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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

NEW JERsEY.-Thc ''sweet German &C
cent, and rich Irish brogue" soft soap, four
teenth resolution, of the Chicago Republi-
can platform, has played the devil with the
Opposition in New Jersey. Ex-Gov. o.
den has already declared for Bell and Ever
EFT and Gov. Newell declares he can't stand
on the platform, it being contrary to all his
messages and he cannot vote for Lincoln.
Most of the Opposition in New Jersey are
leaving the sinking Republican ship.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

CENsUs.-Mr. Seals, the Census taker,
has got through with the population" Of
McGregor, and reports to US that the city
proper now contains 1900 inhabitants.-
Taking McCrany's addition, West McGre-
gor, North McGregor, and the residents
close to the city limits, we can probably
muster $500 persons. On the LIST of Jan.
uary, 1858, there were about 900. In two
years from this time, we shall number owe,
5000, and in five years over 10000. Des
tiny has SO written it, and we have seer
the manuscript!
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

A New Jersey farmer has lately moved
to Webster County, Iowa, and is about to
engage in the stock and dairy business
somewhat extensively. He has opened a
farm of 1920 acres in Norway Township
and proposes to carry on an extensive bus
mess in his line. He is farmer of great
experience and declares his convictions to
be that Iowa offers better inducements to
farmers, either for grain or dairies, than
any other Western State, and he has trav-
eled over all Of them. Henry Ten Eyck,
of Cazenovia, Madison Co., N. Y, has a
farm of 5000 acres in Webster County,
and is to have 1000 acres of raw prairie
broken up this season. Another small farm
of 800 acres in the same neighborhood,
has lately passed into the hands of John G.
Bonner, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio. The accounts
from all sections of the State agree that
farming operations in Iowa this season will
exceed those Of the last four years COM
bined. .a4
1t is matter Of surprise to us that men
of good sense, on all other subjects, arc con-
tented to toll all their days upon the barren
soil of New England, and reap only me-
dunn harvest at last, when the luxuriant
fields of the West are within their grasp
and only require one half Of the nursing te
yield Ennr t;moe-"r e~no+ ~.+.,~.>-.
We remember a remark made in ou1
hearing year since, by an Iowa farmer
which to us seemed to contain the whole
matter in nutshell. He was speaking o
the relative merits of Massachusetts, ani
Iowa, as agricultural States, and said. 81
tell you sir, there is no use Of talking
money and liletimes of hard work have mad,
passable farms in Massachusetts,, but Goo
Almighty made good farms in Iowa, and al
you've got to do is to take care of thu
cropsv'
Our friend had rough way Of telling
plain truths, but they were nevertheless!
facts, and those of the Massachusetts, farm
ers who have spunk enough to come on
here and look for themselves, will rcadil,
acknowledge it. ...
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

An Incident.
A few days since a merchant from South
Western Minnesota called upon us and in
the course of conversation, related the fol-
lowing incident:
~ started from home with the intention
of visiting Milwaukee and Chicago for the
the purpose of buying supply of goods
for my store. While stopping at the Ire,
mont House in DEBORAH, saw copy OF
the NoRrn Iowa TINES, and was surprised
upon looking at its advertising columns, to
notice the inducements offered to the
"trade" by your wholesale merchants. I
finally concluded to stop day at McGreg.
or and look around among the merchants.
The consequence is, have bought my
whole supply here, cheap as I could have
done in Chicago, have saved railroad fare,
freights, and weeks valuable time be
Sides"
Our Minnesota merchant bought dry
goods, fancy goods, groceries, hardware
leather, boots and Shoes, books, drugs, and
in fact every thing he desired as cheaplv
quicker, and involving much less ey,'"S'
in time and freights than he c'-'o nav ia,
done at any other point in tbo -" eS', '
wholesale trade of MEG 'sor IS "'reauy
enormous and very j. 'dly extending OUR
merchants deser, large patronage and
thew get il. assessing all the advantages
e. b., Immediate connection with the
1.,. @. Louis and Atlantic markets, they
.a- inducements to merchants in the inte-
lfior towns, which they are not slow to ap-
preciatc. The Jobbers here are liberal men,
combining capital, experience and skill,
with the advantages which Nature has law
ishingly bestowed upon McGregor as CON-
mercial center, and while they are reaping
rich harvest for themselves, they are con-
tributing largely to the wealth, strength and
vitality of the country tributary to u.s.
McGregor merchants have ever made a lib
eral use of printers ink" and the ire
turns have shown good interest" on the
capital thus invested.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

