North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-08-26


nominee of the convention.
An Elkader gentleman sends us a de-
descriptive note Of the outside of the Con-
v~ention.
One thousand doors, best quality, and
10000 light sash at wholesale and retail
at Hayt & Burdick's lumber yard on the
lcvee. 6lS
News and Items.
France has a Protestant population of
|, 200,O0O...... Two hundred English pick
pockets are said to be en- route to America.
......Since the death of King Theodore an
archy reigns in Abyssinia.. 1.-The rumors
that the government contemplated a pro-
tectorate over Mexico are pronounced, in
responsible quarters, to be without found
alton. Letters are being received in
Washington, from members, opposing the
meeting of congress in September. 1t is
believed a quorum could not be had. The
members are too much interested in their
home c,nva s....Ben. Butler having applied
to Atty. Gen. Evarts to defend him, by
virtue of an act of congress, in the suit
brought against him by the Kimberly Bros.
oil Baltimore, for alleged appropriation of
property, while Butler was in the army,
the attorney general has replied to the
application, and states that the indictment
is not covered by the law referred to, and
he therefore declines to act as his attorney.
1t is intimated, though it is not known to
be in the letter, that if Mr.. Evarts had
consented to defend Butler, he would have
demanded that his client should have fol-
lowed his advice, which would be to settle
with the Baltimore men, rather than stand
a suit.
The Fenian Congress met in New York
yesterday......Gen. Harvey is on a visit to
the upper Missouri river forts to settle tho
Indians on that reservation. .:..Gen Sher-
man has gone west. He is expected to
remain a week or ten days. His family
accompany him.......Gcn. Rousseau is soon
to take charge of the Department of Louis
lana and Texas. Postal negotiations are
now pending between the United States
and France for a more liberal exchange of
mails.... 1t is said that Gen. Mcmahon,
the new minister to Paraguay, will be in
| structed to use his best efforts to restore
peace between that republic and the allies
now ~ rim xro n ro;pcf hor
Gen. McClellen is expected home soon
and it is believed will participate in the
present campaign. The cattle plague is
raging in many of the eastern cities.......
The president has officially announced
that the legislature of Georgia has ratified
the l4th amendment to the constitution of
the United States. The democratic ma
jority in Montana turns out to be 2,400,
instead Of ZOO, as has been announced.
Last year it was l,l04-more than doubled
......Iti is said that Patti will visit the I'm
tied States after the termination of her st.
Petersburg engagement, not accompanied
by her husband..... plot for the assassin
alton ofQueen Victoria, during her %sojourn
in Switzerland, h Is been discovered, and
one of the conspirators arrested. He is
alleged to be a ~Fenian......A strong effort
to get the president to remove Gen. Geo.
IL. Thomas from his command in Kentucky
and Tennessee is being made by the con-
servatives from that quarter. They declare
that Thomas is even more radical than
observation-disclosures cattle continue to
arrive at New York, aed there are numer-
Gus deaths there and en- route.
Our friend John Taper, Of Monona,
left ON our table some samples Of ears Of
corn, plucked hastily and without a
thought of selecting, from a field of six
teen acres, grown on his farm, which
would surprise the dcnizens of the south
ern Illinois corn regions indeed, we think
would county or state fair any they could
trot out. To-day, the corn in this part of
Iowa is fully one month ahead in time and
will be equal in quality and yield to any
of which they brag. Jack Frost could
not touch it were he to come tonight
Mr., Taper is one Of the best and most
enterprisiug farmers in northern Iowa and
We know will verify our report.
We publish the following at the request
of esteemed friends of the Congregations
Society of McGregor. 1t is a pleasure to
us to add our own thanks to those who sc
cordially assisted to render the Entertain
ment one of the most agreeable features
which McGregor sociality has ever exhibi
ted. Let us poor mortals get togeter otter
and rub out some of the many cares which,
in spite of philosophy and Religion, viii
sink the heart.
"Those who had charge Of the sole
Folks Entertainment take this opportu'
nifty Of returning sincere thanks to al
who SO kindly and efficiently helped il
their Tableaux, and their Refreshments
Whatever success attended the effort
was due to their hearty cooperation"
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Mr.. J. l.. Hagensick has leased his
Brewery on Bluff street, for a term o
three years at $4,000 the year, to Mr.
John Kargleder, formerly foreman Of ont
of the iripcil al brewing establishment
of Milwaukee and for some months own
or and occupant Of one of Clayton Co..
excellent farms. Mr.. X. has experience
in the business and will furnish an articl.
equal to the Milwaukee best and nee,