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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

The LATEST DoDGE.-The last game OF
the fast women noticed by the papers, is
STYLED the "Crime of Crinoline." A woman,
a very model in figure, possessed of all the
arts Of fascination, enters fancy store,
interests, perhaps captivates the statesmen,
and, finally, gives her hoops an extra lurch
to one side, and a valuable set Of jewelry
or a lot of fine goods arc entangled in the
hateful crinoline. OF course the lady blush
es; the clerks, realizing the awkwardness OF
her position, hasten to the rescue, and in
the confusion of the moment, the fair one,
after arranging the hoops, departs with the
treasure concealed by the folds of crinoline
1t is said that a g eat number of men have
been taken in that way in the larger
cities,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

Artcmus Ward, Of the Cleveland Plain
dealer, is one Of the institutions of that city.
He has recently been to hear little PATTI
sing, and as she may come here before long
we copy his expression of her and her sing
ing:
Miss Patty is smawl fur her size, but as
the man scd abowt his wife, O Lord! She
is well bilt 4 her complexshun is what mite
be called a Broonetty. Her Use is a dark
bay, the lashis bein long & silky. When
she smile the awjince feels like axing her to
doc it sum moor, e to continncr doin it 2
a indefnit extent. Her waste is of the
most bootiful WASTES ever seen. When
Mister Strackhorse led Ter out thawt sum
pretty skool gal, who had jest GRADUATED
from pantalets & wire hoops, was comm out
to read her fust compersishun in public.
She cum so bashful like, with her he'd how'd
down, & made sich effort to arrange her
lips so thayd look pretty, that wanted to
swaller her
She reminded me of Susan Skinner,
who'd never kiss the boys at parin bees till
the candles was blow'd out. Miss Patty
sung suthin or ruther in furrin tung: l
don't know what the sentimunts was. Fur
awt know she have bin denouncin my
wax figgers and sagashus wild bcests of
Pray, 4 don't much keer eff she did
When she opened her mowth a army of
martingales, bobolinks, kanarys, swallcrs,
moekin birds, etsetery, bust 4th & flew all
over the Haul.
Go it, little l, sez to myself, in highly
existed frame Of mind, & if that kount or
royal duke which you'll be pretty apt to
marry of these dase don't do the fair thing
by yc, yu kin always hav a home ON A..
Wards farm, near Baldinsvillc, Injianny.
When she sung Cumin threw the Rye, 4
spoke of that Swayne she decrly luvd her.
self indiyidoonly, didn't wish was that
air Swayne. No guess not. Oh certain
ly not. This is Ironical. don't meen
this. It's a ways hay of goakin.l Now
that Maria Picklehomny has got married
which hope she likes itl & left the perfes-
hun, Adelny Patty is the champio,ess OF
the opery ring. She karries the Belt
Thar's no draw fite about it. Other primy
donnys may as well throw up the spunje
first as last. My eyes don't deceive my car
site in this matter.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

A Prediction.
We may be set down as visionary and
fanatical; so have many better men been,
before us; but what Of that? We intend
to utter a prediction. 1t is this: Before
the close of the nineteenth century, Keokuk
will be the seat of Government of the U.
S. S.!-Reokuh Journal
Why, Mr.. Journal, you are behind the
tines The Capital at Keokuk! Didn't
you know that the Capital Question had
been disposed of, and the whole programme
made? The Seat of Government Of these
United States is already located-at Nc
GREGoR! New Capitol buildings will be
erected here before Lincoln goes to the
White House! "Let the American Eagle
spread his broad wings, and"-squeal =
Where is Randolph?
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20
Sh&tt 9oetrp.
THE BEAU.1FUL R1YER-

