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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-10-29
DIED.,

OA6D,
At GAINESVILLE, Wis, Oct JOHN WILSON, FORM
erly of Mcregor and late of Chicago aged 80 years.
The announcement Of the death Of Wilson, cast
gloom over the hearts of his many friend. in Nc
Gregor. The deceased was born in Ireland, aud
one Of tie specimens of gent leranly geniality
that left that land Of chiv airy aud song. &c
formerly in the employ Of d. g Cook, OF this
place, aud afterwards in the Pest Office, and in all
rel .tons, either OF business social character
won hosts OF friends. At the time of his death he
arranging business enterprise at Jauesvil!e, on
his own account, and had every prospect OF
cessful future. The partner of his domestic life was
absent brief visit to eastern friends she reach
ed home to find her beloved husband in the land Of
shadows and all her hopes da he'd earth by the
leutcss destroyer For him, we may confidently be-
eye the brighter for her, life has lost its
charms aud the tongue .alters in its vain efforts at
coincidence.
Fsre1ell, thou noble heart A.
Near McGregor, on Friday, Oct. oath, 1852, JAMES
MACINTOSH, late OF Davenport, aged about So years.
The deceased wa. native Of Perth, Scotland, and
lin cal descendant OF the chiefs Of the impor-
tant clan whose name he bore. lie emigrat ed early
to America, Travelled extensively, in younger lie,
through the southern and western States and
| settled at Davenport. where h: became Of the
leading business and politicians of the place
The of 49, in their wide spread ruin, caught
him in their tolls, and from ailuence he reduced
to fortune by liberal. Domestic trouble.,
whose origin the world has right inquire into,
added to the posuancy OF his disappointment-, and
lie left the place Of his mature manhood to seek q
spot and associations which should not be contin-
ua reminder Of his torns- position. lie purchased =
farm near McGregor, and was daily v-itxnt to our
city. OF tine education, extraordinary historical
knowledge and captivating social qualities he was
always welcomed in circle. where Intelligence ruled
the hour. On Wednesday, he was in town, in the
j"ymcnt Of usual good health Friday, it told
| Us .'Mac Intosh is dead"
". Ii. Harding, Ed of the American House,
comp anisd the body of the deceased Sunday, pei
| steamer Pembins, to Davenport for interment. Il.
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A1IlA THE GREAT CAUSE OF
HUMAN MISERY.
just Published in Sealed Enveloped Price centl

Just Published In Sealed Enveloped Price cents.
ALscruaK by Dn. CULvERwELL, on the cause
andcurs Of Spermxtorrhes Consumption, Mental aud
Physical Debility. Nervousness, Epilepsy; lmpsired
Nutrition" o. s the Body L.s.suas wsssness Of the
for study and Labor Dizziness Of Apprehension; Loss
OF Memory; Aversion to society; Love Of solitsde !;
tions OF the Eyes Pimples on the Face; .uutary
Emissions, aud sexual Incapacity the consequences
OF Youthful di-cretion &C., &c.
~ This admirable Lecture clearly proves that the
above enumerated often self afflicted evils, may lie
reno ed without Ledicine and without dangerous
surgical oeraton and should be read by every youth
and every In the land.
Gent under seal in plain envelope, to any address,
the receipt Of six cent?, two postage stamps, by
addressing, DR.. CHA. J. q. KLINE,
l27 Bowsry, New York Post 0dses Dcs I, sSe.
fsuSs. 's:Hi
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Weather, Markets, &c.

