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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-15
Accident at Waukegan.


On Thursday night, about five minutes
before 10 o'clock, a severe collision occur.
red Just north OF the depot in this city,
between the up and down freight trains,
resulting in the death of Joseph Pratt, the
en- gineer of the locomotive Highland Purk,
due here from Milwaukee at 1915 p. M,
and the general smashing up Of engines,
box cars, etc. The Northward bound train,
which was very long one, and due here
at $50, was behind time, and when run
into by the train from the North was en-
gagged in switching, and was upon the main
track. The engineer, Mr.. George Thorn,
evidently not expecting the train from the
North, had made no calculation to side
track to allow it to pass. We will not at
tempt to give the cause Of the accident, the
why or wherefore, because we do not know,
and have no very good success in getting
reliable opinion from those connected with
the road, who, it is presumed, could cx-
plain the matter were they disposed to do
so. We will, therefore, allow every one to
do, as we are compelled to do draw their
own conclusions.
The damage to the rolling stock by this
collision must be large; two engines are
rendered useless for the present, several box
cars badly smashed, and others more or
less injured.
The case of engineer Pratt is truly mel
ancholy the situation in which he was
found, crushed in between the engine and
tender, position which required over an
hour to extricate him from, was deeply
painful lie lived only few minutes after
being conveyed to the residence Of his
father in.law, Mr.. Robert Matteson. His
loss is deeply regretted by many friends
and acquaintanccs in Waukegan.-W auke.
gan Gazette.
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News and Items.
One of the drafted men in st. Paul,
Mimi, whose friends claimed to be crazy,
in attempting to escape, jumped from
third story window, was pursued, bayoneted
and captured by the guard. His recovery
IA said to be doubtful.
Mrs. Gen. Meade has been presented
with beautiful house and furniture by the
citizens Of Philadelphia.
Edward Cropsey, correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, was first treated to
parade with placard on his back marked
"Libeler Of the press" and afterwards put
without the lines of Grants army for caus'
ing to be published in that paper report
on the Commanding General which he
acknowledged to be false and only based on
idle camp rumor.
Indcpence is about to become an incor.
porated city, establish Hooker & Ladder
FIRE company, and, the Conservative says,
one of the Editors Of that paper, who has
never cherished any other than purely
bachelor proclivities, has been falsely charg'
ed with matrimonial intentons-too bad!
Lieut.. Col. McMurpby, of the 17Oth N.
Y. Vols, has been dishonorably dismissed
the service.
Regular mail communication is open be.
tween Grants army add the north.
The pay Of the non. commissioned officers
and privates Of the rebel army has been
increased 81 per month for term of one
year, by an act Of the rebel congress-
Quakers have been exempted from fighting
by the same body.
The Richmond Examiner says the Con.
federate treasury has no money and all the
official salaries arc unpaid except Secretary
Memmingcr's.
An assault was made upon the State
Register, Springfield, ILL.,, about midnight
Of the 9Th, by parties who were celebrating
the nomination Of Lincoln, which resulted
in the destruction of the windows of the
office.
y Theodore Tilton, in speech, gave utter.
ance to the following most damnable senti.
ment: 81 would to God that l could live
to sec the white male population Of the
South exterminated, and the females left
to the mercy Of the negro, that better race
might people the Southern States"
The annual meeting Of the State Teach
ers' Association for 1864 will come off at
Dubuque on the 23d, oath, 25th and Goth
Of August.
An accident occurred on the Chicago and
Milwaukee Railroad while the train was
passing slowly over bridge twenty or
thirty feet high and several hundred feet
long near Kenosha. The locomotive, ten.
der, baggage car and express and postoffice
car were thrown from the bridge, leaving
the first passenger (second class car partly
over and hanging by the coupling until the
passengers were relieved from their perilous
situation The engineer and fireman were
killed and the Express messenger and
water boy seriously injured. Others were
slightly though not seriously injured
Capt. H. B. Todd, late Provost Marshal
Of Washington, who was convicted by a
court martial Of robbing ladies of their Jew
elry and silver spoons, has been pardoncd
By the President
The Grand Mastor and the Seignior
Grand Warden of the Masonic order Of
Iowa have enlisted in the 100. day service
The Provost Marshal, Secretary Stanton
and the President have recommended the
repeal Of the 5000 clause.
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The following from the Boston Courier &

