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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22
A Few Words from Mayor LeMngw,
...A Card to the Public.

A Few Words from Mayor Lemngwell
.-.A Card to the Public.
Having been informed by a number of
friends that have been somewhat severely
censured by the public for supposed
neglect Of duties devolving upon me as
Mayor OF McGregor, during the prevalence
OF the Small Pox in our city by the advice
of those friends I publish the following
statement and explanation, as do not care
to receive the anathemas of the community
unless the community has some better rca.
son than it has in this case. .~l
The first complaint was, that l did not
remove each case of the Small Pox to the
Pest House as soon as discovered. Nv
answer is: -at#GfE p#
LIST. No nurses could be procured to take
charge of Pest House.
I'd. The weather was so stormy that the
physicians refused to allow their patients
to be moved to the Pest House.
Sd. l could not get anybody to move
them to the Pest House.
,4th. We had no Pest House, The onlv
building which could be procured for this
purpose, was deserted cabin two miles
below the town. Even this l fitted up,
and when ready for occupants, found that
the roof leaked SO badly that it could not
be used.
The reason l did not place the notices on
all the infected buildings, Small Pox Here
was because the notices were in all but two
cases torn down where had them posted,
and | could not force any officer to 60 into
any infected buildings to arrest such often
ders, and finding that could not enforce
the rule in oil cases, had the notices taken
from the two buildings where it was still
left, and thought best not to placard any.
In relation to the other and more notice.
able complaint made through the country
and the Northern part Of the State, that I
should have closed the Hotels in which one
or more cases Of the small pox were report
ed, / have simply to say that had no right
to do so. have only the right of power
which the law guarantees and specifically
points out. We have neither State law nor
City ordinance relating to contagious
diseases, giving me any such power or
right, and Of course l could not close them.
At this time there was no quorum of the
City Council in the city, so that could
not have Health Ordinance passed. The
infected wings of the hotels were, however,
closed by the proprietors.
There was this further difficulty that
had to contend with: sodnt Of money. There
was no money in the City Treasury, and
for all services rendered, cash down was
required. City Scrip would not be taken,
SO 4 seas compelled to pay ezpenses from my
0so'a funds for each serpics .ohen performed.
1t would have required the power Of
TO have filled the requirements
of the public at this time, and when you
elected me Mayor of your city, you failed
to endow me. with that power, and natur.
ally did not possess it. You gave me an
empty Treasury, SO that without money,
without Health Ordinance or any law
giving me power and right to act sum.
marally; without nurses and without
Pest House, and with this trouble thrown
upon me at the moment Of my inaugura-
ton, did the best could.
Respectfully,
DOUGLAS LErFINGwELL.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

FaExoNr.-We are requested by Judge Viii.
liams to state that there will be . Fremont
ratification meeting at Elkader on Saturday,
July I'd. In conversation with the Judge,
one of the leading Republicans Che says the
party has been formally disbanded) Of Iowa,
and Judge of this District, be informs u that
he never saw nomination 20 tanely received
a. that Of Lincoln. He thinks the people are
tired Of the blundes and sins of the President
and Cabinet and advises those who have not
forgotten to whom their own souls belong to
cut loose from an organization whose strength
consists. to use the language Of Calhoun. only,
sin the Cohesive power Of public plumber"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22
COMMERCIAL
TIMRS OFFICE, June 81, 3 P, NJ.

TIMES OFFICE, June 81, 3 P. ".
Still We are without rain. At Monona, waukon
and many other places near us, it has raued some
though not enough. Here, not . spoonful, though
we are promised 1t nearly every day. The crops arc
said to be suffering in the timber lands but are doing
quite well in prairie soil.
The market is wild, particularly on wheat. On
Thursday wheat was 1866 at MIL, Friday l,62 on
Saturday $50! On Monday SO and on Tuesday It
touched 1915. Gold quoted Tuesday at 5000.
Everything ia advancing a. rapidly as a want OF
confidence in paper issues send It. Benton Bros
report is below. Sales Of wheat in our streets on
Tues day p. m were as high as $780,
Rec epts of grain last week, 1856 bushels.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

