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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

How He DID If.-A committee came
upon Aourishing tradesman to solicit .
subscription for the support Of clergy
man.
"Can't do it, gentleman" was the reply;
~ gsse five dollars to the Rsv. Mr.. P,
yes play" s.s s q.s-.-. ..ss .
After much persuasion, however, they
succeeded in getting him to put down like
amount for the Rev. Mr.. r. and de-
parted with thanks; but minute after.
wards he Was overheard giving the follow
ing directions to an assistant:
Draw of five dollars worth Of liquor
and fill with water. Take it out Of the
row Of casks next TO those that you water
ed yesterday for the Rev. Mr.. P"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25
Board Of SupervsOrs.


Board Of supervsors.
We are not authorized to publish the
proceedings Of this body, but tor the bene-
fit Of Our readers An abstract Of their
January work follows: ~rs .s ....-.
On the proposition to vote s40O war
bounty, the vote was,
Ayes: Olmsted, O'Brien, Paige, Park,
Sherwood, Sanford, Schroeder, Taper, and
White. Total 9. ~
Nays: Clifford, Gilbert, Hansel, Hall,
Monlux, Meuth, Place, Rounds and Schroe-
der. Total Q. .-...
The chairman, P. G. Bailey, gave the
casting vote and male the proposition
County Law. -.-... ..... -..
J. B. Ross was Sergeant at arms. NJ.
O'Brien took the place of Frank Larabee
(absent) IS chairman of School Committee.
James Schroeder, Gilbert and 3. F. Schroe.
der were appointed to rent house for the
use Of to poor, and $4,000 voted for their
use. The resolution to tax U. S. Bonds
was voted down. L. r. Gilbert reported
that he had bought 60 acres In Read, for .
Co. Poor house and paid $500. Among the
claims, we notice that James MacGregor
had one for $4,000 which was stabbed"
Why was it tabled, while others were al.
lowed? "The war widows" for them, the
resolution We print entire.
Resolved that the families of all those,
except commissioned officers. who have
volunteered or may hereafter volunteer, or
who have been or may hereafter be drafted
into the Military service of the United
States, and Of those who have died or may
hereafter die in said service, and who have
been or may be credited to Clayton Coun.
tY, shall be entitled to and receive from
said county from and after Jan. lst, 1856,
the sum Of one dollar per week for the
wife, and the same amount for each parent
dependent upon them for support, and 30
cts, per week for each child under Il years
Of age. and the same for each child over
IA who may be sick or disabled, without
regard to their place Of residence at the
time of or since entering said service. And
the families Of all those in the regular
service shall receive the same allowance,
provided they were residents Of Clayton
County at the time Of entering said serv.
ice. And the clerk Of the Board is hereby
instructed TO draw warrants for the same
on the war Fund Of said county, upon tho
certificate Of the clerk of the Township
where such family resides, or where they
last resided it moved from the county,
| countersigned by the Supervisor Of the
Township. This resolution shall for the
future be the guide for township Clerks
and Supervisors in issuing certificates. and
shall take the place and be considered the
embodiment Of resolution 3l6 and its
amendments, and all warrants issued under
IT shall retain the original number 3l6.-
Adopted Jan. 6, 1865. v.@
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

SAD HlsroRY. This war has developed
thousands Of incidents which make the
heart ache. The truth which We here
chronicle is peculiarly sad as it comes SO
near home. First Sergeant G.. W. Fritz,
Of Co. -, I'd Wis. Vol. Infantry, was left
wounded on tie Geld, at the battle of the
Wilderness, in the hands of the rebels
He belonged to Capt. G. W. Gibson's S
Company, who now resides in McGregor.
Last Wednesday Conrad Fritz, Of Boscobel,
Wis, father Of young Fritz, visited Capt.
Gibson to ascertain If his son was dead or
alive. Capt. Gibson referred him to Lewis
Bidler, now patient in the hospital at
Prairie du Chen, from whom he elicted
the following facts:
Bidler and Sergt. Fritz were both severe.
ly wounded, and lay side by side upon the
battle Geld. Young Fritz having received
ball through the abdomen, his sgonies
were awful. He implored the rebel soldiers
to shoot him, but they declined, and replied
that they should treat him Is prisoner Of
war. Thsrsupon he took from his knap-
sack razor and put an end to his suffer.
Jugs and his life by cutting his throat!
We were not personally acquainted with
the unfortunate young man, but Capt.
Gibson, in speaking of him, expressed in a
sentence pancgyric to his worth equal to
volumes in his praise, when he said, "Sergt
Fritz was one Of the most noble boys God
ever made"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

