North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-03-31


Clerks are so plenty in New Orleans that
half dozen were hired of the street the
other day as hotel waiters......A stranger
in Wabash, Ind., addressed little fellow
whom he met as "bub,'' and inquired
where the Post Office was. Dub hap
pened to be the Mayor of the city, but he
gave the desired information. 90. Paris has
a new paper called the Journal des Fem
NEE, with the object of raising the social
condition Of women and teaching them
politics, science and art. Throughout Rus
STA, piano playing is considered an hides
pensable branch Of education. In the
smallest towns even Indifferent teachers
have good incomes, and the great St.
Petersburg conservatory furnishes plenty
of teachers. imprisonment for debt is
abolished in Belgium. The vote in the
Chamber was Y to II in favor of the alb
clifton, and an amendment exempting
newspapers condemned to pay fine from
the operation of the law was rejected. ....
1t is reported that the members of the
North Carolina Legislature arc concocting
a scheme by which they may continue in
Office until August, 1872, and that they
intend to remain in continuous session
until that time. French antiquarians
now claim that the mythology of the old
Mexican race is the origin of thsre Of
China, India, Egypt, Persia, Greece and
Rome; and that the so-called New World
is in every sense the cradle Of the human
race.
Senator Fcnton is charged by the
New York papers with having receiv-
cd $4,000 while Governor of that State,
for signing the Erie railroad BILL The
Post, of Saturday evening, calls upon the
Senate to investigate the charge, and if it
is proven to be true to expcl Fentcn......
The state department at Washington is in
receipt of news from our consul general at
Havana, which gives some authentic infor-
nation regarding the status Of affairs in
Cuba. lie states that the prospects Of the
insurgents are fully as good as those of
the Spaniards, and that both parties are
constantly receiving reinforcements and
assistance-the former from the natives
and parties in the United States. and the
latter from Spain. He complains Of his
duties in protecting American citizens
against the tyrannical exercise of power by
the Spaniards, and suggests thatthe num-
Der of vessels in our West India squadron
should be increased. The war steamer
Seminole, now at Boston the Galcna, now
at Portsmouth, and the Juniata, at Phila-
delphia, have accordingly been ordered to
prepare themselves for duty in that squad
ron, forthwith. 1t was originally intended
that several iron-clads should be detailed
for this duty; but the above named vessels
have been ordered to be substituted, for
economy sake, as the expense of maintain
ing iron-clads is very heavy. Neverthc-
less, the iron-clads will be sent if neces-
sary......It is believed by members of both
houses that Congress will not adjourn
until the middle of April.
Mr.. Burlingame's arrangements with
Lord Clarendon to have all business, be-
tween the powers, done with the central
government instead of the local authorities
don't suit the Chiramen very we'll. .... Ed
ward Bates, Lincoln's first Attorney
General, died at St. Louis on the 25th.
Alaska has rich gold mines......The Cuban
belligercnts will not be recognized as an
independent power by our government
now......It is said now to be certain that
Montpensier will be proclaimed king of
Spain.
The house refused, by vote Of 20, to
pass the senate's semi-repeal of the civil.
tenure act. The senate will ask confer
ence and it is now believed they will wilma
up this ugly quarrel by leaving the old law
stand. 1t is said that Grant don't like the
senate fixing, on second thought