most wide
awake places on the Upper Mississippi.-r
Our business men will, perhaps. be aston
ished when we tell them that McGregor,
with her 1000 people, does more advertise
ing in ting newspapers, than Keokuk with
her II 900 does. Yet such is the fact
and what is more, it is conceded that the
advertising makes the business, as much as
the business the advertising"
at is not out of order for us to remark
here that McGregor has list Of business
men that need not fear comparison with
those Of any city in the business, for gen,
uine business talent and enterprise.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04
j. T. SroNEMAN, Secretary

New York.
The Old Empire State is sound to the
core for Sephen A. Douglas and Democra.
cy. The people there are enthusiastic for
the Little Giant of the West, and we shall
be surprised if Douglas and johnson have
less than forty thousand majority in New
York. The Democracy are united. and
heartily at work with determination to lay
the Republicans on the shelf forever. The
Republicans of New York were enthusiast
tic Seward men, their political hope were
all centered in him and when he was treach.
erously and heartlessly sacrificed by the
Wigwam Convention at Chicago their fond
est hopes were blasted and they are now
spiritless and carelesss. Lincoln is unpo-
pular in New York, and terrible defeat
awaits him in that State
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

CHANGE.-HERscHEL V. JOHNSON name
it will be seen, has taken the place of Fitz,
patrick as the Democratic candidate for Vice
President. Mr.. F. declined ''because the
party was not united" and the National
Committee selected Gov. JOHNSON of Geor.
gia. He is one of the brilliant conserva.
tive men of the South and will add strength
to the ticket. We have no space for far.
Their comment.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

Pixies Peak.
Several letters are in town from Pixies
Peak. Their general tenor is not encour-
aging for Gulch mines, but all speak highly
of the quartz crushing plan. 1t is assum.
ed by some business men at Denver that
the mills of that region will turn out fifteen
to twenty-five millions of dollars the next
year. While SO large an amount Of gold
is diffused through the whole rocky o,
quartz portions of the country, we cannot
bring ourselves to doubt that proper explo
rations will develop rich prospects in thu
washing way. But provisions are hief
there; they cannot be low for years, ant
this fact will drive many men Of limited
means back to the States.
CONG ur.-The Milwaukee papers an
nounce with great deal of gusto tina
Professor Steiner will go up in a balloon
in that city on the 4th Of July; just al
though that was something wonderful
Wen risk pair of boots that at least 1
score of good boys here, will get higher, Or
the GLORIOUS Fourth" than Prof. Steiner
Or any other professor dare think of going
and consider it nothing remarkable at that
That Milwaukee must be slow town, com
pared with this city.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04
That Picture.

That Picture.
Soon after the adjournment of the Chi
cago Convention, the Milwaukee Sentinel
procured likeness of Abraham Lincoln,
and placed it at the head of its colmns, de-
claring it to be "a correct likeness of Hon
est Old Abe" But its Republican CO.
temporaries, then. Y. Times, among others,
advised the Sentinel to take down that pic.
ture, for if the people got an idea that Lin.
coin looked at all like that, he would be-
beaten sure, for honest men would never
vote for a man for President who carried
such looking face. After running the
picture for a few days, the Sentinel took ii
down, and it no longer appears in that paper
A day or two after, the Fr.e Democrat,
another Republican paper in Milwaukee,
put up, at its editorial head, an entirely diff
ferent looking picture, and claimed it to be
an excellent likeness of "Honest Abc."-
1t was better looking picture than the
other, and represented Lincoln with his
hair combed and face smoothed, but it re-
presented man homely enough to shame
the ':jack-knife" out Of Ugliness himself
Well, this last picture was run for day or
two, but it was no go. When the people
came to compare the phiz of Old Abe with
the noble, statesman-like countenance of
Senator Douglas, poor Lincoln stood no
show at all, so picture No. 2 had to come
down, and now none of the Republican
journals of Milwaukee have courage enough
to expose Old Abe's face to the public
gaze.
The "face" is hid for shame, by the party
organs, and the people will take good care
that it don't see political daylight afte,
election,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

CHIcKAsAw Cove learn that between
one and two thousand sheep have been
placed on the prairies of Chckasaw county,
this season. NJ. Cagley, of Bradford, pass
ed through here week or two since on his
way east after flock of sheep for his &C.
dar Valley farm. Iowa farmers would find
it profitable to pay more attention to wool
growing. There is money in it.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04
County Convention.

