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North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

The pastor ofa popular church in Terre
Haute preached the funeral sermoa Of a
child. An unusually large audience was
present, and the preacher began by
saying, "My friends, am pleased to SEQ
so many of you on this OCCASION" Notic-
ing the blunder he had made, he added,
"P.nsirely pleased, | mean.'
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

Rev. DR.. Todd, of Pittsfeld, Mass,
has been presented with ring made from
one of the golden spikes used in laying the
last rail Of the Union Pacific Railroad.
The ring bears these words: i" The Mount
ain Wedding at which, it will be rem
embered, DR.. Todd was the officiating
clerpyman, f.-s
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

The cotton seed oil mills, at Mem
phis have produced about 1000 barrels
Of oil during the season now drawing to
a close. Scarcity Of seed has compel-
led but one to stop.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

The following notice was found posted
on q large boz which passed over the Sioux
City and Pacific Railroad q few days since:
Baggage snashers requested to handle
this bog with care - it contains nitro
glyosripe, Greek Are, gun cotton, and two
live gorillas." The box was not broken.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

On. last Saturday the Engineers on the
Des Moines and McGregor Railroad, COM
pleted the survey from Postville to this
town, via. Otter Creek. Col Bausenwien
the chief engineer, reports the line much
better than he expected to find. With the
exception of about d miles ofthe distance,
the work will be light, the balance though
more expensive is by no means formidable
and on the whole it viii make line,.o
cheap construction and easy operation,
the maximum grade up the Otter. being
only 80 feet to the mile, with no curves
exceeding three degrees.
The heavy body of good timber in Otter
Greek and Turkey, with their immense
water powers, contribute with other ad-
vantages to make this route one of the
most desirable ones in the country.
Monday they continued the survey in q
south-westerly direction through Centre
and Harlan townships, to point of inter.
section with the former survey in Oran
township, from which point it is proposed
to survey line via. Brush Creek, Volga
City and Elkader to McGregor, after which
the location is to be made upon the mos
feasible line, and the work commenced
We are satisfied that no line can be found
that will compete with this, besides this i,
the line which it will be largely for tho
Milwaukee company to have adopted, no
only from the fact it will furnish feeder
to their road already built, but will enable
them to reach country not already tri-
butary to their road by much shorter
and cheaper line, thereby supplying ths
country intended to be benefited with tn,
land grant with railroad faculties, ant
giving them stronger claims upon the leg
islature for the grant Vest Union.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

slowly repeated at intervals. The song
Of the Summer birds, 90 full in June, had
entirely ceased, for tho last half hour. A
bat came fitting about our heads. Many
stars were now visible, though not in
sufficient numbers to lessen the darkness.
At one point only, in tho far distant
northern horizon, something Of the
brightness Of dawn appea red to linger.
At 1l:l2 the moon stood revealed in it's
greatest distinctness-a vast black orb, 90
nearly obscuring the sun that the face ol
the great lunRinary was entirely and alb
solutely darkened, though q corona Of
rays Of light appeared beyond. The gloom
Of night was upon US.
A group of silent, dusky forms stood
near me, one emotion seemed to govern
ell. My father stood immovable, some
fifteen feet from me, but could net dis
cern his features. Three minutes OF
darkness, all but absolute, elapsed. They
appeared strangely heightened by the
intensity Of feeling and the food of over
powering thought which filed the mind.
There was another grand movement; as
the crescent of the sun reappeared, and
the moon was actually seen steering her
course through the void. Venus was still
shining brilliantly.
This second passage of the moon lasted
but moment, to the naked eye. As it
ceased, my eye fell again on the scene
around me. The street, now as distinctly
seen as ever, was filled with the population
of the village. Along the line Of road,
stretching for mile from the village,
against the side of the mountain, were
twenty wagons bearing travellers, or teams
from among the hills. All had stopped
on their course, impslled, apparently, by
unconscious reverence, as much as by
curiosity, while every face was turned
toward Heaven, and every eye drank in
the majesty Of the sight. Women stood
ip the open street, near me, with stream
ing eyes and clasped hands, and sobs were
audible in different directions. Even the
educated and rejecting men at my side
continued silent in thought. Several
minutes passed before the profound i'm
preston of the spectacle allowed of
speech. At such a moment the spirit of
man bows in humility before his Maker.
The changes Of the unwonted light
through whose gradations the full brillian-
cy of the day was restored, must have
been very similar to those by which it had
been lost, but they were little noted. I
remember, however, marking the instant
when l could FIRST distinguish the blades
of grass at my feet; and, later again,
watching the shadows of the leaves on the
ground walk. The white lilies in my
mothers flower garden were observed by
others among the 6rst objects of the vege'
ration which could be distinguished from
the windows of the house. Every living
creature was soon rejoicing again in the
blessed restoration Of light after that
friuhtful moment of a night at noon day."
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25
WHOLE No. GIL.

