The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-07-13
News and Items.

| News and Items.
Is it true that the women leaguers
against purchasing foreign articles don't
eat Salmon, because it is bought with
gold sent to the British Provinces? How
are you Oolong, Young Hyson, &C., scr
Macmillan, the First, has red hair.
Mrs. Lincoln is called by the Home Jour.
nal, our rosy Empress.
1t is said that ladies' with pretty feet are
glad that short dresses are to be iashiona.
bic.
A box containing twenty-one unpublished
diamonds found in Missouri, was on exhi.
bition at the St. Louis Fair.
A man, one hundred and three years old,
applied at the police station in Boston for
anights lodging.
Frement's organ in New York, the Ma.
ton, has cost him $4,000. 1t is said to
be very able paper.
Capt. Fiske left st. Paul for Idaho last
week with train Of 500 wagons.
Jute is now being so prepared as to very
closely represent the finest cotton fabric
and is extensively used in the manufacture
Of clothing
Major Mcdowell has assumed command
of the Department of the Pacific.
The steamer Golden Age, for some time
supposed to be lost, arrived at San Fran
cisco on the 3Oth.
An elephant was recently killed near the
Cape Of Good Hope which had an ivory
tusk within the stomach weighing eighty.
one pounds.
Brigadcr Gen. Joseph Taylor, brother
Of the late Gen. Zachariah Taylor, died in
Washington on the 9Th inst.
The rebel cavalry burned the residence
Of Gov. Bradford four miles from the city
of Baltimore. ....
The Granite City and Wave were cap.
tured from the rebels off Texas.
Acapulco is in possession Of the French.
The steamer j. L. Stevens arrived at San
Francisco with half million in gold from
Id,do and British Columbia.
The delegates appointed to form State
Constitution for Nebraska Territory met
on the 4th and voted to adjourn sine die.
That defeats the State organization party.
The number Of votes cast in Iowa in
1868 was 1875, $500. against 16, $50 in 1916.
1t is said the value of the rebel Alabama
will be distributed among the officers
and men Of the Kearsage by the next Con-
gress. ....
The extensive conflagration that ragged
during last week in the lumber country OF
most Of the northern counties of the State
Of Wisconsin is feared to have done much
more damage than was at first represented.
By recent developments it is apparent that
the entire loss will easily foot up to $780,
OOO In many instances whole villages
were destroyed, and with such haste and
fury that the inhabitants had to fee for
shelter under the bluffs of the lake, leaving
their cattle and horses in their retreat,
which, In many cases, were davoured BY
the flames. A large amount Of tan bark,
lumber and cord wood was destroyed.
Advices from Halifax charge the Yacht
Deerhound, which took off the pirates
Semmes and other officers, with being a
mere tender to the Alabama
The pirate, Capt. Semmes, has announc-
ed through Paris paper that on the 10Th
of August he will have q new Alabama
ready to embark, and that the seamen OF
the old Alabama will continue to receive
pay and form part of the crew of the new
cruiser.
- Con E-snLi;-. -.o...-:.he..rI;~e h;a
wounds trouble him yet, has, at the request
Of Gen. Grant, returned to duty.
The writ Of habeas corpus has been sus-
pended IN KY; supposed to have been
done in anticipation Of trouble in enforcing
the draft, and particularly the enlistment
of slaves.
Gen. Sigel has been removed from his
command and ordered to report to Gen.
Hunter. Gen. Howe succeeds him.
During the recent session of Congress,
over one thousand millions of dollars were
appropriated.
The Assistant Provost Marshal of Ohio
has officially announced that "Men drafted
in 1862, who furnished substitutes for three
years, are not exempt from the present
uI0t uuucI Vuo dCt 6lucJlJStOTy Oh the
Enrolment Act"
The President has issued proclamation
appointing the first Thursday of August as
day of humiliation and prayer.
Sec Fessenden intends to continue the
negotiations begun by Sec. Chase for for.
eign loan. ..
The Republicans of this State have made
the following nominations: For Supreme
Judge, @. G. Cole; Secretary of State,
James Wright; Auditor of State, John A.
Elliott State Treasurer, VIM. H. Holmes
Register Of State Land Office, Joshua A.
Harvey; Attorney General, Isaac L. Allen
Electors at large, G. B. Darwin and VIM.
T. Thompson. ...... ..a. 49,.
Hon. Elijah Sells of this State has been
appointed Sd Auditor of the U. S. Treas.
ury by Sec. Fessenden.
The President has not collapsed procla.
majority yet; he has issued anothe,
which is in relation to the question of re.
construction.
The correspondendent of the New York
Times and Philadelphia Press was taken
prisoner at Petersburg.
Short skirts.
If "Violet Vane," the very interesting
Side. walk and Parlor Gossip of the N. Y
Sunday Times, don't quit writing as below