The following from the Boston Courier fits
oil meridians.
"The chief qualification of loyal man lust
pow, is capacious swallow. II he can only
believe that Lee is rctreating, his army demon.
allied by hunger and panic struck by Grant
Ranking movement; that the rebel President
and his Cabinet have left Rich mond in terror,
and Butler has whipped the great gryfalcon'
Beauregard, he is all right 1.-The cannot take
all this in at a gulp. he is a 'copperhead,' and
traitor at heart. The only compensatory re-
.Gection he hasis that, at all euents he isn't a
fool,
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The coNFessIoNs AND EXPRRIENcE OF AN INvA.
LiD--Published for the benefit, and a eau TON TO
YOUNG MEN and others, who suffer from Nervous
Debility, Premature Decay of Manhood. SC, supply.
enclosing postpaid addressed envelope single comics
may be had Of the author.
NATHANIEL MAYFAIR, Esq,
39s-ly Brooklyn. Kings Co. NJ Y
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Letter 1rOm the Otn.
DUvALL's BLUFF, ARK, May 81, 1864.
After so long time, take the liberty
of saying something to you about this for
lorn, God. forsaken wilderness. We left
Jefferson Barracks on the 18th of May, and
in three days reached this place. The
whole route is one Of the most desolate
looking scenes that can be imagined; every
farm or plantation lying vacant, houses
burned, farms destroyed, everything bear
ing the appearance of want and starvation.
We ran up White River two hundred
miles to this place it is a bluff on the
river, and the hardest looking in the world !;
it is built Of split stuff, clapboards, and
without any regularity; ends, corners and
sides to the street, excepting few gov
eminent store houses. The town is filled
with negroes of al! colors and grades, from
from those Of his Satanic Majesty to the
pale copper, and very saucy at that. And
then the white refugees, now here and
coming in shoals, are certainly the most
dirty, filthy set of beings GOD forgive me for
calling them SOY that ever set eyes on.
Every man, woman and child smokes and
chews tobacco. There are from eight to
fifteen steamboats, here daily, all laden
with troops and military stores. There are
seven Cavalry regiments and four or five of
Infantry, besides some batteries and quite
cx~ f,~k .xsl. al. II
five miles southwest from here by road,
and guarded the whole length This place
is Of great Importance as a station for
stores and supplies Of all sorts, and We ex-
pect to have a trial for the possession
thereof every hour. Our regiment is all
out scouting, but cannot do much with the
bushwhackers; they know every inch of
the woods and there is little use following
them: they are sure to have the first shot
they fire on our pickets every night and
, sometimes in daytime. If they don't at
tack us pretty soon the calculation is to
attack Marmadukc and Price on the Ar
kansas, at Pine Bluffs. They, if whipped,
will be sure to break for Texas and keep it
up all winter if they can, but there is some
hope that they cannot hold out so long
on which said hope have my doubts, un-
Jess the fighting is carried on with more
~igor. They don't go at it as though they
meant to kill. 1t looks to me more like a
bumbug than ever.
The health of the regiment never was
better in my time; am as sound and
healthy as a coon. My position just suits
me and | can ill it easy.
We have not heard nything from Grant
lately. believe they are not doing much,
but if Grant takes Richmond it will be one
grand and great step towards the end, and
God grant it may be so, for the little that
l have seen of the misery and folly of this
var is sheart-sickening in the extreme
John Hagerty is here this minute and sends
his best respects to you. | suppose Sergt
Wyman is in your city if he is, give him
my best respects, and also that Of his CON-
pany:s we would be glad to Lear of his
family being well. have become nv own
washerwoman, and many more are learn
ing the trade every day through pure ne
cessity. Send me the TINES.
GEoGE CooNEY.
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JOE CoBURN The Liverpool Times of May
% says that Joe Coburn, the opponent of .Jem
Mace, arrived at Liverpool on Thursday, the
Goth of May, and looks all over fighting man,
/. G., he is an athlete, and is evidently Que who
can stand training. He is most gentlemanly
in his demeanor. During his stay in Liverpool
he will remain at the Universal Hotel, Water
loo road. Mace has been telcgraphed to- ana
will probably meet Coburn at Liverpool.
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ONE trial is said to convince the most skcp
teal person that the Liquid Catarrh Remedy
of DR.. d. II. Seelye is certain curative oil
that lingering and Understanding dissase-ca
tarrh. Obtain Circular of the Druggist, show
ing symptoms, whereby the presence of Catarrt
in the system may be detected.
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The Most Complete,

