The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-04-16

Gatherings.
! The Argus says ALBANY turns out 200,
900 barrels of Ale per annum" There
must be an extensive turning in in that vi
cinity. There are seven societies of s'Shoe
blacks" in London; the boys are gradu
ates Of tn, Ragged Schools; they have
Federal head and have earned since 1851
about $4,000. Earl of Shaftsbury i.
their patron and adviser. Bishop Nc
llvane Of Ohio preached recently in Lon
don to an audience of 5000 persons in St
Paul's Cathedral. The music was mad,
by an immense organ and two Thousand
human voices. The volume of sound must
have been slightly ahead Of that which
Prof. Root gave US at the late Musical Con
vention in McGregor. :. Mrs. Gen. Buck.
ner came from Columbus, KY, to Indiana
polls to see her rebel husband while he re.
mained there !; her trip on the steamer was
after the style Of Cleopatra. Ellis, of the
Lafayette Courier says there was music on
the boat, with waiting maids and variety
of other luxurics !" The bells of South.
ern churches are to be cast into cannon
to repel the Federals. Very proper that
bells should aid the rebellion An Ala
bama Colonel is ridiculed by Northern pa
pers for ordering whisky to be issued to
his regiment to aid the celebration of some
event in their history. We may well spare
our ridicule Of the secesh in this respect.
What celebration does any people have
without drinks?. IA little boy and girl
were disputing as to which had the greatest
mother. The young miss fired her last
shot in very triumphant manner, as fol
lows: "My ma can take all her teeth out
at once and yours can't ~ -. .Tupper has
published the 104th thousand of his Pro.
verbal Philosophy. If anything fatter
in the range Of modern literature was ever
printed it would be a show to see it "A
quill at Nashville, after its surrender,
writes: Passing up the street we met a
crowd of negroes geing towards the levec
to see the troops and sunboats. Asking
one where he was going, he said to see
dem Unionahs. He had been in Fort Don.
elson and had escaped with his master un-
der Pillow. Il tell you what sab said he
Massa Linkum shoot dam straight; knock
ed de head off parsen Bigelow's niggah
clean as knife. Oh Laud how de kan.
mister spikes did fly. Ole massa sed Lin.
KUN shoot keg of nails ebery load Dis
chile tink kingdom cum was close round
lah" The Chicago Times significantly
asks GLOW much proudcr would we be of
'ur Donelson victory had halfa dozen ne.
gro regiments been mixed up with our
brave western troops .. Bishop Andrews
las postponed indefinitely the General
Conference Of the Methodist E. Church |
south which to was meet at New Orleans
April lst Bishop A. was the entering
wedge to the dissolution of the States: it |
vas on tn: question of his confirmation as
} bishop that the Methodist Church split
md the country has tended dissolution
Yards ever since. The bishop had married
wife who heired slaves and the laws Of
ieorgia forbade their emancipation-for
hus marrying Shareholder the radicals
n the General Conference at Baltimore de-
'osed him or rejected him. Whether the
ause Of the Savior has been benefited by
his nicely is u matter of doubt i. . Uncle
sam is now the special guardian and over
eer of 5000 negroes in the vicinity of
'ort Royal. Our worthy Uncle's fortxne
5 growing dark rapidly. . Miss Helen
Bell Of Columbiana Co. Ohio recently re-
overed verdict of $4,000 damages
gainst Rev. E. B. McGregor for breach of
romise. A very dear bell. Why didn't
e ring her H.. Some cross old gander
ays "at l6, woman prefers the best dan
err; at %, the best talker; at 80, the
ichest man.. Call Beauregard Bore
ard not Bmegard. :. . OF what use are SO
many loafers and pimps in our streets now
days? Do they expect to open whole
ale stealing business when navigation
pens? Where is the Marshal? The
loating Palace has moved to Dubuque!
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