The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-01-13

'SiS"o0 '"e AsichHohu Pi'coueIS) Neh'
Grant to have command.
The Senate have agreed on a bill refusing
| all but aliens to be substitutes. The OBJ.
ject is to hold all who are subject to duty
liable to future draft. This is pretty rad.
ical, but it is what the country voted for !;
"the last man and the last dollar" you
know ----.-.-.---- --.-..---.
An editor in South Ohio ran away to
pay his debts. He is raey editor without
doubt. .> .''.. .>'S>.~
Howard County Iowa, has filled her
quota. .rr .>ss -....
Latest case of "Capital Punishment"
The small pox at Washington.
The French Government orders Paris
dancers not to elevate their limbs so high
as they formerly did. French mercuria.
ism is shocked at the exhibition of living
statuary. The "elevate" wouldn't hurt
Chicago theatres much.
The French residents of New Orleans
demand sixty. SIX million dollars for losses
sustained there by the war.
A Federal company Of cavalry were cap
tured almost entirely by a superior rebel
force near Rectorvlle, Virginia.
Wheeler captured Federal train near
Chattanooga, out 1t was. rrcaptursu next
day and 200 rebels with it.
Gov. Andrews is about beside himself
in praise of the "Great Emancipation"
He insists that Mass. should be allowed to
buy her quota south or any where else and
save her own people.
The legislatures of several Of the states
are now in session.
Soak your boot soles in warm linseed Gil
and they wont squeak.
A young lady in London insured her
mothers life and then gave her arsenic!
A handsome minister can sccld his au-
dience like blazes, but if he is plain. looking
he must 90 slow on the reproof, so far as
ladies are concerned. e..
The Empress Eugene is Of Spanish ma
tivities but she persists in introducing
French heirs.
Heenan says on the 10Th round he fell on
his head and this disabled him.
What American is entitled to the "Or.
der of the Garter ?" Any married one.
Wonder if the chaps who voted for the
"Irrepressible Conflict" in 1860 can see
anything Of it by this time. Have patience
gentlemen.
a lady being asked her nativity, replied:
II have no settled place of nativity-my
father was Methodist minister y
Wendell Philips, three years ago, in
speaking Of Senator Wilson of Mass, said:
"You could make better soul of the
sweepings Of bar.room the morning af.
ter Caucus"
Newark, N. j., is complaining, as we'll as
Rochester, N. Y, Of the abduction of young
girls for base purposes. Ladies in both
cities walk only with an escort in the even
ing.
Gen. Butler is said to have plan on foot
that will beat the secesh at their own game
in the ''prisoner exchange" way.
Government bounties will be paid till
March LIST.
Union troops have destroyed the rebel
salt works on the coast of Florida-the
town Of St. Andrews was burnt.
Gen. Meade attributes his failure to whip
Lee to the dumbness or drunkenness of
Gen. French, who delayed obeying an or.
der from to o'clock. Lee had then got
in position and battle would have been
Federal defeat
Rosecrans' report of the fight at Chick.
amauga attributes his defeat to the misar.
prehensioh of Gen. Wood in taking posi-.
ton, thereby enabling the enemy to take
ground designed to be covered by Union
troops.
Senator Bowden Of West Virginia died
Of small pox at Washington on Saturday,
Dec. Goth. This disease is becoming alarm
ing at the Capital. 1t is said its prevalence
is owing to the neglected and filthy condi-
ton Of thousands Of negroes who are about
Washington. We do not believe in retri.
button Of this kind but many people do.
Indiana and Vermont have filled their
quotas.
Our loss at Charlottesville is now repor-
ted to have been $4,000!
The Quakers petition Congress to exempt
them from all military liability, commute.
ton or service "Yea, verify"
Ministers of the gospel petition to be
made chaplains in case they are drafted.
Baldwin of Connecticut offered resolu-
tons refusing to negotiate with rebels on
any terms the resolution passed by SO to
"a. A resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of commissioners to fix up peace,
was tabled by n to AZ.
A valuable British blockade runner was
captured near the mouth of the Swaneo
by the Union Steamer Roebuck.
Judge Caleb B. Smith, of the u S. Dis
trict Court, died at Indianapolis very sud-
denly on the 7th, of bleeding at the lungs.
Gwin Of Boston had charge of the green
back manufacturing rooms-hc is under
arrest for stealing some of the bills. Poor
Gwin PROBABLY took more than the others
got, and his "pards" reported him.
The President sends in mountainous
batch of promotions. Gen. Grant is to be
Maj Gen. Of the Regulars.