Weather. Markets, &c. ...
The weather in the main, continues favora.
bic for all the transactions and duties of CON.
mercial and industrial life. The farmers are
finishing UP their Fall work. as rapidly as the
scarcity of labor will permit
Wheat in good quantities, and commands a
fair price. We quote Amber Iowa, 50 No. l,
81; No. 2, IS; rejected. IS. Fine salt. $4,75.
There is little gold in circulation. CONNER
cial transactions are all condu cted upon Treas
ury Notes and other currency To supply the
back of specie, several of our merchants have
issued round check, neatly printed at this Office,
in denominations of SIS, los, 25,s and SO cents.
They are about the size of half dollar. and
are only issued to meet the commercial demand
caused BY the withdrawal OF silver from cir.
culation. They are readily taken by every
business house in town. r-sjHii# .ad. ~
The river is at low stage and falling rapid.
ly. So low is it above, that the boats have
great difficulty in running. The Itasca, due
here Sunday morning, did not arrive at Prairie
du Chen until Tuesday morning, and the Mil.
waukee, due Monday morning. passed this place
| yesterday morning. The ocean Wave, which
started from Dunleith, on Tuesday Of las,
week to take her place in the Dunleith aud
Maneso IA Line, when within ten miles of this
place had both her smoke stacks blown away
and has returned for repairs.
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ELEcrIoSs.-We give in another column
the official canvass of Clayton county. 1t
was furnished US last week, by Robert
Grant, Esq, just after we had begun to
work off our edition, and the lateness of the
hour prevented US FROM getting it into cur
columns last week.
The returns from the State are SO incom.
pletc that we have net thought it best to
publish. them. Next week we shall enieav-
or to give full and correct statement of
the vote. All the Republican members OF
Congress are doubtless elected, though the
contest in the fourth district appears to be
quite close-eacb party claiming the cleo
ton on the civilian vote. The average Re.
publican majority on State ticket soldier.
vote included, will probably not be far from
5000.
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Letter from Mrs. sloan.
['rhc following letter from Mrs. Sloan,
was written to the Congregational Sabbath
School, and is handed to us for publication
by Robert Grant, Esq. the active Superin
tcndent Eds. Times.l
Posr, RoLLA, Mo. Oct. Is, 81.
lfy dear little Friends After I wrote
my last letter said to myself that it was
not necessary for me to write any more, as
Mr.. Sloan could keep you posted but when
that great, long, thick letter come, and |
received it with 50 much pride, and exulta-
ton, I felt that if did not answer it the
very stones would cry out. My little friends
it takes an age for our letters to reach you;
your communications are received few
days alter mailing, but ours seem to per-
ambulate leisurly all over the United States,
one would think, from the time they con.
sumo in getting to McGregor.
Many Of the people here arc excessively
ignorant, the other day one Of our Captains
went into log house to buy butter, he
asked one Of four bouncing girls, standing
around, il they took newspaper? Oh
no she said they didn't have no "larnen,"
we'll could the Father read? Oh no! he
didn't have no Carmen" Was there
school house near? No there wasn't no
school house Was there school house
in the Township? No there wasn't any
as they knowed Of. wish you could see
this class Of Missouri beauties, guitless of
crinoline, guiI,less Of unnecessary applica-
ton of soap and water and carefully avoid.
ing too frequent use Of comb and brush.
Many Of these fair ones visit this camp
with cdibles in the shape Of pics and gin.
ger cakes. The pies can describe in few
words, they are composed Of great deal
of -four, very little lard, not much apple
and a large proportion Of that "peck OIL
Dirt" which they say we must dispose Of
before we die how the soldiers manage t.
eat them cannot till. Isupposc how We,
the total absence Of sweet meats makes
even these undigestiblc compounds, palata
bic. Then their are "equestrienes' VIII
ride into camp, and sell fresh eggs, which
are not fresh, new butter which is not new
and apples and peaches and other deicacies
Speaking Of riding, we do not understand
the art at all, horse, may just as we'll a
not answer the purpose Of coach and two
! for instance Missouri mamma mounts he
l Bucephalus takes baby on her lap, ha
, Sally get on behind and so the trio move
4 off in fine style. can tell you nothin
( about the "durance vile' at Rock Island
S the trip from thence to st. Louis, or tn
/ triumphant entry into the latter city as
{ did not "do" that part Of the journey.
e must not tell who A. & B. and c. ar
/. or you will be flying at the with indign:
!, ton. We are exceedingly anxious to he'
y the success of those recruiting officers, an
a that spectacle classic tell us of that; whs
l. kind of spectacles will give one the sigt
y to join it, must they be glass, or that oth'
i klrd which we all look through.
d Ny little friends We are just ordered
III 10 Sal.m, twenty five miles from here;
j. is more forlorn, more dcsolate and farth'
# from civilization than Rola, what it ca
e be cannot conceive, so goodbye for IL
J. prcsent. l.. NJ. G. SLOAN.
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The COnstStul1On TaOoOed.
We ask the attention Of our readers to
the following brief extracts from the pen Of
Henry j. Raymond, editor Of the N. Y.
Tmes-given to the public Oct. 18th:
"War, as the ultima ratio Of human So
eiety, is necessarily supreme; and there is
not a cicH or a natural right schich 1t may
not ertinguish or suspend, in concentrating
Is own ends according to its own usages."
+
"The truth is, all this high talk about the
sanctity Of the Constitution is all hollow
can't"
Parallel to this idea, is the growing prac-
tice among Republicans of deriding men,
bcrs Of their own party, as we'll as the
Democratic party, who interpcse the Con.
stitu,ion of the United States as cht ok or
barrier to some suggested project, or as a
boundary to legislative or executive action.
We have heard good loyal men called tories,
because they urged that the government
should maintain the inviolability Of the
Constitution, and We cannot but feel that
this disregard ofthe provisions of that com.
pact is an insidious undermining of our
whole political system, which is not only
liable TO conduce to division, but disint.
grafton.
will some Of these scoffers inform Us
what is the bond Of Union for these states
If not the federal Constitution? And viii
they tell US if our respect and valuation 0
this Constitution will increase in the rate
that we constantly and wantonly violat
and disregard that instrument?
''This talk Of the sanctity Of the Consti
tuition is all hollow can't" is it? Oh tina
Ashland, Marsh6eld, or Monticello, coul'
give up their dead, to rebukc the sacre
gious sentiment of this New York editor
then would the lark of the covenant" b
kept out Of the hands Of the Philistincs, ant
the mad march Of fanaticism be stayed
As matters now stand, we fear the servant
Of the American people are attempting t
save the cargo of the good "ship Of state b.
removing her planks.
We speak not as q prophet, but we d
urge-earnestly urce-that according t
the operations of the laws of cause and e.
feet, the wanton disregard of the Constitu
ton will result, if persisted in for an
length Of time, in the disruption of thes
states. What a sad page in the history {
nations would be the announcement tina
the government Of the United States in a,
tempting to suppress vile attempt to d
vide its territory, infracted its own Cor
stitution, and thus, having no bond of CT
hesion, fell into numerous fragments, an
lost its place among the nations Of the earth
We trust such fate is not to be the lot
this country, but if it does not come to pas.
it will he thrc ugh no lack Of effort on tn
part Of Hen,y j. Raymond, editor of the \
Y. Times.
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~ mo act of war on the part of this
government, can be unconstitutional. -
Chas. Sumner.
The uttcrancc of such an atrocious SEN
timent in Faneuil Hall, is nearly sufficient
to cause the portrait of Daniel Webster to
speak his indignation in thunder tones.
Let the people beware! The first step
towards destroying this government is to
weaken the faith of the people in ttheir
Constitution, for that instrument is our on
y common bond Of sympathy. 1t was a
mutual concession from all the states-the
bond of our unity. Destroy that, and
you have destroyed everything.
The rebellion can be suppressed, if sup.
pressed at all, within the Constitution
Supercede the Constitution and if you sub
due the rebels. you have demolished the
Union in doing 1t. Better two Republics
than one military monarchy. "el..-s
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Activity AHEAD. BY reference to our
Geographic dispatches it will be observed
that the grand army o. the Potomac is
again in motion. Let US hope that the
rebellion in Virginia may be speedily sup
pressed. We trust bright day is dawn.
ing upon this Republic.
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CORRECT THAT The Dubuque Herald
states that one Of the conductors Of this
paper, was at ore tine the compeer of S.
NJ. Booth. The assertion is entirely false
We have never had any editorial connec.
ton with him, nor political, other than the
Republican party Of Wisconsin have had.
Booth was an extremist Of one class, and
Mahoney (and his office ccho) is an ex.
tremist Of another. We train with Meth.
er of those. +E af.
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LLOYD'S ..s.
Typographical Map
KENTUCKY, OHIO, INDIANA g. ILL.,

