The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-04

, News and Items.
Congress appIopriatcs $25,OO0,O0O fo
the 100 days men just called out. TIL
bill passed in three minutes from its read
ing. This Amt much of fca nor Is it YER,
much money at the present time.
a few days ago the Republican genera
assembly of the State of New York, by
unanimous vote adopted the following reso
luton:
Resolcea, That the thanks of this hous,
be land are hereby rendered to his Excelency
Governor Seymour, for calling the attention
OF the general government at Washington
to the errors in the apportionment of TIA,
quota of this State, under the enrolment
act of the Sd Of March, 1868, and for hi
prompt and efficient efforts in procuring 9
correction of the same
The Chicago Pest (war Democracy thinks
the 0o.day call is to secure a large stand
ing army to make silence at home during
the Presidential canvass.
The gale Of last Wednesday sent good
many vessels ashore at Milwaukee and
other points
The importations Of last week to the port
OF New York were seven and half millions ;
being just double the amount of the CORES
pondng week of go. Jewelry heads the
list, and wines (sl16,000)' close it.
THE Monitors are now reported failure
and Ericsson is said to be played out One
ram is worth five Monitors" Wether
this is true or not we can't say
A pair Of doves are said to be making
their nest in the ample sleeve of the God
dess of Liberty on the dome of the Ma
tional Capitol. Is this an omen that peace
and the subsistence of the waters of hate
shall be announced soons
A New Orleans correspondent of the Mil.
waukce Sentinel says the city papers there
are efectua'ly muzzled and that their state
nents reflect only the vii! Of the military
censors.
The defeats in Louisiana and in North
Carolina grow worse as the smoke lifts.
Seven hundred indianapolis ladies offer
to take the place Of business men who will
go to war. This is loud call on the clerks
Of that city.
The duties on foreign inportations are to
be increased 80 per cent temporarily. This
is the figure. Fifty per cent. more tariff
for New England capitalist sand present
of Eghty-fivc thousand Western men to
carry on the war. Verify our western
folks "have eyes but see not ~
Washburn slipped in an amendment to
the Revenue bill taxing liquors on hand so
cents gallon. 1t is scarcely probable the
Senate will consent to this strategy. High
wines are again excited"
Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New
Jersey, and Massachusetts, are soon to have
the luxury of draft.
Commanders Of negro troops are ordered
to retalate for the Fort Pillow massacre.
Gen. Steele is at Camden, Arkansas, Cor
Lousiana) He had not attacked Shreve,
port up to our latest advices.
The Florida is saucily cruising in the
Gulf. Secretary Wells is at Washington
Love and Discretion are said to have been
foes from time immenorial.
The N. Y. Sunday Times recommends
the female cultivation Of "plump shoulders,
plump arms and plump legs" If ladies
want good stout legs that will support them
even under an attack of the .faii.ts let them
walk more and thus cultivate the growth
Of muscle.
There are eleven millions of French pco-
pie who are too poor to buy butchers meat.
At our present cattle advance it will not be
long in the West that the butchers can buy
it. Williams Of McGregor tells US he has
to 60 almost to the ends of the earth to find
beef cattle for their town customers.
An editor suggests to the boys, in view
of the advance in duties to 10 cents, to i'm.
bibe less often and drink twice as much at
time. Why not measure it out by the
gill, as in old times!
SPLENDID STocK.-To those who have Al
NO. Co.., Lxn, Ell L