The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04
News and Items.

stump for Douglas and johnson.
Vanity Fair says the Two Shilling candi
date Uincoln) is now in Illinois, but where
he will next take up his Quarters is un
known.
The papers which opposed Douglas in
Illinois when he was candidate for the U
S. Senate, now support him unanimously
for the Presidency.
Congressman Covode, Blair, Burlingame
and Grow were greeted with torch ligh,
procession on their arrival at Philadelphia
The Northern Light, from California, ar.
rived at New York on Wednesday with 400
passengers and $40, 900 cash.
The propeller Kenosha of the Collins.
wood Line exploded at Sheboygon on the
Goth. Several Of the officers and hands
were badly wounded or killed.
The National Democratic Executive Com.
mittee consists Of the following persol,s.--.
August Belmont, of New York, II. H
Jewett, of Ohio, Converse, of Connecticut
Haldcrman, of Pa, Toothan, of Louisiana,
Dick, of North Carolina and Follett, OF
Michigan.
The Republicans united with the Blu.
chanan P. NJ. at Chicago and bought pow.
der and fired guns for breckenridge and
Lane. The Republicans seem by their acts
to be equally devided between Brecken.
ridge and Linct In. Breckenridge is a little
ahead Acre.
The Daily Constitution, Buchanan organ
at Washington is "driedH'p."
Owen Lovejoy is re-noninated for Con.
gressin Illinois.
Emanuel Swedenborg the renowned Dan.
ish Seer was jealous member of the orde,
of Free Masons.
Gov. Wise, of Virginia endorses Breck-
enridge. Good! All the fire eaters do.
A meeting is called at Schenectady, New
York, to form an electoral ticket for Sam
Houston in that State. odd SAM and
Uncle Sam will remain two different men.
Spain is now trying to kick up row
with Mexico, and talks boldly Of calling
Brother Johnathan to account for captur-
ing her piratical war steamers. 1t might
be well for us to give Spain bit of fog
cling just to keep our hand in.
Fulton street, New York, had $1OO,OoO
fire on the night of the 25th.
Hays & Stewart fought with Indians
near Pyramid Lake the latter were defeat
ed. The Pony Express is now running.
We learn from gentleman who has late
ly travelled over Indiana that the intensity
of the feeling for Douglas exceeds any
thing ever before known. Other candi-
dates are scarcely spoken Of He was for
chilly impressed with the belief, from what
he saw and heard, that Douglas majority
would be fully twenty-five thousand in In
diana.
The course Of the Seceders, in adopting
a slavery protection platform, and nominal
ing President and Vice-PreSident, will add
fifty thousand to the Douglas vote in New
England.
The Texas newspapers are calling atten-
ton to the extensive live-oak forests of that
State, into which their railroads are pcne-
trating. 1t is said that Texas contains a
larger quantity of live-oak than all the bal
ance of the world.
During the last year the women of Great
Britain have borne above 1000 children
day-796, 1870 in the year; but death struck
down above l 300 day-5O3,O03 in the
year,-and reduced the natural increase of
population to little more than 700 day,
not reckoning Ireland, the number ofwhose
births and deaths is unknown.
G. R. James the noted NOVELIST is
dead.
The report that Brigham Young had been
seen in Philadelphia, is pronounced hum
bug. He is said to be at home in Utah"
busily engaged with his family duties"
Col Curtis has been re-nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the First
District in this State.
Buchanan declares he wont fill the va
cancy on the Supreme bench until next
winter. If he never does it, the people
wont mourn.
Gen. James A. johnson has been ap-
pointed to the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Gen. Jessup.
The Democracy of Michigan have made
State nominations, and heartily endorsed
Douglas and johnson in State Convention.
One hundred guns were fired in Detroit on
the reception of Douglas nomination.
Republicanism is running low in Michigan
At the Douglas demonstration at Old
town, Maine, Mr.. A. j. Richardson was
instantly killed by the explosion Of can,
non.
The Maine Democratic State Convention
strongly endorsed Douglas and nominated
E. X. Smart for Governor.
JohnL. Barry is nominated for Governo,
Of Michigan by the Democracy.
One of the boilers in the paper Mills o.
Stockbridge, Mass, exploded the othe,
day, doing considerable damage
The naughty editor OF the Davenport
Democrat noticed lady on the street with
the tail of her silk dress dragging two fee
in the dust, and he thinks that if the spar.
yards had been on the other end of hel
dress, she would have looked better. He is
looking prettyhigh in the world for an editor
it seems to U.S. He had better come dowr
foot or off he has any regard for thu
feelings of the fair sex.
The U. S. Senate after short secret ses
sion on the 2sth adjourned sine die.
A percussion cap factory at Brooklyn
was destroyed by an explosion on the 9th
One man was thrown % feet but was not
seriously injured.