The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-10-01
HosaiuUs for the 'Tinlcs.

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j Outings for the Times.
In running about on train and river one
often sees things that may interest a por.
ton of the public. Newspapers are valua.
able as they record incidents not patent to
every reader; and allow me to ompliment
the TINES by stating That in no paper in
the west do We See So much new matter as
its columns contain. Surprising that the
racings Of one of your readers may not be
entirely void Of interest, take my pen in
hand" etc.
A few days ag, the writer placed himself
in charge of Capt. lIurd, and clerks Hau,l
ton and Eaton of the Itasca, and made a
voyage to Dubuque. On the boat all was
80. X as it always is on our river pack
cts. The Captain is notorious for a free
and easy, democratic style Of conduct, and
the clerks are models of quiet unassumng
gentlemen attentive to all and yet as ur-
obtrusive as country girl of sixteen. The
Itasca is personally friend Of ours, and We
dare not trust our pen to say all We feel to-
ward her officers. .@nt
On the trip to Dubuque there were s,vc.
raj preachers returning from the Confer, nee
recently held by the Mcthodsts at McGres.
or. An acquaintance with several Of them
enlivened the ride to Dubuque and added
materially to our admiration of the self
sacrificing character Of the pioneer missio on.
aries to the boundless west. Rev. Mr.. Pan.
coast of Maquoketa, ~c found splendid com
pany and it will be long time ere We for.
get his agreeablcnrss as man, and his de-
voted. union conservatism as minister.
At Dubuque the KY City, by Russ &
Jones, was our home, and when the travel
err finds better one in the west, he will
confer public favor by naming it. Russ
is not very plenty except in the general
superintendent Of the interior department
he is decidedly the most re,iccn, landlord
in Iowa, but he knows how to keep hotel
Jones is ubiquitous; you will find him in
the Office, in the parlor, and on the street
re:dy to oblige all who are weary and heavy
laden; and as likely as not you can hear Of
him fter business hours at Cox'S, Smythcs'
or Touslcy's. Not that Charley keeps late
hours, but lie lives for his guests, and where
they are he is in the midst and tina to make
happy. A clear conscience hath made
Charley very fat.
A ride to the camp and cordial hand.
shaking with captains, licutenants, str.
geants, corporals, and privates Of the 9th
and th,-the 2lst having left for ST. Lou.
is before our arrival-a pleasant chat with
Col. Gilbert Of the 9th, with Adj Hyde
Clarke, Of Gen Ierron's staff'--a "smile''
or two with Capt. Geo Pierce, the muster.
ing in officer-a meeting with sutler Bur.
dick and his assistants. Geo. Church and
H. b. George farewell to Colonel Merrill
and his lady, bound by train to st. Louis
"A call on the Herald and the Times "a chat
with COL Dave" Wilson of the cavalry
a game Of billiards with the West Union P
Master, and good time generally, let us
out Of Dubuque the morning after our arri
val, and on the beautiful Milwaukee We
steamed northward. Capt. Holcomb is as
quiet as he is cfficient-thc type and the
PROOF Of Il gentleman. Lear's commenda
ton Of Cordelia, "shc is slow of speech, "
would apply to Holcomb most fittingiy.-
He is one Of the best sailors on the rive,
and is universal favorite. Coffin ant
Watson, the first and second clerks, ar,
finished jobs in their line. Coffin, despit,
the solemnity Of his name, has suavity
enough for whole fleet, and 'Bilr' can tel
more stories than would fill a volume Of the
N. Y. Ledger, though it is doubtful if Bon
ncr would publish everything Watson nigh
tell. Count Ewing of the Milwaukee i:
a genius. He can mix beverage in sucl
style as to seduce Neal Dow himsclf--car
tell an Irish ''goak" equal to Dennis Bull
gruddery-can play the Marseillaise on a dip
per handle fife Of his own invention-he il
a violinist, philosopher, a politician, ant
the soul of good company. May the youth
full old man live to see his great grand chill
dren!
A ride of few hours brought US to Cass
vile, well built, but silent-then to Gluten
burg, sold-looking and Sunday like
then to Clayton to look upon the ash
es Of fifteen thousand dollar Timber pill
owned the day before by Frank Smith
j. A. Brown rolled on some barrels of flou
from the splendid steam mill on the levee
and-our next landing was at McGregor
the embodiment of the life, commercial &C
tivity and the enterprise Of northern Iowa
the premium city Of the upper Mississippi
.t....s- RAMBLER.
~ The editors of the North Iowa TINE
thank God in their last issue that the PEG
pie of the loyal states continue to stand b.
the President Where will they be foun'
this week ?----Nfms. ..s.
The ambiguity Of the Eeaos editors is re
,narkable. Who is meant by the tern
they? If the people Of the loyal states
We reply that they will doubtless continu
to stand by the President; if the editors G
this paper, we have only to say that We ar
where We always have been--on the side G
the government and the Constitution, an
the President, who is the agent of the on
he j, the creature Of tho other.
The editors Of the NeWs we doubt not