KENTUCKY, OHIO, INDIANA & Ills.
Is tho only authority for Gen. Euell aud the War
Department. Money refunded to any one finding IN
error in il. Price So cents. -
From the Tlibane, Aug. Cd. @*
"LLoyD's MAP or VIRGINIA, MARYLAND AND
PRNNsYLvANIA.-This map is very large its cost Is
but 70 CENTS and ttts the best ghch be p,chased
LLoYD's GREAT MAP OF rHx MISSISSIPPI RivIR.-'
From act 0al surveys by Capts. Hart aud VIM Bowen,
Mississippi River Pilots OF St Louis, Mo shows every
mans plantation and owners from ST. Louis
the Gulf OF Mexice-l35O miles, every sand-har,
island, town, landing and all places 20 miles back
from the counties and states Price,
IN sheets, 81, pocket form, aud $2,5 on linen,
with rollers. Ready Sept. 20. y - = ~ = -
NAVY DsPARrMKNr, Washington, !
September II, 1862.
LLoYD-ST: Send me your map Of the Mis-
sissippi River, with price per hundred copies Rear
Admiral Charles H. Davis, commanding the Missisp-
Pi squadron is authorised to purchase u many
required tor use Of that squadron. III aIE-t
3l3w3 GIDEON WELLS, See'y Of Navy
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DISTRICT COURT CLAYTON co.
' e...,:: D .... '.'..', Torn, 1852.
TO PATRICK LANE

