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North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

TINE TABLE.-The new issue of this in.
teresting document took effect yesterday,
TUESDAY, March 5th.l 1t is got up by
MIR. S. Merrill, General Manager of the
M, 4 P. du Chen Railway Co., as Lessees.
CREsco is made headquarters instead of N.
McGregor. Trains leave N. MEG. at 100
p. NJ, instead Of in the morning. The
morning train leaves Cresco at o, arriving
at N. NEG. at 1855 A. NJ. Travellers ar
irving at p. da Chen by the evening train
or morning train from the east can rest
several hours 1T the hotels on this or the
other side Of the river. They can then 20
west and reach Cresco in the evening just
too late to stage to any other point. The
Table is queer thing and must be highly
satisfactory to the gentlemen who are con-
nected with the road and who are also
connected with families ut this end Of the
line Landlords will rather like it, but
travellers and the active officers of the R'y
line will not see it 80 favorably. That
this arrangement cannot last, is the gen.
aral opinion we look for change inside
Of two weeks. Running railroads is not
our business, but this thing of going out
to Cresco to get good start from the riv.
er is creditable entirely to S. Merrill, Gen.
eral Manager Of the p. dn C. Railway
On this side the river there Is not talent
suf6cient to have got up so great curios-
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

McGREGoR PRIZE CONCERT" - The
tickets to this enterprise are now going off
like Hot Cakes and although the time
for the concert and the drawing Of the
prizes is drawing near, the prospect is
that the whole number of tickets will he
sold before that time, (April l0th) but to
place the matter beyond doubt and to make
sure sale Of every ticket and to satisfy the
(almost) universal demand for Club Rates,
the proprietors offer the following liberal
rates to clubs, viz: IL tickets for $40 !;
from 25 to 100, 10 per cent. discount !;
from 100 up, Is per cent. discount. With
these liberal rates we trust those desiring
tickets will exert themselves to form clubs
in every locality and send for tickets. The
time is now short and there will DO no
postpomement.
McGrogor, Feb. Is, 1867.
FRENCH & GILMORE
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

UPPER MISSISSIPPI TRADE.-But very
few, even of the most intelligent and we'll
informed persons have just estimate in
regard to the staples of the Northwest, or
the aggregate amount of the shipments.-
It is computed that the amount sent to
market from the river towns between St.
Paul and Rock Island: Was 13,99O;24O
bushels Of wheat; 3lO,624 bbls. Of -four :;
of which l, 408, 23l bushels of wheat and
81 1862 bbls. of -four found it's way to St.
Louis and Quincy; while IL, 55l OLA bush
els Of wheat, and 273, 252 bills. of -four
went eastward to Chicago and Milwaukee,
comprising three-ffths of tho wheat re-
csivsd at those places. From Rock Island
l24, 45S bushels Of potatoes, and l93, 55l
bushels of onions were shipped south. OF
oats, 1850, 1913 bushels went east, and 6l,-
4O2 went south. Besides 2l4,l7O hogs
and Fl 1888 cattle were sent east from Pr
du Chen. Dubuque, Port Byron and
Rock Island, II ,243 tons of general prod
uce. 7,SO2 packages of high wines and 49,.
Ill pigs Of lead went forward to Chicago
and otae! pestA- for ,tas sast-Ls Crosse
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06
Military Governm emit Bill.

