The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-03-14
News ana Items.


Gray, Maury, Early, Allen, .Magrudcr, Boyce, !
Reynolds and Slaughter, are in Mexico
Gen. Mussey, late private secretary of the
president, says his vouchers for the SOS, 1000
fraud were stolen from him.--Commodore |
'Winslow Is to relieve Rear Admiral Thatcher !
in the command of the gulf squadron.
B. Cough was robbed last week while at the
Lndell House. The Belgian troops re-
fused to fight under Gen. Mendez against the :
Mexicans.-Canada is in perfect ferment
over expected Fcnian raids on St. Patrick
Day. Thirty thousand volunteers have respon-
died. to the call, and trains are kept 10 readiness
to transport them to any point The writ of
ha6eos corpus is to be suspended, and Govern.
ment has been petittoned to suppress the Irish
professions on st. Patricks Day.
Secretary Harlan is fitting out two new trea.
ty commissions, which will leave St Louis on
May II. They will be commanded by Gems
Curtis and Sibley.-Alaximilian is about to
issue $2o, 100000 of paper currency. The
"Confcderates" in Mexico are reported to be
engaged in some sort Of movement Of no
small Importance" and il is minated that they
intend to fight for money, not glory.--A1
man and woman were arrested, on the 7th for
cutting the curtains in the East Room of the
White House, andy taken before the Superin
tendent Of Police, who held the man for fur.
Their MISUNDERSTANDING has negro
school established by the Board OF Education
of that city.---Aaothsr attempt to lay an
Atlantic, telegraph cable will be made this
year.-Gen. LonSstreet has been elected
President Of an Accidental Insurance company
recently orxaniaedat New Orleans, }%t&l \
The Navy Reporter says that since the close
Of the war. 255 vesssls have been disposed Of
by sale, aud Is lost. The number of vessels
retained in service Is 3l6, Of which q are
laid up in ordinary, 6ssre building at different
navy yards, IA are fitting for sea service, IS
are under repair, 80 employed variously at ma.
val stations Toe seyersl squadrons comprise
"a vessels, Of l,O6l guns, With an aggregate
tonnage. old measurement, Of le3, 62a. The
Lieut.. Governor Of New Brunswick has issued
: proclamation warning fishermen from in-shore
fisheries, after the 18th inst = ~ 4 @St'+A
The English House Of Commons has voted
the Princess Helena dowry Of E30, 900, and
a yearly sum Of &c, 900, and El5,OOO to Prince
Alfred The Americans in London held
| banquet on the 22d ult., in honor Of Wash.
ington's birthday 1t was largely attended by
American residents and the officers Of the le.
CATION. Underwriters 6x the amount of los
ses assessed upon insurance companies Tor the
last year at from fifty to seventy million dol
lars. In January, 100000 in values were
wiped out by CONGREGATIONS, and $4,000 900
iaimors February. There are cases Of loss
exceeding $4,000. Those under that amount
will carry the loss to $l5,O0O,O00. It is esti-
mated that the marine losses in the same pc.
Rod, on the ocean and rivers, were s., 900, 900.
Gen. Scott is in New Orleans.-Gov.
Morton, Of Indiana. who went to Europe for
the benefit Of his health, has returned. His
health is not improved.
The report that Gen. Grant was wounded in
the left hand by premature discharge of q
rife while he was examining it, has been con.
tradicted.-From the records of the corpora.
ten, deposited at Guildhall,i it appears, upon
the proposal Of Sir Thomas Gresham to build a
'bourse" for the citizens, if the corporation
would provide site for it, that they agreed to
do 90, the cost Of the ground being E3,737 d
Cd. What the market of tho site may be at
the p, esent time it is impossible to say, prob.
ably as many hundred thousand pounds ster.
- IN n
seeing that short time since the governors of
the bank of England gave 100000 to the
Grocers' company for sma II plot required for
the extension Of that establishment, the orig
inal cost of which to the company in the reign
of Edward Nv. was E3s sterling only
There is proposition before the Legislature
Of Louisiana to keep open the mouths Of the
Mississippi BY y company under State char.
ter, permitted ny Congress, to compensate the
labor and expenses BY tonnage duty 1t is
vigorously opposed by the commercial and
shipping interests in New Orleans IS impos sing,
if carried out. fresh burdens on river inter
ests.
At recent dinner party in New York,
toast; THE health of the president Of tho
United States; some say his recent speech was
vulgar say it was just" ~
A noted spiritusiist. DR.. Randolph, says now
that after an experience Of Eve years as me-
dunn, it is his candid opinion that spiritualism
is one-third imposture, onethird insanity, and
one. third diabolism, and that insanity is the
usual fate Of trance mediums.
Gen. Fremont and Robert Dale Owen are
| urging congress to guarantee the Mexican
loan. Gen. Asbeth has been appointed
Minister to tho Argentine Republic--Six
hundred balls have been given in New York
during the season just closing, with a total at.
tendance of 400 900, and the following SUM-
mary Of expenses; Two hundred thousand ball
tickets. averaging $l.75. $35o.OOo; storage Of
overcoats. &c. averaging ~ cests. t39. 600;
three hundred and sixty thousand snppers, av.
eragiag IS cents. $27O.OOO; hack fare, $780,.
00o; dresses, ladies. $5.OOO.OOO; gloves, &c,
gentlemens t5OO,OOo Total, $500, 900
In this estimate the hire of dresses for masked
balls is not included, which added will bring
the sum pretty near 81 200, O0O.--Col. Bow
ers, Adjutant General on Gen. Grants staff,
was killed at Garrison, New York, on the 9Th,
by falling between the cars in an attempt to
get ON board while the train was in motion.
/ -Quaranine buildings. similar to, those
burned by mob several years ago. ave 70 be
erected at the port Of New York "A State
copventfon for the purpose Of forming State
government for Montana, ID TO be held at Vir.
GINA City on the 26th inst. 4sas5
The auditor Of the Treasury has decided
that hereafter no extra pay will be allowed to
| soldiers acting "A clerks- Adyices from