North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-10-21
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Mr.. Cyrus Field is en- route for New
York. Gen. Prim las been brevetted
Marshal of Spain. The reports are fav.
orable from the sugar crops in Cnbn......
The number of deaths in New York during
the past week was 426......It is reported
TINT an attempt was made to assassinate
Ger. Prm at Madrid, but failed. IA des-
perado named Bill Porter was shot and
killed by one Carline, at Memphis, on the
18th. 80. .Goodyear's carriage factory at
New Haven was damaged by fire Sunday
morning. Loss $4,000. THE wife o.
Bill Porter, who was murdered at Mem
phis, on the 18th, died instantly on hearing
of his death. ...A contract for removing
the Frying Pan and Pot Rocks in Hell
Gate. East river, has been let for the sum
Of S3S 900. Mr.. D. II. Ketchum has
received the appointment of inspector Of
tobacco and cigars for the sixth Wisconsin
district..... The Prussian Government will
await the development of affairsH before
recognizing the Provisional Junta ofSpain
......There is a report that some American
and European capitalists are about to lay
cable direct from New York to Belgium.
Prince Alfred of EnglandQ) and Ferdi-
nando of Portugal are talked ofin connect
ion with the succession to the Spanish
throne. The parliamentary election in
England is verv bitter. The Liberals
claim that they will have at least 80 maj
ority in the next House of Commons. Mr..
Gladstone is stumping actively. K
| Young ladies, it is said, are to dress
very plainly for street promenade this
winter. The best watches, whether
bought for cash or not, are always kept
on tick. The trees are coming out in
their old fall fashion,. German cler-
gyman has been fined and imprisoned for
calling Bismarck rascal. company
has been formed at Bridgeport for the
manufacture Of a new kind of screw
driyer....." Wild Bill" Comstock was
killed by Indians in Western Kansas a
short time since. Mrs. Ticknor, oil
Chicago, who figured in disgraceful
divorce case, is reported to have been
married. 1.-THE engine Pennsylvania.
used to push engines on the Reading
railroad is the largest locomotive in the
United States. 1t has twelve driving.
wheels, and weighs over forty-four tons
Sixty thousand gallons Of wine will b
made this year in the vicinity Of Burling
tom. -. Fourteen thousand FIVE hundred
and seventy nine dollars have been paid te
the sufferers by the earthquake in Peru
and Ecuador......H Horace Greedy is contest
ing the Fifth New York District agains
John Morrissey, for Congress.
Oysters in England sell for $40 pei
bushcl.. Mrs. Lincoln is to live at
Frankfort on-the- Maine. The champion
rat-catchcr lives in Montreal. Russia
advises people not to emigrate to tina
country, as food is scarce and business
dull. =. Mexico has an archbishop ant
five new bishops, just appointed by tn
! Pope. The fashion in New York Thu
season is said to be to have no grooms-
men at the weddings. The London
Standard states that President johnson
has informed Mr.. Thornton, British Minis
tiers at Washington, and Mr.. Reverdy John
son, of his intention to pay visit to Eng,
land as soon as his term OF Office expires
in March neyt Sixty Mormons tht
last instalment of five thousand, who hav
come from Europe this year, lately passes
through Chicago, on their way to Utah
Yhe agent counts on bringing ten thousant
or twelve thousand next year. The Chi
ca.o Board of Trade has adopted reso
luton declaring that any member VIII
hereafter engages in making corners
shall be expelled from the Board.