The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-12-28
news and Items.

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ating against Petersburg and Richmond ;
that it is now expected to occupy the en-.
tire southern coast and all the strategic
points on the rebel lines Of communication
before the first of May, by which time
Gen. Grant will be ready to make an as
sault upon the confederate capitol.
Gen. Gillem has succeeded in recaptur-
ing all the guns which he lost recently.
Thirty companies Of Canadian volunteers
have been dispatched to the United States
frontier. Lamothe, the chief Of police at
Montreal, whose conduct in restoring to
the raiders the money stolen by them from
the St. Albins banks has been under in
vcstigation by the provincial authorities,-
has resigned his position, with view Of
avoiding dismissal. ... Il" It
The government has refused to acknow.
ledge the parole granted by Price and his
prisoners taken at Pilot Knob, Glasgow
and other places during the late invasion.
They are ordered to return to service.
A distilery has just been completed in
Dubuque costing between 100000 and
100000. 1t will pay tax, daily, OF
about S. 1000 when in full operation.
A mail route has been established be-
tween Sioux City and Bannock City
in Idaho, ria Yankton and Niobrarah. p
The official canvass in Dakota, counting
in the frauds and all, elects Burleih dele.
gate to Congress over Todd by 155 major.
ity. I'D .- a... '.~ s.'s a"2-
The war department has issued Or
dcrs calling upon the provost marshals
| and boards of enrolment to forward, i'm.
mediately all soldiers, deserters, and shrk-
| ers to the front.
| The new enrolment list, soon to be
made, for this Dist. will only contain the
names Of those who are known to be fit
! for service. rar'. 81.
| Jacob Callahan Of Vermont is the Eldest
| member of the U. S. Senate He was born
in 1889.
| One Of the Woonsocket factories, man.
ufactuvies one million pounds Of wool
annually. @|.". ~
1t is thought that Vice President Ham
| lin will be elected U. S. senator from
| Maine. to fill the vacancy caused by the
! resignation of Mr.. Fessenden. The latter,
however, is making vigorous contest for
the position.
The freight depot Of the Illinois Central
railroad at Durleith, was destroyed by fire
on the 22nd. Loss from s75, 900 to $780,
| 600.
The Earl Of Carlisle is dead.
A great inundation on the coast Of India
has caused the loss Of thousands of ives.
The question of arming the slaves imne.
| diately. was before the rebel senate, in
secret session, on the 18th inst, and i: is
believed that measure providing for such
procedure vas adobted by an almost
unanimous vote.
Senator Hale is being pressed for the
French mission, but the President states
that he is il: no haste to FIJI the vacancy.
John Bigelow, consul at Paris, has been
| appointed and confirmed as charged affaires
I'D interim. ..... ... -..... A.....
II is said that Gen. Su.ley has assuran-
ces which cannot be doubted, that the
Sioux Indians, are suing for peace in all
sincerity. .... ........ .... '..
Valuable oil springs have been discover
ed near Des Monies in this state.
Letters are to be delivered by carriers,
free of charge in the city Of Dubuque,
after the 18th of Jan. .,...
Hon. William D. Dayton, United States
minister to France, died at Paris on the %
inst, of appoplexy, in the 5sth year Of his
age. ... s.... -.... .....a4
A deficiency bill, including 100000, 900
for the war department alone, has passed
the house. - ,... ,s.
The additional tax on whiskey becomes
in operation on the first Of January in.
stead of the first of February.
Rear. Admiral Farragut has been made
vice admirable of the navy.
Gen. Fremont, Montgomery Blair, Henry
J. Raymond, and Arson S. Miller of ILL.,,
are spoken of in connection with the min
istership to France.
There are some Illinois farmers, who
own more land than goes to make up some
german principalities. ....s
4 In Oregon city, Oregon, an extensive
wooden factory is being built. ..,s - sa-
Votes in Oregon are taken rooa ooee. a
bill recently introduced into the legislature
to abolish this mode, and substitute the
! ballot, was rejected. s.... .....,. i
Z A hundred English factory girls recently
arrived at Lawrence Mass. their passage
having been paid by the Lawrence mills
company. .-- . zs-
An English paper containing an adver-
tisement; "a piano for sale BY lady about
to cross the channel in an oak case with
carved legs" ,,,.. ....2
One of the rebel officer prisoners at
Johnson's Island, has giving birth to
"bodncing boy."' An exchange says that
the ''oilicer is undoubtedly woman"
The number OF cn'isrants arrived at New
York last week was 243s. The total
number for the year was 1905 To the
same date last year, the number was 15l
500. .,.-....ta.r .4as
| Among the curious wagers which have
been lost by the defeat of Mcclellan, was
one made Dy young lady of Newark, N
j., the terms being that if Lincoln wat
reelected she would visit her friends in