The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-08-08
News ana Items.

News an0 Ito1mSs
The Scotia's last trip from Liverpool to
New York is the fastest westward trip on
record. 1.-Two mullen stocks and bunch
Of thistles are called a grove in the mining
regions of Nevada. Chicago Re
publican has been in existence fourteen
months, and has spent 1921 ,50O......A
Nashville negro shot hackman for refus-
ing him o ride. Twelve messages called
from New York to Europe on the I'd cash
$l,3l3......The following important order
was issued by the Secretary of War: zone
thousand Indian scouts will be organized,
mounted and equipped Immediately, to serve
with the following commands, viz Lieut.
Gen. w. 7. Sherman, 600; Maj. Gems.
Halleck and Sheridan. :. 1t is said lady
in South Carolina subsisted thirty-six days
solely on water and then died. The Ma
ton speaks Of Forney and Brownlow as
brace of blackguards. An insult to the
blacks......Queen Victoria is just now the
Subject of great deal of Scandal.
The hair Of young girls who take the viel
in France is sold at auction. At sale
held at a convent in Paris lately 500 lbs.
of hair brought 81, 2O0......A Portland
laborer found $4,000 pocket book, re-
turned it to the owner, and received SO
cents in small change. The increased
pay of the members of congress will
amount on the average to about one thous-
and dollars for each member. .....A death
occurred recently in Ireland from eating
orange peels......It is believed three mil
lions would tunnel the Mississippi.
special order from the War Department
refers the recent act for the equalization
of bounties to Maj. Gen. Candy, U. s.
Vols, Brevet Maj. Gen. Barnes, Surgeon
U. S. Army, and Brebet Maj. General
Buchanan, Colonel of the LIST U. s. Infan-
try, in order that they may prepare and
submit rules and regulations to carry out
the provisions Of the law.
Very few applications for pardon are
now being made to the President. Five
persons received the Executive clemency
on the 2d......The charges for messages
sent over the Atlantic Telegraph cable are {:
from any telegraph station in America to
any in Great Britain, for 20 words or less,
including address of sender and receiver,
EGO in gold; every additional word, not
exceeding five letters, 20 shillings sterling
per word. From same to same in Europe
Ell; every additional word Il shillings.
1.-THE commissioner of agriculture, in
the report for the present quarter congra-
tulates the country upon year of average
fruitfulness. He states that the bread crop
will average about eight and one-half
tenths in quantity, and is of a quality that
will make it equal in value to the crop of
last year. Oats and potatoes promise an
abundant yield, while at least 10 per cent.
more corn has been planted than usual.
1.-THE cotton crop in Texas is said to be
promising. The breadth sown is very
large and the plant thrifty. A large yield
is expected. Head Centre Stevens, in a
circular to the Fenian brotherhood, says
the Fenians in this country are of right
subordinate to the organization in Ireland,
and that they will do mischief instead of
good unless they work solely to give aid
to that organization. He reiterates the
statement that the fight for freedom, on
Irish soil, will take place during the pres
ent year. ------