The blacklist record ever made by an as
sembly of the representatives Of free
people stained the recent proceedings of
the House of Representatives. Never, in
the most tyrannons hour of the Long Par
Lament misrule; never, amid the utmost
subservience to the royal mandates of an
English King; never, in the most bloody
epoch Of a French Convention, did the
Representatives of people stamp them
selves with greater ignominy. The bill,
which passed by vote of 100 to IS, hands
one-third of the people of this country
over to military government. For the rule
Of law, it substitutes the will of an officer.
From the tribunal Of a judge, it furnishes
a drum-head court-martial or military
commission.
For the process of court and peace
full visit of a sheriff. it proffers the order
of petty satrap and the presence of a
squad of bayonets. 1t ignores the Chief
Magistrate of the United States. 1t in
vests General with absolute power over
one-third of his countrymen. 1t erects
subordinate dictators, armed with unbri-
died power, from the Potomac to the Rio
Grande. Throughout the broad domain,
comprising the faircst and most fertile Sec
tons Of the Republic, no man is to have a
secure title to his property no mans
house is free from search no mans chat
tells exempt from seizure; no mans liberty
unexposcd to assault; no mans life safe
from peril. An army officer, soldier,
exalted above the law, may ruthlessly in
wade citizens house and drag him from
the bosom of his family. Such bill
makes mockery of free institutions: 1t
despises all the safeguards of popular lib
erty. 1t tramples on the freedom of the
press. 1t annihilates the right of free as
semblage. 1t silences the lips of free
speech. 1t infringes the right of the peo-
pie to bear arms. 1t wipes out the guar
anty of a grand jury prescntment. 1t
abohshes the exemption of freedom from
seizure and from search. 1t abrogates the
right Of trial by jury of ones peers
in the vicinage of the commission Of the
alleged offense. 1t tramples upon the
prerogative Of the President, it makes-war
upon the Constitution, it rebels against the
authority of the Supreme Court. 1t invades
the sacred constitutional rights of the citi-
zen. 1t is treason enveloped in the form
of law. 1t is rebellion wearing the garb
of legitimate power. 1t is usurpation as
suming the sanctity Of constitutional en-
actment.- Washington National hntelligen-
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

Lively Times-Caucus-Fire-
Wednesday night the regular Hop came
off at the Cambrian Hall: we kno,c it was
a good one. BY the way, the Cambrian
was occupied for ten nights in succession
up to Wednesday night!
On Saturday night the Democratic and
Republican Caucuses took placc-both
well attended. Senator Hammer received
the unterri6ed nomination for Mayor, and
Geo. Williams for Ma rshal, these being
the leading Offices. In the Republican
Caucus they put Lefingwell and David
Drummond in the same positions. Du-
ring the deliberations the cry Of g Fire :"
adjourned all hands to the Evans House.
So many persons were on hand and so
small start had the fire got that few
minutes Of heroic work settled the devour-
ing element. Nobody to blame," though
a good many badly frightened. Mr.. Flan-
ders is repairing the damaged room and
recognizing the whole house: he is q
most indcfatigable worker.
Well, the election came off on Monday.
Mr.. Gardner, owing to . cali east to see
his sick father, declined to run indepen-
dent. Mr.. Lefingwell declined to accept
the Republican nomination. Mr.. Burdick
was rendered the place but declined, and
finally David Allen, Jr., one Of our best
citizens, though beaten in caucus by SEN
ator Hammer, consented to stand as I" The
Peoples Candidate" against the nominee.
Mr.. Allen has an argument in justification
Of himself, but it did not seem to be salts
factory to his political friends. We have
no reflections to mako; each man can act
his pleasure and take tho consequences,
but Allen Jour choice in caucus) knows by
this time that it isn't best to trust in prom
iees. In the meantime the Germans had
put in nomination for Marshal Capt. Karl
kostman as Independent; Drummond had
beaten him in the Republican Caucus.
We thought to give tho exact vote in
each ward for everybody, but it would take
up space and be interesting only to those
who know all about it now: hence we on
ly give majorities, and leave off comments:
Hammer, for Mayor, beats Allen (both
democrats) about so votes. Drummond
for Marshal (Republican) is reelected by
respectable pleurality over Williams and
Kostman All the Democratic Ticket is
elected except the Marshal. There is no
need Of blowing about. This little city is
Democratic chen ii totes! We have not
time to write u Bible book on the subject,
but, next week, if requested, we will give
detail of all the proceedings from last
4th of July till next Christmas.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06
Among the reflections of the president $

