North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-01-05
News and Items.

News and Items.
Judge Dillon appeared on the bench
Of the Supreme Court on Friday, and at
the close of the session, announced his
disconnection with the Court, which
fact now creates vacancy in that Court
...... The Supreme Court has decided
that Telegraph Companies must pay
taxes the same as other companies......
A Connecticut man is so punctual in
his habits that he carries his watch in
his coat-tail pocket, SO as to be "a-head
of time.". The Roman Catholic
churches in this country number 1868
The Emperor Napoleon hates poet
ry.. AT some of the fashionable board
ing schools, it is said, in the East, young
ladies are taught the cart" of refusing
an offer, SO as to give the victim little
or no pain, or a perfect avalanche of
agony.
The total debt of Boston is S23, 433,-
939, being an increase of s5,OOO,OOO
during the year........ Credit-"a wise
provision by which Constables and sher-
ifs get living. ....Luther's maxim
to young preacher was !: s'stand up
cheerily-speak up manfully-leave off
speedily. ."Talk about crocodile
weeping" said an old salt, "why, bless
my eyes, havn't I seen whales blubber ?"
The Amcs Shovel Works at North
Easton, Mass, are the largest in the
world. The average yearly product is
], 100000 shovels. 800. Napoleon III now
goes to bed every evening at 10 o'clock.
ITO get letter containing money
registered does not, as some people sup
pose, secure indemnity from the Govern
ment if the letter be lost.
A couple of Schenectady IN. ~
children were frightened into fits by
the appearance of Santa Claus. ....A
young man recently arrived in, Rome
ard presented himself before the. Pope.
"Six months ago." said he, II had a
swelling in the leg; the doctors condemn
ed it to amputation, but I applied a
piece of one of your old stockings to the
swelling and it Immediately disappear
ed" His Holiness, who happens to
suffer from swollen leg himself, was
stupcfed at this sudden cure. The Pope's
old stockings have ever since been at a
high premium !.... Grants autograph
sold for fifty cents and Lincoln's for
three dollars at New York, Tuesday.
The business shows the general dullness
of trade. How we progress! A sleight-
of.hand performer in Buffalo advertises
his entertainment Of "The geological
Psychomanteum and Prismatic Cornu-
copcan!"
Victor Emanuel drives in blue char
lot drawn by two chestnut horses.
Henry Ward Beecher is opposed to
reading the Bible in public schools.
Hon. 3. L. Hopkins, Member of Con-
gress from Wisconsin, died at Madison
on Saturday afternoon. ...Pere Hya-
cinthe has answered five hundred applica-
tions for autographs in this county,.
A Montana girl rode IS miles on horse
back in one night to wed against the
wishes of her parcnts..... Those old
temperance war horses, Charles Jewett
and Gerritt Smith, are having very
interesting fight about the National
Temperance Socicty........During the
past year 500 vessels have sailed from
San Francisco with cargoes valued at
s21 100000. Treasure shipments for
the same time were s37 100000.
Olive Logan has over 100 engage
ments to lecture this season. -. Mayor
Senter, of Cleveland, is dangerously i'll.
1.-THE six young lions of Central
Park eat sixty pounds Of meat daily,
jeff. Davis ate his Thanksgiving dinner
with Judge Phclan, in Memphis.-.......
Geo. d. Prentice is gradually recovering
and is considered out of danger. The
losses by fire throughout the United
states for the year foot up to $40, 6S4,00o
Brigham gets $40 apiece for di
vorces, of which he, of course, has the
monopoly. Wizard Blitz is writing
his autobiography. President Grant
gave the Washington poor S150......A
II. Barney, President of the Wclls-Far
60 Express Company, has a salary O.
$4,000 year.
Clouds of crows darken the air il
New Hampshire this winter......Ove'
500 men are at work on the grade o.
the Davenport and St. Paul railroad
between Davenport and Maquokcta.....
Mr.. Asbury, Of the yacht Swabia, ac
cepts Mr.. Benefits proposition, and
will arrive at New York soon, to race
for the cup won by the yacht America
on the I'D Of August, 1857 1.-THE
body of Joseph Heitkamp, who sppar
emily died at St. Louis, nearly two
weeks since, still retains the appearance
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