The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-09

By the people at the ensuing October election.
LAUREL SUMMERS
Chairman Of the Dem. State Cen. Com.
Democratic County Convention.
The Democracy Of Clayton County, and all other,
who would preserve the ballotbox of the State from
natca invasion, requested to meet at Ekader a,
~ NJ Thursday Aug. 17th to appoint delegates to
the State Convention of August 2ath at DesMoines.-
All who favor White Suffrage, and not "coored" are
respectfully invited to participate.
Al. JORDAN,
Chairman Central Committee.
--latest News.
The U. s. consul at Port Mahon has
officially notified our government that the
cholera is slowly advancing westward.
A plot has been discovered among q
large number Of negro workmen at Aqua
creek, Va, TO assassinate white workmen
on the railroad at that place.
The harbor improvement convention is
to be held at Michigan Cityl on the 18th
inst. as ~m
A treaty has been effected between GER
tain South American states, which is bind
ing for fifteen years, and provides "for COM
mon defence against foreign Intervention in
the affairs of either"
English papers state that the Great Eas.
tern in her trip from Shoreness to Valentia
had not enough steam power for the work
she had to do, and it was thought that in .
heavy sea she would be unmanageable.
There were 1875 deaths from cholera
in Alexandria, Egypt, between June 9th
and July 18th.
The Mobile and. Ohio railroad is being rap.
idly reconstructed. It will be running
from Columbus to Mobile in few weeks.
The general land Office has issued pat
cnts to the state of Minnesota for SO, 357
acres Of swamp lands inuring to the state
under the swamp land grant passed by
congress in 1850. 49,,
On the morning of the 9th ult., the
Great Eastern was 500 miles from shore
paying out the cable successfully. The
signals were good and the weather fine.-
A private note from Cyrus w. Field says
about the 9Th Of August.
The English parliamentary elections
have closed. The net liberal gain is "a.
A civil war is reported about commcnc-
ing in Japan.
1t is asserted in England on good au-
thority that Lord Palmerston would retire
before tho meeting OF parliament, and that
Gladstone would decline the premiership
in favor Of Lord Granville.
The election in Tennessee on Thursday,
10 reported spiritless affair. But 1900
votes were polled in Memphis, and the
vote throughout the state was very light
On Saturday evening..we had a "gentle
shower" here that came near washing the
bottom out Of AcGregor. 1t poured down
COR over two hours in style Of liberality,
scarcely known to the Oldest inhabitant;
Sighting and under.accompaniments were
on hand in vividncss and grandeur. Atsi
TO Q the sewers were running over and
sea Of waters deluged the streets. Cellars
were soon filled; and for time it seemed
as If Noah had returned, with an intent to
re-remind the people Of their iniquities.
Dearborn & Shaw, the exclusive Whole
sale men Of this city, lost, in. their cellar,
about $4,000, in sugars, tobacco and other
groceries. Carter & Brother were losers in
damage to Agricultural machinery in the
basement Of their building. Barron &
Co., Lampson & Co., and many on central
Main street were damaged, but not to an
alarming extent. W. Rowland's boarding
house carried 2 feet Of water on the first
floor, but fortunately the carpets and fur.
niture were got out before the flood came.
Rowland did not believe, with the old scep.
tic in Noah's time, that, "thcre would not
be much Of Storm" He noticed the
"sign in the heavens" and prepared for
the attack. The sidewalks in some places
were sHoat and the middle of the street,
till IL, was the best walk. The sewer has
given away at French's and at Koss' cor.
ner, but will DO easily repaired. A sewer
to drain this tcwn properly ought to be 10
by u feet, or larger. The bluffs adjacent
are like roofs Of houses, and when it rains
the water has nothing.to do but roll into
the valley; hence we have need Of large
sewers. In future improvements, let our
city fathers bear this in mind. The dam
age BY this storm will range from to
thousand dollars. The loss is quite equal.
" divided and we may safely say nobody
is burt" much; Dearborn & Shaw are the
heaviest sufferers. % ga.
TWAS supposed the storm had injured
the wheat west Of US, but farmers assured
us on Monday that there was but little
wind on the prairies and that grain stands
well. A few days Of good weather will
suffice to secure an average crop.
The Chicago r. R. Gazette, : paper Of
the most abusive ''loyap' stripe when
democrat is to be written Of, thus venlilatcs
tho beauties Of professed Christianity:
THR SPolLs.-The daily triangular free
fights between the Sanitary, Christian and
Home factions at Bryan Hall over the hard
cash, has afforded the public very edify-
ing spectacle. The members of the 'sfemale
gender" are all of "touch and 60" sort
explosive, frantic, rampageous, frothy and
pugilistic-c continually Jaw, Jaw, iaving. and