TO FA1RlCA LIME:
SIR-You arc hereby notified that By the Lat day
- OF January. 1868, there will be on file in the
office OF the Clerk or the District Court Of Clayton
county, Iowa. petition of Francis Daniels, claiming
OF you the psrfecting OF title to real ate, to-
West half Of the northeast quarter, aud east half
OF northwest fractional quarter of section 3d. town
ship 93 norta range west 5th =. NJ, and that
less yGu al pear and answer thereto, before OF
the second day Of the term OF the District
Of Clayto county, to be held IN the Sd Monday OF
January, 1862 default wilt bs entered against you
aud judgment rendered thereon.
FRANCIS DANIELS, PFC.
J. T. SToNEMAN, Atty.
October 20. lS62n2lS
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~ We have been favored by Mr.. Alex
ander, who resides near Monona, with the
perusal Of a private letter from his son
Lucien, from which VIC perceive that he
has been promoted from the ranks,
and made assistant superintendent in the
Chesapeake Hospital, at Old Point Com.
fort Va
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eI We understand our patriotic Irish
fellow-citizens have filled up one company
for the Col. O'Brien's regiment and are now
At work to Gil up the second
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EstraY.

VK1ENT away from the premises OF the lgX20
" subscriber, foo: Of Ann street, Me- AT
Gregor, on or about the last week in Sep 1k
tember q dark brown COW, about six years
old has white narrow stripe running down the race
on the right Of the centre. end OF the tail h white no
white all the legs has six teats the tip OF shs
right horn is broken Of
will literally reward any person who will return
her to me, or give me Information where she may be
found. ANDRE CORLBf.
McGregor, Oct. 2Oth lS62w3"
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Dissolution Notice,

ME co-partncrship heretofore existing under the
IL name OF W"oliis croft Il Hunting, is this day
dissolved by mutual con cnt. David Woollisc croft
havins purchased the interest Of b. Hunting is au-
thorized to settle the business OF the late firm
d. W0OLLlSCROFT,
BEN HUNTING.
McGrcgor Oct. 81, lS62wl
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Pew RENrINo.-The annual renting of
the slips in the brick church of the first
Congregational Society Of McGregor, will
take place on Tuesday evening. Nov. 4th,
1862, commencing at o'clock.
j. T. BUCKLEY,
r. v. CA1asa, ,. .
TrusfnAa
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TUESDAY FORENOON'S REPORT.
BOLIVAR HEIGHTS, Oct.

BOLIVAR HEIGHTS, Oct 81.
AS the preliminary accounts has been
permitted from headquarters, there can b.
no improperly in stating that general
movement has at last commenced. A por-
ton Of Gen. Burnsidc's troops left Pleas.
ant Valley yesterday morning, and moved
down to Berlin, five miles below Harper's
Ferry, where q pontoon bridge has been
thrown across the Potomac. The remand
err embracing the three corps under Burn
sides command will speedily follow, sim
ultaneously with the troops at Sharpsburg
composed Of llooker's old corps, now com
mandcd by Reynolds, and tho corps of
Fitz John Porter, who are also on the
march. They probably encamped last
night near the head Of Pleasant Valley
ready to follow Burnside's troops. The
elements arc unpropitious. Until yester-
day morning the roads were dry and in
splendid condition for marching, but soon
after daylight cold driving rain commenc-
ed and has continued without interruption
up to this morning. The roads are already
very muddy, aud after being kneaded by a
few thousand infantry will almost be i'm.
passible. The storm is exceedingly severe
on the men. #
The evacuation of Winchester by the
rebels, and their falling back towards
Stanton, is confirmed by several citizens
who came into our lines yesterday.
The small pox has broken out with un.
usual violence, both among the people O
Winchester, and the troops, and probably
fastened the departure Of the rebels.
The general health of the army is good
and the number Of sick unusually small
The commissioner of pensions has ap
pointed the following medical examines to
day: G. q. Weber, Cleveland. Ohio; r
S. Lewis, Dubuque, Iowa; j. S. Hildrith
Detroit; Dr. Defendorf, Milwaukee, Wis.
Lyman j. Barrows, GAINESVILLE, Wis.
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Business Notices.