Three burglars entered the store of j.
Henry & Co., Hamilton, G. w., on We'd
nesday, and were encountered by Henry,
his wife and son and all of them were more
or less injured in the fight, and Henry is
dangerously i'll. One of the burglars, NAM
ed Brown, was caught.
Wendell testifes before the Covode Com
mittce that he was authorized to give j. w.
Forney $4,000, if the latter would accept
a Consulate to Europe, and acquiesce in
the policy of the Administration. Forncy's
evidence confirms this.
A man in Batavia, New York, with a
most clam arous appetite ate 1O3 CLAIMS IN
| 25 minutes.
| A Mrs. Emerson advertises in the Mil
waukce papers to 'Lecture to gentlemen
only" and we copy the following from her
advertisement. "The subject, place, time
and the unusual excentricity of the lady
can only be seen at the book stores, hotels
and printing Offices e.
General Jcssup, of the Army, died at
Washington on Saturday. -.'
Charlotte Patti senior sister Of the ia
nous Adelina, makes her debut in Con-
cert to be given in New York in few days.
Dropping plants will recover if camomile
is planted near them. A strong decoction
of camomile destroys all kinds Of insects.
1t is remarked that if Douglas is elected
President, he will turn Que great political
rascal-on the fourth of March next.
Soon after the hurricane commenced in
Central Iowa, profane man, after sceinc1
its progress for moment, remarke ~
some person near him, Good Alre
trying to see what he can do y a ,r e
after, the whirlwind seized .'a'' a"a ~ was
dashed to the earth 2 T no~s,.s rs a,n,o.
The wife of Ser D"s'"' :" """e'
ously i'll. u, y, -,
RuSbrh is foreclosing mortgage in Cali
E. ia, on debt of $4,000. Such wi
dow as that is worth looking after.
Mrs. Ossawatamie Brown has received
100000 from her admirers in Hayti.
Fred Douglass has returned to Rochester
An Ohio farmer says no vegetable is su-
perior to tomatoes to make COWS give large
quantities of rich milk.
Lincoln will be apt to get badly CALLED be-
fore he gets to the White House riding on
q rail-"
What glorious future is before the
young men of America! No matter how
dark it may appear at present, remember
that.
''IIonor and fame from no condition rise,
Split we'll your ras-there all the honor hes"
ing was held in Chicago on Monday, last
week. Hon. w. A. Richardson was the
orator.
Belvidere, Illinois, has suffered to the
amount of $4,000 worth of property by
fire which burnt several buildings there,
last week.
Two girls were run over, and one of
them killed, by the cars at East Newark,
n. j., on the 18th inst.
At Acapulco the yellow foyer is raging
violently. 5ooIersons have died there with
the fever this reason, including twenty
Americans, the Consul among the number.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax has been re-nomi-
mated for Congress in the South Bend, Ind,
District.
The sharks in Panama Bay are very
large, and a traveller styles them "the Van
derbilts of the sea-"
There arc 1855 Masonic Lodges in Iowa,
with 800 members, in good standing.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

Too BAD The Seward Republicans are
still very sore over the nomination of the
rail splitter. They make no bones of say
ing that their favorite was slaughtered by
the Lincolnites. The other day an Ohio
man said to a Seward Republican, "That
Wigwam at Chicago was a great affair
wasn't it?" "Wigwam be id! it was q
slaughter house" said the cnraged Seward
tic. They love Lincoln, they do
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20
No DiscOrd.

