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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

ODD BALL RooM ScENE.-A Madrid let
ter states that bail, recently given by the
Duchess de Medina Cell, is the great subject
Of conversation in that city. On the occa-
sion alluded TO, there was special qua.
drille, composed Of all the characters in
Don Quixote," in the costumes copied
from the engravings in the grand edition of
that work published by the Spanish Acade-
my. On the following day the Duchess de
Medina-Celi had photographs taken Of her
guests, to the number of two hundred, all
c"lored with the utmost care, to be formed
into an album. 1t is said that this caprice
will cost the Duchess some fifteen thousand
francs
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16
Coed Union Sentiments

There is therefore in this country to-day
no Republican, no Democratic party.-N.
Y. Post.
The man who talks Of peace or Of party,
while an enemy is in arms, is false not on
ly to the Union and the Government, but
to our soldiers who have gone out to battle
without distinction of party, and whom he
seeks to betray to the enemy.-N. Y. Even
ing Post, (Rep.)
With country and government to be
saved or lost, preserved or destroyed, We
nave mo stomach for party strife.-Alba-
ny Evening Journal, (Rep.) ....
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

There was spirited competition in pota-
toes, corn, squashes, cabbages bread, butter,
cheese. wheat, apples and grapes. Some
not mentioned in tho above awards were
well worthy Of premiums, all of which is
respectfully submitted by
NORMAN HAMILTON, Sec'y.
p. S. Will the Presa and Journal please
copy ths above. have not time to write
copy for each. II they will do 10 now,
they shall havo the preference another time
and the Tnses will be expected to copy in
its turn. n. II.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

SHARP PsAcrIoE.-Over in Mankato, the
County Fair was made more attractive by
the addition Of q prize offered FOR the hand.
son,sst baby under one year old. The
chance was about equal between farmers
baby and the baby Of one Of the managers
it, the %snsy:r but the sfs Fair Dcsosa sss
week, during which time the almsr's baby
passed the 6rst year Of its age, aud was Of
course ruled out--ths child Of the manager
then dsawing the prise. "A the Armsr's
child vas the handsomest. a law suit ]. to
be bad, to recover the priss. It win b .
mics point -L0 Cross jsnsoosat 81 u
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16
Poetry.

From the Atlantic Monthly.
THE NAMk IN the BARK.
The self Of 20 long ago,
AID the self struggle to know,
1 sometime. think We are two--or are ws shadows .
OF one!
To-day the shadow am
Comes back In the sweet summer calm
To trace where the earlier shadow fitted awhile In th
Once NOR in the dewy morn
l trod through the viii. pering corn,
Cool my too ieversd cheek soit breezy kisses wsr
The ribbonsd and tssssieJ grass
L.sued over he dasssriuS glass,
And the amy waters lriIsd tue same low nusacs
tone.
To the gray old birch came,
Where ~httied my schsoi-boy name:
The nin,Dle sQu rrsi O"es more ran sh'ppnsly ove'
Tue bixckbirds down among
The aiderc ois,ly suuY,
quail.
Icams remembering we'll
How ny Iiltis -haduw isil,
A. painfully reached aud wrote to leave to the fu
tuis .lga:
Ths Z, stoopiuy Little, found
A hall healed, curiou. wound,
An ancisut tns bark, but no i.tisl OF mins
Then the wiss old bous hs overhead
looS couu ri iose,her, AMI ,sid,--
And the OuxI tnsir ieafy Nps hAe . counsel o
prophecy pxssd, au-
.'iis 10 tu,,iy ir carving . name
In tiie touxn Old wrinkles Of lame
But, cut lac -, ~esl ~ ns maj, the hnss will close
over 1T tat 70
Sadly oDdered awhile,
Tneu lifted my soul with q smile,
And aaiu-'!No. cieei. III men, Uus anxious children
we
stli hurting ourselves with the knife,
A. We the letter. vi lIe,
Just marriug u httls the riud, never piercing the
heart t..e tre0.'
And now by the rivniet's brink
l lei urely nAunter, aud i1iaA
How Idle thu. strife viii ApIear wien cii cling ayes
have run
Ii Thea. the real
ascend the nuAveay calm,
70 trace w.cre tilv adoH fit ted awhile
in the sun.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