THE PRESIDENT.
The radicals are getting dissatisfied
with the repeated and prolonged absences
of the President from the capital. 1t is
asserted as matter of fact, and personal
knowledge, that never since the founda.
ton of the government, has there been
such a peripatetic Executive as Gen.
Grant. A correspondence of the New
York San says:
It would make but little difference
whether the General were in the White
House, or in his leather store in Galena,
from one years end to another, but from
the fact that there are certain ministerial
acts that the chief of the government
must pro torma perform. As regards
his Cabinet. however. who, with one or
two exceptions, are as ambulatory as him-
self, the matter assumes an aspect more
serious. Scores upon scores of individu~
ais who have come to Washington on Off
cial or private business of importance,
sometimes from distant sections of the
country, and to whom every day was OF
value, have been detained here for weeks
at ruinous expenses, simply that the Pres
ident's clerks, who, like other clerks,
should be at their desks to transact busi-
ness and earn their wages, might ''visit
their homes and attend to their private
interests, or that they might swell the
cortege of the Presidents numberless
junketings that have thus far character
lied his administration.
And as with the President and Cabinet
so also with the heads of Rureaus-"Like
master like man, That the public ser
vice seriously suffers from these ceaseles.
perigrinations is certain. Take for exam.
pie the case of the Commissioner of Pat
ents, Fisher. He has been at the Paten
Office about three months, and has visited
Cincinnati about twice every menth. HI
is there now, s'on leave for month";" anG
that too, at time when the Patent Office
is in more deplorable condition than ev-
er before, and never required judiciou:
and energetic direction so much as now
But all these worthy gentlemen, from
the President down, seem to think that by
some divine right they are where they are
that they are marvelously proper men fol
the places they occupy.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

Kentucky $4,000 Democratic, Virginia
$4,000, Tennessee 10000, Alabama the
samo way-and the other States coming.
Radicslism verify at last does roost lever.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

Cramer, Grant brother-in-law, was
introduced in an Ohio camp meeting with
the announcement that ''the brother-in-
law of President Grant will now lead us
in prayer" We call it carrying the
brother-in-law business to an extreme
when supplications to heaven are spicsd
with that sort of relationship Herald.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

Some one has seen ''wild man" In
Indiana carrying rifle twenty-five feet
long. None but wild man would carry
such weapon.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

The number of buildings now in pros
cess of erection in Atlanta, Ca, approx
imates $50, and some of them are the
best ever erected in that city, e.a
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

g It is claimed that Great Britain has
now such extra facilities for. ship build
ing, that in case of any emergency, she
could send out an iron-clad daily from
the works on the Clyde alone. a
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

The Methodist Protestant knows of
case where sponge cake and wine has
been used, instead of bread and wine,
at the communion table. ai
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

In 1850 there were but 4O2 miles OF
horse railroads in the United States. It 10
estimated that thsre are at least 1000
miles to-day.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

