North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-06-15

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An excited gent of Helena, Ark, shot
out his few brains and aimed barrel Of
the pistol at the head of his lady. The
ball stopped in her waterfall and she is re-
lieved from o fool.
The Iowa State Sunday School Associa-
ton is in session at Cedar Rapids. Our
space will not permit details.
Grasshoppers have begun business at
Salt Lake. If Brigham's tribe of strump-
cts could be transformed to vegetables we
would say bully for grasshoppers.
| Two hundred school marms recently ar
rived in New York and Boston from Cali
fcrnia. Not one was married or otherwise
injured on the trip. It is probable there
will be two hundred young husbands to
accompany them on their return.
| The Crew Indians have the small FOX
and won't vaccinate. May they all wash
in cold water What the devil is the use
of wild Indian A tame one is nui-
sance, wild one a butcher.
The news of Charles Dickens death. was
the absorbing topic for some days past =
but like the death of all others, it will soon
be forgotten. His name will live however
as long as language lasts. Of this, see an
other column.
| Palmer beats Kasson for Cong. nomina-
ton in the Des Moines District. The Reg
lister is tickled all to pieces and the Bulle-
tin feels rolled. The discussion between
these papers is sharp as we'll as bitter. We
hope it may grow in intensity. Kasson is
the ablest man, but Palmer's residence at
Washington as M. G. gave him an i'm
mense advantage in the nominating con-
vention. lie supplied, la Allison,
small army with Offices and of course duty
required them to be faithful. The election
of Palmer is not fixed fact by any means.
An organization at Indianapolis will
build hotel of large proportions designed
for colored folks only white folks having
no stock in its erection, its management,
and no whites admitted to its aromatic
rooms. In theatres and churches the law
of sound or acoustics is consulted in this
case we suppose the best means Of ventila-
ion will be looked for. The enterprise is
correctly based. Those who rode into Of
fee on negro equally refuse to extend
it to the race socially. Why should not
the blacks exclude the white trash. We
rather like it.
Gen. Mcclellan is now the President OF
the Atlantic 4 Great Western Road.
Lacrosse is fearfully accidental, lately.
Levee, boats and cars went up by FIRE re-
Gently, and now another. A large saw
mil! above Colmair, exploded its boilers on
last Wednesday killing five men and woun-
ding several others.
The British Minister at Washington
has received an official letter from Lord
Clarendon, in which the thanks of the
English Cabinet are conveyed to this
Government for the prompt measures
taken by the Administration in the
suppression of the Fenian invasion of
Canada. =. The Conferences of the
Methodist Episcopal Church Of Iowa
will be held as follows: Des Moines,
Montana, August 81, Bishop James.
Upper Iowa, Cedar Falls, Septembes 7,
Bishop James. Iowa, Abba, September
%, Bishop Ames.. 49,. The Cincinnati
Times pulls Anna Dickinson's chignon
FLOR lecturing for the Saginaw Home for
the rrlendlesS,- and charging $500,
which left them only $40 after paying
her. It says Anna claims to be the
special champion of the down trodden
of her sex, and will do them favor any
time for $500.
Senator Grimes has donated to the
public library of Burlington about 500
German standard works, valued at ST.
200 to 81 800. donkey, the other
day stubbornly refused to come out of a
boat which had brought him across the
Mersey at last, after many kicks had
been applied, and other prosecutions of
that kind, man stepped forward, adj
dressing him afectivnately: "Come
along, brother" and the donkey obeyed
at once. .....The treaty of peace between
Brazil and Paraguay has been signed.
The revolutionary movements in Entire
Rios and Uruguay continue. -. Eleven
thousand eight hundred and ninety-two
immigrants arrived at New York the
past week, over 5000 Of whom went
West or to the interior.
Letters from Denmark show the peo-
pie and government much mortified at
the neglect Of the Senate on the subject
of the st. Thomas treaty. Even its re-
lection would have left less unfriendly
feelings than is now manifested among
the Danish people. While the steam
er Phil Sheridan was lying at Montrose,
Iowa, Friday night, some thieves went
through several state-rooms and robbed
passengers Of 81, 800. The Vernon
county (Wis.) Censor says: Jeremiah
Rusk, son of Mr.. Allen Rusk, of Liber-
ty, was bit on the heel by rattleanake
last Saturday. Raw onion and salt were
applied to the wound, and the youth is
now around as usual. WIN. Ramsey.