The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-10-31
News and Items .

News and Items.
Col Baker, formerly Of Illinois, lately of
California, and an Eli Thayer Popular Sow
ereignty Republican, is elected Senator from
Oregon for the short term; Jas. w. Mes
NTH, Douglas Democrat, is elected for six
years. The contest in California is close
between Breckenridge and Douglas. Bet
ting is active. 1t is reported that party
of snake Indians had murdered party of
emigrants on the plains numbering 46, of
whom 10 were women; only one man es-
capped.
Broderick's will has been admitted to
probate.
Boston and New York furnish the usual
quantum of unromantic murders, robbie
ries, rows, fires and political gatherings.
Camphene and expanded hoopisin are
sending to the grave their regular supplies
Of victims. We are all familiar with acct
dents from the former, the latter is becom-
ing quite popular as a destroyer Of females
who get too near the fire.
The st. Louis people ran wild nearly
when Senator Douglas and lady reached
that city. The Republican says that St.
Louis never witnessed anything like the
crowd in point of numbers or enthusiasm.
In Centralia, Illinois, he also had an i'm
mense audience.
A fire in Salem, Mass, burnt melodcon
mandatory and stores to the amount Of
$50, 900.
Official returns makes Curtin's majority
$4,000.
McVicker has got up play called "The
Presidential Campaign" 1t is calculated
to draw crowd by hitting the follies of
| all.
Bodies from the Lady Elgin still continue
to float ashore. 1t is now believed that
about 400 were lost.
Some enthusiastic christian of the Peter
Hermit school, proposes to have the Pope
60 to Jerusalem and locate. He would have
nice time with the Arab robbers in that
vicinity.
Gents of the bon ton now wear bosom
expanders under their shirts to give them
full breasted appearance. Say no more
about hoops.
The French paper of New York city de-
votes three columns to description of the
important process of shampooing the
Princes head.
Thad. Hyatt is east begging money for
the starving people of Kansas. Neither II
W. Beecher or other Rife Clergymen has
called attention to this state of restitution.
The Navajoes of New Mexico are plum
dering the settlers and Government trains
of mules and cattle. All efforts to stop
it have as yet failed.
Brinkerhoff's majority for Supreme Judge
Of Ohio is 1908; the majority for the other
candidates is much higher.
The Union torchlight procession in New
York city on the night of the %, was the
grandest demonstration of the campaign
Not less than than $4,000 torches were out.
A jealous negro in Georgia sent an adder
by mail to his co lored wife in Chicago.
She broke open the the pasteboard box
containing the little snake, the pet reared
his head, Dinah dropped the box, turned
pale, squealed and then the crowd rallied
by hundreds to the rescue. The rascal of a
hv1c nd ~ 10 I, l.:
The students of Harvard got into nice
row with the police on the occasion of the
Princes visit. His Royal Highness had
an opportunity to see Young America in
his rough clothes.
The census returns will show popula-
ton considerably over 80 millions.
The radical negro lovers of Ohio held
Convention at Oberlin on the Sd and framed
an electoral tictet of the true black stamp.
John Brown up to the handle; without any
mincing Of terms. The new ticket is
printed in the Anti-Slavery Buglc. 1t is
thought by its trainers that the ticketct will
poll 10000 votes!
Adah Isaacs Menken is tall, beautiful,
intellectual looking woman. She says she
can prove her marriage to Heenan.
| A German woman of Helen, Minnesota,
saw bear attack one of her hogs; she
graspsd stave and actually killed bruin
instantly by lucky blow across the nose.
The Pope remains in Rome. French
troops were concentrating near the Holy
City. The Bourse was depressed. Aus
tria is reported to be preparing for great
war. Wheat and -four are dull and declin-
ing.
1t is reported that orders have been sent to
the Breck. men of the west to vote for
Douglas electors. This is Tribune hoax.
| Money is growing cheap in the east
Loans at 8 per cent are begging customers
The western produce and the non shipmen,
of gold have caused plethora of funds in
Wall Street.
! A fire at Leavenworth burned $4,000
in property.
| Robbers and street assassins are plenty
in most of the cities of the west. Look ou
for them at home.
The steamer Fred, from Memphis to Gin
cinnati sunk on the Gath, with 1000 bales
} of cotton.
The Douglas reception at Memphis OF
the Gath was a most brilliant affair IL,
spoke to large assembly.
A one cent selfsealing envelope is to b.
issued soon.
Carl Schurz of Milwaukee had gran,