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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-01-02
Wca Their, Markets &c.


The weather has been very cold. On
Monday Saturday and Sunday it ranged
from zero to 10 degrees below. On Tuesday
January 1st. a change of 20 degrees took
place. The river is crossed safely now and
teams arc getting produce to the Depot for
shipment.
Pork comes in very freely and is readily
bought at ST. for very light to $40 for
very heavy, fluctating as the eastern tele-
graph talks up or down few c.nts: on
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday the street
was packed so full Of pork that the Marshal
was Obliged to clear the way SO that teams
could pass and repass. This North Iowa
is great Hog raising country.
Wheat has gone up to 70 and II since
our last issue; it sold on Tuesday at g.
Prices of other Produce and marketing re.
main about the same. See Hoffman, Ben
ton & Co.'S Report for particulars.
Financial matters are easier, Exchange
is nominally 10 per cent here but a fall to
is confidently anticipated in ten days. A
Chicago on Monday exchange fell to PEI
cent.
At Milwaukee wheat is worth 70 to 81
and not in active demand at that. PORK
$3.50 and not active The Kangaroo
steamer set wheat up a few cents.
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Liberty Bills.

We arc not Of the opinion that Personal
Liberty Bills do much good to the fugitive or
much harm to the slave-owner. They were
doubtless designed to operate as bar to
the recovery of run away slaves and though
imperative in most instances and certainly
unconstitutional Gin intention) in alt, there
can be no good reason for their continuance
on the statute books Of the North. Let
but the Northern States come up squarely
to the recognition of all the rights which
the South can fairly claim-and no one
denies the right to recover fugitive slaves
and then we can insist sternly on fulfil
mont of all guarantees towards our own
section. Gov. Sprague, Of Rhode Island,
writes the following paragraph in letter
to friend. What noble set of Union
lists we would all be did we have the nerve
''to live up to the Constitution and all its
guarantees, in the face Of threats and
sneers." All honor to Gov. SPRAGuE for
placing "Little Rhody" in the front of prac-
teal Unionism in the North. The State is
not large one, but like the baby of the
home circle she may have more infuence
than half dozen of the grown children :
Rhode Island goes heart and hand for the
repeal of the so called Personal Liberty
bills of the State, though they are only un.
constitutional in spirit. The Legislature,
which meets in January, will, without hest
tation, repeal them, not from fear or cowar'
dice, but from a brave determination, II
face of threats and sneers, to live up to ths
Constitution and all its guarantees, thi
better to testify their love for the Union
and the firmer to exact allegiance to j
| from all others. WM. SPRAGrE.
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DIED..