HEAVY RoBBERY.-Some ladies in the
city of Rock Island returned home from
an up-river trip the other day, minus over
two thousand dollars worth Of diamonds
and jewelry they had when they went
aboard the steamer ut the city Of their
residence. They were robbed in the night
while on their way to St. Paul. The rob.
uery was q singular one, too. The ladies
took of their rings, and placed them, with
the rest of their jewelry. in places in their
state rooms, which they deemed secure
from discovery by thieves. Their opera
tions must have been witnessed by outside
eyes, for in the morning every one of the
valuable ornaments were missing. The
diamonds alone, with the party, were
worth $1,000 or more. No fuss was made
about the matter, however, as the victims
were abundantly able to replace the valu-
ables and not regret the expense enough
to say anything about it.-Darenport
Gazette.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-25

A chap of a practical turn of mind
says the. milkman's fayorite hymn is,
sShall we gather at the river 2"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-06

THE GULF STREAM.-Therc il q
river in the ocean. In the scverest
drouths it never fails, and in tho
mighticst floods it never overfows
Its banks and its bottom are of cold
water, while it's current is of warm.
The Gulf of Mexico is its fountain,
and it's mouth is in the Arctic seas.
1t is the Gulf Stream. There is in
the world no other so majestic a
flow of water. Its current is more
rapid than the Mississippi or the
Amazon, and its volumes more than
a thousand times greater. Its wa
ters, as far out as the Carolina
coasts, are ofan indigo blue. They
are SO distinctly marked that the
line ofjunction with the common sea
water may be traced by the eye.
Often one half of the vessel may be
perceived floating in the Gulf
Stream water, while the other half
is in the common water of the sea, so
sharp in the line and the want olaf
finity beween these waters; and such,
too, the reluctance, so to speak, on
the part Of those Of the GulfStrcam
to mingle with the common water
Of the sea. In addition to this
is another peculiar fact. The fish
ermen on the coast of Norway are
supplied with wood from the tropics
by the Gulf Stream. Think Of the
Arctic fishermen burning upon
hearths the palm of Hayti, the ma
hogany of Honduras, and the pre-
cious woods OF the Amazon, and the
OrinOcO.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-06
Letter from Granville.


Dear Herald directing your old famil-
lar face tonight, has called back many .
pleasant by gone, when Dallas was little
obscure village and GAINESVILLE O flourish
ing city on that great national highway,
the ex-0verland California Mail Route
Since that time we have had our reverses
and you your successes. While fearful In
dian raids have depopulated our western
border, the magic power Of steam connected
you with the Gulf cities and marts Of COM
merce. For one, hope your efforts 10 open
the Trinity may be crowned with speedy
success, and Dallas be in fact the metropo-
lis OF Northern Texas. But the navigsbls
rivers Of Texas have 50 long been regarded
rs 9 sort Of myth Of Mexican history, that
il will take actual success 10 convert the
skepticsl jewellers in these Rip Van Wink'e
counties along that treseherous abortion Of
q river, vulgarly called 'sOid Red" But
we too have our hopes Of brighter future,
when GAINESVILLE shall be the halfway sta
tior between Kansas City and the Gulf
Nearly one hundred years ago that elegant
profound historian and deep thinker. Glib
bon, vrose that ilron was the most power
fol instrument Of human industry" and
in this progressive age, when combined
with sfesn and controlled BY mechanical
forces, human industry, IS Gibbon under
stood II, fades into iBsignihcsnes, and iron
ore is found 10 be the true philosophers
stone that turns everything into Goldi
We are only hiding our tine until the
iron track % The great Central shall thror
he ipsrhausfibls wealth Of The giant
Northwest ints the srns 81 she south and
scsftsr the jewels Of the great lakes upor
he boson Of The Nsxiesn Calf Thea With
Dur vast wheat fslds, our beds o. coal, Hnd
rieb veins q eorPsr. We yin make Peter
csfs-s the Emporium q Tsrss-
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-06
Isllss Dom la.lln
AIsIis ~ D is61