POSSESSED A new process in criminal
legislation or rather revival Of medieval
practice, has been attempted in = case tried
by the Madrid courts. A maid servant,
one Vincenta Sobrine, had murdered her
mistress for no conceivable motive, and her
lawyer moved the bench to appoint, not
ajury Of matrons, but ta----commission
OF theol0gians to ascertain whether she
was not possessed by the dsvil-of. Il not,
why mott The tribunal, however, dscliaed
to admit the demoniacal element in the
record ~- ''r'~------
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

CHARlrY.-An instance of charity at
the hands Of an estimable lady acquaint-
anee. came to our knowledge lately. Shs
has oil winter been bestowing gifts to the
poor and needy in such quiet way tdat
even her most intimate friends wero not
aware Of il. 1t is such acts that remind
US Of Heaven, Of charitable deeds which
rebound to the credit of the donor to :
degree that is highly satisfactory to the
party who gives without stint and from
sense of duty. How different is tho act;
the impulses and the real object o. those
who parade their doings publicly, who ssek
. notoriety for bcnevoience through the
channel Of some popular society, who eiv6
freely to gain notOriety and fame. Con-
trsst the difference. See the one going
about quietly, without ostentation, and
giving freely and eheerfully Of that she
can spare; the other cunningly weighing
tho chances, seeking the spots which aro'
public, giving to those who will parade
their bencfactor as pink Of proptiety and
charitable to IN extensive degree. 9tD is
the JuDGE, and by your aots you shall b
known.-La Crosss Demooros.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

TnE first steamship to cross the Atlantic
was the Savannah. She left New York for
Liverpool July 10Th, 1919, and went across
in twenty six days. The first steamers
from Europe, across the Atlantic, were the
Great Western from Bristol and the Sirius
from Cork. They both arrived in New
York April Esd, 1888. sslts3s ssA-a p,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

"OS Busr."-A very respectable citi-
zen and aM estimable oung man, Vas seen
10 enter tho "Millda," ana several other
low dens on Wells street, on Friday night
lsst, in q state Of glorious" intoxieation:
That young man, Who is scholar and ,,
gentleman, is on the road to ruin. IN
Intoxicating bowl will blight bis budAih4
intellect, lewd women will blast bis uhspQ:.
ted reputation, and Y : slight youthful
tory Of thossawho permit thsmsslves to %
,cutupou,s bsst- 0AieaS, paper fls.s
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

RussIA.-lt is written, by travellers, that
the moujik or peasant Of Russia never does
what his social superiors do. By indulg-
ing in the habits Of the upper circles he
fails to reach position and at the same
time he loses the respect of those from
whom he tried to make social escape
Cigars are made by the peasants but never
smoked by them. The tobacco used by
the peasant is called mahorka nd it is as
strong as it is possible to get the weed
Writers tell US that they have seen, in
Central Russia, at low shop or saloon, q
group Of moujiks, with sn old, broken.
bow!ed, black pipe, almost stem-less, filled
with the most rank tobacco-each one
taking solemn Whit from the pipe and
then passing it to the next-no one being
allowed more than one puff in the circuit.
In southern Russia, he saw dozen mou.
jiks fila pipkin, or non handled wooden
bucket, with compound of nsahorka and
dirt, set it on fire, and then by means of
holes at the bottom and long reeds inserted,
all of them could stand round the pipkin
and thus enjoy this family smoke This
style of smoking would look strange out
side of Russia.
In Russia there is a kind Of sinking
bug much larger than the American bed.
bug, and scarcely anything can be found
which will kill it. An aristocratic lady
who was annoyed out Of patience with
this detestablc vermin asked distinguish.
ed Muscovite General to whom she was
introduced what he would advise as rem.
edy for bugs? dogs and double. barrel.
led gun, Madam" was his reply.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

