The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18
News and Items.

News and Items.
Somebody has seen, away up in Mime
sofa, a squaw 100 years old. She claim.
to be the first female Indian that ever saw
Red Lake, now the central homo of a for
midable tribe.
There are now $50 graduated female
physicians in the United States. Gu,
bachelor editor exclaims "Oh, that were
sick ~
A prize fight in California lasted two
days. Dryer and Walker were the com.
batants. Walker was beaten LOG rounds
were fought.
A chemical agent called Nelanopathia is
OF late invention-it changes white to
black. Our practical eountrymen are
adapting it to the political face of affairs
with every prospect Of success.
Sexton & Sholl Of Cleveland give coarse
meats from their packing house gratis, to
the poor. God bless them! IF Peter will
lend US his key these men shall walk
straight into Heaven on the same terms.
1.-THE total Indebtedness Of Georgia is IA
millions Of dollars, or AZ dollars for every
white male inhabitant in the State" Thus
writes an exchange. The total pro rata
Indebtedness Of Iowa Oeaving out the
rebel States, now being laid waste) is IT'S
millions, or about three hundred dollars to
each living human in the State! What's
the use Of blowing over Georgia!
W. Tarbox Smead, once editor of the
Bremen County Republican, wrote a good.
bye to his wife, filled his pockets with Is
pounds Of stone and deliberately sunk
himself in the Potomac at Washington
Nov. LIST. Poor unhappy man! NJ one
knows how hard it is to liue but he who
surrenders life to the Great Author. We
do not believe it is so terrible to die as to
live under some circumstances.
Gen. Tom Thumb and lady and Commo-
dorc Mutt and his sweetheart will be at
Madison on the 25th. Mrs. Thumb is re.
ported to be just as she used to was-not
on the road to family.
Chase is said to be managing to send
"Rosy" to St. Louis. Gen. Schofield b.ing
only Brieadier and not friend of S. P.
Chase either.
Our Government has virtually recognized
the Juarez party in Mexico, by the official
reception of the agents Of that faction at
Washington. 1t would be as we'll to wait
till We sec farther before we take sides with
either.
Balmorals are said to be stalking the place
of hoops" The two articles always ap.
pear so near the same "place" that we do
not know liz what the change can consist.
Will hoops 60 down now! If balmoral in
exhibition is prett:er than the outside skirt
why not discard the latter and let the bal.
be the main display. 1t is none of our
business, ladies, but We only suggest.
II. W. Petit, formerly of the Dubuque
Times, is at Memphis as editor Of the
Bulletin. blank" will make a "Bulle"
paper. Send it up, old chum!
The Emperor of France is said to be de.
clining in health. Does anybody outside of
his family fret much about 1T?
A hoosier informs US that in the north
of Indiana Sorghum syrup is made in
quantities sufficient to feed all the children. !
He says "they get used to it and appear to
like it."
A R. r. bridge near Brinton Station on
the Penn. Central broke down on Saturday
the 7th, and destroyed train of 16 cars
nobody killed and but one man hurt.
From Cleaveland to New York City
there is now an unbroken r. r. guage.-
Erie is scooped at last.
b. F. Taylor, the poetic correspondent
of the Chicago Journal says a soldier re.
ceived bullet which passed through nine
letters in his breast pocket and spent its
force against the tenth-his life was saved
B. F. then suggests that we fill the pockets
of our brave boys with letters. Isn't the
idea happy one! Wen write dozen
at once. Won't you, reader?
Forey, the French commander in Mexico
is in New York en- route to France.
The ladies Of Vandeburg County, Ind,
are travelling the country raising recruits.
poor set Of men where ladies have to
exert themselves to rouse them to duty.
John Nazro, the leading Hardware Mer-
chant Of Milwaukee, is elected Captain Of
the Light Guard of that city. John is a
man of decided military taste and as brave
as j. Caesar.
s. Colfax in late N. Y. City speech
thanks God for Abe Lincoln. S. G. wants
to be speaker and he desires to heal up the |
breach he made with Abraham when he
CO., praised Fremont pretty loud. Go it,
Schuyler.
Cincinnati has on hand, q rebel plot of
terrible proportions "a coal panic that will
freeze the city out, and now plan to burn
the whole of Porkopolis is discovered
what city for quiet man to live in!
Striped hose on little misses look quite
neat, but for big folks and fairly developed
pedal columns, give our eyes or our imag.
nations anything but . streaked stocking
the pure white for lady's ANGLE beats
all the Jacob-rod style Of encasement that
can be invented.
Send the soldiers all the sour kraut you
can it is invaluable against scurvy and