At the American Hotel, in McGregor, Of consump-
ton. the morning of the SOth ut. OSCAR J.. NIcH
OIL ON, formerly Of Wilkes Barre, Penn, aged 90
years. ..
The deceased, accompa by his UNCLE Lyman II.
Nicholson, arrived in McGrecor Oct. 18TH They ha
intended to spend the winter in St. Paul thinking
that the health of the deceased would improve under
the bracing atmosphere OF that region. But Death
the lcvellcr of ALL reached forth his icy fingers and
claimed him as his During the short time the
deceased was among us, he won many friends by his
disnifed and honorable department. lie was young
Of more than ordinary INTEL igencc, and had he
early fallen victim to that the most subtle Of
all diseases, bright future awaited him. He died
composcdy as II he had fallen into gentle asleep
1t is gratifying to his many friends to know the fact
that during his stay with us, and particularly
in his last moments he had every comfort that he de-
Sired nd that his relative and kind friends could
der. W. H. HARDING and his excellent Lady, of the
American House, were active in making comfortable
the dying rilo~ of this young man. We deeply SYM
pa. hze with his at cctonate mother and relatives.
His body will be Ia ken by his relative to his former
place Of residence, for interment. il r.
McGregor. Iowa, Jan. 2. 1861.
In Howard Center, Tuesday, Dec. 18th, Of Brain
Fever. Mrs. EMMA S. wife of George W. Webster,
merry Of Albion. Michigan, aged ~ years.
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A lady who had obtained divorce was
asked if she felt better. "Oh, not much ="
said she but have my freedom'--I had
an onion yesterday for the first time in IA
years."
A fire in Lane, Ill.,, ON the 27th. Loss,
$4,000.
Ralph Farnam, the last survivor of
Bunker Hill, died at Acton. Me-, on the
9th. He was over 104 years old
Counterfeit tens on the Boylston Bank,
Boston, are in circulation. Vignette, two
females and sheaf.
Gov. Msgoffin has called the Kentucky
Legislature to meet Jan. 18th.
A man in Ohio, Jesse Harbor, is 80
years old and has 80 children.
They talk Of calling the Southern Repub-
lie the Colon Republic, after Christopher
Colon Cor Columbus Prentice suggests
Semi. Colon.
The French in quoting the facts of the
Mexican war, say" few more rnisins,
Capt. Bragg" They translate "Old llicko'
ry" Old Walnut.
Some noodles at Washington mounted
cockades to exhibit their secession notions.
1t was soon whispered that they were the
l:veried servants Of Foreign ministers-the
cockades vanished.
Deazon Smith, Ex-senator from Oregon
is not dead, only in a political sense.
Mrs. NcDougal OF Noble County, Ind
sues a vigilance Com. for Five Hundred
thousand dollars damages for hanging her
husband. We believe she would have sold
the man aliro for one thousandth Of this
sum. tHc was bad man or everybody In
that region ISLANDERS his memory.
At Milwaukee they talk of building a
"First class Theatre They can't keep
their little theatre filled yet. .. ...
John A. Nichols is the Editor Of a
Monthly paper Of Chicago, entitled the In
surancc and Railway Register. 1t costs
one dollar year and it should be i'll the
hands of every Insurance agent in the
Railway men will also find it ne
cessity.
Eighty free negroes from the south came
to Northern Ohio on one train recently
from Cincinnati. el-r
The Pacific Railroad Bill which passed
the House few days ago, provides two
starting points. One is to be on the west
ern border Of Missouri and the other on
the western border of Iowa. They are to
bear toward each other and to unite in one
trunk line within two hundred miles of the
starting points.
Senator Seward has made speech of 45
minutes duration ait the New England Din
ner in New York He treated Secession in
a comic manner and thought it had been
dying out since Nov. 9Th. This last idea is
certainly comic one.
II. w. Beecher, in discourse lately pro-
nounced in Philadelphia, took the ground
that mo government is the proper state of
man. Rev. DR.. Vinton, Of Trinity Church,
New York, combats this anarchcal idea.
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CoSscIEScE.-Onc day last week, two
young men stepped into the Broad Gauge
and enquircd for the firm of Rogers & SAT-.
ford, Produce dealers and Warehouse men
of this piece Rogers happened to be pre-
sent and reported himself. The men were
Germans and seemed to be apprehensive
that Rogers was not the Rogers they want
cd. At length becoming convinced that
Harry was no counter cit, they told him
that their father, MARTIN BRoER, of Fayette
county, had received from r. Il S. last win
ter 1886 over-pay on Pork, and they were
commissioned to return the money! The
surprise of the crowd arose to admiration
for the old mans honesty. The admiration
| died out little however when they learned
that the worthy old gentleman had kept
the money the past summer and surrender
ed it only when his last breath was being
| drawn!
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NORM IowA.-Clayton county has po-
pulation Of 2O,746; Allamakec, I2,24s;
Chichasaw, 1886; Fayettc, 1907; Winni.
shiek. 1920; Howard, 3,16s; Mitchell, 3,
4l4; Floyd, 3,746; Ccrro Gordo. $40; Kos.
suth, 400. In only four Of these counties
wassthere any enumerated whites in 1850;
ct that time Clayton had 3,s77; Fayctte,
S25; Ailamakec, TT and Winnishiek 546.
Total in 1850, Goal; in 1860, 75,1QO. This
iss creditablc increase. The average NOR,
tality for the past year is about to 40, or
$50 persons 'insall. Clayton is l to 40;
Winnishi-k, l to.l27; Allamakee, to 1870;
Kossuth, to 2o4,4-nd Fayette, to 22O.
Faystts stands ths. highest for health,
and she is equal to either Of her northern
sisters IN soil. Her population is below
that Of winnishiek Or Allamakee-a fact
thatsurprissd US little.
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Home and other Items.