Shakespeare AmericanlseA.
The WHITE HOUSE. Flourish. Enter Lin
coin, Stanton, Seward and Halleck.
THUS far our fortune keeps an upwar
| course,
And we are graced with wreaths of victory.
But in the midst of this bright shining day,
spy black, suspicious threat'ning cloud,
That will encounter with our glorious sun
Ere he attain his easeful western bed:
/ mean. my lords. those powers that Fremon
Hath raised in Cleveland, are now defiant
And, a. We hear, march on to fight with Us
S.-A little gale will soon disperse that cloud
| Andblow it to the source from whence it came
Thy brilliant wit will dry those vapors up,
For every cloud engenders not storm.
H.--JoHs CHARLES doth boast five hundred
thousand men,
And BRowN and PoMERoY both have fed to
him;
Ii he have time to breathe, be we'll assured,
His faction will be full as strong as ours.
BRYANT and GREEDY both are now suspect of
1aVOrlnS MS fortune,
While German boers in countless numbers
worship him.
St.-Oh! did but suspect a fearful man,
he should have leave to 60 away betimes,
Lest in our need he might infect another,
And make him of like spirit to himself.
If any such be here, as God forbid!
Let him depart before we need his help.
FREhoNr suddenly appears among them and
throws his Commission at the Presidential
feet.
S.-see how the surly migrate treats your grace!
L.-Now, General, wilt thou not retract tbv
course, asg- s."
Resume thy stars-give US thy German
strength,
Assist US to extirpate willy copperheads?
Speak gentle words and humbly bend thy
knee,
Call Abraham master, and at his hands beg
mercy, .-. e..
And he shall pardon thee these outrages.
E-Nay, rather, wilt thou draw thy robbers
hence7
Confess who set thee up and wrote thee down,
Call FRrhoNr patron and be penitent,
And thou shalt still remain-The Clown Of
Springfield.
St-Come, General. take the time,-kneel
down, kneel down, @
Nay, quick! strike now or else the iron cools!
FL had rather chop this hand off at blow,
And with the other fling it at thy face,
Than bear SO low sail as strike to thee!
Enter Provost Marshall and Guards.
on the recreant knave and bear him
hence, --IF
And once again proclaim US President!
He is the fount that makes small brooks to
flow,
Now stop his spring; my sea shall suck them
dry
And swell 90 much the higher by their ebb.
Hence with him to WARREN! let him not
speak.
,. Eruepf 0>,anes r.. .#
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

MADAME BIsuor, the celebrated Song
stress, will sing in the basement Of the
Baptist Church on Thursday evening, June
30th. Her reception in the west has been
oil that her worldwide reputation would
lead us to anticipate. In this musical little
city the lady will draw full house.
See Advertisement for particulars, and
then go 10 sec and bear Madame Bishop.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

We have been informed that the Nc.
Gregor Western Railway Company intend
making the Railroad from McGregor to
Calmar-the land grant road. By this
arrangement they will run South west from
Calmar, through Chickasaw and Floyd
counties. We fear this arrangement will
leave our friends in Howard and Mitchell
counties. without Railroad for many
years.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

PosryI.LE.-This young town is loom
ing up immensely. BY an Adv. to-day it
will be seen that John I. Stoneman, Agent
of the Postville Land Co., offers some
valuable property for sale. We have heard
of several sales Of lots. Tho figures are
low yet and now is the time to purchase.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

"THE banner still hangs upon the outer
WALL" "Thc cry is still they come" The
masses Of the people come and daily fill
the store Of Hammerslough Bros to the
extent Of its accommodations. The stock
on hand Is of such rare excellence that we
invite special attention. How SO much can
be given for SO little, is more than anybody
except Hammerslough Bros can tell.-
There is no humbug about them-,they give
you good goods at low prices. No. lOl
Main st, sa
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

PoETRY.-We have lots of the article on
hand, both original and selected, but for
this issue none. Those who write for us
and those who read the TINES, will pardon
the omission. Correspondents will be
patient. @a
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

NATIONAL CoNvENTIoN.-The Chicago
Times of q late date contained q view rel.
resenting the building in which the Demo-
cratic National Convention will be held,
July 4th. 1t is only temporary edifice,
erected for convention purposes alone, but
it will be the largest structure ever raised
in Chicago. We copy from the Times:
"The building will be Of gigantic proper.
items, measuring 628 feet in circumference,
and 200 feet in diameter, and planned to
afford ample room for $4,000 people. Elk.
t.r1ally there will be little to attract the
eye. The national colors displayed in pro.
fusion from numerous stats rising around
the roof will be the only ornamentation
visible.
The enclosure of the immense amphi.
theatre will be twenty-five feet high. The
roof, at its highest or central point, will be
elevated 81 feet above the ground, 1t will
slope gradually until it falls to an elevation
Of % feet.
The roof is here broken for the purpose
Of ventilation, the remaining part commenc.
ing from point four feet below the over.
tapping cornice, which forms the circumier.
encc Of the central or largest division of
the building, and from there slopink grsdu.
ally to the outer limits Of the structure. -
The whole will be entirely covered with
patent felt roofing so that even the contin-
ued recurrence Of the heaviest thunder
shower will not interfere with the comfort
of the Convention" -
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