No Dfscord. -
One would conclude from the Chicago
Press & Tribune and the little journals that
derive their facts CD from it, that the whole
Union is one vast rail pen, and that not a
soul is enclosed therein, but worshiper OF
Mr.. Lincoln. In one State there is "fire
in the mountains ~ in another the "prairies
are ablaze !" while in divers favored spots
of Intelligence and virtue" the tide of pub
lie opinion is spreading itself with a force
equal to (and perhaps about as valuable to
public intcrest) the late tornadoes of the
West. Mr.. Greeley, however, will not con-
descend to the impolitic and unmanly
course of the Chicago Abrahamic organ !;
he gives his readers to know that there are
some heavy sores to be healed in the East
before the party is a unit True, Horace
treats the trouble with as little seriousness
as possible, but the soreness is admitted and
the ominous silence of Seward and his i'm
mediate friends does not augur harmoni-
Gus line of battle in the Empire State. Here
is Greeley: r.s## s.5 #t
A few carloads of the disappointed
mainly office-holders or invetcrate office
seekers--arc holding off in mystery and
silence, muttering ina few sympathizing
ears that they could do great things in the
line Of mischief if they only would-that
they will wait and see what is done at Bal
timore, &C., &c. Little knots of them
gather in familiar haunts to consider what
they might and what they would like to do,
fancying that their sayings and doings are
very private, when there cannt SO many as
three thus gather without at least one eager
to tell on all the rest.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20
N. Y. Central n. h.

Ne H. Central H. Re-
There is probably no railroad company in
the United States more firmly established
as popular favorite or more abundantly
able to extend its connecting links and pro-
tect its main trunk, than the N. Y. Gen.
trail. Witha continuous double track from
Albany to Buffalo, it is the grand link off
great chain connecting Lakes of the West
with the Atlantic seaboard ....s-
The Company now propose to send a
mail train from New York city to Chicago
in thirty hours. The mail to leave N. Y.
at 8 A. NJ. and reach Chicago at 6 A. NJ.
the next morning! This would almost do
away with the advantages of telegraph and
bring New York and Boston almost to the
doors of the West. The increase of the
earnings of the Central r. r. for the month
of May, over the preceding month was
$l24,000. Should the mail arrangement
proposed by this company, be completed,
the mails for Wisconsin and Iowa would be
received "a hours sooner than by the pres.
ent system.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

STRoNG.-The last shot from Parson
Brownlow, is this: "When the man in the
moon passes over Washington, he is obliged
to hold a cambria to his nose, such is the
stencil that arises from corrupt Admins
tration."
Brownlow and his Lunar friend forget
perhaps that great deal of bad wind
comes from both houses of Congress, and
that great portion of 1t is charged on the
Administration. Fair play, if you please
Mr.. Moon man.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

County CoNvENTIoN.-By reference to
the call issued by the Democratic Commit
tee, it will be seen that the Democratic
County Convention is to be held in Nc
Gregor on the 3Oth of this month. We
hope each township in the county will send
large delegations of Democrats to this Con-
vention. Let there be thorough organi-
cation Of the party in this county, and
every township will increase its Democratic
vote,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20
Milwaukee.

milwaukee.
The old 'un Of this Office and his Sleep
Ing partner spent day or two of last week
IN MILWAUKEE,. The road was a little wash
ca by the rains and some staging had to be
done in tho vicinity of Cross Plains; but
we had BRowN Conductor and the pas
sengers seemed as jolly as though they
were going 40 miles an hour. On our re-
turn the track was all right and Brown was
again our guide. We stopped at the AMER
IcAN, as usual, and found the KANE gentle
men as affable, and domestics as attentive to
guests as ever. The House has been raised
six feet and presents now much improved
appearance. Kane (the elder) took us
over the building and informed us of con-
templating improvements which when CON-
plcted will put the American in the class
OF No. Hotels in the west. Its basement
will be devoted to Billiards and Hair-dress-
Ing Saloons, well lighted and Of handsome
finish. Somehow we have grown partial
to the American. We know the Propric-
tors well and they always look as though
their guests were friends. Their bills are
light, their table well victualled, the servants
quiet, respectful and prompt in filling or.
ders and the whole social machinery Of the
establishment impresses one with the idea
of Home.
In acceptance of half dozen invitations
from gentlemen of the Chamber of Com
mercs we took passage to Racine on the
(Ocean) Steamer Detroit, Capt. Mcbride.
The occasion was an Excursion given by
tho Chamber Of Commerce to the Masonic
Grand Lodge then in session at Milwaukee.
There were 1900 persons on board. The
trip was very pleasant one. Capt. Nc
Bride may we'll be proud of his vessel and
bis reputation. Our pleasure was height
sned BY forming the acquaintance of the
Captain, the Clerk (Sfr. Bradford) and sew.
ersl scores Of the principal business men of
Milwaukee.
Milwaukee hes horse railway and bcauti-
Theatre; We patronized both, and were
vell satisfied. Tho City generally looks
hrifty but not active except in building i'm
eovemsnts and these mostly on West Wa
= strsst. Some other time we will say
Iors aboutit
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