Mr.. Wakcman's school re commences to-
day. Teachers and scholars have had
good play through the Holidays and now
all win do their best in climbing the Hill Of
Science. Joseph Watson Of this place
lost horse through the ice Oh Friday. Jo
is poor man and has family dependent
on the labor of himself and team. He is
also Industrious. Let us raise him some
thing; it will take the sorrow out Of his
heart and keep hunger from his little chill
dren. . /. blank" Rickel and Charley Mil
Ter of West Union came down to see Nc
Gregor on Christmas. They met lots Of
friends and enjoyed themselves. They wit
messed several halffought battles, but being
strangers in these parts they did not have
a hand dealt to them in the play. Two or
three misunderstanding took place on the
fights of the oath and 25th. Nobody was
much hurt, but on Wednesday several
pretty good men had certificates in their
faces that they struck some sharp substance
latcly!.. Bars Ball at Monona was a
rouscr. Not less than 70 couples Joined
the dance 80. Charley Packard at the p. O.
has all the late papers and magazines. He
has pamphlet copies Of the "Burch Triar'
for sale. Give him your dimes and get in
formation in return. .. The Board of Su-
pervisors meet at Elkader on the first Mon
day in Jan'y.. IA very pleasant hop
came OFF at Concert Hall on Friday night
last. Jim Williams Band gave the musi-
cal inspiration. II. OConnor, opposite
Bradley & Co.'S was badly wounded in the
head by the runaway Of horse with a
cutter, few days ago. We arc glad to
learn that he is now likely to recover.....
Frank Teabout crossed the river on Monday
with nearly 800 live hogs and carried them
for Chicago. Frank sells weasels, and he
plays Muggins" in produce but there is
not much danger of his playing wrong on a
"ple'' of pork. did you leave Ireland
for ,cant, my good MANI" "No faith, had
plenty of that!' Andy Gaffney has en-
gagged two Bands of music for the 9Th of
January Ball at the Mozart. 80 McGregor
is now the game-cst town in the world
You can scarcely pass store without find.
ing doors and windows festooned with Par
tridgcs, Rabbits, Deer, Grouse, Quails, and
all the domestic catables such as Geese,
Chickens, Turkeys, &C., &c. Main Street
looks like continuous market house. go.
The Baptists of this place have organized a
Sabbath School; next Sabbath will be the
first day of its assemblage 80. Rev. Mr..
Moore breaches every alternate night this
week. :. i. Santa Claus did his best here on
Christmas eve All the children and many
of the big folks got their stockings filled
with presents. The fashion is good one
:. Some kind-heartcd and thoughtful peo-
pie treated the boys and girls of the Sab
bath Schools to sleigh ride on Monday.
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BIsHor AMEs AND NEwsPAPERs.--Thc
Pacific Advocate says: " In his address
to the Conference, just before reading out
the appointments, Bishop Ames alluded to
the various methods by which an itinerant
preacher might render himself useful, and
among others he spoke of circulating news.
papers as an important means OF doing
good. In his first circuit, some thirty
years ago, he had been very active in this
direction, and he said he used to say to his
members, as reason why they should
take newspapers, that he had experience ms
a school teacher, and that it was his deli
berate opinion that two dollars spent for a
good newspaper WAS of more value as an
educator in the family than ten dollars paid
to school master for tuition. "And," re-
marked the Bishop, thirty years obscrva-
ton has but confirmed that opinion
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IMPORTANT SURGICAL OPERATION

IMPORTANT SURGICAL oPERATIoN.--A
very important surgical operation was
performed on Monday last, by Doctors
Andres and Grintcr, assisted by DR..
Stockleldt, DIR. Read and DR.. Warner.
Mr.. j. Schwaller, who lives some three
miles in the country, had, by accident, cut
one Of the arteries in his arm. The wound
had been bandagcd without taking up the
artery. and caused tumor, by which his
arm was rendered almost useless. The
wound was opened by the doctors. the
artery taken up, and the patient is likely
to have the use Of his arm restored to
him. The whole operation occupied less
than Is minutes.
The patient was put under the influence
Of Chloroform, and suffered no pain.-Gut'
tsnJerg Register.
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'Splen 'Splay.
Last Saturday night Was one Of the
sharpest yet Enthusiastically night
probably exceeded it triflc. We have no
curiosity to inquire how low the mercury
ran-sone william stole our mashecn few
months ago-but the mark was at least 10
to Is degrees below zero.
The Moon. on Saturday night last, treat
cd us sub.lunarians to beautiful display
of her powers of refection--moon-dogs
were in order. We may live an age with
out seeing SO pretty sight as Luna, aided
by the atmosphere, painted on the vaulted
dome above On each side Of her mild
faced majesty was fancy moon almost as
brilliant as the real one; vertically and lat
tcrly there was line Of light, making a
magnificent cross, having its centre in the
lu,ninary proper and extending to the verge
of a circle that enclosed the main features
Of the exhibition. Nearly over head was a
broad half-circle Of light and in several pla.
ces on the western canvass Of azure wele
faint halos rejecting the brlliancy Of thu
eastern display. People say "this is q
sign Of cold winter" but it is simply Q
sign Of very cold state of the air at thu
time-a fact that was known without any
"sign" at all. Rainbows are formed by thu
rays Of sunlight falling on sheet o
water as it dcscends to the earth; lcc-bowI
are formed by rays Of light from sun o
moon falling on sheet Of frost or ice, sus
pended in the air. The last produce sun
dogs or moon-doss, neither Of which cal
ever occur unless the air is watcred or ice,
20 as to present a surface for reflection. !
may be infcrrablc that the GOODNESS abov
US which ilnpedes the rays Of moon or sur
light will be down here to spend its strcnst
to the earth, but in this sense only can
be said that such phenomena augur a cor
tanned spell Of cold weather.
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CoLonED wIr.-An excited gentleman of
Abolition persuasion was expatiating re-
Gently at the McGregor House to few
colored friends arriving at the top of his feel
ing he burst forth in the memorable language
of Pat Henry, "Give me Liberty or give me
Death!" at the same time turning for APP
plause to that Gerry colored individual called
"Jim," of Prairie du Chen. Jim looked
up approvingly. but in a cool matter Of fact
way responded "Give Me MORE Liberty,
and not SO much Death!' This brought
down the house and the lecture closed.
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state or the Union.