Re.AssiEnment OF Quotas.
McGREGoR, THURSDAY, Jan. 10th.
Gov. Lewis, Of Wisconsin, is in receipt
of the following letter from Provost Fry.
We omit the red-tape heading:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, '65.
SIR:-I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your communication Of the
25d ultimo, enclosing copy Of letter Of same
date, addressed to you by G. NJ. Baker, CON-
missioner of enrolment, 1st district Of
Wisconsin, relative to the correction Of the
enrolment and assignment OF quotas in the
state Of Wisconsin, and in reply would
state that the assignment has been made,
but the quota will be revised as rapidly and
completely as possible, with view to the
correction Of the quota hereafter.
Very respectfully, &C.,
-.. Provost Marshal General.
1t. Col. Lowell has furnished the govsr.
nor with copy Of the following communal.
cation received by him: .-.frs 3 F..
. WASHINGTON, Jan. s, 1865.
Lieut.. Chas. s. LoueN, A. A. Rropost Mar
shal General, Madison, Wis.
Col. BY direction of the provost mar.
shall general, the quotas under the call Of
Dec. 10th, 1864, and forwarded to you in
letter of Dec. 2Sd, will not be apportioned
to districts or sub districts. A new appor-
tionment, embracing all credits up to Dec.
3lst, will be made as soon as the proper
data is received at this Office; and, in order
to perfect this, it will be necessary that the
corrected enrolment up to Dec. 31st, and
the credits for the month of December be
immediately transmitted. a.....
Very respectfully, &C.,
#a Coz. E. SCOrT,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25
Captain Veteran Reserve Corps.

Let US work now with the assurance that
we will be treated fairly, and there is no
doubt OF our ability to again free ourselves
from the obligations Of the draft. It is
possible, owing to the injustice of the late
assignment, that the draft day will be post
poned. In the mean time we must be alive
to the opportunity given Us for corrected
enrolment
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

The estimated number of MahomedsHs
in the world is one hundred and fifty Ave
smillions, Christians two hundred and tyen
ty FIVE millions, Roman Catholics one humid
red and tixty millions and Of Protestants
sixty Ave millions. ...--.s....., 'z..
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

Besides the United States, petroleum oil
is found though in comparatively small
quantities, in England, on the EUROPEAN
continent in various places in the Palestine,
&c,, and called nspths, rock oil, dc.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

Louis Napols on 10 saidto b very sick.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-25

were accomplished horticulturists, who gen.
erously excused my short comiDgs, while
others were the ynerest literalists imagina-
bic. One hot July afternoon, while waging
savage warfare with keen hoe among the
weeds, in all the luxury Of shirt sleeves and
. timeworn straw hat, was suddenly &C.
costed by gcntlcmanly stranger who had
approached me unperceived, so wholly had
my attention been devoted to the common
enemy. the weeds. -.-.o ..r
II was looking for the author Of Ten
Acres Enough" said he. @ .,'
| responded, pausing in my work. and rest.
ing on my hoe. and adding, "he must be
either you or l."
"Wsll." said he, ~ bought the book in
Philadelphia, wslked my horse home that
might read it, got through al but dozen
pages, aud have come here to sec you"
This led to further colloquy, and slow
walk over tho grounds. Ny visitor was
the owner OF hundred acres not many
miles from me, and professed but limited
faith in what had written. He had never
done the like himself, and considered it i'm
possible for any ono else to do SO. Halt
suspecting that he came to corner mo,
was not only circumspect, but voluble-he
owned . hundred acres, and must therefore
know . great deal more than myself. Oi
black kberries and strawberries he could learn
nothing from me, as he had dipped largely
into them. | showed him my peach trees
swabbed with tar at the butts, and pointed
to the absence Of weeds among the black
berries, which he did acknowledge to b
'elesnet than any he has sesu Just the'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-27
Professionalism i'm Italy.

Our readers may not be aware that Pro-
testant views have been imbbed not only by
2 large number of the people of Italy, but
even by many Of The priests. The contest
which has been waged for many years be-
tween the Pope and the civil Government of
Italy, have affected large number of the
priests. who, while depending spiritually upon
the authority of the Pope, were connected
nevertheless by nativity and residence with a
civil power which resisted his authority. And
as a consequence priests as well as people
learned to deny the temporal supremacy of
the Pope, and then to doubt his spiritual in
fallibihty, and to look upon the education of
the people and the marriage of the priests as
desirable.
The present indications are highly favorable
to the progress of more enlightened views,
and of purer, faith and practice among the
people and priests of Italy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-27