BY BENZ. r. AVN,
Like Founding in slumber, tn. ,,,s
On the crimsoning threshold of" an o'v ay
And tho't that the glow thro' 'the aEen'
Was glimpse Of the coming Of HeaSS.o"e" way
There together sat by the beautiful stresL
We had nothing to do but t o love and to drea.
In the days that have gone on before.
These not the same days. tho they bear the
With the ones shall welcome no more. [name,
But It may be, the angels are calling them DER,
For a Sabbath aud Summer forever,
WI the years shall forget the Decembers they were
And the shroud shall be woven no, never!
In twilight like that, Jenny June for a bride,
Oh what Of the world could one wish for beside
As we gazed on the river unrolPd,
It'll we heard, fanced. its musical tide,
When 1t flowed through the gateway OF goldi
Jenny June, then said, let us linger no more,
On the banks Of the beautiful RIVER
Let the boat be unmoored, and be mnfled the oar,
And we'll steal into Heaven together.
II the angel on duty our coming descries,
You have nothing to do but throw Of the disguise
That you wore while you wandered with me,
And the sentry shall say welcome back the skies
We have long been awaiting for thee.''
Oh! how swectly she spoke, ere she uttered word
With that blush, partly hers, partly Even's,
And that tone, like the deam Of song heard,
As she whispered, "That way is not Hcaven's
For the river that by the Heaven of the blest
Has song on Its ripple, star on its breast
Oh! that river Is nothing like this
Forit gdes on in shadow, beyond the worlds west,
Till it breaks into beauty aud bliss
I am lingering yet, but lnger alone,
On the banks of the Beautiful River,
IT'S the tn Of that day but the where 1t shone,
Bears the willow trees shadow forever!
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

CRAWFORD Co. FAR-Our Wisconsin
neighbors are to have the third annual Fair
of their Agricultural Society at Prairie du
Chien on the End, srd, and 4th Of Oct, go.
Competitor is invited from this county, and
we suggest to the Clayton Co. farmers and
mechanics the propriety of showing the
Badgers how to make farms, and the tools
to work them. If fthe Hawkeyes 60 in, it
will be to win! Make way for Clayton
county
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

WiAT's IN NAME.-Some of the 'irre-
pressible" organs are trying hard to make
capital out Of the name of their presiden-
tial candidate, and tell us that Lincoln like
Abraham of old "shall become the father of
a great people," but, in their ardor to make
plain case in their favor, forget to state
that Abraham was both STAKEHOLDER and a
Mormon, and that "those twin relics of bar
barism, polygamy and slavery" were part
and parcel of his political and social plat:
form! But, their Abraham has an Isaac
to be sacrificed, the "Irrepressible Conflict"
Abrahams only begottoh son, and it will
be burnt upon the funeral pile of Republi-
canism next November No voice from
Above will stay the hand of destruction -
Then will come an ''impending crisis" and
no Helper!
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20
Your most Obedient scribe,
u WEppEp
Can't we Import Him 2

Can't we Import Hims
A very singular, and for these times, a
very extraordinary notice appears in the
official paper of Wisconsin. Without cop
ying the notice it is enough to state the
matter. 1t appears that the State Printer
Of 1859 demanded $2,lO for each 40 acre
lot, notice of delinquent interest payments
on all School, University and Swamp lands !;
but the sturdy State Treasurer, S. d. Has
tings, declined paying more than so cents,
which he thought was legal and sufficient
In order to bc safe he collected what was
demanded, but did not pay over until the
matter was decided. The State Printer
having "come to his Senses" the Treasurer
advcrtiscs that all who have paid can have
81 60 on each 40 acre lot returned, on pre-
sentation of the receipt. This returns about
200 back to the pockets Of the people
to whom it belongs. Such things are re-
frcshing 'in this day and generation" =
Can't Mr.. Hastings be imported into this
StateG GIMCRACK.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

az One Of the arolite stones that fell
in Summit county, Ohio, during meteoric
shower last summer, has been found, deep
ly buried in the earth. Its weight is l03
pounds, and it contained a considerable
quantity of sulphurate of iron, and some
nickel. Very many Of these stones fell du-
ring the shower. A professor of Yale is
making such examinations of them as he
thinks will enable him to tell whence they
fell,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

