The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-24

| 1ne LII. AdJ. Ien. report gives lb,OUl
more enlistments from Dem. counties in thu
State than from Rep. counties. Figure.
show it.
| Mr.. Sumner, Of the Senate, presented 9
petition containing the names Of 100, O0(
men and women praying the immediate ab
clifton Of slavery.
The Independence Uowa) Civilian is
temporarily suspended. 1t ran quite slowly
I for months past.
Half, or all, of the Macomb Go. (Ill.)
Eagle is offered for sale.
The Union officers escaped from Rich.
mord by finding the cellar to their prison
and digging tunnel so feet out hey ond the
pickets. lttook them 81 days, silent, quic;
labor to make the tunnel.
Mcdonald, the trainer of Heenan, in a
card states that II. was all right in health.
Some soldiers from the Western Reserve
in passing through Columbus, Ohio, threat.
ened to mob the Statesman office of Sam
Medary. Gen. Heirztleman detailed file
of infantry to prevent the outrage.
The escaped Federal officers and soldiers
escaping from Richmond were 100 in mum.
Der. Only a portion of them are safe with.
in our lines.
A man in Mass. lost his leg in battle, and
now skates, like sylph, on one leg! Are
we to infer from this that one leg is all that
human beings need,
Capt. Tod, the Provost of the D. C. is re-
moved and placed under arrest.
"Fairies' is the polite name now used
for the delicate creatures who stay out late
at nights on the public streets, waiting to
catch somebody.
The Sec. Of the Treasury is authorized
to sell - millions in gold now on hand to
break The coin market.
The Laporte Qnd. Democrat prints 1.-THE
Constitution and Amendments thereto" of
the U. S. We fear the truly loyal will
give Mcdonald fits. "s.- '"
In Chicago 90 million dollars worth of
groceries were sold in 1868 by 46 firms.
The correspondence between the Federal
and Confederate authorities on the subject
of the exchange Of prisoners has been pub
lished. 1t contains letter from Gen. But.
Ter to Mr.. Ould, under date of Jan. 18th, in
which he offers to exchange man for man,
and officer for officer Of equal rank; declares
that no outlawry Of individuals by the rebel
authorities will be regarded by the U. s.;
and states that unless his (Bu,ler's) flag OF
truce is recognized, all further communica-
ton by flag Of truce must cease.
The Supreme Cour! of CAL decide soldier
voting to be unconstitutional. In N. y,
amendments are proposed to the constitu.
ton to legalize such vote in future.
The III. river boats have nearly all been
"annexed' to the government. Light
draught steamers up this way must look
out.
The r. R. from Dubuque to Milwaukee is
beginning to have an earnest look. In the
Wis. Legislature the question authorizing
the construction of bridges across the Miss.
We suspect the prospective crossing at this
point is one of the reasons of the present
bridge agitation. Well, let the bridges
come When the interests of the country
require them, all local interests must and
will give way.
Lands are to be set apart in Texas for
negroes.
Bishop Wood and Bishop Duggan of the
Catholic ChuIch, enter protests against the
Fenians. Gen. Meagher and Col. Mullgan
are in favor Of the move. In these times
we prefer the aid of the military if success
is desired.
Storey, Of the Chicago Times, John B.
Turner, of the Chicago Uuion r. R., and
fourteen other gentlemen compose the com
mittce to get up tixins for the National Dem.
Convention, July 4th, at Chicago.
A Sensation" preacher of louisville,
Mass, ESQ says the Springfield Republican,
sent his wife on visit to somewhere, and
boarded with 'brother Streeter :" this
brother had apretty daughter Of lssummers,
and it was not long before the irreprcssible
Rev. Mr.. Kibbe was seen by the girls father
in the bedroom Of the lass, aad without
many clothes on! Kibbe fled, Streeter
swore, obably-leastwise he orter swore
the girl cried, mamma bysterick ed and
the devil danced "Juba" Its all hushed
up now.
Alex. Lloyd chopped wood for rich old
fellow near Columbus, Ind, stole $500
from him, invested at Chicago in Boots &
Shoes, opened bully" store at Dunleith,
sold goods at Ealf-price, "scoopcd' all the
custom and was "doing WELL" One day
last week two of Gov. Morton's detectives
took him on visit to an Indiana Jail. The
old man whom he had robbed came along
and identified the rascal. He'd probably
got disappointed in an application for
shoddy contract and was forced to steal
from citizen.
DIR. Livingstone, the African explorer, is
reported killed by the natives of that at.
tractive country. ...,t.
Senator Carney, Of Kansas, is from Gin
cinnati; the Reps. say he is wuss nor Jim
Lane in radi:alsm. '-
Gen. Garfield, now in Congress from
Ohio, wants the vote Of thanks to Gen.
Thomas to include "Rosy" also; but we
guess Rosy cant come in. 1t is thought he
was not near the battle Of Chickamauga.
The Chicago Journal says, by CORE