The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-03-28

News and items.
The bill for bridging the Miss. river at St
Louis has passed the Senate at Washington.
ATTY. Gen. Speed has decided that all
southern pensioners shall receive payment of
arrears in full, on proof of continued loyalty
during the war-Brig. Gen. B. H. Gricrson
has been made full major Of volunteers.-
Pixies Opera house, and several other build.
ings iii Cincinnati were burned last week.
Estimated loss $500, OO0.-The total number
of Emigrants landed at N. Y. last year was
255,765.--Robert Toombs is negotiating for
a sugar estate in Cuba.
II is stated that the Austrian miaister has
been authorized to make a fresh treaty with
the Mexican government for the completion
Of the corps of Austrian volunteers for Mexico.
"A land suit involving the greater portion
OF the city OF Baton Rogue, has been COM
menced at that place "A rough, but shrewd-
looking country man recently seated himself at
the table Of Philadelphia restaurant, and
having Inspected the bill of fare, called for
piece of "Forney" The waiter, who was
ablack of more than ordinary intelligence, dis.
appeared srinning, and returned in moment
with slice of cold duck!
Belgium has $4,000 persons who wear the
order Of King Leopold; in France there are
$4,000 with the ribbon of the Legion of Honor.
This makes one Of C. Of the inhabitants of
Belgium and one in l66 Of France.-Maj
McLain, in whose house Gen. Lee wrote his
last offer Of surrender, was also the owner of
McLain hospital, and Bcauregards headquar.
tiers al Manassas. Properly speaking. the war
was commenced and ended with his house as
headquarters.-Two men suspected of rob.
berry, were recently taken from their beds in
Milan. Mo, and hang. They we're afterwards
proven to be innocent-onc of whom was
an Ohio soldier.
A Washington dispatch states that flying
squadron will be Immediately fitted out for
duty on the British North American coast
Various reasons for this movement are given.
The examination relative to Quantrell
has failed to result in his positive Identification
|-Senators Foot and Dixon are reported to
be improving in health.
The California senate has adopted series of
resolutions sustaining the action Of congress.
Our consul at Liverpool advises the state
department that an unparalleled emigration
may this year be expected.
Some suppose that the intense hostility of
the Radicals to the President is because he
lives in White House. They should intro.
ducs an amendment to make itblack.
The republicans Of Rhode Island have nom.
mated Gen. Burnside for governor.-"Lt-
tie Bee," the chief Of the Chippewa Indian.
died recently in Washinston.-Maj. Gen.
franklin has resigned.-A son Of Brigham
Young has been urging the admission of Utah,
into the union The Atlantic telegraph
company has approved tho arrangements made
by its directors for laying cable this year
A discovery Of large nuggets of gold on the
lands of the Hudson Bay company is reported.
-Gen. Sheridan has gone to the Rio Grande
where the troops are said to be very disordcrly
The army board at st. Louis will dispatch its
business without him.
The value Of the gold aud silver bullion as.
sayed in the United States during the last year
was $63 1855, 600, the estimated total product
was $Sl ,OOO, OOO.-The governments depots
at Nashville are to be removed to Louisville,
and the volunteer quartermasters at the former
post mustered out Of servce.-It is found
that Minnesota is entitled to an extra grant OF
100000 acres of land never received
President Johnson has received from provision.
al Gov. Hamilton of Texas, a cheering &C.
count Of the proceedings Of the reconstruction
convention in thatstate. The latter telesraphs
that the confederate debt will be repudiated and
the freedmen treated more satisfactorily than by
most Of the other states. The principal differ
ence OF opinion is whether the ordinance of Sc
cession shall be repealed or be declared abso.
lutely null.
The soldiers of Kentucky hold a convention At
Louisville on the 10th and 18th of April
The Arlington estate. near Washington, form
erly the property of Gen. Lee, has been bid in
by the government at tax sale-The
Rock River Paper Company, Beloit. Wis. are
now making 300 reams,-six and half tons
OF printing paper to 60 to Virginia City. Mon.
tano territory.-Gov. Brownlow is reported
still in very feeble health Dur consul at |
Tobas"o writes to the State Department that
the ruins of two ancient cities had been discov.
cred by him, which have heretofore remained
unmolssted and unknown since the days of the
Conquest.
Several hundred teams will leave Council
Bluffs during the season, fre'ghted with saints
for the Lake City. The Mormon emigration
from Europe next summer il expected to be
larger than ever before.-When Lincoln was
president, it was treason to oppose him; now
that Johnson is president, it is treason to sup
port him There was recently the shock Of
an earthquake at St. Domingo which lcveled
some houses. -George N. Sanders has been
released from custody. as bankrupt in Lon.
DON His liabilities exceed $50,O0O-The
Atlantic Telegraph Company have fixed on
the last week in June to commence laying
their new telegraph cable. It is expected
that the Great Eastern will leave Sheerness at
that date with the cable on board.
English papers Say that Generals Grant and
Sherman will make the tour Of Europe in May
Next-Last week Mr.. VIZ. OHLE, died in |
Syracuse, N. Y, ut the age Of log years and 8
days. He was gunsmith, and worked at
hls craft when 50 years old. At the age Of 100
years his hair was white, but it subsequently
assumed . dark brown color. He could read
without spectacles--There are fifty ncwspa.
pers published now in Tennessee-ten more
than before the war. A