The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-02-13

News and Items.
An appeal will be made by the Pope to
the Catholic powers of Europe to sustain
him at Rome. The Turks are to evacu-
ate Servia.. -. .Garabaldi is said to be in
sympathy with the christian Crctans and
opposed to the Turks. The steamers
which sailed from New York for Europe
on the 9th inst, took over six millions of
specie. Philadelphia is to build 81 ,O00.-|
600 worth Of additional school houses. .....
A call has been issued for state demo-
cratic convention to assemble at Iowa
City, on the Sd Of April next. IAN effort
is being made to transfer the printing of
the debates of congress from the Globe to
Forpey's Chronicle......A Dcs Moines dis
patch Of the Sth inst, saws (: "In the dis
trict court to-day, the state backed down
completely, dismissing three Of the indct-
ments against Orwig, and continuing two
others till July. The governor, with
counsel, was present. The defendant, Or
wig, demanded jury trial. The govern
or concluded it was better to dismiss and
save unpleasant developments"
The Chicago Board of Trade have re-
solved that after the LIST of March, 1867,
the Boards of Trade concurring, all tram
sactions of grain shall be conducted by the
GENITAL or 100 lbs; expressing substan-
tia1 instead of an apparent measure Of
food. 1t is expected the change will be
general throughout the country. -. The
traders of the river towns of Minnesota
are sending large delegations to the St.
Louis River Convention. Msssachu-
sets farmer is eating four year old apples
They must be Of "hefty" dimensions by
this time :. Land in London sells at the
rate of ten million dollars per re......Ar-
temus Ward says the only substitute for a
newspaper is ladies' sewing circle......
Down in Macon, Georgia, the dulcet fluids
compounded by bar-tenders, and known to
fame as cocktails, are denominated ''Chan-
ticleer's Narratives" There were 81
newspapers in this country at the begin
ming of the Revolutionary war. Twenty
three stood by Congress eight by King
George, and the rest were neutral.
Little Ada Whose eldest sister, and
brother had been sent from the drawing
room,) ~ don't see why shouldn't go
down down stairs as well as you and AL
bcrt-I've as much parlor blood in my
veins as you have !'..... .Punch's advice to
an oldish bachelor-Repent at leisure and
then marry in haste.....In photograph
| case tried in the Circuit Court of Washing
ton, it was proved that $4,000 cartes de
visites of Gen. Lee were sold Immediately
after the surrender at Appomattox.....A
neatly dressed old lady, with white CAP
on, in Paris, will black your boots for a
penny. America has 10000 miles Of
telegraph lines; Europe 6O,OO0.. The
greatest numbers of Odd Fellows are in
Pennsylvania. >. Mr.. John Mulder, oil
Eastmanville, Michigan, has a son aged
only thirteen years who is five feet eleven
and one-half inches in height. ....It is said
that Alabama favors Reputation. There
have been six snow-storms in Louisiana
since the year 1900.
An Irishman who was engaged to Gu,
ice, when handed q cross. cut saw, with
which to commence operations, pulled out
copper, and turned to a comrade, ex.
claimed: "Now Pat-fair play head OF
tail-who goes below !''.....A story is told
or ah Old Virginia planter, who was miss
ing corn from his crib. One night he told
a colored boy to set a trap in the crib
The next morning the boy came running
to the house, exc.ailning: "Bress God,
massa, if dar isn't white fellah out dar
at the corn-crib, shakin' hands like h-ll
wild dat steel-trap ''......It is reported that
gold has been discovered near Kingston,
Canada. 1.-THE St. Louis Democrat says
that late advices from Montana mention
the discovery of silver lodes which will
yield from $4,000 to $4,000 per ton...
Illuminating gas was invented in 1899, by
Phillip lie Bon......The Lexington Gazett.
says: Ex-Governor Letcher has received
his pardon. The total sales of govern
ment gold since October, 1866, has beer
over 100000.
Mark Twain, lccturing on the Sandwich
Islands, offered to show how the cennibnl'
eat their food, if some woman would lent
him baby. Gen. Sheridan has beer
summoned before the southern railroad in
vestigating committee, and not before any
other. Among those who voted agains
the tariff swindle in the senate last week
were senators Grimes and Kirkwood, o.
this state. They have certainly done
we'll, and are entitled to credit for it,.
A national democratic convention i.
called for May 18th, at New York city,.
There is family of eleven persons named
Stetson, natives of Kingston, Mass, whose
combined ages are $40 years and sever
months......A New York paper-7ribuns
probably pronounces Greeley the great
est man of the age......A "wife agency" ii
in operation at Cleveland, OHIO. 1t i.
conducted on the employ ment-agency,sys
tenn, the price ranging at from three tel
dollars......A new Atlantic Telegraph
Company is now forming, with the iaten
ton oflaying submarine cable BY Va!
of Azores to Halifax. The prospecsusan
nounces that the tolls will be "a steylipl
on "a words. z
A woman sends FIVE dollars and Afift,
cents to the United States Treasury o. du
ty on kid gloves Struggled in......Th'