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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-04-25

w- Little drops of rain brighten the
the meadows, and little acts Of kindness
brighten the world.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-04-25

Small Things.
The employee Of Mr.. CoLrAx thinks we
used offensive and contemptuous language
towards him. Not 1t all: we thought the
attribution Of his acrimonious attack upon
US to bad health, was more charitable than
to charge it to want of sense, and hence
our remarks as to his personal appearance,
and the cause of it. We do not know
whether Mr.. CoLrAx was NJ. c., or only a
candidate, at the time he made that speech,
but we do know that the soubriquet of
Martyr Was applied to him by the Demo-
cratic papers Of the State for the use of the
expression We imputed to him.
But what's the use Of making Judy Of
yourself, WHEELER? Schuyler may be
nominated for the Presidency at Chicago
he is nearly as old, and little more honest
than BANKS. He is our personal friend,
but Is he is public man, we have a right
to touch up his weakness and we suppose
he is willing to accept an occasional punch
rs the price Of his position. If he were
verdant, we would not notice him at ALL
We send him our paper regularly.
CALLs.-Mr. DANIELS of Forest City
/. Howard County Iowa, formerly of Free
Port, Ill., and e. S. BAGG Post Master al
Freeport, called on us one day last week
'CHABLEY" BAoo was formerly associated
with his brother, john S. BAso in the publ
cation of the Detroit Free Press. He is one
Of the best posted "boys" in the West, and
as full Of the social Is it is possible for hr'
man nature to hold. These gentlemen tool
Walkers Line for the West, and they viii
be likely to have merry time.
FAysfrlL-A few days since W. W
Barnard, Esq, called on US, on his way
east for Goods. The firm of BARNARD
Co., is now one Of the ablest in the State
Of Iowa, having for its foundation w. w
Barnard, S. Hendrickson, P. d. Gardene,
and James +. Roberts. We expect to hea,
that this firm has monopolized half the
Grade Of Faystte county. With SO much
ealth to sustain it and such Chesterfield
r - salesman Is B. is we cannot sec why
DRlspdid success.
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For Safe.
a beautiful Pleasure Boat. 1t be seen at
IA Rogers Il Satford's War House. and will be sold
low for cash, or exchanged for good trade.
The undersigned also have
SET OF SCREWS,
For Raising Buildings and will be glad to assist the
McGregor folks "to make raise - Enquire at the
Sandusky House, or of Esq. Arnold
April %, 1860. LOWE Il BRO.
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NOTICE..

NOTICE.
" EMBERS and past members of the Clayton Co.
Ivx AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY,
are solicited to meet the Executive Board in council
at Ekader, Wednesday. the Odd day of May next, at
O'Clock, The invitation to meet with the Soci-
ETY. Is extended to the friends of Agriculture and or
ticulture throughout the county.
o. W. CRARY, President.
j. NJ. KING. Secret airy. April 25, 1860.
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To Rent,

TIME Store lately occupied by W III. Hills, and ad-
l. joining his store, being few feet west of D.
s. Cooks on the south side of Main street.
Enquire of ELIJAH ODELL McGregor, or
SPENCER ELLSWORTH, Elkader
McGregor, April rs, 1860.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
BASS d GRANT,

bACO Dc UHANI,
"AVE for sale, Locust Seed, Usage Orange Seed,
Il Yankee Seed Corn, Stowell's Ever Green Corn,
Broom Corn, Pumpkin Seeds Sugar Cane Seed, Tobac-
Seed, and almost every other kind Of Seed except
seeds of Discord.
McGregor, April rs, lS6Otf
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Bradley r. Co.'s, Story

