The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

McGrcgor, Jan. Is, 1866.
News and Items.
An attempt to rescue jeff. Davis is feared at
Fortress Monroe.
Three or four prvatcers have been fitted out
IN Chill, to prey upon the commerce Of Spain
The Spanish blockade is still sustained.
Our government has an invitation to attend
great industrial exposition at Paris The
Senate and house committees on foreign af
fairs will report in favor of accepting the invi.
tation, but can't agree upon the appropriation
to carry it out. 1t will require $500 600
There is much objection to an appropriation of
that SUM.
An unknown person Of Philadelphia has d,
posted considerable sum with the collector
of internal revenue, announcing that it right.
fully belongs to the government.
A two days rain at st. Louis caused the ice
in the river to move at that point, destroying
five boats and eight barges, at loss of $3.50,
600. Other boats are reported in danger of
destruction. rr... -....-......
BY department order, all military men,
and those attached to the camp; all persons
charged with otfenses against the rebel forces
during the war, and all negroes, charged with
offences for which white persons are not pun.
ished, are exempt from prosecution by the civil
authorities.
Gen. Mejia is negotiating loan Of $780,.
600 from the citizen, of Ma.amoras Military
orders, backed by bayonets, are the induce.
ments offered the unwilling Matamorasans.
Henian lately came from Europe he brough.
billiard challenge for $4,000 side, to be &C.
ccpted by the Champion of the American cue
| if desired.
The Chippewa valley and its tributaries ran
into the Mississippi, last season, 10 million
feet of sawed lumber, Is million feet in logs
and timber, Is million ofshinglcs and 20 mil
lion of lath. The Eau Claire Press says so.
! There are 223 singing (free) concert rooms
in New York, with 1871 pretty waiter girls to
hand the audience glass or two of drinks du
ring the performance. $50 u
There are $500, 900 in postal so cent check.
quickly If they are any better than the last
miserable abortion, the "genuine' of which
is 70 much worse looking than the counter
| felt. ..
Gov Marshall's (Minnesota) 1naugural,!is
, mostly to state officers, with advice to avoid al
entanslements with other nations. Gov Fair
child's, of Wis, inaugural principally about the
negro, Johnson's duty SC &c. The former
was always Republican, and could afford te
mind his own business; the latter is a recent
convert to the new dspensaton and had to
make "spurge"a la Ben Butler
Compressed air, costing $40 per day, ant
good for ten mile heats, is to be used te
| propel the Albany and West Troy street cars
| The commeroe " the world is estimated te
require 5000. 0J0 able bodied men to be con
stantly tr:lversing the ocean.
| The new constitution of Colorado, is to be
submitted to congrnss for consultation. Ii
cause of some inaccuracy in the proceedings
the president declines to proclaim, fovoring it,
adoption.
Senator Wilson's bill for the re organization o
the regular army provides for the formation o
GO regiments of infantry, 10 of cavalry, and
of artillery.
The ladies at Combiegne wear fourteen diff
ferent dresses per day Rough on husband
who have to buy the clothes.
An order has been issued to muster out all thu
white troops in Virginia.
The custom,house receipts for Decembe
were Sill 100000 in gold
All but three regiments of the troops nov
serving in texas are to be speedily mustered
out The federal forces are to be withdraw
from Alabama and Georgia
Hon. Isaac D. Allen has resigned the atty
Generalship of this state, and F. E. Bissell, o
Dubuque, appointed.
The Chicago Literary Messenger has retire,
its circulation.
Ada Isaacs Menken is on her way back t,
this country with a lot Of trained steeds.
1t is rumored that Senator Dixon is to sue
ceed Secretary Welles of the navy.
The faculty of Yale college has sent t,
Speaker Colfax communication requestin;
the house not to array itself against the recon
struction policy of the president
1t is again stated, upon what is called goot
authority, that Secretary Stanton will suecee,
Minister Adams.
| The cattle plague is on the increase boil
in Scotland and England. ~
! bridge across the Mississippi at Hastings
MINI is talked Of.
!, The MINI. Legislature have reduced Gov
Marshalfs majority to 2,s79.
Sewing girls in Dublin get IS cents pc
week.
The crop of wheat in the northern states 70
1865 is estimated at las, 500, 800 bushels.