The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-02-12
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The Panama Railroad Company's steam
ship Columbus, lost at Port Rernedcrs
had cargo valued at 81, 100000.
A bill was reported in the Senate on the
4th providing for the appointment of consul
general to Hayti and Liberia.
The old rumor Of removal Of troops from
Manassas has for the fifticth time been pu,
in circulation.
Gen. Halleck has began levying upon
wealthy sccessionists in the interior Of
Missouri for funds wherewith to pay for
building bridges. burnt by the bush.
wbackers.
Our government, it is said, has intelli-
gence Of designs on the part of England
to seize the Sandwich Islands.
The enemies of Mcclellan are maturing
bill authorizing the President to appoint
a Lieutenant General from the regular or
volunteer corps-the object being to place
some pei son in power over Mcclellan.
By the arrival of the Nova Scotia at
Portland, on the 9Th, we have four days
later intelligence from Europe. England
continues her warlikc preparations. The
English and French papers are discussing
the policy of recognizing the rebel states
as a dc facto government. The London
Times thinks England's true policy is to
suffer % little longer and let tho event of
the American struggle work itself out
The London Daily News continues boldly
to denounee the idea Of recognizing the
South, while nearly all the other papers
favor armed Intervention in favor Of the
Shareholders confederacy. Prominent
among French items in the telegraphic re-
port, is the statement that the Princess
Clothi!de is enciente
The Railways leading eastward are said
to be all blocked up by freight.
Gen. Sherman said the saving made by
the retrenchment bills would be thirty MIL
lions.
At a recent White House ball eight
hundred invitations were issued. It was
an expensive affair. .-
The President is reported to have said
that he had greater confidence now than
for long time, in our success in suppress.
ing the rebellion. An anxious people,
would like some evidence to ground their
faith upon.
Bright, of Indiana, has been expelled
from the Senate on charge of treason,
based upon letter to jeff Davis in which
the writer not only recognized Davis as
Ellis Exccllency, the President of the Con-
federatc States" but recommended him
certain arms for use against the United
States. The vote stood ayes, 80; nays,
IA. Those who voted negatively were
Bayard, and Salisbury, of Del; Cowan,
of Penn. Carlisle, and Wiley, Of Va.
Harris, Of New York: Kennedy, and
Pearcc, Of Nd; Latham, of California
Nesmith, Of Oregon; Powell, of KY Rice,
of Mimi; Tcneyck, and Thompson, of
N. j.
On his arrival at Kansas Lane, announc.
cd that he visited the State "only as mem.
Der of the Senate Military Committee p
Gen. I. F. Mcagher has formally taken
command of an Irish brigade.
Capt. Griffin's battery has been doing
some splendid artillery practice on the Po-
tomac, firing at tree. 1000 yards distance.
Why not have some Of those schrapnel
shells pitched into the rebels.
Dispatches from southwestern Missouri
on the 9th, represent our pckcts within
hailing distance of the rebels. Price had
made an Intellectual attempt to remove his
baggage, and had informed his men that it
was fight or surrender.
The steamer Golden Age from Panama
brings $50, 900 in treasure. A courier ar
rived at Acapulco previous to the 9th ult.,
with intelligence Of the defeat Of the Span
ish army in severe battle at the National
bridge, near Vera Cruz The battle lasted
five hours. Accounts from Mexico repre-
sent termination of local feuds, and
perfect union Of parties to resist INVASION
In the Senate on the 9th, Senator Doolt.
tie offered resolution reducing the mileage
Of members Of Congress SO per cent. 1t
was agreed to.
The legal tender clause in the Treasury
note bill was rejected by the House on the
9th by SO ayes to SO noes.
Great activity prevails at Boston in get
ting off Gen. Buffers expedition Of 10000
men.
The national expenses for this year arc
estimated at Jsoe hundred and .1fty mil.
lion dollars!
z DIEo.-At Arlington Heights, Va, Of
congestion of the lungs, on the 1st Of Feb,
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