the MOST SMILE, the MOST CORRECT IN PRINCIPLE,
and the MOST THOROUGHLY PRACTICAL MACHINE
ever put into the harvest field.
The Agents of q certain sold fogy machine, (Which
by the way a very good one for the age which
originated it, but which is at least years be-
hind the times, witness the s'bungng" attempt at
selfraker) whose OF prosperity, it Is feared, IL
on the with zeal worthy OF better cause,
have expended a vast amount of wind work and
written voumnous and laborcd pamphlets. NOT for
the purpose of bringing before the public the MER-
ITS of their OWN machine, but for the very ques.
tionsble one of DESERVING OURS. Others, acting
IA agents for a machine, between which and our own
there exists some similarity, 1--WE take pleasure how
ever, in saying only in NAME. bat which, unlike the
machine above allndcd to- MEYER HAD AN
PREST{fE) with a degree of assurance eaualled
only by their mpudence in this matter, fill a whole
column in public newspaper, ''cauoning the pub"
'sc that attempts have been made to sell another
Sand inferior machine the strength of their rcp'
''utation,' with much else of like character.
Now all this talk is supremly ridiculous especially
to those who cognzaut of the fact that the agents
of the John p. Nanny machine have had left over
their hands every eag. rye number of them which
could not be sold, and which have been regularly
shipped back at the close of the season. to Rockford
their place of manufacture be repainted re-
ished, vamped and shipped back here gain anoi.
er season to be sold as s.NEW AND IMPROVED MA
CHIMES" while the demand for the JOHN H. MAN
NY MACHINE has been every year largely in excess
of the supply as also that the
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-15

The BEsr Is THE CHEAPEsT.-This maxim
was never better illustrated than in the use OF
De Land & Co.'S Chemical Saleratus. 1t is
the best in the world, and the purchaser gets
full equivalent for the money in a pure
healthy article. To buy any other is waste
of money. To use any other is triAing with a
great blessing-heath.
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THE CRoP OF GENERALs.-From a letter
from the Secretary of War to the Senate, il
appears that the total number Of Generals act.
ing as appointed in the regular service since
the commencement of the war is twenty nine
one Lieutenant G General, six Major. Generals,
and twenty. two Brigadier- Generals. Three OF
the latter died. three been retired or dismissed,
one declined, two Major Generals have been
relieved, and eighteen of all grades are now in
the regular service. In the volunteer force
one hundred and three have been appointed
Major Generals. OF the latter, forty. six have
resigned, thirty five died, twelve declined.
nineteen lost their commissions by constitution.
al limitation. six have been mustered out, five
were rejected, one discharged, one dismissed.
ninety one have been appointed Major-Gener.
ais and two hundred and fifty seven are now in
the service. Eight Major Generals have re-
signed, sixteen died, one declined, and seventy
were in the service on the 18th nst.-Chicag 60
Com. Express.
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vINtIE undersigned having been appointed Admins.
l. traitor of the Estate of Paul Egbert, deceased,
adjust all claims either in favor Of or against said
Estate. Persons having business with it will please
make early application to
). HARVEY EGBERr, Administrator.
Monona, May 23d, 1864. st39J
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For Rats, Mice, Reaches, Ants, He'd
Bugs, Moths In FNrs, WOOlsies, &C.,
Insects on Plants, Fowls, Animals, SC.
s'Only infallibe remedies KNOWN
Free from poisons."
''Net dangerous to the Human Family"
s'ltats come out OF their holes to die"
H1-Sold Wholesale in all large cities.
IN Sold by all Druggists and Retailers everywhere.
ES-!! BEwARE!! y! of all worthless limitations.
~ See that '.Costars" name is en- each Box Bottle
and Flask, before you buy.
81 Address HENRY X. COSrAR, Principal Depot,
No. 4S3 Broadway, N. Y.
Ad-Seld by BENTON BROS. Il CO.,
379mS McGregor, Iowa.
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10 THs FRENCH PRRvRNTIvR.--Nightly Ennis
sions effectually prevented without the of medi
cine by the use of the "French Preventive" the
greatest invention of the age. Price 81. Sent post
paid to ali part of the country Address DR.. s. CUR-
tbs, Box 2697, Post Office, Philadelphia. Crcalas
sent fee. 6m3S6
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HM. SAVE YoUR LiFa.--Dyspepsia, Eryspelas
Kidney Complaint, Sick and Nervous Headache Men
ralga, Gravel letter, BARRIERS Ich and Badness A
Treatise ON the above Diseases with their speedy and
permanent cure sent free to any address. Address s.
U, UpHAM, No. % South Eight street, phia. 6msS8
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s-T-lB6O-X.
BRAKES PLANTATION B1rTERs