Among the reflections of the president s
nominations to Office, in the senate, we
find that of collector of revenue for the
sixth district of Iowa, Chas. A. l.. Roszell
as receiver of public money, at Sioux City,
James b. Williams, Register of the land
Office, at Fort Dodge, and T. NJ. Ziebach,
at Sioux City. The rejection of the nomi-
nations Of Capt. Roszell and James Il. Will
liams, shows the extent of the love borne
by our radical senators for the soldiers
1t is Intense if they happen to be radicals,
but not SO warm if, as is generally the
case, they are not radicals. Capt. Roszell
and Mr.. Williams were both soldiers
Capt. Roszell served through the war with
fidelity and distinction, and when reward
ed by the president in nomination to
moderate Office, he is rejected by the sen
ate to make room for some stay-at-home
and blatant loyalist whose merit in radical
opinion is that he votes with uniformity
for Indianians, for Iowa congressman, and
piously curses the christian policy of the
president. 1t was represented to be a good
thing to become a soldier. A grateful
people were to see that soldiers should
have choice Of Offices and other desirable
things. But it turns out that however de-
Iightful the hard tack may have been, the
felicity of army ague and manned bodies
is not to be crowned with the honors and
profits of Office holding.-Dubuquc Daily
Herald
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

ITEMS OF THE PINERIEs.-The latest es-
innate puts the amount of logs that were
cut on the Upper Mississippi river the past
winter, at l,OOO,OOO,OO0 feet on the St..
Croix river, about SO,OOO,O0O feet were
cut on the Black River, 100000, OO0.-
Operations on the St. Croix were interior
ed with, several camps stopping work, the
men dispensing, in terror Of an enormous
wildcat. A large numbering firm offered
q reward of $3.50 for its capture.
1t is estimated by the lumbermen that
there are at the present time, $4,000, 600
feet of old logs in Black River.
The report of the lumber inspector on
the Black river, shows the amount of lum-
Der scaled by him during the past year, at
the mouth Of the river, to be as follows =
Pine logs, 5000, 600 feet sawed lumber,
l3,OOO,O 600 feet; shingles, 22,OO0,OOO. On
the Upper Black river: sawed lumber, o.
OOO, 1000 feet shingles 100000.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06
Typographical Horrors.

A New York letter-writer thus sketches
n few typographical errors:
One day last year Horace Greeley wrote
an editorial entitled civilian H. Seward"
Imagine his rage when it came to him in
proof headed = Richard the Third Yet
anybody familiar with chirography, will
readily see, not only how such mistake
could be made, but how it probably would
be. Again he wrote about ''three men in
buckram," and the prosaic type-setter got
it ''thrce men in back room''
And this, notwithstanding the fact that two
compositors of sasacity and experience are
hired at extra salary, because they can read
his copy. But George Ripley has been the
victim of the grossest outrage in this line.
In one of his book notices he took the lib
erty Of quoting from Shakespeare. "'Tis
true, tits pity; and pity tits, tits true
And the wretched bungler got it, '''Tis
two, It's fifty; It's fifty-'tis fifty two 7"
That is some worse than James T. Babcock' S
martyrdom, when he wrote sis there no
balm in Gilead 2" and read the next morn
ing, to his CONSERVATION, is there no barn
in Guilford?" Mr.. Crawford, member
Of parliament, recently sent to India the
message, "the news from America favors
the holders" and it arrived there with the
information that g" news from America
sayOrs of soldiers
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

MASSACHUSETTS, JAcKAssEs.-The late
attack in the North American Review up
on Daniel Webster by Parton, the pan
egyrist Of Ben. Butler, provokes from
Prentice of the Louisville journal the fol-
lowing piquant paragraph: ''When Web
ster was alive, the North American Review
lionized him; now when he is a dead lion,
it turns round and kicks him. There is
not only good deal Of human nature in
man, but good deal Of asinine nature
in human nature, particularly in the hui
man nature of North American Reviewer.
Massachusetts has long been very de-
generate State, and she has at last become
as irreverent as she is degenerate. She
has more dead lions and more live jack
asses than any other member Of the Union;
and every one Of the latter is finging his
heels at some Of the former
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE At the re.
quest Of many voters, irrespective Of par
ty, have concluded to make the announce
ment that I am prepared to furnish Signs
and Store Shades on the shortest notice
and at reasonable rates. Having engaged
the services Of two well-known Chicago
Painters who make speciality Of Grain
ing, Papering and Calcimining, I will
guarantee to the public at large to Go
work better than was ever done here be-
fore. Particular attention paid to Sign
work, Fresco Painting, Window Shades,
Theatrical Scenery, &c. Persons in ad-
joining towns desiring work please address
Box lO2 for further particulars.
Very Respectfully,
BYRON VANDYKE,
McGregor, Iowa.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

