The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-10

10y looking into the legislation that exists
at this time upon the subject of cotton and
its Manufacture. Provision is made in this
section for dIi. wback Of ty:o teiits pei
pound; and that system has existed and beet
followed in all our retenue laEs since the
present party came into power. The 5t.
ject Of it is this the manufactured article
that is sold in this country pays tax to
the government, but the manufacturer Oh
tairs drawback to exactly the amount
of that tax by charging on the price 70 The
consumer.
You pay the manufacturer in the first
place three per cent; but he sends the
goods to the agricultural portion Of the
country and charges up the amount Of tho
tax, and it comes back into his pocket
Ard in that way he pays no tax at ALL.
And again, the little that is exported 20
foreign countries for sale is made free of
tax this way. When he has paid rottiinal-
ly the three per cent and the goods reach
the custoIi house for expectation, the gov.
crn,nent refunds the tax and pays the
money back to him. Thus he is protected
wherever he may SELL in securing the re-
turn Of the tax
Sir, defy any advocate Of the manuCac-
turing llllICSt iIi thS uDuSc W SilON utS
that the manufacturer, from shoe. pegs to
broadcloths, pays one per cent. of revenue
into the public treasury, that stays there.
have looked into the legislation 81 ~s-e-
fully that am prepared to assert that no
bcsiegcd city was ever so fortified against
being compelled to pay into the public
treasury one dollar Of its wealth. Every
dollar comes from the laboring, the agr-
cultural, aud consuming portion Of the
country.
want to know whether the west has
any friends upon the floor Of this house >
We pay ecery doliar that is 10 be ieyied by
this tar bill.
The Gold Regions Of Idaho.
Idaho is upon the tongues Of thousands
who turn in vain to the maps to find it's
place, where place it had none 4 year ago.
The organic act of March, 1868, carved
| the new territory out Of three other terri
tories, Washington, Dakota, and Nebraska;
thus max k'ng the Rocky Mountains divide
it a little west Of its centre. They indeed
| suggest more permanent division Of the
territory, a measure for such purpose being
now before Congress. Idaho at present
! contains $4,000 square miles, and is thus
| seven times as large as the State Of New
York, the fact Of size itself, suggesting
sufficient reason why the great mountain
barrier should be the boundary of two l,r-
ture States.
The two rottss by which emigration is
seeking this new field of discovery, are re-
spectively by Fort B,nton on the north.
| and by South Pass on the south. A table
of distances between main points will br
of value:
sIile,
From ma5a p 70 '1asA Fort K.,r,.. 1og
From Leavcnworth City to Fort Kearncy 49,. 2st.
From Fort Kearney South Pass via North Platte sos
From South Pas via Lander Road to BannockCity 4oO
From South Pass to Bannock City via Fl Brdgar 500
From Salt Lake City to Bannock City ........ $50
From st. Paul to hammock via Fort Abercrombie
and the Northern route. e..'.......,,,,.....lI lI2O
From st. Louis to omaha, via Missouri riyer 500
From st. Lsuis to Ft. Benton, which is the head
of navigation on the Missouri River. ........ 1870
From Folt Benton to the mines .............. 30
From Fort Benton to Fort wana Walla, Oregon $50
Recent advices sustain the earlier reports
that Idaho contains within its limits one Of
the richest and most interesting of the gol.s
| fields that has yet invited the explorer
Even last week, Hon. n. p Langford of
Idaho, reported to the ST. Paul Press that
in another year Idaho will produce gold
enough to pay the interest on tro thousand
millions Of the war debt.
The mines of Virginia City, which have
been knows AZ the Sinking Water Dig.
gings, arc how called Farweather. The
digsings are fifteen miles IN extent, and
each claim consists Of one huna,td feet front
on the creek, extending back on each side
to the base of the mountain. There are
about 5000 people at this place, though
many are engaged in other pursuits than
! ha ,r
$3.50, 900 per week.
Al Bannock City the diggings are four
miles in length, and each claim has fifty
feet front
The rush Of emigration thitherward Will
be enormous.
A Diamond Fool.
The French court has returned to the
TuilericS and the blaze of Fashion has
commenced. At no time has extravagance
been so rife. Never were seen so many
jewels, never such lavish toilettes. Apro-
pos Of jewels, the Duke of Brunswick is
pEe-emlnent among all the wearers Of jew
els for the quantity with which he loads his
person whenever he hororS soirec with
his cX-royal presence. Only few even
lngs before his valet contrived to make off
with the eight millions of francs worth OF
| these bits Of sparkling coal, so fortunately
recovered, the Duke was at a very grant
party at ..oEc Of the cfficial residences iI
paris. and 80 l. AIDED with his favorte stone
as to present an appearance equally glitter:
| ing and absurd. Every button on his coat,
walstcoat and trousers was formed Of dia-
monds, some consisting Of a single enor-
nous stone, others of various smaller
stones set together Besides all these he
wore vast number of orders and other or
namsntS, on the breast of his coat, also of
diamonds and two long ribbon-ike strips
Of velvet, literally covered with diamonds.
| which came down from each shoulder to the
bottom of the waistcoat, on either side Of
which garment they We're sewn. As the
Duke is both old and ugly, painted red ana
white till the skin. Of his cheeks is too stiff
to allow him to smile, with black wig,
bushy and glossy, ard enormous beard to
match and false teeth Of dazzling whiteness,
hi; appearance is Always SO groteSQue as
to make him one Of the main "attractioas''
wherever he shows himself; he is, more.
over, so proud of his dia ,nor,ds, that he is
never easy until they are the centre Of a
group OF admirers. On the evening in
tumed and sparkling with diamonds from
top to toe, for his breeches and shoes
were AS brilliant as the rest Of his rig.
ging--was constantly surrounded as iisuaf
by groups Of people adniring his jewels,
and to whom he pointed out the splcndor
of the stone, giving glowing details about
! their weight, history aud value, when zone
of the ladies having addressed to the duke