The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-08-22
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ton of brilliant character, ending with q
repast at the Briggs House. -. Senator
Seward, it is said, is anxious that Wm NJ
Evarts, of N. Y. City, shall succeed him
in the Z. S. Senate. The people doubt his
right to choose his successor. Kate Dick.
ems, the second daughter of Chas. Dickens,
has married Charles Collins. Both bride
and groom are distinguished authors, and
this union of talent will doubtless eventu-
ate in the issue Of some very popular works
....The Esening Post is the name of a
Bell and Everett paper just established at
Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bell men there are
organizing >. The Nashville Democrat is
the name of the new Douglas paper in
Tenn. Col. Carroll, is the Editor. The
Raleigh, N. c., Standard, supports Breck-
inridge with the express understanding that
the electors of that State shall vote for
Douglas or Breckenridge, if their vote will
elect either over Lincoln. So the vote of
that State is morally certain for Douglas
....The Pittsburg Post, has come to the
conclusion that the recent action of the
Union men of the Democracy of that State
secures the electoral vote of Penn. to Doug
las, beyond the shadow of doubt.
Charles H. Frisbee, married man, in the
employ Of the Michigan Central f. r. Co.,
has eloped with Mrs. Belle Goodell of De-
troit, whose husband is in California
Frisbee left wife behind. All lived in the
city Of Detroit. The Administration
was struck with astonishment when they
heard from the kentucky election. Old
Buck, it is said, swore some when told that
Breckenridge was beaten in his own county.
The "powers that be- at Washington have
given up all hopes Of Breckinridges cleo
ton, and well they may, for he stands no
more show for being President than Choc-
taw Indian. A reward Of $500 is offered
for the body Of Alexander Wilson who
killed Samuel picrson in Green Township,
St. Joscphs Co., Ind. son Friday Aug. 10th
49,. On the night Of Aug. 9th, the heavens
over New York and the New England
States were brilliantly illuminated by the
constant flashing of beautiful metcors
The Long Branch "mySterious and awful
murder story first set afloat by the n. Y.
Tribune, and noticed by us last week, turns
out to be hoax. The blood discovered
was obtained at q slaughter house and the
hair at barber shop, and the whole thing
got up for sensation story. james S.
Slaughter, Of Georgia, committed suicide
on the Sth. He was somewhat celebrated
as an editor and politician. He was the
recipient of the Scarlet letter from VIM. L.
Yancey. The Wis. boys who went to
Pixies Peak are returning with lot of
Buffalo calves, and intend raising them.
Cyrus Woodbury., P. NJ. at White Pigeon,
Michigan, has been arrested on charge of
robbng the mail He has hitherto sus-
tained an excellent reputation, but the evi-
dence of his guilt is said to be overwhelm-
ing Cholera inrantum is prevailing in
Beloit, Wis, and ma'y children have died
with it already. Henry Clay Dean has
challenged Fitz Henry Warren to stump a
portion of Iowa, and discuss politics. -.
Some terribly hot weather has been visited
upon the people of Kansas this season.
One day, for more than an hour, the mer-
curry stood at l25 degrees on the north side
of a house, in the shade. \ pleasant breeze
which is almost constantly prevailing rem
ders such weather bcarablc
A little boy in Tenn. was struck blind
very suddenly; the efforts of able oculists
failed to restore his sight, but while listen
ing to music one night at the opera, his
sight was completely restored The power
of music is wonderful, as was thus fully
demonstrated. The oak trees in France
seem to have a very strange disease this
year. They are covered from top to bottom
with catapillars, and are dying rapidly. 80.
The p. NJ. at GAINESVILLE, Wis, wrote to a
P. NJ. at small country village, requesting
him to meet with others at GAINESVILLE to
perfect Breckinridge organization. He
replied that his Office was worth just thirty
three cents per day, and he could not afford
to sell himself to Buchanan for that amount,
and that if he was p. NJ. at GAINESVILLE he
would adopt the policy Of non-intervention
with poor P. Ms in small villages. The
Daily paper at Newburn, North Carolina,
is out strong for Douglas. =. John G. Sake
and Robert J. Walker, two distinguished
speakers, are to take the stump for Douglas
in New York =. Charles Rcemelin, hereto.
fore one of the leading Republicans of Ohio,
has come out for Breckenridge for President
80. 1t is rcpo. ted, but the report lacks con-
tirmation, that the Douglas and Bell men
have agreed to run joint electoral tickets
in Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi
and other Southern States. &. . i. Hassarauk,
the Republican German infdcl of Cincin-
natl, has been stumping in Ill. for Lincoln.
When he closed his speech at Petersburg,
the Germans gave three rousiGg cheers for
Douglas The number of Douglas papers
in the South has doubled within month
Gov. Lctcher of Va, announces that if the
Virginia Democracy fail to unite, he shall
go with all his energy for Douglas. The
recent elections in the South have destroyed
the last remaining hope Of the Preckin-
ridge men, and the great mass of the peo-
pie there are flocking to the Douglas stand
ard. . Many of the night cars on the n.
Y. Central II. r., are brilliantly lighted with
gas . A row was kicked up in the Good
TemplarS Lodges at Milwaukee, on account