They purify, strengthen and invigorate.
They create healthy appetite.
They are an antidots to change Of water and diet.
They overcome effects of dissipation and late hours.
They strengthen the system and eliven the mind.
They prevent rissmatic and intermittent fevers.
They purify the breath and acdity Of the stomach.
They cure Dyspepsia and Constipation.
They Diarrhea. Cholera aud Cholera Morbus.
They Liver Complaint and Nervous Headache.
They the best Bitters in the world. They make
the weak man strong, and exhausted natures
great restorer. They made of pure st. Crox Rum
the celebrated Calisaya Bark, roots and HERBS and
taken with the pleasure of beverage without re-
gard to age time OF day. Particularly recommen-
ded to delicate persons requireing gentle stin,uant
Sold by all Grocers, Druggists, Hotels .aud Saloons
p. II. Drake Il Co., 202 Broadway, New York,
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Notice.
Lost RefIc1xLe !

BE- WISE BY TIMEs.-Do not triie with your health
constitution and character. tfyou suffering with
any diseases for which uRLMBoLp's EXTRA EUcnu Is
recommended Try lit! Tryt Tryit! 1t will
cure you, save long suffering alaying pain and in
famnation and will restore to health and purity
at little expense and exposure. Cut out the sd-
yertisement In another columns, and call send for
it. Be,care Of count@.feits! Ask for He.mbold's,
Take no other. Cures Guaranteed.
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North McGregOr.

North McGregOr.
V1NllE Giard Land Company would announce that
i they have for sale about six hundred Lots, ap-
propriate for business and residences, which they will
sell at reasonable prices aud
ACCOMMODATING TERMS.
To parties who wish to improve the same
The Railroad track will be in running order in q
few weeks and North McGregor will offer Inducements
to business men unsurpassed by any other town or
city on the Mississippi river.
Lumber dealers and manufacturers are especially
requested to pay the town . visit aud examine the
facilities for business.
Land Lots leased for . term Of years, when ed
sired.
Parties wishing to purchase lease will call upon
WM. GREEN, or
ORLANDO McCRANEY,
39l Cecil Ast's Giard Land Company.
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WOODS is the OWL
THoRoUGHLY, PRACTICAL ONE,

Have mrde arrangements attach it to this machine
With this addition it is universally conceded by all
who have witnessed its operations, to be
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-15
THE JOHN H. NANNY
Reaper Mower,
woods Self:Raker" Attached.
Superiority over all its Competitors.

The Proprietors having become fully satisfied after
careful examination and skilfuy conducted tests Of
all the Self-Rakers, that
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Reaper Mower.
ing to the citizens 81 Northern Iowa. that they
are receiving and shalt have for sale the ensnins
season the very
Celebrated
John P. Nanny Reaper & N over,
With oil the improvements Of 1864.
This splendid Machine,
The Conqueror in all Trials, the Light
est, Strongest, Handfst, & Best
Combined Reaper 4 Mower
In use, has had many valuable and important i'm
| provement applied to It, aud now standing
perfection as it seems possible, !, just what our
Farmers need to enable them to accomplish
More Work, with less help
f. with more Comfort,
Than they oan with any other machine In market.
Its reputation grows with each year. It Is reeog.
nized ana acknowledge, wherever. It has been intro.
| duced, as
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JNO. p. MANNY'S
Mower.

