The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-01-09

News and Items.
BY the st. Charles City (Iowa) lntel;-
gencer Of Jan. Sd, we learn that the men,
bers Of st. Charles Lodge Of A, F.& A. NJ.
had splendid time on tho eth day Of
December, in commemoration Of st. John
the Divine. Mcssrs. Witted, lIildreth,
"Ebe" Wright, "a trump card in all social
gatherings Reinigcr and many others
made excellent speeches. The toasts were
good ones, particularly that one which as
cribed patriotism TO the Doctors because
they arc willing to bleed for their country.
| A boy named Elliot, at Napoleon, Mich,
aged Is, struck school fellow named Jen-
nings, aged IL, and killed him almost in
stantly. $780,. ...... .. .....
The talk of Lincoln's inviting Bell or
Stephens or Houston to his cabinet is pro-
baby all nonsense
All of our exchanges arc blowing De
Lands Saleratus. We have the same res
poet for the man who invented Salcratus as
Ben Franklin had for tho chap who invent
ed book -kccping-he (the inventor Of Sal. }
ought to be smothered in the ashes with
which he poisons the public. Yeast is the
only rising fit for bread.
The Boyer Valley Record, of Dennison,
Crawford Co., Iowa, tells of a mail boy who
was so closely chased by the wolves Of that
section that he had to climb tree and,wait
till assistance came. The wolves ran the
horse, with the mail bags, into the forest
and probably made supper Of the poor
beast ~ H
Mayor Wood first married Miss Taylor
of Phil, aud shortly divorced her. His
next was Anne, daughter Of Judge Richard
son Of Auburn. Anne died The last
Mrs. Wood is beautiful 17-ycar-old Of n
Y. City and worth 100000. The Mayor
was first married in 1870 and cannot rca-
sonably be less than As years old In 1910
he was stagc-playcr. His stage is now
the city of New York. We admire his
taste is selecting young beauty for wife
his discretion may DO questioned.
The term "giving fellow the sack" may
have originated in Turkey from the custom
there Of sacking an unlaithful or an unwcl-
come lover and having him thrown into
the Bosphorus.
The Cincinnati Erdelitc is out in pow
crful appeal for the Union Of these States
at ercry hazard. 1t able editor calls on the
people to avoid listening to schismatics and
separatists. ....-. s... 49,.
The North American arrived on the 3lst.
France had intimatcd to Austria that she
(Austria will be obliged to sell Vcnitia in
the spring or expect war! Brcadstuffs ad-
vancing. aa.
In the Missouri Legislature, Bre ckin-
ridge Speaker and a Douglas Clerk were
elected
The New, Years Holiday was coldly
kept in Washington; all seemed alarmed
Guns were fired in all the important
cities in honor of Maj. Anderson.
The reports that Senator Wade, Mr.. Lin
coin or Mr.. Buchanan were in danger of
assassination is so transparent an effort to
to manufacture capital against the south
that We are almost ashamed to notice it
even 10y way Of contradiction ""
Col. Miles, of Fort Kcarncy, received a
dispatch from Cottonwood Springs stating
that the Indians were drinking and they
threatened to destroy all the whites. Later
advices remove all cause Of fear. IF tho
villains who sell whisky to the savases
could be hung up at once the troubles would
cease s.sgs,H
Four men in Georgia Gulch took out
$500 in one day. The Nevada mill ground
out to thousand dollars in one day
Cold weather and snow storms had been to
Denver. A seventy-stamp mill had arrived
1t would he set up on Clear Greek. 49,.
The American residents at Honolulu.
Sandwich Islands) Voted Nov 9th, as fol-
lows: Lincoln, 1871; Douglas, 10; Brock.
SO; Bell, 10; Brigham Young7.
Maj. Anderson dincd in Charleston on
Christmas day, got tight, with the company
the Major slammed most Of the tight
left all the authorities" Of Charleston in
glorious humor, rowed to Moultrie, spiked
his cannon and retreatcd to Fort Sumpter.
Capt. Stone, at the instance of Gen.
Scott has been appointed General of the
Militia OF the District of Columbia and is
ordered to put them through drill inlmc-
diately. Things looks checkercd
The Mass. Legislature met on the ID.
Gov. Banks delivered his farewell speech on
the Sd. 1t is not yet before the public.
Gov. Black, of Nebraska, vetoed the bill
prohibiting slavery; his main argument
was that it was uncalled for and at this time
would act as an irritant The bill was
passed over the veto.
Phelps & Co., of Oquawka, Ills., bankers,
lost 81 900 by robbery, on the I'd. "The
clerk was temporarily absent" What a
good clerk, to be absent just when the rob-
Der came!
A news dealer of ST. Jo., No., is indicted
for selling anti-slavery papers. lie gave
BAIL
Charley Wright Of the Mil. Neps 1--WE are
not going to write Press C Neus every
timc,) tells of chap who called literally on
New Years, and finally got into hotel
kitchen. Thinking it to be his bedroom
he took off his duds and laid on the floor.
AS he was about retiring he discovered
keg and being sure it was whiskcy he put