Events Of Importance to this government
are occurring now in such rapid succession
that we can convey only brief idea of it
in weekly issue. Comment about the
state Of the Union is almost useless. The
South seem bound to 60 out and the domi-
nant party Of the North seem equally re-
solved they shall 60. Many noble excep-
tons in both sections are disposed to yield
their peculiar ideas and again bind up the
wounds admitted to have been given to the
Constitution by both North and South
Among these latter are Crittcnden, Doug
las, Johnson, of Tennessee Pugh, Dixon
and Foster Of Conn, (both Republicans
and numerous leading men from all parts
Of the Union. Firc-cating on one side and
obstinate fanaticism on the other are doing
their work. TOOMBS and WADE agree in
their votes in committee; the former is the
idol of Southern ultras, the latter is now
the high priest Of Northern ones. With
such men to lead and the irrtated masses
to follow, we see no prospect Of the conser.
natives to stop the ball Of disunion-if the
country escapes civil war it will not be for
want of miserable demagogucs for advisers.
All sorts Of propositions have been made
and rejected. Mr.. Adams CRep.) Of Mass
offered conciliatory measure to the Com
mittee of 33 in the House but it was stig-
matizcd by his party as shack down" and
rejected. Very able speeches are made in
Congress on both sides, the sticking point
being that the South demand Territorial
equality for their property and the North
deny it. To cut the territory in two parts
seems the only way TO quiet the trouble
All the Republican members Of the Senate
Committee voted against Crittenden's
amendments to the Constitution and
Toombs thercupon telegraphs Georgia to
get ready to leave the Union. Mr.. Grimes,
of Iowa, stated that the Republicans would
unanimously deny the right of property in
slaves. Mr. Brown, Of Mississippi, said
with such declaration from the dominant
party the Union cannot last 90 days. We
have lived four-fifths of a century with
the understanding, legal and social, that
aliases are property and he who denies it
simply denies the government under which
welive. Kellogg, Of Illinois, objected to
yielding any part of the Republican plat
form. He and some others seem more So
icitous to save their platform than they do
the Union which it was made to operate in.
Doolittle, Nicholson, Brown, Clingman,
Green and other able men addressed the
Senate but no concession seemed to be
contemplated. Mr.. Douglas proposed sew
cral amendments to the Constitution which
were rcadand referred; the main feature is
70 permit each territory to take care Of it.
self as it nou is so far as slavery is cor.
erncd-Congrcss to make no law in res.
pect to the institution and when there are
$4,000 people let them make Constitution
to suit themselves. The States to pay for
runaway slaves where their people pre-
vent the operation Of law for recovery o.
fugitives.
But there is no use writing about thu
matters of to-day; tomorrow may turn NJ
matters of such grave import that all de
bate will be forgotten.
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Van Amman.
This is the name of the leading lawyer
employed by Burch in the late suit. lie is
a remarkable man, and from the testimony
before the world, he was engaged by Burch
in his regular business defending crinsi-
nal. Mr. Van Arnan was leading lawyer
in the great Mich. Central r. r. case in
which Mr.. Seward was employed for the
defence. He was employed by Jumpertz,
and, after conrictioa, Van Arman moved for
new trial and cleared the client. He was
once employed in case where woman
was charged with killing her husband with
poisoned cake. Van ate two or three of
the poisoned cakes in the court room, csta-
blishcd the innocence Of the woman (his
CLIENT in the minds Of the Jury, and then
vomited up the poisoned bread. lie took
enough Of it to vomit him; otherwise il
would have killed him. The jury, withou
knowing the ruse, discharged the pris
oner. Mr.. Van Arman is remarkably
bold lawyer and goes further lengths t
clear yiIlainous client than a common mar
would to protect Innocence itself.
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RATES OF EXCHANGE.

