The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-06-13
News and Item s.

News and Items.
DIR. Hale of Rock Co. Wis, kissed Il
Mrs Ravens of that county and had to
pay 1866 for the luxury. Julias Csar,
wont we behave pretty to the ladies when
we 90 to GAINESVILLE. Wen bet u Barlow
knife that no lady Of McGregor would
carry such a case into court. If the kiss
was agreeable she would not get mad
if it was rude she would be ashamed to
have her name publicly associated with a
ruffian.sl Was this JuD. Hale formerly
from West Union? Can it be possible an
Exhibitor would so err ?......Thc annual
commencement of the Upper Iowa Univer-
sity at Fayctte is to take place on the 5Sth
of this month. So says tho Record of
thatsplacc.. .Gcrritt Smith is out ina long
letter opposing the civil trial of JEFF Davis.
......Pcrry Sloan of st. Paul fell from the
fourth story window of the Merchants
Hotcl-the verdict was death from the
fall caused by liquor delirium......Gcn.
SCOTS coffin was Oft. 9......It is rumorcd
that u bail bond for JEFF. Davis was pre-
pared on the 9th, and signed by Horace
Grcely, Augustus Schcll, Horace f. Clark,
s. b. Irwin and A. w. Elsh......Thcre
arc indications that Congress will adjourn
without making any increase OF the tariff,
not to speak of making revision of it.
1t is expected that the bill will be report
ed next week......It appears that it will
take nearly S3,OO0,OOO to carry out the
treaties which have recently been made
with the Indians. Frederick Seward
is now spoken of rs q candidate for gov
crnor of New York on the conservative
republican side at the next elcction......W.
w. Storey, son of Judge Storey, now in
Rome is one of the most promising of the
American sculptors.. 1.-The organ in
Bcechers church will cost $50, OOO......l
seven counties in California there are five
million grape vines. In one week 26,-
600 volunteers enlisted under Garibaldi
support Of Andy johnson
Congress will adjourn, finally, about the
middle of July 1.-The republican convcn-
Ind, assembled at indianapolis, passed
resolutions endorsing president johnson
and congress both. Affairs on the CONT
caent are looking more hopeful. Napoleon
is now declared adverse to the war......Sen-
or Romero, the Mexican minister, still de-
clines having any official intercourse with
Santa Anna, although the latter has writ
ten a full explanation of his motives and
objects to him. ;. The number of criminal
pardons issued since April Is, 1865, is Off
cially reported at 1874, and for political Of
fences 12,3Sl.. ....In New England the
railroad companies have struck for higher
prices for carrying the mails. The
railroad bridge at Loupe Fork, Platte riv-
or, is completed and the cars are now run
ming to point five miles beyond that point
columbus, more than one hundred miles
west from Omaha. The Postmaster Gen
cral, in reply to the inquiries Of the SEN
ate with regard to the feasibility of con-
Meeting the telegraph with the Postoflice
Department, says that he would deem the
scheme unwisc, on account of the immense
cost, and the uncertainty of the success of
the project. 1t is said that Gen, Scott
played u good game of whist on the Satur.
day, night before he died .....H cost ST.
40 to run the philadcl phia schools last
year......In New York the people will not
be allowed to eat oysters until the first Of
September; ordered by the board of
health. Twelve hundred churches were
burnt during the war......Thc Pope has
postponed for the present, the creation of
any new cardinals. The new consistory,
in which he will consccratc only bishops,
will take place this month. ..... The New
York Times says of Gen. Scott: ale was
more jealous of his literary than of his
military fame. He would endure criticism
in reference to his battles, with cquanim-
fy, but in matters of taste in literature, or
even of punctuation, he could not brook
contradiction .ra e..a