The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-11-01


The 3Oth day Of November has been ap.
pointed by the Gov. of Wisconsin, as a
day of Thanksgiving
The 81 Iowa Battery was mustered out
last week at Davenport
The Council Bluffs Nonpariel says the
Indians are again on the rampage At.
lacking trains, cutting wires, &c.
According to the figures of the Des
Moines Register, (aholition) Stone has
800 majority, with 13 counties to hear
from The official canvass will he made
Nov 9 if the returns are all in The board
can adj urn only 20 days from that time.
The secretary Of state reports 762 Grim.
inal pros, cutons in the state for the year
1884. as reported by the clerks of the
District courts. Tw" men were sentence d
to be hung, one changed to the penitentis
~ for life, and 40 sentence 4 20 the pen,en-
lisry.
Col. Duncan, at Davenport, has receiv
orders to forward the men, now home on
leave, to their regiments unless he received
notice OF their muster out within 90 DAYS.
Representative Morrill,, Of Vermont. the
author Of the internal revenue law, saws
little or no legislation will be REQUIRED in
relation to it at the coming session of con.
Bress.
The president has issued a proclamation
appointing the first Thursday Of Decem
bsr as "day Of national thanksgiving.
Dr.. James E. Worcester, author of wor.
oester's Dictionary died on Saturday At his
residence in Cambridge, Mass.
Kit Carson and Col Bent, from the far
west, have arrived in St. Louis to confer
with Gen. Pope. The rebel general Dick
Tay Tor is also in St. Louis.
The clerk Of the house Of Representatives
says he will not put on the list Of members
the name Of any person claiming to be
elected from state that has been in REBEL
Jon,
The Ii;al Of jeff Davis is positively de
'cided uFou, and all the details have been
contaminated. lie will be- tried for treason
before the United States Supreme court al
Washington. Chas. O'Cnnnor and r K
Gillrts will defend him. Attorney General
Sped is 10 be assisted in the prosecution
" WIN Evarts, ri New york, Usncra,
Rousseau. Of Kentucky, and John IL. Gilt.
ford, OF Massachusetts,.
Phs quartern,as'er's department has re-
allied between $1,000 900 and So 600 OO0
from the sale Of useless arms and appur.
tenances.
The early capture of Matamoras by the
liberals IS reported probable.
The secretary Of the navy has directed
that oil Available steam war vessels shall
%. Immediately got ready for sea.
I've bends Of the Irish Republic" are
TO be put upon the market this week. The
Senate of the Frnian Congress is now in
session At New York, presided over nv
Col. Wen. Roberts. II sessions are secret
The g"scrnnent will retain, either in
the military or civil service, all the mem
bers OF the veteran reserve CORPS who dc
sire It whose disabilities entitle them Ia
ats favorable consideration.
The revolution in IIayti has been
squclchsd.,
The clerk Of the house OF Representatives
says he will not put on the list of member.
the names Of any person claiming to tt
elected fro:a state that has been in re.
bellinn. -.
Ut is rumored" in Washington thai
Caleb Gushing is to succeed Charles Fran
chs Adams AZ Minister to England, and tina,
Mr.. Adams is to be made Secretary O,
State. Tho Iumor is very improbable
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