The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-12-18
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The Dubuque daily Union is suspended.
There did not seem to be room In Dubuque
for it to live, and its older brethren, the
Times, and Herala, jostled it off the plank.
Sorry 1t is 50. "A boy in Latin school
gave the passage, "lompeic clamet NOTE
Caesar palamist interiiu, the following rcn.
dering: "Pompey ate CLAIMS by night, Ce.
sar by the pailful, and in the day time"
80. The steamer Pearl was advertised to
leave Dubuque on the 10th for McGregor
and Prairie du Chen. Speaking Of Dubu.
que, We see by the papers that the slung
shot men commenced their depredations in
that city, by knocking down and robbing
tive citizens on the evening Of the 9th. -.
Brick Pumrcy Is responsible for the state
tnent that man in Poxycotville, named
Lysander Wiley, abbreviates his name by
signing it "Lyr' That spells L. Wiley,
but how it looks An Irish stationer,
says quilps, after advertising variety Of
articles, added the following N. B.: ITO
regular customers sells waters gratis"
80. There is said to be man living near
the line between Iowa and Minnesota, who
is SO economical that he always eats his
dinner in front Of mirror, in order to dou.
bic his dishes. -. The sharp. eyei corrcs-
pondents say that while Mrs. Lincoln was in
New York week or two age, Mr.. L. at.
tended a review in a limp collar, and
shirt from which two buttons were missing.
....Steef vests capable Of resisting hay.
onet thrust or rife ball and weighing but
three and one.ha1f pounds, are being extcn.
sively constructed by firm in New Hav.
en-, Conn. They are to he worn under the
outer garments. The Presidents Mes.
sage was published in San Francisco the
next morning after its delivery in Congress
having been tclegraphcd through -. In
the midst of trouble the Iowa boys always
seem to have relish for good joke. 1t
is reported of "Knute Johnson" one of the
"Lincoln Guards taken prisoner at the
battle Of Belmont, that when the rebel of.
ficer came to disarm him, he asked If he
had revolver. ayes, SIR" was the
prompt reply, and putting his hand into
his inner coat pocket he presented at the
officers breast, huge-sausage! The OF.
ficer pale as death, fell on his knees to avoid
the terrible weapon. The effect of this
dsnouement may be imagined, but cannot
be described. The New Hampton Courier
is responsible for the truth of the yarn.
80. Dubuque is making an attempt to Sc.
cure the establishment of the State Fair at
that city for the next two years. We hope
she may succeed. y. There is an on dit
afloat that John Z. Heenan the bruiser, is
about to marry Miss Sara Stevens, the clo-
cutionist. 1t has probably no good found.
alton :. Rhode Island has just sent her
eighth battery to the war. She was bust.
ling with 'big guns before. Military
drill, by authority has been introduced as
an exercise into the public schools of Ban
gor, Maine. E. The Governor Of Minnesota
has been authorized to raise the fifth rrgi.
ment for the war. We see by the Mil
waukee Wisconsin that "concert hail.
on the New York plan, with dancing wo.
men, and female walters, has been OPEN
ed In that city. The influx of yellow
fever should not be so much dreaded ms
these entertainments where vice is made
easy. Col. Daniels of the LIST Wisconsin
cavalry refused to notice an important com.
munication addressed him, for the reason
that he was addressed as "Lieut. COL"
Daniels instead of "Col." Daniels! Good
gracious what long tail our cat has got.
-. On Thursday evening of last week, a
wedding in "high life" came of in Mil.
waukee-thc contracting parties being John
+. Harper, son Of the Harper Bros. oI
New York, and Miss Lille Lynde, daugh.
ter Of Major Lyndc. Some five or six
hundred persons were present. "Calicc
parties" at one dollar per couple, are the
winter style in the capitol city Of Wiscon,
son. 1t becomes the people to be pruden,
in war times like these, and the absence
finery and costly robes from our whit,
parties, will give those attending, enj"ymen,
unalloyed by fear Of losing jewclry o,
spelling their wardrobes. Some SANDER
GUS fellow says the last act of Hamlet il
peculiarly Irish, because it begins with a
funeral and ends with fight. 1t is stat
ed that army bottles at Cairo after having
served the purposes for which thirsty sol
diers desire them, are sometimes filled witt
important dispatches by rebel sympathiz
ers, corked up and set aAoat. to be after
wards picked up by the rebels at Colum
bus. What we lose by MEANS Of this bot
tied express, there, however, we gain be
low New Orleans, where the same neutra
power conveys important news to oul
blockading feet The Harvey Birch
destroyed by the rebel steamer Nashville
is said to have been splendid ship. thrc'
decker, we'll finished, and worth sc, 700
az Dialogue between farmers Smitl
and Brown meeting each other on the roa,
from and to McGregor: 'Halloo, Smith
just coming from McGrcgorl what is tn
news there?' Smith.-Well, sir. there i
but very little Of interest. Wheat is sell
ing rather low and pork still worse, but the,