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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

W "While the army is fighting, you
as citizens must see that the wa. is prose.
cnted for the preservation Of the Union and
the Constitution, for your nationality. am
your rights as citizens" From NcClel-
Lan's address at Trenton. e..
These words have pure ring, viii h
ammo ucc the patriot and the hero. A CO..
temporary truly says, they are letters of
gold. What else should we expect Of a
man, who could say when stripped of the
cainmand Of the finest body Of men the
world ever say "Stand by Burnside, as
you have stood by me-" Calumny stands
abashed before the disinterestedness of
such hero.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

EDIroRs NORTH Iowa TMss will you
be kind enough to insert the following state.
ment in your paper. and thereby oblise tho
McGrcgor S. s. ....
II ~ G. GILcnn,sr. Sea
The McGregor Sanitary Society believing
that those citizens who have contributed 50
generously Of money, materials, and kind.
ly services, would like to know what has
been accomplished during the past year,
would state, that they have made and sent
to Hospitals at Mound City, Keokuk, Cor.
NTH, and St. Louis, the following articles:
20 co'"fortables, 20 bed sacks, l mattrass,
20 feather and down pillows Ok r;,,o,-
ticks, 81 pillow cases, rs sheets "a d"uhic
gowns, IL flannel shirts, 81 cotton A,nn.i
shirts, 70 muslin shirts, 40 pairs Of DIR AYERS
6 woven shirts. 6 woven pairs drawers 40
pair OF sock, So towels, % pocket hind.
kerchiefs, pairs Of slippers. 6 pairs sus.
penders, pair mittens, 3 pairs pan,aloons.
2 linen coats, ! vest, ! spittoon, 8 pair Of
SCISSORS, tooth brushes, 7 'cosnbs. Q IA.
pers needles, boxes of pins, % quires Of
writing paper, envelops, steel pens, lead
pencils, 4 bars Of soap, 80 lbs. dried fruit.
Q lbs farina, 6 lbs corn starch, 4 Jars pre-.
served fruit, Q Jars tomato ca,sup, Jar Of
peach narrnalade, 8 cans peaches, over 500
yards bandages Of various weadths. lint.
large quantities Of congresses and rags.
and yarn. We have also sent a number Of
books, both English and German, and an
unlimited quantity Of reading matter, con.
sisting Of periodicals and newspapers.
The Society estimates the value of arti.
cles sent away at 1915 besides this, We
have contributed in cash $72--makinp .
sum total Of SAP, and in addition there are
on hand, ready made, articles that. would
swell the aggregate to $500. We have
placed no ualue on the reading matter sent
away. although considering it ;nvalaaDk to
inva'ids who arc we'll enough to read.
The Society meets every Wednesday af.
ternoon, Mt 2 O'clock, in the lecture room
Of the Congregational chur'h.
In behalf Of the Society. !,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

GoDEY's LADy's BooK.-This unexcep.
tional favorite with the ladies is about com.
mencing its sixty-sxth volume. Among
the good things which will comprise the
attractions for 1868, are the following
1900 pages Of reading matter; "a pages
Of music; IL deubls extension coloretl
fashion plates, equal to "a of other maga,
zines; over 200 wood engravings; IA
steel cngravings Of beautiful subjects 7S0
articles Of distinguished authors, etc. There
is no greater autocrat in this country than
Cooley, for he sways the women, and the
women sway the men. Unlike other auto
Gratis. however, Cooley interests, delights,
and amnses those whom he cnchains. His
popularity is unbounded, and his large list
Of readers will certainly be swclled by the
rare attractions he offers for 1854.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26
Correspondence.

