The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-04-24

would be the secession of the District OF
Columbia.
G. F. Potter, of Eagle, Waukesha Co.,
Wis, has been appinted mail route agent
on the Milwaukee Il Prairie du Chen rail-
way. The Waukesha Freeman says he is
a capital good fellow.
The celebrated Ringgold battery Of flying
artillery is now in Washington, and the
scarcely less famous light battery Of Sher-
mans, from Minnesota, arrived at Chicago
Friday morning en- route for Washington.
Five thousand troops have been enrolled
in Philadelphia, and many citizens exempt
from volunteer service by age, are forming
reserve guards for the protection of the
city.
Advices from Montgomery state that the
confederate States will have an army of
seventy five to one hundred thousand men
in the field in less than thirty days.
A. II. Stevens said at Atlanta, Ga, on
the receipt of President Lincoln's procla-
nation, that "seventy. five times $4,000
troops could not intimidate the South. -
The Honorable gentleman must have been
excited when he said that.
The Governor of Minnesota issued a call
on Wednesday last for the regiment of vol
unteers, which is required as the quota of
that State.
Gen. Cass made stirring Union speech
at Detroit, on the 18th inst, in the course
Of which he said that Gin crisis like the
present, it was the duty of every citizen to
Estand by the Government.
A. I. Stewart, Of New York, has offered
81 600, 900 for the use of the Government.
An exchange remarks that when wo-
man is openly bad then she is the most
harmless. True, and in this axiom sex is
not to be considered.
Cassius NJ. Clay is organizinga company
of old Mexican heroes to help sustain the
Government. We imagine jeff. Davis muir
muring imploringly, Help, Cassius, or
sink"
The Virginia convention passed the ordi-
nance of secession on Tuesday. Seven oi
the Union members were mobbed and left
Richmond without their baggage.
Among the many incidents of the brave
defense of Sumter, we refer with pleasure
to the heroic conduct Of Mr.. Hart, q vol.
unteer, who, when the flag was shot down,
and the rebel fire was concentrated on the
flagstaff, calamity nailed the stars and
stripes amid a deadly fire and the cheers oil
the United States troops. Heroic Hart;
any woman in the land might we'll be
proud to call thee her own.
There are eight Printers in the ranks Of
the La Crosse Light Guards.
Hon. Chas Larrabee, Democrat, and ex-
member Of Congress from the Third Dis.
trict of Wisconsin, has enlisted as aprivatc
for the war; The tongue Of SANDER will
scarcely impeach Charley hereafter.
Another enthusiastic Union meeting has
been held at Milwaukee, most Of the speak
ers being Democrats. A large and beauti.
full American flag was presented, at the
same time, to the Chamber of Commerce,
by an Englishman named Young.
An enthusiastic meeting was held at
Davenport on the 18th inst, at which
speeches were made by Gov. Kirkwood and
others. The Governor said the enlisting
and starting away of the Iowa regiment
would probably cost ! 10 900, but he would
raise the sum at once if he had to pledge
every dollar of his property. The banks
have superseded that necessity, however.
The Davenport City Artillery have ten
dered their services to the Government
a volunteer company is beng enrolled at
the same place.
Ex-Vicc President Breckenridge is en-
dcavorng to get Kentucky out of the
Union, and has taken the stump with that
view. ....
The Governors Greys and Washington
Guards, of Dubuque, have rendered them
selves to Gov. Kirkwood.
The Dubuque Herald has been shown a
piece of apparently good iron ore found in
the diggings near West Dubuque.
| Some of the early records of Maine, as
preserved in the State Library, are novel
Witness the following presentations:
"Wee p'sent John West, of Saco up OF
suspicion Of having two wives"
"Wee p'sent John Wadl Ugh for a com
mon sleeper upon We Lords day at meet
ing"
."Wee p'sent Miss Ann Godfrey for sus
picions of uncivil Garages with Capt. Champ
noonne."
Delaware will send her full quota o
troops. A secession paper at Wilmington
has been compelled to hoist the Union flag
Dispatches from Baltimore state that thu
Union men there have no hope unless the
Government occupies the city with an over
whelming force.
The Pacific mail steamships are now
supplied with cannon, muskets, ETC., besides
iron peaks upon their bows to enable then
to run down any southern piratical priva
teers which may oppose them.
Washington is regarded as safe from any
force which may be sent against it.
Sturges, Shaw & Co. have presented .
thousand heavy grey suits to Col. Wilson.
volunteer regiment.
Another excited meeting has been held
in Milwaukee. The Chamber of Commerce
alone have subscribed 81 900 for the ben
eft of volunteers families.
Thatcher Wahstar Of Roston heads n cal