The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-28

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The people of Chicago have Of late been
astonished at the feats (big thing Of Mile
Carolista who walks with the utmost nor.
Guidance across the most fashionable
thoroughfares Of the city, over the heads
Of the people,-her support beng wire
stretched from housetop to housetop. Not
satisfied with this she rcverses the order of
nature and-to the scandal Of good morals
stands upon her head Ike the straight
and narrow Blondin. Chicago certainly is
a fast city. "A gent connected with one
Of the eastern business houses, recent
ly had occasion to do some business in
one of the western counties and having
left an article of his wardrobe at an inn,
wrote back to the chambermaid to
forward it. In a few days he received
the following answer, which was regarded
as an mend honorable: II hope, dear
sir, you'll not feel hurt, I'll frankly tell
you all about it; I've made a shift Of your
old shirt, and you must make shirt with
out it,. Since the report Of the Inves-
tigating Committee it is generally believed
even by the prominent Republicans that
cx-Sec'y, minister Plenipotentiary Came
ron and Maj. General John Charles FIRE.
mont, are leading Knights in the Golden
Circle. .. Some one who writes more truth
fully than POLITICALLY, says: Gan angel
now a-days, without money, is not thought
so much of as devil with bag.full of
guineas." . Prentice, Of the Louisville
journal asks "Can naval ram butt,
soether, or MOP" Bonaparte once re-
marked that he got five millions Of revenue
through a love of brandy, and desired to
know which one Of the virtues would pay
so much. The Office of the Memphis
APPEAL has been removed to Grenada, Miss,
in anticipation, it says, of federal move
mcnts." This looks very ominous..
The following significant card appears in
the New York papers under the head Of
personal" Al-x-d-r C.mm-g-s. Return
the $l46,O 900 to your heart broken Uncle,
and all shall be forgiven.". 1t is said
that Capt. Rodman is now at work on
cannon, the ball Of which is to weigh g..
600 lbs. The gun itself will weigh some,
where in the neighborhood Of 200 TONS
1t is expected to carry its ball six or seven
miles. Where is the limit to an Ameri-
cans ambition ?. The editors of the two
Racine (Wis.) papers having agreed to do
the city printing, per year, one for nothing
and the other for one dollar, a co temporary
Brick Pomcroy, says they arc two naturals
who shouldaDe fed on rat soup. :. We
found our devil in commissions of mirth,
the other day, and on inquiring the cause,
he pointed his inky index to this conun-
drum: "What is the difference between
s'abbing man and killing hog? One is
assaulting with intent to kill, and the other
killing with intent to SALT. Says journal
no. l, "blessed are the poor in pocket, for
they shall not be taxed" Says journal
No. 2, ''if any Of the rich want this bless
ing, we know poor man in pocket who
will change places with him.. :. Ericsson
has established a Monitor-ial school, and
has already several royal pupils. The
wise men of the east already come to do him
reverence. :. In the window of shop in
an obscure part of London is this an
nouncement: Goods removed, MESA
gcs taken, carpets beaten, and poetry com
posed on any subject"