The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-10-26

News and Items.
One week ago to day snow fell three
inches deep in Jones county this state.
Gen. Dan s. Sickles, now Lincolr
sy mpathizer, thus spoke Of Little Mac, in
August 1862:
Remember that glorious young chieftain
George 2. Mcclellan. Remember that those
who have abused him he has replied to in
| silence Remember that he has nothing
| for his enemies and vilest detractors but
scorn nothing but contemptuous silence,
reserving everything that is good and noble
in him for his army, his government, and
his country. Do not let our noble young
leader, beloved by every soldier in the field
do not let him, | say, be overpowered on
the peninsula by the hordes of rebels who,
in unnunbered thousands, are gathering
against him, and who would rather defeat
Mcclellan than all the other generals in the
field" 20
Capt. Fiske's Idaho party have abandon
ed the trip and returned to the States.
The abolition journal published at St.
Paul says: "Our republicans don't deny
that this war is for abolition, the Union be.
ing secondary consideration" What do
you who are sacrificing time and means,
both in and out of the service, think now
when leading organs Of the party frankly
own that this war is not being carried on
for the restoration of the Union. but for the
abolition of slavery ...-.....5.
Gen. Bragg has been relieved of his posi-.
ton as Commanding General of the Con-
federate armies, and assigned to an impor.
tant command in one of the more southern
States. r..-.... .,.|
President Lincoln has proclaimed the
last Thursday Of November as day of
and prayer. .s>-. F..
Gen. Banks is about to return to New
Orleans. He has not been rendered civil
Office as was reported. '1i'
A British arrival at Halifax reports the
U. S. steamer Roanoke, surprised and cap.
tured by the rebel Lieut.. Braine, of Chesa-
peake notoriety. The crue were landed at
Bermuda, and the steamer was taken to
sea and burned. Upon his return to Ber
muda, Braine was arrested by the British
authorities. .a
The result Of the constitutional election
in Maryland is yet in doubt. The vote as
far as received shows majority of 400
against the constitution, with the soldiers
in the Shenandoah valley to be heard from.
1t is reported that Gov. Bradford will
throw out the soldiers vote. The existing
law does not authorize their vote and the
convention had no power to
extend the right of suffrage beyond the
limits prescribed by the prese mt law.
+; A "Ieace Convention" met recently in
Cincinnati and adjourned without making
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Gen. Birney died in Philadelphia Of a
fever contracted in Virginia. His father
was the presidential candidate of the old
"lberty" or Garrisonian party.
Advices from the west indicate an early
settlement of the Indian difficulties.
A conference at Quebec has decided upon
q confederation of the British North Amer.
lean provinces, and settled the main fea-
lures Of the plan. Ottawa, it is believed,
will be established as the seat of the fed.
eral legislature. Errn.gssss,a gavEart
On the l9th,i before daylight, early at
attacked Sheridan's forces Temporarily
under command of Gen. Wight) at Cedar
Creek. The federals were completely sur
prised and driven in confusion distance
of four miles with the loss of twenty pieces
of artillery. At about ten A. NJ, the rebels
having ceased their assault, Gen. Sheridan
who had just returned from Washington,
arrived upon the field, reformed his men
and at three p. NJ. made charge upon the
rebels, surprising them in turn and driving
them a considerable distance, capturing
1000 prisoners and so cannon. The rebel
oss is estimated a: 5000.
IT is stated that single Eastern leg
factory has leased eight SQUARE miles IF for