correspondence
..e.E ( a,2s CHICAGO, Nov. 20.
Editor Times:-I can hardly realize since
I came here that we arc living in war times.
Chicago, certainly, does not feel any evil e.
fects from it, but on the contrary seems re-
ally to BE- benefited by it.
But must not dwell here. must tell
you something about the Chicago graded
schools. Whatever else the city has to be
proud Of, it certainly has reason to pride it.
self in the noble system Of schools it has
adopted, the worthy corps Of teachers EN-
ployed, and the noble hearted, energetic and
all. superintendent.
Ifyou want to see live man, you will
find one in the person Of W. II. Wells.
1t does one good to see such a man in
these war times, when so many are turn.
ing their attention to money schemes, for.
getting the great interests that lie at the
very foundation Of our Republican institu.
tons.
In regard to the graded school systcm es.
tablished here must say have fallen in
love with it-not with the school MAINS.
wish you to understand, but with the sys.
tenn. This system is carried out in all the
different enplo, mcnts, and why not, when
We come to the business Of teaching. 1t is
merely division of labor. Each grade
has its particular work to do. No teachc,
performs work that has been accomplished
by another. You see but little beauty in a
watch, as its parts lie before you in a con-
fused mass. But take it, and adjust each
of its parts to the other and We have q
beautiful machinery. Thus it is with The
school. 1t may lie in a uscless mass. or il
may in skillful hands be presented in al
its symmetry and beauty. Giving this a:
my introduction. will tell you in my
next letter, what saw in visiting the Skin.
ner school, one Of the best and largcs
schools in the city, numbering about l LOO
scholars.
f. B. WAKEMAN.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26
Army COrrespondence.
HEADQUARTERS IN 38rn REo. Iowa Vols,
CAMP FRANKLIN, Dubuque Co. Iowa,
Nov. 18th. 1862.

Army COffeSPO0OeOCc.
HEADQUARTERS IN 3srn REo. Iowa VoLs.,)
CAMP FRANKLIN, Dubuque Co. Iowa,
Nov. 18th, 1862. !
Dear Times AS I have few moments
leisure time this morning, thought it might
not be amiss to drop you line and let you
know that the ssth regiment is oil right
notwithstanding We have had one Brush,
and pretty big one too, and l think
we're considerably worsted. l..ss-H..
We have our arms, the Austrian rifle,
and most of our clothing and equipments.
On Friday last the boys were paid Oft in
part, each receiving twcnty.seven dollars
twenty. FIVE Of y hich was the the Govern.
ment bounty and two dollars bounty-the
balance due from time Of enlistment w
expect to get shortly. The boys have
nearly all gone home on furlough which ex'
tends only until the 22d inst. We now
number only PIT with only some four OF
five commissioned officers and we poor .tcl
losos that a,c left to run the mashine just
about as we please. Some time by going
to a Good Tcmplar dance. sometimes to Z
Dutch dance where the Lager and Wine is
dealt out by the pipe. You see the Ssth
must be represented and its reputation
sustained during our sojourn here.
D. II. Hughes has been made Colone! Of
our regiment and j. o. Hudnett, Lieut.
COL, and with such men ut our head you
may expect to hear good news from thu
18th when we ges to Dixie land. 1,l T.,
The health Of our regiment is quite good
at present, the measles arc about played
out. There has been but few deaths. II
Co. F, from Fayette county, Capt. Rogers
lost two men recently by disease.
We have not yet received aIching or
ders but expect to as soon as the boys g.
back from their furloughs. The 32d reg
ment have received marching orders and {
part of the regiment has gone and the re
maindcr will 60 shortly. They 60 to Da
vcnport only for the present. A few o
the 42d, Irish regiment, have taken quar-
tcrs in Camp Franklin in the barracks for
mcr!y occupied by the 2lst. 49,
d. A. Mahoncy returned home last nigh
and from all appearances was very wei
comely received. They met him at tn
lcvce and escorted him through the princi
pal streets of the city and from the wa.
the tar barrels, boxes, and resin was burnt
the bands Of music, the hurrahng, throw
ing Of hats. waving Of handkerchiefs fror
the windows by the fair sex, and other d.
monstrations made. you would think d. A
was one of the b'hoys. He was escorte
home where speeches were made by judy
Wilson, D. A. Mahoncy, Ben. NJ. Samuel'
and others, after which the crowd disper:
ed and what further was done this dept
ncnt saith not, except that lager has rise
to day in consequence Of its scarcity in tt
city. d. A. says he forewarned them
Washington before leaving that they shout
hear from and guess lac is kinder goin
to let OLD Abe do~a a peg or too. Ho
glad We boys of the 3sth are that We al
not Presidents.
Yours for the Union.
| IL .E.r. More Anon, ST.
ANONYMOUS.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

