The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-02-19
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trabands are continually coming into Col
Brown" II the report be true, he will b,
as full of Niger as ''old John"-in fact, :
walking Liberia. -. Every reader of thi.
column who has ever been martyrised BY
the horrible rhetoric Of the Tribune ph,los
opher, will feel the force of the following
remark of contemporary upon reccn,
lecture by Horace Greeley before an audi
ence in Chelsea, Mass. Having stated tina,
the lecturer prela ced his remarks with the
reply Of Byron to the critics, "if you allow
the devil to speak at all, you must not cx
pect him to speak like clergyman" the
editor adds: ave don't know how the
devil would speak, but if he is no better
speaker than Greeley we pity him..
The mortars lately shipped to Cairo, it is
demonstrated, will throw shell weighing
22a lbs, distance Of four miles. These
Instruments, anchored out of the reach Of
the big rebel guns at Columbus, will shell
the shucks off from Beauregard to the det-
riment Of the cosy Coloncls within. . An
observing fellow at our left says it is fact
that during the recent cold weather of this
winter it has been equally the practice Of
the women to double the cape, and men to
double the horn Some Of the Indiana
editors ale juicy fellows. For instance,
we see it stated that one Of the fraternity
who scjourns within the classic valley Of
the Wabash, recently rose with rye face
to a privileged question, and desired to
know if western whisky was ever seen
'cornin' thro' the wry - Rye-diculous !
....Messrs. Glass, Elliott & Go. have pro.
posed to the English government to lay a
cable from Milford Haven to Halifax by
July 1862, for the sum of 100000 -g,ar-
anteeing its efficiency for one year. IF
there is anything in name, and if the first
named OF the above gentlemen has con-
trolling interest in this enterprise, have we
not reason to apprchend the cable will be
fractured and destroyed 2. ."My soul
cleaveth unto the dust,' said an inveterate
snuff taker while scoopiug huge pinch Of
"Rhoade's delectsblc" from Mrs. Parting.
tons snuff box -. An evidence Of the
growing aversion Of the people to the draw.
ing Of party lines, We will state that the
town of Oskaloosa, in this State, a town
which gave 200 majority to the Republican
State ticket, has elected Union city ticket
by Is majority. The Union ticket, for
some reason having no candidate for Mayor,
and the Republican candidate being an Oh
jectionable man, late in the day put in
nomination. a Mrs. Nancy Smith, and
elected her by 81 majority. Hurrah for the
women and the Union ticket !. /. Those who
have waded through the tedious proceedings
Of the Ill. Constitutional Convention, will
appreciate the point Of the following petition
recently sent in to that honorable body !:
ITO Mr.. and the people Of the Lesis
lature, Sirs, we have a trOublcsom time in
these days. We have wors and rumors Of
wors and our husbents are Citing kid thou
lands Of men arc Citing Kid and what Will
US pore Widows doc must we starv too dctb
or can we fix a wa for our eskapc. We
that our husbents is killed are suferin now
and men is gone to be killed SO we can't mar
ry unless We marry sum man that has got
wife and you no the law wont Low that
now five have law past that man can
have too wives or . help mate for the other
wot bennett too wimen Good be
to eech other in time Of sickness or in there
ever day bisness = Now gent of the
Legislator look at this and doc the best you
can. Don't pass it by becaus it is not popi
lar. So no more at present rember the pore
widows in time of trubble."
The petition was referred to the Commit
tee on Bill Of Rights.