The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-09-13
McGREGoR, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1866


A new military district has been created in
Virginia, embracing the counties of Princess
Ann, Norfolk, Nansemond, Southampton and
Isle of Wight.
The importation Of cattle from Great Brit
ian to Ireland has been prohibited on account
Of the cattle disease.
The Editor Of the Janesville gazette (Rep)
goes heavy for Col Utley, editor of the Ra.
cine Jonrnal (also Republican, and charges
that the Col. wa, appointed colonel Of the 22d
regiment for the very purpose of establishing
subordinate lodges among our Wisconsin troops
in the field, 80 that our boys in blue could be
held well for political pusposes!!!"
So, then, it seems the establishment oil
"Loyal Leagues" in the army was one Of the
duties of Colonel! Thank Heaven, and
TINE, the light Is breaking upon US at last
"Suppressing rebels' was minor 'considera.
ton! ,a u.s v ...
The telegraph construction company have
offered to contract with the Atlantic telegraph
company recover and complete the present
cable aud lay another next year. They are
confident of success. .u....'
Su0SS8uOOk1 lS w OO Juou6 u uESt.CldSS hill
tary post. About $7,OOO,OOO worth of gov.
eminent property is stored there.
The United States troops in Texas are said
to be dying in numbers from fevers incident
| to that climate. . ea
Some clergymen were talking on light SUBJ
jects. One. who was present, was as
stingy as Midas. A waggish member dreamed
he was in heaven, and drawing on fancy, desert.
bed the "golden Streets" The stingy Rover.
end asked, loosely, if he was there. 30 yes,
and on your knees" Spraying, was I?' said
Avarice. "No, you were tearing up the pace.
meRt!" .s# u ..a
In the criminal court in St Louis the fore.
man and two of the members of the jury asked
to be excused from serving, on the ground
that they would not indict clergymen who re.
fused to take the oath prescribed by the con.
stitution. g.. .yh.. -.r
The Local of the Milwaukee Sentinel, after
following every motion Of Gen. Grant on his
recent visit there, telling how he moved, wha,
he had to eat, SC, &C., says, despondingly,
"We cannot give every graceful motion and
genial smile Of the Generals expression here.
because we did not see them ALL What a
pity! ".as .- ..
A young rebel girl applied to the Federal
authorities at Richmond for food, and was told
she must take 'the oath" frightened out OF
her wits, she said, Smother learned me not to
swear" The agent insisted, kindly. and at
length the hungry maiden gave up with, "Well
sir, if you ,oiA make me do sich horrid, wick
ed thing, then say Damn the Yankees!'"
The Rev. V. Schofeld, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of St. Louis, has taken the
oath prescribed by the new Constitution ol
Missouri, under protest. The Rev. gentleman
is son Of Rev. James Schofeld (also Baptist
recently chaplain of the u. s. general hospital
at Jefferson City, now at his home in Rossville
Iowa, and brother of the Gen. Scho6eld.
Sidney Smith was admiring the hot.house o
a young lady who used many botanical names
for her flowers. Said the wit, "Have you the
Septennis proyedsis?" "No sir, gave it to ,
friend last winter and it came out we'll in the
spring" The words mean Secea ysar-I
The validity of county bonds issued fol
bounties, is denied by many of the circuit
judges of Indiana. There are ten millions
| involved. ae $751; 'r-| !. r-s.
ODELL, a lifelong Democrat, and Ex-Mem
Der Of Congress from New York, beat BLUNT
out of the Naval Office Of the City, by urging
| to the President that "the Democracy were q
unit in sustaining his policy of reconstruction
Blunt, the radical, went out, and Odell, the
sensible, went in. Both served right!