The OUrsIDE.--A Merchants Union Or
ticle.. Indian ideas of baptism. ..Greely
on impeachment. Watch your neigh
bors.... Brigham Young on long skirts.
......Ladies Society subscriptions......Th
Walled Lake Of Wright county, Iowa; as
great wonder Us the Sphynx of Egypt.
......Lord Brougham.......A forgetful
man " who married a beautiful lady and
virtuously retired to his bachelor couch, to
the establishment of his friends and the
disgust of his wife the event took place,
or eventcd on the evening of the marriage.
......Miscellany.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06
News and Items.

news anu Aue"Bs
A critic says chest is as essential to a
singer as bureau to freedman. .. :. Sta
tistics show that the northwest contains
one-sixth of the improved land of the
country, and produces one-half of the en-.
tire bulk of the products of the United
States without protection. 1.-THE average
daily publication Of telegraphic matter in
the London Times does not amount to but
little more than half a column. II. The
Presidents veto Of the Colorado admission
bill has been sustained by the Senate and is
therefore dead. ....A teacher said to little
girl at school, If naughty girl should
hurt you, like good girl, you would for
give her, wouldn't you?" Eyes marm,"
she replied, "It' / couldn't catch her!"
......Artemus Ward is very i'll at Southamp-
ton. His life is desraircd oc..... Pennsyl-
vania last year produced 1858, 23l ,243
worth of coal, petroleum and pig iron......
Punch says, "speech is silver but silence
is golden and hence the expression, hush
money......Ohio has only twelve radicals
who are anxious to be governor of the
State......The latest version of the pope's
epigramatic description of his distinguish
ed English visitors is this: Lord Claren-
don liked and understood. Mr.. Gladstone
l liked, but couldn't understand. The
Duke Of Argyll l understood, but didn't
like. Lord Russell didn't like and didn't
understand"
Alexander II. Stephens is said to be fail
ing......Gen. Fremont is to open banking
house in New York soon......Mr. Bright
said in a recent speech, that one-half Of
Scotland was owned by twelve persons, and
one-half of England by $50 persons......
Gov. Fletcher has brought suit against
the St. Louis Erening Dispatch for defama-
ton of character. Damages 100000.
The President has declared, by proclama-
ton, that Nebraska is state in the union.
1.-THE Montana legislature adjourned on
the LIST inst .Garibaldis sons have gone
to aid the Cretans. .... Governor Swami, Of
Maryland, has declined the position Of
United States Senator, to which he was re-
Gently elected. Ex-Governor Jack Ham
ilton, of Texas, has announced himself as
candidate for Postmaster of the House of
Representatives in the Fortieth Congress.
......Geo. liver, late of the Madison Union,
was married on the 26th ult, to Miss
Ruth +. Fernandez......A new cabinet at
Washington is spoken of to be fixed out
as follows: Secretary of State Charles
Francis Adams; Secretary of the Treasury,
Hugh McCulloch Secretary of War, Gen.
Meade; Secretary of the Interior, William
Aiken Attorney General, Alexander II.
Stephens Postmaster General, Horace
Greeley. 1.-The Indians are waiting for
grass to grow before commencing to scalp
white people. ....The wife of New York
negro minstrel has $4,000 worth of dia-
monds. Burnk cork fetched EN-. Beech
er's remark that he could never smoke a
whole cigar, the Louisville Democrat styles
stump" speech......A new ten cent
coin, nickel and copper, is very much
wanted.-Boston Post. Gold eagles are
wanted mucher.-LouiscHle Journal. go.
Irritation of the mucus membrane is what's
the matter with A. Ward. "Dew of the
Alps" is favorite drink in Houston,
Texas.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

