The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-11-29
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News and Items.
The secretary Of the treasury will recon-.
mend, in his forthcoming report, an in
crease in banking capital, made necessary
by the commercial interests of the country,
and especially by the restitution 10 the
banking capital in the south. He will also
ask for discretionary power to withdraw
legal tender and compound interest notes,
retiring them, when necessary, by loan
Of money at 6 per cent.
The presidents message and accompany
ing documents are to be printed in ad.
vance sent to government agents in differ
cnt cities, and by them given to the public
press on the day they are delivered in con
gress.
The British minister has been instructed
tource upon the United States government
the propriety of making new Canadian
reciprocity treaty, and negotiations to that
1 end will be opened at an early day.
2 An official document, received at the In
dian bureau yesterday, states that the cost
70 government Of killing an Indian on the
western plains, has been about S5oo,OOo,
! while the expense Of killing squaw is
nearly $2,OoO,O0o.
i Emigration companies are forming in
MANY portions Of the north to furnish labor
and capital to the south, and numerous
applications have been received from plant
ers for tenants and laborers.
In Minnesota the full election returns
AK the republican majority for governor
at 3,490-a loss to that party of 5000
since last year. Negro suffrage is defeated
By a majority Of $500.
"A young lady at Black River Falls. com.
planned Of headache, went to bed, and in
less than ten minutes turned over with a
groan, and died Immediately.
There is said to bs no opposition to Col.
fax's re election to the speakership. A
Washington paper says he has received
letters from II. j. Raymond and General
Banks, announcing that they will not be
candidates.
Toby, what did the Isreaites do when
they crossed the Red Sea? III don't know
ma'am, but guess they dried them
selves"
The American Freedmen's Aid commits
sion have issued an appeal to pastors OF
churches, soliciting contributions. on the
UAtlOnSl thanksgiving uay !" ~'o ". s"S
freedmen. They say that, unless efficient
aid is given, 10000 negroes are likely to
perish before spring in the states of A:aba
ma and Georgia alone.
Renan. the author of the Life o.
Christi is of Jewish origin. He has been
Roman Catholic, but has renowned that
faith. His book has probably circulated
three quarters of million Of copies.
1t is reported that Mr.. Adams, our min
lister TO England, will resign in the spring
They bury cream in bag in the ground
and take it up butter, in Prussia.
The only state prisoners now in Close
custody are Messrs. Davis, Clay, Seldom
Mallory, Burton, Harrison and Lubbock.
All regular cavalry, except that on de
tached service, has been ordered to repor
to Gen. Serbian, on the Rio Grande, anc
will be assignee to duty under Gen. Mer
rift, at San Antonio. This movement il
suggestive Of moral interference il
Mexican affairs.
The estimate for maintaining the army
for the ensuing year, on peace footing, i
$33, 600, 900 1t is said there is enough
war material on hand to equip l,00O,O
men, or to maintain the present force on
year on a war footing.
1t is thought an order will be issued t
recruit the vetern reserve corps, and to re
su.ne the examination of candidates to ii
existing vacancies.