TrNHE subscribers take great pleasure In anuouuc.
i ing to the citizens Of Northein Iowa. that they.
are receiving and shalt have for sale the enSnins
season the very
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-04-06

NoMAs Az ARgsToCRAT.-As a class women
are always aristocrats. Except in respect of
costume. there are no sanseulotes among ladies.
They may talk democracy, bat they mean gum
ocracy or some other form of aristocracy DR.
Johnson noticed the same thing in lady of his
acquaintance, who was always prating republic
e,nism. sLet us try it., said the Doctor
Here, Madam, is your footman he is civil and
well dressed; Jet US ask him 10 dine with Us I.
The lady rejected the proposal with scorn.-
That's the way you GO, said The Doctor;
-yon are willing TO bring everybody down 10
our level, but you don't wish TO bring any
cody up to il We never heard what the lady
said in reply
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-04-06

\ Coon JoKE.--A we'll known physician in
New York is very much annoyed By an old lady
who il always sure 10 aecost him in the street
tor the purpose of telling over her ailment.-
Once she met him in Broadway and he was in a
very great hurry. .'Ah | see you are quite
feeble, said the Doctor 'shat yoaF eyes, and
show me your tongue" She obeyed, and the
Doctor quietly moving, left her standing there
for some time in that ridiculous position, TO the
infinite amusement Of all who witnessed the
funnygcen
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-04-06

AaTEaUs WARD stopped AT Leavenworth and
Ieetured on his way home, after which the print
ers gave him supper, whereat he made speech,
in a notice Of which the Leayenwerth Bulletin
says: "En view of Artemnss muss with the
Red Man, and his noble defense of himself, with
a carving knife in one hand and demijohn in
the other, be was unanimously elected Kansas
Martyr, with all the rights, privileges and emol-
aments thereunto belonging or in any wise APP
pertaining.
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A.s-"7Re Girl + Lei Bsaiad Ne


g'guH lonesome since lle lett Iay side
20 brave disease and danger
"a cross o or hill and rolling tide,
And quarter with the stranger.
It's just one year ago tonight
He took his leave ia sadness;
But in week his missise read
Wen meet again in giadaess
! long upon those ruby lips
To print the welcome token,
Assuring him my sacred vow
No, never can be broken:
.F0r will ever constant be,
Though life il dark aud stormy
To him that is so gallant, brave,
Ny bean that's in the army.
Ne spent the hours so sweetly here
Till Rebcidom revolted
10 kind and winning in his way.
That he could ne 'er lie f.sulted.
'sut AT the larGm OF the drum.
lie did both grieye and charm nle.
sY flying 10 the nation aid,
Ny beau that s in the army.
Tha gent who sits NJ home IN ease,
And dreams of fame and glory,
While soldiers gEoams float on The breeze
Must hear different story.
peg. tiespise tbs. coward dEone.
Therss Haught in him can charm me
but give me him who d died for home,
NJ bean that in the army.
Now. ii there's one within our land
Whose sympathy is callous,
DO not think it would he jnst
To stretch him on the gallows
Rmf let me warn ron If ron have
Perhaps It's better for me,
To tell you plain yoa can cut out
NJ beau that in the army.
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A college student being examined in Locke
IS here be speaks Of our relations to the deity,
was asked, What relations do we most ne
giect - when lie ansW cred, with much simpli-
city, Poor relations, sir.
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PRENTICE thinks il no more than right Thai
men should seize time by the fcrelock, for the
Eude old fellow, sooner or later. pulls all their
hair ont.
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onicial List of officers and Patients.

Tie following is an official list of officers and
in, the Hospital al this place;
Surgeon IN Chargs-AsrHoSY HgGER Sur
geon, e. s. A.
A$sistant Surgeons--W II. GARDNER L 5. a,
Executive Officer; GEO. McC. MILLER, L. s. Y.
letting Asst Sarqeons--GEo. JOHNSON T. LIE
BOLD, X. N. WRIGHT, NJ. A. BooTH, NM r b.
oHASNAx, W W. BIDLAck, j. GILMAN, H. s.
CoLsToS
Hospitai Sescards--H. G. ARCHIBALD, Chief
Steward: J. P. STAaBAUeH, r. l.. WERSwAG, J.
E. McGoWA6
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THE rebel government talks of paying the SOL
diers literally after the war. Its leberality re-
minds rs of the poor fellows viii II have
nothTng-I owe everybody-the rest | give TO
the poor.
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VIM ron have it rare or well done?' said
al Englishman, as he was cutting slice OF
roast beef II love it we'll done ever since am
in this country, replied Patrick, for il was
rare enough we used 10 ate it in Ireland.
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-04-06

ABERsETaT once said to rich but dirty pa
tieng. who consulted him about an eruption,
Let your servant bring to you three or four
pals Of water, and putt into tub, and rub Your
self well with soap and rough towel, and you i
recover"
This advise seems very much like telling me
70 wash myself, said the patient.
Well, said Abernethy, sit may be open to
such a construction