The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-08-21
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chronicles calf with human face as one
of the prodigies of Benton Go. "A human
body with calls head is not an uncommon
sight to See. .kcokuk was put in cammu-
nication with the rest Of the world by tclc-
graph on the 10th inst The pluck and
bad grammar Of the rebels is admirably
shown in letter picked up in the rebel
camp 1T Laurel Hill, which stated, 81 sa
agen deere malintla wccrc ttin for our libertese
| to doc gest as we plcse and we will fife for
them so long as godlcmity gives us breth."
1.-THE banking firm Of Culbertson &
Reno, Of Iowa City, has suspended. Cause
said to be wild lands and wild cats The
Daily Life, S. NJ. Booths new paper, has
made its appearance in Milwaukee, and it is
reported that Beriah Brown and W. Laid.
low are about starting another. The news
paper business has always been overdone in
that city. The Dubuque Herald has
reduced its size from an eight column to a
seven column paper. We wish it would
reduce its opposition to the war . i. There
is said to be a company in the southern
army called the "South Licking Rebels"
What a paradox >. The Dubuque City
Script is quoted in the Times at 50 cents
on the dollar-on par with stump tail. >.
Gen. Lyon was born at Ashford Conn, in
1919, graduated at West Point in 1s4l, and
was shot by secessionist at Springfield,
Mo-, Aug. 9th, 6l....A correspondent
of the N. Y. Tribune says, "notwithstand-
ing Hon. John A. Gilmer. of North Carroll
ma, is stripped of his power and obliged to
remain inactive, he has not yet become a
traitor and never will, and that there are
thousands of others like him This man
Gllmer, thus dcservcdly compi,nentcd, is
the largest slave holder in America The
N. Y. Herald thinks Mr.. I.incolr. will eclipse
in renown every one of his predecessors. We
think thus far "honcst old Abe's" head is
level, though we cannot avoid suspecting
the sincerity Of the Hera, DIS adulation. -. . .
The Breckenridge Democracy of Maine have
adopted resolution that "the present civil
war which President Lincoln is waging up
on sovereign States, is alike unconstituton-
al, inhuman, and UNJUST and the Dubu-
que Herald endorses the sentiment. If
such language is not reasonable, we do not
know what to call it. Mrs. Partington
says, lit is the abandoned duty of all to be
patriarchal in these times" F. B. Wilkie,
the former local and late war correspondent
OF the Dubuque Herald, returned to Dubu-
que on Friday evening. He is one of the
best descriptive writers in the whole North
est....The court reporter of the N. Y.
Express, says the Princess Clothilde, now
in New York, rises carly and takes break
fast at 10 o'clock. An important and vital
point seems to have been overlooked by the
reporter, to wit: do potatoes and meat
form two elements of royal breakfas f?
....The Chicago papers. with the cxccp-
ton OF the Times, favor union of all the
conservative elements to carry on the war;
The last named paper claims that the
Union party" is scheme to break down
the Democratic organization here in Iowa
the Republican press claim it is scheme to
break down the Republican organization.
We apprehend both positions arc radically
wrong. Dan. Boss, of railroad fame,
while fishing in small lake in the vicinity
of st. Paul, last week, fell out from the
boat and came near losing his life. Water
is not his element. "A six FOUNDER can
non has been mounted upon the top Of Mt
Washington it had better have been sent
to Gen. Mcclellan or Gen. Fremont, where
it will excite something better than echoes
....We see it stated that an army courier
in Virginia, was shot at several times by
concealed rebels. One ball passed through
some old papers on his side, another passed
through his coat tail, another through the
leg Of his pantaloons making a slight flesh
wound. Charming life :. The New Or
leans Crescent Of the I'd inst, complains
that there are great many sympathizers
with black Republicans in their midst, and
offers in evidence the fact that "notes are
paid for rents, and rents arc collected on
property owned by residents in our enemy's
country" What horrible fellows such
"black Republicans" are. .. The behavior |
of many of our officers shows plainly that
our volunteers were near man asses all of
one Sunday :. .Thos. Gearey was last week
convicted of bastardy in the Recorders
Court of Chicago, and (tell it not in Gath)
was sentenced to pay the astonishing amount
of one dollar per month for ten years. for
the support of the child Provisions must
be cheap in that town, or else justice is too
blind to read the market quotations
Edwin Boots and wife sailed for Liverpool
on Saturday. Boots arc good travelling
and novel article of export.
ITO make pair of pants last, all you
have to do is to make the coat and vest
first. We do not credit the statement
that negro sold Colts rife in Baltimore,
for 800. The rebels have had better arms
and larger supplies Of ammunition than
our forces in every conflict that has yet oc.
CURED IA man who lives not thousand |
miles from ''out west" recently lost calf
and cheated the printer by doing his advcr-
Using on scraps of old letters which he
tackled up in conspicuous places. Here is
a copy Of one of them: ''Lost-a red caf |
He had white spot on one of his blind |
leggs he was she KAT vii give three dol
lars to evribodi wat viii bring him hon."
The Old aud the New.