A state Prisoner.
We mentioned last week in this pape,
the release Of Mr.. Mahony Of the Du-
buque Herald, sans trial, sans apology,
sans explanation. His return to Dubuque
was made the occasi on of formal welcome,
which is said by the He,ad to have been
brilliant affair, but which the Times de.
clares to have been farcical. Be all this as
it may. we regret to sec such language -
this in the Times:
'Mahony produces certificate that he
obtained from his guard officer in prison, to
show that he was honOra6ly discharged
What criminal was ever dishonorably dis.
chargedr The arrest and inprison ptent
are the dishonorablc part Of tho transac.
tion," etc.
Now, the impression prevails very gener.
ally that Mahony, in this case, is the vic.
tim Of abuse; that his rights have been
outraged, and his personal liberty illegally
restrained. In fact, our contemporary Of
this place, who certainly is radical enough
to suit the most ultra-is forced to say, "the
administration owes it to its friends to
make an explanation Of its policy with re.
gard to state prisoners" Certainly no
party or people can submit without remon.
STRANGE to the seizure Of citizens in a man.
ner unknown to our laws, aud combining Of
them in dungeons as Estate prisoners" for
such time as suits the individual caprice Of
the parties in power. Suppose the case
reversed; the Democratic party in power !;
the editors Of the Times arrested by file
Of soldiers; hustled off to Washington and
thrust into dungeon, without word Of
explanation, and the production Of no au
thority confined three months; denied
trial doors opened, and the editor receives
certificate Of honorable discharge; pays his
own passage home; received cordially by
friends; Herald in the morning sneers at
his certificate of honorable discharge"
How does that picture look?
If the principle of arbitrary arrests gains
the support, or even the acquicscnce Of the
people, there is not an editor in the land
whose tenure Of liberty-doubly guaranteed
by the Constitution to him as an individual,
and in the ''lrecdom of the press"-is not
at the disposal Of some governmental agent,
for the time endowed with more power than
is granted by the Constitution to the three
coordinate branches Of government.
Nor does the exercise of this new power
stop with the press. 1t extends TO every
other class in community. 1T goes into the
pulpit, the forum, the market, the work
shop, and upon the farm. 1t is a danger
Gus power to be exercised in a republic.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

sD Our eastern exchanges are full Of
praise Of the American Cook Stove, sold by
Stow / Hopkins of this city. Hear what
they say of it:
tyson the Times 4 Courier, Albany, Oct. loth.]
"Yhe American Cooking Stove, invented
BY Shear, Packard & Co. Of this city, con.
tinues to receive the ecomiums of the press
and public. We stated day or two since
that it took the first premium at the lat:
state fair. We now learn that it has Just
achieved another triumph, having carried
Of the first premium at the late Cayuga
Co. fair.
Il requires less fuel and does the cooking
equal to any stove in existence, and in
baking u far superior to anything invented
Il will bake equal to the best brick oven
Sol with equal care" sia ~
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-C. P. Buckinc-
ham, Brigadier General, and A. A. G., an.
nounces by decision Of the Secretary Of
War that when drafted man furnishes q
substitute who is accepted, the two change
places. The principal subsequently is LA
bic to another draft, if mate, just as he
would be if not drafted at first, and the
substitute is bound by the first draft Of the
principal, just as If he had been drafted
himself, la4aaJ
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26
Business Notices.