Business Notices.
Friends Wooliscroft & Hunting have
dissolved par.nership-''Davc" continuing
in the trade, and Ben going into the mar
ket again as wheat buyer.
Rowland Dc Jones insert their card, as
proprietor of the Union House, Main Street,
and will be happy to see all their old
friends. These gentlemen set good table
and arc very attentive to their guests, and
as such We commend them to the notice OF
the public.
We notice that Mr.. Boynton, bookbinder
over the Times Office, has disposed Of the
handsome Journal and Ledger-whch re
ceived first Premiums, and Diplomas at the
recent state fair-to the McGregor Branch
Bank. These two large books were gotten
up at an expense of about one hundred and
fifty dollars, and were composed of the
finest super royal paper neatly ruled, and
bordered by circular ruling process, which
is an invention of Mr.. BIS The covers were
double and massivc-the outer one being
of Russia calf wrought with red, white and
blue morocco, forming in the center of each
cover the federal coat of arms. We are in
formed by good authority that two or three
of our Iowa bookbinders were upon the
point Of entering specimens Of their work
when seeing the grea, beauty and finish Of
Mr.. Boynton's books, they retired from
competition. Mr. b. is still to be found
over this Office, and will be happy to receive
all orders for work which may be proffered
him.
Friend Stoncman, as Attorney, publishes
a legal ad vertisemcnt in our columns.
One Of the ncatest and most useful arti
Giles which can be put into the counting
room. the Office, or the dwelling, is the
beautiful calender marine lever clock which
Giles has Cor sale, at only one fourth the
price charged for them recently ...
Scott & Brother have just opened some
of the finest styles Of glass ware and crock
cry, which were ever opened anywhere
"Call as you pass by" and look at them
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.v "Why did they editors " I.
Tines sncaking'y stab the victim Of arbi-
trary power by permitting themselves to
BE- classed as Democrats, and their objec-
tons to Mr.. Mahoney as Democratic OBJ
jections," &c.-Dubuque Herald.
We reply:
LIST, We have not not stabbed" anybo.
dy we have awaited Mr.. Mahoney's trial,
giving the government reasonable time
to examine his case, and now ask that his
case be disposed Of as right which every
real or suspected criminal is entitled to.
2, We have authorized nobody to class
US as Democrats, and claim not to be res
ponsible for anything that may be said O.
| US.
Sd, The editor of the Herald we'll know!
that the Times now, as heretofore, battles
for the Union, and against both (Dc
mocratic and Republican, parties, op
poses all partizan conflicts, and therefor
should not be classed as Democratic o
Republican paper.
Has the Herald any more questions?
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For the North Iowa Times.
ELKADER, Oct. 22d, 1862.


ELKADER, Oct 22d, 1862.
The Clayton County Teachers Associa-
ton met purs lant to adjournment, PresI-
dent Rev. j. r. Upton in the chair.
The following is the programme Of exer-
cises
/. Meeting was opened by prayer by the
President.
3. Singing by the choir.
8. Calling the roll. Thirtynine teach
ers responded. Seventeen teachers joined
the Association. The Constitution was
then read, also the minutes Of the last meet
ing.
4. Singing.
). An address was tken delivered by E.
B. Wakeman, of McGrcgor. Subject, 1.-THE
Common School"
6. Singing
Z. An Essay was then read by Miss Su
san McAlvin, of Windsor.
s. Singing.
9. Miscellaneous business.
The Association voted to hold their mex
meeting at Garnavilo on the Wednesday
preceding New Years, at l o'clock, P. N
The teachers were then called out by town
ships ... %. Es..
Mendon, 2. Gard, 4. Monona, g.
Grand Meadow, 0. Morasser, o. Wagner
0. Farmersburgh, 9. Clayton, 2. Gar
navillo, Is. Read, 1. Boardman, s.
Highland, 0. Jefferson, @. Volga, o. Go!
Creek, o. Sperry, 3. Buena Vista, o.
Milvillc, /. Mallory, /. Elk, !. Lodo
0. Cass, O.-Total, 40 teachers.
The following committee was then ap
pointed to prepare programme for tn
next meeting, to report Thursday morning
II. Emery, c. L. Angler, and N. Plat
The Association then adjourned to mee
Thursday morning, at 81 o'clock.
atH .5.E Ef Thursday Morning.