The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-19
4atest Wews.

The Second Wisconsin Regiment lef,
yesterday for the southeast, taking the
route pursued by the first.
On the 4th inst, the Montreal steamship
Canadian struck on field Of .sunken ice
about eight miles south Of Bell island. $50
persons were saved in the small boats; ship
sank in 80 minutes.
There arc said to be 1000 state troops
at Brownsville, NO., we'll armed and daily
being reinforced. The secessionists also
have full sway on each side of the Missouri
river between the Kansas border and the
town of Boonville. Eight regiments Of
Illinois troops are encamped within two
hours ride Of st. Louis, ready to render help
promptly on call Four other regiments
are to be stationed at Quincy. The Cd To-
wa regiment, Col. Curtis, is distributed
over about 100 miles of the Hannibal & St.
Joseph r. r: the lst regiment, Col. Bates.
are also distributed along the same line Of
road, on each side Of Hudson. A soldier
Of the 1st recently got into difficulty with
the son of station keeper, and on an at
tenn of the latter to draw pistol was in.
stantly shot through the heart; this is the
first blood drawn by the Iowa bows.
Dispatches from Washington on SUNDAY
state that Gen. Scott expected the rebels
would make stand at Manassas Gan. The
rebels still talk freely of an attack on Wash.
ington.
The steamer hiorrss from Madison. Ind.
on Sunday took down to Louisville. 700
bbls of pork and 800 casks of bacon. a nor.
ton Of which she unload-d, when taking Il
back she returned without explanation.
On Saturday, the thermometer at Alex.
andria stood at 1869 in the shade.
The Times despatch of Sunday states
that Col Butler had called for 10, 900 more
troops.
The rebel troops have fallen back from
Harper's Ferry and are concentrating at
Richmond. Wise was reported to be
marching to oppose Gen. McClellan's ives.
tern troops.
1t is reported that seventy locomotives
have been burned by the rebels near Mar.
tinsburg The rebels after evacuatinp Lees.
burg also burned large number of engines
and cars
The propeller Cataract took fire Sunday
afternoon off the town of Erie; four persons
were drowned by the swapping of small
boat; boat and cargo total loss.
On Friday last, Flora Temple won race
of single mile heats over "John Morgan"
young gelding who gave evidence Of won.
drous powers of endurance and pushed her
to the following good time: 2:244; 1926;
and 2:2s4.
An army officer who arrived at Wash
ington from Cairo on Sunday, saws Gen.
Pillow with 10000 men was about to ad-
vance on Cairo.
a despatch to the Tribune SAYS the Pres
ident is bending all his energies to bring the
war toa close before the approach Of winter,
and with that view has prepared call for
half a million men. We attach no credit to
this last item. III
The lake schooners Fremont and Ben
Fhnt, loaded with wheat, have gone to the
bottom. The former sank in the river at
Cleveland, and the latter near Pios. In.
sured at Buffalo. !.
"A despatch from St. Louis on Monday
states that Col. Curtis Of the Iowa volun.
tecrs, had captured Brig. Gen. Shenck, as
he was at Chilicothe engaged in mastering
state troops.
The foreign steamship Jra has arrived
with news OF the death of Count Cavour.
The war department has ordered the re-
building of the r. r. bridge at Harper's
F rry.
About 10 o'clock a. M of Monday while
small body of federal troops were moving
down the streets of ST. Louis, q company
near the rear of the column, suddenly wheel
ed and fired into the recorders court, kill
ing four persons and severely wounding
others. The cause Of this singular proceed
ing has not TRANSFERRED.
The Eye ard sar.
Dr.. l. Wahob, Oculist and Aurist, of Pitts
burg, Pa. now travelling in the West, and for
the last three months practicing with unrivaled
success in Northern Iowa, will visit the follow.
ing places between McGregor and DEBORAH, as
follows; Monona on Monday the 24th OF June,
will remain until Tuesday the 25th to IL m.
Will arrive at Hardin same day at 2 p m, and
remain until next day 26th, until Up. m. Will
arrive at Frankville same day p. M, and re-
main until the next day p. m. Win arrive at
DEBORAH on the evening Of the 9th and remain
one day (2eth) at the fremont House, where
uC SoA NC CousulIcO lOr 8ll diseases OF the Eye
and Ear.
DR.. w. having recently visited DEBORAH and
operated Oh a number Of cases would respect
FULLY refer to all who are acquitted with him,
to the citizens of DEBORAH in general, and es-
pecially those who were under his treatment
whilst there. He has restored persons who had
been deprived Of the sense Of vision entirely
for time aud who had given up hope of ever
seeing again He intends remaining in McGre.
gor most of the present summer, and persons
sons near to the above named places can con.
suit him as above mentioned, and afterwards
have the benefit of treatment by visiting Nc
Gregor.
McGREsoR. June 18th 1861.
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