The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-26

The young man, Cox, whose legs wer
cut off at Mazo Mamie on Tuesday last, b.
the cars, is dead.
Rev. Orestes A. Brownson the able an,
distinguished editor of the St. Louis Cath
clio Review is a convert to Lincolnism
Mr.. Brownson commenced life Universe
list, next Presbyterian, next an Infidel
next Catholic, and now politician
Douglas cant be Catholic, can he, Mr.
Republican?
Thirty thousand people were at Jones
Wood near New York to hear Douglas ant
johnson speak. 1t is thought that New
York city will give Douglas 40 to SO thous
and majority.
Twenty or thirty Of the government of
fice-holders of Minnesota lately met at st
Paul and nominated "B. & L." ticket 70,
electors. Senator Rice exhibited his weak
ness and his malice by heading the move
ment.
The Lincoln papers arc publishing tn,
admissions of Breck papers that Douglas
must be beaten. A dishonest merchan,
might admit that his own tea is good.
The Pony Express at st. 10 the goth
brings news of Douglas being ahead in
California.
Baron Renfrew arrived at Detroit on tho
evening of the Goth amid rockets, bonfires
professions &c, &c.
A fire at Fort Smith, Arkansas, destroy.
ed 100000.
1t is rumored that Redpath is now in
layti endeavoring to excite the Black Re.
public to assist in arming the negroes of the
South. Nonsense.
"A dispatch from New Orleans to the
Goth says that Walker and Rudler were
shot by the Honduras Government, Tho
rank and file of prisoners were turned loose
The p. P. Express of the Goth brought
nearly one hundred Mo.sond dollars in
gold! Business is reported good at Den.
YER. A Silver Mine on the Blue is reported
to be very valuable; it is also said to he ,
gIttering humbug. The coaches to and
from Denver are crowded. The telegraph
will touch Fort Kearney in October.
"A carriage is running in Paris by ST.
eret. Neither steam nor gas propels it.
We guess it is propelled by report alone.
A child fell from the Planet in Chicago
into the water. Capt. Clement plunged in
and saved it. The mother, on taking it
from the heroic man, turned it over and
gave it matter-of fact spanking. The
Captain wlted before this unpoetic mother.
TO hear small fellows of the opposition
you would think Judge Douglas don't
know anything. On the 18th of July in
Lewis county, Indiana, Mr.. Greedy said:
Mr.. Douglas is the best stump speaker
IN the United States, and the ablest off
hand debater that eper stood upon the floor
Of the Senate.
We heard Gen. Nye make a similar re-
mark in Chicago in May last.
MIR. DuPuy, of Lockport, New York, re-
Gently made bet in Chicago with A. II.
Boydcn an official of that city. The bet
was on the State Of New York-the amouAt
$1,000. Mr.. DuPuy made deposit of his
side Of the bet and Mr.. Boyden backed
down.
Long John wants to run for State Sena-
tor against w. B. Ogden. A writer in the
Press Dc 7ribuns fires into Johns morals
extensively.
The Sea Serpent has been seen off the
coast of Ireland. 1t was badly wounded by
Trinity College gentleman who was sail
ing in small boat at the time. All snakes
ought to know that Ireland is 10 place for
them. st. Patrick is about the coast vet.
A lady who travelled on the same train
with Douglas says no one can sleep where
he is. The towns all expect him and the
train is greeted with cheers that would
wake the dead.
The Wide Awakes of Philadelphia re-
Gently got into riot.
The French have published decree adj
hitting foreign grain without duty.
The five great Railways of the East were
in council. They decide upon uniform
price on fricghts-union ticket offices il
large cities, no runners and but few passes
The Waverly Republican has lately de
cided to 60 for Breckenridge instead o
Lincoln. Not much of a change. Boil
men go for Congressional Intervention.
Two able-bodied gents of DEBORAH bet
wheel barrow ride Oh the election for Presi
dent. The deftater better is to wheel tn,
lucky man from the DEBORAH House to tn,
| fremont ard back.
The New York Tribune of the 1871
says:
Let the Republicans of Pennsylvania
then, be on their guard. They are nov
likely to have much more difficult battl
in October than has been expected.
Elder Kimball of Utah recently had borl
to him in one night, fourteen children
Multiply and replenish" is scripture tn
'Saints" all believe in.
Ex-Marshal Harrington is nominated 70
|'Congress in the Chicago District, by tn
| Democrats.
Gov. Seward was received at St. Paul OF
Sunday the 10th, by about so persons
They arc either very moral at St. Paul O
very cool Seward men.
A Parision inventor has brought out
petticoat that can be distendcd one quartz
of mile and by touching spring it wi
play beautiful music! This article had sui