The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-12-04


It IL for n va; future also. With firm reliance on
Providence, all the NOR. firm lid earnest, let rro-
eseai" the srsa. !. T. ~"ic" s:sns have up
Washington Dec I'D, 1851.
eaossse amo sDelsor lsenls. II
Jack Frost has blockadcd the Mississippi
river, but light ponies run the entrance
to the Railway slough, and our mails ar
rive and depart now with good regularity.
.... The DEBORAH Republic mentions the
e'opsmcut Of villain forty years Of age,
with young girl fifteen years old, the
daughtr If respectable parents, Ths I'D
rep, leaves wife and two or three children
in West Dccorah. !. 4. T.. Not few of our good
shots and some Indifferent oncs-scek
sport in hunting wild deer which seem to
be quite plentcous in this region. Some Of
our young bucks intown experience na
difficulty in finding lears within the cnrpo-
rate limits, but it is an ethnoh,giesi fact
that this latter clasg OF ,d.ars. with the aid
Of one cupid, often shoot their gay young
hunters. ID. duction-vcnison and mar.
riages are nu,ner"t,s .lsalt town.. Thanks.
giving was dolly celebrated in town by
Union services ut the Baptist church in
which tho cl'rgy Of the city generally par.
ticipa.ed Rev. Mr.. Clinton, Of the Episcn.
psi church preached thu sermon. which was
highly cre'li,able both TO- his Christianity
and scholarship. Business was not S,,S.
pended, but turkeys we're at ~, earl, hour
and families generally c'j'ys' Il happy
hour in the discussion Of a quiet dinner by
their own frssid,s. =. .Son.eb.,.iys has
isautifnliy and sru'hal|y said that
every cord Of wsod given to the poor il
this world is Recorded above. >. Rev. Mr..
Whitman, Of the Baptist, church il giving
series OF public lectures on Sabbath even.
ings on the Fulfilled prophecies OF the
Bible" The lectnr. on last Sunday wen
Ing was on the dispersion Of the Jews :"
next Sunday evening his lecture will be on
the ''destruction Of Jcru>alcm.". "A cor
respondent gives some interesting facts in
relation to the expense Of purchasing and
maintaining fire engines. lie evidently
seems to think a good hook, ladder, and
bucket company the most fficient organi.
cation. So do we. One thing is virtually
essential, in any event, viz: the sinking Of
water reservoirs at proper intervals, the
entire length Of Main Street. Only an i'm.
perfect supply 1t least could ever b. Oh
tanned from wells il case Of a fire, and deS-
pitc all precautionary efforts, u.,,ch of the
water drawn viii necessarily b. wasted IN
the excitement nr the occasion. II res.r
v"'rs are provided! ut proper intervals, hut
one engine would need to Le purchased,
and that would entail but slight burden
! upon the corporation. Let us not get OBJ
l'vious Of the cvcr-prescnt necessity for
some organization and equipments to ex
tinguish fires. One evil minded ,ncen.l ary
OF which there are scores in large towns.
could easily lay til. best half Of this city in
ashes. Our fellow townsmsn, Scn,tor
Hammer, on Thursday last accidentally fell
in his office with such force rs t. break
both bones Of his left leg. The wound Is
doing as we'll as c"ul'l be exp ctcd.
News and Is~uss.9 " 4tsEs-N-S
! III, Wis. troops now mustered in tho
federal ice number 1900.
! Government has taken possession Of nj
steamboat lines between St. Louis ant
Cairo. :.....,.t.... ........
1 Gen. Price is again smoozing arount
southern Missouri terrifying thu Unionist
and requiring good force to keep him il
check. lie is u troublesome customer.
jackson, one Of the rebel Generals il
Virginia is training regiment Of slave
foy service. WIS., a., D.. ,...... .... ru
A fight has occurred at Pensacola he
tween Col. Brown, and Gen. Bragg. On
report says the navy yard has b., n dies
troyed and Pensacola evacuated; anntl.e
says that br. acl had been made in tn
walls Of Fort Pirkrns, and til, vcss Is q
our Acct who were assisting in the fight
had been rid,ll, with shot.
The Richmond I;r.patch reports Parso
BrOwnlow with 5000 Uninixts, in tn
mountains Of East Tenn"sscc, doing mnr
mischief than the Yankees III k.ntucay
Thu same paper proposes the abandonment
of Norfolk in case it should be attackei
and the reinforcement OF Richmond. r..
The rebel seat Of govcrnm Mt is . .ai o
ITS travels. Report says It will he 10 ate
at Nashville, Tenn. ~gsg8..&4 goa
Gen. Cass has written an argument il
favor Of the legality Of the arrest Of Msssr,
t Mason and Slidcll, and approving the ste
taken by Capt. Wilkes. .@- " :.
Thirty rihed cannon for the, governmcu
asrivcd in New York on the 27th. One .
the guns was 100 FOUNDER, and will ,hro,
ball four miles. II is to be sent to Fortres
Monroe. aa-. s".- !
Massachusetts, displays willingness
thoroughly colonize South Carolina.
Commodore Dupont's naval expedite
has achieved another brilliant victory. r.
bee island, ut the mouth OF the Savanna
river has been SEIZED with little oppnsitn',
This island completely Commands 70