The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-08-03

it to be used as a stern wheel to pontoon
bridge across Long Lake Creek 1t may be
crawl out Of his to divert suspicion. l think
it is and so does Capt. Ainsworth.
Yours, MAJOR.
News and Items.
During this year there have been report
ed 0l3 wrecks in the whole world.
Idle ones are furnished silk to clothe
themselves by industrious worms.
The Rotheschild are about to open bank
in Mexico with a capital of $15, O0O,O
1t is said that trenches around piece of
grain filled with Kerosene oil will prevent
a raid of chinch bugs upon the crop.
1t is said French charivara has cut
representing two men leaning against a
guidepost. One has a telescope looking
toward this continent. The other asks, s'is
the American war ended YETI" mo still
sec some inhabitants.
Francis A. Hoffman has been recognized
by the President as Consul for the King
A rebel battery, planted near Skipwiths,
above New Orleans, was soon silenced by
an iron clad, thus clearing the only obstruc-
ton on the river.
The quota for the State of Minnesota
under the last call is officially announced
to be 5,5Gl.
The Memphis Bulletin estimates the
cotton crop which will seek a market
through that city the present season at
three hundred thousand bales, worth at
present prices $22O,Oo0,OoO.
Gen. Rosecrans and Gov. Hall have been
authorized to raise ten or twelve regiments
of six or twelve months volunteers for ser.
vice in the State of Missouri. Two are to
be assigned to the city of St. Louis as
volunteer guards. 1t is supposed that the
effort will be futile, as volunteering is utter
ly at an end throughout that State.
Pilots get $3.50 for the round trip from
st. Louis to New Orleans, which is equal
to nearly $500 per month. Bricklayers
get SIS and hod carriers So per day at St.
Louis.
The dispatches from St. Paul announce
that the draft has multiplied democrats in
that State.
1t is rumorcd in New Orleans that our
gunboats had captured the Florida.
The Connecticut Legislature at its recent
session did not make any provision for the
immediate financial wants of the State, in
Guiding the payment of bounties to recruits
in the insurgent States, Unless some pro-
vision can be found which can be construed
into authority to raise the money, Governor
Gilmore will call an extra session at once
to make the necessary provision.
The st. Paul Pioneer, until now an ad-
mlnistration paper, comes out boldly and
refuses to support the "my palm" govern
ment" Hincoln) any longer.
Gen. Grant has been cleaning out his
"r '.~~r:@-iS. sending his sick and
wounded IN W"-h:~..e..
The quota of Missouri under the new call
for troops is 2o,67s; of Ohio, 56,792.
Every man who drinks a glass Of Rich.
mond whisky has to pay two dollars and a
headache.
AT the barracks Of Rock Island, ILL.,, there
are now nine thousand rebel prisoners, and
five thousand three hundred and seventy
seven at Camp Douglas, Chicago. There
are also seven hundred at Alton. Thus
there is considerable rebel army in Hi
nois.
The first and only volunteer recruited in
Springfield, Mass, to count upon the quota
under the new call, appeared on Monday
in stalwart Englishman, over six feet tall,
and man whom the examining surgeon
declared perfectly free from blemish. He
has been for several years in the British
service.
Gen. Young, Provost Marshal Of Freed
men for the district of Natchez, died re-
Gently at Vidalia, La.
Gen. Brayman has arrived at Natchez
and assumed command there, relieving COL
Farrar who is placed in charge of Fort Nc
Pherson.
The LIST Iowa Cavalry is now at Hanys-
vile, Clay County, Missouri, under com
mand Of Col. Catherwood.
An invasion of the southern border of
Iowa is threatened by guerrillas from Mis-
sourl, and the Adjutant General of the
former State has issued an order for the
militia companies in the three southern
tiers of counties to hold themselves in readi
ness for active service at moments notice.
The order is Of very sanguina,y tenor.
1t prohibits the firing of blank cartridges,
and announces that "Any officer who takes
as prisoner any guerrilla, murderer, thief
or marauder, Of such armed man, will at
once be dismissed from the State service p
Tive hundred thousand acres of land in
Ireland have been permitted to fall to waste
and steriIity the past year.
THE Davenport Gazette has private letter
from Chattanooga which says tina. the Sd and
9TH Iowa Regiments had both been captured
except l6 men. Gen. Giles Smith, command
ing the brigade, was killed. Lieut.. Col. Aber.
crombe and Major Foster are among the pris-
oners. The report is from Gen. McPherson's
Adjutant General.
A strong effort is making by republican poll
ticians to induce the administration to give
Mcclellan a command on the defences of
Washington, and Henry J. RAYMOND is here To