North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-02-19
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Geographic cable across the Atlantic. The
line is to be run from Falmouth, England
to Oporto and the Azores, and from The
islands to some point on the coast in the
United States. The new cable is to be
submerged on the Allen principle. The
estimated expense of the enterprise will
not exceed 100000 sterling .....A little
one wanted to know if she died and went to
Heaven if the Lord would know she be-
longed to first class society unless she wore
her MORE antique dress. ....A Miss Reeves
of Newark attempted to lecture some
spiritual people all in a naked state but
the people couldn't see the propriety Of
the exhibitions; their motto is "No conceal.
ment." An old man among the "believ.
ers" says he is Jesus and desires Crucifx.
ion. An old woman says she is Eve OF
the Virgin Mary and she don't know what
she wants.....Tho whisky tax will pro-
pably not be lowered. Darcy McGee
is expelled the St. Patrick society of Mon.
treal for telling his countrymen the truth,
......California has an eight hour law......
A bill repeating the celebrated liquor law
Of the last session which prevented the
sale of liquors on Sunday has passed the
house of the Pennsylvania legislature......
Jim Bracket of the Chippewa Falls wis.
Times told good bear story which we
printed. In his latest issue he refers
strongly to numerous wild cats sup that
away" Look out for another good re-
port 1.-THE Wisconsin legislature are
moving in favor of transferring the pub
iication of the local laws from the state
papers to the local papers of the state.
Sensible.
The British government has sent seven
ships to the river La Plata, South Amer :
ca, but for what purpose is not known.
......A fellow praised clothes wringer :
II have run load of wood through it and
used the wood for kindling.". .....A young
lady of the I. O. G. 4. persuasion was
hauled up for cidcr-drinking. She admit
ted the cider part but she said that Pa who
was also member, learned her to use a
straw......The Davenport brothers are in
Marseilles, France. Cheyenne calls itself
the "Magic City,. .....Strawbcrries are
fifty cents box in New Orleans. This
month is delightful one for school child
rem; there are five Saturdays in it......
Why does hanging kill man asked DR..
Whately. because" said learned guest,
circulation stops, inspiration ceases, blood
sufuses and congestion of the brain en-
Sues 'Bahr' said the matter offact
old doctor "'tis because the rope was not
long enough to reach the ground r'......
1t is believed to be certain that Gen. Nc
Clellan has been offered the mission to
England. ....Rev. Miss Augusta Chaplin
resides at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, where she de-
sires to be addressed. Well s'nt this leap
year.. The highest salary paid any fe-
male school teacher in the Ueited States is
$4,000 and $1,000 is the average pay for
female principals in the New York public
schools.
The second attempt to impeach president
johnson was lost before it left the esom-
mittee by vote Of of from 8 to a1 ainst
reporting. Gen. Lopnzo Thomas has
been ordered to resume the duties of ad-
jutant general Of the army. Gen. Town
send has been acting in that capacity for
seme years......An editor advertised for a
boy. In few days his excellent lady de-
livered him one weighing 10 pounds.
The first article he made for was that
charming part of o mother which so
nearly resembles in texture, printers
INSTRUMENTATION biographies, recently
introduced in the schools of Germany,
prove exceedingly popular. Some sixty
thousand copies of More's Geography
translated into German, were sold in
very short time.
An offer is made to connect England and
France by a bridge. 1t is to rest on 80
iron pillars, will be 335 feet broad and GO
feet high-535 feet above sea level-and
cost $50, 0o.0O0......A very large portion
of the milk used in the Partisan coffee
houses is first used for bathing purposes
and then sold at half price. paper
spoke of the priests, deacons and lady
members Of the Episcopal Church. He
meant lay members. In correcting the
blunder in his next issue he says "lady
members are not lay members except of
the hen family. 1.-The president has re-
ceived petition from George Francis
Train, asking the aid, influence, and power
of the United States government to enforce
his claim for 100000 against the Brit.
ish government for illegal arrest and false
imprisoument......The Penn. R'y. confsi-
Gates all flash, criminal, and sensational
papers,. WIN. Athlof Of st. Louis, fell
out with his wife and blew out his own
brains-if he had any to blow. 80. The
president directed Gen. Grant to assign
Gen. Sherman to the command of new
department, with headquarters in, to he
called the department of the Atlantic, to
include the departments of Washington,
the east, and the lakes. IAN obituary OF
a politician says he was an extensive
democrat. One Of the kind who vote
early and often.
Gen. Hancock has not resigned. ..Johr
c. Breckenridge is in Syria.....A Washing
ton dispatch says: The United States
bonds of lS45, which matured on Dec
81, will, it is understood, be paid on pres