The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-02-26

vocal music on the continent, and the mos
popular and successful conductor Of Ties
Conventions known to the musical worl
Of the United States, will WELD the baton
A monster Concert on Friday evening l4tl
prox., will conclude the affair. :. Las
week we venturcd guess that pcrhap
that underground prowlcr Of the Nen,
yclept Gopher" might have left "that tur
key" on our doorstep. We observe tina
the editor Of the Ne,cs himself ven
lures the opinion that we are correct, ant
he ought to know. To sum up the eyi
dence also, the little striped quadrupet
shows how such things may be done. On
the principle therefore Of giving the dcvi
his due" We return Gopher our thanks
We have no disposition to inquire into tht
motive; We are satisfied with the act
whether the original proprietor Of tina,
plump fowl is or not -. An Old Folks
Party will be held at the American House
on Friday evening Of this week. A mum.
Der Of our driving men have got this mat.
ter in charge, and Harding will get up the
'fixings." Prof C. NJ. Powers is deliv-
ering in Kcnnedy's Hall a series Of lectures
on Physiology, and laws Of Health. We
have not had time to attend, and therefore
cannot speak knowingly Of the lecture.
One thing is certain, Prof p will not speak
to empty benches, and it is presupablc
teat il lecturer can draw crowd he must
have something interesting in his co,nmn-
nications. The Nationals Concert
troupe composed of Madame Foulds, Sop
rano, Miss Lottic R.binson, Contralto, j.
S. Anderson, Tenor., and E. D. Leland,
basso- will give Concert in McGregor,
on Thursday evening at the Babtist church.
We have never heard this troupe,
but the GAINESVILLE Gasctte speaks thus fiat
teringly Of them: 1.-THE Concert last night
was perfect success. After dcfraying the
expenses the nett proceeds which goes in.
to the furd Of the Ladies Aid Society.
amounted TO $40. We are no judges of
music, but the thunders Of applause that
fell from the audience, could have been eli.
cited by no ordinary singers. May success
attend them. ...E. S. Collins, son OF
Jno. Collins of this county, was on the gun
boat Louisville, in the attack on Fort Don.
elson and had both arms shot away. He
enlisted in the cavalry service and was
subsequently transferred to the navy de-
partment. lie was fine fellow and the pub.
lie will sincerely commistratc the misfor-
tunes which have befallen him.. On Mon.
day Captain Lewis recruited nine fine able.
bodied men for the regulars. His compa.
ny is fast filling up, as we'll as the regiment
to which he belongs. Out of large num-
Der of recruiting stations Capt Lewis has
obtained more recruits than any other save
one, and that is in Dubuque. The Iowa
boys are also said to be the best material
in the regiment also, and great cxpecta-
tons are INDUCED in regard to them -.
Our Irish adopted citizens will celebrate
St. Patrick's day, (l7th prox.,) in tip top
style-arrangements to that effect being
now perfected. We will speak more in dc.
tail of the matter next week. /. Friend S.
II. Kline of Lansing, among others, pulled
the latch string of the Timo offi:c on
Tuesday morning. His visit was welcome.