Judge Mason and Robert e. Lee, the
rebel General in Western Virginia, were
classmates in West Point Mason gradua
ted as number one, while Lee was numbe,
two. 1t is curious fact that Mcclellan
and Beauregard were number twos. Wha,
has become Of number ones in their respec,
tive classes?
Before Judge Mason left Washington
some five months since, he rendered his
services to the President, and up to this time
have not been accepted.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

LARGE FARMS IN { CALlE.oRNlA. "A CAllfor.
MIA corresp, ndent Of the American Stock
Journal, gives an account Of some Of the
large farms in Los Angeles County, among
them that Of Don Abel Stearns, who owns
twelve ranches, which comprise 2sO,Sl5
acres, upon which hc has $4,000 head of
cattle and 100000 horses. Forty. three
others are mentioned in the same county,
who own farms ranging from 4,OOO to CO.
900 acres
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

KISSING BY PRoxY.-One Of the deacons
Of = certain church asked the bishop il he
usually kissed the bride at weddings.
always" was the reply.
"And how do you manage when the hap.
py pair are nrgroes?" was the. next ques-
ton.
I'm all such cases. replied the bishop
1.-The duty of kissing is appointed to the
dvscons T.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

The LAST TRICK or THE SEASON IA fel.
low advertised in Boston, that for four shil-
lings RENTED, he would send beautifully
engraved portraits Of Geo. Washington and
Ben. Franklin, and had the impuience to
forward his victim, three, and one cent,
postage stamps.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

HEENAS's CHALLENGE Nor TO BE ACCEPT
ED.-The London correspondent Of Wilkes
Spirit asserts in italics that the challenge Of
Heenan will not be accepted. No men are
to be sfound in England willing to stake
$40 900 against him.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

COMMERCIAL TuEoLOGY.-'If you don't
believe in miracles said Divinity student
to spiritualist, how do you account for
the escape Of the prophet Daniel, unhurl
from the lions den!'
o. interrupted x, they knew it was bad
policy for them to eat up their own Profits
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16
McGREG0R, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, OCT 16, 1861
Autumn n.

| AutuSmns
Autumn has come, and the days whicl
the poet calls 'thc melancholy days." hav
joined the procession Of the seasons. Ye
it seemed on Sunday, the first day Of au
tursn, as we sat at our window which over
looks the city just beneath us, and broat
expanse of hill and forest in the distance
As if the bloom and beauty Of June ant
July, and the golden luxury of August hae
eliminated again into the paradise Of mid
summer. Nature gave no heed to the poet
There was no melancholy on the earth o,
in the air, but everywhere an illumination
and an expressive joy, where glorified
street, and tree, and sky, and floating
clou;l, and the face of man, filled the whole
with heavenly rapture.
But the summer has gone, and the sun
shine and the blossom are waning and fad
ing. The days will soon be gray and COO
and vapory. We are stepping out Of a
land Of flowers into land Of harvest, out
Of the bloom and dazzle Of the ripcnine
year into the soberer and faircr light of its
maturity and its Fastening end. We are
passing from the promise to the fruition,
from hope to memory, from noontide into
the shadows of evening, from the fullness
and the brightness Of life into decay and
death.
Yet, as we sat at our window on Sun.
day, and looked out upon the first day Of
autumn, it was not melancholy day. II
was day full Of glory and joy. As the
| sweet notes Of the Sabbath bells stole upon
the air, voices Of thanksgiving and can't.
cles OF praise, and music Of trumpcts and
shawn seemed to rise from the earth on
every side and to float down the arches Of
the 81 ky. 1t was day to delight the soul
OF sanity Herbert-sweet singer Of the
temple-tor its outward seeming was akin
to its inward spirit
most calm, most bright,
The fruit Of this, the next worlds had"
The mood Of nature fell upon the heart
like dew and balm, and the varied picture
OF creation became dream Of beauty
White clouds and green woodlands, and the
purple crests Of far off hills foated into the
golden atmosphere Of the encllantmcnt, and
the voluptuOus earth brimming with costa
cy, as with new wine, poured out songs and
odors as from thousand lips. Leaves
and blades Of grass grew tremulous with
JOY. the lingering robin and the locust sang
IN the trees for joy, the joyful cricket CHR
ped in the shunsh.ne, and the crested cock,
exhilarated like all things around him, arch
ell his mottled neck and crowcd with lus-
ty will, exalting his beak like silver horn.
There was no melancholy in the first day
"f autumn. The beauty of the departing
summer shone in street and garden, on the
meadow, on the river, and on the hill. 1t
seemed like pleasant harbinger of pleas
ant days still to come. 1t cheercd the
prospect of windy and stormy months, and
rradiated the gloomy visage Of the i'm
pending winter, breaking its clouds with
riffs Of shunshine, and changing its frowns
to beaning smiles.-Propidsaes Journal.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