BRILLIANr.-The Ne,os is delighted with
Grants movement across the James River and
calls it great strategy because the rebs. didn't
know anything about it. We admire the man
OF 30 who suppsses LOG, 900 men can be moved
in the face Of such General % Lee and he
(Lee) not see it! q.ys, Id. eI.s s..a
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

COMMUNICATIONS Several of these are
necessarily left over till next week. IAN
old acquaintance" will soon appear.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

TnE SuPPLENENr.-"A fast young man
u the Tombs;" Horrid Scene en- battle
Geld; Anecdotes. @
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

Secretary Stanton claims liberality in re-
turn from the press, for his having taken
in SO many papers lately.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

The Wisconsin Editorial Convention at
Madison was not we'll attended. *
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

- Notice.-.Episcopal Service every Sunday
O'clock P. NJ, at the German Presbyterian Church.
opposite the Brick School House. Rev. ". p. LLorn
Past
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

In this city, the morning OF Tu esday June 2lst
by Rev s. p. Sloan, at the house OF II. b. Malone,
EsQ Mr. s. n. Mcconnell, Of this city, to Miss Kate
A. stoddard, Of Detroit.
The New York herald., 1864-09-25

able necessity OF supporting Fernando for Ccngves-s
rather un orunaie pacs 90 snow their hands In
.as o1 1In n. tine 1sssa Ss,.s
ssscssi dSsss nSM % q ensS 81 Pen Mood
unasrstcod thai Ben does not desire TO again The
deA was that Fernando should get the Mozart nomns
fercss from uniting sgsinst him, thus make lis elec
tico sure. THIS, must admA ~ strange mixture,
bat politics makes queer bedfelows sometimes.
strange as this Is reported that the
moat has bean made
REPUBLICAN PsIMAgIEs.
The primary meetings delegates TO the different
nomiaang ocoventions viii be hello next Monday even
ms The two factions hold separate prirary meetings.
and their conventions nect at different places to N ke
thor nominations. Thy are rnnniug two dis
nct ard separate machiue, thoun tley were oppos
make t5er nominations and then 20 through with
toe professional pracsod for the last iew years
dates or erhans throw greenbacLs 10 see who shall
retire and who reEsin In tho field. After having done
ms Raymond viii write loag winded eseays, praisag
their purity Greeley will itnish natives with sust
cIce declaration thai I'll nominees embody the pat.
rotsn, honesty, respectabiliy aud all that good In
o city, aud the poets OF the Pes will grind out by
Gees have dope 10 their country In the shoddy le He
who doubts tho truth OF tn, these journals
must make up hs lind II no speaks those doubts even
III whisper, to be ever afterwards called traitor.
Such he style that the political csmpaign 10 bong
cohoastad on the republican side Just now.
. COUNTY CLERK.
Tie contest for County Clerk Is becoming quite
spicy OF late. Cummings f. fucker s the most prorsi-
Dent candidate among tic republicans Charles IOew and
Henry W. Genet in Jammany Thomas H. Ferris among
scme Of the democratic faCtioe and dare say
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
the contest tho democratic side appears b betwoen
a. Oakley Hall and Nelson j. Waterbury the former win
get the fammany uomnat!oa, md probably old MoSaYs
t,ons: whe among the republicans Charles l. Spencer
appears TO be having matters his own way.
The New York herald., 1864-09-25

the operation os natural Jews" and In )ust 10 ~
cordance with this prrcipss that the American Em
grsps CoDPany sseks 40 secure the untgeAmelss'
pxysatton Af the ecaunnin law which ragupees mp
establishment OF responsible sod effective aeW oy shs
ducted on strictly commercit basis and designed 70
facilitate In the manner already described Hone
between the operative In Europe who cesrE % ss and
the employer n America who needs 10 bry. labor.
Your letter, sir w read IN europe great sat-
isaco ION by the enemies OF America They will point
with triumph 70 he cossempuous al the nation al
resources Of the country contained in this qusry, What
10 this lawful money OF tie United Staes 10 your
castc deuunciaton OF the "nhumanty and immortality
OF bringing emgrants 90 engaged In and espe-
eauy civil war, " oe iuvoyed 10 It's Gorr0rs,h and
10 your deiborata avowa that "theso lportations
TO DO either food for powder TO paraz ethe abong
popuatior,' vlndcacn OF all the libels t1ey have
uttered on America since the began H viii be the
humilistng but unavodabe duty OF loyal Americans "
defend 70 Europe the power end honor Of their country
against the aspersous Of the Chet Magistrate OF her
tropciis. am, SIR, very respectfully,
' JOHN WILLIAMS, t
General Agent American Emigratioa ComIany.
The New York herald., 1864-09-25

