The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-04-10

News and .Iecnss.
\ Egypt" talks Of beinga state by itse
i in case Of reconstruction of the Unior
4 When Mr.. David took Possession Of til
1 Dubuque P. 0. tho old clerks asked to
4 retained year as condition of breakin
the new clerks in. Mr. David very proper
! ly said nis and they left at once. Doubl
clerks for whole year would be expensive
/ Office don't belong to anybody in this Gov
srnment.
The Morrill, Tariff went into operation
on All-Foors Day. Very appropriate
Eugene is sid to be almost Z mania
about her souls future. spirit.rapping o,
one hand and the supcrstitions Of tn,
scheming priests who surround her on tn,
other would set almost any one crazy
She talks Of going to Jerusalem to spend
her days, leaving the French Throne to he,
ambitious consort.
Massachusetts, has rubbed out the most
Objectionable feature Of the Personal Libcr.
ty Bill.
Fort Sunpter is evacuated. Fort Pickcns
will be reinforced. Sumpter is to be
strengthened. The Southern Conservatives
arc assured that no reinforce.ncnts will be
forwarded. The Administration has decid-
ed on war policy. The President assures
Southern gentlemen that no act of force
will be used toward the seeding States.
An extra session of Congress is inevitable.
Senator Nesmith has gone to Oregon with
the assurance that no extra session will be
called This is the STYLE OF the Tele-
s-~rh;. ~e-s ,,ow a-uays.
A Mr.. Woodruff, of Patterson, N. j.,
made speech At Republican me ting; he
modestly stated: IL wish to God had the
control Of He'll for three days that might
rain fire and birthstone on South Carolina. :"
He will have vote there soon enough pro-
baby.
ANDREW is tho seat Of Jackson Co., BY
late vote. Usage beats Mitchell "a votes,
and Lansing beats Wadkon 20 votes.
Absinths is becoming fashionable ad-
denda to American drinks. II is introduc-
ed by the French and Germans and is said
to produce mania in short time. tits
composed Of NORWOOD, Aag-root, ami.
seed and alcohol. We suspect it is the al
cohol that does the dcvil,ncnt.
All the elections in Cities and States
have gone favorable to the Democratic
Union sentiment, In another column the
particulars will be found.
Reports about the Forts and the intention
Of the 9. S. Government we leave till the
hour Of going to press. No reliance can be
placed on the Telegraph.
Two Jrishmen were killed in st. Louis
at Republican meeting and two Germans
by lightning. Persecution of foreigners"
The New York and Borussia reached n.
Y. on the I'd. News not important
The Pnnsylcanian has suspended. 1t
lived on Federal pap and when that gave
out the paupcr died. 1t was able and
venal. The firemcn Of Laporte, Indiana,
owed Mr.. Baldwin Of Detroit for their en-.
ginc and he levied on it. On recent visit
to La Porte, Mr.. 3. was burned in effigy
Is it crime in Indiana to collect q debt
They have ghost in Cleveland, Ohio
that is soaring people out of their wits
JoHS Brown probably.
A Revolution is reported in New Mexico
and Fort Marcy is said to be taken. It is
supposed the people will annex N. NJ. to the
South.
The, Chicago Times advises its readers
not to get scared about Illinois money
1t will bring par or near it, unless war
should ensue. The Times says the appoint
ment Of so many Republican editors to Of
fetal posts will purify the press of the
country. The Lord be thanked!
Senator Grimes reached Burlington, his
home, on April Sd.
The Planet bank is reported all right now.
1t is believed at Washington that the
French and English fleets ordered to the
Gulf are designed to look at the Southern
Republic and to sec that commerce is not
interrupted. In case of war they may want
to take hand.
Major Ben McCulloch, Of Texas, is in
Richmond, Va.
Bigclow and Eddie are appointed Regis
ter and Receiver at Sioux City; Richards
and Pomeroy at Fort Dodge; Street and
Bloomer at Council Bluffs; Stewart and
Weeks at Des Moines.
Capt. Stringham is to command the Gulf
Squadron. Fogg of N. H., will not accept
the mission to Switzerland.
Mr.. Breckenridge in his late Frankfort
speech, took the ground that unless the
North and the Gulf States can agree upon
= union, Kentucky should 60 with the ex.
IRENE South. This is the ground of many
sc-called Union men of the South.
Wheeling was thrown into excitement
few days since by a telegraph from Wash
ington stating that the Harriet Lane was
fred into BY the Carlisle battery.
Insurance on cotton ships from America
have advanced in London from 80 to 40
shillings, inclrding the risk of capture.
Israel Putnam is Mayor Of Bath, Maine,
and John Hancock is one Of the selcctmen
Of Litchfield.
The Railroad is completed from Dubuque
to Cedar Falls. A big spree was had at the
Falls on the arrival Of the first train through.
An accident occurred on the Dubuque