"B. Give learn that one Of the Pixies
Peak explorers from a city not hundred
miles from here has left that country, and y
rocker in operation. His claim evidently
yielded better than he expected. Brick
F1n,er0y.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

~ Many persons are purified and ex-
alted by sickness, as if the hand Of disease
had been stretched ont over them only to
make the sign Of the cross upon their
souls
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

sT.An editor, recording the career Of .
mad dog, says I'VE are grieved to say
that the rabid animal, before it could be
killed, severely bit DR.. Hartt, and sspsro!
other dUgs."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

~ An experienced old stager says, il
you make love to widow who has daugh.
ter twenty years younger than herself, be.
gin by declaring that you thought they
acsrs sistcrs.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

~An old bachelor saws that marriage
vas instituted tor no other purpose than to
prevent men form sleeping diagonally in
the bed.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

~A man who covers himself with
costly apparel, and peglects his mind. is
like one who illuminates the outside Of his
house, and sits within the dark.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

War EARs.-Ths Madison Rs1riet,ad-
vertises, for s.twsnty bushels Of corn in the
carp What ears that chap must hays-to
hold twenty bushels each No wonder b
is ear.itsble
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

sW-"I hate to hear people talk behind
ones back" rs the robbeI said when the
constable called ''stop thi, f."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

The sublime mystery Of Providsncs
goes ON in silence, and gives no explanation
OF itsclf--no answer to our impatient quss-
tionings
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06
Louisiana Items.

Gin House and Cotton Burnt.-The
gin house and seventy bales of cotton
belonging to Mr.. George w. Williams,
in Ouachita parish, was consumed by
fire last Sunday night week. 1t was
but a few weeks since that his corn
crib, with all his corn, fodder, etc.y
was burnt up. 1t is supposed to be
the work of an incendiary.
Shocking accident at 7Hibodaur.-
The celebration Of Washington's birth
day in Thibedaux was attended by a
most deplorable and fatal accident
The ladies of Lafourche presented
the Thibodaux Reserve Guards with
q banner, and while salute was being
fired the cannon was prematurely
discharged, and Messrs. David Philips
and James Harris, both members of
tho Grivot Guards, wero most horribly
mutilated, so much so that Mr.. Harris
has since died of his wound, and but
very slight hopes were entertained for
the recovery of Mr.. Philips.
4Stabbcd.-We learn from the Har-
risonburg (Catahouln parish) Indepen-
dent that u man named Lincoln (nOt
"old Abe" we judged was seriously
cut III several places by a negro boy,
Sunday week. The wounded man, it
was thought, would not recover from
the injuries received, and the pcrpetra-
tor had made his escape, and was at
large at last accounts. The Indepen-
dent also has the following:
!Suddcn Dcath.-Dr. II. b. Herring
of the parish of Franklyn, came to this
place on Thursday last for the purpose
of taking Il boat for Baton Rouge. Hav-
ing secured a passage on board the
Telegram, lying at the landing, he came
ashore to see gentleman who, he
learned, was on board tho Twilight,
lying Just above. He went on board
the Twilight, found the gentleman he
wished to see, and, soon after, tho two
came on shore, and wcro walking to-
gethcr down the street, whcn tho doc
tor, suddenly taking hold of his friends
arm, said, Il am very sick--I have
vcrtigo,' and almost instantly dropped
down and was dead in avery few min
utes.
DIR. Herring was a man of great
energy and decision of character, and
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06
w The N. o. Daily Crescent Of
Monday publishes the following
Texas Items,

