North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-06-03
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Imprisonment for debt has been abolished
in the German Confederation. Canadian
gunboats are patrolling the river between
Prescott and Kingston. Many officers
of volunteers in Canada are resigning on
account of the new militia bill. The
Senate of Massachusetts, has defeated bill
to abolish corporal punishment in schools.
.....Advices from the South American
war by way of London and Paris are IA
yerable to the Paraguayans......The state
mcnt of the public debt for the month of
May will show no material alteration from
that of April. The steamboat Centraia
sank near Auburn Landing on the Arkan-
sas River, on the 9th. Loss, Sl3, 0O0......
The first shipment of this years wheat
was received at Memphis on the Goth, ult.
1t was from Pamela county, Miss.
Racy's warehouse and some other build
ings at Clinton, Canada, were destroyed
by FIRE on Thursday. Loss, s25, 000......
The Senate in executive session on Friday
confirmed the nom nation of Gen., j. NJ.
Schofeld as Secretary of War. The Chi
nese embassy were received by Raymond,
Greeley and other members Of the New
York press on Friday night.
The Republican State Central Committee
of Michigan will call State Convention
to meet on the 1st Of July, to nominate
officers and an electoral ticket. -. Gro. II.
Stuart, late President of the Christian
Commission, has been suspended Ivy the
General Synod of the Reformed Presby-
terrain Church for singing hymns not com
prised in the psalmody.. 1.-The prospect
of reunion Of the Old and New School
Presbyterians, whose General Assemblies
are now in session, is not very promising.
Strong opposition is made in both Assem-
blies.... Among the nominations sent to
the Senate on Friday. were the following !:
Henry Stanbery, Attorney General; II. c
Worthington. Minister to the Argentine
Republic Thaddeus Plaft Minister to
Costa Rica, Rear Admiral j. A. Dahlgren,
Chief OF the Bureau Of Ordnance. ....On
Friday evening the officers of the Chicago
Convention waited on Gen. Grant and Mr..
Colfax, and formally advised them of their
nomination. Gen. Hawley, President of
the conventions; made the address, and
Gen. Grant and Mr.. Colfax briefly respond
ed, promising to reply more at length by
letter. '' '|"s.. '"
Burlingame and the Chinese embassy
arrived at Washington on Monday night.
The President has assigned Gen. Stoncman
to the command Of the first military dis
trict. ..On the Goth ult., several severe
shocks of an earthquake were felt in Cal
iforna and Nevada. Twenty four child
rem died Of scarlatina on the Marcus Polo,
during its last trip from Brcmen......Two
thousand dollars were sent to the Treasury
Department on the 3Oth ult. by some con-
science-stricken speculator........... James
Buchanan, ex-President of the United
States, died at his home near Lancaster,
Pa, on the morning of the LIST inst. He
was in the 18th year of his age. Gen.
Grant and Mr.. Colfax have written letters
to Gen. Hawley, formally accepting the
nominations rendered them by the Chicago
Convention and cordially approving the
platform. LIN the General Assembly of
Il e Old School Presbyterian Church, on
the LIST inst, protest signed by ifty-two
delegates was presented against the basis
of reunion adopted by the Assembly.
Ernest Andrees's shihgle and Touring
mill, six miles from Grand Haven. was
bruned Oh the morning Of the 3Oth. James
Wcsterhof, Frank Hammersmith, John
Miller and Henry Banner were burned to
death. The German Catholic Union held
meeting at New York, on the LIST, and
elected John Amend, of st. Louis, presi-
dent, and Geo. Baldus, of Buffalo, and
Max. Phillips. of Milwaukee, vice presi-
dents. Gen. Grant has written letter
to the House Committee on Military
Affairs, recommending renewal of the
33s per cent. in the pay Of army officers
The law which gives this increase now ex-
pires by law of limitation on the Both Of
June..... The report telegraphed last week
that the Radical Republican United States
Senators refused to meet in caucus with
Trumbull, Fessenden and the other Rep
ublican Senator's who voted for the Presi
dents acquittal, is concradicted as utterly
without foundation $500. The Methodist
General Conference on the morning of the
LIST unanimously passed resolution TO
hold the next qua rennial session in the
city of Brooklyn. The conference will
finally adjourn its present session to-day.
Bishop Simpson and a number of the del
egates will leave on an excursion to the
Rocky Mountains......Gold is l4O or near
it; late partisan commissions have not affect
it,. The election for Mayor in Washing
ton ID. c. on Monday resulted in q
Democratic victory, Jno. 7. Given being
elected Mayor. The RAIDS. attemptTto dis
! pute it. Several negro councilmen were
chosen: 1901 whites and 1896 blacks were
registered. Giyen's majority is 1885,. The
G. l.. of Masons is in session in Dos Moines
1t is. said that the Pendleton delegation
and escort of Gin. Ohio will be 1000, all
dressed in military 2arb. If true we are
sorry. Congress has laced that private
| dispatches may be inspected. Where is
France !...... The Senate caucus cannot find
man for Clerk. Forney SO befou:ed the