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

River few days since
The Northwestern Fur Company have
shipped 45o,oOO muskrat skins to London,
since last fall They have invested $780,
600 in furs, this season.
There arc 100000 persons in the city of
London who subsist wholly by the fruits of
crime
The good people of Florida have been en-
Toying fine green corn for the fortnight past.
Fifty miles Of the Atlantic Cable has
been taken up and the fracture found at
the points indicated by the instruments on
shore. 1t is thought the cable will be made
to work, after little improvement.
| The Presbyterian General Assembly at
Rochester, have, after ten days wrangling,
voted unanimously that the subject Of sla-
very needs no further action! The neg ocs
having been disposed of, it is possible white
men may now receive some little attention.
We hear that Helpers Crisis was decided
to be inferior to the Testament, as text"
book
They have had cock fight at Madison,
Wisconsin. The Milwaukee bird beat the
Madison shanghai, and won $500 Cor his
owner.
The English Railroad companies have
paid an average Of $4,000 per mile for
land upon which to build their roads; as
much as it costs American companies for
roads, lands and all.
A scoundrcl in New York being angry at
a horse cut off the animals tongue! There
is hell
A Texas Missionary, has nearly broken
himself of the habit of swearing, can read
little scripture, and drinks but very little
whisky-for Texan.
Capt Green, formerly of the Steamboat
Equator, from St. Louis,to st Paul, having
Jailed to get post as Captain, las gone to
preaching. H
The Opposition say they are not afraid to
have Lincoln pitted against Douglas, but if
Douglas runs, Lincoln can and ought to be
"pitied - @
Gov. Banks has ordered special session
Of the Legislature of Mass, to devise plans
to stay the ravages of the cattle disease in
that State. "..s"
The Illinois Central r. Road has an in
crease of S7so,ooo over its business of last
year. u..
1t is said that 10000 people from Him
DIS alone will attend the Democratic Con-
vcntion at Baltimore on the 18th inst.
Barnum AYERS that great share of his
success in life is owing to the economy
and forethought Of his wife!
Senator Douglas declines addressing the !
Wisconsin State Fair, owing to previ-
Gus engagements. The Fair will be in
September.
A lying editor states that one of his
readers died recently without the aid Of
physician! Who believes it?
A Philadelphia Alderman has been sent
to prison for three months for compromising
with criminals under the liquor law.
Abe Lincoln is said to be six and one |
half feet high. lie will be good deal tai
Ter before he is President
Thomas Casey was fined $1,000 at the
last term of the United States District
Court in Milwaukee for cutting Uncle
Sans timber.
The "Baby Sheet is the name Of a pa |
per published in Sparta, Wis, sometime
ago. Presume it was IA squaller! Would
liked to have edited it for season.
Willard Fillmore is said to have declared |
his intention to support Bell for President.
Hecnan and Savers have settled the dis
pute regarding the Champion Belt. Each
are to have belt, exact counterparts Of
the one fought for. The old one to remain
with the proprietor of Bells Life to be had
by whoever fights for and earns it. Saycrs
engages to retire from the ring.
The village of Monson, Maine, was Who'll
ly destroyed by fire on the 2sth ult.
Miramon's Church party in Mexico are
defeated by the Liberals, who have control
of the Capital.
The Chinese are greatly excited by the
outrageous conduct of those engaged in the
Cody trade and large rewards are offered
for the heads of foreigners.
A ''milr' occurred in New York city be-
tween James Clark, aged "a and Jimmy
Elliot aged IS, in which the latter was
whipped.
Delaware sends Bayard and Whitley
back to the Baltimore Convention.
Hon. John Cramcr the leading Wood
Delegate from New York has declared for
Douglas.
Three attempts have been made within
short time to burn the town Of Kenosha,
Wis. The last attempt was made last
Monday week, and the fiend in human form
who was at the bottom Of the mischief was
arrested while in the act of setting the fire.
We wonder that he was not hung on the
spot. ....
A prominent Aboltionist on the Wes-
tern Reserve in Ohio, took negro into his
family as aday laborer. A few nights
since, his wife went off with the negro,
leaving her child behind. He attributed
the whole thing to the abolition literature
with which. he has supplied his family
Do you believe in negro equality?
"The Great Two Shilling Speech is The
title of Mr.. Lincoln's effort in New York
city last winter.
A wife died recently in Wisconsin at the
early age of sixteen. Three little children
are left to mourn her loss.
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