The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-03-30
News and Items.

The new National Banks of Iowa are al.
lowed to charge Z per cent. interest. The
right to fix the rates of interest belongs
wholly to the States and not to the General
Government, but must be uniform through
out. 1t is not constitutional for one to
collect six and another seven per cent.
Recent estimates show 100000 men On
the army rolls.
The ladies of Ohio have contributed
$4,000 to "the Vallandgham Fund, for
the support VI tho cA',U ........ysss
Canada.
BY late decision Of the United States
Supreme Court the city Of Muscatine is
held in the sum Of 100000 to Meyer and
Stucken, being amount due on bonds given
several years ago, to aid in the construction
of the Mississippi & Missouri railroad.
There was rejected by the Senate Mill
tary committee, nominations of eight Briga-
der Generals and twenty Paymasters,
Quartermasters and Commissaries.
The last showing of the War Department
foots up an increase of effective military
force of 2OO, 900 more than one year ago.
A bill before Congress asks an appropri-
alton of $40. 900 to each of the Territories
to aid in building capitol and $1,000 to
build penitentary.
1t is said Gen. Scott has almost completed
his autobiography, tracing his own history,
beginning with the earliest period down to
the latest of his public career.
A Sioux chief of prominence lately came
into Fort Abcrcrombie and surrendered. -
From him it is learned that the Sisstons
and Yanstons are anxious for peace but
are not wiling to allow boats to ascend the
Missouri river above given point or white
men to enter their country. They claim
simply desire to be let alone. -
The Muscatine papers announce State
celebration of the anniversary of the battle
of Shiloh, in that city on the 9th of April.
"All veterans at home on furlough through.
out the State, fire companies, &C., are in.
vited and expected to be present"
In 1922 Vicksburg was laid out by
Neivitt Wick and incorporated city in
1896. .js..
Resolutions were offered in the Senate
denouncing the occupation of Mexico, as
an offence to the United States, and threat
ening hostiities, if persisted in. rd3I5
A bill passed the House enabling The
government to use what property it wants
without waiting for lcga! process. g".f
Winter Davis is out in speech in oppo-
sition to Lincoln's plan of reconstruction.
Reinforcements are pouring into Lees
army, preparatory to opening the Spring
campaign at an early date. His force, it is
said, will be fully equal to that of last
year.
Gen. Banks took the field on the 9th
inst. Report says he will send $4,000
cav airy across Louisiana to Texas.
The arrival of Gen. Grant in the Army
of the Potomac on the Oath inst, was the
occasion Of great enthusiasm all along the
lines.
An order has been issued consolidating
that army into three corps-tne I'd, 9th
and 9th. Gen Warren being assigned to
the command of the 9th. Gems. Pleasan
ton, Sykes, French, Newton, Meredith
Spinola, Ricketts,, Gibbon, Wadsworth
and Caldwell, have been detached from tn,
army and assigned to various positions.
| A rebel dispatch states that Gems. Sher
man and Hurlbut have gone down tn,
Mississippi with their forces, and are sup
posed to lie en- route for Shreveport, on Rec
River.