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o - ttasss a fia Fsailf h 80
fhs lens lasksl 90 ani ne "a
Fsfiis l.saiiihg n ii,r f,infsntios-
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travail has ~ irngih hsfh bora. ani
u IL q Frg diiaihaiiFr and IN.
shAl-i splamrn ~ dsiilarativ.
iIlrksTy I, - lhv arkna~ir,ls.d
0nslsTiHg NJ the Tsekiss. snt ber.
.i.isni ri',ris ~ ihe pTes .drni Mr.
laws ~ ride rsagh over ihe right.
- mihoTiiy and over All Tales far
thsiT lTOietiiOH Ur tie gorsTnmeut
~ parliamentary pn-.uiiRgs. Il
ls kh0Nh a. lhs Substitute orferoi
BY Davis Of Naeoss, 10 tie report OF
the speeial eOlahillee VI tLirt.en on
the eondisi0n u .hs State, ani as
sersei The PROPOSITION that Texas il
loo large aud therefore e.gAf 10 h
a'rsdsd II goos 80 far unly, bat il
ls considered By nlany thai lle pas
cage certainly I1rvlvlls a division of
'hs State by Congress, The dele,
sAllnh 10 represent the condition OF
Ahains IN Texas al Washington civ,
a. nit; Nc, Davis, M VarLell and
", Z, liamiiIon, from the West /;
W, Flanagan, NJ. Whilinors aud
MI Burnett, irVm the Rasl, las been
siee,ei' bai as yet a. appropriation
has been made as an Onlfit' or rs n
'p'aas.s. Sastenanee. while they
may be engaged al that yearly no,
soTl OF lhe great men OF tie nation
Washington, ID. @.
The Austin Republican Of yester,
day ~ commenting on tho election
81 the delegates, dnes not give up
The question of division yet, as will
be seen if'm the following .para,
graph
"fhe division combination has
faxed us out in the Convention,
very handsomely, for NE present,
aud We arc little sore, headed about
u, But We have company-and
misery loves company. The dele
gates irUm North Texas, who help,
cd General Davis in his srhemes,
are little more sore, headed than
ourselves. They swear that there
ha~ibecn cheating around the board.
We must confess that we indulge in
grim grin whenever We hear one Of
our Northern friends talk. We
want Ia hear them respond 10 their
constituents when they get home
That will be n rich time, and will
console us, 10 some extent, in our
misery"
Whether divided or not, the Con.
vcntion seems 10 have had no after
pains on The subject, aud now they
talk about making and submitting
a constitution. Mr.. Bryant, of Har.
ris. the negro delegate, has been ar.
rested on charge of rape on lii.
tie negro girl Il years old. and while
write is undergoing his trial.
SpRINkIr
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-06

TnE NEW EcLEcrIc MAGAzixE.-The Feb
ruary number Of this most excellent publ.
cation is before us. II is printed in the
bcs' style Of tho topographic art, on strong,
fine paper, and contains a very fine steel
Portrait Of Victor Hugo, the renowned
French Poet whose songs and poems have,
for years past, ever met cordial welcome
from American readers. The literary con-
tents are indeed excellent. This superior
monthly is issued from its press at Dalti-
mere, Maryland. Price 81, currency per
annum. Address Turnbull & Mnrdock, "a
Lexington street, Baltimore. We will fur.
nish the New Eclectic and the Dallas HER
AID 10 subscribers at SIS per year.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-06

GoDEY's LADys BuoK.--This popular
Monthly, for February Lns been for some
time past upon our table, and by inadver-
lance we failed to notice its reception ear
lier. 1t Maintains its high reputation in
every respect. No centre-table is com,
pletely supplied when COREY is absent.
Tho reuding matter is invariably almost all
good the engravings and othor illustra-
tions always finc-thc fashion plates SUI
geaeris. In short, in every respect, as a
ladies' companion, Cooley is exceedingly
hard to equal and impossible to be surpass-
cd in this or any other country.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-06

