North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-10

Mistress-"And why do you wish to
leave, Sarah?" Sarah-"Well, mum, you
never told me as master were Council
man, when I engaged for respectable
family. The January statement shows
the total public debt less cash in Treasury
to be S2,556, 2O5, 65S.. 1.-The would-be
assassin, who attempted the life of Press
ident Juarez, of Mexico, has been execut-
ed. The actor, John Mccullough, had
benefit at Salt Lake City, the other
night, at which the receipts consisted
principally of corn in the ear, sweet pota-
toes, white mice, young pigs, and 200 AK
handles. .....M More cotton will be planted
this year in Southwestern Georgia, than in
any season ''since freedom" ......The Wall
street brokers have agreed to pay the tax,
one twenty fourth Of one per cent. on
capital employed, as demanded by Asses
sor Webster. The newspapers of the
city of Mexico say that poisoned cave
exists in the mountain of Jilitia. The air
within causes death to any living creature
that ventures into it. An Indian died
after having entered il short time since.
There is an anecdote told somewhere of
a dispute in which boisterous ill-bred
fellow called his adversary "no gentle.
man." II suppose you think yourself
one" was the reply. Certainly / d."
answered the bully. "Then," said the
other, "I'm not offended that you don't
think me one" Earnings of the evan
derbilt'' railroads last year: New York
Central, sl4,3sl, 3O2; Hudson River,
S., 523, GIL, and Harlem, S2,756, 232. The
receipts of the Central from freight were
So, 49l ,427......Two young ladies and an
Irishman were conversing on age, when
one Of them put the home question -
(which of us do-you think is the elder,
Mr.. H." "Sure," replied the gallant
Hibernian, ''you both look younger than
each other.". THE Santa Anna party is
again organizing in Mexico, with view
of placing that old leader at the head Of
the Government. 1.-The effort Of the
Spanish authorities in Cuba to conciliate
the insurrectionary party and restore
peace on the island, has failed, and the
war will 60 on......The president has dir
ected the attorney general to make a
report in the case Of DR.. Mudd, as pre-
liminary to q pardon. The friends of
Mudd say they have no doubt he will
soon be set at liberty. This belief is bas-
ed upon what the president has told
! them.
Thirty thousand acres of public lands
were disposed of to actual settlers during
January, in Nebraska, Minnesota, and
Wisconsin, according to returns just
received at the general land ofice......
The greatest marriage settlement" in the
world-Utah. The list of representa>
tives of the House for the forty.ninth
Congress, to be called on March 4th, has
been made to consist of 2O6 names-137
Republicans and 60 Democrats. There
are 81 new members, and 81 seats are t.
be filed. .."What is tho horrible end OF
sculptor's life pa He makes faces and
busts.. lit don't follow that man dis
likes his bed b. cause he turns his back
upon t......Complaints that old maids
would like to be troubled with,-chaps on
their lips... Paris letters say all France
| is being armed; that all the towns are
full of munitions of war, and that the
people are anxious to know what this
means if Louis Napoleon really desires
peace. Prince Napoleon is reported by
recent letters to be very i'll. Indeed he is
not likely to recover, though he may lin
ger for several months. He is wasted to
a skeleton......We always respect old age,
except when stuck with pair of tough
chickens. -
} Whereas money first mentioned in the
Bible? Where the dove brought the
green-back to Noah.... ..On the London
Stock Exchange there was, at last accounts,
a revived demand for the Confederate
loan, which was quoted at go los. The
idea that some recognition of these bonds
may be given by the Anglo-American
Commission has brought about this re,
newed speculation......When Haddock's
wife kicked him oat of bed, he said,
''Look here, now : if you do that again,
| it will be likely to cause coldness in
this family......In California there is one
woman to three men in Nevada, one to
eight in Colorado, one to twenty. ........
Never run down your opponents goods
in public. Let him pay for his own
advertising. Persons who teach the art
of riding velocipedes are called "velocipe-
dagogues" in Boston. People that
advertise only once in three months for
get that most folks cannot remember any
thing longer than about seven days. IA
Vermont editor says in his paper that he
will stake all kinds of vegetables in pay
for subscriptions, except BEANS" .....A
Cleveland gentleman whose daughter is
about to be married, has had printed on
the cards, "no presents will be received"
......Manton Marble must be the riches,
man living he is said to own the whole
of the World......An early spring jump
ing out of Led ut 5 o'clock in the morning
Those who live in Omaha, are known
as Omahogs. ,o5O
Alaska is good for something. It pro
duced for market last year 225, 900 sea-
skins worth from so to $25 each. TIE
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