North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-12-30

49,. .Mansonry is now allowed in Austria
for the FIRST time. In time Aus. may lie
sensible. Santa Anna is in Domingo.
Tooth Carpenter is the name for
McGregor Dentist.......Tbe Copper tariff
swindle delays in the Scnate.... Gen.
Grant wants the ''buro" nonsense rubbed
out he is already receiving sinister cons
plimcnts from late friends. 1.-The stuff
spoken about Thaddeus Stevens, in Con-
gress, is enough to make him turn over in
his coffin. Fernando Wood talked sense
Donnelly nothing; Ashley, balderlash
Dickcy (Stevcns' successor) less than moth
ing and Miller Of Pa. Stiffness. Nc
Dewitt, at Chicago, Dec. %, 1868, played
Goldthwaite for the Championship Of
America, beating him as per .fe,nenst:
1900 to 1883, one of the closest games on
record. The Chicago papers are full of
the "runs," but we have no space for de-
tails. Nc. d. made runs of 1916 and 23S,
Goldthwaite 202 and 206. Winners
average 25...... Blaire, Dawes and Banks,
all of New England ARE the candidates for
Speaker of the 4lst Congress. Why not
ALLISON of Iowa? "Bill'' is good man,
for Ry schemes!
The Atlantic cable earned $500 q day
last month. ....A treaty Of peace has been
effected between Spain and Chilli. ....An
old Irish woman, named Sarah Boyd,
died Of starvation at Nashville on the 10Th
......Ilon. John L. Hoffman has declined
the escort Of the Seventy-frst Regiment
to Albaay.. IA Parish fashion writer says
crionlines are on the return, and wider
than could be expected. Elder Danie!
Spencer, President of the High Council,
died 1t Salt Lake Oh the 10th, aged rs.
......Dr. Parsons, hero of the battle Of
Lake Erie, died at Providence, II. L., on
the 10Th, aged so years. Springfield
Mass firm is making pair of skates
worth 5000, on an order from Chicago
skater. During the past week twenty
three DEGREES Of divorce have been grants
ed in the New York city courts..... The
elections of members of the Spanish
Cortes are progressing quietly. The
Monarchists are said to be ahead Six
teen thousand acres Of mineral land in
Crawford county, Mo-, was this week
knocked off at 81 cents per acre. 1.-The
Enpire Block and Halls Block, at Albion,
N. Y, were destroyed by fire on Saturday
morning. Loss, $4,000. is reported
that the Turkish commander has been
forbidden to invade Greece, unless the
Greeks pass the Thessalonian frontier.
Passengers from Salt Lake report very
little snow on the mountains, and but two
inches of snow at Cheyenne. The great
est quantity is between Omaha and North
Platte. The Greek Minister to Turkey,
on the 10th, demanded of the representa-
tives of the Great Powers protection for
Greek subjects in Constantinople. The
French envoy refused to take action in the
premises. Minnesota has two million
school fund ......Too rich for comfort
William B. Astor.. .Thurlow Weed goes
South for the winter......A Chica 20 baby
has been kissed by Grant. Pub Doc
the city physician. Macon ga edi-
tor was presented with ripe strawberries
and a watermelon last week.. Having
had an earthquake, Lima is now enjoying
the small-pox.........Ch Charles A. Dana is
called the best velocipedist in New York.
lone green carleton dress pattern is
said to contain arsenic enough to kill three
men......Stanton says he gives up his as
pirations for Office. What is he after now?
frank Reno knew where 100000 was
buried. Now nobody does... ...Spain has
sent COCO troops to Cuba, up to the pre-
sent time.
Gen. Stoueman, who rules Virginia, has
extended the stay law till the first day Of
July ncxt...... Mormon morality keeps the
price of lager beer in Salt Lake City at
twenty-five cents glass......The value of
annually would more than twice pay our
national debt......W Women of the period
commonly make Tor try to- dash. The
public make a point Of exclamation Of
some sort when seeing them. -. Chicago
derives revenue of moro than five hun
dred dollars from licenses to newsboys
and shoeblacks... Hartford people are
likely to Ego up Cars loaded with
powder pass through their streets daily.
......." Statistics show that children are
decreasing in New England. So are the
men since Daniel Websters time" Who
trow dat brick ?......The word debt is
composed of the initials of 'dun every
body twice." Credit is formed Of the
initial letters of "call regularly every day
Ill trust.''
The country papers are still besceching
their subscribers to pay up. The North
acest. published at Napoleon, Ohio, is
growing desperate. Hear it: "We will
take about 1000 cords Of wood on sub
scrption, if rendered within a month.
Well take wood of any length, from six
inches to sixty feet, but prefer it sawed
eighteen, twenty-five and thirty inches, as
it saves some work and considerable cuss-
ing. 1.-THE Ohio Legislature has made
it obligatory upon every banker and brok-
er in the state to stamp or mark every
counterfeit, broken, worthless or altered
bank note that may come into their pos
session, or no shall forfeit and pay not
exceeding 500 nor less than $50 for every
such offence 49,. Mrs. Commodore Meade
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