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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18
N w FIRM.

TIME undersigned would respectfully tender his
l. thanks to his friends and customers for the lib
sra patronage he has received from them since
his commenc ement in the Patent Med cine business
and would state that he has associated with him in
business Mr. JOHN HUNTINGTON, late Of Chicago,
under the name and firm of HUNTINGTON 4 co.
We have added to the establishment u Mandatory
OF pure Corn Vinegar which propose to sell to the
trade at Chicago prices. My new partner is an ex.
perenced hand ut the Vinegar business and will de-
vote bis attention personally to that branch Of the
trade. shall superntend the Medicine department
as formerly, and trust the firm may win the en-
tire confidence OF the public which has always been
SO generously bestowed upon me.
s. HUNTINGTON.
McGreRor. MAY Is. 1854.
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A CARp.-L. PEAVEY begs leave to in
form his friends and patrons that he will
improve the present few weeks of quiet
time to visit the east for the double purpose
of recreation, and that he may acquire and
add to his business whatever improvements
and new discoveries he may find amongst
the artists Of the eastern cities. His rooms,
therefore, will be closed for two or three
weeks.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18
ID 1 H ID :

In this city, on Thursday May 18th, 1864, Of con-
gestion Of the lungs, MARTHA ANN, wife Of W. A.
Durham formerly OF the State Of New York, aged 81
years, months and IL days.
Is, to US, painful duty to record the death Of
this most excellent of women. Mild and amiable
kind to all, she untiring in the performance OF
every duty toward her family and her friends, and
during residence among us Of nearly seven years,
"None knew her but to love her.
None named her but to praise her."
But the warmest attachments of loving and admiring
friends was barrier to the entrance of the destroy
er. She 'slseps the LAT Sleep" a nd husband and
three children are called to mourn the loss OF de-
voted and faithful wife and loving mother.
A community, whose admiration for the departed
We have no pen capable of describing, deeply symps
thize with the bereaved and stricken family.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18

A CARD.-The undersigned would hereby an
nounce to his friends and public in general that he
has established a branch Of his Harness Business at
Harding, Iowa, with J. .. BEEDY, with whom will be
found ut all times good assortment of Goods in the
Harness Line at as low prices times will allow any
where in the country. but from the late advance in
prices OF Harness Stock, as also journeym as wages
am compelled to advance the price Of Harness, &c.
considerable from what they have been heretofore,
but shall endeaver to make the interest of my
friends and the public to continue tn patronage
with me as usual. Thankful for past fayors I shall
hope for continuance OF the same.
~ Orders for any kind of Harness or Goods. in
my line, left with Mr.. Beedy will be attended to
promptly, and sent to any point ordered.
WIN. KOsS.
McGregor, May II, 1864.
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McGregor, May II, 1884.

Our readers will see BY an advertisement in
another column that Dan Castello's great Cir
Gus will be here on Wednesday, the 25th inst.
Go laugh and grow fat. This troupe is too
we'll known to require any comments.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18
DEMOCRATIC MEETING. f

There will be a meeting of the Domo.
cracy held at McGREGoR on the 2Sth in
slant, for the purpose Of sending delegates
to State Convention at DcsMo,ncs, on the
18th day of June next, to appoint delegates
to attend National Convention at Chicago,
on the 9th day Of July next, to nominate
candidates for President and Vice President.
The ratio Of representation in the Coun.
ty Convention will be one for every twcn-
ty-fve votes given for Gen. j. M. futile for
Governor. Let every township in the
County be represented.
D. BAuGn, Chm Co. Com.
May 9th, 1854.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
SO REWAR -!