Bradley r. Co.'s, Story
CONTINUED.
lust received, a large quantity of De LANES, we
ID sell for II l-2 per yard BRADLEYG co
A NY quantity of Brillaats al - IL per yard.
IA BRADLEY &c co.
A NY amount of Velvet Ribbons. all widths at
IN tremely low figures at BR4DLET G co.
EVERYTHING at
M BRADLEY d CO.'S
LARGE quantity of Shawls. at no price at all at
N BRADLEY E CO.'S
nALM Leaf Hats, 20 cents grab" at
BRADLEY G CO.'S
hIcCregor Aprl 25. 1S6Otf
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tIlc AuIiSdlAdi.
If it is brutal to fight with pistols how
much less brutal is Potter's bowie knife
proposition.
The Marshal of OHIO reports to the Sen
ate Committee that the citizens of Ashtabu-
la County are resolved to resist the taking
of John Brown, Jr, to Washington.
Cortinas is yet troublesome; he is repor-
aed to have 5000 Williams near Matamoras.
Capt. SLOVENIAN as commander of the whole
| of the mounted troops was to leave on the
10th on fighting tour.
A Carlinville, Qll.) Rep. paper says that
Douglas would beat Seward $4,000 votes in
that State. The Press & Tribune copies it.
The Herald hints that the action Of Con-
gress for removing the distractions at ''Hell
Gate" and the bill before the N. Y. Legis,
lature to tighten the pains of convict life,
are indicative Of personal uneasness on the
part of law makers. ~.
Beecher recently called the trustees Of his
new church "Perjured towards; )" the reas-
on for the remark is that the trustees de-
clined to approve the abolition ranting Of the
divine.
The Arago arrived at New York on the
18th. The Great Powers will hold con.
ference on the Savoy and Italian questions
A Revolution had broken out in Spain
Gen. Otcga, with 5000 men, had proclaim.
ed Don Carlos King. Austria had protested
against the annexation of Savoy.
The Queen has recognized the recent ac-
QUESTION o. Sardinia. Warrants are out for
Heenan and Sayers, and it is thought they
will be placed under such heavy bonds that
fight will be impossible.
France and Switzerland are sleeping very
uneasily together among the Alpine hills.
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MAHHIIrD.

On Tuesday night the gath inst. by the
Rev ". Avery near Builders Plains in this
Parish, Mr.. JAMES ESSEX ELAN, 70
Miss MARY VANJANDINGHAM.
Now the objection is removed, and we
shall vote for him. His Honor the Mayor
Of city Of this size--if he is not expected
to wear gray hairs on his chin he is ex-
pected-snd IL is proper that he should
have, parental appearance. lie has sig
nifed his willingness and ell is WE'LL
The town is a family over which the best
man is called TO preside, and how ugly,
and grsesless IL has been done we shall
forget. In the time TO come, we shall
look for better things. Need we wish the
voysgefs a happy jonrnsy' II must fol
low.
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The SorREE or THE Sons OF NAL.
IA AT MEMPuIs.--The Bulletin says
of the grand gala night in Memphis
on the 10th:
The Soirce danSantc at the theatre
on Monday night, given under the
auspices Of Dorcas Lodge, Sons Of
Malta, while not so well attended as
could have been desired, was never
theless very creditable affair to all
concerned. The theatre was beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion by
w. II. Passmore the supper and e.
oeteras provided by friend Schwoob
were unexceptionable, the music ex-
cellent, and in short. nothing was
wanting on the part of the managers
to render the affair gratifying sue
cess.
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A Ncs,ee scs sss Candidate fes the
pSesS0eoeV.


D.v.in a few days, stroke oflight-
ming will come this way 70 inform us, who
has received the nomination, and as some
Of our country contemporaries may not
know exactly where. aud how TO strike
the Tyre. before the chief instruments can
he heard in simple charity, we give no
,iee for their guidenee, which cannot set
them very far wrong. The only blank TO
be Hlled in. Is that left for the name.
II will be seen by telegram from
Washington Of the goth inst. that Mr.
of--has received the nomination Of
the democracy, in democratic Convention
assembled for the office Of President Of the
q. States. orall the gentlemen who have
been mentioned in this connection, Mr..
- suits us best indeed the country
might be secured, and better man could
not be found one more acceptable TO the
people. and better calculated TO heal the
unfortunate dissensions, in the ranks Z
the democracy. Believing as we do ; de
mocfacy always right, we are disposed TO
view past dissensions with. the right eye
Of charity, and regard them as errors Of
the Il cad p not of the heart. Mr.. -- was
born in the cradle Of liberty. Not that
narrow and one sided affair at the foot Of
State street in Boston but the great era
touched on one side by the Atlantic
aud washed on the other by the Pacific
lis mother was n demoerst-his father
was q democrat. his uneles, ants, sisters,
aud cousins were all democrats. At the
tender age Of nine, he was sent TO dem
ocratic school. where he at once distin-
gushed himself as the hero, Of several
democratic or FIRE fights. The Htst vote
he cast was for General Jackson. lie
never admired Mr.. Clay In his day but
now he Is dead. he believes him TO have
been an honest, but much mistaken man.
On the tariff question he has been eonsis-
tently democratic. has been for and against
it-believes IL, like every thing else, We
~ good thing when anything can be made
out Of IL. For his opinion on Kansas and
slavery in the Territories, we refer to his
speeches and letters on the subject written
in AZ. We hoist the name Of Mr.. -.s to
the head Of our paper TO day, satisfied as
we are that whatever personal differences
Of opinion may exist among the members
Of the press, they will support him, as the
only man who can save the Union"
ts@ Every good democrat should take
the Herald If Freedom. during the Cam
psien aud pay for 1t in advance--Priee
only o..
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nailp C5arttt aao Gomst.
BATON poUeE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 20, 1890.
Tnr CarseFsr They are

