The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-30
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| News and Items.
The Burlington papers report . Sigh,
shock Of earthquake being distinctly f.l,
in that city on the 18th inst.
The Dubuque authorities have esta blish
ed hitching post in front of the bushes.
houses Of that place.
Capt. Fiske's expedition, designed Ia
found city on the head waters of the
Yellow Stone, Montana, which was to have
left st. Paul month ago has been aban.
doned and Gen. Meaghcr, Secretary of that
territory, will now proceed without that
expedition to his field Of duty.
The DesMoines ReQister says:
"Mr. John McCallum, of Delaware co un.
ty, cut on the 9th inst, eight acres and
thirty.thr rods Of wheat, in less than five
hours"
Two or four horse power, Mr.. Register
Henry Clay Dean has purchased proper.
ty in Pennsylvania where he will make bis
future home.
Pennies are beginning to be drug in
the market in New York.
Two of the Saratoga mineral springs
have lately been sold-,he Congress for
$500, 900, and the Star for $50, 900.
The Pope of Rome was seventy. three
years old on the 18th of May, and on the
leth of this month he reached the 10Th
year of his pontificate.
Hoyt Sherman, brother of the General,
has just been nominated for Represen tative
to the Legislature by the Republicans of
Polk county, this State.
The Board of Supervisors, Of Jackson
county, proposed to give the printing of the
tax list to the lowest bidder and the Senti.
mel (Dem.) put in bid at four cents
description but the treasurer, actuated by
his loyal procllvitcs, gave it to Stone and
negro suffrage sheet at t,oenty cents the
description. Reader this same loyal print
asks you to vote for continuance of this
sort Of fraud.
Gen. Fremont, at the head of company
of eastern men, is about to purchase an
extensive tract of mineral lands in Mis-
souri, with a view Of erecting an establish
ment in St. Louis for the manufacture of
nail rod iron. ..-. ..@..... -.
The contract for furnishing the Iowa
Pententiary with supplies for the ensuing
year, will be let in October next.
Gen. Wynder's son, of Andersonvile
notoriety, was once q resident Of Keokuk,
this State.
Gov. Andrews, of Mass has been ten.
dered and accepted the presidency of An.
tioch College.
The celebrated Indian Chief, John Ross,
accompanied by Lewis Ross, William p
Ross, and other Cherokee celebrities, left
St. Louis on Thursday for Fort Smith, to
attend the great Indian council.
A recent forgery of gold checks by
Ketchum Of New York city amounts to
$4,2oO,OOO.
There have been from 500 to 600 deaths
from cholera at Constantinople.
The Iowa State Fair for the benefit Of
the Home to be established for the orphans
Of soldiers, opened at Marshalltown last
Monday and will continue through this
week.
An army paymaster at Richmond has
been detected in defraudins the Gov
eminent in the amount of from $50 900 to
$4,000 for himself, besides large sum
for Richmond banking houses. He is at
Washington under arrest.
1t is said that the rebel Mason is about
to return to this country. If he does we
doubt whether he will long be free Mason. |
"-Lou. Jour.
About le discharged soldiers of the 9th
Iowa cavalry arrived here on board the
Muscatine, Monday the 2s,h inst, en- route
home. Still they come by twos, by fours
and more.
The DesMoines Register says Judge
Greene, of the McGregor Western Railway
has been made President of company or.
ganiz,d with capital Of 100000 for
the purpose Of building railroad from
Cedar Rapids up the Cedar Valley which
will be called the Cedar Rapids and st. Paul |
Railway.
1t is reported row occurred between
zsns in the vicinity Of DesMoines, Iowa, |
in which several persons were killed.
A report that the United States Govern.
ment intended to interfere in the difficulties |
between Spain and St. Domingo, is declar.
I'd t. be unfounded.
1t is expected that over two hundred |
generals will be mustered out Of service |
about the LIST of September.
Gov. Brough, of Ohio, had one of bis
feet amputated on the 25th, and his sys.
tenn is SO Frustrated that his physicians
have given up all hope Of his recovery. |
Jacob Strawn, the well known cattle |
dealer, of Jacksonville, ILL.,, probably at one
time the most extensive dealer in the
world, is dead.
1t is said the following officers are out |
openly against Gov. Stone and his negro |
suffrage ticket: Gen. futile, Gen. Fitz
Henry Warren, Gen. Corse, Gen. Thomas
H. Benton, Gen. Rice, Col. Pollard, and
Col. Trimble.
Much dissatisfaction is being expressed
by the Republicans throughout the State
at the re. nomination of Gov. Stone and
the negro suffrage plank of the, platform
adopted at the Republican State Conven-
ton in June. Several Of the Republican
county conventions have broken up in
rows and separate tickets have been nomi-
mated.
A semi monthly, called the Temperance
Platform, to be published in Dubuque,