The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-05-20
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The bluffs which environ Cur lirel

Narrow City, seem to he the chosen homes
Of thousands of the feathercd songsters,
who make the most charming music within
stones throw Of the bustling throng on
Main street. At dusk, there is an inter
mission Of twenty minutes in which the
whole chorus Of birds retire for the night,
with the single exception of the Whippor.
wills who, never tagging, enliven the still
evtning with their ever flogg,ng refrains.
Henry Clay Dean, spouter for the
EXTREMIST, ideas of the Democratic party
was recently mobbed by lot Of soldiers at
Keokuk, Iowa. The best way to treat all
these radical talk ers is to give them severe
letting alone. lie has an undoubted right
to express his sentiments, and If he is to
be stopped, the process should not be served
| by mob. We dislike to see feeling
Of acquiescencc on the part Of many news.
papers Of the country, in these mob dc.
rnonstrations, because they not only subvert
the law but destroy our reverence for it,
~ private letter from Milo Lacy, for
mcrly compositor in this Office, dated on
board the U. S. gunboat tennessee, off New
Orleans, states that other vessels in the
squadron have been receiving credit for
work done by them. At Port Hudson, their
rifled 100 FOUNDER PARROT, landed shell
with accuracy against the sides of rebel
transports, four miles distant, doing dam
age to anything which dared to draw her
fire. No other boat in the fleet did such
damage al long range, and besides the Es.
sex, no other boat in the squadron was SO
much dreaded as the Genessee Milo OK.
presses the hope that they arc soon to
proceed to Mobile to act as blockaders.
"A courtezan and her attendant pimp af-
ter robbing the boarders Of the City Hotel,
Madison, Wis.,, Of quantity Of clothing,
ETC., arrived in this city in due time and
stopped at one of our hotels, having cross
cd the river just in time to elude an officer
from Dane Co., who held the papers for
them. Comming over to this side he made
known his trouble to Marshal White. who
told him he thought by the exercise Of a
little strategy they might be got over to the
Wisconsin side. The plan-we need not
give the details Of twas we'll conceived
and as we'll executed, and on Monday the
unclcan pair went over to the other side,
where the officer speedily met them, and
put them in jail, where they will have
abundant leisure to reflect upon the nncer-
tainty of human events. @-a We. 1sG
| On Sunday morning, the down packet
brought Mrs. Newton, sister Of Mr. Trow-
bridge of this city, who was suffering from
that most dreadful Of all diseases, hydro
phobia, she having been bitten two weeks
ago Thursday by mad dog in the city of
Lacrosse. Her spasms came at brief in.
tervals and the taste Of water threw her
into terrible commissions 1t was sad
sight, and We shall not soon forget that
sweet but troubled face so soon apparently
to 60 under the cloud Of death, or those
mute appealing eyes which turned beseech-
ingly upon every sympathizing face near
her. The same day of her arrival she was
removed to her old home in Farmersburg
township,-where on Sunday night she was
visited by DR.. Christie Of Albany, N. Y,
| who by the use Of powerful medicines sue
ceeded in keeping off the spasms from half
past one to half past eight, Monday morn.
ing This gives some reason to hope that
her life may yet be saved. ....sa
P. S.-We hear Tuesday morning that
Mrs. Newton has not had spasm since
DR.. c. first visited her, has steady pulse,
and good appetite, and strong hopes arc
now entertained of her recovery. The re-
putation of DR.. Christie will be an enyiable
one If he ELECTS permanent cure in this
case. s.t-~ '#
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