The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-13

Anyshings.
James Turner, mail carrier from Iowa
Falls to Clear Lake, was out all night in a
dreadful storm of snow; the was found
the next day nearly frozen to death :. j.
E. Lumsden, formerly wheat buyer of
McGregor, is learning to be an actor at the
Milwaukee theatre. ). .PnlLpRooK, the poet
nauseatc of Milwaukee, is still being pulled
by the ways Of that city; he draws respecta.
bic houses notwithstanding his idiot-sia-
crates. The French newspapers say Mr.
Stewards Union-saving speech was one
grand blow out Of genuine oratory. :. Two
millions of persons have been idle for three
months, in consequence Of our political
troubles. Estimating their average earn
ings to be $40 per month, here would be
loss Of sixty millions of dollars i. s.. The
Cincinnati Commercial says Senator Doug
las hopes that war may be avcrtcd, but if it
comes, the cities Of Cincinnati, st. Louis and
Louisville will have as much of it as Fort
Sumpter and Pickens. 1t is Col. Davis
design to march to the border. d. John
Covode, Republican n. c. from of Penn,
was sitting on bed in his room at Wash
ington, when Shapes rife was acciden.
tally discharged imam adjoining room, and
the ball passed within two inches of Covode
Its wonder Gen. Scott did not order file
OF soldiers to surround the dwelling.
DR.. Holmes story in the Atlantic stirs
up bogus clergymcn terribly. Beecher de-
nounces the Doctor as a moral cmpiric, an
atheist, mocker, &C.. but the World, a
semi-religious paper, says the Doctor only
satirizes what is mean. Greedy charges
Seward with being the Washington CORES.
pendent of the Evening Post The Inde-
pendent alone, Of all the New York papers,
holds fast to the radicalism of the Tribune.
The Legislature Of Wisconsin, in 1859,
passed joint resolution declaring that a
sovereign State is the proper Judge Of when
it may cease to be controlled by Federal au-
thority. This is the substance Of the act,
and this is all South Carolina carries out.
....A boy at Albert Lea, named Thomas
Slater, hung himself in fun--a little broth.
er becamed alarmed and ran to his mother
with the information; she supposed it was
ouly tho sport Of the children, and did not
60. A second return of the little messen-
ger alarmed her, but her son was dead when
she got to him!
A young mother has changed the line
Of the poet to read, "A thing of beauty is a
boy forever -. The Chicago Times thinks
"Brick" wants to monopolizc all the non.
sense Of the western press. lie is entitled
to 1t by eternal fitness, and the Times ough,
not to object. "A boarder declined to
touch his landlady's proffercd butter, be.
cause never take anything strong!".
Young ladies arc not deemed finished now.
a-days if their spines are stout enough to
justify the lifting Of smoothing-iron.-
They cannot walk o square, but a night OH
the skating-pond is delightful" The
bloom Of health is oil transferred to the
checks Of servant girls.
Mr.. Perry, Of New Orleans, is painting
the signcrs Of the Louisiana Secession
Bond in oil. A greasy piece Of business. 4.
The Cincinnati Commercial (Rep.) says
Simon Cameron is disgrace to the Cabi
net Of Mr.. Lincoln. :. Mr. Lincoln is re-
ported to have introduced himself and wife
to Washington city crowd as "thc LONG
and the short Of the Presidency.
Pickett, our Consul at Vera Cruz, has re-
signed. So also has Mr.. Preston, U. S.
Minister at Madrid. !. Gov. Banks, in q
late Chicago after-dinner speech, said tina,
all questions of policy must give way be-
fore the question of Union. -. :. The N. Y
Herald learns that there is an organza
ton Of 5000 negroes in Canada ready to
march against the South, on demand" Ne
groes are provcrbially a bold race, and il
will be quite likely they will 60 back to ths
masters from whom they have escaped
Very likclyl
A young lady who fell on the slippery
sidewalk, was heard to exc!aim: " Before
another winter I'll have man to hang OF
to; see If l don't."... Mrs. Partingtor
gays '.it dcspises her to see church goers
leave their purses at home when recollec
ton is to lie taken up. The Journal, O
Chicago, Understands that Mr.. Lincoln
will retake oil the forts, but he will not DE-
it as matter Of fierce coercion, but merely
in obedience to his official duty" lie vii
only kill the occupants aighsly!.... Rock
Island gives Demo ratio majority Of l9t
on Mayor; the city was for Lincoln lasi
autumn. :. The Pemberton Mills casualty
at Lawrence, Mass, called out charitabl,
Donation Of $65, 1884 to the families Of tn,
lost
Hon. Mr.. Stanton, (Rep. NJ. G. of Ohio,
is candidate for the late seat Of Senator
Chase. Stanton recently earned the IT'LL
Of "doughface" from his Abolition allies, b,
making speech advising the acknowledge
ment Of Southern Independence rathe
than to have war and acknowledge il after
words. Corwin and Ewing are also candi
dates. coercion" il well caricatured b,
two dogs chained together. Their growl
and snaps indicate union of love-for cac
| others blood /. :. I. A white woman ran Of
with negro at Pontiac, Michigan. He
reason was, her white husband was
| drunkard. If there was no other way q
being released from living whisky barre
the woman was not far wrong.
| Two ministers in VIRGINIA are ho,ln