The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-07-23
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Home and Other Items.
On Sunday morning about a. m, an
alarm Of "Fire' routed out several of our
citizens in the central part e the city. A
brief reconnaissance of the heighborhood
disclosed the fact that there was fire in
the rear Of the dwelling house of Augustus
French, occupied by himself and Senator
Hammer. The fire evidently originated il,
a box Of ashes in the shed, but in what
manner remains mystery, since the ashes
were old, and no ashes Of any kind had
been taken up for twenty four hours. 80.
Adam Schmidt, of Cox Creek township in
this county, has been severely afflicted by
the loss within few days Of five interest
ing children, two girls and three boys, by
dipthera The pertinacity with which
this disease clings to the country is attract.
ing the serious attention of medical men
all over the land >. We had calls last
week from our fellow townsman F. w. De-
Berard, now a post suttler at the headquar-
ters Of the army of the Southwest, near
Corinth. He informs US that the "chival.
~" Of the "sunny South" neither in per-
soual appearance, in address, or in physical
appearance, are to be compared with "north-
ern mud-sills." While he accords them the
same degree of bravery, he says that supe.
riority of education, and habits of manual
labor give three of our soldiers a conscious
ness that they are always equal to five
rebels in fair fight. y. As we 90 to press
Tuesday p. m, we are reminded that this
(Tuesday) evening there is to be hop at
Mozart Hall, under the auspices of Tim
Hopkins and John Conant. The former
gent is familiar to all Of our Terpsichorean
friends, while the residents of McGregor in
her earlier days have good remembrance Of
Commits talents in getting up such enter
tainments. Our uptown neishbors pub
lish some rhyming doggerel, written by a
tenant of GU, county Jail, who, as they say,
"when arrested told the officer that he had
read the Pocket City News some" The
circumstance does not reflect credit on the
editors. >. We noticed with pleasure on
Monday, that the American flag was flying
from Fort DeBerard, corner of Ann and
Sd streets. 1t looked like the proud BAN
ner Of thirty three states, and as such, we
hope it long may be. 80. John Walworth,
editor of the Richland Co. wis Observer,
made US brief call on Monday afternoon.
....W. B. Allison, and S. p. Adams, Of
Dubuque, were in town last week. These
gentlemen arc candidates for nomination to
Congress by the Republicans. Would il
not be refreshing evidence of progress,
for the people to put some man on the
course, and elect him. 1t strikes us the
people for once at least are as competent to
present man to Congress who is capable,
honest, and loyal, as ''any other man."
and that some action Of this nature would
be Of good effect. Nominally, the people
select from their number, such men as they
desire to represent them in Congress in
fact, however, they only choose from five
or six political aspirants for the position
Who will move for peoples convention
in this Districts? 80. On two distinct occa-
sions has the printing of checks Cor use, to
supply the absence of silver change, been
commenced and ordered discontinued, on
questions of its legality under the recent
act Of Congress being raised In the mean
time we must all buy dollars worth Of
everything or else 60 in debt, and merchants
are suffering loss of trade from their ina.
bility to obtain change. 1t will probably
be months before the stamps authorized
by Congress to be issued will get into gen.
eral circulation, and in the meantime, it is
a proper question to consider, what shall
We do for change "A committee ap.
pointed by the Board of Supervisors Of
Allamakee county, will receive plans and
proposals, at Ion, on 10th prox., for the
construction Of bridge across the mouth
of Yellow river. This is an important
thoroughfare, and will open up the way fol
q rich country to get to McGregor. The
City Court was in session all Of last week
and will be engaged until the last Of thu
present week One or more small ex
cursion parties talk soon of going up to St
Paul, S'nanthony, and Minnehaha. i. . H
Wilson, late Of the Broad Gauge, in thi.
city, is running the Royal Saloon, in Lon
don, G. w.. Maj. Jones, of the U. S
Vols, called upon US on Tuesday morning
The Major has promised to furnish thu
Times with some of his inimitable sketche
of matters and things in Dixie, and ou
readers will probably rot long be kept il
expectation. -. The Neus does not like tn
term marrow city" as applied to our owl
metropolis, and prefers the term 'pocke
city"-argQing that marrow city" signi
fies death, etc. Fudge; our neighbors ar
too superstitious. We like marrow city,
because it expresses pertinent fact, viz
city three miles long and hundred rod
in width. We submit that such mathe
; NAUTICAL conditions convey not the remotes
idea of pocket" The term "pock'
e city" moreover suggests the idea that ever
institution, enterprise, or pursuit, is kel
8 in activity mainly with view to the int
ests Of the pocket" or for profit. "
S like marrow city, because it is descripti,
y Of its geographical conformation, and b
= cause it is characteristic, as Milwaukee
r called the Scream City" from the peculi;
: color Of her brick, on as Chicago is callt
): the "Garden City" from the fact that thou