THU HSDA iiif':fiitt;ii''ht Mn evs too"s
THE CREseHSr CrYs--They are
making preparations In this delight
ful and late, moral town to have an
other municipal election. How much
depends upon II, they only know
who are behind the scene and ac-
quainted with the traps above and
the tricks beneath the stage. All
to be regretted about IL at this dis
lance, IL this the affair Is coming
of, without any well defined party
TO hold responsible for the whisky
drinking, slung Shooting and bull
ling which is needful TO be done,
and without which the election
would be without force or chWsc-
ter, null and void Where Is Mr..
Samuel X. Nothing Can he not
rise from bis grave, or he gslvsn-
ized into breathing reality for n
day, in order TO take on his broad
shoulders, the blame Of the action !
Can he not get up and stand in
his winding sheet, by the ballot
box, to Brighten away two or three
thousand honest democratic voters,
az Of old 7 Who will undertake
TO upset the tables and break the
ballot boxes, in case IL ia found
that the election is not going for
the right side Of the virtuous de-
mooracyY Shall we have an cleo.
ton In the Crescent without any
challenging of votes, or any pro-
test ballot boxes, TO receive the
votes of fellows who the judges of
election may refused Il would
seem so, from present appearances
and, Il is one Of the worst features
in the faoc of the Crescent.
The remnants of the American
army, have suooumbed given way;
surrendered, and gone into line,
with the only national party, and
the appalling spectacle lie present
ed i Of an approaching municipal
battle, where Greek will meet
Greek in the contest which is 60
decide again that great and moral
question, "who shall have the
spoils.' There are no thugs now;
no orphan killers, no dark lantber.
ners, and no brass left TO protect
the knuckles, of the virtuous and
well disposed. What a poor, tame,
poverty stricken affair II will be |
Why Il will not furnish food for
leader, much less ground work
for a vigilenee committee of demo
crate, to take charge of the Mayor
and Common Council TO keep their
friends from tearing them to pie.
ces. What a sad state of things,
Is thisl
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The JAPANESE LEGATION AND SEc.
RErARy CAss,--The Englishman who
won an elephant In rattle. was
not more perplexed as to what he
should do with his prise, than are
the old fogies Of the State Depart.
ment at Washington az to what
they are TO do with the expected
Japanese Legation. Wonderful
and intricate questions of "eti-
quette' will have TO be settled, and
the venerable Secretary of State,
whose digestive organs are sadly
impaired, fears that the feast will
be the death Of him. Baiietin.
They may learn something. We
do not expect the prejudice
against dogs meat 60 be removed;
but IL may be modified so as TO be
regarded, as good enough IL not
too good for the dog prize fighters.
The meat ofthe common cur, might
serve to sharpen their appetites
for the blood that the bruise
brings, and the bite draws. Our
celestial neighbors will no doubt
be shocked to learn how rapidly
we christians are advancing on
the road to civilization and refine.
ment.
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Mr.. Babbage has long been en-
gagged In devising a machine which
he calls his analytical machine
This machine proposes TO give Al
gebra--nay, even to those lofty
branches OF mathematical science,
the difierential and integral calcu.
lus the same mechanical aid. which
the difference machine confers on
all tables capable Of arithmetical
calculation.
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DEArH or GEo. s. YEReER.-We
are panied to learn that the Hon.
George $. Yerger, of Mississippi,
is no more. On Friday last, while
on q visit TO his plantation near
Yszoo City, he was out hunting,
and becoming ovefheated, was at
tackled with a rush Of blood to the
head, which terminated in some
thing like apoplexy. lie died i'm.
mediately. The jackson Eagle, Of
Saturday last, pays the following
richly deserved tribute TO his mem
DRY.
Thus has passed away one Of
the best men and most valuable
citizens Of this or any other part
of the country. Long bad be lived
among his fellow-men, and in all
the walks Of life he vas beloved
and honored. II an honest man is
the noblest work Of God, then was
George s. Yerger one Of the mob
lest works Of God. He lived a
Christian, and the bright. sweet
spirit of charity smiled in his heart,
aud has beamed upon the path Oh
many who have wept in the dark
hess Of affection. The smiles from
angels to him for it, and Iall the
elories of heaven.
Mr. Yerger stood in the very
front rank of the legal profession
of the country. He was an orna.
ment TO his profession, the priced
and loved, and cherished Of his
family, the true friend Of the Cos
pei. and the vnluable and honored
citizen. Peace to his shade, ant
consolation TO those who arc left
to weep.
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NuenpoHs woRrH HAvtre.-The

