The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-11-28

Combinations.
Twenty-thrce States have appointed
Thursday next, the Goth, as day Of
Thanksgiving -. The Australia gold ex
element is more intense than ever. a rug
get % pounds weight has been found.
Longworth, the ync-dresscr Of Cincinnati,
is worth three and half millions. :. . The
Farmers Club Of st. Paul, report % bush
els of wheat as the average, per acre, in
Minnesota for 1860. =. !. In London one per
son dies every ten minutes {. d. Ten Brock
won 900 by his colt Umpire in re-
cent race. Russian nobleincn still hold
t~enty-one millions of scrfs (slaves)
The Ohio Farmer has "but little conf
dence in Sorghum culture" The Prairie
Farmer has confidence. We agree with
Ohio. Many people voted for Lincoln
'for change They now want to ''ex-
change" but it costs one-tenth of their
principal Our friend BAILEY of the De-
corah Republic, quotes half column of con-
tradictions to the secession reports Of the
South and endeavors to quiet the alarm of
its business readers. The arrangement in
money and prices continues however, not
withstanding the insigniicance of tho storm.
We think you have played too much black
suit in the late game for the Presidency,
and another shuttle will be necessary to
quiet the stake holders in this Union.
A man in Sank county, Wis, married
his stcp-mothcr; she was sister to his first
wife -. Capt. Gear of Galena, was with
Commodore Perry and became Possessed of
the bunting worn by the flag ship Of that
heroic man. Since the election the old
Captain assembled the Douglas Rangers
and Wide Awakcs of Galena, made them
speech and formally presented the Flag to
them. A grand time was had %. The Su-
prone Court of Illinois has decided that
the banks of that State are required to re.
deem their notes in packages as presented
and not one note at q time as some Of them
dodsingly attempt to put a bll-holdcr off
80. Gray, the suicide of St. Paul, is now
discovered to have forged paper amounting
to $4,000
Sixty-(our new and dangerous counter
feits were introduced to the North in Octo-
Der. Miss Geo gietta Tucker, an accom-
plshed (scntimcntally we suppose) young
white lady. elopcd last week, with negro
at Tolcdo--they were married at Detroit,
ard crorossed over to Canada. Levi Dur
bin Of Davenport, was hung recently at
Pixies Peak for stealing mules ;. The
Duke of New Castle is broad English
man. While stopping at the Burnet House
Cincinnati, he occupied room a." One
evening he greatly surprised the clerk by
asking for 'the key to h--L!'
Some of our Democratic contemporaries
arc consoling themsclvcsby quoting "whoH
the Lord loveth he chasteneth." All well
enough for those who are blessed with re-
ligious resignation, but we cannot see what
necessity there was for loeing us so much
49,. Garibaldi is Of Corsican blood, and it
is said that the old stock used to be person
al enemies of the Bonapartcs--this accounts
for the hatred Garibaldi bears Louis Napo-
leon. Some imaginative chap supposes
that the rags which once were used to clean
lepes sores may now be the paper that
curls lady's hair! 49,. ..,
John Morrissey won $4,000 oh, New
York. He voted Fusion but bet on Confu-
sion and won. Mrs. Harrington Of Con-
ncaut, Ohio, cloped day or two since with
Robert Maxwell, youth 10 years younger
than herself = she had three children. The
next news will be that her Robert has elor-
ed with somebody else. Elderly ladies had
better not tie to young men-boys are not
long cntranced by faded second. hand
charms
"Old Abe" when asked what he would
do with the secessionists, said II am glad
am ont Of the ring" He was screnaded
at Springfield on the occasion of their iubi-
lee, but he declined to make speech. He
requested to be excused, and simply re.
marked that he hoped all hands North and
South would live in fraternal love. :. The
ten million loan Of United States Stock re-
Gently taken ADORE par with such flourish
Of trumpets, is not called for now-bid.
only were received, and as the same class
of stocks (since the clection) arc three pei
cent. down, the bidders do not come for
ward. Secretary Cobb has given thirty
days to the bidders for compliance will
their proposals.
The New York Times says Lincoln il
wise in keeping still just now. ale is no
| yet President, and any utterrnce he nigh
necdlessly and indeed presumptuously
make at this moment might defeat his cleo
ton" Hurrah for the brave cid Rail
Splitter" He wouldn't sap word to saw
his country if it would defeat him for thu
Presidency. "Oh! isn't he a darlngs'
| Stocks in Wall street declined from Oct
10th to November 18th, about 90 per cent
on an average. This includes Northern
and Southern bonds and railroad stocks
"Not much Of a storm" though, after all.
The New York Herald estimates the lat
vote as follows: Lincoln 1,s5O,O0O; Oppose
ton 2,65O,o0o. Lincoln's minority 500
900. 49,,
The steamer Pacific was burntat Morris
town, below Evansville, on the 18th. Cap,
Lamb is missing. Loss Of boat and carg
$4,000. The Democrats Of Ohio hav
called State Convention for January 8ti
at Columbus. Hamlin and Lincoln al