Miss Baird is in receipt of the spring
styles Of bonnet and hat shapes and is
therefore prepared to fill all orders for
work in the millinery line. She will give
particular attention to reforming and if
possible make better than new, articles
soiled or out of style. Ladies are invited
t. look at her styles for spring wear, which
are believed to be peculiarly adapted to the
ideas of the charming personages Of the
city and surrounding vicinity.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

A DANGEROUS CouNrERFEIr.-A new
and dangerous imitation of the five dollars
National Bank notes has recently been put
afoat. The engraving is said to be finely
executed, and the bill in the main well
calculated to deceive. Still it may readily
be detected. In the genuine, the group Of
Columbus is composed of FIVE, in the coun-
terfeit there are but four-the one in the
background at the extreme end, and the
most extreme figure in the groupe is mis-
sing. In the counterfeit, also, the extern
dcd arm of Columbus is without hand
Bills Of this description on FIVE different
banks have already appeared, and others
will soon acknowledging
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

PHorocRAPHING.-LoU PEAvY, the pho.
tographer Of this neck of woods, has re-
purchased the Gallery Of the Squire Broth
ers and is now in Chicago laying in stock
of material for the spring and summer
trode. LoU.isrecognized as Chief of Artists
in his line here and his pleasant face will
be welcomed at the old place over Frenchs
Jewelry Store. Howard Squires, the late
operator, retires with honor he is young
but industrious, Efficient and obliging.
The Peavy & Conant place of amusement
will go right along as though nothing had
happened.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

The Latest.
The senate has confirmed the appoint
ment of John A. Dix Minister to Paris. -.
Hon. S. Colfax has been chosen Speaker OF
the House of Representatives Of the 10th
Congress-. :. The Liberals in Mexico have
captured, after fight of six hours, the
town of GUAM uorta, one hundred and fifty
prisoners, and large quantity of army
supplies, ammunition &C.. ...Senator Wade,
of Ohio, is said to have been elected to
succeed Mr.. Foster as President of the SEN
ate at Westinghouse. The Reconstruction
Bill has become law by two-third vote
setting aside the Presidents Veto. The
members of the impeachment committee
are decided in opinion upon the Importance
of the evidence discovered. 1.-The Presi-
dent has approved the bankrupt bill and a
bill increasing the tariff on imported wool
and woolens..... Thirty-Ninth Con-
gress terminated at noon on Monday, when
the Fortieth Congress organized and COM
hcNOCo OuSinceS......AAc AAOuSc mas to
fused to order the removal of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis to New London,
Connecticut. "a communication has been
received from Minister King saying there
is 40 truth in the statement that the Amer.
lean chapel had been removed by direction
of the papal authorities outside the walls
of Rome, and that the American minister
asserting to the arrangement, had hired a
villa where services were henceforth to be
held.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

TANNING MILLs.-R. Scott of Prairie
du Chen, Wis, is manufacturing an I'm.
proved and Superior Tanning Mill-his
patent-for changing, raising and lower
ing the selves, making them independent
OF each other. This, together with other
late improvements, makes it the best mill
now in use for cleaning grain, and grass
seed Of all kinds.
II. B. MALONE & Co., Agents,
53smS McGregor, Iowa.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-06

EMIcRArIoN.-By the report of the En-
igration Commissioners of New York, it
appears that during 1866 there arrived at
that port 259,972 emigrants, who were
brought to this country on 40l steamships
and 349 sailing vessels. 1t is estimated
that, besides the amount of labor added to
the resources of the country by this valu-
able addition tt. its population, these eni-
grants brought with them fully $40, OOO,-
600 in money and effects. They have set.
tied in every State Of the Union-the
greater number, however, in the West.