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Life Insurance. a
Those desiring this safest md cheapest protecr
ton for their families, can secure it in our
Wisconsin Company. II has already become,
in reality, aSNtate institution, having Agents
and patrons among the best business men in adj
the principal towns in the State. It is no lon.
ger matter OF, doubt that Life Insurance can
be conducted MS well III Wisconsin as in Connee.
ticnt or any other Eastern States.
Thus while duty demands that men should
insure their lives, it also demands tl,at they
should keep their money for investment MT
home. Confident that our success has been
more tI equal 20 that ol the most "nnprece-
dents(Is "a Sssiyi Cordially invite all our citi.
xei,s a IL "A the .fIice, sontl, west corner Of
Main ana NJ scOnsin streets; and examine for
themselye, =. S.DAGGETf, Pres't.
A.W. KELLoGs, Sec'y.
@. L. SCOTT, Agent, McGrsgor, Iowa
Nav 20 1861 VI. a.tt ssIaaA /.
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Sr. PArRIcK's FEsTIvAL.-We are in
formed by Messrs. NJ. O'Brien, J. O'Con-
ner, and John Morris, the committee who
organized the movement for the St. Pat.
rick festival, on monday evening next that
the proceeds, after paying the incidental ex-
penses of the party are to be faithfully de-
voted to the relief of the sufferers in Ire
land-a most praiseworthy object. The
note Of preparation is already vigorously
and the party will certainly be
SUCCESS,
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On Time.

On Time. &tGs .RFFE
MissRs. EDIToRs- ,a $500 q
1tt' Approaching the importance of
having in our town CORRECT STANDARD OF
TIME torthe adjustment and regulation Ut time
pieces, and ilIhsmuch rs the imperfec'iOns and
Inaccuracies of a sun dial (and all other simple
means for taking the time) are so great, it
renders observations from them quite unsaiis.
factory. have therefore made arrangements
with ,Mcssrs Matson & Loomis, of Milwa ukee,
to telegraph the time expressly to me-that
firm having n time observatory and transit in
ssrumsnt. whereby they are enabled to take the
TRUE SUN T NE to = fraction of a second, from
which we reduce to true clock time, and also
by calculating the difference in Longitude we
obtain the true local time ut McGregor. l
shall hereafter keep my Large Regulator ex-
actIy it'll the Milwaukee or R. X. Time
also have another Regulator which will Indicate
the tree local time. ! shall hereafter take the
greatest pains (by receiving every week the
transit observations from Milwaukce) TO be ex-
actly on time. A GUSrUS FRENCH
McGregor, Feb. Oath, 1862. If
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On! MY!-A correspondent of one of
the New York city papers, in the absence
Of exciting war news, continues to write of
the great ball at the White House. Among
other items, he gives us the information
that President Lincoln "worc bland and
pleased expression ~
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Lieutenant HENDERSON, Of the Iowa
18th, has furnished US the most graphic
account of the Fort Donelson fight which
has yet come within our knowledge. 1t
does justice to the Iowa troops, while not
attracting from the merit Of others en-.
gagged. We refer the reader to his commu-
nication in another column.
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Time, Unchanged
MrSSps EnrTnp 9

Time Unchanged. Z Sa$
MEssRs, EDIToRs- 3
beg leave to state throu eh the
columns Of your paper that having Obtained
from Germany REGULATOR with CoMpEN-
sArEo PENDULUM, keep correct time 50 that
those wish to REGU LATE their time pieces
can do SO without the Inconvenience OF ching.
ing them every day to keep them with the tel
egr 'phed time Of Railroad Co., whose time
Is liable to vary from week to week.
4 Those who want the correct time, (not
changed every m mi ng to suit kilograms from
Milwaukre,) will fad my Regulator To be with
the true Milwaukee, or 4. r. time, which BY
computation OF the difference in Longitude
viii DC found H. be ~ minutes faster than
McGREGoR TINE. 80 w. A. GILES.
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storage OF When 1 .

II All preiMred to receive and tore until tps lst OF
II May next, whoat IN hulk Std flour u fba8sl1. IN
he brick building adjoining my store, corner Main
and third streets. The Superior advantages q storing
ia brick wood warehou O. II 'sppnrene, in-ur
ancr Is de fred -iia.,liu h Insurance. would ke 10
the former hut OF what 1t would cot IN this
latter. Goods sdvanced short tuns on Credit Of
wheat, II Aesired
Meers,eY. pe.sv,ber :sf. ls>a.lss ~ tIfln
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w~ The following laconic dispatch from
Hon. G. L. Bass sufficiently explains itself:
Especial to the North Iowa Times.
