The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-07-24
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Wesec it stated that the Governmental
employed distinguished medical ,pan an
furnished him with several hogsheads {
material to be used in embalming those o
fccrs who fall in the army of the NORTH
A useless expenditure Of money, partia
extension of favors and an unpleasant re
minder that those who leave us in goo
spirits will come home in bad ones. Mr.
Lincoln received 1857, 6lo votes; oppo
nents received 2, so4, $50. -. Brig. Genera
Pierce of Great Bethel notoricty is a native
OF Roxbury Mass.-was appointed by Gov
Andrews to fill the place made vacant b,
the promotion of Butler to a Major Gener
alship. His name is E. A. Pierce, part,
favorite and nothing more. :. Mr. Taney
was appointed Chief Justice Dec %, 1s,
30. Gen. Scott authorizes Webb Of tn,
Courier and Enquirer to say that this
great country will be on the old track again
and all at peace before the LIST of May 49,.
G2 The seccssionists have in their pos.
session the following described property
belonging to Uncle Sam: II Notifications,
Is custom houses, 10 arsenals, / armory,
3 mints, 2 navy yards, vessels afloat and
sunk. A pretty large steal . The Mo-
bile Tribune proposes to call the Southern
Conftderacy by the pet name of Cousin
Sally Call it 'Topsy'. Il. d. Bang
hart, prominent lawyer Of Jersey City is
drilling the young ladies Of Asbury Semi
nary in the Zouavc discipline. The Cap:
tain is a young lady from the South
What name the fellow has to drill lady
wish!.... A Canada wit, in allusion to the
bloodless battle of TT. Sumpter says Stump
ter is too far South for szeighingr.. "A
woman in England aged u murdered her
husband because he had grown old and
troublesome. Oysters are declared con-
trabrand-they may be used to SHELL an
enemy -. Surgeons in the Army are re-
quired to he mot older than % years
This is the beginning Of an era in which
physicians will know more
than old practitioners Perhaps tn, ap-
pointment of Bragadiers Schenck and Pierce
was upon the same principle, the less
man knows the more necessity there will
be for his being Industrious in educating
himself. The men who arc killed by me-
aical or military NAL practce are of no
special use and the Government has piles
Of money!. We noticed the passage of
strong party resolutions by the Democratic
of Howard county. S. O.
Daggett was Chairman and Mead, Munson,
Harris and others were Committee on re-
solutions. LIN a town in Kentucky a
Of young ladies' is organized as
Union Captivators.' They wear bib
apron, the starry union covering the bosom
md the stripes the lower part of the per-
son. So patriotic frontispece would
'aptvatc us or amy other man.. 80. Colo
'el Curtis of Keokuk writes to Mrs r. d.
trey, of Fayette, that the soldiers want
lavelocks, and ten white muslin sheets for
ickness. The havelocks should be made
# Angola flannel, white By notice in
he Observer we see that Mrs. Grey, Mrs.
'rannis, Mrs. Hendrickson, Mrs. Budong,
lrs. Newcomb, Mrs. Barnard, Mrs. Alex
nder and dozen other public spirited la.
lies of that spunky little Athens met to-
either at Capt. Greys and got up the arti-
les required All honor to them. Wead.
nire such Sewing Societies >. England and
Wales have 39, $50 professional thieves and
$3.50 who are suspected of thieving, being
ways under the eye of the police. At
heap eating houses in London the plates
re of pewter and screwed fast to the table
Odessa is great wheat market; this
ear the country around it is being eaten
p by locusts... In Green county Virgin
|, there is Tidal Spring which bursts
ut for half an hour stream that turns
mall mill; at the end of this time the stream
tops and not drop of water can be seen.
his breaking out and recession goes on
lternately every hour IN the day and night,
. 1.-The regular army of the United States
umbers 1857 -. From the wreck of the
hungarian the submarine operatonrecoy-
red card on which was written in a fine
and-Lizzie dies tonight y. :. Mrs. Lu.
nda 5. Standiford, of Lewis county XIV,
as beard 5 inches long grown since
s59.' Perhaps she married this beard
Ia dog Qsmale) lost an interesting
mlly OF puppies and was afterwards de-
'cted pokinga piece of Grape into the
ey-hole of sausage shop! Doubtful.
The New York Sunday Times (best
lthority) says Sam Houston's name is
as Hou,e ton. We always
loughtso is very rainy in England
lis summer; the crops are threatened with
ntire destruction :. Manageable ages in
'ost of the states arc IA for males and -
II females, provided parents consent
Iowa STATE TEAcHER's ASSOCIATION
ne next annual meeting of the estate
eachers' Association of Iowa" will con-
enc at Muscatine, commencing August
9TH at y .So1ool- ID lE - 49,, \.