North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-12-23
News and Xfelna.

announces that he has Withdrawn from
politics......A heavy shock Of earthquake
was felt at Gibraltcr On the 18TH. The
changes in the French Cabinet are claim
cd to indicate pacific policy. Napoleon
and Eugene called on Isabella, at Paris,
on the lSth......It is stated that the Greek
Government has offered command to
Garibaldi... 1.-THE Sultan announces Off
cially that he will enforce his demands on
Greece. -Four Turkish frigates have
sailed for the Archipelago. There is a
report that the Turkish Admiral, Hobart
Pasha, sunk the Greek steamer Erosis in
the port of Syra... ...Lavete has been APP
pointed Foreign Minister of France, and
Foscade, Minister of the Interior The
press Of Missouri generally favors the
election Of Carl Schurz to the United
States Senate. 1.-Two Greek men, of. war
have gone to SYRIA to see that Hobart
Pasha does not obstruct the entrance of
the harbor. The London Times says
that if the world were sure that the U. s.
would pay the interest on the debt in gold
the annual burden Of the country might
be reduced one-half.
The London Standard glorifcs the Tory
party for having effected the postal treaty
with the United States, tile benefits of
which it declares to be immeasurablc. :. :.
Advices come by way of Paris that the
Sublime Porte has sent ships to Greek
waters to establish blockade; also that
Turkish troops are gathering on the Greek
frontier.... 1.-The Greek Government has
called cut the reserves and taken steps
toward the mobilization of the army. Ten
battalions of Greeks, who are subjects of
the Sultan, are to be enrolled. The
London Times charges that Greece is the
aggressive party in the war with Turkey.
1t thinks that peace will be speedily re-
stored, through the interposition of the
great powers......Wc have Mexican advi-
ces to the Sd. General Rosecrans had
arrived at the capital. Oil wells in the
state Of Oaxaca are said to be flowing
from one hundred and fifty to three hum
dred barrels per day.. .Beecher's Church
has three deaconesses......Th Grecian
Bend has reached Lima.
Ben. Wade thinks Dana an "aristocrat."
Princes Salm Salm has a baby. 1t
is a "him.". Matilda Heron is fifty
years old and lively. Rothschild left
ton of deeds and stock certificates. d. -.
Victor Hugo reads English, but cannot
write or speak it......The greatest "mar-
riage settlement in the worlds Utah.
......Hunnicutt hopes to so to Congress as
an "inderendent." ......A man in Illinois
offers fifty dollars for runaway wife,.
Two thousand men are at work tearing
down churches in Madrid. IA husband,
out in Missouri, has shot his wife for a
burglar......It takes $4,000 day to pay
for the pork packed in Cincinnati. =.
Chicago reporters low call a dentist
"tusk-hoister. "......Frankfort, KY, has
suspended its Sunday law for four months
to see how it works.. Fossil remains are
frequently unearthed in the deep gold
washings Of Montana :. General Butler
occupies Thad. Stevens's seat, and receives
his inspirations therefrom. The man
who fell from grace: was picked up by
policeman his reputation was severely
bruised.
The New Orleans Times calls Governor
Hahn's Tribune newspaper "the Hahn'd
organ" ......A fellow in Ohio signifed his
dislike of his mother-in-law, by putting
strychnine in the we'll bucket. Roche
fort is very abusive. lie calls Isabella's
boy "the Prince who will never know who
his father was" ......A fit minister for
Observation-Disclosures Winslow; he set
tied the claims of the Alabama once
before......Baron Rothschild, by his will,
left an annuity of $500 francs to every
clerk who had been ten years in his SER
yice......A man of forty, shot himself in
New York the other day, because the
affection of his tender heart was not
reciprocated.. 1.-THE body of Chicago
saloon-kecper can't be buried, because it
is in doubt whether he committed suicide
or not......Forney scolds the Philadelphia
negroes for not giving Wendell Phillips
better audience at his last lecture in that
city......Alluding to the Hatch readings,
the Muscatine Journal very pointedly re,
marks that Vehement gcsticulation and
distorted grimaces are now discarded by
our most prominent orators, and left to
the drama and the Choir" Good Joke on
church music.
While discussing thu apple tree matter,
at the late meeting of the Iowa Horticul-
tural Society, majority of the speakers
concurred in advising planters to dig their
trees in the autumn and heel them in,
to spring planting. The i'm
portance of careful hecling SO as to pro-
tect TIE roots from dead air and mould |
was urged, and some recommend burying
the tops to protect them from rabbits, and
ore speaker would rather winter trees in
cellar than out of doors.
FAREwELL.-FarewelI is lonely sound
and the echo has caused many sad |
heart; but none would feel saddened but
rather be greatly cheered and benefited
by saying farewell to all kinds Of Soda