Texas Items.
Col. Ben McBulloch publishes a cir
cular to those who wish to enter tho
military service of Texas, the object Of
which is to have every man prepared
for the service who wishes to enter Il
for twelve months, if not soner dis
charged. The Colonel says that the
Federal troops are now abandoning the
frontier posts, and their places must be
occupied by those of Texas as soon as
possible. He says:
Our frontier must be protected. let
it not be said that Texas cannot defend
herself as she did in the days of the
Republic.
Two regiments of Rangers will drive
the Indians from our borders and make
them beg for peace.
/ have no power to call men into the
field for this purpose, The Convention
will no doubt do so as soon as it assem-
bles. Let the gallant young men of
Texas respond to the call.
A good horse, a Colts pistol and
light rife, or double barreled shot gun
that can be used on horseback, are the
best arms for such service.
Mr.. Lorenzo Castro, one of the Com
missioners appointed by the Governor
to receive testimoney in regard to losses
suffered by our frontier citizens, from
Indian depredations for the past four
teen years, and also to ascertain the
names and ages of persons killed by
Indians in the counties of Atascoso,
Medina, Uvalde, Bandera, Kerr. Giles
pie, B1anco and Bexar, has furnished
the following extract of his general
report
Total number of horses stolen and
killed by Indians, including mares,
mules and colts, 1881.
Total number of cattle killed and
stolen, including working oxen, SAY,
valued at $6,O92 so.
Total amount of various damages suf-
fered in the district, including three
negroes killed by the Indians, $346 Is.
Total amount of losses for the district
$64, 1888 Is.
Total number of persons killed in the
district, so far as could be ascertained
by the board, fifty five, including men
women and children
The Polk county 4Egis states that
Mr.. Sawyer, the great stage contractor
of Texas, intends discontinuing all but
his principal stage routes. The Egis
adds
Most Of our horse mails have been
stopped. We have not Il mail from
Jasper in ten or twelve days, and the
mail matter for Jasper, San Augustine
and beyond, is increasing to an enor-
nous amount in cur post-otfice.
The LaGrange Democrat says that
the grass is started out finely on the
prairies, and if the present warm wea-
Their continues for two weeks, the stock
will find plenty of grass almost any
where t. live on.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06

~ The Proceedings of the Police
Jury, Left Bank, Parish Of Jefferson,
at their regular session held in this city
on Monday the 4th March instant, did
not come to hand in time for this issue
of our paper. They will be published
in our next.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06

Fr5ghtUL Destruction of a
Concert Hall by Fire.-On the evening
Of the 22d, a very large audience as
scmblcd at Crittcnden's new hall, in the
village of Titusville, New York, to lis
ten to a musical entertainment. About
half-past7 o'clock, after the performers
had passed on to the stage, and the
concert was about to commence, the
floor of the hall, in the second story,
suddenly gave way, precipitating two
or three hundred persons, men, women
and children, to the floor below, which
III turn succumbcd to the sudden pres
sure, and sank to the cellar bottom.
\ large coal stove upon the first floor,
was procipitated among quantity of
bursting asunder, scattered fire in
every direction. Instantly blaze rose
through the opening, grasping at every
thing within its reach, and a frightful
scene ensued. The mass of human be-
ings entangled among the boards, floor
ing, benches and seats which followed
them in their fall struggled desper-
atcly to escape the flames rapidly
spreading through the interior of the
building, and those who remained above
having sprung to another section of the
flooring when the cracking of the tim
bcrs beneath them was heard, were
obliged to escape from the windows.
The musical company were obliged to
Several persons were injured, but all
escaped without loss of life, result
most astonishing. The building was
entirely consumed within fifteen min
utcS.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06
Latest News.
by Telegraph to the N. o, Papers of yesterday
MIR. Lincoln's Inauguration.
Interpretation of the Address.
= Prospects of Peace or War.


