The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-07-03
News ana Items.

dead, proves like a majority of other r,1
mors to be without foundation.
1t has been developed within the pas
week that U. S. Marshal Kane of Baltimor
is great rascal and a sccessioiiist to boot
Secession has already cost Virgins
81, 900, 900, and Gov Letcher is bccomin,
every day more and more displcased will
the necessity which compcls him to pla,
second fiddle to Davis and Bcauregard.
Maj. Gen. Pillow says his soldiers ar,
gentlemen and used to tobacco and whskev
In recent proclamation he also adds, "al
debts due the North are now by law du,
the South, and are declared seized and Sc
qucstercd. That ed.scarf, skull nd-cross
bones sort Of chivalry used to be confined
to the broad waters of the gulf and the chap
parals of Mexico.
Twelve Zouavcs of Col Wallace's regi
ment one day last week while scouting near
Patterson's creek, encountered party OF
forty rebels to whom they promptly gave
battle Seventeen Of the latter and one OF
the former were killed.
All the loyal sections Of Tennessee Al c to
be furnished mails and protected by the
government
Sen. Jas. II. Lane, Of Kansas, has been
commissioned Brigadier General. Lieut..
Semmer in consideration of his valuable
services at Fort Piclens, is to be made a
Major in the regular army.
Hon. Emerson Etheridge will probably be
elected Secretary of the Senate.
A government agent is now visiting the
western states with aview Of raising in each
a regiment Of sharp shooters.
A portion of the 18th Indiana regiment
attacked body Of secession cavalry near
Romney and killed % of them, sustaining
themselves only the loss Of one WHO was
taken prisoner and murdered. -..a-
Capt. Ward of the Freedom, was killed
while sighting gun to fire upon number
of rebels at Matthias Point on the Potomac
A special despatch to the New Orleans
Delta, says federal steamer had arrived
Oft the delta Of the Mississippi and had cap
tured five vessels. Another man-oc-war
was reported to be off Chapalaya Bay, thus
interccpt'ng mail communication with Tex.
as via Berwick Bay.
There are tremendous preparations re.
ported of advances en- the part of the fedc-
raj and rebel forces in Virginia. 1t is safe
to reject thrs c-fourths of the war intelli.
gence that arrives by telegraph.
\ new sensation has been started by the
news. gathercrs to the effect that England
has hostile intentions against this govern
mcnt
No more regiments arc to be accepted
until after the meeting of Congress.
The Auditor, Treasurer, Sup't of Schools,
Supt ofPublic Works, Clerk ofthe Supreme
Court, and Register Of Lands Of the State
of Missouri took the oath of allegiance to
this government on Saturday and entered
upon the discharge Of their duties The
Atty General refused to take the oath and
is now prisoner at Jefferson City. The
union and disunion forces are rapidly arm
ing.
1t is reported that an English ship ran
the blockade and brought to New Orleans
on the Goth, several hundred tons of pow
der and 10000 stand Of arms We don't
credit the rlmor
Prominent kentuckians state that the
government can have twenty regiments
from that state if necessary.
The Cd Wis. regiment is now in Wash.
ington.
Gen. Butler has arrested Col. Allen Of
N. Y. lst regiment, and the respective
friends Of the two parties are interfering
and quarelling over the affair.
The confederate loan for which proposals
were invited last winter has not all been
taken.
The Constitution of the Confederate
states is unpopular in Georgia because Of
the absence of the three fifths negro repre-
The people talk strongly of refus-
ing to ratify it.
Col. Siegcrs St. Louis regiment has gone
towards the Arkansas line in the hope of
'ntercepting and cutting off the retreat of
Gov. jackson, who was last heard of at
Stockton with body guard of 2, 900 men,
Judge Terry, Mo. Shareholder, 70 years
of age, was recently seized, tied to tree
and brutally riddled by balls from some Of
Jackson's men. Cause, he was a Union
man. ..r ...
The rebel troops in Virginia arc estimat-
cd at so 900, of which 10000 arc unarmed
The Union men of Texas propose to di.
vide that state. .. .....
The government can concentrate force
Of 10000 in Washington in three hours.
Gov. Kirkwood has sent 500 lbs of pow
der and ~ FOUNDER to Council Bluffs
The Iowa Press says the wheat crop in
johnson county will be less than an aver
age crop. .... -.-...-.
A. E. Winchell, 4th corporal Of Co. of
the I'd Iowa regiment, was recently shot &C
cidentally by comrade in arms.
The Sd Iowa regiment is ordered to Mis-
souri,; N. G. Williams isappointcd Colonel
and DR.. T.. o. Edwards, Regimental Sur.
geon. ..... ...........
Mons. Berger, &c champion Of &c billiard,
was in Milwaukee on Friday and Saturday
Of last week ....
The Milwaukee & Prairie du Chen Rail-
way Co. will sell tickets on the 4th and 9th
at half fare-thus furnishing fine oppor.
tunity to the people along the line Of that
road to see live celebration at this point,