Business Notices.
Attention is directed to the legal card of
Murdoch & Stoncman, in our columns this
week. These gentlemen are widely known
throughout this part Of the country as able
AID indefatigable men of the law, who al
ways invest all of their energies in every
case they undertake, and who arc eminent.
ly successful in their practice. This new
arrangement, We believe, will bring Judge
Nurdock among US as citizen, circum-
stance which it gives US pleasure to record.
Drs. Hunt 4 King, dentists, have remov-
cd their Office from O'Brlen's block to the
north side of Main street, four doors below
Scott & Brother, where they will pull out
old snags aud insert beautiful teeth, or re-.
model the entire structure of a mans
mouth for moderate compensation.
Duponco's Golden Pills, for the Ladies,
can be had of Benton Brothers & Co., or
Wood & Brother. See advertisement.
Our active fellow. citizen, Matt Mckinney
is comfortably established in his new and
neat building opposite his old stand, and is
so busy selling stoves, and taking in orders
for tin, sheet iron, and copper ware, that he
has not yet had time to write out change
of his advertisement.
Any person wishing to feather his nest,
will find an item in our advertising columns
Of special interest. They are handy to
have in ones house.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

W 1.-The President has pardoned Brig.
adler General Edwin Il. Price, son Of Stcrl.
ing Price. He has received full and free
pardon at the instance o: Gov. Camille, for
all treason and other offences. ~ Telegraph
&c Despatch.
This wholesale use of the pardoning
power by President Lincoln, an example Of
which is announced above, we cannot but
regard as calculated to work great injury
to the Union cause. So far as his abilities
permitted, Gen. Edwin Price, has been as
bitter rebel as his father, to pardon whom,
would be direct insult to the loyal people
VI this country
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

4. r. OPERArIONs.-We learn that Ely
& Reynolds, business operators and capital
lists together, with other prominent men of
Chicago, have purchased the facilities, &c.
OF theMcGregor, St. Peters & Missouri
Railroad company. Iron for 60 miles will
be purchased at once, and in the spring
the track will be laid for that distance.
The impression prevails that the Chicago
4 Galena Union Railroad is interested in
this project, but we learn that it is the
Chicago and North western that is more
Immediately interested.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

DRAW ON THE WEALTHY REBELs.-Late
advices from Louisville state that the Union
men of Kentucky are greatly dissatisfied be.
cause the government does not authorize a
contribution to be levied upon wealthy Sc.
cessionists to prevent the starvation of 10y.
al people Of the mountainous border cour.
ties, who have been stripped Of everything
by the rebels of Morgan, Bragg, Smith, and
company.
Our government owes to the Union men
Of Kentucky who have battled against the
fanatical rebels, not only defense from fur.
Their injury, but redress for past neglect
There is stern justice in the assessment Of
heavy tax upon these wealthy yet infa-
nous men who have been bounding and
prosecuting their neighbsrs for no other
cause than that they refuse to abandon the
old flag.
Aye, let them be assessed, and let the as.
sessment be liberal one. 1.-THE day OF
retribution am a coming"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

~ The Madison (Wis.) Patriot sus >
poets that convention Of army contractors
and pleasure seeking shoulder straps will
will soon be called, to protest against bring,
ing this war to close, as such an event
would ruin their profits add salaries.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

w Gen. Burnside has changed his base
Of operations to Acquia Creek from whence
he proposes to operate upon Richmond
The gunboats protect the base and the
engineer corps arc repairing the. railroad
Cor the advance Of the army. God grant
that he may move the Union arms to
speedy and certain victory.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

ever had for its gui ;ance, and hich sums
up the whole philosophy Of political ccono-
my, is this, IA penny saved, is a penny
earned" For the application of this great
truth 60 to Hammerslough Brothers, and
invest your funds in some Of his fine cloth
ing just received, and comprising the latest
s'yles lust OF ( of the mnnuf ,ctorie,.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

