The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-11-07

There are IS toas of mail matter receiy-
cd ht tho New YoFk postofice ea5h day
-. .Lonrlon contains 10000 miles Of gas
\pipes. j. .Kcokuk umbers $4,000 person
has 40 jobbipg honecs doing bus mess
$4,000, OO0.... The gold and silver pro-
ducts of the United States for the year
1860 have been estimated at from eighty
two to ono hundred and six millions. Cali
fornia producing twenty-five millions; Mon
tana. eighteen millions; Nevada, sixteen
millions: Idaho, seventeen millions, Orc
ron eirkt millions: Colorado reysnteen
millions: other sources five millions. I'm
the London work7houscs they lock up re-
censc burned in the Chinese Empire in
idol worship costs s., 2asOoo,o0oa year
..... One of the galleries in the Paris FIX,
position will be devoted to the display OF
human skulls. New York is to have
1900 balls during the present winter:."..
Twenty-Five million dollars worth Of cot
ton was blockaded during the war......A
New York merchant who fniied twice in
fifteen years and was forced TO sell his
wife's wardrobe to procure the necessarles
of life has Just retired from business worth
five hundred thousand dollars. "a New
York paper in speaking of Mrs Stanton
running for congress. doubts the propricty
of making ladies members OF that body
as it might induce the members. 70 "pair
off" too frequently. MIR. }. Tashnser,
the fortunate possessor of. the eighteen
thousand dollar prize in the recent sol
diers' and sailors gift concert at Wishing
ton, is fireman on board of the steam
boat Susquehanna, Of the Panama ferry,
plying between New York and Jcxsey City,
John -ays ne will continue to st6ks. as he
| can't afford to lose forty dollars per month.
| ...... "Bcar in mind this sacred principle,
that though the will of the majority is in
all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful,
must be reasonable; that the, minority
must possess. their eqital rights, which
equal laws must protect, and to violate
| would be oppression" This is the advice
of Thomas Jefferson. 1t is from the ty-
ranny of an absolute majority, that De
TOcdueville and the wisest statesmen Have
predicted the worst evils and dangers to
the United States. 2oii .os = Lag3,
q Miss Kate Bateman's married name is
Mrs. Crow. 1T is said that Artemus
Ward gets SO letter from P'mch......
AGAssis, the great Professor, is rapidly
putting in shape for the presss his STRAW
els in Brazil.".. ...Holmes is busy over his
new romance, the first installment Of which
| will appear in the .January atlantic
Monthly. =. Garrison, still far from being
| in robust. health, works away daily at his
History of the Anti-Slavery Movement
| in America. y. ...Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
is deep in Fate, Freewill, and Forcknowl-
edge probably for the benefit of the
readers Of the CAristiaR Examiner or her
new magazine. ....Mr. C. L. Daboll, i'm
ventor of the fog trumpet, died at New
| London, on the 18th inst, aged forty-eight
| years. He was the son Of Nathan DabOll,
the maker of "Dabolrs Arithmatic.a. -.
| The radical majority in Ohio is ~ CSC.
The vote polled is 469, 9OS.. Turkish
| trousers are to be worn by the ladies' Of
| Paris this winter. Sweden and Norway
are slowly rising out of the sea at the rate
| Of from One-tenth to one-half of an inch
per annun. The west coast of Greenland
| is gradually sinking......It is estimated
| of lumber to rebuild the burnt district of
Portland-or about the entire product OF
Maine for two years.. ..Advices from
South America state that Chill is opposed
to making peace with Spain. She regards
Spain as her natural enemy, and is prepar-
ing for offensive operations against her.
...... Three deaths by violence occurred in
| St. Panl, Mimi, in one week: the first
| caused by stab at the hands Of negro,
the second by a kick in the bowels during
a quarrel, the third lady choked
to death by her husband. 1T is said" the
mines in Montana'are not paying and the
people are returning in disgust tof the
states. 80. ~.
Brigham Young's daughter, Fannie be-
ing strongly urged to accept vulgar
fraction of the heart and hand of one of
her fathers friends, agreed to the,arrange-
i ment on condition that she should have as
many husbands rs he had wives. The suit
j was withdrawn. 1.-The British govern
ment ask of parliament for an increase OF
fl 100000 sterling for the army and a
large increase over that appropriated in
former years for the use of the navy. :.
Gen. Sweeney ask to be restored to his old
rank in the regular army......Onet Of the
oldest papers in the world, The Roetzei
tang, of Frankfort, established in 1915
has just disappeared--suppressed by Bis
| mark. The Louisville Journal saws thu
radicals think that war kept the southern
states in the union and that peace put
4 them out. ....A Shaksperean student, EN-
4 ulating the researches of Miss Bacon and
Judge Holmes, has discovered that Othellc
was tawny general of Venice. -. j
\ Warren Newcomb, the writer, who recent
ly died at Burlington, n J., w.s TIN
Youngest male ascendant OF Gen. JOSEPH
Warren. and his widow is the last fenlal,
descendant of Roger Williams. Corr
4 in Alabama is selling for five dollars pei
busbel.. ....A Toronto special says: If tn
Fenian prisoners are released by the gov
eminent in consequence of the threat,
made by the Fenians of the United States
, a strong annexation party will be formed
|. throughout the provinces. Gen. Sher
man has accepted the military diplomati
mission to Mexico, and will leave for tina
country in about ten days. He goes t.
sustain Minister Campbell in all the1iplo
matte relations which may be established
and is empowered, also, with full discre
ton as to the use Of military power in an
emergency requiring it......The Fenians 0
Cincinnati tslegraphed to President Rob
erts, Offering him lOO, coo armed men 70
; three months, If the Canadian government
should hang the Fenian prisoners. Presi
dent Roberts replies as follows: "Ge
your men in military trim instantly. w
will soon teach Canadian towards whethe
they can hang a minister of God or not
5 If they touch hair Of his head thy vii
) have to run further than Booker. tn
Queens Own pedestrian
! Gearys majority for governor at Penn
sylvania is officially stated TO be n, LIS
....Admiral Farragut receives xl9, 900 &
: his share Of the Mobile prize ,aesey,.. !.
6 The radical majority in Iriiana is D,G3
against 20, SS3 in lS64......A valuable dia
mond ring was lately fouHl ensconccd i
the stomach Of an Ohio river catisl..,.
The telegraph of Switzerland is prpport
Of the State, and the charge is one cent pc