North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-11-13
News and Items,

News and Items.
Cannon have been made of ice and load
ed with powder and ball, and fired several
times without bursting. 1.-The trial of
JEFF. Davis in to commence at Richmond
on the 25th.. Partisan dressmakers re-
gard a revolution as imminent in the world
OF fashion. Things in that realm are now
in transitory state..... The report of the
commissioner of the general land office
shows that 100000 acres of public lands
have been disposed of during the past
year. There are yet remaining AGO.
100000 acres, including the re emily ac-
quired Russian territory......Th United
States has 81, 600 miles of completed rail-
road, and 1860 in course of construc-
tion......A larger percentage of the houses
IN Philadelphia are owned by those who
occupy them than those of any other city
in the world..... .Forney's Press and Chron-
icle are out for Grant for the next Presi-
dency......The Sultan of Turkey has $45,-
100000 in gold for his annual personal
expenditures. 1T is said Portland, Me.
belle has captured the hero of Winchester,
and a serious engagement is expected......
Sir Edward Thornton has been appointed
minister to the United States, by the Brit
ish governments. The statement of the
NJ, doh 10 ! lo E<h
that the debt bearing coin interest has in
creased Sl2,9l4,S5O since the first of o.
tober. The debt bearing currency interest
has decreased $34 100000. The matured
debt, not presented for payment, has in
creased $751; The debt hearing no in
terest has decreased So, 5ll 500 50. The to-
tai debt has decreased S4,SS7. COS 90.
The Grant and Chase men are equally ex-
cited over the bearing the result of the re-
cent elections will probably have upon
their prospects, presidentially. Greeley
claims that the Grant republicans staid
away from the polls in New York so as to
allow the democrats to carry the state and
thus force the republicans to unite on
Grant for the presidency in preference to
Chase or any other candidate. On the 9TH
err hand, the friends of Mr.. Chase declare
that they are not alarmed; and that not a
jot of the party platform as enunciated in
congress must be abated...... 20 ea.'. aa
A gentleman in London has written to
the Land Office at Washington to inquire
as to the prospect of obtaining land for
$4,000 emigrants who propose coming to
this country. The Kansas girls have
nominated George Francis Train for the
presidency......We say that the "bells are
ringing for fire. when in fact they are
ringing for water to put out the fre......It
is not certain that Chas. Dickens will visit
this country this season. He will not come
unless be can be assured So for reserved
seats. 1t is said he will not sell himself
to an association or mana GER Mime. De
La Grange has two hundred thousand dol
lars worth of diamonds. Like the Prin-
cess in the fairy tale, precious stones drop
from her mouth. Twelve or fourteen
thousand acres are planted with roses near
Adrianople, and from the flowers more
than half million dollars worth of ottar
is expressed annually.
The rumor that Collector Smythe, of N.
Y, and Reverdy johnson, of Maryland,
were offered positions in the Cabinet, has
been disputed by the president himself.
.....Mayor Hoffman is renominated by the
rammany Democrats of New York. Fer
lando Wood is to be the Mozart candidate.
Russell, of Jones county, is spoken of
" the radicals for Speaker at the next ses-
ion of the legislature. John B. Cough
md Wendell Phillips confess that they
rave never overcome their first timidity on
Using to address an audience. Captain
David Hinkley, who voted for Washington
or the first President, died at Livermore,
'ie.. on the 9th inst, aged l02 years.
susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone and Eliza
,eth Cady Stanton are about to stump the
Northern states for female suffrage. 1t is
aid that George Francis Train will accom-
,any them. from Central and
south America are that treaty has been
between Nicaragua and the Uni
ed States and that the revolution in Pc
u is assuming such dimensions that Pres
dent Prado is in the field against the in
The Danish West India ISL
Inds are offered to our government for
;l5,OOO.0O0. Sec. Seward has offered to
Jay $1,000, 900 in gold. 1t is understood
hat Secretary Seward contemplates tend
ring to Garibaldi an asylum in the Unit
d States, on the ground that he was an
Irdent friend of this country during the re.
,ellion.
The president has finally made up his
mind not to send the annual message to
Congress until the first Monday in Decem-
Ter. Aside from other messages, it APP
,ears that several departmental reports
will not be ready in time for the Novem.
Der session