McGREGoR Book BINDERy.-Having re-
Gently had occasion to have quantity of
books bound, the work was entrusted to q.
S. Boynton, of McGregor, and after having
examined them and compared the style of
work with that heretofore done at other
places for us, our opinion remains unchang-
ed, as to his skill in his profession. The
ladies Of New Oregon having magazines and
periodicals for binding can call upon our
better half and see specimen of his work,
after which (for it will just suit them) any
work Of the kind they may have can be
left ut this office and forwarded to Mr.. b.
His prices are very reasonable for work of
all kinds.-Ne,c OREGON Plaindepler.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

w At a Lincoln ratification meeting in
Fredonia, N. Y, one day last week, no en-
thusiasm was manifested by the crowd un.
til the name of Seward was incidentally
mentioned by one of the speakers, when the
audience rose and gave three cheers. When
silence was restored, the speaker remarked,
THANK God, Mr.. President, we can raise
enthusiasm for somebody here tonight" !"
"Rail-splitters" arc at discount in that
section
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

~ The McGregor Times says that
"freiyhts on wheat from that place to chica-
go, via the Hin, is Central Railroad is sic
cents per bushel, and via M. & NJ. r. r. to
Milwaukee, is .fre cents" Judging from
the prices paid to-day in Winona and the
quotations at Milwaukee and Chicago, we
are led to believe that freight from here to
those cities must be nothing, and free passes
thrown in, as the margin is but a few cents
on the price of wheat, between figures there
and here Winona Republican.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

- The harbarous Japanese are ahead
of us in cleanliness. They blow their noses
on little square pieces of white paper, which
they then throw away. We pocket our
blows-thcy don't.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

W \ Republican the other day said
that between Democracy and the devil, he
would choose the devil If he lives till he
dies, the old chap will save him the trouble
Of making choice!
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

sS#@ A young lady recently gave an or
der to milliner for bonnet, said:
"You are to make it plain, but at the
same time smart, as l sit in conspicuous
place in church,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

JOHN BULL.--This term is said to have
originated as follows: Dr. Arbuthnott, q
friend of Dean Swift, wrote an ingenious:
satire to ridicule the politics of the Spanish
Succession, and entitled his work ''The'
History of John Bull" in which he pictur-.
ed an Enslishman as Sir John Bull, Charles
Second of Spain, as Lord Strut, Louis XIV
by Louis Baboon, and the Dutchman by =
frog! Th, name of John Bull has 'tstuc|
to the Enclish pconlc eyer since.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

HEENAN AND SAYERs.-This pair OfGght-
ing-cocks have settled all past differences,
arranged the matter of the Champions a
Belt and completed programme for d
series of sparring exhibitions, in concert
in Great Britain and the United States
They have had friendly meeting, settled
all their difficulties, and Sayers retires ffolli
the ring forever, while Hccnan has, th
privilege of fighting again if he desires
and he will probably make another e6o
for the Belt, as it is reported that fight
man in England will challenge him within
few weeks. By the terms of the agfI
ment Hccnan is, virtually, the Champion
England: Both were profuse in comp
ments of each other at tfieit late mecti
and neither blamed the other for the pal
taken in the late fight. Although Sayers
failed to reta n, and Heenan to acquire the
Champions Belt, both have been placed on
the highway to the most princely fortunes
by the notoriety and popularity acquired
by their mill" Thousands of people who
deprecate the P. R. would easily find spare
change enough to allow them to satiatA that
desire to sec the "lions,"
common to both saint and sinner.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20
VOLUME lV----NO, Sc,
.Mi8celLN1leOexS.
s. T. WOODWARD,
.AttOrMeu.0f.LNeC.

