The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-03-22
News and Items.

News and Items.
A destructive fro occurred at Winon
on the 18th, which destroyed one whol
block and three buildings and other pre-
perry, in all amounting to $4,000.
The British Parliament has been in ca
istence 600 years. -
Forty.three thousand Canadians hav
enlisted in the Federal army since 1861.
An exchange says there Is an editor il
Vermont "as beautiful as naiden's dream
Of man reclaimed" but he don't ventur
out alone. .ss-
The Muscatine papers ore excited owe
the apparent evidences of petroleum foun,
in the oily nature Of several springs in tina
county. Who knows but that Iowa vii
yet be second Pennsylvania in the petro
leum princes?
The river at Dubuque has been SOUNDED
in view of bridging at that point.
A three cent copper coin has been order
ed and by law to be a legaltender up to six
ty cents. The three cent postal currency i.
to be Withdrawn. ,.. "a.
The American Tract Society has fur
nished the army and navy with 100000
worth Of religious publications. - --,a1r.
According to its voting population, S.u
Francisco, appears to be the sixth civ
in size in the Union. New York, Brook
lyn, Cincinnati and Chicago only cast more
votes than San Francisco.
The house Of Rothsclild has summoned
oil its agents abroad to conference, with
is about to take place in Paris.
Governor Evans, of Colo, ado territory,
has been authorized by Maj. Gen. Pope to
give notice to emigrants and frcighters
across the plains, that full and ample or.
rangements have been made for the pro.
lection of all overland travel. Orders have
been issued designating points for trains to
be assembled for escort. A large number
Of troops are now on their way to the
plains. ~ ~
Flour is worth sl4,oo the barrel in Cal.
ifornia and it is said there is scarcely
enough wheat in the State for seed.
John D. Fox, the father of the spirit
rappihg Fox girls, lately died in Wayne
county, New York. ..--r
The report that Andy johnson passed
through Bourbon county, Kentucky, on
his way to Washington, is denied; but it
is admitted that great deal of Bourbon
county passed through him. s.r ., AuI
The income of lie Grand Lockwood OF
Norwalk is 100000. A very handsome
business he must be engaged in, as is that
u Morris W. Ketchum Of Westport, who
returns $35o,Ooo.
Twenty thousand shell, costing $125,.
600, have been fred from the Parrot guns
in the ordnance yards by the way of ex-
periments.
At the election in New Hampshire, the
Republicans, as usual there, were success.
full. Frederick Smythe was chosen gov
ernor by some 5000 majority. The Con-
gressmen elected are Silman Marston, Ed.
II. Rollins, and James W. Patterson. ~
The Toronto Globe says that the United
States government has informed the Cana
dian government that, notwithstanding the
notice for the termination Of the treaty
relative to naval forces on the lakes, there
will, under resent circumstances, be no
increase in the federal force on those wa
tiers. g ~
The noted guerrilla Jerome Clark, better
known as Sue Mundy, was hung at Louis
vile on the 18th, under the sentence of a
military commission.
The President has ordered that all resi-
dents of the United States who have been
engaged in blockade. running shall be ar.
rested and imprisoned during the war;
and that all non, residents engaged in the
same business, who may be found in the
country, shall leave it within a certain
specified time.
An ordinance vacating all the judicial
Offices in Missouri on the LIST of May next,
has been adopted by the constitutional
convention of that state.
The New York Tri5une's Washington
special says: "One of the most celebrated
fighting regiments Of New York with every
officer from the Colonel down have taken a
VOW to serve the popular cause in Mex
leo as soon as they are out Of the war
with the rebels" .s. -r.'s q re f#..
In the fight near Kingston, N. c., On
the 18th, the federals lost 800 or 400, while
the rebel loss was 'eight times greater"
The rebels fell back across the Neuse river;
and. on the 18th, Schofield occupied Kins-
ton, Bragg heating a retreat. Terry has
formed junction with Schofield. ttas
A young man by the name Of Sullivan in
Appanoose county, this state, killed his
mother with an ak and has been sent to
the hospital for the Insane.
Eighteen states have now ratified the
constitutional amendment, Wisconsin has-
ing been the last. Three states have posi-.
lively rejected it.. Delaware, Kentucky
and New Jersey.
Four of the burglars and would be MIR.
derers whose deeds created such an excite
ment at Dubuque, have been captured, aad
brought to that place where they await
their trial. Their names are Emerson,
Reed, Green and Shields. Their guilt seems
to be manifest. They narrowly ESCAPED
lynching both in Dubuque and Galena. ,s
An Iowa editor says: "a fire brote
out in our kitchen stove last Mond.y
morning. No damage was done except 10
an armful of wood which was entirey
consumed. Our better half. with an eve
to economy, took advantage Of the confa.
grafton to cook breakfast with it. The
fire originated from a MATCH"
An agent recruiting for Illinois got hin.
self into scrape the other day at Dave1.
port by attempting to seduce two Iowars
to enlist for the benefit Of his state. He
was arrested and confined at Camp Nc
Clelan. +
The argument term Of the Supreme