I...sA. DEs MONIES, March 10.
Gray, Ainsworth, Burdick, Chase, Hud-
mutt, and Hammer, all well. Old Bank
Commissioners nominated. Lincoln tri-
umphant.
(Signed) BASS.
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lef la 1851 there were 154, 66S bushels
: ~ wheat shipped At AcGregor, and Il, 4l9
barrels Of four.-Dss Aoines Rlgistsr.
Our friend Of the Register has done an
! snintentional injustice to McGregor. The
shipments from McGsgor, over one road,
Sot the past year, reached ~ 1874
zle .IB bushels; this is aside from the
shipsssnts By river and the Lacrosse Road
- y hich 1stter was no uncomfortable sum.
We win also state that but little compare
lively, u The crop Of 1861 has yet gone for
vssds III. sos bushels Is considered here
8 but 9 common months business.
p1sasc correct, friend Palmer.
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---- OTTS CHWI OvOEVCEs
STATE OF IOWA, CLAYTON COUNRY-S3.
Wm. 8. Mcklc, sYtf.l - t-fafssrty,
vs.. In the Distric Court,
Nelson sharp.
To Emma g. SHARP and Nelson Sharp, dsssndents.~
VOU are hereby notified that on or 5efere the lat
day of>May, 1862, petition Will be filed by said
plaintiff. VIM s. Mickie, in the once ~ the District
Court OF said Clayton county. iowa. caiasing Of you
the foreclo.ure OF mortgage aud Judgment for four
hundred dollars thereon And that unless you apr
thereto and defend before noon on che second day
the next term Of said coar, commencing on the Srd
Monday of May. 1852 default will be entered against
you, and judgneat rendered thereon.
Dated this l7th day OF February, 1863.
Vim. 5. MIcKLk, Plaint,G.
By BaweH K SroNEMAk, AttOrnsysst Aw:es
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compensated DEMONSTRATION.

In another column we print the special
message Of President Lincoln to Congress,
recommending encouragement to, and co.
operation with, any Of .he slave states
which may choose to initiate gradual eman-
cipation.
The subject is fairly up for discussion,
and ": are free to say that, regarding the
institution Of slavery as both moral and
political evil, We look with favor upon any
movement that promises By legal means to
rcnove it from the land.
Relieved from the thraldom Of slavery
thc states Of Dixie, once more back in the
Union, would develop with the rapidity
which has characterized the great states Of
the north west. They would not only pro.
aucc cottor, and other staples, but do their
own manufacturing Of them into merchant.
able goods. This would DO the political
economy Of the movement.
The adoption by states of this PROPOSE.
Zion would relieve our government from
che curse Of despotism which even Russia
considers too evil to be tolerated, and leave
this in fact, "thc land Of the free" This
would be the moral economy Of the move
ment.
We think we can see in this resolution,
based as it is upon well understood laws Of
political and moral economy, strong induce.
n,cnts to the Southern states, who alone
have the power, to break up, once and for.
ever, tho institution Of American slavery
We trust therefore, the resolution will pass
To be sure 1t will spoil the political occupa.
tien Of rampant aboltionists and secession.
lists, but that is of no account when weighed
against the advantage which will be gained
TO tho country, aside from its probable re-
suit in taxing the marrow out of the rebel
lion. ..-.s. 49,. -.-.. II
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ii91 AUsrcAL CoNvRNrloN-Th Musical
Convention under the conductorship of
Geo. +. Root, commenced its sessions on
Tuesday msrning. Everything at the time
Of going to press-Tuesday noon--looks
like . success The attendance from abroad,
en- account Of the bad condition Of the
roads is likely to be meagrc. A very fine
delegation Of seventeen singers are present
fro,n Waukon.
The Convention proper will be compos-
cd Of from seventy-Rre to one hundred
singers, and the Concert to close the Con
vention, on Friday night, will be splen-
did affair. Particulars will be announced
in due time by bills and programmes.