.esr with Queen. Ho-,. IcrsnIe; vHr.e esI ahss
%s.a Men criss.. ss.a s sas as:y a
',ss noRs ssss as-An brig Frances Jan. Hsrs.
SYorE SD bark cbsrioste L,.lened lns2) sssuls syT
( iIsss Lansing M snd Hsrs hin orca,t Sfosi.
B1TII seps sl-cld ssAr nc GaSy d. B9nsrs 1.s,. n..s.
rs,.asipn,. soop Pointer. sicAols NJ
wfis,d 1ss iq amt ami st' srs r ieseftpor,
FALL RIVER sep sa sohs TSss sDrd'A wrsh4
GARDINER s'pti5-s sid brig b srosk. Miller Bsia
den wassngon Princeton. wslisa and Abbott Lawrence.
HSs % sSas. s4T: ssss S:;
MAS MAcnIAs Sep. lssd brig ponye. Allen oieufVsso.
SAL, Nrerk SID scars oarthagena Kelly, phiade phili
Hay, astasmsy rom coasssst NnrroWs do VIM Carton.
sss' Ellen Rod
SEwBuRYPoKr. sept a--sd ship Naples tDew. srs
'0ss, ssd-Arr schs Mary Pierce Shea Philadelphia
Nesa orewiey % En- EhsesetaRert; -. n.-,..
rsator Tor Fort Deswsre oan iussshpo sSlsd r Sos
ssok s rors s %
rMA Ipn sosanao saara kssds WALL aa.ner for s.
shut Calais for Phaadeph.a yolast csa.i"s E1a!e,l
NE % sfss As
% s%. DID, SSafs
dr ssY Avery Fs
~.
PHILADELPHIA Sep, 2s-Arr schrs Tennessee. woos-
Mott Por, Royal Cid brigs Hunter Br,, Faulkner king
shs nep;y Mutt fs,
FLOYD Eaeke.t Somerset SEA Raneer Wrgns do Louiss
send; Britain. Ewood Doran, jarvis and 90
LIVES, Del, Sept 2i-The schrs Ann, Susan Scranton
Middleton Carlton from NYork for ashingtolS
Raymond and Eliza o, ss Fortress Monroe Geosys
Bearse and Julia Pratt and others for Baltimore
all detained in the roaostead by soush
PORTLxED Sept n tnot 2sd)-old bark Mary Fog
Ross, Havana scnrs Dacctsh, Partr Oardenas; EnxA
cd es Rsy Spring sr EtsSsS osrdsP.: srs
PROvID sNOE Sept 22-An brig Olive Frances Small.
Ragged Island Sid scnrs Richard Law York rhadephlA;
us: Hcdgon Harding, Col len. Gate Chasei Anna Shsp
ard, Bowdtch Anu Amelia Haiock snd Petrsi, Seayss
NYors Ocean Bird Conley. and VIM 0iiium, Dichnsoa.
2sd-sid schrs a R Smith. Smith, Philadelphia; VIM y
Copy wheeler Elraoeth Dasidsoa Kelies Amazon wiz
PLYMOUTH, Sept ib-AIr schrs Island Homo. Alien Il
York I7th Albert Bartlett Delaware City; lSth Austia
Parsons Philadelphia Sid i7th, schr Island Home Aea
ROCKLAND. Sept ls-Arr schrs d williams Thorndikss
Bay verrii and Mt Hope Spading, Now York l6tA
Harriet Dyer do; lsth Pai.s 0,ton. DO cid l5th, sc
Churchill, Monteyideo; schrs Eagle Peese NYork; Nina
Hall. do; MoLain B1exlin. rhiisdelphia A Baldwin
Means. DO; schr K Bullwinkle, French Washington
SALEM, Sept "a Arr schr Francis Edwards. Bsckmaas
2,d-Arr schrs Birdsan. Hazeon and Montsveu, Cost
lin Phiadaphis Lochie Hs.ke Eliza slasoeMhH1r.; ~ e julia
sarcent do FOR NYork Com Tucker Loud and Margaret
Pendieon Bargor for do; 23d Torpedo Lavender Car.
WARRHAM Sept 2o-sld schrs Joseph Hay, Hathaway.
and Cohass T0bey. Philadelphia.
The New York herald., 1864-09-25
SHIPPING NEW S.

