The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-05


idency. For Governor, they chose Mr.
Goodell, of N. Y, and for Lieut. Governor
Sidney A. Beers, Of Brooklyn. Some PEG.
pie think this will divert about ID, 900 votes
(white and colored) from Lincoln in New
York, but home observations teach us that
the Republican candidate is quite accepta.
bic to the most radical negropholist in the
West. And why not? Has not "Honest
Abe" said-"I believe I hate slavery as
much as any abolitionist!"
John A. Andrew has been nominated
for Governor of Massachusetts,, j. G. Good.
rich for Lieut.. Governor, Abner Warren
for Secretary, George Morey and r. A.
Chapman for electors. This is the Repub.
lican ticket.
Mr.. Douglas spoke to 5000 persons at
Petersburg, Va, on the Goth. He evident.
" intends to defend his position from the
attack Of sccessionists as well as abolition
lists, and to do so, manfully, he goes to the
South and looks them in the face. "Fear.
1850 dIiu uuC.
Mr.. Buchanan 1--WE do not want to say
"the Presidency was on the stump at Cum
berland, Nd, on the 2sth. ave ache' to
read his speech.
The B & LIS, Of Michigan, have put an
electoral ticket in the field.
Philander Perrin for the I'd district of
Vermont, is the Democratic nominee.
Jacob Strader, the old Cincinnati mer-
chant, died on the 2sth.
On the Goth st. Paul was connected with
the world by wires.
The Montreal Ball, of the 2sth, to the
Prince of Wales was splendid affair. Two
thousand gas jets lighted the room. The
Prince opened the ball with Mrs. Young
and danced 20 times during the evening
there was only one dance which he omitted
to participate in. Six thousand persons
were prescnt-all the s'nobs'' were on hand.
His Royal Highness has rather large
feet and large hands; the latter were said
to have been covered with "badly -soiled
white kids" His allowance of pocket
money is so small that he can't afford new
kids every week.
Mrs. Ilemenour of Newark, n j., cut
her throat on the 2sth. She was sick and
dcranged.
One convict stabbed another, at Sing
Sing
Gov. Lctcher Of Virginia says he goes for
Douglas without hesitation. The rise in
Douglas stock down south is very great,
and Breckenridge will unquestionably be
declined by the people. Douglas candi-
dates for Congress have been nominated
throughout Pennsylvania. Col. Tom Flor
ence, Of Philadelphia, Breckinridge) is
defeated by W. E. Lehman (Douglas.)
Reports of the Abolition Choctaw and ne
gro wars and murders, in North Texas, are
contradictory and doubtless much exagger-
ated.
The Republican meeting at indianapolis,
on the Goth, is reported by telegraph to
have been very large and enthusiastic; 40
to 80 thousand are talked of by its partial
friends. Tom Corwin and Frank Blair
were the leading orators. Wide awakes
and rail-splitting were the chief features.-
Indiana will give Douglas reception soon
that will eclipse this great meeting, and in
November her majority for him will be TO-
900 to 10000.
Mr.. Seward will speak at Madison on the
18th Of September Though an able ora
tor he is not a 1inning man.
1t is said the Prince of Wales had fir
tation, or something worse, with Lady Al.
ice Villiers. She was married on the 18th
to Lord. The Prince must not behave so
badly in the United States; we have no
Lords to take care of cracked female rep
utations.
France, England, Spain and Prussia have
agreed to quiet our Southwestern ncighbor,
peaceably if possible, forcibly if necessary.
The United States are not to be counseled
but simply informed Of the proceeding
When Mexico "as she is'' pays our people
10000 the casesvill be less indiffer-
ent to US than it now is.
"A couple of ladies seated in passenger
car at Springfield, were accosted by two
men, deliberately robbed of money and
jewelry, and the robbers escaped. One lady
tainted, the other screamed and then the
crowd rushed in" Such ladies would be
unsafe guardians of the highest jewel! We
arc inclined to think they had previously
lost that and only reported themselves
robbed to raise collection.
The DEBORAH Republic, of last week, says
the Senior is absent and the superiority of
that issue must be attributed to the Junior
This is cool cut at his nice, old ''pa."
Charley Holt, of the GAINESVILLE Gazette,
asks, in view of the drouth,-"who has q
spare thunder Storm" Nary "spare" at
this point.
Henry Ward Bcechcr declines to accept
the title of I'D. D." He is sensible man.
The New York State Convention Dem-
ocratic) was presided over by man named
Williams, and the candidates nominated
were VIM. Kelly, VIM. F. Allen, VIM. w.
Wright and VIM. c. Rhodes . lot of Will-
iams-equal to Welsh colony.
The Great Eastern cleared $4,000 by
her trip to the United States.
The report that Dewey, Hobart and other
prominent Wisconsin Democrats are for
Breckenridge, is denied by the papers in
their immediate locality.
The CONNECTICUT Democratic State Con-
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