The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-13
News and Items.


There is wild boy running at large in
the woods near Springfield, Illinois. He is
about nine years old, is without clothing
and runs like deer. Wild boys here arc
equally EAST" but much better dressed.
A man in Indiana, got divorce from
his wife; she became charge upon the
county, he got the keeping Of her and was
paid by the county for supporting hcr-as
pauper! Too mean too liye!
A man in Michigan has shipped 100000
pigeons to New York this Spring He paid
81 800 for dressing and express charges.
There is good corn bread prospect be-
fore the people of Kansas as the wheat has
been cut off by drought.
The London papers contain the disgust
ing details Of the trial and condemnation
| Of priest at Turin, for the seduction of
thirty three girls.
The next NJ. f. General Conference is to
be held at Philadelphia.
The young ladies of Utica, New York,
are forming clubs for gymnastic exercise.
They are bound to acquire muscle. We
hope they will succeed.
A grave was opened in Rochester, and
the body of woman, buried nine years
ago was cxhumcd, and the body and clothes
were preserved as when first buried, but
the coffin had rotted entirely away.
A letter from Missouri states that the
crops are all poor owing to the drought,
but that babies are as plenty ascver. "As
we SOW SO shall We rcapr'
A little Virginia girl ran into the house
perfectly delighted with pretty plaything
it had found, and was anxious to show to
her mother. The mothers sastonishment
and terror may be imagined Nhen she be-
held, a large copper head snake in the in
fants hands, The child was rescued with
out injury.
The Dubuque & Pacific r. R. Company
have concluded to complete their road to
Cedar Falls this season. The cars now run
ten miles west of Independence, SO miles
out of Dubuque.
The cattle disease is said to be extending
westward and importations Of cattle from
the extreme east might prove disastrous to
western farmers.
During the recent tornado in Illinois, a
young man and the horse which he was
riding, were lifted in twinkling by the
wind and carried over stake and ridered
fence distance Of many rods, and safely
landed in the middle of meadow where
he remained safe, till the storm was over.
Hon. Sam d. Ingham is dead. lie was
Secretary of the Treasury, under jackson.
Hon. Horatio Seymour of New York
has declined running for President or Vice
President.
The crops throughout the South are re-
ported to be first Class.
The widow of Lord Byron is dead. She
married the Poet in 1915, and the marriage
was most unhappy one. Their only
child died in 1852.
Massachusetts bank officers are required
to stamp all counterfeit Or spurious bills
which they receive in the course of bust
ness. A failure to do so renders them liza
bic for the amount of the bill.
Many Railroad companies make excellent
time but no money. Time is not money!
always!
The War Eagle was wrecked dnring the
storm of June second, at Louisiana, below
st. Louis. The passengers and crew es-
capped. Captain Davis had his shoulder
dislocated. The whole cabin aft of the
wheels was torn off.
A storm at Alton Illinois Sunday night
last week, destroyed three churches and
several other buildings. Loss 100000
Betsey Jones, aged 100 years, 5 months,
and 10 days, died at DeRuyter, New York,
ON the 9th lady at Poughkapsie died on
the same day aged 10 years.
New wheat the first of the season, was
sold in Memphis last week at 2,65 bushel.
1t was grown in Mississippi.
Many parts Of the country are cursed
with mad dogs. It is said that small por.
ton CT -four Of sulphur mixed with their
food or drink during the Spring months,
will prevent madness.
Doctor Hall recommends persons who
sleep in church, to take cayenne pepper.
Better put spice in the sermons!
Camanche, Iowa, and Albany, Ills, were
wholly destroyed by terrible tornado on
the night of Sunday the Sd. Nearly fifty
persons were killed and about one hundred
others severely injured Loss of property
from 100000 to 100000. .
English cotton factories pay their laborers
1926, 100000 per year; employing Fl ,OOo,-
900 of people, $3.50, 900, 900 in machinery,
and use 100000 tons of shipping, and
and 10000 men are employed in carrying
the raw material to England. All of this
cotton goes from America.
young chap Of nineteen tried to kill
himself in Syracuse the other day because
lady of 45-a grandmother at that
wouldn't marry him! .... .. ...
A man in Lacrosse drew $l5,O 900 from 9
Faro Bank in seven hours, a few days since
The hi .er was bitten that time!
! Samples of "White May wheat fully
ripe, grown in Illinois this year, were or
exhibition at Chicago on the Sd inst.
Flora Temple beat George NJ. Patchcn ir
the late trot. Time, 2:21, 2:24 and 2:21t
A pie plant near Knoxville, Iowa, has
one stem measuring seven and one hal