ELKADER, =. CLAYTON COUNTY,. IOWA
Will attend to business in the Courts of the 10th Ju
dicial District Particular attention paid to business
in the County Court Of Clayton county. nlS9m6
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-02-29
Democratic Meeting in Saline County

Pursuant to public notice previously pub lished, the democrats of Saline county, as- sembled at the court house in the town of Benton, on the 18th day of February, 1860, when the following proceedings were had, to-wit:
 The meeting was organized by calling the Hon. Wm. A. Crawford to the chair who appointed John w. Shoppach as sec. retarv.
 The object of the meeting was briefly explained by the chairman, to be for the selection of delegates to represent Saline county at the democratic state convention at Little Rock on the 2d Monday of April, and at the district convention at Arkadel- phia, on the 2d Monday in May next.
 A motion was made and carried, for the chairman to appoint one person from each township to attend the state convention at Little Rock, with power to make proxies Tn case Of failure to go; whereupon the chairman appointed the following persons: Edward Akin, Josiah D. Hcnslec, John Barron, C. w. Chstten Emory F. Pelton, Hlllard ". Hays, Thos. Pack, James N. Johnston, Alfred Russell, Warren Holi- man, Wm. E. Beavers, John C. Worthen and Reuben M Hood.
 X motion was made and carried, for the chairman to appoint one person from each township with power to make proxy, to attend the district convention at Arkadel- phia, when the following persons were ap- pointed: John l.. Green, 1'hos S EIuch- ingSon, Wm. T. Po'. Albert Howard, II. Rowland, Nathan Nall, Stephen Chrnnaut, NJ. J. Henderson, Francis Posey, Wm. Chemaut, l.. P. Rowlanl, R C. Rhodes and Abraham Alice
 Malk $. Miller, esq, nominated Richarl II. Johnson as first choice of the democra- | ~ of this county for Governor, and J ohm 1 $. Roane, second choice, which was carried unanimously.
 William Russell nominated Charles B. l Mitchell, of Mempstead county, as first choice for Congress, and Thompson B. Flournoy, as second choice, which was also carried unanimously.
 On motion of M. J. Henderson, the pro- ceedings of this meeting were ordered to be published in the True Democrat and l Old Line Democrat at Little Rock. Whereupon the meeting adjourned sine de. WM. A. CRAW FORD, Ch'n.
 JOIN W. SHORTAGE, Sec'y.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-02-29

mind were most wonderful; when ordinary men would have given up in despair, he took courage, from his weakness, to labor with increasing diligence, knowing that his tune was short. Having in himself a monitor that his sun would go early down he worked while it was day. And, as men live more in deeds than in years, he lived longer than many of those who live to greater age than himself. His mind was early imbued with the principles of divine truth; and his conscience was tender ana susceptible of religious impressions rom hls earliest recollection. The convic- tion that he ought to preach the gospel, fastened itself upon his mind when he was qmte young; and, like faithful body guard, It followed him all the days of his ilie' In the end, he made all the reparation It was possible for him to make for having iaileo to do hls duty in this respect; for he consecrated all his worldly substance, amounting to 10 or 12,0OO dollars, to the cause of ministerial education, and be- queathed 1t to the Theological Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina.
 Since 1857, Mr. w. had been a consis- tent and beloved member of the Presbvte- rlan church in this city. The fiery trials of atfliction, through which he was called to pass, on y served to purify and strengthen his faith in Christ He could say. with Paul, l know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which have committed unto him against that day. He loved to hear the word of God, and to talk about the things of the eternal world. He said, only short time before his death, ''I know the Lord is my shepherd, and 1 shall not want"
 The long journey, and the narrow rest Ing place, had no terrors for him; his trust was in God, his Savior, whose presence gives joy, even in the dark valley and shadow of death. He had so lived the latter days of his pilgrimage, that he ap preached his grave
 " Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
 about him,
 And lies down to pleasant dreams.'
 He has passed through glory's moving gate, and now walks in paradise. "The righteous shall be in everlasting remem- brance" ***
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-02-29
Hot spring County Democratic Mass
 Meefinu

