The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-05-01
Anylllings.

Anyshing~.
They dispense funny justice in Virginia.
For instance in the Circuit Court in
Hampshire county, A. j. Algcr was fined
$500 for marrying his ncicc, while the wife
Of the sail Alger who married her uncle
was acquitted. The facts of the two mar.
riagcs were fully subs:antiated, and the
Ayers were divorced prior to the other
alliances. Mr.. Jas. Allen, a balloonist,
offers his services to reconnoitcr the
enemy. "Go up" James, certainly.
The farmers of Clinton county in this
State have been discussing whether Hun
gerian grass is the best variety to cultivate,
and, like the Dutc', justice have decided in
favor of each side. IA daring, reckless
! fellow named Gillette, lately attempted to
walk rope from the Metropolitan to the
Briggs Hotel, in Chicago. lie made sevc-
raj attempts, and was finally compelled to
dcsist OH account Of the high wind. In
our opinion this Gillette is fool, else If
he wanted to leave the Metropolitan for tho
Briggs House, why didn't he walk or ride,
like sensible man? 49,. The deposed King
and Queen of Naples held levce, few
weeks since, which was attended by only
eighteen persons. Royalty is at discount
in Italy, just now.
We see by a number Of our exchanges
that Mr.. Weston is about to walk from
Washington to Boston. Indeed! Won't
the eastern paragraphists inform us whcth-
cr Mr.. w. wears whi>kcrs, or not, and
whether he ever had cousin who drove
stage on tho turnpike p. .. IAN advertise
ment in an eastern paper read as follows:
"lf the gentleman who keeps the shoe
store with rcd head, will return tho um.
brclla Of young lady with an ivory handle,
he will hear Of something to his advan
tagc. The New York Tribune has this
MY son." said solid merchant to his
boy, ~ would rather give you 81 900 than
have you 60 to Washington soldering"
Father" was the kind but decisive res
ponse, "if you would make it 500, 900 it
would BE- Of no use, for where the Seventh
Regiment goes, CO." No wonder great
things are expected Of the glorious Seventh,
when such metal goes to work.
In England, in the year 1888, it was
enacted that "no lady or knights wife
should have more than ono velvet or satin
gown for the summer, that all ladies should
wear no jet or camlct for three days in the
week under a penalty of ten sllillings per
day, and that surveyor should examine
ladies wardrobes." Just fancy such sur
vcyor in those days!
The standard size Of the American army
flag is six feet six inches in length by four
feet four inches in width; the number Of
stripes thirteen, seven red and six white.-
The blue field for the stars is the square Of
the first seven stripes four red and three
white. Number Of stars thirty FOUR
Larger flags may be made in the same pro.
portion.
Prince Albert is said to be coming to this
country. Well, let him come who's
afraidy
There are constant rumorS by telegraph
that 'heavy firing has been heard in the vi
cinity Of Fort Monroe" When the qua
big Thunder" belcheS forth his ponderous
shot there will be a report that will Ger
tainly be heard: aye, and felt. too.
Sundry Arkansenians and Tenncssccans
contemplate wiplng out the sucker forces
at Cairo. Guess III .ir tune will change to
''succor" before they get through with the
job. The plan amt feasible
s>------
MAD PRoPnEcY.-T The Atlanta (Ga.) H.
tcliigencer, Of the 10Th inst, contains the
following remarkable prophecy, good Tor
ninety days:
In three months from this time Lincoln
and his Government riik hnre renanped from
Washington City to B.ston; the fifteen
slave States will be united und the Con-
Slitn'ion Of the Confederate States; the
Middle and Northwestern States will have
formed separate and distinct Government
of their own, and Lincoln will be left alone
in his glory, with til. capital Of his Govern
mcnt in the Yankee city of Boston. and The
extent Of his territory will he the six States
of Puritan New England"