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

The future county seat Of Trigh
county, this state, has been named Grant
in'honor Of the Lieutenant General proba
bly,. SIS
The steamer North America left New
Orleans on the lGth ult. with so03 sicl
soldiers, mostly A. n. On the 23i sh,
sprung leak and sunk; sixty two per
sons having been saved by the bark Mary
E. Libbey, and the remainder 1877 were
lost. ----~.----.---.--------.
Hon. Geo, NJ. Dallas, vice president Of
the U. S. from 1915 to ls49 died in the
city Of Philadelphia on the 1st inst.
The balkhead Of the Dutch Gap canal
was blown out on New Years day, and
water let in at both ends. The explosion
at the upper end left such a quantity OF
debris in the ditch as to render 1t unnavi.
gable until dredging out is effected. ~
The visit Of Montgomery and f. p. Blair
Sen. to Richmond, about which there has
been much surmise,, was cut eff before
maturity by refusal Of Gen. Grant to
farnish them with passes.
The cotton captured at Savannah, rs to
be sold for the benefit of the government,
under the sn2erintendency of collector
Draper Of N. Y. ... . .s.T .sa-.-aN
Gleason charged with the murder of pro.
vost marshal in Powesheik county, has
recently been tried and sentenced to death.
Gov. Stone has been in Washington for
the ostensible purpose of procuring a
settlement Of the account Of the state
against the national government, but was
unable to get the matter taken up, owing,
as he alleges, 10 red tape. He even set
about getting the red tape rules revised,
but was equally unsuccessful, when he lef,
for visit to the army at Hilton Head and
Savannah. He will doubtless return to
New York again during the first par. Of
this month.
The Muscatine Courier. the publication
Of which was suspended fer short time
after the Nov. election. has been revived
under its former editor, Judge Thayer.
The Courier is unquestionably one of the
most reliable and able democratic papers
in the state. G VI.
A telegram from Washington says;
"Advices from Richmond are of such
.enor as to induce the belief that the rebel
congress has already, in secret session,
passed bill giving jeff Davis or Gen. Lee
authority TO CAL or order for detail not less |
han $4,000 slaves for service in the army
Is soldiers" ......
a New York paper states. on What it |
erns distinguished authorisy.s that no
more gold bearing bonds will be issued;
hat no additional imitation Of currency |
will take place; and that the government
viii rely for its entire expenditures on the
30 loar and the taxes"
Vice President Hanlin is spoken of as
minister to France. ."
1t is rumored tina. Georgia wants to re-
urn to the Union.
Provost Marshal Adams has reported
5,49o liable to draft in this-district.
Col. Kit Carson, with few companies
the LIST New Mexico cavalry, had an
ncoenter recently with large force OF
-Iowas and Camancbes, suffered defeat
nd made his escape with difficulty.
Another attempt will be made by the
LARS TO visit Richmond, pass being in
'adiness for them at City Point. .... ..
Gov. Yates friends are about to start a
ew paper in Chicago in opposition to the
ritune. s"''@ 7.. '''n ="
Adjt. Gen. Baker has heen- -a,othari.ad
, raise one new regiment in this state,