The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-03-14
News and Items.

new, of New York, the eight pail bearers
represented wealth to the amount of eight
millions.
A young married lady in Paris, of great
wealth was looking at and admiring hand
some dagger which her husband had pur
chased, when suddenly she plunged it ir
her heart and fell dead.
Phelps, of the Red Wing Sentinel, had q
fight lately with Mr.. Covill- the editor
got the worst Of it.
Wheat is reported to be killed at the
South, because of the snow-lcss winter.
1t is said q Philadelphian lately ate a live
rat on bet. The rat was dead probably
a short time before he was entirely devour.
ed and the question arises ''Did the brute
really win the bct'"
The ladies now wear Zouare vests OF
jackets. How the dear disturbers of the
males affect military styles. Loves bate.
ry, batter cakes and shots from Cupid's
bow are their best tactics.
The Supreme Court, of Wisconsin, re-
fuses to allow Booth the benefit Of the ha-
beas corpus writ. This argues that Wis
consin is once more in the Union.
The Legislature, Of Iowa, will adjourn
March 27th. ...f
The Board Of Education, in Iowa, will
not meet till 1866, and probably not then
A nuisance is abated and $4,000 a year
saved.
1t thundered, at Whitewater Wisconsin,
on the evening Of March I'd, and seriously
alarmed the quiet little place. The Editor
of the Register Ram into his Office and
made note of it. McGregor is too full OF
business movements to notice such little
noises.
An arrested counterfeiter, in Joliet,
threatens to elbow" on some highly Tres
pectable" men Of the west if they don't
advance funds to procure his release.
The Union party hold their National
Convention, at Baltimore, May 9th.
S. d. Northway, of I.itchfied Connect
cut, was in New York on the 10th with
5000, in money. Since that time he has
been missing.
Rathbone & Co., stove dealers Of Alba
ny, have failed for three or four hundred
thousand dollars.
The body of L. E. johnson, drowned
asst winter by falling through the ice this
'idc of Clayton, was recovered few days
;ince and buried at Prairie du Chen with
Masonic honors.
w. f. Burton, the late actor had two
claimants to his hand and heart. 1t is not
strange that an actor would play the part
If husband on several boards.
The Orovillc California; Record comes
o us in mourning for the death of Jack
De Motto one Of its Editors. d. was born
n Rochester New York.
At Haverhill, the boarding house keep
rs have 'struck" against idle jour shoe
makers who have quit work to get up
STRIKES" At a meeting held there Mrs.
Buffers said she had been taken in many
lines by the young men; Mrs. SWEET said
hey all ought to be horse-whipped and set
o work.
The New York Times, of the 2sth, says
Wards ice boat will leave Jersey City for
Prairie du Chen on next Tuesday THAT
would be the 9Th of March, and it adds
the ice on the Mississippi is in excellent
ondition." On that day the Ferry Boat
'as running regularly here.
The wife of P. Master Stinson, of Evans
lille, was killed by burning fluid on the LIST.
powder is nearly as safe for family use.
Eli Stout, of Lebanon Ohio, was arrested
nd imprisoned for killing his wife. The
wife came back few days ago and Eli was
ct loose. She had been on visit to Ken
ucky. ... ...
"Rarey is coming money in Europe
some paper says they put men in prison for
Icing that thing in the United States.
G.P. R. James blocked out novel laying
he scene in Venice, but on visiting that
city it is said he could find no roads (venice
is intersected with canals instead of streets
for his SOLITARY horseman," and the design
was given up. ..i...
Stick . .tslon-ious finger in lemon and
wear it like thimble; this will ease the
pain. .... F.. ...... .. ...
Beechcr's Church rents for 800 night,
for secular purposes.
The Sons of Malta Festival, at Erie Penn
sylvania, yielded 500, for charitable pur-
poses.
A vcssel lately landed four $500, dresses
at San Francisco. Miss Flora McFlimsey
is located somewhere in that region.
Stephen Hammel, of Cincinnati, tried to
whip lot of cats in the garnet of his house
when one of the pussies seized him by the
throat and wounded him so that death en-
sued in few hours.
Rev. S. Carpenter has just returned from
Shanghai. He must be related to Pump
it has not being long since he got back from
the same place.
The Republican papers say Douglas was
"fdgetty" while Seward was speaking
The Roman people were also uneasy while
Nero fiddled. a.-
The ladies took formal possession of
Mount Vernon on the 9th.
A fire occurred at Bridgeton on the is.
land of Barbados which caused loss of
two and half millions of dollars.
Wentworth (Rep. } beats Gurnee Demo
craft for Mayor of Chicago 1,24s votes
The Council stands eight Democrats to