The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-04
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his r. r. pass wrote to the Superintendent,
"pleasc embrace my wife," The Supt.
sent the pass but passed the "embrace.'
Spirits in the other world report that
reading their own obituaries is the finest
amusement they have H.. The Albany
Evening Journal (Rep) says the exemp.
ton Of U. s. securities from taxation, while
land and labor groan with it, will lead to
revolution as surely as capital and power
provide for it. With revolution will come
reputation of the public debt and then the
devil take tho hirdmost ..Somebody who
raises trout says "the female is brighter
and more dashing than the male The
reverse is the fact. Trout spawn in
October, gesstheir growth in few years
and then die: insects or worms attach
themselves to trout after spawning time and
the Ash is not good till these arc rubbed
of .. AN Irishnan saved lady from
drowning the husband paid him shilling.
"I.s yourself is the judge Of it sir, bat be
.jabers think your honor would have grv
me dollar il / hadn't saved her !"....A
bach editor says old maids look at a single
man as they would at dog Of whose bit
ing intentions they were doubtful. IA
fascinated gent gave bis artless lady-love
= lace collar and told her jacularly to let
no one muss it but himself. "Ce,tainly
not" replied Innocence, "I'll take it OFF,
"A negro Corporal at Lacrosse was
chased out of the city and into swamp or
marsh by some white soldiers spending
their furlough here. The black walters on
the Jennie Whipple were "cleaned out"
and other violations of order INDUCED by
the 4th Iowa on their recent downward
trip to their head quarters. Only the cir
repressible conflict" I'M. Guizot is
about to publish book called "Jesus
Christ" in answer to Rehan's late work
called 1.-THE Life Of Jesus" Rchan strips
the Savior Of Divinity, Guizot refutes the
smooth tongued septic. Greedy is held
to bail by Judge Barnard of New York for
contempt Of court. Greedy is foolish to
befoul every body with cpithets because they
do not like his colored politics, bu, Judge
Barnard is not very smart when he attacks
newspaper. An outsider might as well
tackle with a wind mill woman in
Cincinnati bought some c,ffte and had it
put in an carthen jar she had with her
Taking the jar into her apron she said she
had forgot her money. The IN reliant told
her to leave the jar till she could find the
pay for the coffee. Mrs. Sharp plac-
ed the jar on the counter and left. Some
time after the clerk examined the jar and
found a hole in the bottom of it! -. An
old plug Of chap with horse modelled
after the fashion Of Petruchio's wedding
nag stopped at West Union few days
ago and picked up a few dollars the boys
Of that village had been saving to bet on
missouri Buck" favorite goer Of Fayctte
county. The sporters Of that little burg
buckcd the wrong passenger. The Galena
& Chicago Union cars will reach Madison
June LIST 1t is stated SCIENTIFICALLY that
This must be a great relief to all sensible
men who are supposed to be in his conf
dence -. EDMUND BURKE FISHER of South
Bend, Indiana, died recently He was one
Of tho most intellectual men we ever met
An. intimacy of years endearei US to him
The Militia.
The following document explains itself:
On the 2lst of April the Governors of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Wiscon-
sin, submitted to the President of the
United States proposition to furnish vel.
unteers from their respective States for the
coming campaign:
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
April 2lst, 1864
To tile President cf the Unsted States:
First, The Governors of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, offer to the
President infantry troops for the approach
ing campaign.
Second, The term of service to be hun
dred days, reckoning from the date of III US
ter into the service of the United States,
unless sooner discharged. s@s
Third, The troops to be mustered into
ments, when the regiments are filed up
according to regulations to the minimum
strength. The regiments to be organic ID
according to the regulations Of the War
Department. The whole number to be
furnished within twenty days from date
of notice OF the acceptance of this prop,
stion.
Fourth, The troops to be clothed, armed,
equipped, subsisted, transported and paid
as other United States infantry volunteers,
and serve in Notifications or wherever their
services may be required, within or without
their respective States.
. Fifth, No bounty to be paid the troops
nor the service charged or credited on any
draft
Sixth, The draft for three years service
to 60 on in any State or district where the
quota is not filed up; but if any officer or
soldier in the special service should be
drafted, he shall be credited for the service
rendered ~a.s.-
(SigneD
JOHN BRoUGH, Gov Ohio.
O. Ii. MORTON. Gov. Indiana.
~ .ssm EDwAKD YATES, Gov. Illinois.
w. NJ. STONE, Gov. Iowa.
j. I. LEWIS, Gov. Wisconsin.
The foregoing proposition of the Cover
nors is accepted, and the Secretary Of War
is directed IT, carry it into execution.
(SlgneU A. LINCOLN.
April 80, 1864.
WooL.--The Beloit Journal tells MS that
at a wool growers meeting held at Beloi,
on the 23d day Of April, 1864, j. G Potter
oh fhnic IL