RATES OF EXCHANGE.
Corrected weekly by Lee l. Kinnard, Bankers.
The notes of the following Illinois Banks
&c lived at % cent dicount
Bk of Aurora, Bk of Raleigh. Blk of Commonwealth
Gray vile Blk. Southern Blk Naionall Blk. State Blk ut
Shawneetown, American Exchange Blk, Corn Exchange
Bank.
All other Illinois Banks taken at par.
All Kentucky Missouri and Lous ania at par.
All Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia at sc dis.
buying. Selling.
Exchange New York, 10 unsettled.
" st. Louis, par
s " Chicago, IL dis 1-2
Sc Sc Milwaukee, IL dis l-2
American Gold, 10 unsettled.
NcGregor, Dec 81, 1860.
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Do YOU KNow!-Post Master Packard,
hands us letter addressed to P. NJ. at this
place dated IIanfords Landing, Monroe Co.
N. Y. Dec. 14th. 1860, and signed "E.
Louisa Hall" The writer wants to learn
something about her brother, Edwin Hall,
who was last heard Of at McGregor in Aug.
1868, about which time he stored chest
of carpenters tools here. A rumor has
reached the family Of Hall, stating that he
was probably drowned fording Boone river
with an OK team in Sept 1858. Does any
body hereabouts know aught OF the man
or the CHEST of Tools! Ifso, please to ad-
dress note to this office or to the Post
Master at McGreeor, giving particulars.
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PreAton, Win.

Preston. Win.
The Stanwix Hotel, at the County Seat
Of Fillmore County, has changed hands and
saken new name. 1t is now called The
Union House." and is proprietorcd by A..
BARTHOLOMEW 7. Schweitzer, its late
owner, having retired.
We judge from racy paragraphin late
No. Of the Chat6eld Democrat, that one OF
the editors of that paper had met with an
upset at Preston. See what he says:
~ The Dance at the Union House in
Preston on Thursday evening Of last week
was pleasant affair. The exercises com
menced with Break Down" lin front Of
the Hotel, changing to a "gallop'' down
the STREET., "turn partner" (out Of the
Cutter "chasse to right (oyer a board
fence, wood pile, two sleighs and small
boy) 'sbalancc and cast off, Obe harness),
knocking the spectators right and left"
and finally ending the figure with lay
down androll over" Bill, 1878, just the
cost of bundle Of Paper delivered here.
Next time wen take horse that don't
dance.)
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"OUR KATE."-A pretty poetic article
bearing this title is deferred. Next week
it will be i'm our columns. Will "Mina'
accept the Times as return favor for an
occasional article
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BucKwHEAT.-Th small friend Of ours,
Che only weighs So3, Maj Dave Herman,
of Fayette County, sent us, last week, a
sack of Buckwhcat Flour that cannot be
excelled in any country. Usually the buck
wheat of modern days is killed in grinding
or is mixed with meal or sawdust-it is
often as tasteless as the boiled water that
some people call tea. But the article on
which we breakfasted this morning is the
original stuff, ground just right, rising beau
tifiully, and passing to the digestive sane
tum with an case that is indescribable. II
you want superior Buckwheat Flour call fol-
| II errimans brand-we do not know who has
it on sale at McGrcgor. Major. that mode
house" is done now; when shall the Nc
Grcgor delegation come over and warm it
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Millinery,

Millinery.
As the holidays are near at hand and the ladies are
supplied with bonnst, propose to do family sewing
also make tloaks, dresses, shirts, vests, &c. &c.
~.... -'. MISSES CLARE & BAIRD.
McGrrpor. Dec
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MARRIED.

In New Oregon, Tuesday, December 18th, By Rev.
J. w. Windsor, Mr.. JOHN Shaw aud Miss Don rHA
FLEMING
On Thursday, the 18th inst at FarmerSburg, by
the Rev. Simon Alger THOMAS W. LINrRR, of this
place, to Miss MARY McCoLLUM, daughter OF John
McColluni' of Clayton.