The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16
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On Thursday evening last Lieut.. Call, o
the Clayton Go. Volunteers, returned home
on brief furlough He looks hearty and
soldierly ready for anything that might
turn up, and never ut loss what to do
in any enisency. In fact soldering
seems to be his best holt. He brings
home several trophies of his campaign in
On Tuesday afternoon of last
week, a young man who gave his name as
John Lyon, broke into the private office of
Captain Sherwin of the Alamakee, while
she was lying at the wharf, and with
chisel cut open a number of drawers in the |
expectation Of obtaining quantity Of
money. He did his job expeditiously and
noiselessly-not disturbing gentlemen who
were in the cabin. AS soon as the facts
became known, Capt. Sherwin procured n
warrant and deputy Sheriff Hoxie arrested
the light-fngercd gent. While confined
and in the care of Constable Heck he man.
aged, though ironed, to effect his escape
He is still at large and is a desperate fellow.
1--WE notice that Brigadivr Gen. Stone
man, brother Of our fellow. townsman j. T. !
Stoneman, has been appointed Major Gen.
eral, and now has full command of all the
cavalry forces in the grand army of the
Potomac. This is an appointment fit to
be made. Gen. Stoncman has had twenty
years service in the regular army besides
thorough military education. Mcclellan is
bound to be we'll supported in his new po-
sition. ...R. Tompkins, formerly of this
city, We learn, is about starting a paper
at Gutenberg to be denominated the Sen
tinel Louis Paulsen, of Dubuque, is
now in Europe winning laurels at Chess
He recently conquered Herr Ko.isch, a
player Of great celebrity, and subsequent
ly when blindfolded played against eleven
talented amatucrs, beating most of them and
forcing draws with the r,mainder The
Sd Iowa regiment, including Clayt Fay.
cite, and Winnishick companies, is to rem
devious at Quincy until their health is res
torcd, and they equipped as they should
have been at the outset. -. Hon. C. C.
Washburn has been appointed Colonel of
the I'd regiment of Wisconsin cavalry
which corps it is expected will be quarter
ed at Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien-a
most excellent locality for cavalry practice.
Col. w. is man of energy, sagacity, and
discretion; he will undoubtedly fill his po-
sition to the credit Of Wisconsin and him
self. On Saturday the Alamakee, in ad-
dition to the regular passenger and freight
traffic carried over one hundred and fifty
eight fat bceves, and on Monday two humid
red and four more The editor of the
Prescott Journal, published in Pierce Co.,
has bad left with him lump of coal cx-
humed in that vicinity. The same paper
announces an oil spring near Prescott
We trust this item unlike many telc-
grams will not not he contradictcd next
week. 80. We understand that new wagon
road is being built from McGregor to
Waukor, taking the river bank to Nezeka
at the mouth Of Yellow River, there strik.
ing ircctly across to Waukon. By this
route the distance between the two routes
is reduced to 25 miles -. A raft which
touched at this place on Saturday, on it's
way down from the Black river country
had beautifully displayed to public view
about three hundred barrels of fine cram
berries. DIR. Whitney, formerly of Prai-
RE du Chen, and more recently from Pixies
Peak, is about locating in McGregor for
the practice of medicine and surgery The
Doctors most intimate friends are loud in
his praise both as physician and a citizen
We have every reason to believe that he is
worthy and well qualified, and to the full
est extent deserving of public confidence.
Church Dedication. s..-.
The new Church erected by the Baptists
on the corner of 4th and Ann streets will
be opened for public worship on Sunday
Goth inst. Dedicatory Sermon by the Pas
tor L. Milton Whitman, at 1Oa o'clock A.
M-Sunday School at p. NJ. Sermon
by Rev. A. Whitman, of Rock Co., Wis
sonsin, at P. M.-Sermon by Rev. John
Jackson, Of Milwaukee at u P. NJ.
The Trustees will be at the Church on
Monday evening 2lst inst, at r P. NJ. for
the purpose Of renting the seats for the
ensuing year.
| The above items we learn from the Trus.
trees and while VIC give the notice, We take
pleasure in noticing the building and the
energy that has been shown in itsierection.
1t was only on the LIST Of August that GU,
Baptist friends commenced their house, and
in the short space Of II weeks, they have
finished Church 36x6O feet in size, capa
BILE of seating $50 persons. The outside
Of the building is sided with flooring and
painted in an excellent imitation of stone
In company with Mr.. Colgate We visited
the Church on Monday We entered int,
small vestibule which opens on cithe
side to one of the aislcs; at our right hant
on entering was the choir platform, which
with the pcws and wainscoating were yer,
neatly grained in imitation of oak. 4
handsome chandelier Of six burners is sus
pended from the ceiling, which with tn
bracket lamps at either end will give a,
| abundance Of lipht The nnln;t iS na,nta