NEieHBoRs Worm HAvtNe.-The
Lagtange (Geo.) Reporter Of the
18th records the following
On Saturday afternoon last Mrs. II.
T. Mallory's residence, five miles
southwest Of this place, together with
kitchen aud al the out houses, except
negro cabin, was burned TO the
ground. The neighbofs, we learn,
have combined and have nearly erect
ed new buildings for Mrs NJ, furnish.
ing her with the materials with which
TO build, and doing the woIk them
selves. We understand that on Mon
day and Tuesday last there were be-
tween fifty and one hundred hands
employed in replacing Mrs Ms loss.
Such neighbors are worthy to be hon
ored.
This Is the kind Of christianity Of
which mention is made, by some Of
the early writers, such acts of charity
are the works, by which we alone
know the secret workings Of the heart.
Nero talking, teaching, and protesting.
is light indeed, when estimated by
such standards Of merit. Faith, rs II
is called, vii never move the mount
aims of error, which close up the fount-
aims Of the human heart. Let those
who believe in Him, talk less pull of
their coats and go TO work, on the
spiritual temple, Of which the good
and the true Of all ages have had Wis
ions lie need not go out Of his way
to do good there is no spbere--no
circle in which a man may move,
however great OF small in which he
cannot, feel the benign influence Of
doing good and this feeling is worth
all the empty praises Of the brasen
mouthed multitude.
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ONE OF THE SHlrs IN TUE CooiiE
TRApR-There is now lying at
Queen wharf, a short distance
above the navy yard, the ship Nor.
tedv, which arrived Mt this port a
few days ago from Havana, in bal
last. This vessel is the one which
was chartered to carry a load of
Coolies from China to Havana. 49,
She is very large vessel, and took
on board l040 of these poor crea-
lures. On the voyage the Coolies
mutinied, aud attempted to kill the
captain aud crew, with the view o.!
taking possession of the ship aud
returning home, M was supposed,
for the Coolies are 80 very igno.
rant and uueducated that IL was
not positively known whether this
was their intention or not, or
whether, in.tbeir desperation at be.
ing taken away from their native
land, they revolted with the de-
sign of burning the ship and per-
isbing In the flames, rather than TO
bo taken to Cuba. Whatever their
motives might have been, they
were unsuccessful, for the outbreak
was quelled by the captain and
crew after n hard fight, in which
nine of the Coolies were killed
The ship arrived at Havana, and
landed her cargo in safety. She
comes TO Philadelphia to be over
hauled, and being larger than any
private dry dock can accommodate
she will be hauled up on the dry
dock at the Navy Yard for repairs.
The Norway is a New York built
vessel, and one of the largest mer.
chantmen that ever entered this
port, her tonnage being rated Mt
1900, but she Is capable of carry.
ing 1000 tons. After the repairs
are completed, she will be loaded
with 5000 tons of coal, which she
will take out TO California, for the
use of the United States Govern.
ment. Phil. Press.
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Rsy- The New York hotels. in