At meeting of the democracy of Hot ooprlng county, held at the court house, in the town of Rockport, on Monday, Febru- ary 10th, A. D. l860-on motion, Edwin '. Jones was called to the chair, and Hugh McCullum appointed secretary.
 The object of of the meeting being ex- planned, on motion, a committee of six wereappointed, consisting of oseph Jester, John C. Henderson, Clark M Smith, Will liam Fuller, William Harrison and L. A. Cook, to draft resolutions to express the sense of the meeting. Which committee retired and afterwards reported the follow ing preamble and resolutions to-wit:
 WHEREAS, It behooves us as members of the great national democratic party-the only national party now in existence, to meet in convention, and devise ways and means to party success, and thereby triumph all doctrines of sectonalism and fanatlcsm, dangerous in their tendaScieS and threatening dissolution of our government.
 l. Be heretore ResoiCed, That the democratic party of Hot Spring county cheerfply indorse the present administration of James Buchanan, and we repeat'our former pledges in sustaining the policy pursued by said administration.
 2 ReS0tUed, That George c. Watkins is the choice of the democratic party of Hot Spring county for the next Governor of Arkanses, at the ensuing August election.
 g. Resolred, That Theodric F. Sorres is the choice of the democratic party of said county for next representative in Congress, at said election.
 1. Resotoed, That L. A. Cook, John Davenport, Isaac Harrison, Joseph Jester, John Martin, James M Sanders, Esquire Lively, William Fuller, D. Cunningham and E. C. Jones be appointed as dele gates to the state convention, to be held at Little Rock on the first Monday of April next.
 D. Resotred, That the above named delegates be appoir ted as delegates to the district convention, to be held at Philadelphia, on the second Monday of May next.
 6 ResOl1ed, That we recommend the first Mon day of April next, suitable time to hold county convention to nominate a candidate to rep resent us in the next General Assembly of the State of Arkansas.
 ships in the county, to hold primary meetings, and send up delegates to Rockport, on the day above mentioned to hold said convention.
 $. Res0tred, That we recommend the first Mon- day Tn May next, as a suitable time for holding senatorial district ention; and that Hot Springs is a suitable place for holding said convention; and that the counties of Saline and Montgomery be requested to meet us, by delegates at the time and place suggested.
 g. Res0Lued, That the proceedings of this meet ing be sent to the True Democrat for publication, and that all other democrotic papers in the State be requested to copv
 All of which were adopted, and the meeting then adjourned sine die.
 EDWIN c. JONES, CAr'n.
 HUGH McCULLUM, .Sec'u.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-02-29
Latest from the Seat of War.
Gen. Gaines Withdrawal.
MASON LAKE, ARK,
 Jan. 3Oth, 1S60.(
Edikors Snqe-

Editors Sage-
 CENTS: The reasons which induced me to announce myself candidate for the Senate have entirely ceased. The attack made on me last summer in your paper, by the then pro tem editor, l believe has died away, with the lamented death of the author. And l presume it will be generally admit ted, that the M. o. & R. R. R. had no more jealous friend in the last General Assembly than myself. It is true, 1 did not go as far as some of its friends, and say because 1 could not get all l wanted for it, and all that thought it entitled to- that therefore would oppose the fair claims of other roads. l advocated a general system of railroad improvements, especially the distribution ofthe } per cent. and internal improvement funds to this object, besides an appropria- tion out of the treasury in proportion as the works advanced.
 see by your last paper, that the people of Ashley county have called county con vention, and invited the other two counties to meet them in district convention to nominate candidate for the Senate This is mov1 in the right direction, and if Ash ley presents candidate, acceptable to the other two counties, l for one should favor his nomination and election
 For these reasons and others of nature entirely private, originating since my an nouncement, l request you to withdraw my name from your paper as a candidate. Very respectfully yours, etc, R. NJ. GAINES.