Prospects Of Peace or War.
WASHINGTON, March Ave have a
fine day for the Inauguration, and there
has been splendid military and civic
display, and everything passed off in
perfect order.
The inaugural was we'll written and
forcibly delivered. 1t is strong against
secession.
The Republicans say it is very con-
sentative.
The extreme Southern men say it is
coercive.
He declares he will execute the laws
in all the States, but adds that no blood
need be shed.
In the meantime, he declares for a
National Convention, and expresses
approval of the amendments to the con-
stitution just recommended by Con-
gress.
AS TO the Cabinet, there is still some
doubt about the appointment of Chase
and Blair.
Preceding Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-No force
bill has yet passed or will PROBABLY pass
Congress. All the appropriation bills,
however, have passed.
Further from Washington.
Closing Of The Thirty !Sirth Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Senate
was in session till IL o'clock to-day,
when Mr.. Breckenridge then admins
tered the oath to Mr.. Hamlin, and de-
clared the Senate adjourned sine<ie.
AS the Inauguration ceremonies were
about commencing, full corps of
diplomats arrived, and the extremists
of both sections cordially metz
Senators Mason and Hunter were the
only prominent men whose absence was
noticed.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06

~ The Committee of Invitation to
the Ball to take place at the Firemen's
Hall on Friday evening next, have our
thanks for a complimentary card to
attend.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06

EY The lines we give place to on
the first page of our paper to-day, under
the caption of " Good Advice," are
from the pen of a young lady of this
city, who has submitted them to us for
publication-at our pleasure
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06

~ Regular Meeting of the COUNCIL
of the City of Carrollton, this evening,
at 5 o'clock, P. M, at their Hall on
Dublin street.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06

Death Of an old Defender Of Nc,c Or
lcanS.-On the 18th ult., DR.. William
II. Mills, ono of the defenders of the
beauty and booty of the Crescent city,
died at his residence i'll Nazoo county,
Miss, in the Goth year of his age. The
Nicksburg Wing says
DR.. Mills removed at an carly age
from North Carolina to- Tennessee,
where for many years he pr0cticod his
profession with skill and profit. While
there he joined tho volunteers for the
defence of New Orleans under the i'm
mortal jackson, and during all his sub
sequent life it was source of profound
pride and satisfaction that he had shared
in the glorics of that campaign. For
the last twenty-five years DIR. Mills
has been engaged in planting in this
state.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06

TIE Virginia Wheat Crop.-The
Petersburg Express of the 25th ult,
says:
We are pleased to learn, as we do by
inquiry of some of our most intelligent
and observing farmers, that the wheat
is looking very we'll as a general thing.
In some portions of the counties around
us. it wears a discouraging appearance,
but take it as q whole, the prospect for
an abundant crop was never better at
this season of the year.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06
CITY OF CARROLLTON:
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 1861.

D During yesterday and evening
the weather was suitable for beginning
of the month of March---wind fresh and
somewhat boistrous.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06
Third Judicial District Court ::
nov ITCTOR BJyRTRE, Juagc.
FEBRUARY TERM-lS6l

The above Court has not been in
session since Wednesday last, the 9th
ult., in consequence of the absence of
his Honor JUDGE BURTHE who has been
prevented from attending Court by
severe illness.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06

tV" Gov. Harris, of Tennessee, has
ordered the immediate organization of
the militia of the state.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06

Fourth Of March. - Monday last
being the Oath Anniversary of the Fire
Department of the city of New Orleans,
was celebrated in that city with the
usual enthusiasm, pomp, and splendor
exhibited by the various organizations
attached to tho department, on the
annual return of that day.
The weather was rather unfuvorable
until about midday; after which the
sun shone forth brilliantly, when the
streets and thoroughfarcs of the city
became crowded with citizens anxious
to obtain a view of the splendid pro
cession as it passed. The procession
was ono of the most beautiful and
perhaps the most numerous ever wit
messed in the emporium of the South.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06
The Ball. Ion Friday night next,

The Ball. Friday night next,
the Grand Military. Civlc, Fancy
Dress and Masquerade Ball of the
JEFFERSON RIFLES of this city, to
have been given ON the 22nd ult., for
the benefit of the Company, will come
off at the Hall of the Fire Company
No. One, on Dublin street. All Tickets
issued for the 22nd of February will
be good for Friday night next, when
it is expected the Hall will be filled
by the patriotic and pleasure loving
citizens of this city and vicinity.
The object of the Ball being to raise
funds to erect an Armory for the
Company in this city, we feel every
confidence that the generous and
patriotic citizens of this community
will lend a helping hand to obtain
the funds necessary to carry out SO
worthy an object. The Rifles antici-
pate with confidence, that all the friends
of the organization will assist them
on the present occasion, and no effort
will be wanting on their part 10
render the Bali pleasant and salts
factory one.