The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-05-23
News and Items.

News and Items.
Rev. A. X. Moulton has retired from the
Usage Zoran. Moulton is an excellent
preacher, good editor and like the most
Of cditors-an exemplary christian.
The State Journal names J. L. Corse,
Of Burlington, for Secretary Of State; Judge
Rees, Of Fort Dodge, for Treasurer, and
W. w. Belknap and Baker of Charlton are
spoken of for Attorney General.
An Illinois editor while in Baltimore
during the great Editorial excursion was
robbed Of sixty dollars in cash and a hund
red dollar watch; so say the papers. That
yarn may be true, but Iowa Editors are
rot allowed to leave the State with that
amount of money. Editors have no bust.
hess to be robbed Of such things. w..
The meanest man in Iowa went to do.
nation in Burlington, gave the treasurer a
ten dollar counterfeit bill and received five
dollars good money in return. Now talk
about the man who stole the coppers from
a dead nigger's eyes, will you! The scamp
was arrested.
The printers at Denver City get SO per
month, and are on strike for hundred.
A Wisconsin editor offers twenty five
dollar bonds for his future good behavior.
Who will Ego his bonds!'
Wilkes of the "Spirit' has been formal
ly presented to Queen Victoria, and-he
didn't kiss her! What a gu,np' Queen
Vic. will never forgive him. Give us that
chance and we'll "do our duty or die"
The Republicans at Chicago presented
Potter, of Wisconsin, with small Bowie
Knife eight feet long. Who are Border
Rufians nows Consistency, thou art a
jewell unknown to Republican politicians
Lawrence and Brainard two prominent
men in New York city are under arrest fo1
forging names on the Pension office.
All the facts concerning the defalcation
of Fowler, the New York P. NJ, will be
laid before Congress.
Howard, Coopcr's contestant, of the De
troit District has taken his seat in Congress
Douglas replied to Davis in the Senate
on the Territorial question, and proved
himself the victor as usual.
The largest Democratic meeting eve,
held in Alabama, was at Mobile last week
resolutions were passed denouncing tho
Charleston scceders, and delegates are to b
sent to Baltimore .. ... ....
Thomas Murphy died in Baltimore on
the 18th inst. at the age of 81. He was
for forty years one Of the editors of the
Baltimore American. ... ar...# .
Joseph Miller, of the. American House,
Dubuque, died suddenly on the 10Th inst
Cooley Of Dubuque and Kasson of Des
Mcines are mentioned as proper candidates
for Attorney General, on the part of the
Iowa Democracy Hon. VIM. McClintock
of West Union has also been named in this
connection. fe.
Andrew Keesecker Esq, one of the
oldest printers and publishers in the west
has become one Of the proprietors Of the
Daily Herald. He struck off the first
newspaper in Iowa, and was formerly edi-
tor of the Miners Express at Dubuque.
The small pox is prevailing to an alarm.
ing extent in Cincinnati. The pest house
in the heart of the city is full of sufferers.
Nebraska City has had a $4,000 fire,
about half insured.
The leading Democrats of Georgia have
openly condemned the action of the boilers
at Charleston and the State will send Dele.
gates to Baltimore who will not make them
selves ridiculous by a stubborn opposition to
Stephen A. Douglas, the choice of a large
majority Of the American people.
b England and France demand three mil
lions of francs amnesty for the Jedda Mas
acre. H..
The Patagonian Missionary steamer, HI
len Gardner has been captured by the ma.
tives and all of the crew were killed, save
one. .s.. ..,.. .-- ...s. "a
1t is reported that provisions are becoming
very scarce at Pixies Peak. The arrival o
cmigrants is beyond all precedent and fabu
lous prices are paid for food and necessaric
of life. til said that large quantities o
lead are discovered near Gregory diggings
Denver City dates of the 10th Of May repor
the weather cold, snow falling in the noun
tains, and many Of the gold-hunters dis
couraged and preparing to return.
The scarlet fever is raging in Grant coun
ty and many children are dying.
About 800 editors are reported as il
attendance at the Chicago Convention a
the present writing (1sth) Wont the Lage
suffer. ~-s
The Citizens Bank of New Orleans ha
the largest circulation of any bank in tn
Union, viz; $685. 900, we wouldn't lik
to be the Cashier.
A prominent Republican delegate to tn
Chicago Convention states that Dougla
cannot be nominated at Baltimore, as tn
Republicans would defeat him with mones
The Standard, central organ Of the n
Carolina Democracy is savage on Mr.. Var
coy and other southern hotheads. Til
people of the South are for the Union, til
Constitution, and laws, and if the devi
may-care politicians, are not little NOR
circumspect hereafter, their heads will DO,
to the will of their constituents, withor
regard to the "rulcs of war;
The n. S. Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, met at Pittsburgh on Thursday. Re,
Thornton A. Mills, chosen Moderator. tt