, 1869-12-04

Tho Wen -tfnilxontx aud Towns
In Northern Iowa Hard Times
Among the EArtacEk-1'oltGtcs-T
%enAtorsAB Question. ]
IcoRI, RI,EsruNpEACk or THE CHICAGO IRIBCHE] |
Mason CITY, loxa, Dec !.
Northern Iowa Is 1ow cnreioped In mAutle Of 4
kD0w estry where, excepting in the ro1dx-leay1ng
&heI in q condition which Z commercial traveller
can lettcr opp,ecta,c than describe, However, \
this mailer that s annually getting to be Of less
this section Of country, ~ It Ia becoming covernd
with network Of railroads., ono OF more Of which
lnte1sect nearly every county.
The init TO be completed WAS the NcGteEur L J
st. Paul, now the NilMau9ee ST. Paul Railroad.
The 10 portion Of tnls road The Last link Il tue
1ue, was aL,shei About txo ,eass ago. It extends
thtougb clss ton, WiancAh!sk. and Howard Conn-
tes, AID onward, ria Austin, AlnnesotA, 10 81
TauL EeGregor II a lively town Of several thou
sand Inhabitants, aud BY no means 4 =" city OF one
strtet." ~ some one systematically de-
6crib<d It, to the lntcnEe Indignation aud
dtsgu*t of her citizens. The sensation OF the
day, when passed through. Was the question be-
lpg urged oefore Judge McGlatherJ. Involving the
jurisdiction Of khc State In the Eotorlous ThoMp-
eon- lIAXgatty murder case. II Will be reneu-
bered Ih.l AElrtw Thompson, alter sed1cloE
Mrs Iinsgariy, while hef Husband Was in the
army. to hide the consequences ard relieve himself
OF : h7rdcn aEd alter trouble, started from Nc
Eregor one evening last winter. with the woman
and her 1our children, The eldcst a EiH Of 1e;
c:u.sed oscr TO Wlkconsn; rode along down the
.ver shore I'LL he found Fpo: lifted for his plan..
where he lurdetcd The en:se family; tied about
the neck Of each heavy .onc with rupo
brought f1om his own barn. ta "a mites west Of
AtcGrckoE, Tor ih3t rurpasc:c thole In the lee
over slough ao]oinirg tho ..sslp7!: r!uugeh
his victim. utler the les ssorl, Il them II would
seesp, still a!iyc); burned thci. clothing. and
trrp hnn nm tim - hoTn ftt3r
NcGia1heryt I. 'heiEcr .a9r5er committed nader
these c,7c::rEt nces Of 1ec4iil1 Ii within the ju-
:tsdlcilan Of t! lows ror,rts- The ouy diIesencc
fs+ in Wt-cohssn capital punlsuE1ent has been
nts0lsb~~', Viii IT. Iona thtrc IL tradition that
lat beck tp ht1 hss.ofy the ocath penalty WAS oc-
csso1AltT erfotretl. JsrGe McGlathsrs = decision
on The question OF Jurisdiction have not get
!t0srtd.
The largest taSn t,ctwecn McGfegor and The
A:unLa. t. HEc, on tic M.,s4uti / S. rlul Kail-
roaS, IS Grc-cn, III the rasicrn cdgc Of uosu1l
CcunsJ. nt,i the roaa'J seat thereof. Ctesco ts
<i1tys'x Il llcn northwest frotl Mct;r.cut aEd II
4 yi1kge OF q It ou..ni or IHtlse huniresl iouab-
itanta It.. 'Tsts1u4t Il, " thai had no exist
trce ttrrc stars ago. Tue anc'cnt history Of this
region in1ot1rs nj there formerly stool. two uica
eoEth Of Nlcrt Err.co no. Il, i nourtsh.nH vii
lsge, then ltown as New Oregon, bat OF which
tcarct Is yest'Re Eow TcnItnA TEen, the daily
mat to that ft,u: l"atec down huge stage and a
&o1r. horse team: ho1 all the letters destined for
that po;nt could ise carried In nanA hat, aud not
conttru'c my erec'uAI preventive aEa,nzt sun
stTokc-thorgn It were fuuEer tine. Meanwhile
ce1 JousE competitor has her Eame Tor her motto
ssCrcsCa" incresGti
AT Conorer, forty .tvc mites FROM McGse2or, ou
this tine, "ru1~ ra'1roal leaves the main track,
and runs ur 10 Teco:ah, ten niles. Decota1 10
The cously seas cl T1oherah!ek Ccunly, xnd ID 4
detichI1u1y situated and nousishtur ytI,ace of
S.n-F = -,t1i nAwt,f9 E~ers
The lscuest togls In Northern 1owa eazt
81 the Ces.sr Valley: aud It would tnkc more tnan
oat.s suI2nFa IN each to Cuan,e one 10 oectSa tn
Xltcs, IL d xa-t tsr palm,
A.C.,uar, .o.:y.tnfee MICS from NcGrezor.
.kc Mct;se.or Sioux CITY Railroad dtycrvcs
tl..El H.. line el tho " s.. +. Il r. This road IL
low n,..aed tn.ocsh the Counties OF Chtcksxax,
Ep.n, AID Ctrru Goruo; and ine largest towns
a'otc ry Inc afe the ceuuty sc1ts O? these coaa-
tIrs rrs: ec.11e1F-New uIuatoa, Charles Ctr.
ara Ma,&n Ct7, Uf thc.e the largest and most
man ,,:py Ia Chst!es CITY, Oh tho beautiful Cellar
R,x-r /, M. heen .tcenI, 1ucorora,c, ~ a c,tf.
n,n n,4tcs.,s tctre,n tgo and ,n,cc tno1s.au
,n,..,,,t,,rc ,,,hae,tants the Ceiar Fa,I, 4
A,n,ts.- K,,t,o.d crosse, lng MIS- c, at this
,,,.,, l., xnf.n r, -u.ar train. a.r nor ruuctc,,
II, Rad ,s roun1e:, d tn D.sr, Mitchell s,ounsr
tr. n.c u.,,,,,, .soye Cna.,rs c1.y eas not .cs
bere Ics.pt,a tt Inc Illinois Central compau5
twtn W. 10 Operate The rpad, 70 ou,v ceustyae-
uIn tlulu ,uus ~ ret aooye charles City. The n,
XScR Il Wa, cognt,,c,tt. m Mason err. tts
1c.pr;t.ut Iur t1r winter In. ssont a f,r,.irhi
pru. HI. a raoet.tr t+t nf r.o,.,i. tn,, tt.f ri
lnr~ 10 -rot,.in. rcfe. r,le,mcd ,nc rarca. or
ua ,.u home"
sIsaEc tmc*"Isa gcreral COD ,a.n, In ,n,s
scc,:ns' at Iowa The prize Of wheat has be., 40
inv 'nh, sasucrs have nLf,tsscn 10 se,,: hence
souttr. Eesceanta hare fA;.sd TO receive The CAV
for tho s""f -hich They sod on credt auf,
r.. hir pht
20 theiEo o*n creditors, the Eastern ntlchan,2
aLh. i"r fhe same feasoa, arc very cautious about
ofuefpg heAss tasr'es LOT tac taufe There Is =
EecesAl toseoodnE OIL evil on account of the