A SCHOOL MISTRESS IN New Or.
LEANS BURIED ALIVE Mrs. Crane.
whose husband is a book keeper in
Flemming & Co.'S drug store, on Mag
azine street, New Orleans, died very
suddenly last july, ofwhat was pro-
nounced stroke. She was a
school teacher in one of the most
popular public school, and resided
on Dryades street Her body was
inferred the next day at ten o'clock,
and her mother went home almost
broken hearted. One nightrecently,
tho mother, after passing a most
distressing day, fell asleep late at
night, and dreamed that her daugh-
ter had been buried alive. She
jumped up in frantic state and
rushed to her son-in-law's chamber,
crying, "My daughter is buried
alive! What shall do2" To sleep
any more that night wvs out of the
question. At length the proposition
was made to have the body disinterr-
ed, just to satisfy her. So early
the next morning the grave was
opened and the coffin raised. The
body. which had been placed in a
metallic coffin, was turned over. the
glass covering the face was broken
to atoms, the hair torn out in hand
fulls, and the shroud torn in many
places.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-06
Lost Land Certificate.

II HAVE Lost the $40 arces Land Certih-
IL cate, viz: Certificate No. 2, 1854 issued
BY s. Crosby, Commissioner, on 9TH day Of
September, 1867, to E. W. Gregory, for $40
acres, part Of it INDICATED, balance Of
Certificate No. 20, 1863 issued by Thomas
VIM. Ward, Commissioner, TO Mckinney &
Williams for los, SIG acres, on 2lst day Of
June 1875; and am the legal owner Of one
half Of the above described certificate, as
administrator Of the estate Of jonathan
Bradley, deceased. IL said certificate is
not beard from within sixty days, applies
ton viii be made 10 the Commissioner Of
the General Land Once for duplicate.
WI BRUNDAGE. Administrator.
DsILas, February 8, ls5e-2l.9-
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-06
MARRIED

Al the residence Of the brides father,
Lewis Mccoy, in Charlestown, Clark coun-
~ Indiana, Dec. "a, 1858 by Rev. Mr.,
Mr.. WILLIAM TAGGART and Miss HEN
RE J. mccoy. Cards.
The fair bride is niece Of Col. John c.
Mccoy, Of Dallas, 50 well known to the
people OF Texas, as one Of the pioneers Of
this county. We join him in the hope that
the besuiiful young lady who has recently
given her heart and hand may enjoy a full
fruition Of her dream Of welded bliss and
ever be surrounded by all the blAndish-
nenis Of love and the dear joys that hal
Low home. In childhood, the hand that
pens tbese lines gathered violets where her
rirlish feet have tired; and be hopes the
husband Who has won the fsirest human
violet that ever bloonsd amid the fields Of
bis ehildbOod's home may never cease TO
appreciate Ire bssuiy, mOdesty and worth.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-06

soai ell % ths fssnsiiiaiiansl
smsnimsni 10 msffos
infifmaiioa sss asksi 81 A. co.
numlsr u Fssssis destroyed lJ Z 'on
hisfsis pritsissrs Az ufnfi
ssSAIs -lnusual hami.fr If
fsmsls suffrage psiiiions ofirni
Rice ihirodueed = bal SonsiTuft-
lag . p0si0fi0s telegraph bsissen
WashiRgiOh and B,ssiOn, teaching
al ihisTme,iiais cities
M tirahams bill Nas taken from
the table Aflsr = severe Struggle
yeas ~, nays n.
The constitutional amendment
Was discussed 10 adjournment Mas
discussed 10 adjournment II pro
violence that NO State shall deprive
any citizen Of the right u suffrage
on account Of race OF color,
Amer executive session, adjourned
The Virginia Committee VI Nine
were before lsa Senate Judiciary
Committee tonight
The House Is IN session t0-n'shl
for debates, The Georgia Repre-
seRtallVes are somewhat frightened
al their OVeraell0R,
la tho House to-day BullOeks
friends are gleefil,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-06

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