North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-05-04
News and Items.


The Muscatine journal tells of three
mad stones in this state, owned by the
following gentlemen j. w. Compton,
Lucas station, Lucas county Mr.. Flem-
ing, Cedar Rapids; Dr. James Lewis,
Atom. The City of Keokuk expend-
ed $4,000 over its receipts last year,.
The next annual meeting of the Y. M.
c. A. of Iowa, will be held at Iowa
City.........There are upward of forty
thousand more white males than females
in Iowa.~~.The Iowa Wesleyan Univer-
sity has received a $500 telescope. .....
A woman suffrage convention is propos-
ed at Mt. Pleasant in June. :. The
people of Des Moines voted by 800
majority to close their beer saloons,
and they have closed. Some rash fell
low says that the giving of the ballot to
woman would not amount to much, for
none of them would admit that they
were old enough to vote until they were
too old to take any interest in politics.
John N. Conger, for many years
PROMINENTLY connected with the railroad
interest at Prairie du Chen, is now
freight agent of the X. r. l. d St. L.
r. r., and located at Rock Island, Ill.
THE prohibitory ordinance at Des
Moines is rendered of no effect by the
liquor clubs which have been organized.
The beer clubs charge an admission fee
of one dollar, and give twenty tickets,
each good for one glass. The saloons
now sell as much liquor as they did be-
fore the licenses were revoked and pay
no fees into the city treasury. The
Clinton Herald is to be issued as daily
THE Fort Dodge Northwest, pub
1ished by ex-Gov. Cue, denounces the
policy Of protective tariffs, and COM
mends congressman Allison's speech.
There are 1877 periodicals published in
Philadelphia.
A Washington dispatch says: ;'The
Fenians are great deal excited at
statement that the Secretary of State
has decided to enforce strictly the neu-
trality laws, and prevent any demonstra-
ton against the Canadian frontier. Mr..
Fish is advised that the Chicago Feni-
ans are prepared to take the war-path,
and instructions have been sent to the
authorities there to watch their move
ments closely. -. There is to be
"grand chess tournament" on a gigantic
scale, in New York city,. Henry
Ward Beecher says that "almost every
scrape into which he ever fell has been
in attempting to befriend some unpopu-
lar cause or some unfortunate man..
The Chicago Daily Post has put on
new dress and looks now as good as its
readers know it really is-its politics
excepted.
Congressman Cullom has received a !
letter from Governor Shaffer, Of Utah,
saying that it is of the utmost import
ance that the Anti-Polygamy bill should
be passed, and nothing can be accomp-
lished without it......The St. Paul
Pioneer was twenty-one years old on the |
2Sth. 1t is one Of the ablest papers
published in the Northwest and is polit-
ically sound always. British Minister
Thornton has been given to understand |
by Secretary Fish that no portion of
the Red River expedition will be allow
to touch the soil Of the United States
1t is stated upon authority that cannot
be doubted that Secretary Fish would |
sooner resign than consent to extend |
such privilege to the British author.
tiles. 80. Chief Justice Chase is going
to Europe. Butler is opposing certain
railroad bills on the ground that con-
gress has no constitutional power to
grant railroad franchises across States
which oppose.
John Browns gun is in New York |
for sale but don't find buyer. Gen.
Ames and Blanche Butlerare pronounced
the handsomest couple in Washington,
but are not engaged after ALL. The
Government at Washington discredits
the report of an intended Fenian raid
into Canada on the LIST Of May, and has
so informed the British Minister. .....
Vanderbilt, an alderman and colored
individual were recently arrested in
New York for fast driving. The
had some further debate on
the Funding bill, but did not take
action. 1t is now stated that the COM
mittee is as much divided upon the bill
by Schenck as they were on
the senate bill, and that it will be diff.
ficult to reach any agreement. The
House of Representatives at Washington
passed a joint resolution to adjourn the
present session on the 4th of July. The
Senate has not yet taken action upon
it.
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