The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-09-02
BRIGGs House., Chicago, I
August 9th, 1868.

August 9th, 1868.
JOHN, ESQ. This beautiful (?) city wa
found to-day about o'clock by Your
&C." The run from Prairie du Chen BY
conductor WINNIE 10 the Junction, con
ductor SASBoRN to GAINESVILLE, and con
ductor john HULL, on the North West
ern, to Chicago, was made in about |:
hours without accident. A good dimes
at Madison, delay Of an hour at James
vile, good company on the way, Sigh
rain to lay the dust and sundry other agree
abilities made the trip interesting. I me
friends at once. The Briggs House, you
are aware is the home of all Iowa men and
particularly Of the McGregor clan. II they
all would come here and stay here, get &C
quaintei with Tucker, French, Fred, liar
vey, Frank and Furlong and cultivate Mac
Of the Billiard Cue, they would never hun,
for another hotel on the west side of the
Lake. found FUTILE at the Matteson-
poor fellow, he is suffering with sore eyes
and is here to have them operated on;
hope he will be successful in his search for
restoration. A more active harder.work.
ing, mind-his own business man never was
in McGregor and it is cruel in Fate to give
him such an affection as he now labors un.
der. He is improving /,
The news to-day by the evening Journal
is very decidedly against the rebels. Fort
Sumter is de(unct and the great 81 am" Of
secession is begging for a stopper" OF
Gilmore's shells. As Gilmore has hand
that can: be beat conclude he wont stop
till the actual capitol of secesh consents to
an unconditional So mote it be and
thus dry up this miserable war. Bulletins
to-day announce that in Illinois there will
be no draft, for ting at least-thc State
being 10000 in excess of the demand on
her. This pleases the Suckers, of course,
for the reason that nobody wants to be
forced into war, while everybody Go hear
them TALK is ready to lay down his life "to
save the Union as our fathers made it -
What bully lot of patriots, our country
men are!
Imct j. F. Wright of here, Terry eff
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, John B. Sweat of Ro-
chester, Minnesota, NJ. O. Walker and any
quantity of other acquaintances in 60 min
utes after arrival. This Chicago is devil
Of placc-the centre of the Northwest.
IF wanted to find resident of any portion
Of Iowa in double quick" should come to
Chicago to meet him. Everybody comes
here now to work off the blues, the hor-
rors, the losses on wheat, &C., &c.
Produce is going down. Gold is stifen-
ing little, but the speedy capture of Char
lesion will put it down to 10 per cent.
AS soon as Charleston is captured l ap-
prehend the French, English, and indeed all
tho monarchical tribes of Europe will come
in for recognition of the Southern Con-
federacy. The crowns of the old world
want to see the U. S. severed and they only
wait an opportunity to make an effective
motion against our democratic theory Of
government. France and Austria in the
Southwest, England in the North, Spain in
the contiguous Islands east, aid Prussia in
the extreme Northwest can we ex-
pect any kind feeling from either? Oh how
fatal was the quarrel between the North
and the South? Had we, like sensible
man and his wife, turned deaf car 20 the
jealousy sown among US by emissaries of
the cursed Euru pean Powers, what a spien.
did National Show Of strength VIC could
now have. On the contrary, where are we
Disguise it as we may we are almost ruined
in the way of debt and taxes-our people
are hating each other for political opinions,
our drafted troops arc all endeavoring to
get out by Communication, general time Of
dissension, to be possibly succeeded by civil
war at home, is supe'venlng! Don't We all
know this to be true? r.