DAHbKLIoS AND WILD CHEnRyBr rrERs.--prov-
d-nce has be.towcd blessing upon mankind through
the fundamentally Of Dr.. Huntington. in pr~sen
ing to the world his Dandclion and Wild Cherry Bit
We have tried II in family with the re.test
success, for the cur. Of Salt Rheum A. blood pu-
rier. It is the effective remedy extant. See ad
ver,isement in another column - Lansing Argus.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

During the past week there have been
several small skir,nishes between the Union
forces and guerrilla bands of rebels, in
Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, and Ala
bama, resulting uniformly in the. success of
the Union arms.
The Vicksburg Wing is alarmed at tho
reported organization Of large body Of
Union men in Texas, who have for their
objects the resistance Of the CONSUMPTION
act, and CO. operation with The federal army.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26

~ 1.-THE seccssioniSts of Memphis Ia l
McCi :llan's removal with delight. y 7sie-
groph:c Despatch. @.. ae.5 a.
Aye, and so do the aboli.ionists Of the
north. We marvel not. E
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26
SniNPLAsTER CURRENCY. Swayr

SniSrLAsrER CURREScY.-JudgeS wayne
OF the U. S. Circuit Court at Cleveland.
Ohio, has recently made an important dc.
cision touching the issue Of checks as .
circulating medium. The Judge held that
the law prescribing penalties for the issue
of small notes or checks, to be used for
currency, was illegal and that consequently
no prosecution could follow the issue Of
such notes. This decision, which is in
substance the same as that rendered in tn Q
U. S. Circuit Court at Albany, recently,
removes the grave approximations that exist
in many minds in regard to this matter.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-26
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MURD OCK d STONEMAN.
ttOrnpyS and COunSellOrS at law,
A CARD TO THE LADIES.
DegDOMCO,S Golden Plus
lnfalible in correcting, regulating and rennoring
al obstruciions. from ,chyteUrr cause. and
aL,caus successfui as a prerentire

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InEyllible in correcting, regulating and remoring
Ill obstyuciions. from srhyteurr cause. and
al,cays sucees.ful as a preventive.
The combination Of ingredient. in DR.. Dmponeo's
Golden pills, are perfectly harmless They have been
thirty years, aud thousands Of ladies testify
to their great and failing In almost every
distressing particularly At the change
OF life. Fe0m t. 10 pills will cure that common yet
dreadful complaint, the Whites. Nearly every female
in the land suffers from this complaint The above
pill has permanently cured Thousands ard Will cure
you ii you them They cannot harm you. on the
contrary, they remove all oh fractions restore nature
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Ladies whose health will not permit an increase or
family will find these pills success full preventive
Pregnant females thoe supp osng thems elves so,
are cautioned against using these pills while in that
condition. lest they invite miscarriage after which ad
monition the proprietor assumes responsibility
athcu g the mildness Of the pills will do Injury to
health.
N. R.-The ingredient. com; osing the genuine III.
are made Known to every ssen', and they will tell VOW
the pills free from anything injurious and yet vii
do all claimed for them.
Full and explicit explanations accompany each bog.
Sold BY BENTON BROTHERS h Co, and
WOOD 4 BROTHER, Mct;regor,
General Agents for Clayton county, Iowa.
Ladies, by sending the above Agents One Dollar,
through the M.Gregor Post Office, have the pilts
sent (ronfdeniay) by mail to any part Of the coua
try, tree OF postage. gfs --- ..s.
N H.-Look out for cosnterfets Buy no Golden
Pills Ct any kind, unless every box Is signed 8. p.
Howe. All Others y base mp' sioD, aud uns afe
therefore, you value your lives and health, Ito say
nothing OF being humbugl ri out Of your money buy
only III those who show he ignstures OF = D. Hove
every box, which has recently been added on no.
count OF the pills being ccumtsrfetsd
Sold also by Allen il"sf0rd. Dubuque, Iowa: 8.
Crawford Co., Gaieoa, H.. Enl",e Burrell Free.
port; Lord 4 smith, Cnic,g", and by one Dragykt
in every village aGd city in the United States.
3. D. HOWE,
3l9yl Sol. Proprietor. New York.