The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-12-05
COMBINATIONS.

The N. Y. Tribune calls for "a good old
fashioned panic like that of 'S7 it will
learn US economy" What matter if .
shipwrcck destroy hundreds of livess il
| win learn the survivors how to swim
Nero fiddled while Rome was burning"
The official majority for l.. & II. in
New York is 47,727. They have 46,5OC
majority over all. {. :. Miss Hattie Smith is
elected Clerk of the Genessec Co. Board o.
Supervisors. We conclude Hattie is not
valuable as housckceper Porter Co.
Indiana, the extreme north of the State
had not township that gave majority 70,
Douglas, while Floyd County, the extreme
south, had not township that gave maj
for Lincoln! The farther people arc from
the cruelty Of slavery the more they are
troubled, and cico rersa. . . q. =. 1t is said there
arc 9O0Oi Quakers in Iowa-we believe they
all "voted' on the 9th. i. 1. il. The Presidents
Message was probably delivered on yestcr-
day, the second day of the Session. An
old lady, the mother of DR.. Kennedy OF
Albany, died at Broadalbin, N. Y, aged
LOT. The style Of bonnets for winter use
ornament we should say is to be OF
the plainest possible. Not feather is to
flutter DER the bcauteous creations of the
millions. =. Slidell of Louisiana, accident
ally took passage up the river on the same
boat which carried Mr.. Douglas. On learn
ing this the Southron waited for the next
boat. Randall Cheek of Hagueville, Ala. /,
was recently fined $1,000 for not feeding
his slaves well a hard cheek truly.
Mr.. kal,och, the divine lady killer of Mas.
sachusetts, practices law in Kansas and
breaches on Sunday. :. Senator DoolttIe
has been lecturing on "Thc vision of Neb-
uchadnezzar." He probably refers to
Buchanan, turned out to grass. ;. Mrs,
Burch, the lady whose rcputed conduct now
holds western readers and publishers agog,
weighs less than ninety pounds. Old
Burch is making great deal of fuss about
so small an affair. IL he had used more
birch on her mazda meship and less scheme
ing to invite her ruin the case would not
have got into court. 80. The Duke of Kent,
Victoria's father, was so poor in Germany
that friends had to assist the family to
England that the present Queen might be
born on British soil. Vic. saw the light
May Oath, 1870. That staid, old, "family
paper" the Chicago Journal, as piously
Republican as can be imagined, has full
reports of the Burch trial :. The "Dlack
Swan" at concert in Havana, was boot
ed from the stage recently. ;. Buchanan
has been toasted in Charleston as ''the last
of his line" Bless God for all favors /. ..
In Ohio Lincoln beats Douglas A, $50
maj. over all 10000. In Illinois Lincoln
beats Douglas 12,s52-maj. over all 1850
Bell received 4,s5l, Breck. 1902 and
Smith 35.....A King Charles lap-dog was
recently sold in London for $4,000. :.
John N. Baker Of Kentucky is seven feet 8
inches high. "Old Abe" will appoint him
to overlook his administration. Tall men
are now in the ascendant :. The Boston
Journal, Springfield Republican, and many
other Republican papers of Massachusetts,
insist on the repeal of their " Personal
Liberty Bill" and faithful observance of
the Fugitive Slave Law. The radicals de-
mand mo concession to the South" We
will soon see Radicalism laid on the shelf;
Cotton and Sugar are stronger even in New
England than fapaticism. .. An orchard Of
$40 acres in California yielded $124,O0O
worth of fruit the past season. 1t is now
being ratified for 100000. Callie does
things on large scale. Georgia has fail
ed to give any candidate majority. Breck.
is 2542 short. The Legislature, in this
case will choose Electors. ;. Gov Brown
of Mississippi recommended the 2sth as
day Of humiliation and prayer. Moderate
Republicans are growing plenty since the
foolish sectional wrangle has almost bank
rupted everybody but sharpers. Better be
good boys now and quit playing with this
cobra de capello-party which would encir-
Gle our wealth, our national renown, our
prospects for the future and the hopes Of
Freedom throughout the world in its black
and poisonous folds. This day, (Wednes-
day, Dec. 9th. the electors will meet at the
several State Capitals and seal up their
for votes for President and Vice--Pre-
sident. The sealed packages will be sent
to Washington by one of their number.
North Carolina gives Brock a majority Of
$40. Kentucky gives Bell 65, 10, Brock.
63,l4s, Douglas, 25,341, Lincoln, 1864. In
Pa, Lincoln has 69,l59 maj. over Fusion,
and 59,673 over all. L. 1t was stated re-
Gently in a Chicago paper that Bridgeport
Ga villa on the canal, 4 miles out from Chi.
cago) had seeded, the President of the
Debating Society had resigned, the School
houses were illuminated, &C. Whillikins .
had organized Minute men," the cana
boys had mounted cockades and large ap
preparation had been made to resist the ef
forts Of Chicago to keep the patriotic suburb
of Bridgeport III the Union! We have no
heard from the seat Of war lately.
Report has it that the Chinese rebels burr
all the Catholic churches because they re
gard such buildings as places for 'idolatrou
worship Such illibcrality of opinion Cal
be found nearer home than in China.
Sunday amusemcnts have been abolished il
New York. As Beecher still preache
; across east river we conclude the prohibi
ton OF Sabbath fun does not extend t
| Brooklyn. The steamer La Crosse-wa
ruined lately ON the lower rapids-carg
mostly saved AT the late Military ba
: at Dubuque four clergymen were attendants