The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-01-16
News and Items.

News aud Items.
j. P. Evans and Robert Evans of Evans
vile, Indiana, quarrelled on the 9Th AM
shot each other dead. They were brothers
and sons of the proprietor of the town.
Fillman Hanna and wife, near Greer
Castle, Indiana, were found murdered II
! their beds. The house was robbed.
The President has had 4 correspondents
with the South Carolina Commissioners
lie talks firmly and dignifcd, but paeiiical
".
The special Message of the President i
very decided on tho subject Of enforcement
Of the laws.
1rumbull is reelected TO the Senate from
| Illinois, s.-
The Committee of SO, is virtually broker
up by the absence of southern members
Petitions continue to pour into Congress
favoring the proposition Of Mr.. crittcnden
The Post Office business goes on in S
c., as usual. .... sr
Mr.. Holt is acting Secretary Of War.
Elk. Gov. Morrill,. is elected Senator in
place of Hannibal Hamlin. .
The tobacco manuIactory of Adams &
Co., of Buffalo, was burnt on the 9th.
The Sub Treasurer Of Charleston, acting
under orders from Gov rickcns, declines
to remit TO the United States Treasurer.
Virginia has called Convention for the
18th of February. 1t is believed that she
will sccede on the Goth. %. .~....... A..
Rumors of the arrest of Toombs and
Wigfall for treason, arc groundless. S'7
Russels offer of million dollars as bail
is declined. .......
Seward has accepted the State Depart
ment under Lincoln. So says his organ
the Journal.
Mississippi left Uncle Sam on the 9th
by vote of 81 to Is. More cannons, bells
and fire crackers.
Cowan is elected Senator from Pennsyl.
vania.
Secretary Thompson has resigned. 7
Gen. John A. Dix is appointed Secreta-
ry Of the Treasury.
Five forts in North Carolina have been
taken by the State soldiers.
Capt. Randolph, of the U. S. Navy, re-
signed on the 10th and rendered his SER
vices to Alabama. ...-
Hunter. is spoken Of as President Of the
South, jeff. Davis, Commandcr-in-chief,
and Mason Of Va, Secretary of State!
The Democrats Of n. II. met Jan. 9Th, at
Concord, and nominated Geo. Stark, Of
Nashua, for Governor The Republicans
nominated W. $. Berry, Of Hebron, on the
same day. ~. ....
The Indiana Democrats helda State Con-
vention on the 9Th, and set the Union up in
fine style. They Endorsed the Crittenden
amendment. .-...
On Friday last, at Dubuque, 200 guns
were fred for Maj Anderson. The Wash
ington Guards, Governors Guards and
Jackson Guards were out. Col. Bates was
the commanding officer of the regiment.
Gen. Harvey has intimated that Gen.
Wool, though very patriotic lettcrwriter,
would have best consulted delicacy by
waiting till his opinions were called for.
The America arrived on the / It'll. France
seems to be preparing for war On an extern
sive scale. Money market in Paris and
London depressed. Wheat advanced
Gacta is besciged colscly. Eugene is not
allowed to attend Cabinet meetings.
Senator Hunter, of Va, makes aproposal
non intervention in the Territories and
payment for mob-rcleased fugitive slaves
are the main points.
Senator Harlan made long speech. 1t
was on the irrep:e siblc order rather, and
hence was not influential.
Caleb 3. Smith, Of Indiana, is named as
a Cabinet officer under Lincoln.
The Abolition tribe of Rochester, N. Y,
tried to "go in on their ncrve,'' but the cit
liens broke their meeting up. The author
tiles prevented riot
The slave, Anderson, is at Brantford,
Canada, waiting the action Of the Court of
Appeals. 1t will be Summer before this
case is decided.