The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-24
News and Items.

The Legislatures of Wis. and Minnesota are
the propriety of asolishing the an.
nual, and substituting biennial sessions instead.
operator in Washington is said to have
reported two long dispatches by two different
instruments simultaneously. lie inter preted
them beth hy sound, and wrote one with the
right, and the other with the left hanl-An
earthquake is recorded at Orizba, causing
much damage and the Il So of several lives,
the shock was al.o felt at Puebla and the city
of Mcxco..-In St. Louis, dogs are taxed 50
csch-Therc were GS2 murders committed
in TIE United States in 1865, and only 50 exc.
cutions. 35 were murdered on Christmas day.
1.-The Mobile Gala Register has n"mina.
ted Gen. Grant as a candidate tor the presileu
CIV in lS6S.-1he Empress Eusenie has adop |
ted style of dress said to be remarkable for
its simplicity. Palmerston's will, GOV.
cred property to the amount of 500, 0O0.---
The annual cost to the English government of
the dientaries OF that nation is estimated at
.E6J0 ,4n0-sn letter to Gov. Browplow,
Speaker Collax expresses himself in favor OF
the immediate admission OF the Tennessee con.
sressmcn. %
w. S. Peterson, recent temporary editor Of
the Dubuque Daily Times, retired last week
and gave way to Frank Gilbert Esq, some
time ago employed by the Times Company
Mr.. Peterson is a. an industrious editor, ihoosh
more acrimonious toward those with whom he
differs than we can see any necessity for #
A Madison Brgadier, Gen. S. H., SHOWS
the decline in title as he travels out Of the
service and homsward. At Washington he
was General at Madison Colonel" at the
place of his muster in he was . Captain" and
when he reached his home village in the state,
every boy yelled out, "Heo, Sam. how are
you."-The Church revvas in Chicago arc
reported as immense. The TINES gives daily
particulars. The proceedings are mostly Of the
talking, singing and experience kind. From
the Times report. we judge the Baptists are
ahead Fred i. Bissell, Of Dubuque, is APP
pointed Atty. General of this State. Anexcel-
lent appointment. Miles d Keller, late Miles
& Armour Of Milwaukee, Produce and Com
mission, failed on the 10Th We very much
regret to hear this of friends; but the late fluc
ma,ion. in trade would "fail" almost every body.
The Wiz. Legislature orders the Cover
ncrs Message (regnlar) published in German,
Norwegian. Bohemian, Holland, English and
Wclch the Inaugural was not SO honorcd!-
Why not put the published documents in Dane,
Swced. Irish and Gaelic7 The Mil Sentinel
| 10 ,ho tbo ;
bid for foreign votes only. -, -
Governors Miller and Ma shall Of Minnesota
are in favor of many small and well-dissrib, !
ted Agricultural schools, instead of one great
fat one where only those who are wealthy Cal.
be accommodated. We consent fumes u
Megeath, (Dem,) is elected Speaker of the
Nebraska Territorial council now in session
at Omaha. All the officers elect are Demo.
Gratis bat one. We are thankful for this evi.
dence of returning reason. Col H. IL, HEATH,
is claiming Il seat in the Council, but as the
matter now stands ne will be allowed to 60
home -Jno. i. Jones Of Chic ,so is ye-ap.
pouted and confirmed as Marshal for the
Northern District Of Iilinois.-Lt. Geo. E.
Dayton, late Of the 7th cavalry, is located in
business at St. Catherine, Mo The Lin
coin monument fund has reached SG2, 2}2 40
The pews in Plymouth church New York
were recently sold at auction for the sum o.
$40, 900 for lSG6--Lise Lesteris to give
series OF dramatic readings in Wis during til,
present season.---Ole Baliis on another mu
steal tour.--Thc public printing last yea
cost ST. 200 900, and the Estimates for the cur
rent year are $4,000, Oo0.
W. S. Peterson, late editor of the Dutuqu,
: Times, has withdrawn his connection from tia
: sheet, and taken up his residence in De
hIoines, where, it is said, he will, in future
] give his attention to the Iemoerance Platform
h a monthly, until now published in Dubuqu
t under his charge. Frank Gilbert, here to for
assistant editor, has assumed entire cditoria
S control OF the 1an,s Judge Field, Of Cal
J. ifornia, receEtly received from Sai, Francisc
d an internal machine, containing IL metalh
cartridges with the words, Last Oct. you d,
4, cisied the Puebla case,'' written on the inside
:. the case. .s@
a The late horrible story of wssaan
;" Floyd Co., Iowa, having poisoned her litt'
If boy and clipped With nan named WeIel
s turns out to be mostly lie. Her husband il
% treated her, and she took her boy AMI WEI
back to her mothers house in Illinois. 49,
'sTom" Corwin is called "the salt boiler' an
a radical. 1t is Tom Evring who had the tit
. of "the salt boiler or kanahwa" Neither
. the gentlemen was ever called radicals exec
rs by those who were not acquainted wi h Their
IS Mr. C. at the time Of his death, and hong b
,g fore, was politician of the old wing Revere
Of Johnson school. We hno,c! g
~ The receipts of internal revenue from Ju,
IN Goth to Jan ID were $l19 $4,000. The amoa
al to be realized for the current year is est mat
O. a, over $780, DO. 0Oo.--Of $50 jurors snI
moned in the ease of the state as Gonzales a,
- Heller murderers o! Otero, on iral in Broo
lin, N. y, not ore could take the rcqur
a. oath relative to the formation Of an opiuit
:, There are tsemy-six major, and orty-ni
~ brigader generals in the volunteer service, u
y" one lieutenant, FIVE ma or and ten brisad
generals in the regular service The Dat
u que Herald says It's not proper to write I
to name Of that city with capital D--thus [
ed Buquc-and the PRONUNCIATION given by get
- raphers. Outlook, is also incorrect. JUL
Dubuque, an educated man for whom the to-
or. was named, is the IIerald's authority III
=, Harriet Lane, niece Of ex-president Buchan
Co. is married to Henry Johnson, B,lim'
i, banker. t
The credentials of VIM. Marvin, sena
'o' elect from Florada, were, after 4 lengthy
III bate, tablcd---Ihc senate passed
Dc making the title to lands under Gen. Sherm'
order iss,icd at Savannah, for three years