The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

Anythinxs.
A writer from New Orleans says he In.
seen stern old merchants of that city
bathcd in tears at the wreck Of trade which
Davis & CO., have brought upon the South
-. The Wisconsin uniforms for one Of
their regiments were contracted at S18--the
cost was about eight Some one, in no.
ticing the remark Of apatriotic young lady
about the emotions that swellcd her bosom
on the war question, says she is seces.
sionist or she would not speak SO compli
mentary of cotton. A sinner sends a
marriage notice to an editor and endorses
as follows: Estates may go out Of the
Union but men and women will 60 in. The
Lord have mercy on both parties.". 80. /. FIX.
President Pierce writes letter to the Bos.
ton Post suggesting a separation Of the
States rather than war. .. Madame Puts.
seaux says "girls are ruined by curiosity"
The old girl of all had dash Of that arti-
Gle in her corporation and it "maist ruined
A." Rocheborne remarks that girls who
wish to know much about love, seldom lose
time in wishing to practice it The Iowa
troops now quartered at Keo%uki have one
Of the best.correspondents in the Union in
the person Of Frank B. Wilkie lie writes
Exclusively for the Dubuque Herald. >. A
Richmond paper of May 9TH speaks Of the
President in the following choice style !:
1.-THE drunken beast now stalled in the Ma
|tional mansion at Washington" When
men write in this way they only expose
their incapacity to use better language.
Mr. Lincoln probably feels bad about it. /. :.
The Southern papers say God will be with
their troops: "a Northcrncr responds !:
|"thcir troops will soon be with God in
Judgment if old Ben Butler gets at them.
:. The Brass Band of the Seventh regi-
|ment has AZ instruments and 20 drums.
The Chaplain is an elegant looking man,
with jet black uniform, drills in the ranks
and carries a sword. Capt. Frank J..
HERON at Keokuk writes back to Dubuque:
|''Please thank Mrs. Hall in the name Of
|thc Grcys for that boz Of companions"
This is the first time that we ever heard Of
soldiers having their companions sent to
them in boz. Capt. Frank did they ar
rive in good condition p. Burton in his
''Ccntral Africa" says the boys are fed on
sweet milk to make them lean and the girls
lon sour milk to make them plump. This
lis a new idea; sour things are not usually
|promotivc of flesh. Perhaps the darkcys
|''sold" Burton. "A man writes to US TO-
know Of what religious persuasion we are.
Our orthodoxy is not safe to bet on. At
six weeks old VIC were Catholic; since
that time western man and good deal Of
IA think-f for yourself character. With all
respect for those who differ with us We
will say that Pope's Universal Prayer en-
bodies more good religion than any system
we ever read. II we lived up to it we
would look up to the Supreme Architect
|entirely confident that our name would be
accepted. This much in explanation. but
our friend has forgotten that it is not Soon
|stitutional" to enquire about anothcr's reli-
|gious belief. General Jackson, distin-
|guished member of the North Carolina
Senate, is training a regiment Of Cherokee
Indians for the use of the Confederate AR
my. They arc said to be very large and
formidable in appearance. Now let our
Northern Indians into the ranks and match
this Copper company :. Col. Ellsworth
Twas to have been married to Miss Carrie
Stafford of Rockford Illinois. She is an es-
Unable girl Of II and has been attending
school at Brooklyn. -. All the soldiers
Ought to be vaccinatcd; the small pox Isl
making fearful ravagcs at the South. .. :. Al
sentinel on duty calls "Who goes there FL
"a friend with bottle" advance friend
and draw cork ~. The N. Y. Herald
threatens the South with an army of 800,
600 'roughs.' Is it right to represent our
people as the scourge of creation p. Two
hundred carpet sacks were lefta Willard s.
Hotel by Disguised unfortunatcs hunting
for Office. They will come back in 1865!
pay their board and redeem their shirts and
sacks. !. 1t is proposed to give the seccs-
sionists aid: That's right; give them
blockade. IA man was driven out of
Missouri for being Union man and on ar-
rival at Chicago he received letters threat
|ening him as a secessionist. The poor man
hunting for " freedom of speech. "....
Chas. P. Lunt, of Camp Andrew, Massachu-
|sctts, dug his own grave at the foot Of tree
and hung himself to one Of the branches.
Liquor!. The Memphis papers announce
the burial Of the American Flag at that
place on the 9th. We suspect that flag
will yet produce sprouts for its sections. :. :. !.
The British Government evidently does not
mean to commit itself to either side Of
our dispute. Her treatment Of both as
the same implies nothing short Of a re-
|cognition of the Southern Confederacy. /.
It is said that foreign vessels daily enter the
ports Of Charleston and New Orleans 90.
The mails are suspended in all the seeding
territory except Western Virginia The
State Guard Of Kentucky have taken the
oath Of fidelity to the United States. This
ties Gov. Magofin. ;. Pleasure seekers am
crossing the Atlantic for Summer happi
ness. Saratoga and Newport will dry up
-. Emigration from Europe to the United
States has almost ceased. Canada is get
ting it all. 1t is feared that Baltimore
cannot be relied OH in tight pinch. !,
Gov. Sprague the gallant so3dier has beer