Lost on the night of the 3Oth Of April a Port Mon;s
containing from $50 to s35, and a Gold Chain and
Ring. The finder by leaving the same at this office
will receiue the above reward.
BE WISE BY TIMEs.-Do not tride with your health,
constitution and character. Nyou are suffering with
any diseases for which HRLMBoLD's EXTRA BuczU is
recommended. Try 1t! Try it'll! Try it! 1t will
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at little expense and no exposure. Cut out the ad-
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Take other. Cures Guaranteed.
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Ed. TINES AS much has been said,
and great anxiety has pervaded the public
mind. not only in this city but in the coun-
try, regarding the prevalence of Small Pox
in this place, for the purpose Of allaying all
unnecessary alarm would state that since
the commencement of the epidemic here,
there have been about twenty cases Of
Small Pox and Varioloid. Most of them
have been of mild type. At the present
time, as far as can learn, and l have this
day had personal interview with all the
Physicians in the city Or. Ludwig ex.
cepted,) and they all say they have nc
cases Of Small Pox or Varioloid under
treatment, so that we may with confidence
believe that this scourage of the human
family has left us. F. ANDRos, NJ. d.
McGregor, May II.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18

JOHN DANIELS, Esq, recently of Mil.
waukee, has opened Boot ard Shoe shop
in VIM. Schmidt's building, opposite A.
French's Jewelry Store, and is now pre-
pared to make all kinds Of custom work on
order, at the lowest prices. Repairing
done on the most reasonable terms. He
invites the patronage of the citizens of
Northern Iowa and feels sure that he can
give entire satisfaction.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18

First National Bank of McGre1or.
BANKABLR FUNDS.
o.. Legal Tender and National Currency
State Bank of Iowa and Ohio.
Bank Of the State of Indiana,
New York and New England in good credit.
Par Illinois.
Ihe notes OF the banks recently thrown out j,
Chicago will be received for the present at to v
per cent. discount
o. HULvERsoN, Cashier.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18
COMMERCIAL

TINES OFFICE, May 17th BPM
The weather since last issue has been delightful
and we are assured that crops even at this early
date bid fare for excellent yields The river falling
here and above 1t is reported drying up. Prices
unsettled, which is owing to the exciting news from
the army.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18

Garibaldi will leave England on the
43rd.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18

~ A Card.--The undersigned having made
an engagement as soliciting Agent for the Wisconsin
Mutual Life Insurance Company, hereby tenders his
time services and attention to all those who are de-
sirous OF becomn interested with u.s. Until further
notice will be found at the office of Bass Emen.
dorf. (393) D. D. rrAsrn
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wAV TIE ID.

Ten Coopers Hoop Shayers. For particulars
apply to Bass Elmcndorf, McGregor or oi the sub
scribcr. W. LARRABEE.
Clernont, March 20, 1864. S60st
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18

1OEMAINING uncaled for in the McGregor Post
III Office, for the week ending May II, 1864.
Persons calling for the following letters, will please
sav Ssadve sod
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18

for 6oarders, at the expense of Northern
white soldiers lives, is not the entertain
ment to which our countrymen were invit-
cd. The Red River expedition is most
damning affair, in which the lives of thous.
ands Of our western boys were offered to
the avarice of Williams whose cry of "loyal-
ty" placed them in command. NY pen
will get out of patience with this Banks
affair if do not begin to think about some
thing more quieting to the nerves.
Chicago is laboring under much greater
excitement this week than common, and at
all times there is noise enough here to
awaken Deaf and Dumb Asylum. As
the bulletins of the journal office are re-
newed at 8, IL, 8, B, and intermedately for
all know, the crowds gather-in fact they
scarcely dispense till the Journal itself al
to is yelled through the streets for dis.
tribution-and as the large letters chroni.
cling success make their way to the eyes
of the multitude, cheer after cheer goes u1
for Grant, Hancock, Burnside, Butler, and
ether yictors. Dearborn street is almos,
impossible from to 5; lager beer and
t other fluids sink as enthusiasm rises, ant
the scene is occasionally enlivencd with
: pleasant knock down because one patrio
thinks Grant has nou got Richmond safe
and another believes it will take severa
. weeks to do it. Only difference Of opir
, ion between friends, you perceive, but thel
Lit was only difference of opinion tina
' brought on the war! But why need
describe the enthusiasm and the miasm O
S large bodies Of men, strained to the highes
s pitch with q compound Of patriotism an
. aqua cito, the latter very frequently hav
ing decided advantagei McGREGoR ha
: seen some Of this side-play, and l doub
0 not the past week has witnessed in you
streets, three or four instances at least Q
personal hilarity! Guess mott l tele
graphed you some news the other day
fearing the reports might not reach MI
Phillips in the regular way. I hope the,
got through all right: they left my hand
at 1870 P. NJ, and should have been il
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accepted. However, the reader will Find
in another column very clear account of
his doings, while absent, from his own pen.
..,.A meeting was held by the Journey hen
harness makers Of this city on Monday
last, at which permanent organization
was made and a full list of prices arranged
which will he demanded in future for their
work. Another meeting is called for Sat-
urday evening next at Helwig's Block,
to which mechanics generally are invited.
Full proceedings will appear next week :.
The lo,oa Public Record, West Union, has
been enlarged to an eight column sheet.
Nv. II. Allen has just received fine
article of Wines, which if we don't know
to be palatable we do most Townsend, OF
the firm, is at home again and ready to dis.
pense spiritual comfort to all who are ia
want.
We are sorry to lose that tried friend
Doc. Parker, but he has determined te
make Sanfrancisco, California, his future
home and we must submit. He leaves
McGregor this week. -. The McGregor
Cornet Band has received their new instru
ments and can now, we claim, excel any
other band in the West. The members
are all tip.top fellows and the most of then
were professionally good musicians befor'
| thew Joined the Cornet The Abbot
Bros. are now opening their new store il
| the Cowelti Block Their stock is entirely
new and in our judgment was selected will
the best Of care. They have some Of tn
! most beautiful styles of the season whicl
they will show free Of cost Abbott an
Howe are gentleman who it is always pleas
ure to meet either in business or socja
way.
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List Of Letters