The suspense is over. Truth, right, lib
erty. loyalty and humanity prevail The con-
troversy between Gen. Palmer and the diving
slave power of Kentucky. as our people ara
aware. was referred 70 Major General Thomas
for final decision and adjustment That able,
just and accomplished officer telegraphed Gen.
Palmer from Washington yesterday, that all
his acts, his policy and his decisions respect
ing the virtual overthrow of slavery in the
State are to be sustained, The General is
ordered to go on in the path he has chosen.
to treat the negroes of Kentucky as freemen.
without discrimination. Nothing could be
more welcome to the Union men Of the State
than this glorious news. Let rebels and pro-
slavery Unionists, and political brokers ma.
nipulating Senatorial and Gubernatorial
stocks let all such how'll Let patriots re-
ioice And the prosecuted negro sing hosan-
mas to the Lord ,-Lom,sciie Press, 2lst.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-27

SorTHEr AND THE Black BoY.-.i When |
was small boy" says Southey. "there was
black boy in the neighborhood BY the name
of Jim Dick. | and number Of my play
fellows were one evening collected together at
our sports. and began tormentina the poor
black by calling him .'negro, h,ackamoor,' u
and other degrading epithets The poor fel-
low appeared excessively grieved at our con-
duct, and soon left us. We soon afterward
made an appointment to go skating in the
neighborhood. and on the day of the appoint
ment had the misfortune to break my skates
and could not go without borrowing Jim 8
skates. Invent to him and asked him for them:
20 yes. Robert, yeu may have them and
welcome" was his answer. When | went to
return them, found Jim sitting by the fire in
the kitchen reading the Bible l told him
had returned the skates, and was under great
obligations to him for his kindness. He
looked at me as he took his skates, and. with
tears In his eyes, said TO me, Robert, don
ever call me blackamoor again. and immedi-
ately left the room. The words pierced my
heart, and burst into tears, and from that
time resolved never again to abuse poor
black
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-27
The Republicans of this city are very anx-
H. fho,x dlsr N

The Republicans of this city are very anx.
ious to know why they were so badly beaten
at the late election. Being good d-natured and
willing to dispense all the information, as well
rs comfort, we can, to our friends with Afri-
can affimties, we will inform them that the
reason the Democrats scere so eD,fnenhy sue
cesst at the election this year, is o,ring to the
fact that they stood on platform containing
the cardinal elements of their ancient potiti-
cal fdith-opposition to niggers and in taror
Of chiskey-Keokuk Constitution, Oct. 18th,
1865.
"Henceforth you must be measured accord
ing to your merits, and if one man is more
meritorous than the other, they cannot be
equals; and he who is the most meritorious
is the superior without regard to Color
"He that is most meritorious, and virtuous,
and intelligent, and well informed, must
stand highest without regard to color. 1t is
the very basis upon which heaven rests ITSELF
Each individual takes his degree in proper
ton to his merits and his virtue. '-Ertract
from a speech Of President Johnson to Col
ored re1imenf
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-27

No BEGGAgs IN AMERICA - Sir Morton
Peto, one ofthe English commercial visitors,
said in his speech at Cleveland:
After our journeying west and east, we
can say there is only one thing that we have
not seen in this country which can be seen in
every other country-we have not seen sin
gle man asking aims. In other countries, no
matter where. we could not have travelled a
day without being appealed to on all sides by
beggars: not port that we could enter with
out being met on landing with appeals for
aims. Here we can say that we have not seen
beggar, or person whose appearance indi
Gated want Ibis is a great fact, and one of
which you may we'll be proud. For this, if
nothing else, you could afford to be proud Of
your country. We are proud Of our country
We are proud of our government, for it is the
growth of ages. Your country is but young.
Yet it has shown stability that has filled the
world with wonder 1t has passed through
terrible trial, and has come out triumphantly
through the ordeal! yet after tbs termination
OF a long and devastating war there is not
beggar to be seen in your land. No prouder
record could be made of any nation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-27

