The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-02-20

David Olmsted died at Fairfax, VT, OF
the I'd, aged 80 years. For one so younI
Mr.. O. filled many public stations in tn
West. His name is identified with Mime
sofa as an Indian trader, Member of tn
Territorial Legislature, President Of tn
Council, Editor Of the leading Democratic
paper of the State, first Mayor of the cit,
of st. Paul, &C., &c. Several Of the rela
tives Of this eminent western man ar,
wealthy and respected citizens of the vicin
ity of Monona, Iowa. Mr.. Lincoln ha!
permitted his hollow checks to be covered
by growth of whiskers-no other chang,
pcrceivable. Col. Lcadbcttcr, the com
mander Of the Alabama forces, is a native
Of Maine and was a classmate Of Ham,in
-. North Carolina papers chronicle tn,
marriage Of Rev. Mark Smith to the daugh
ter of Gov. Cook, aged IL years, 6 month.
and ID days.. In st. Paul, the othe,
night, two fellows robbed man of a watch
on the principle that "majorities rule" The
loser plead ''minorities have rights" "No,
an inch of our platform will be yiellcd,'
was the reply. mo backing down here!''
The Tribune bids Seward "remembcr
Daniel Webster and the 4th of March,.
Seward holds the ribbons now, and Greeley
is on foot.
A young mechanic, Of Albany, has left
a pretty wife and eloped with a good look.
ing African lady. Principles, not women,"
must be this mans motto ;. DIR. Fran
els, Of New York City, died on Friday last.
Hon. 10. l.. White, of New York, formerly
Congressman Of Indiana, was killed al
Panama recently IA woman was killed
at st. Louis lately, and the coroner being
sent for discovered it to be his own mother!
She was knocked down in the street and
robbed %. While Virginia and Tennessee
buked secession by majorities of $4,000
each, can't the Repub,icans of the North
who cry Union" SO Justify, aff'orl to me j,
the Border" in some halfway measure +.
We hope so. "a pair Of smitten country
people froze their ears and noses in coming
to Lockport, N. Y, to get married. The
minister co,nmiserated their pain, compli.
mented their affection and hoped they
would "thaw out, during the honeymoon y
THE Wisconsin, St. Croix, Black and
Chippewa rivers will furnish $50, zoo, OOo
feet of lumber for 1861. %. The Montreal
skating pond is rooted over, and lighted
with gas at night. The ladies Ego i'm on
steel bottoms with loopcd up dresses and
turkish trowscrs How pretty and excit.
ing
John A. Rockwell, once NJ. G. from Con.
necticut, died one day last week he was
smoking cigar in usual health half an
hour before apoplexy struck him. An en-.
viable death. IA Brooklyn clergyman
and merchants lady have been too init.
mate-the divine has surrendered his
charge, and the lady is sent back to pa
The passionai attraction began at Saratoga
last summer. The parties are distinguish.
cd, and much goss p is growing Of it in
high circles. "A woman, Of Albany, N.
T., went to Troy to visit, and missing the
stage in return, she reluctantly agreed to
stop all night. Her husband slept uncasily
at home, and about two o'clock in the
morning the lady reached her own house
on foot in her night clothes, covered only
with robe. She was asleep when her hus
band let her in the house, and could give
no account how she got home. She had q
nursing babe at home. An old lady on
the Cleveland and Pittsburg road. when
asked for her ticket, presented, without no,
ticing, a fine tooth comb from her satche
to the conductor. There was some up
plause' around her seat when the conductor
declined to accept the trap. w
The Charleston Mercury says Maj. An
derson should be cann0nized before the
North makes saint of him. >. The Cath.
Ole Church, through it's clergy, are advis-
ing Union" at almost any sacrifice. Old
sects. orders and people deplore change.
1t is believed the vote for the Border propo.
sition in the House will be ITO to 40. 4.
| A New York firm wrote to Post Maste,
in the " Republic of Florida I" inquirine
about debt due. The P. Ms reply was
go to -, you swindling scroundrel.-
DR. Scott is gentleman, and will pay you
after while" Emphatic, but not encour.
aging. Grant county, Wis, is trying to
| divide itself into two or three countless
Cover, of the Herald, very sensibly opposes
it,. .Casius Clay tells Greeley that he was
''doing more to encourage treason than all
the cotton States together. This is good
enough for us. Baltimore packed three
and half millions of dollars worth of oys
tiers in 1850. John Harley, the, oldest
settler Of Galena, an Irishman, died few
days ago, aged 100 years. "A distinguish
ed doctor says that business men contrac,
dyspepsia by eating at restaurants and bolt.
ing food like a wolf. II none but old bach
elors had this disease, the reason might bt
4 sound.
Piccolomini is married; her next effort j.
to be the Cradle Song. The Missouri
State printing was to be done by convic
labor, but on enquiry not printer coult
be found in the State Prison! We regre
to say that we have heard Of some VIII,
ought to be there. Where is EADs?. ).
The Nebraska Republican objects to ap
pointing Territorial officers outside the Ter
ritories. The Republican is right. Its al
insult to the settlers to dig up m old .out
side fossil and send him among new pco
pie to rule over them He don't know anv