The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-05-09
News and Items.

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{ favor Of either champion. The Briton'
news advanced -four and grain.
: The old Shcrmon House at Chicago
being torn down and a new Sherman Hous
Of marble takes its place. 1t is on tn
best corner in the city for Hotel.
: The London Leader calls Prenticc's wi
paste jewels"
A Mrs. Ada Richardson was fount
: drowned at New York few days ago
She had been the fast mistress of rich
fast, young men who had been bled by Mrs
r. at the rate Of 900 year for the las
two years. 1t is thought she was killed
by her paramount
A Catholic paper is started in Paris, de-
nying the infallibility of the Pope and the
immaculate conception.
Fred Duglass applied to Mr.. Dallas for a
passport as an American citizen. The pass.
port was denied.
The Telesraphic columns arc mostly FILL
ed with details Of the Charleston Conven-
ton.
Gov. Cumming informs the President
that it will be dangerous to withdraw the
army from Utah; the "Saints" are in =
bad way.
Attorney Gen. Myers will effect the in
dictment of 6 Senators and Representa-
tives for official corruption in the N. York
Legislature.
w. S Hutchins, of New York, sums up
| figures and extracts the square root, at a
glance. He says he can teach any one to
! do the same.
We read lately a long account Of the
Spcrmophilus Fredecimlinectus. Our sur
prise, after getting into the subject, may be
,, imagined when we discovered this terrible
animal to be only a gopher.
A child, at Wheeling, was bitten 10y a
dog, and instead Of going mad it has assum-
ed all the disgusting habits Of the canine
species walking on all tours &C., &C. The
child was beautiful, bright boy till this
mishap.
A fire in the island of Trinidad has
burnt sugar stock to the value of over one
million of dollars.
Dacotah and the north part Of Nebraska
will be organized into CHIPPEWA territory
The arrival, April Goth of the pony ex-
press in California with news in nine days
from New York set the Golden State wild
with joy. The streets of the cities We're
draped with banners, bands were out mill
tary and fire companies paraded, ladies'
smiled, the pony was bonfired at San Fran
cisco and escorted ina blaze Of fire works to
the heart Of the city. For a brief period
this pony like other distinguished charac.
tiers was as famous as the favoritc stced Of
Cagula or that other horse which did SO
much mischief to the Trojans.
Gold receipts at San Francisco for the
quarter ending March 81 We're about eleven
millions. Judge Terrys trial for killing
Broderick is postponed to June. The Cal
ifornia Senate offers bonus of 100000 for
telegraph line to the Mississippi in IS
months.
The Methodist Conference of the North
is now in session at Buffalo. Bishop Nor
ris presiGes.
The Peoples Or Anti-Buchanan party
have triumphed in Philadelphia.
The Russian and Caucasian war, now
brought to close, has been running for the
last so years. Russia is to have jubilee
over it.
The Rockford Meas gives an account Of
one domestic fight and three elopements at
the little village of Peccatonica.
The city of New York has decided to
spend $4,000 in receiving the japanese
Embassy. The tax man collects it Of the
people.
The Missouri Democrat Bates paper
says that "no Abolitonist or slavery agita-
tor can be elected on the Republican tick
et.' This is supposed to hit Seward.
A Paris jeweer offers s25 reward for
the recovery of fifty thousand dollars worth
of stol len jewelry!
Wisconsin has more mad-dog trouble
than any state in the Union
Moustached church members are being
objected to by ladies who go to the com
munion table. The immersion Of bun.
die of hair in the wine cup does not i'm
prove the palatablity of the liquid.
Counterfeit gold dollars are said not to
have the word Liberty" on them.
Rev. Jacob Harden, of Belvidere, N. j.,
is to be hungo on the 2sth of June; he had
poisoned his wife after living with her but
) months
On motion Of Russell, Of Virginia, the
Democratic National Convention adjourned
to Baltimore June 18th by a vote of l66 to
49,.
The Canada arrived on the I'd. The
Italian instruction had been Quoted but
there was trouble yet among the noun
taineers. The Pope has appointed Count
Merrode of Belgium his Minister of War.
Nice votes against annexation to France.
Breadstuffs are steady. Corn advancing.
Ministers are said to have accepted a
''call' from some place; why not say they
have accepted the price offered. Il
Prescott, Wis, has had two elections for
Mayor, resulting in a tie each time. -...
Mrs. Brennan, married lady who was
supposed to have been murdered last vim
ter, has turned up in Europe accompanied
by gentleman who suits her better than
Brennan.
Mt. Vernon is calling for $40. 900 more