The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-02-14
News and Items.

News and Items.
Peru has formed an alliance with Chill
and declared war against Spain. The entire
Spanish feet is now at Valparaiso ~ com.
bind land and naval attack on Hun q ta, by the
allied forces engaged in war with Paraguay,
was expected Jan. 25th.--Gen. Prim is at
Barrancas, Portugal. Isabelle has
an heir-Ths formal opening of the English
Parliament was to take place on the 9th -
The Feuan trials still continue Seizures OF
arms have been made in Dublin and Belfast.
bill has passed the West Virginia house,
permanently locating the capitol at Backhan-
non.-A state constitution has been formed
by the legislature of Nebraska to be submit
ted to the people on June 2d.-Twenty.
seven school childrea were drowned at Celina,
Ohio. week ago. They were skating on a
reservoir, and broke through. No help could
reach them.-Mr. Trenholm, Secretary of
the Confederate States Treasury, testifes
that, JUS: before the evacuation of Richmond,
the total amount Of specie in the possession of
the rebel government was between $500, 900
and $4oO,0OO part Of which was distributed
among the soldiers Of Johnson's army, and
part among the military escort of jeff. Davis.
There are said to be over AZ, 900 destitute
persons in Alabama. Stebbins, of
Chickasaw county, has been appointed a No
tary Public.
There Is an Indian woman on the St. Croix
river, who is known to be l5Oyears old, and
believed to be 900 years old--A new vari.
ely Of oil is spoken Of which is said to be ten.
pcr-cent cheaper than kerosene. and gives a
more brilliant light than gas. It's base is
petroleum and it is non explosive
has rendered mediation between the Pope and
Russia.
On the occasion of his recent reception, Gen.
Grant included Gen. Butler in the list of per-
sons invited. The latter, ina curt note, re.
spon1ed that he did not wish to hold personal
intercourse with the lieutenant general or any
of his family. The missive was at once de.
stroyed by Gen Grart--Senator Trumbulls
son was killed, instantly, at the union Stock
Yards in Chicago, on Saturday.-Catesby
Jones, late Of the confederate" cavalry, is en-
route to Chill, where he is said to have a naval
commission.-The Minnesota legislature
took an excursion to Faribault, on Saturday,
to witness An examination of the pupils Of the
Deaf and Dumb Institute at that place "A
petition is before the legislature Of Wis ask
ing the removal Of the county seat of Craw-
ford county to a more central location.-
Bushwhackers are reported in the vicinity Of,
and an attack expected upon Independence,
Mo-. and the Gov. has telssraphed to Gen.
Pope for assistance.
There are in Massachusetts, seventy. seven
paper mills. the product of which during the
year ending May lat, 1865. were 3,077 tons of
printing paper. 4,a02 tons Of wrapping paper,
6)s,9s9 reams Of writing paper, and s,22l tons
Of other paper-.he total value Of the whole
being S9,OOs,52l. The capital invested in
these mills is $3,s75,3o9. employing 1881
males and 1923 females
Gen. Weitzel says the Rio Grande country
is not worth fighting for, but he thinks it diff
cult to m,intain neutrality in that locality
Two gentlemen were recently sufiOcated by
gas, at the Briggs House, Chicago, they blew
out their gas, instead of turning it of, and left
their apartment unyentilated.
The belief IS entertained at Washington
that the president will soon issue = proclama.
ton declaring the rebellion at an end. and the
constitution and Government restored in all
the States of the Union.
Escopedo is reported to have taken and oc.
cupied Neutrality-suspicious. Negrete is reported
to have forsaken Juarez for Ortega.-rhe
report of the commission on the Basdad affair
lays the blame upon Gen. Crawford and a
party of U. s. soliiere.-In Conaressioa al
circles Napoleon's expressions in reference to
evacuation are regarded as evasive and dsin.
genuous, and it is thought that he does no.
really intend to withdraw his troops unless our
Government will recognize MAMMALIAN or en-.
ter into some other COMPROMISE in Ike matter.
Military men entertain the opinion tina. our
force on the Rio Grands will be increased at
once, and that our affairs there will be immedi-
ately placed On a war footing.
The military districts Of New Jersey; Rhode
Island and Connecticut; Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, and Vermont; Maine; and North
ern and Western New York, have been sbol.
ished The Winona Press has been dscon-
tinued.-8oston is to have a Sl,5OD,00o
hotel.