North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-07-21
News and Items.


chester to-day and tomorrow The
Chicago JOURNAL of the 18th has the
following dispatch from Davenport in
this state: A man giving his name as
Z. M. Christopher was arrested at the
Burtis House yesterday by the Marshal
of Joliet for forgeries said to have been
committed at that place and Ottawa.
He was taken east this morning. 1.-THE
next meeting of the international Con-
vention of Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citations will be held in Indianapolis."".
A few cases of cholera are reported IN
New York and New Jersey. France
and Prussia have recognized the Span
ish Regency. The Spanish Cortes has
taken recess until October. A Cabi-
net conspiracy has been discovered at
Valadolid. Incendiary fires have been
of late quite numerous in Madrld...."
Chicago claims to have population of
$50 900 souls.
j. NJ. Dixon, the blind editor, has
settled, permanently, in Marshalltown.
Our exchanges say he has made hand
somly out of the sales of his book and
is now attending to his duties on the
Standard The civil war still RACES
in Japan. The Mikado has commenced
an attack on Hakodadi, but the result
is unknown. 81. kilograms from Havana
announce that the contending armies
are suffering greatly from sickness......
The terms of Senators Grimes, Yates,
Ross, McCreary, Fessenden, Wilson,
Morton. Thayer, Cragin, Cattell, An
thony, Fowler, Williams, (of Oregon
and Howard, (of Michigan,) expire on
the 4th of March next, and most of the
! elections for their successors will take
place next year.
The Chicago TRIBUNE is out in a
long article urging the removal of the
seat of government from Washington
to st. Louis. .....1t is proposed to have
a National celebration of the completion
Of the Pacific railroad The third
gunboat for the Spanish government
was launched the other day at New
York y. The Queen of Portugal is dy-
ing. She is the youngest daughter of
Victor Emanuel. .... The logwood trade
in Hayti has been entirely ended by
the civil war which has ragged for two
years. Jamaica now monopolizcs the
business. .......An English velocipedist
made one hundred miles in twenty -four
hours. Our American velocipedes are
running out of date about as fast......lt
was reported at Rio Janeiro on the 10th
f ultimo that the allied forces had obtain
ed decisive victory over the Paraguay
ans.
Bismarck's sons are to visit this
country and spend several months.....
. The Davenport Democrat reports AZ
rainy days in the past two months.....
Hon. G. r. Willett, of DEBORAH, ii
mentioned as a candidate for Uuitee
! States Senator. ..... Jefferson Davis il
$ quite i'll in Paris. California sends
clans to New York over the Pacific rail
J road. :. :. .Addie Phillips received 81 BOT
) for singing at the Boston jubilee.
SAKE is to lecture in California Oh
French Folks at Home" 18TH
q Davenport Journal "hopes' that VIM
. B. Allison is not guilty Of "outragin:
}, the feelings of nearly all the Republic
$ ans of community to forward his owl
n selfish interests" ......... The Canadian
e Government has decided to releas
Father Mcmahon, the Fenian, frol
confinement in the Provincial Penitcn
: tiary.. "A "National Education Con
:, vention" is advertised for Trenton, \
:. j., August II, IS, 10 and 20. Th
d most eminent teachers in the countr,
st it is expected, will be present and tax
l. part in the proceedings.
st In answer to an inquiry made in tn
House of Commons, Mr.. Glat
;, stone stated that the Governmer
was DESTROYS that the Irish Church SUI
,r plus fund should be distributed equal
a over Ireland. .Advices from L
Jneiro state that the rebellion in Uru;
uay is increasing, and that the Presidel
had returned to Monteyideo witho1
$ hazarding an engagement with the il
y surgents. 80. The General assemblies
;: the old and new school of Presbyteria
as Churches, at their recent sessions
g New York, submitted plan of unit
between those bodies to be acted upc
u by the Presbyteries belonging to eac
~ If two-thirds of the Presby tercs belon.
e. ing to each branch assent to the plan
es union, the two bodies will be unite
OF The Assemblies ad journed to meet
80 Pittsburg, on the second Wednesday
90 November, to receive the action of Il
" Presbyterics.
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