sG- The New York hotels, just
now, are overho wing with guests,
mostly Southern people with their
families, preparing to start for Europe,
preferring to spend their time and
money there to investing it at New
port, Nahant, Niagara, Saratoga and
the other Northern watering places.
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THE JAPANESE LANeuAeE.--'I'he
Japanese write, like the Chinese,
in columns, from the top to the
bottom of the paper, beginning at
the right hand side. The charact.
or IL less fantastic and far more
running than the Chinese. There
is, indeed, not the slightest simil.
arity between the languages, the
one being monosyllabic and the
other polysyllabic. The Japanese
words are often of uncomfortable
length, but the sounds are musical,
and not difficult to initiate; wher-
as the Chinese words, though of
one syllable, consist generally of o
gulp or q grunt, not attainable by
those whose ears have not become
thoroughly demoralized by a long
residence in the country. We
learn more Japanese words in q
week than we had Of Chinese in a
year; and in making a small rough
vocabulary, | found no difficult in
allocating the letters Of the En-.
glish alphabet as to convey to my
memory n fair representation Of
the sound | wished to recollect. In
Chinese this is quite impossible
Elgia's Mission 10 China.
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psy- To get angry at nothing, and
to be surprised ut nothing, are said to
constitute two steps towards perfec-
lion.
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~ Passengers are now carried
from London to Brighton and back,
for 2s Sd (6Qc.) The distance each
way i SO miles ! Cheap travelling
truly
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ECtirsH OF THE PLANETS VENUS,
Mans AND JuPirER BY THE Moon
An accultation of a planet at any
particular place, unde, favorable
circumstances for observation, is
an event of such rare occurrence
that it cannot be expected oftener
than once in four or FIVE years -
The happening, therefore, of four of
these phenomena in n large part Of
this country in single month, be.
tween the Gath of the present APP
Ri and the 25th of May next, Is
very remarkable.
The first of the four, and the
most beautiful and interesting Of
the whole. is that of Venus, on the
evening ofruesday last. gath inst.
This oceultation will take place
when the planet is quite high, and
nearly at the position of IL greatest
brilliancy. It will be vissable in
the British Provinces, and in that
part of the United States situated
northerly of a line drawn from Al
bermarle Sound, n little, south of
Norfolk and north of Cincinnati,
to Davenport. Iowa; beyond that
line the planet will not be cclipsod,
but will pass south of the Moon
Its disappearance behind the dark
edge may be seen by the naked
eye, but better through an opear
glass. Through n telescope, We
nus will appear similar to our
Moon the day before its last quar-
ter, ms about throe.iifths Of it's illu.
minated disc will be turned towards
the earth boston 7yaroiier.
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NOTICE.
PELICAN RIFLES. ATTENTION.

4 A SPECIAL NETTING or THE COM A.lI
~ pauy will be held at Washington En-. 40
Nj CINE Company Room on friday even. 49,.
Ling, the 9th instant, At = o'clock 10 -
make srrahgsmepts for Target Excursion.
general Gttsndsncs II expected.
IIy order 81 the Captain.
apr25 W. ". TUNNARb, Secretary.
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nay Il is written in quain old
Jewish manuscript. now into the
British Museum, that the Oldest Of
mankind, Methuselab, did not live
as long as he might have DONE
The writer says that God promised
him in a dream that il he would
rise up and build him house, his
life should be prolonged five hun.
drcd years. But he replied that it
was scarcely worth while TO build
a house for SO short a period, and
died before he was thousand
years old.
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Gents Furnitbing Goods.

A THE Clothing Emporium can now be fosnd
n q new and pretty assortment Of every article
In this line, consisting ofcrsysts Necies Hosiery
Gloves. suspendsrs, Handkerchief, Shirts, Draw
srs, silk, Cotton and Lyle Thread. Undsrshirts,
and all other goods In this line Of business.
agr23 W. d. Phillips.
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CRiSoLrNE IN FRAScE.-"I think |
must say" writer Paris correspond
ent, that there are indications that
crinoline is less in favor than il was.
Ladies have appeared at Court alto
gether without crinoline, and the IA
vorite beauties Of those harems of the
town, the public balls, have discarded
crinoline for petticoats frilled and large
only at the extremity Of the skirt
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They co PREPARED.--One of the
Pittsburg papers says that one hun
dred and eleven barrels of Mononga.
hela whiskey, which Mr.. Buchanan
does not condemn, have been sent to
the steamer, which is to take the
Pennsylvania delegates to Charleston.
II is patriotic TO take the Pennsylva-
mia beverage along, and we should
think with prudent and temperate
management, the delegates Of that
State might make the above quantity
last through Convention week. We
shall not be surprised to hear that,
"as goes the Keystone delegation,
gees the Convention