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

News aud Hatlns.
An American Zouave Regiment, and Irish
Brigade are forming at st. Louis.
Several thirty two and twenty -four Founders
have arrived at Cairo, and will Immediately be
put in position. E
The City Bank Of Kenosha has caved in. 1t
is said that depostors and bill holders will be
saved from less.
Every Southern fort will be effectually block.
AIDED by the 18th of June.
Carl Schurz's leave of absence has been re
voked, and he has been ordered to Spain with
out delay.
The loyalists of Virginia will be supplied
witsprovisions and other articles via Wheeling.
Col Anderson has been assigned the com,
: mand of the Western Military Department.
The Pensacola correspondent Of the Mobile
;. 44drertiscr says: lord Lyons, in behalf Of the
English government has recognized the block
ade.
It's expected that the government will soon
& cut off all possibility of a retreat from Har-
i per's Ferry.
aginia until he has twenty thousand men.
The six western counticsof Kentucky are said
to be Ucry secession.
A collision was expected at Grafton, Va on
the 3d. but the rebels evacuated in hot haste
A despatch to the N. Y. Herald says large
number of slaves have entered fortress Mon.
i roc, and desired employment. Gen. Butler held
> them as contr'band of war, and set them at
work.
The confcderates have erected large bate
sies between Monroe and Norfolk, and regard
I themselves as impresnable.
In revolt at the Penitentiary at jefferson
City, Mo-, on Wednesday, four prisoners es-
capped.
The steamship North America has arrived
with million dollars in specie. News unim.
portant.
$4,000 troops are to rendezvous at Cairo, and
an immediate more on Memphis seems immi-
nent.
Troops in Richmond are reported to be poor.
i ~ provided for.
A letter from Galveston says all Texas forts|
are blockadcd, and business is dreadful dull.
The Cabinet has found difficult problcm|
for solution. The rebels have seized number
of Union men in Virginia, whom they propose
: to exchange for the rebels who were caught at|
Alexandra in arms against the government.
Now, it is q question whether the government
shall hang these rebel prisoners,in arms or ex ]
change with tho rebels forthc release Of the
Union men. If the former, the Union mem
! will probably be hung in retaliation; if the
slatter, there is recognition of the rebels as
sbelligerents according to all the laws of civil
lied nations.
1t is umored that there will be large STAN
fpede of slaves from Virginia, in a short time.
Col. Bair's St. Louis Regiment has been
ordered to fortress Monroe.
about 900 citizens of Southern Illinois a day
or two since went South for the purpose Of
Joining the Southern confederate forces. Nav
they havcIa hot time. I'll. ...... g......r.
The N. Y. third regiment for being demoral-
lied, has been debanded.
The rebels have 10000 troops at Norfolk.
and $4,000 more at Richmond, all strongly
q fortified.
II is rumored that Judge fancy is about to
resign. We sincerely trust he will make such
decision. ee 81 @
It's said that eleven steamers are fitting out
+ at Washington navy yard, whose destination is
Unknown That's good joke; las if the IT,
600 and correspondents and specials at
Washington could be ignorant of anything tina
was to transpire. Try again. Mr.. Telegraph.
large manufacturing house in Massach,l.
sets is manufacturing large quantities of under
skirts Of "red, white and blue" It lis expected
! when these come into use, 10 lady will object
to showing her colors."
The prizes brought into the Washington ma
Ivy yard on the 22d ult., amounted to So, 900.
1t will be interesting TO Americans every.
where, to learn that the opposing Generals
SScott and Lee-havc given assurance to the
lady trustees Of Mt. Vernon that no troops
from either side shall be sent to that vicinity,
and that not more than three soldiers shall at
ANY one time proceed to Mt. Vernon, and then
never in uniform or in arms.
The telegraph contradicts its report that a
new levy of loo, 900 troops was to be made.
Extensive war preparations are making at
fortress Monroe.
A reaction has taken place in Missouri the
Union men were gathering in great force to
2drivc out the secessionists.
There are now $50 negroes in fortress Mon.
roe.
N the Wheeling and Parkersburg districts
of Virginia the Union candidate has $4,000
majority.
We hear that the Wisconsin regiments are
to be quartered thus the Sd ut Fond du Lac,
the 4th at Racine, the 5th at GAINESVILLE, and
the 9Th ut Prairie du Chen.
A h0rticulturist at Madison, Wis.,. has found
that Kerosene oil will destroy bugs on plants
Further experiments developed the fact that i,
destroyed the plants also.
A member of the Fire Zouaves said upon
their entrance to Alexandra, the rebels fed so
rapidly that We could play ."seven up'' on tlei.
coat tails.
The ladies Of town near Raleigh, N. c..
hearing that one of the commissioned officers
of their military company had backed out on q
call being made upon his company by Gov
Ellis, sent him complete outfit Of pctticoats
etc., assuring him that there was no danger fo
q they would take care Of him
The conl ederate loan of $4,000 600, fol
which bids were asked two months ago. il mo-
all taken yet. Perhaps they had better ofFel
some of their State stocks as collaterals for {
loan.
The NY World says the late lamentet
Ellsworth has been engaged for two years to