The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-05-01

lHc MHWaUkcc u Iralrle uu Cnlcn raj
way carry troops for the U. S. govcrnmer
without charge. Cheap enough, and hor
orablc to that corporation. .
Gen. Twiggs, the traitor, has been d.
graded by jeff. Davis to the rank Of Brigs
der Gcneral-a position which militar
pride will not permit him to accept. Sery
ed him right.
The Virginians have been in pct eve
since they took Harper's Ferry and foun
all the valuable arms removed. That wa
an outrage on the Old Dominion that the
were unprcpared for. Very likely.
The telegraph reports tho pork market t
be very much excited in Louisville. Tn
dealers cannot get anv pork or any salts
factory reason for the stopping of ship
mcnts. They will have to es-chew por'
down south hereafter, as matter of neccs
sity.
The foreign news by tho AsM is rathe
interesting. Sixty thousand troops ar
reported to be marching from Marseillcs fo
tho occupation Of Syria. Very sharp notes
have passed between England and Francs
in regard to the Syrian question. and ap
prchcnsions exist that those powers are al
preaching collision. -
Families arc leaving Baltimore in grea
haste, many arc also leaving Washington
A beautiful American flag has bee,
thrown from tho spirc Of the large Cathe
dral at Milwaukee,. No sooner had the
breeze caught its folds than Bishop Henni
advanced unreservedly and dcvoutly asked
the blessing Of Heaven upon it..
The distance from Baltimore to Washing
ton is SO miles; from Philadelphia to Bal,i
more, % miles; from Annapolis to Wash.
ington, 80 miles, and from Charleston ia
Washington, 5s7 miles. ..'-...
Baltimore is to be bleckaded as we'll as
all other Southern ports. ! -~a 90
There arc twenty thousand troops in
Washington. The Capitol is safe.
The n,obs and roughs of Baltimore arc
driving off the Union men. One gentleman
worth $40, 900 left with only Is cents in his
pocket and was compelled to walk to Havre
de Grace.
Buchanan has flcd to Canada in conse-
quence Of divers threatening remarks.
Senator johnson, Of Tenn, was lynched
IN his way home from Washington.
Two men have been hung in North Car
DINA, for expressing Union sentiments.
The negroes Of Virginia have begun to
burn houses. ,.. g..
10000 men are said to be drilling in
The Governors of Virginia and Mary.
land have proposed to guarantee the safety
Of the Capital; the government declines
the ofHr.
Most Of the western counties Of Mary
land are reported to be ardcntly for the
Union. II
The N. Y. Herald understands from a
that Gen. Bragg has indicat.
81 his inability to take Fort Pickens; his
forces arc also reported to be dcmoralzed.
1t is said that Gen. Bennan of Tennessee,
has made arrangements to throw 1900
aesperadoes into Washington, in citizens
dress to CO operate in the overthrow #
the city. These rumors will have to b.
taken with good deal Of allowance.
No flags Of any kind were allowed in
Baltimore on the 22d.
There is said to BIZ stampede Of Union
ncn from western Virginia.
Seventy.fiv Pinery boys under the COM
nand of John Taylor, have enlisted at Eau
Claire, Wis. A regiment Of Pinery boys
would make the firemen's regiment Of New
FORK look sharp to its laurels. ~
Twenty-three young gentlemen studying
IN the Baptist Theological Seminary, at
Kalamazoo. Mich, have enlisted. The
church is fast becoming militant.
The route from Annapolis to Washing.
on is open, and uill be Kept open.
No vessels are allowed to leave New York
City between sunset and sunrise. q.
"Big Thunder" formerly named Floyd
low at Fortress Monroe, IS said to have
,angc of six miles and is the largest gun
il the world.
Rhode Island in ten days called and held
! special session Of the Legislature; appro-
oriated half a million dollars to fitting out
troops; threw 500 Of her boys into Fort
Monroe, Va; sent off fine battery of
light artillery. and organized and started a
of 1900 men with her Governor
It its head. Good for little Rhody.
Gov. Floyd having expressed high opin.
ion Of riflcd cannon, the Louisville Journal
desires to know his opinion of q riaed
treasury.
Wisconsin will respond in one week to a
call for four regiments should they be de-.
sired.
II IS said that only three OF the entire
Seventh Regiment Of New York, proved to
be holiday soldiers. They desired to pro.
vide substitutes, but were promptly expell.
ed. The Seventh would have no towards
on its roll.
There are $500 Illinois troops at Cairo,
and 5000 more at Springfield awaiting
orders. F4
The Atlas, German Republican daily Of
Milwaukee, has been discontinued. .r..,
The tri weekly Lacrosse Republican has
been enlarged to nm eight column paper. =
Glad to see such evidence Of prosperity.
Noonan L McNab, paper manufacturers
Of Milwaukee, Offer three cents per pound
for w scon>in currency. Think Of that, y.
holders Of the discredited, spawned rags!