The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-12-26
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in New York bS those who can give three
hundred dollars for each article. Jennie
June, of the New York Sunday Times
says handsome preacher can scold fash.
ionablc audience to a great extent, but ifhe
is quite plain in looks he must be very de-
ferential. She also says woman can't bea,
Indifference from man. Men must either
love woman or hate her if he wishes he,
respect or notice. This last being admitted
we confess to worship Of the whole bon,
nctted race. ;. A Polish lady is reported tc
have the power of stopping a clock or q
advancing it's hands on the dial by mere
| effort of the will. This is not more sur
prising pretension than most Of the balder-
dash connected with Spiritualism, Phrenolo'
| gv and otliet ;sltis of modern invention 80.
| Grim. Con. cases and divorces for causes
not pretty to name, are as common now as
they were infrcquent twenty years ago: Is
this attributable to male flirts or is the cause
to be found in the idlensss and pretty dress
ing of the ladies of these modern days. A
girl in linsey dress, at the wash-tub, with
breath redolent of cabbage and potatoes
(not to speak of onions) is very different
star from one with low-necked silk, dia.
monds in her hair and perfumed with CO.
logne till she can't rest The world is going
ahead somewhere, but where it will go is
past our guessing. . Mrs. Lincoln is said
to have retained all her Kentucky notions
on slavery, and that she boxes Abe's ears
roundly sometimes for what she calls his
apostacy :. Nine of the Virginia electors
were for Bell and Six for Breck. The
Brcck men admit ed that they were illegal
ly chosen and they declined to accept Ger.
tificatcs. The Bell electors were all quail.
fed "'rhe Empress Eugene is of Span.
ish nativity, but she introduces French
heirs ..."A minister of the gospel in
Oswcgo county, n Y, has been expelled
from the Church for supporting Douglas
We don't believe it ."Brick" talks oI
getting Distributing Post Office at La
Crosse. Maybe the seat of the Northwest
ern Republic will be drove down at La
Crosse. Too much wind isn't good for :
small place like Lacrosse. McGregor ncve
got much putting, but she has merit ant
does not require artificial stimulus. -. Mis-
Mary Spalding testified that Burch ha(
frequently kissed her arm. NJ SIS Fanni
Burch says Stewart put on her shoe, lace'
it around the ankle, and took a kiss for pay
The uppcr-tcn are much like other peopl
in their tAstes, Amt they?. =. 1t is said tha
ladies' are now using more sole to thei
shoes than formerly, and that the doctor
complain of the habit as an attack upon tn
interests Of the profession: :Millard Fill
more has been invited by 800 Of the sub
stantial citizens of Buffalo to go to Sout
Carolina as messenger of peace. Mr.. +
thanks them for this noble tribute to hi
nationality, but says he is already engage
to attend an important meeting in the Stat
of New York The Union meeting il
Philadelphia, on the 18th, was held il
day time at Independence Square alongsid
the old Liberty Hall Of '76. There wer
10000 persons present; patriotic speeche
were made, and resolutions emphaticall,
national were passed. Mayor Henry, Jos
R. Ingersoll, Qorlnerly distinguished NJ
~ T,,l III ,,f h.,
and many other distinguished men took Al
active part. The population of the Unite'
States is about thirty -one millions Thi
sum divided by 237, the number of Repre-
scntatives in Congress, will give about 1873,
600 as the ratio. Iowa will be entitled to
members, Wisconsin to about 7. Minnesot
will not gain any. A money panic i
prevailing in England. -. The Lyceun
Theatre was burnt in San Francisco on tn
2Sth Loss, $4,000. The people Of Cali
lornia are much excited about secession, ,bu
it is believed they will hang to the Nort|
and Of the present Union. Marston
Bros. JAS. Waters, B. L. Voss and Warne
& Bro, Of Baltimore street, Boston, wer
burnt out on the night Of Dec. 18th. Los
: heavy, but generally insured. -. The New
} York Kansas meeting, of Dec. llth, a
Cooper Iastitute, was a grand affair. w
, c. Bryant presided, and $4,000 was sub
| scribed on the spot +. . 1t is reported iron
Memphis that three northern carpenter
We're hung there last week for incitin
slaves to rebellion The story is not prob
able, but if true there is no human bein
who will mourn the death Of these murder
loving carpenters IA tailor in Chicago
named Cassidy, stabbed chum named Ne
Carthy with pair Of shears while on
6 spree lately ...Onc dozen Of the ablcs
German orators and editors of the Uno
are punching Uncle Abe to send them to
foreign court. Lieut. Gov Rusch, of lows
is on hand Carl is to be U. S. Senate
from Wisconsin--"in horn. Rare,
the horse tanner, arrived from Europe in th
Asia :. The Duke of New Castle has bee
raised to the Order OF the Garter. An
American gentleman who has a wife, or
resolved to get one, can be invested wit
f this order. The ladies of Dubuque ar
about to learn billiards. Billiards are dow
to ten cents in Milwaukee. :. The loss
cotton and negroes has been great With
the last four weeks The loss to the Mort
8 on grain, stock and business generally, la
not bee trihing.: Secession bonnets a,
worn in South Carolina. The trimming
S are white and black cotton strips with pa
+ metto leaves and sweet potato vines US r
: lief ."Wh hats the troubles' said r.
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