May Is, 1854.
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BRASS BAND.

p Will also Exhibit at Prairie du Chen,
Wednesday, May 18th Monona, Friday, May
Goth.
FRANK BRANINGEk, Agent.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-25

wMsKY.-The proceedings of Tuesday
in the National House of Representa-
tives indicate that that body Is disposed
to stand to its first determination to tax
the whisky in the hands Of the specula-
tors, They refuse to agreed TO the report
of the Conference Committee by SO to 61i
and another Committee of Conference
was ordered The amount of pressure"
brought to bear upon members by the
liquor SPECTATORS can be estimated nom
the fact that five millions Of dollars or
more are pending upon the result, The
question is simply whether that sum
shall go into the pockets Of whisky sell
ers or into the national treasury. The
question of retrospective legislation APP
plies no more to this case than TO some
Others of internal revenue where il has
not prevented Congressional action
But whisky is strong in, more senses
than one, and the struggle has been a
hard one, The people will rejoice at the
indication that the House can, with some
backing up by the people, withstand its
influence
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-25
ADVICEs FROM THE TNDSAN
COUNTRY.
Clearing Out of Rebels.
The Rebel Indians DislIeartened.
They Desire a Separate Con-
federacy.
A Fight with the Rebel Indians,
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2
A Fort Smith dispatch says
Adyices from the Indian country state
that the valley on the Canadian river
and its tributaries is clear of rebels, and
that the upper Seminole country is en-
tirely swept of everything. All rebel
supplies for movement in Arkansas
must come by Red River, where the en-
envy are now concentrated. -
The rebel Indians are thoroughly dis
heartened Gen. MaXey was present in
the Choctaw Legislature u few days ago,
and advised the Indians to return home
and raise crops. The Choctaws, Greeks,
Cherokees, Chickasaws, and other tribes,
were represented. The Choctaws urged
the establishment of separate confed-
eracy, as the rebel confederacy was not
able to protect them. The Creeks were
prepared to fly into the Wachita Noun
tainS.
Col, Phillips brigade had a fight with
the rebel Indians and Texans on the
Middle Foggy River on the l4th instant,
killing forty of them The enemy was
pursued to Fort Arbuckle. Our forces
then retired to the Indian river. Our
loss was one.
Fort Smith has been included in the
Department Of Arkansas, and General
Thayer has established his headquarters
there
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-25
From Warrington.