FoR the Grst time since the capture of the
cliy, New Orleans Is now without ship oi
war in its harbor
The Austrian Government distlaims snp
connection with Maximilan's Mexican oners.
ton, that being purely personal affair of his
own.
JUDGE HoLr, to whom was referred the
question OF the division of the rev ard for the
capture Of the Presidential assAssns. has
made an adjustment; and referred it 10 the
President for approval,
THERE are rumors'afoat in Washington that
Gen. Ben. Butler is to have seat In the Cabi.
net.
Rev. j. T. Greenwood. of Maiden, Mass
a ntanan clergyman. has been nominated
for Congress by the Democrats. against Gen.
Banks
The Vermiilionville louisiana 4dreytiser
says that, in the gale which swdp, over the
gulf coast on the 3o,h, sixty-obe persons
were drowned at Sabinetown, and twenty. fonr
at Calcasian Pass.
Columbus special to the Eaqtirer has a
rumor that prominent citizen Of Cincinnati.
VINO voted the same ticket that President
johnson did in1S60, is named a3 Governor
Dennison s successor in the Cabinet.
FIVE caves have Leen discovered under the
city of Nashville, Tenn, which wete occupied
by thieves, burglars, &c. The military have
the matter in hand.
ADvIcEs from the West Indies stye fnrtbe,
details of the terrible hurricane which swept
the islands on the 9th nit, In Ghadaloupe.
between 200 and 400 persons were killed and
all the crops on the island were DESTROYED.
CAPT. JoHS +. WARD, who was shot by
young Firmau at Lexington, SaniIac county.
Michigan, while the former was oh trial for
the seduction of the latters siste1 died las,
night at his father S house in Detrbit
A FIRE in Charleston. South Carolina, de.
stroyed 100000 worth of propertJ. Thirty
or forty persons were buried in the ruins of
the buildings of whom about one hAlf were in
stantly killed.
The military commander at Richmond has
issued an order permitting the civ govern.
ment to organize-the Objectionable officers
having eeclined the position to which they
were elected.
The trial ofGaye. the ADVERTISED for n mil
hon dollars to procure the assassination of
Lincoln and Seward, has been transferred to
the civil courts of Alabama, to which State
the prisoner was sent several days ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-27

PENSsYLvASn.-The Union men gain four
senators and thirteen assemblymen in the
legislature of Pennsylvania. Never in the
history of politics in that State were the dem.
ocrats in such helpless minority in the leg.
islature. Heretofore the State has been SO
nicely balanced that we have barely saved the
legislature, and it will be remembered, that
year before last, the rebels captured Union
member of the senate, and thus enabled their
copperhead friends to hold that body BY q
tie vote; The people have decided to remedy
.As. s.dss b ssSs Ss as he sPasGa sss
mGnba willnot neutraliae that branch. vsT
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-27

One evening. IN the executive mansion
there were present number of gentlemen,
among them Mr.. Seward-a point in the con-
versation suggested the thought. Mr.. Lin.
coin said, sSeward, you never heard, did Won,
how | earned my first dollar?'' stNo,'' said
Mr.. Seward. ''Well," replied he. II was
about eighteen years ofage. | belonged, you
know, to what they call down South. the
scrubs-people who don't own land or slaves
are nobody there. But had succeeded rails
ing, chiefly by my own labor, sufficient pro-
duce, as thought, to justify me in taking it
down the river to sell. After much persua-
sion. got the consent of my mother to go,
and constructed little fiat boat, large enough
to take the barrel or two Of things that we
gathered, with myself and little bundle,
down to New Orleans A steamer was COM
ing down the river. We have, you know. no
wharves on the western streams and the Gus
tom was, II passengers were at any of the
landings, for them to 60 out in boat, the
steamer stopping and taking them on board.
| was contemplating my new fat boat, and
wandering whether | could make it stronger
or improve it in any particular, when two men
came down to the shore in carriages, with
trunks, and looking at the different boats,
singled out mine andasked, "Who owns this?''
| answered somewhat modestly, do. "Will
steamer ?" asked one of them. Certainly"
said /. was very glad to have an opportu-
nifty Of earning something. supposed that
each would give me two or three bits. The
trunks were put on my fiat boat, the passen-
gers seated themselves on the trunks and |
sculled them out to the steamer. They got
on board, and lifted up their heavy trunks,
and put them on deck. The steamer was
about to put on steam again when l called
out that they had forgotten to pay me. Each
of them took from his pocket d silver half
dollar, and threw it on the floor OF by boat
could hardly believe my eyes as picked up
the money Gentlemen you may think it q
little thing, and these days it seems to me
like trile but it was most important Incl.
dent in my life. could scarcely credit that
/, poor boy, had earned dallar ih less than
day-that by honest work had earned .
dollar. The world seemed wider and fairer
defore me. was more hopeful and conf
bent being from that time"