The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-08-01
Correspondence.

Correspondence.
n 81 New IoaE, July ., '66.
EDITORS TINES: (Which is your dull
terrain McGregor? Perhaps you have
none. We have here ga dull SPELL every
summer. Everybody who has money and
time leaves for the country. Business
thus deserted stands still. just now,
there are the regular PROFESSIONS in the
thoroug hiarcs still almost everybody
looks blue. Nothing is doing: merchants
are renovating for the "Fall rush"
Saratoga, Long Branch, Rockaway, Red
Bank, &C., have a great many Of our citi-
zens. 1t is said three out of five who go
are not benefited wine, dancing and oh
or dainty dissipation too often send our
fashionables back in September, passably
demoralized in mind, physique and purse.
Dull, weary and exhausted, and very of
ten seriously broken down, our pleasure
sockets, in many instances, heartily rue
thoir ruralizins. 7-
The worst Fit is during the months of
june and July none that stay have heart
to do anything, and SO we find ourselves at
dead lock, like Brownlows Legislature.
And it is not absenteeism alone that hurts
business here. Though the Cholera has
given some annoyance, that, with all kim
dred causes are outdone in the work Of
mischief by the Donnybrook "carryin's
on at Washington. Never can we hope
for healthful business until they fix up
that matter. The feeling among business
classes here is severe against all the bel
iserents. 1t may be fine fun for Andy
johnson to be shying veto bricl-bats at
Thaddeus Stephens, and for Thadcus to be
trouncing ''the latent copperhead" of the
White House, but they must quit their
dido S soon if this country is to be happy
and contented at home, or respected
abroad. -.....
Now about the Cholera Do YOU think
we fear it? No. | dare say there are
more thoughts and talk of it in your
town than in ours. The papers blow
it; every day cholera deaths are chroni-
cled. Cho!eratic affections proceeding
from ordinary causes may have caused
death but it is dubious if the real cpl
demic is or has been here at all.
see Milo McGlathery is up for District
Judge. Who will the Democrats have p
Mr.. Noble | perceive has been in the con-
venton with "the radicals They called
him a copperhead the time he lifted his
voice for the poor raiiroaders who were
captured and shipped to Dubuque for not
telling their names to the warrior
band who were carrying around the con-
script laws on their clumsy muskets.-
Those were famous times. Noble. if a
radical is a rather safe one | ween.-
Why does he not step out and be governor
or let us hear from him in the Senate .
lie would cut u better figure there than
Sam. Kirkwood
Among the appointments by President
johnson day before yesterday, | Sotice the
name of Capt. Benton for postmaster at
McGregor. Does the policy" go down
with the Captain?
Our Tammany people have not gone in
Tor the convention yet. The Irish An,.9't-
can, torgan OF fenianisn) opposes it as an
instrument to give Sewardism Il habita-
ton, name and party to back ''thc trio"
(including Lord Thurlow and the Little
Eillain.") As We sec it here however, it
looks as if the Democrats were going in
sufficient force to vote down the thimble.
Triggers who propose to evoke ''party''
thercfrom.
The Extras are proclaiming war TO the
knife in Europe. Napoleon has had a
"halt to his gaiop'' it seems. IT'S not so
easy to quash up the little matter. Sad it
is that the people instead Of the rulers
bleed. Mayhap the blood is shed for
themselves. The old .'Royal and Imperi-
al, establishments are getting u good sha-
king up and the flag of the Nationalities
may float over all in the end J. w.