w AsHINGToS, FEB. "a.
The Secretary of State has addressed
a communication to Representative
Washburn, of ILL.,, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Commerce enclosing a rec
ommendation from the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Commissioner of Gus
toms, for the establishment of ten Con
sulates, with salaries of $500 each, along
our northern frontiers, to protect the
revenue and prevent operations in SNUG
Cling. Consular agents have been eff
cient, being employed in private bust
ness, and many of them by railroads
and express officers.
The places named are st. GATHERINGS,
Coaticoak, near Island Pond, Windsor,
Port Larvia, Toronto, Clifton, Prescott,
Kingston, and Fort Erie.
Representative Frank to-day presented
in the House the resolutions Of the New
York Assembly, urging upon the atten-
ton of Congress the Importance of pro-
viding additional railroad facilities for
travel and transportation of troops be-
tween New York and Washington.
This afternoon Samuel f. Briggs, OF
Philadelphia, was released by Col. Ba-
ker, having yesterday been arrested on
suspicion of being participant in the
robbery of Paymaster Malone, of seven
ty thousand dollars. Mr.. Briggs has
been acting clerk to this officer,
Frederick j. Mayer has been nomina-
ted by the Senate for postmaster at Gin
cinnati.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-25
Occupation Of Baldwin, Fla.
BALDWIN, Fla, Feb.


Ma. Gea. II. ". Haiieck, GeaI 90 ChsJ
GEYERAL:-I have the honor to report
that portion of my command, under
Brig. Gen. f. Seymour, conveyed by the
gunboat Norwich, Capt. Merriam, as
cended the st. Johns river on the Itn,
and landed at Jacksonville an the after
noon of that day. The advance, under
Col q. V. Henry, comprising the 4Otn
Massachusetts, Infantry, the independent
Battalion OF Massachusetts, Cavalry,
under Major Stevens, and Elders horse
battery, 1st Artillery, pushed forward
into the interior on the night of the oth,
passed by the enemy drawn up in line
of battle at Camp Vinegar, seven miles
from Jacksonville, surprised and cap
tured battery three miles in the rea,
of the Camp, about midnight, anu
reached this place about sunrise TINS
morning. At our approach the enemy
absconded, sunk the steamer 81. Mays,
and burned go bales OF cotton, ~"
miles above Jacksonville.
We have taken, without the loss -
man, about one hundred prisoner sns
pieces of artillery. in serviceable lui-
ton, and well supplied with a. num-
ton, and other valuable properly "
large amount. (Signed
o. A. GILMORE,
Mai. Gen. Commanding
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-25
|, @ AVALR Y FIGHT.
OUR FORCES SURPRISED.
Attack on our Outposts.
THE REBELS REPULSED.
CUMBERLAND GAR, Feb.

I CUMBERLAND VAT req, ~,
On the 22d inst, battalion Of the
18th Tennessee cavalry, stationed on the
Virginia road, five miles east were sur
prised at daylight and surrounded by
large force of rebel cavalry, Two
companies Of infantry, 9lst Indiana and
I'd North Carolina were with the com
maud One company the 9lst Indiana,
in command OF Lieut., Wise, cut their
way through with loss of three killed.
Two officers and about sixty OF Col Da-
Wis men succeeded in making their es-
cape, but the rest of the men were prob
ably captured.
At the same time the rebels attacked
our outposts at Powell's bridge, five
miles south, consisting Of fifty men in
charge Of Capt. Pickering 34th Ken
lucky infantry, supported by a block
house. The rebels were repulsed three
times, when Col. Pickering with his
men were withdrawn, TO prevent their
being cut of from the gap,
Col. Davis is said to be seriously
wounded,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-25
MEMPHIS. Feb 20,


A courier just from Gen. Smiths cav
airy expedition reports that the ITALIA
hatche river was guarded for Is miles
in front Of Hollis Springs, as Gen. For
rest expected the expedition would cross
near that place.
Gen. Smiths advanced brigade Of in
fantry occupied the enemys attention
from this side, while he moved east to
New Albany, with cavalry, where he ex-
pected to effect a crossing on the 10th,
but was delayed twenty-four hours by
the slow movements of Gen Warnings
brigade.
The enemy was taken completely by
surprise by this movement, and Gen.
Smith entered Pontonac on the 18th,
where skirmishing was going on when
the courier left All were in fine spirits
and confident of penetrating to the vi
tails of the confederacy and coming out
safely. Twentyfour prisoners were
taken at Tallahatchie.
The cotton market is dull and I'M
changed.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-25
Important 10 Deficient Towns Get
out of the Draft.

