The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-07-25

Congress has appropriated $4,000 for
the relief of the Portland sufferers. 1.-The
grade of general has been revived......
Halls Journal of Health says we must not
drink ice-water in summer. Pray who
wants it in the winter? Hall is not our
doctor. A little Sherry, Port, ClaYet,
Currant, Champagne or Burgundy adds to
the health of ice, we admit. ....Mrs. ID.
Smith Of Lebanon, Tenn, recently gave
birth to two boys and two girls at single
session. They average six pounds each,
and the happy family are all doing well.
Gen Cass left no bequest to charity
The estate is worth about two millions.
......A German picnic was attacked on
Sunday last, by negroes, near Louisville;
five negroes and four whites were among
the killed and wounded. ....Spain has had
three rebellions within twelve months......
Theresa is studying for the opera in Paris.
1.-The Boston Post says, for a man
named Speed, the attorney general writes
a very slow letter......A negro with red
hair and whiskers is one of the lions of
Mobile. %. Large numbers of Bavaians are
fleeing 20 France to avoid serving in the
army. Gen. Cialdini was originally a
medical man, and subsequently an engrav-
cT....sshs IL. uTh. SCuipols 10 OhSuSSo
upon bust of the late Gen. Scott. 1.-THE
Statesman says the democratic prospect in
Ohio is bright and daily improving. 1T
is said there were never so many Ameri-
cans in Paris ut presentation the six
months ending June 80, l,97l marriages
took place in New York city......Jenny
Lind sings in London during this month.
Government has information that a large
number of Californians have recently en-
listed in the ranks of the Mexican liberals.
......There arc $4,000 Romen Catholic
children in London, for whom there are
l4S schools. Two negro slaves recently
appropriated SO 900 worth of jewclry, etc.,
belonging to their master in HAVANA and
sailed for New York. .....A church clerk in
England locked the doors on wedding
party until the money was collected for
his fees. George Sanders has offered
himself to Garibaldi.. 80. Young ketchum
has not been pardoned.. 1.-The Louisiana
Eofton crop is estimated at 900 900 bales:
the sugar crop at 10000 hhds. .....In a
very learned and clever article on 'kiss.
ing" Charles Astor Bristed says: Final
:ly, the man who would really enjoy this
lie .utiful interchange of lips and hearts,
must not practice it promiscuously. There
should be no limit to the number of kiss.
es, but a very decided limit to the number
of kissed. Make it common and you de-
base and destroy it, at once"
Gen. Rosseau has rendered his resigna-
ton as a member Of the house of represen-
tatives.. The Pacific railroad is now
completed AS miles west of Omaha.
Col. Taylor, president of the council with
IL I, ILL T
says that perfectly satisfactory treaty
was made with the different tribes and that
all reports to the contrary have been pu
into circulation by interested parties.....
The house passed the bill admitting Ten
nessce by vote of l25 to l2.... The pres
ident has sent to the senate the names O
Hon. Henry Stansberry for attorney gen
eral of the U. S., and Gen. Osborne fol
postmaster at Chicago. go. The attempt is
being made to secure the admission of Ne
braska before the adjournment of congress
.....E. G. Ross has been appointed by TIN
Gov. of Kansas to fill the unexpred tern
of Lane. The Stevens resolution, givin.
the presiding officers of each house TIN
power to call congress together in the cas-,
of any emergency, was lost by large ma
jority......A new presidential mansion i
to be built. II. A. IIulburt is spoken o
as successor to Freeman Clarke. ....Ther
is an effort being made to prolong thu
| present session of congress. 1.-The Ten
| nessee legislature has ratified the constitu
| tional amendment. 49,. Over 800 changes Q
country postmastcrs were sent to the sen
ate by the president on the 10Th
Late advices from Mexico state that
new naturalization law has been promu
| gated, which gives any foreigner the RICH
| to become citizen of that country in ,
hours after his arrival, on renouncing hi
| allegiance to his native country. The lii
,ferals claim that Tampico and Tuxpan or
both in their hands, Gen. Lamadrid,
Mexican imperialist, defending the forme
place, having raised the Mexican flag an
turned the guns of the city against tn
French soldiers and inhabitants......A
/. election for city auditor took place yestel
day at st. Louis, and resulted In the SUI
cess of the conservative candidate. .Hol
Isaac Allen, late attorney general of tn
state, has been sent to the insane asylul
for treatment -. Hon. Jas. I. Wilson h;
been re-nominated to congress by the r
publicans of his district.... The foreie
export business of the United States
again on the increase. Even cotton goot
have lately been exported. 1.-The trial
r. G. Orwig, formerly private secreta
! to Gov. Stone, charged with forgery M
larceny, has been continued, in the di
trict court of Polk county, until after IL
present political canvass.
!, Hon. Freeman Clarke, comptroller
currency has offered his resignation,
,, take effect yesterday. The Hebrew Q
t der, Benai berth, is holding nation
t meeting in st. LOUIS. The authoriti
} at Washington have refused military a
5 sistance to Gov. Brownlow in his contr
f versy with the Tennessee legislature