In the meantime should any ladies or
gentlemen Of McGrcgor. who have not yet
been visited by the Committee, feel
disposed to participate in or listen to the
exercises Of the Convention, they will find
welcome seats on making application to
any member Of the Committee, or the jan
itor. 30 t
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VDNHE COMES IONS and EXPERIENCE or ssr :
u FE.ER.--Publi>hcd . warning, aid for the
esleciy benefit OF Young Mcn aud those Who suffer
Decay &c. Nc QUE who shss surelt hinseif by
simple n'.a6 after being put 70 great expAne md in.
consen,encc, through the OF worthless u0dicn:s
yresclibed by learned Dsctors. gss ,s3a.
single copies may be had Of the author, c. A. LAM
BERT. Ed, Greenroint. Leng Island. BY eno1o.ipg
postpaid addressed envelope Address LllAklES A.
LAMBERT. Esq. dreenpoint, Long Island, n. Y.
January 18th, lS62m2 p ssAd
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~ s- Will the lady who sent us her ad-
dress from Farmcrsburg, for Godey's La.
dy's Book, please forward it again? BY
somo fatality we have mislaid II,
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tW We call attention to n Finite's
change Of advertisement He offers great
bargains for the next thirty days.
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4 IL per.ons having claims against the Hou3s Of
~ Lee g. Kinnaird. or ~ &c sHsanai,s. are hereby
notified pres. Mt the same to the undersigned for
adjustment and all per- shs indebted 70 80 Lire L
Knnaird or Y, G. HanDahs. are requested tas make
payment without delay furtker no,ies Once over
tho Bank. rear OF Noble & Beek&i1h. sgsSs
Re.nerifallv, THOMAS ARNOLD, Assignee. S,
Feb 29th, lS62m3
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The omission of two words by the com.
positor in putting in type our article of last
week entitled "How to pay the War Debt
has give, our ncighbor Of the Necs an OPP
iportunity to get upon the rampage terribly,
and pretext to charge US with being "the
friends of human bondage" and disposed
to divide up the sons Of bondage, among
the "ncgroless' population, advising the
government to become STAKEHOLDER, etc.,
all to save few shillings Of tax. This was
oil very honorable @ in the editor Of the
Ns,ss, and enables him to make point for
his ewn paper. os@a - sssi8 tfia'~ .
The paragraph which has caused the
cutlery was written thus as the NJ S shows:
VII '"'The best suggestion we hssc seen or
heard is, that all the property Of the active
plottcrs and partic,pators in this rebellion
be confiscated by the general government
slaves ineludcd--and the same-slaves
excepted-be appropriated sacredly to pay
ing the expenses of this war, and reilnburs.
ing all loyal citizens who have suffered by
The rebellion in the loss of money or prop
erty." uf,
The absence Of the words "slavcs ex-
ccpted' makes a material difference in the
subject matter of the above paragraph
The words escaped the notice of the printer,
and any one familiar with our NJ S would
easily conceive such mistake to be no
very singular affair. ID r,s.s-5
The idea that, We arc favorable to the
idea of making this government slave
holder, is too absurd to be believed, and
the ,Nsses editor very well knows VIC do
not entertain such sentiments. His hard
words were therefore unnecessary.
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News and Items.

News and Items. 81.
At 10 o'clock on the morning of the 4th
inst, the 9th, 5lst, and sd Illinois regi-
ments hoistcd the stars and stripes over
the rebel Notifications at Columbus The
works however were entered the previous
evening by the advance guard of the adj
vance guard of a cavalry regiment from
Paducah. The rebels destroyed everything
inllammable, and left in haste. Daily
packets now run down to the place from
Cairo.
Reverdy Johnson is elected Senator from
Maryland "a 5"
The "Lane Expedition" has come to
head, and the distinguished gentleman
who, with flourish Of trumpcts and news
paper correspondents was going to turn
Maj. Gen. Hunter out of his department,
has announced that he shall retire to the
Senate. If James is economical, he may
subsist on his $4,000 per annum.
The steamer Cambridge sank near Grand
Glaize, Ark, and forty-two lives were lost.
On the 9Th body of rebels returned to
Columbus and drove in the pickets, VIII IN
the gun and mortar boats in the river
shclled them off.
On the 7th Frank Blair made very Sc.
we're attack on Fremont's defence, in the
House of Representatives, Kidding it COM
al s..
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~ Episcopal Service every Sunday evening as
Kenncdy's Hall. Rev. G. W. Clintos, Rector. Seats
free. "
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Citizens Wee ting.