PIcrUREs.-Mr. PAvEY, formerly of Du-
buque, is located at Mozart Hall and en-
gagged in the beautiful art Of Daguerrc.-
He is an enthusiastic worker in shadows
and exhibits some very handsome speci-
mems. Those who wish 'to preserve the
shadows ere the substance fade" will find
Mr. p ready to oblige them with good
likeness on very moderate terms.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

ILILNoIs.-The Illinois Democracy have
nominated James G. Allen for Governor,
Lewis G. Ross for Lieutenant Governor
Gov. H. Campbell for Secretary of State,
B. Arntzen, Auditor, Hugh Maher, Treas
urer, ]. G. Roe, Supt. Of Pub. Instruction.
Mr. McClernard is re-nominated for Con-
gress. ...
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

The SENArE.-Mr. Mason, chairman o.
the Harpcr's Ferry committee in the U. S.
Senate has made his report, which, exclu
sive of testimony covers $50 pages Of fools.
cap paper. The report contains full his
tory of the instruction at the Ferry
Browns movements and designs are fully
detailed and other instructions are referred
too, rendering the whole report one of the
most interesting and important ever sub.
mitted to the u. S. Government.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20
The two Sicilies.

The two Sicilfes.
The recent glorious victories of Garabali
di, the brilliant future opening upon the
millions of Italians, the seeds of liberty SO
thckly sown on the soil of tyrants, are
causes of admiration for the civilized world
and all eyes are now fixed on the Sicilies,
the seat of conflict. The rapid growth of
our own country, the unparalleled velocity
with which the American confederacy has
moved onward from one stage of progress
to another has in manner blinded the men,
tai vision of Americans, and shut from
their gaze the rapid changes that have been
made in the map of Europe. But it is we'll
for us to be cognizant of the fact that the
barriers of despotism are broken in other
lands as we'll as our own, and the tide Of the
tyrant's power has been successfully met
by the strong arm of Liberty. Palermo is
already in the hands Of Garabaldi; King
Bomba, the greatest tyrant now living, has
lost Sicily forever. Now Naples and the
main country must follow soon. Garabaldi
will doubtless march triumphantly over the
whole, and Neapolitan tyranny must receive
its death blow; the present two Sicilies will
become part of Free Italy, under the rule
of Victor Emanuel
The following article relative to the size
and resources of the Sicilies, will be of in
terest at this time. We clip from the N.
Y. Journal Of Commerce g...
ave do not realize the relative size
and Importance of our neighbors over the
water.
For instance, there is scarcely New
Yorker who would at first sight admit that
the kingdom Of the two Sicilies-more COM
monty known as the kingdom Of Naples
is nearly as large in area as the Empire
State, and contains nearly thrice as many
inhabitants. The continental portion alone
has an area of 81, 500 square miles, while
the island of Sicily will add nearly one
third of area more to the kingdom. The
| by the census of 1856, 6,SS6, O3O inhabit-
lation of 1921 ,O2O. Palermo, the chief
city Of the island, had, in 1857, 200, 900 in
habitants.
hC ISSCIptS llOHn iiOuS AiHpoI lS OUS
were, for the whole kingdom, 81 ,626,3
ducats, and for the same year the expenses
were 81 ,949,G2S ducats. ...--.
The ducat in Naples is not equal to our
silver dollar. The expenses every year
since 1856 must have gone many millions
beyond the receipts. The total debt of the
country is now more than one hundred and
forty millions of dollars. But the resources
of the Two Sicilies are so great that, under
a liberal government, the whole debt would
soon be wiped away.
The Island of Sicily once belonged to the
house of Savoy. Austria at that time own
ed Sardinia, and offered to exchange the
last named insuar for the first. This was
accepted, and thus the Duke Of Savoy be-
came sovereign of an Island, which gave
the name of SARDINIA" to the northern
kingdom of Italy. Sardinia has now dis
possessed austria of Lombardy, and''who
knows but that the Sandman Garaba!di win
now snatch Sicily from worse despotism
than that of Austria?
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