County Convention.
The. Democratic County Convention met
at Mozart Hall, McGregor, June 3lst, pur-
suant to call, and was organized by Hon.
Jedediah Brown being called to the chair,
and John 7. Stoneman appointed Secre.
tary.
The Chairman stated the object of the
meeting to tie the appointment Of delegates
to attend the Democratic State and District
Convention, whercupon the following gen.
tlemen were appointed delegates:
Hon. S. R. Peet, Jed. Brown, j. P.
Kriebs, Isaac Ravens, John Grinnell, Chas.
Watkins, d. Hammer, o. G. Lee, VIM.
Potter, II. Emery, DR.. Andres, E. P. Raw.
son, j. w. Potts, and A p. Richardson.
Motion was made and carried that the
delegates have power to fill vacancies and
those in attendance to cast the vote of Clay.
ton County in each Convention.
The friends of Douglas are earnestly re.
quested to organize clubs in each township
and report to Executive Committee in or
der, that Documents may be forwarded t.
them.
JED. BROWN, President
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

The weather is warm and showery if it con-
tinues damp for the next ten days wheat will be
injured. We hope it will "dry up"
Freights On the NJ. & M. Road are now ten
cents to Milwaukee or Chicago on Wheat,
Barley, Corn and Rye. Wheat for week
past has sold at Sill to l,l6 in Milwaukee
at IS to SO in McGregor, Corn is 40, Oats ~.
1t is expected that the steamer due on Monday
afternoon will change the market. We have
no space for extended comments on trade
Business here is fair.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

PRErTY-Rev. Mr.. Dennis, the Masonic
orator at West Union, on Tuesday last, in
illustrating the beauty of Masonry, pointed
to McGregor brother and called him "a
very fine looking man." The brother did
not so much as blush at the compliment,
and the ladies gazed at him during the
balance of the day.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04
Times, COMBINATIONS.

Times Combinations.
A young lady on Long Island challenges
any young man under twenty-one to run a
foot race with her. There is bid for a
young man to run after girl. Well bet
the girl will take the stakes when the match
is made. -. A man in Michigan galvanized
a couple of dead Spruce trees into life by
means of iron and zinc at the roots. Trees
are now leaving out. Lorenzo Dow, in
speaking of an avaricious farmer, said, eff
he had the whole world fenced in in Sone
field, he would want patch on the outside
for garden. :. John G. Heenan will come
home in the steamer Adriatic &. {. Remem-
Der that the laws of the U. S. impose
fine of $50 on persons refusing to answer
the questions of the census. man. That's
internally cruel on young ladies of doubt
full ages" In Dubuque, wife applied for
divorce, because her husband is habitual
drunkard. The defence is, that he was
drunkard at the time of marriage, and she
knew it, Release the bonds. A drunkard
cannot be husband. Kansas Territory
has been infested by a band of horse thieves
for the past year, and several of the band
were arrested at st. Joseph, Mo-, week be-
fore last, who made confessions duplicating
many and confirming the report that re-
gular thieving organization exists in Kansas
and Missouri. 80. The Chicago papers say,
Little Patti carried away the entire audi
ence with her at her late concert" We
never heard of woman who carried such
load before. -. The Milwaukee Sentinel
says, that a Mr.. Hunter, of Louisiana, Of
fers to bet a million of dollars that Douglas
won't be the next President. Will the
Sentinel please tell Mr.. Hunter that we will
take that bet We will 60 our "pile," on
Stephen A., every time The locals of
the papers in neighboring city are quar-
reling over little, old hat, not worth ten
cents, rim and all. They must be hard up
| for local items 800. "A man named Haskins
was drowned last week while attempting to
swim across pond at Lancaster, Wis.
There will be rush to see the Great East
ern, at New York city Excursion tick
! cts are in demand.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

PERsoNAL.-FRED WALBRIDGE, Recorder
and Treasurer Of Fayette Co., and trump
in the suit of hearts, called to see us on
Friday last. He is not very large, but he
beat us playing billiards. ...... .McELRoY
of the TRANSCRIPT also called moment.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04
The way IL Goes.

Ine way IL Goes.
The nomination Of Stephen A. Douglas
takes like wild-fire with the people in all
parts of the country. Men and newspapers
are leaving the Republican ranks, throw
ing away the disunion flag and Aocking to
the standard of Douglas and True Demo-
cracy. John w. Forney of the Philadel-
phia Press has long and ably written arti-
Gle declaring himself and his paper for
Douglas. The State Convention of Alaba-
ma have put Douglas Democratic Electo-
raj ticket in the field and Douglas major
ity in that State will be overwhelming, over
Bell, and Breckenridge combined. Hon
Amos Coggswell the Republican Speaker Of
the House of Representatives Of Minnesota,
last winter has left the Republican party
and come out openly for the Little Clan,
and Popular Sovereignty. Cyrus Lowell,
Of Michigan, who was the first Republican
Speaker ever chosen by the House of Re.
representatives. in that State avows himself
for Stephen A. Douglas. Prominent Re.
publicans in Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, and
in fact all over the North, candid, thinking
men are convinced of the utter folly of any
longer following in the lead of Sectional
Agitators, and they will hereafter act with
the Democracy as the only party that pre-
sents platform co-extensive with our com
mon country. The indications upon the
political horizon now ARE that Douglas will
double the Democratic vote in every free
State and sweep his Slave Code and
Know Nothing competitor completely out
the next President Of the United States, is
moral certainty.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

