The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-21
News and Ite,ns.

| News and Items.
The Convention at Cincinnati on the
2eth and 29th inst, it is thought will re-
nominate Fremont If his letter of with
drawal shall be presented. This Conven
ton is st. Louis radical German move
| ment.
No living man or woman ever saw sc
many glazing, palpable mis-statements as
the Administration papers now team with
The WOODS and the Neps and VAL. sup
port Mcclellan and therefore he ought tc
be voted against by conservative Republi.
cans-the WOODS, the News, VAL. and
Medary oppose him and therefore ne is
beaten! Every imaginable falsehood is re.
sorted to in order to got away from the
effect Of Macs fire on the shoddies.
While leather and hides are SO high why
don't you kill your cats and dogs and tan
their skins. Gloves for ladies and gents
can be made of them.
Senators for the following named states,
viii! vacate their seats in March 1865, and
must be succeeded by other senator's, viz
Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesota, New
Jersey, Oregon and Rhode Island. The
members now representing these eleven
states and whose times expire in March
are divided politically-Democrats 8, Re.
puLlicans 8. The Democratic senators are
from Illinois. Delaware and Kentucky.
Gen. Joe Hooker has come out uneuuiy
ocaly for Mcclellan. /; q i>.|iflHHn
1t is now reported, though doubted, that
Quantrell is in prison at indianapolis.
Sherman has ordered Atlanta to be evac.
uated by all its white inhabitants those
taking the oath Of allegiance to the Federal
government to be sent north, and those re-
fusing to do SO to be sent south. Hood has
consented to an armistice of ten days, pro.
posed by Sherman, to enable the removal
to be effected; but denounces the order as
"transcendtally cruel" ....
The N. Y. Herald has taken position in
favor of Mcclellan. II .,IHt -v'HH,
1t is said that Fort Sumpter is rapidly
sinking, and it is believed that in short
time water will enter the lower tier of EN-.
brasures. - s... .,....-,-,u.. ..-.e,.. .
Sterling Price is moving towards Nilsson
ri with 5000 troops, and intelligence of his
entrance into the state is hourly expected.
Magruder, Shelby and Dobbins are co CD
Grating with him, and a portion Of their
forces are at or near Cape Girardeau. The
village of Iron Mountain was captured by
a detachment of Marmaduke's command
on Tuesday night.
The democracy Of Maine have made
gains in every county but two, and the
abolition majority of last year has been re.
duced from three to five thousand. So
much for the telegraphc reports of "grea,
union gains" n. ~ s.a|
The belief is expressed that the rebels
are preparing to evacuate Petersburg and
retire within the defences Of Richmond
There was heavy firing during Wednesday
the federal batteries endeavoring to silence
the fire of the rebels, who had been annoy.
ing our lines for several days. Gen. Gran,
arrived at Fort Monroe on w ednesday, on
his way to Washington. Gen. Butler
reached the same point on Thursday, in q
state of impaired health. a7 w.-87@
We have the announcement from Wash.
ington that Farragut docs not intend to
attack Mobile. Secretary WellO disap.
proving the policy of capturing thsi place
for the present!
The advance Of Gen. A. j. Smitlfsgy :,
ces has reached Sulphur Springs poiiN
about twenty miles south Of St. Louis
where it has gone into camp. The rebcl
Gen. Shelby's advance is in southeast Miss.
ouri, and that is about all that IS known oil
his movements.
NJ Mcclellan meeting in St. Louis, on
Thursday night, was assailed and broken
up by gang of Kansas soldiers. These
brave warriors injured six or seven per-
sons severely, one of whom has since died;
demolished the stand, tore up Transporter
cies, trampled the national banner in the
mud; and, to clap the climax of their valor,
assaulted with stones party of ladies and
children gathered on . balcony in the vicn-
ity. In Moniteau county, Mo-, a few days
ago, three democrats, while returning from
q political meeting, were waylaid and muir
dered by German soldiers; and similar
occurrence-involving, however, but sin
gle victim-transpired recently in Boone
county. rasa. r. ..
The national democratic resident execu-
tive committee, at Washington, will issue
an address to the conservative people OF
the United States. ~ E
The Indian scare on the plains has end
ed, and the overland coaches are about to
resume their regular trips.
The New York News intimates that q
convention to nominate candidates for pre-.
sident and vice president is to be called by
"the friends Of peace"
Postmaster Wakeman, Of New York,
has been appointed surveyor of that port
Gen. Foster, commanding the department
Of the south, has ordered draft Of all the
able bodied citizens within his jurisdiction.
The champion billiard match between
Kavanagh and Tieman, in New York, on
Thursday night, was won by the former.
BANK NorEs, From THEIR Birth TO THEIR
DEArH.-The paper upon which the notes
Of the Bank Of England are printed is man.
nfactured from the whitest and best Of linen
rags. After passing through a machine