CLEARED.

CLEARED
nH o. Msnches'er (er Haacrow, Queenstow
Steamship CITY q Cork lBr,. Tobetss Queenstown and
,Is,eam.hp Pennsylvania Obi, Brooking Livernool-
s,eAnshp America Rus,. wesses Southampton and Brc
s.eanshts Chesapeake. wile.ts PortAnd-A , crsnwsr
SHIP Douglas tBr), Grassan. Eong Kong-J Jewem
shiP ChasA Farwsli. Gerard San Fnncisco-w Cole.
Ship George Raynes. Bachelor, San rrsncsco-o Com
Ship Lasour Du Pin (Fr), GaIot. navre-Boyd 4 Hinck
ship au%Se Tap s soyssn Edye
BARK Bounding Billow Viduich Lisbon-rupper Beat
lark aaze,le Black Bsrbsdos-H TrowbridSe's Sons
Brig Ida tswe). Lundgren. Bristol-Funch. Mencke 4
Brig Alice Smith (Br), Miner Mctamoros-smi,h Dun.
gsig Adelaide tBr,. Douglas. Manzania--H A Do.
Brig Gecreana tBr) Stuart Nassau--,John r Bacon.
Brig Ellen Barnard. sBurRess, Phade,phia Bentley.
Brig Jeremiah. Ford. South Amboy.
er Red Il Martins &
sh schr Eclipse & SBrl. Cole shulee. Ns-o snow.
cnr scnr iovapn. P4. WsTs T,SrS Ward sstmS.s
schr Garrison, Toargee depnaBeutey. Smith
Ffas 1sqs Son.
socp csrone s Maynard, New Racket
Steamer Martha Stevens, Chance. Baltimore
ARRIVED
Steamship Baltimore. Lewis. Washington so houra with
mdso and PASSENGERS 70 Hand.
ship Avenr Fr). Pannier, Gusdaoupe is DAYS, IN bal
laSt. TO master.
Bark Eliza Young fof Yarmouth NS) Hatfield Autwerp
Ang With mdse and 1875 passenxers TO BOYD
Bark Maria tof Yarmsuh. NS), Killan, Cardi 70 days
Brig Nelle Hunt tof Bsrbados Nelson, Ruenos Ayves
Aug Z. with btdes. wool &C. 10 HnSsey Co. Aug VI,
lat % 81 ion 81 20 W. spoke chip Anna Longiord (r
Darling 80 Gays from Loodcn fer Nelson NJ with eni-
grnn.j 2st lat a s. lon os " spoke bark viAs do
nada bearing s. miles, boarded steamship PtAmII gan
(Bri from Bsrmuda FOR Holfax and received supply OF
provtsonr Tho s . slds- wheel iron about
BOZ TINS burthen painted white, with short aud
three suckestacks Is fsst and full
cargo on board: think sac is heund TO Dixie.
Brig soferino acgins Arayo. PR is days with sugar.
cotton. Ac. TO Burdett Everett.
sehr Jackson, Tracry Liugan. 10 days. with
Snow Burgess
sehr EmgTsss tRr,. Clubhouse sAckvis. 10 days. With
schr Isaae Rich. Croweli, Ezabethport for Boston
Schr Lodnska. Smith, sullivan.
schr Harriet Newell. Gould Aachias. Z daya
Schr Fro,c, Kennedy. Calais
Sehr Kagle. Hall. Rockland-
Schr Charlotte Spear, Rockland.
Schr Hero, Salem.
Sehr New York, Seabury, Boston, 8 days
Schr Rio, Plummer Providence.
Schr Success. RicbArdx New London.
0chr Jaue Brancrd Smith. Rondout for Mf6dtesown,
Schr II Demns, BcsrdrnRn, Rondout fer Hartford
SAILED.
2d-steamer Monts,una: bar. Atlantic; brig Thos Young
2sth-SteemehIps City Of Manchester PennsylvanA
rica. CITY Of Cork. and Golden Rele.
Nd sunset
The New York herald., 1864-09-25

The United states tircut coutt nas uccueu suA pn
consists Of two thousand hundred and forty pounds
our state Law says it h two thousand pounds undsr
the United states Court decision man who purchases
ton Of coal gets but tso thousand pounds could 70
cover two hundred and forty pounds The decision
viii make bet little difference practically for dealers
viii scl two thousand pounds for load, instead OF ton
or, If they sell OF two thousand two hundred ard
forty pounds will charge in proportion The state and
United States regulations regard 10 weight ought 10
correspond for difference s productive 81 lawsuits
The following we're the railroad earnings for the nrst
week Of September