DRFERRED.-Wc are in receipt of several
communications, and two or three Ads.
which it is not convenient to insert this
week. They will net spoil.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

LAw.-See MTcHELL's Law Card and
commence suit against somebody in Fay
cite county at once! If FRED is half as
good Lawyer as he is friend, he'll win
every case he tries.
HARvEsT.-Bicknelli is well supplied with
tools for Harvesting and will be glad to sell
all the farmers of North Iowa what they
want in this line. See his Ad. and call for
the goods.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

PAlNrING.-Hill & Smith have flung their
banner to the breeze across Main, street,
near the Empire Saloon. To-day they fling
their banner before the readers Of the Times.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

CAMPAIGN JoURNAL.-Th initial num-.
bers of this journal, are on our table and
duly scissored as the law directs. It is
published at the State Capitol at psry lQw
rates,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

FRUIrs.-M. O'BRIEN is in receipt, from
the South, of an invoice of new Green Ap-
pies which he is prepared to sell at whole
sale on reasonable terms. 1t is O'Brien's
intention to keep well supplied with all the
Fruits of the season for country trade
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

FoRwARDING.-Horto & Fowler's Card
is in the paper to-day. We noticed the
firm two weeks ago but by some accident
the card was not then inserted.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

Four MMEs.-Geo. R. Hyatt at the Four
Mile House, is first rate man, knows how
to keep Hotel, and would be glad to en-
terrain those who travel the road. The
House is in good, clean trim, and the trash
that lately infested that neighborhood has
been driven away.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

WAUKoN.-Both political parties held
mass meetings at Waukon during last week.
Each is repor,ed to us as being largely at
tended. In the absence of particulars we
can say but little about these meetings.
The Douglas men have the enthusiasm
with them wherever they 60, and we will
hazard the guess that the Democracy had
the most cheerful and energetic demonstra-
tion
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

The STATE BANK-We invite the atten-
ton of business men to the Branch Bank
statement in this days paper. Where Car.
ter and Lee have the management of an In
stitution like this, backed as they are by the
soundest Directory possible, there is no dan
ger but the exhibit will be all right. The
holder Of notes on the McGregor Branch
can sleep soundly,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

GooD.-The New Oregon Plaindeale,'
and the Davenport Democrat and Neaos,
both Administration papers, have come out
in favor of the regular nominee, Stephen A.
Douglas. The Plaindealer advocates his
election in an able article; the News is not
ready to praise him greatly but it is sound
and reliable.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

IN the uuSt, anu Ile tIllnkS tnat ii tile spare
yards had been on the other end of her
dress, she would have looked better. He is
looking prettyhgh in the world for an editor,
it seems to us. He had better come down
foot or two if he has any regard for the
feelings of the fair SEX
The U. S. Senate after short secret ses-
sion on the 2sth adjourned sine die.
A percussion cap factory at Brooklyn
was destroyed by an explosion on the 9th.
One man was thrown % feet but was not
seriously injured.
The Democracy of Philadelphia and
Pennsylvania are enthusiastic for Douglas
and johnson. A few office holders there
unite with Republicans for the sectional
candidates.
Hale, of the Fayette Reuieao has been
treated to new potatoes while on his Gen.
sus trip. He "put them down" as ''Mur-
phys"
Extra Iowa -four is quoted in New York
at 1926 to $500. 1t is probably as cheap
at home as two thousand miles away.
The Douglas fever has'become epidemic
all over the country. Every body is taken
down by it. Those who have been dosed
with Lincoln pills are likely to 60 off with
it after all.
A hard working man in Massachusetts,
had two acre lotwell fenced in with rough
ly split rails, and one morning he discovered
every rail was gone. A few days after Re-
publican in Boston was selling "the identi-
cal rails split by Honest Abe Lincoln"
Elizabeth Wyant is anxious to learn some
thing Of the whereabouts of Michael Wv
ant who left Wayne county, Iowa, June
9th. He is supposed to be insane.
Brownlow, the Knoxville Wing editor has