At a meeting Of the citizens of McGre-
gor held At Mozut Hall on the evening of
the 9Th Of MARCH, 10 consult as to the
RtHsAp aay pg 9 in reference to their
], D. BaugD.s Esqa<as, q srd-to the Chair
hnL GEO 4>N1n0 ehdetn Secretary.
Mr.. Glchrist explained the object of the
meeting, after which remarks We're made
by Messrs Hand O'Bricn, BWlingane,
Brown, Noble, Odell and Stoncman. Mr..
O'Bricn intoduced the following resolution !:
Resolved, That the people will stand by
the Committee in their efforts to protect
their interests, both in regard to the pro-
perty now fully settled and under the con.
troll Of the executors Of Alex. MacGregor,
as well as that property now in litigation
and claimed by James MacGregor. Jr
After short discussion the resolution
was unanimously adopted. The following
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Hand and
adopted: u#
Resolved, That the Committee be au-
thoflzed to employ any attorney OF. attor-
neys they may think best.
The meeting then adjourned.
d. BAUGH, Charm.
GEO. II. HAND, Sec'y.
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gave yen O, dellnnt as lnev poured tlelr
virgin fire into the breasts Of the rebels =
The men loaded and fired with dsrperHtc
GOODNESS. Some were laughing, some had
their teeth set, others coullbe heard telling
how fhessaw GhS, mth =. drop dead irGlig
trackS' gone man Noticed got shot on
the top of his shoulder. lie asked me il
the blood was coming, syng he had not
company, a resident of Clermoht, fired on
the rebels sevep times, when a ball entered
his hip going.the bone. The brave fellow
fired fhrec times after, when rising to fire
the fourth time he staggered and fell. At
this time arebel sharp shooter knocked
me off my pins" so that can give more
account Of the battle from observation. .s1t
was now nearly night SO little more fight
ing was done; however, the ground was
gaiaed and htla 1t was death blow and
the rebels felt it. se
The next morning while lying in a hos
pital a mile back Of the battle field, cheer
ing suddenly arose which shook the very
ground on which lay. All understood the
cause. Men with broken legs struggled to
get to their feet, for what purpose they did
not know. Three cheers were proposed,
though not a man was able to give them -
You rejoced when you heard Of the victory,
but you must go through the tolls that
earned itbeforc you can feel as we did on
| the morning when the white flags first
noated over Fort Donelson. tstAyf
was three days in coming from Cairo to
Prairie du Chen. No Iowa PAPERS could
be got found plenty Of Illinois papers,
but in three issues of the Chicago Tribune
which claims to be a ieestera paper, I could
| find but one article that spoke of the Iowa
troops, while in each issue whole column:
| were filled with encominms on the bravery
of Illinois Generals, Illinois Colonels, fapd
Illinois soldiers MI {, s!.sa il, Il
leI do not claim for Iowa the victory OF
Fort Donelson, but do claim that when
States look for their share Of the glory,
Illinois claim should be labeled ''No. o.
ID. B. HENDERSON.
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uay ana u nan tney kept the UAcK nag
floating ln our faces. saw it-fired at it,
and had it not been that the ccnquerors of
Fort Donelson were men as well as soldiers,
| the Cumberland would have drank more
blood that Sunday than ever was poured
into the User or the Danube from the bloody
fields Of Europe.
IDuring the 18th, specimen of coolnessN
came under my observation which cannot
resist giving here. One Of Birges sharp
shooters, a tall muscular fellow, with arms
like giant, and nose like cowcatcher,
beard long, rough and shaggy, putting one
in mind Of grizzly bear, and pair Of
sunken black eyes that seemed never to
wink, but Ssssnsa to lie and burn behind
pair Of large, gold spectacles that sat very
aykwardly ON his enormous nosc.s ~Haks
E'Nimrod, ,Asswe called hi,nt had become
satisfied in his own mind (Which was
enough) that the rebels were sticking up
caps instead of heads to draw our fire. He
said to his comrades, "Boys, keep yer guns
cooked an yer eyes peeled, for Pm a goin'
to see the Intervals of the DID critters" "
With this he started, a la p0ssun, towardS
the rebels. Foot by foot and inch by inch
he made his way. Sometimes hc would
have to show part of his body for an in.
slant, when thirty or forty balls would be
sent to the spot, but t5c-psst-of his body
/ was not there by that time. Several times
we expected to see the brave fellow perfo.
