The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-05-03

News and Items.
A reward Of $500, is offered by tn,
governor for the apprehension Of the muir
derer of Thomas Cunningham Of ALBANIA
kec Go. -
A trunk containing 1850 stolen form
the house Of citizen of Linn Co. wa!
afterwards found near the house with tn,
money undisturbed.
A Vow Henry Heynenan, who, at tn.
commencement Of the rebellion, made
vow that when our armies captured Rich
mond he would walk the whole distancs
from Boston to Washington, and carry ar
American flag, started on his lengthy ped
estrain tower on Monday, at s O'clock A
NJ, from the steps Of the state. house. A
beautiful silk flag has been presented tc
him by Mayor Lincoln in behalf of the
city: T., Eaa}.E =. ~, &y&r4s
The most ancient manuscripts are writ
ten. without accents, stops, or separation
between the words, nor was il, until after
the ninth century that copyists began to
The table on which the tcrms.of surren.
der was signed by Gems. Grant and Lee,
was purchased by Gen. Ord for $50. ....
Mr.. Lincoln was the 18th President.
Born July -, 1909. Assassinated April
18th, 1866 in his 55th year. gaiy'n aaa,n.
In 1861 President Johnson said:
81 think, sometimes, it would be- almost
a Godsend if Massachusetts, and South
Carolina could be joined together, like the
Siamese twins, and separated from the
Government, and taken off into some re-.
mote, some secluded part of the ocean and
fastened, there to be washed by the. waves
and cooled by the winds, and, after they
had been there sufficient length of time,
the remainder of the people of the United
States might entertain q proposition for
taking them back"
Gen. Sully leaves Dubuque this week
for Sioux City, where he will complete the
arrangements for his great expedition this
summer in the Black hills. Already the
troops are beginning to rendezvous for that
purpose. The expected expedition will
leave Sioux City about the middle Of May.
All the provost marshals Of the state
have been ordered to dispense with their
deputies and clerks, and turn over all guar
termasters stores to the proper officers.
All the troops in camps in Ohio and
Indiana have been ordered to proceed i'm
medately to the 'front.' u t@
Wilkes Booth, the assassin of the presi.
dent, and Harold, one Of his accomplices,
were traced to Bowling Green, Va, on the
2sth, and barn in which they had taken
refuge was surrounded by soldiers. They
declined to surrender, whereupon the bull
ding was fred. Harold soon gave himself
up, but Booth still held out, and, as the
roof was about falling in, made demon.
stration as If to break through the line en-.
circling him, when Sergeant Boston Cor
bett, Of the 10th New York cavalry, fred
at him, the ball inficting a wound in the
neck, from which he died in about three
hours. Previous to his death he was asked
if he had anything to say, when he replied.
"Tell my mother | died for my country"
The belief that Booth had his leg broken
shortly after the assassination, proves to
have been correct. The leg was set by
doctor in Charles county, Nd, on the
morning of the 10th inst, and, at the time
of his discovery, Booth was walking upon
clutches. An autopsy revealed the fact
that the wound from which he died was in
about the same locality as the one which be
inflicted upon Mr.. Lincoln. Harold has
also arrived at Washington, and been put
in secure quarters. r.. -
The person who was arrested on suspi.
cion Of being the assailant of Sec. Seward
attempted to commit suicide by knocking
his brains out against the wall of his prison
but did not succeed in seriously iniuring
himself. lie had no brains!
An exchange says Gen. Grant was forty
four years old last Thursday. We arc in.
formed by his brother, Mr.. 0: F. Grant, Of
Galena that be was forty three the 22d Of
April last. 80. $3.50.
The attorney general Of the United States
has decided that. under the terms of capt.
ulation, Lees officers have no right to come
to loyal states; that former residents of
Washington, who have been in the civil
service of the rebellion, have no right to
return to their former home; and that
rebel officers have no right to wear their
uniform in loyal streets. H..
Gen. Halleck has been placed in COM
mand at Richmond, Gen. Ord supersedes
Gen. Gilmore in South Carolina.
Nearly all the federal prisoners have
been released, while there remain in the
hands Of our authorities between 10000
and Il, 900 rebel prisoners, aside from those
parolcd at the surrender of Lee.
Cortinas has declared against Maximil.
lian, and is marching, with 5000 or 1000
men, to attack Gen. Mejis, who is at Mata.
moras with 1000 or 5000 men.
Two steamers were brought into collision
on the Potomac the 25th inst, sinking on,
and destroying the lives of over fifty sol
diers. - ....,s al. s....-...a. y ....
1t is believed in Washington that Gov
Pierpont will convene the legislature oil
Va, on the LIST Of June. ---.,.-r.-., +. 49,.
Two sergeants Of the 7th Iowa cavalry
stationed at Webster City, got into drunk
en- fight last week, and shot each other 81
that both died within short time after thu
occurrence. One had three balls tha
passed entirely through him. -
i A. P. RICHARDSON, Of the McGrego
Times, has placed Us under several sever
and nice obligations. He has shown III
. delicate attention which we shall cherist
every now and then. Were we to a3knowl