The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-01-18
News and Items.

and that Mr.. Sherman never could have re-
| ccived his vote for Speaker had he enter
taincd sentiments favorable to the Helper
book.
| Ii is reported that Mr.. Seward has advis-
ed the Republicans to unite on Corwin or
| Gilmcr of North Carolina.
| Chas. j. Faulkner is nominated Minister
to Paris. Judge Brccse, Marshal to North
ern Illinois.
The Republican members of the Kansas
territorial Legislature refused to sit at Lee
compton and have gone home Another
revolution ahead. They say that there were
not accommodations for them. They pass
ed resolution to adjourn to Lawrence, but
it was vetoed. &'s-
| The Anniversary of the Battle of New
Orleans was kept in most of the large cities
of the Union. -.
The Pemberton Mills at Lawrence, Mass,
fell on the 10th burying GOO persons in the
ruins. 1t is feared that as many as 200 are
killed. Particulars in another column.
Dr. Burchard, law partner of James T.
Brady of New York died on the 9th.
The Boston Courier of the 9th says that
the Flag of the United States has been TAX
en- from the top Of The State House and the
Flag of Massachusetts, placed in its stead
The citizens of Memphis, Tennessee are
moving to bring out Everett as candidate
for the Presidency. ..-.
An English lady worth $4,000, 900 in her
own right, left her husband, j. Ii. Quincy,
an NJ. P. and ran off with one of her SER
wants. Love is a dangerous disease among
the rich as well as the humble.
The Arabia has arrived but there is no ex
citing news. The Spaniards are still gain
ing victories over the Moors.
The Chicago Ladies of the Sacred Heart
have purchased block convenient to the
city and it is their design to erect charita-
bic building on itworth 100000
The Great Eastern, it is thought has some
show of recovery from the unpopular wave
which struck it on its last trip.
Otto, Jenny Linds man fights the tiger
and drinks like a fish, She has to sing to
support him in his dissipation.
A brigand in Sardinia is reported to have
killed 60 persons; he is followed by three
large mastiffs which are fed on human flesh.
The City of Washington numbers &c.,
600 people. Mr.. Grow declined to accept
a challenge from Mr.. Branch and thus
showed his good sense
Horace Greedy will lecture at Prairie du
Chen on the evening Of January 2lst.
| The Chicago Times names A. H. Steph-
ems Of Georgia as candidate for the Vice
Presidency.
The ladies of Warrcnton Va, recently
attended ball, dressed in lnscy.
1t is said that Douglas and Pugh alone o.
, the Democratic Senators greeted Mr. Sew.
ard when he entered the Senate chamber
( This was disgraceful if true, but we trust
r it is cdndrd
e A drunken woman named Kelly fell il
, her own fire at Madison last week and wa.
, SO roasted that she died.
A young man at Binghamton started
home from ball, got chilled and sleepy
sat down by the road side and froze te
death. -
1t is reported that the people about LAX,
Superior in Wisconsin are in state O
starvation
The mercury at Mankato Jan'y LIST, mark
: ed Al degrees below zero on spirit meter
: it was 3s the same day at Black River Falls
: at Prairie du Chen it is reported to us a.
f having 35. Some villain stole our thermo
f neither last fall and we hope it will get 81
cold as to freeze him.
: An English Duke and Duchess of grea
distinction are about to separate. They
each love somebody else better than they
do each other.
; Seventy skates have been sole
at retail in New York this winter
Mrs. Ann S. Stephens has written lon,
able letter in reply to Victor Hugo's in
r dorsement of Browns Virginia raid
Heenan is to fight Sayers April 10th, no
r nearer than 90 nor more than 100 miles
from London. The stakes are only 81 900
Heenan's friends being slow to back him
: and he being too poor to ante
The North Western Farmer, published al
Dubuque at $1,oo per yesris one of the
best Agricultural papers of the west.
At Racine from Sept LIST to Dec. 81 thu
+ Washington P. 0. begging box got 1G cent.
in it. What shame that the name of on,
"Fathcr'' should be associated with such
small business.
Twenty two Republican members of thu
Min. Legislature refused to vote for tn,
printing Of Governor Ramsey's Message
The Message is as good one as we hay,
seen; fair and just in its state recommcn
dations. as.--.
The Spanish custom of wearing silver
: onklets is contemplated by the New Yorl
ladies. 1t shocks us to think of renderin.
that portion of the angels any more attrac
Providence is estimated to have $4,000
people. Chicago claims 10000.
The Dubuque Herald says the distanc
from Lacrosse to Milwaukee is 200 miles
from Prairie du Chen it is 1877 while from
Dubuque it is only l65. The Herald viii
discover on examination that the real dis
, tancc is about Three Millions Of dollars
(from Dubuque to Madison) and that it vii
require strong effort to overcome it.
} LIE Brun the Illinois champion Billiard
| nlayer now has charnn Of tho Na,v Hal