The following dispatch was received
by us yesterday from Adjutant General
Washburn
WOODSTOCK, Feb, "A, 1864.
Editor Rutland Herald. ...
Please publish the following letter
just received by Gov. Smith.
PETER T. WAsHBuRN,
Adjt. and Inspec. Gen.
WASHINGTON.
To GEN. p. 7. WAsHBURN
have received from Col Fry the fol-
lowing letter. j. G. SMITH.
Sir Il have the honor to inform you
that the Enrolment Act, as lately amend
ed by Congress- requires that towns
which have failed to furnish the quotas
assigned them, shall be drafted for the
deficiency and the draft continued in
said towns, until the required number
shall be obtained. The fact that a State
may have furnished a number of men
assigned to all its towns will not under
the present law, exempt the delinquent
towns from draft. j. B. Fry.
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LATER FROM GEN. GRANT.
LONGSTREET RETREATiNG.
The Army of the Cumberland
Pushing into East Tennessee.
LOGAN's EXPEDITION
Chattanooga Well Fortified

A Chattanooga dispatch Of the Goth,
says The intentions Of Gen. Grant in
the campaign in progress are being rap
idly developed As it is announced from
Chattanooga that Longstreet is retreat
ing from superior forces, it cannot be
harmful to say that the main body Of the
army of the Cumberland has been push
ed into East Tennessee with the design
of crushing the rebels in that quarter
If Longsueet saves himself it will be
by the dilligent employment Of his legs
in getting out OF the way.
Logans expedition was a mere teint
TO draw Johmson's attention toward
Rome, and Logan's corps is where it can
render etfectual service.
Chattanooga is so well fortified that it
can be secured by a small force, while
the main body OF the army is after Long
street
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Sentence Of Hill, the Railroad Con.
dIct0r.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. .

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. "a.
F. p. Hill, late conductor on the Read
ing Railroad, convicted at Harrisburg,
in January, of embezzling money receiv-
ed for fares on that road, has been SEN
fenced to one years confinement in the
penitentiary. The motion for q new
trial was denied. Allen Pinkerton, the
Chicago detective was employed by the
company to test the honesty of their con-
ductors, and discovered that Hill as well
as others were robbing the company
All the conductors but Hill acknoKl-
edged the charge to- be true, and made
restitution. Hill would not do SO, hence
the prosecution and conviction.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-25

Cox CoRNERED. The Washington cor
respondent of the Evening Post gives an
amusing account of a scene in the House
of Representatives last Wednesday af-
ternoon. Little Sammy Cox" of Ohio,
made speech about the "nigger
inexhaustible democratic" theme - in
the course of which he charged the sup
porters of the Administration with a de
sire to place the colored race upon po-
litical and social equality with the
white race. 1t was a campaign speech,
and therefore was made in Committee of
the Whole. He had extracts from a re-
cent work upon Miscegenation, and
in the course of his remarks denied that
the opposition was pro-slayery party.
He laid particular stress, however, upon
the charge that the Republicans were
trying to elevate the negro to social
equality. When he took his seat Mr..
Washburn, of Illinois, took the floor
and gave the House notice that he was
going to read a few extracts from book
of foreign travels written by Mr.. Cox a
few years since, and he proceeded to
give Mr.. Cox's striking description Of an
African priest whom he listened to with
great delight in st. Peters, together
with the comments of Mr.. Cox upon the
barbarous prejudices of his own country
against the colored race. The House
was brought into happy frame Of mind
by the reading of these extracts; indeed
the boistrous laughter INDUCED in called
forth a reprimand from the Speaker
At no time was the merrment more
general than when Mr.. Cox denied that
the party with which he acted was II
pro-slayery party.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-25

CMARLEsToN.-There have been lately
two large fires in Charleston caused by
our Shells Deserters say the city is
now divided into two districts, viz: ain
range and ''out of range" and that no
other expression is used. Nine persons
were killed few nights since, and n
large number wounded, including men,
women and children, and twelve houses
burned 10 the ground. We could plainly
see the fire from our ship, and it is need
less to disguise the fact that Parrot
shells are not entirely harmless. The
smouldering ruins of the city speak for
themselves that Charleston will soon lie
n mass of ruins.