c. & NEBRASKA r. r. Co.-This COM
pany held its annual meeting and elected
thirteen directors, at Clinton, on Thursday
last. John Bertram continues President,
Green, Bever and Carpenter, of Cedar Ra-
pids, ]. G. Baker, of Clinton, l.. B. Croker,
of Oswego, and Charles Walker, of Chica-
go, are among the directors. They deter
mined to push the road west of Cedar Ra-
pids before going up the Cedar Valley.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

The EYEs.-It is said wearing straw hats
with little bells dependent from the brim
has caused many little girls to become
cross-eyed, in two months time. Physicians
pronounce the practice very dangerous
one. Looking at bellies hurts our eyes yet.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

sW- The organ of Mr.. Bates, the st.
Louis Neaos, refuses to endorse Mr.. Lincoln
After several weeks silence and time for
reflection it comes out boldly for Bell and
Everett, and says that the Bates party Of
Mo. will support those nominations.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

.H The Republican papers boast that
they have found an honest man in Lincoln.
They ought to have let him alone they will
not leave him as they found him.--Louis
ellie Journal.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

W VIM. N. Stone, Judge of the Sixth
Judicial District of the State of Iowa, has
decided that the appraisement law passed
by the late Legislature is unconstitutional
and void as to past contracts.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

CAMP MEETING There will be Union
Camp Meeting of the McGregor, Garnavillo.
Elkader, Clermont, Hardin and Pleasant
Ridge charges (of the N. f. church, held
at Carter's Grove, 10 miles west of McGreg-
or, and miles east of Clermont, comment
cling July 9th, in the evening.
j. r. CAMERON.
G. BABCOCK.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20
ICSVCCU,
.... LAURA STEWART.
Elkader, June 7th, 1860.


DcmOcfatfc Mass COMVcntiOM.
A Mass Convention of the Democrats of
Clayton County will be held in the City Of
McGregor on Saturday, the 3oth day of
June at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose Of
choosing the requisite number of delegates
to represent Clayton County in the Demo-
cratic State Convention to be held at Des,
Moines, and the Congressional Convention
to be held at Cedar Rapids.
Every township in the County should
be well represented at the County Convcn
ton.
BY order of the Co. Central Committee.
JOHN p. KRIEBS, Chairman.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20

snlted favOrably to the Democrats. 1.-The
first guns for Lincoln!'
The news from Japan in very startling.
The Tycoon-the political head of the ma
tion-has been assassinated, and the gov
eminent has passed into the hands Of a
new dynasty.
The new family is opposed to all foreign
treaties and intercourse. They will doubt
less abrogate all the negotiations with civil
lized nations, and when the poor embassy
get home, they will doubtless have sword
a piece presented them, with liberty to use
them on their own bowels.
A Mississippi widow paid $3,S25 to a
single dry goods house last season, for the
adornment of her person. She must be
awful ugly if it takes so much finery to
make her pass.
Heenan and Sayers were at the Derby
Races, and Heenan lost several thousand
dollars on the race.
There are 900 vacant houses in Chicago
Lacrosse Land Grant Bonds $4,000
worth, sold in New York City on the 9Th al
Is cents on the dollar.
The Madison Argus tell newly mar
ried editorial friend that, The will find ma.
trimonial different fom editorial experience
In one case the devil cries for copy, but in
the other the "copy" cries like the devil.
It does not follow as matter of course
that Miners are always quiet and docile be.
cause they work well in Shafts.
During the late tornadoes in Iowa, wo-
man clasped her arms around q tree to save
herself but the storm struck her, tearing
her arms from the sockets, and carrying the
body several rods distant.