North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20
News and Items.

was a heavy frost and ice on the 9th inst,
in Tennessee, and it is feared did consid--
cradle damage to the late cotton. :. The
clerks of Paris arc on a strike to oblige
their employers to close their stores on
Sunday. ....,The pursuit Of Lopez, of
Paraguay, has been discontinued by the
Allies, FOR want Of horses and mules. In
the meantime he has established new
lines, and has large force and plenty of
artillery.
Four inches Of snow fell at Cheyenne
on the Sth instant. The Portland Me
tailoresses have had their wages increased
twenty five per cent. and that without q
strike......The insurgents at Valencia,
Stain, surrendered after long hattie, hut
their leaders disappeared. The Govern
ment troops now occupy the city......Ex-
Governor Ritter, Of Pennsylvania, died at
Carlisle, in that State, on Saturday, aged
30 years. THE New York Central and
Hudson River Roads will be finally con,
solidated or the LIST Of November.
There seems to be bad state of affairs
in Warnock county, Ind. The vigilance
committee is aourishing there, and has
driven several away /; one man has beer
found dead, and others warned to leave 70,
refusing to take any part in the proceed
ings either way......Tke lIoosac Tune
was damaged to the amount of $40, 900 OF
1000 by the recent flood in Massachu.
setts...... Mr.. Bergh attempted to prevent ,
pigeon shooting-match in New York OIL
the 7th, Thursday. on the ground Of
cruelty, but was unsuccessful. AT the
recent fair at Ripon, Wis, skunk got
under the ladies' bazaar, and for three days
made it smell like night.blooming castor
oil. On the third day he was killed when
it smeIled worse than ever.
The Boston authorities propose to close
the public schools on stormy days. A
certain number of strokes on the fire
alarm bell will announce to all school
children that they can stay at home and
play.....It is a simple thing, but not every
housekeeper knows it, that good eggs, if.
Put in water, invariably swim with the
largest end upwards. Added ones do
not..... BONN, of Helena, Montana, has
had cast-a $50, 900 .'gold BRICK" weighing
two hundred and seventy pounds, and
offers to give it to the man who will carry
it mile without rcsting. The Greeks
worship on Monday; the Persians,
Tuesday; the Assyrians, Wednesday
the Turks, Thursday.
One of tho Sandwich Islands claims the
biggest apple orchard in the world, hav-
ing one that is twenty miles long, and
from five to ten miles wide. The fruit is
the native wild apple, very delicious, but
very rapid in decay. Everything was
ately in readiness for the marriage of
Cairo lady, but the groom came not. After
hours of waiting dispatch was received
which read: 'Have to wait till next !
week-m wife has overhauled me ?"......
It is said that a new description of lava
is being thrown from the crater of Vesu-
vius since the last eruption, consisting Of
a beautiful mass of crystallized salt.
This beautiful phenomenon has hitherto
been unknown in volcanic natural history.
At an industrial exhibition in Vienna,
a new product of art is to be seen, con.
sisting of various articles Of spun glass,
such as head dresses, ribbons, bracelets,
cuffs, collars, watch chains, ostrich feath-
RS, and the like. The threads are re-
ported to be Us fine as spiders web, and
Is strong as wool, but more beautiful in
Observation-Disclosures II. Stephens,
n writing to DR.. Culver, October 18th,
lays: 81 have not been out of my house
'ince February but few times, and then
vas helped out and in. have very little
nope of eyer leaving home again."
Considerable snow fell in central Him
Dis and Indiana, yesterday in the fore
noon......T The Spanish Government claims
to have entirely suppressed the Republi-
can instruction. 1.-THE Canadian author
tiles have q report that the Fenians have
chartered and equipped gunboat to bonn
bard and burn Canadian towns on Lake
Huron and other lakes. Accordingly
they have placed gunboat in readiness
for action in those waters, manned with
Toronto field battery. The mel chant
clerks are on strike in Paris. -. The
value of American wool manufactures
is $4,000. 0OO......A call has
been issued for a State convention to meet
at Oskaloosa, on the 9th inst, for the
purpose Of considering the proposed re-
ligious amendments to the constitution of
the United States.
The Western Soldiers Friend, publishs
ed at Davenport, Iowa, nearly three years,
has been removed to Chicago. Its pub
fishers, IIaviland & Co., offer it two
months gratis to those who will subscribe
for it for the year $780,. 1.-The Tennessee
legislature will elect United States Sen.
ator today. Johnson's chances, it is said,
continue the best......Two young men ar.
rived at Davenport on Friday, from New
Orleans, having ridden the entire distance
in a skia. They remain in Davenport
during the winter, and start for the head
quarters Of the Mississippi in the spring.
The county scat Of Clinton county will
be removed, as per decision at the re-
cent election, from De Witt to point mid
way between Lyons and Clinton. The
other foaters are elected to remain at
home. IA movement is on foot to effect