The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-08-08
News and Items.


News and Items.
Garabaldi has announced his Intention
to annex Sardinia to Sicily.
The late census returns show decrease
Of population in the most Of the villages in
the West. The hard times of the two
years past have driven the FLOATING popu.
lation" out Of the country, but the country
and towns are just as well if not better off
without than with them.
The Oregon election returns are now
complete and show that the Democrats
have elected member Of Congress. From
the appearance of the Legislature we judge
that one Douglas man and one Republican
will be chosen to the U. S. Senate. Oregon
is "sound on the goose"
A horrible sight was witnessed at the
railroad depot in Boonvillc, N. Y, few
days ago. A man about 20 years old, in
presence of a crowd at the depot, deliber-
atcly drew razor from his pocket and cut
his throat, and then quietly stepped forward
to let the blood flow into the road rather
than on the platform. So paralysed were
the passengers at this unexpected horror
that before he was interfered with the
wretchcd man drew the razor second time
across his throat. He was a citizen Of
responsibility, living in the neighborhood
of Boonville, and no cause can be assigned
for the act.
Susan Decatur, widow Of the distin-
guished Commodore, died in Washington
lately. UP
A ten thousand dollar, ten mile trotting
match, is to come flo at Cincinnati in few
days.
Only $1,000 Chinese Emigrants arrived
in San Francisco in June last.
). Beef suddenly declined in New York
week before last and some Of the cattle
spectators were "bit' to the tune of about
$4,000.
The statue of Commodore Perry is to
be inaugurated at Cleveland on the 10th
proximo. The Masonic fraternity Of Ohio
and ncighboring states are invited to at
tend.
In 1859, the number Of emigrants arriv-
ing in New York was 1929, for five
months. The number for the same time in
1860 is 5g,217.
1t is estimated that 100000 gallons
of burning fluid and 100000 Of cam
phene are used in the United States
every year at the cost Of $4,000, OOO.--
This is light bill but pretty heavy one,
after all.
The crops III Southern Arkansas are
burnt up by continued drouth.
The news from Denver City is of some
what bloody character. Smiths wife ran
off with Curtis; Smith pursued them and
was shot dead by Curtis; murder No. one
Pat Dcrlin had row with James Lafferty
and was shot dead !; murder No. two. VIM
Bates, bar keeper, late of Rock Island sho,
by accident NJ. Hadly, who has wife ant
two children now in Galesburg, Illinois
No. three James Gorden got drunk, sho
one man in the leg and blew another one
brains out; No. four. Considerable excit
ment was caused by the last murder an
Frank Mulligan late of Wisconsin in a,
tempting to escape the officer who believe
him a guilty party, was drowned in al
tempting to swim river. .....
New York must be a smart little town
The late census indicating population &
considerably over 800, 900, with any guam
tity of connexions, of business kind, W
meap. and personal and real pyepertY. .y,allly
too many people to the acre there; low
could furnish 100000 of them with lands
very low not low lands, but low prices.
James Stewart we'll known citizen {
Amsterdam, N. Y, was run over by til
cars OH the Central r. r. few days agt
The Times Washington correspondent
refers to rumors of well organized move
ment in several Southern States for tn
dissolution of the Union on Keitt's plan
and agents have gone to Europe to ascer
tain what would be the course of England
and France on the establishment Of
Southern Confederacy.
Hon. John Young Brown, the young
talented and eloquent member of Congress
from the Elizabethtown district, Kentucky
has declared for Douglas, and is announc
cd to take the stump.
Hon. Oscar F. Moore, of Ohio, elaine
by the Republicans for Lincoln, has dc
clared for Bell and Everett.
| The Winona Democrat has just publish
ed large paying job Of advertising for tn
general government. During the continu
ance Of the advertising it was about neu
trail on politics, but, we thought leanin
just little towards Breckenridge. No,
that the job is done and We suppose Uncl
Sam has paid up, the paper comes on
strongly for Douglas and says he il boun
to carry Minnesota.
In a family named Quigly, in Walwort
Co., Wis, four of the brothers and two
the sisters have committed suicide durin
the past ten years.
The Republicans aided few sorcheat
to start Breckenridge paper at Janesvill
Wisconsin. 1t lived one day, had one i
sue, and died. Not the first instance
death from attempted abortion.
| tits reported that Hon. VIM. L. Vance
Of Alabama is to stump New York ar
Pennsylvania for Breckenridge. Vance
is one Of the most brilliant orators of IL
nation but his damnable politics may y
suspend him at the end of a rope.
Ex-Gov. Johnston Of Pennsylvania
said to have repudiated Lincoln and Har
lin and declared for Bell and Everett.
A young man in St: Louis tried to rob
pear orchard and was shot dead on d
spot -ss la. -.E