rated wselg.hAas, but q esaid- hisnself che
dssil HoNl6 ~, touch shtm.A After several
hours creeping, he got g within tweaty
yards of the breastworks, where, finding
| that he could command battery on his
right, he lay down, and cody Sliding his
timc," shot ten gunners while employed at
their battery. The rebels could not see
him, and rush out they dare not for two.
hundred sharp shooters, his comrades, had
their eyes on sthc spot, and their gus at
their shoulders, No more gunners choos.
ing 10 expose themselves, he went on with
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.v MILWAUKEE, March Sth
Specials from ST. Louis says our forces
invested New Madrid. From
5000 to 1000 rebels reported there and an
easy victory is cXpcctcl. --r-
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GILBERT HOLMES ESTATE.

STATE OF VERMONT, 1.-The Hon. PROBATE
DIsrRIcr OF CHFrrEyDES, IS. Court for the Dis
trict Of Chittenden.
10 all pcrsons interested in TIE estate Il Gilbert
Holmes, late Of Washington Ia the County ot
DEtchess in the State Of state Of Y. Y
Erecting.
At Probate Court holden at Burlington with
in and for the District Of Chttenden and State IL
Vermont, the 18th day If July, A d. lso3, a
certified copy of an instrument proved, approyei,
aud allowed in the aurr0gates curt within aui
ior the County Of Dutchess, IN tho state q New
York, and purp0rtius to be the last VIII aud Tee
lament Of Gilbert holmes, 4 the Town Of Wash
inst0n, in Duchess County, in the state Of New
York deceased. having real and personal estate
within the District OF Chittsnden. upon which
said VIII may operate vas presented 10 said Court
by Andrew Holncs. one Of the Executors 10 s1lI
IN named. a person interested therein, 90 be a.
lowed, filed aud recorded, and il is ordered By this
Court that the 18th day Of August, A. u. l76e,
be assigned tor allowing and approving said cory
Of said Wiil at the Probate Court Rooms in the
District OF Chit,enien, and that public NOTES
thereof be given b. Publishing this order and tie
time and place Of hearing three weeks successive
ly in the Free Press, a newspaper printed 10 said
District, the last q va ch publication shall 20
previous the day asst gned for hearing.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear be-
fore said Court at the time and place Aforesaid.
thon antthers % contest the approval, filing AM
the aforesaid copy if you see cause.
Given under my hand a. Burlington, in slId
District, this l2th day Of July A. d. ls62.
d. FRENCH, Register
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New YORK, july I'D.

The Iubunes Washington dispatch says
1t appears that the stories about the advance
Of Gen. Hatch to GJrdonsvillo and Chas-
lottevillo were premature. lie was ordered
there but did not 60 and is to be held 20 nc
count for the failure. The rebels holk the
Railroad from Gordonsvills TO Stlunton.
We have a report that scouting purity Of
Indiana cavalry were surprised on Monday
near Ere lericksburgh and only 10 out Of 20
came back to camp. 10 men Of zen. Hatch
command !; is said were captured at Orange
Court house.
\ letter from Gen. Mcclellan S army. d.
ted the 20th, says two deserters from the 5th
Virginia cavalry came in yesterday They were
detached to perform picket duty ON White
Oak Swamp. From the deserters We Learn
that the main force Of the rebel army i. To-
Gated on a bluff near the old tavern on the
Trent hill, and On the opposite slle Of the
Cliekahominy on Gaines Hill. They csti-
mate the rebel force about Richmond, ~
GLIDING the troops under Beaures,rd,
brought from the West, at 100, 600 men -
The rebels do not anticipate any demoustra-
tion from " on this side Of James River but
are making preparations to resist any attack
upon Petersburg or Richmond from The
south side.
Virginia advces state that jackson with /
u. goo men Is opposing Gen. Pope.
Gen. Magrudsr has gone to East tennessee
10 take command Of the rebel forces there
against Gen. Buel.
The Enquirer still claims that the re5ols
took 5000 prisoners. Bsauregard's wife Is
not dead. The Enquirer urges holding one
Of the Federal Generals as a hostage for Hen
" Myers, purser Of the Sumter.
Gen. IIuger is relieved of his commani,
and appointed General Of the ordnance de-
partment, successor to Gen. ;. Slnderson.