The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-05-24
News and Items.

News and Items.
Already more than 1900 claims for dam
ages by the war have been filed at Wash
ington by citizens of Virginia. The claim.
amount to over $50, 900, 900, and there ar,
q lot more to come.
1t is asserted that the president has al
ready intmated to Sec. Stanton the ne
cessty of his resignation after the conspi
racy trials, and has named Montgomery
Blair as his probable successor.
A dressing case, shipped from England
valued at $1,000 in gold, and designed 70,
the Fair will be presented to the pretties
girl in Chicago, which will be decided by
ballot at cost Of 500 each ticket.
t President johnson has respited Bowles
and Milligan to the I'd of June and com.
muted the sentence Of Horsley to impris
onment for life. "
Sec. Seward resumed his official duties
on the 10th inst.
1t is expected that the letters fotind up.
en- Booths body will constitute the most
thrilling portion of the testimony.
The assertion that Maximilisn and Kirby
Smith have negotiated an alliance is be.
lieved by some to be plausible
Fred. W. Seward is improving.
The reported killing sfsthe rebel Gen.
Forrest, by the father Of two executed rebel
soldiers, has been contradicted.
!. There are $4,000 soldiers widows in New
York. 80,
A, young English woman of %, who had
been blind from infancy, recently had her
sight restored, and when she wanted to
tell what things were she had to shut her
| eyes and feel of them.
I "A report just published by the chief
surgeon Of the French army, puts the loss.
rs in killed during the Crimean war-the
best part of two years-with a force Of
near a half million engaged, at ten thous.
and which is but little greater than the
number lost by our armies in single
battle.
1t is said that Gen. Lee and his family
are in destitute condition, and that the
Generals shabby gray uniform is the only
clothes he has to wear.
The Duchess of Buccleugh fell in her
pew at church and broke her leg.
JEFF. Davis was born in Christian county,
Kentucky, June 8, 1908, and is now near.
ly 81 years of age. He graduated at West
Point in 1928. He resigned from the
army in 1885, being then FIRST lieutenant
of dragons. He resigned his seat in the
house Of representatives in 1864, to take
command of the Mississippi regiment in
the Mexican war. He was appointed Sec
rotary Of war in 1853, and left that Office
when Buchanan became president, and was
returned to the senate.
A convention of the commercial men of
the Northwest is to be held in Detroit, on
the second Tuesday Of July, to consider
questions pertaining to the great East and
West thoroughfares, the Canadian recipro
city treaty, etc.
Although Gen. Grant laborcd one year
to gain an entrance into Richmond, it is
said he has not yet gone there himself.
Strawberries, new potatoes, peas and
beans are abundant in the Cincinnati mar.
ket.
The war department has issued an order
that after the LIST prox., all persons found
in arms against the United States, east Of
the Mississippi, will be regarded as guer.
rillas and punished with death.
The troops of Sherman's and Mead's
armies arrived in Washington on the 18th
and are being reviewed to day.
L Gov. Vance of N. G. has been arrested
and will BE- tried in Washington. for treas
on. Search is being made for Gov Ma
grath of S. G. Gen. Joe. johnson has
been refused permission to 60 to Canada
Semms is endeavoriug to reach the coast
with view Of making his escape by sea.
The adjutant general of the United
has been ordered to commence the muster.
ing out of service Of all general, field, and
staff officers who are unemployed, and
whose service is no longer required.
Gen. Dana is under arrest at Vicksburg
on charge Of having crowded too many lie
leased federal prisoners on the ill-fated
steamer Sultana.
A raid by the populace upon the -four
store at Boise City, Idaho, occurred On the
LIST inst, occasioned by the scarcity o.
that article in in the territory.
The rebel Gen. Early is dead.
The country lying on the west side Of
the Mississippi river, for thirty to fifty
miles in width, and from the Red river tt
New Orleans and the Gulf, is inundated
by the giving way of the levee. There is
much suffering and loss Of property in
consequence.
An exchange says: Wendell Phillips and
the Cincinnati Enquirer both oppose The
hanging of JEFF. Davis.
Gidean j. Pillow was recently captured
and paroled by our forces at Selma, Ala.
There is trouble among the Mormons.-
Joe Smiths son disputes Brigham Young.
authority as Chief Priest and ruler.
An aged maiden lady in Charleston-se
says the NeD South-has in her possession
the table on which the Declaration Of In
dependence was signed, which she indg
nantly refused to loan, in order that TIL
South Carolina secession ordinance nigh,
be signed upon it.
The father of Commander Winslow, o
the Kearsarge, died lately in Charleston, S
c., leaving his property, by will, to his son
The executor of the estate has made return
to the heir Of >$1l5,000 of worthless Con
kderate bonds.
Gov. Pcndlcton Murray of Texas is tn
only rebel governor who has been allowed
to remain at his state capital.
A LUCKY OIL OPERAroR.-Thc Parkers
burg, (W. Pa Gazette notes the aIriva