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North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27


We give place to the following extracts
for the purpose Of showing, in part, the
surprise people are made to feel on travel
ling through our own Iowa for the first
time:
We fxlly believe that Iowa is the Gar
den State of the west. BY position it is
the gate to the great Northwest that
stretches far above it; and laved by the
waters of the two great rivers that drain
the prairies and mountains, it must be the
receptacle of large portion of that vast
wealth which always loses by attrition in
its passage through great commercial chan
nels. Besides it's soil is the richest and its
landscape the most inviting. Everybody
that has forty acres of land paid for is
rich.-Ne,c HAMPSHIRE Exchange.
1t is a great State and it has magnif-
cent future. We despair of our ability to
convey any adequate conception of it's
beauty, fertility or variety of resources
because we had heard the same reported a
thousand times and yet were wholly un-
prepared for what we witnessed. Figura-
lively and Scriptually speaking it is land
flowing with milk and honey. From halt
hours ride this side of Council Bluffs to
Davenport, we did not see an acre of I'M
tillable soil. There was an unending pan
Drama of rolling prairie, limpid streams
fringed with belt of trees, groves, i'm
mense fields of grain and corn, comforta-
bic farm houses, new and enterprising
towns and villages. In the western part
of the state nature has supplied the def
cheney of timber with unlimited coal fields.
Iowa has a grand career ahead. She pos.
scsses in her soil mine of wealth far sur.
passing in extent and value the placers
and quartz fields of California, the silver
lodes of Nevada or the diamond mines oil
Brazil. She will in time rank in point oil
wealth with the first States in the Union.-
| Green Bay Wis., Gazette.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

FRANCE has completed the organization
OF formidable squadron of iron-clads and
transports, for an exocdition to operate on
the Prussian coast, in conjunction with
military corps. The French army is now
reported to be concentrating in the vicinity
Of Thionville. having been moved from
Strasbourq. The first grert battle of the
campaign, which is anticipated soon to
take place, is licked for in the valley Of
the Moselle.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

RIVER lTEMs.-During the season Of
low water boats will be divided as follows
Between St. Louis and the lower rapids
Minneapolis, Tom Jasper, Lake superior,
Phil Sheridan I; between Montrose and St.
Paul-Dubuque, Alex. Mitchell, Minnesota,
Belle Of Lacrosse, Pembina, Mollie Nc.
plke; Red Wing, Victory, Muscat inc
and Northwestern.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

A FACT WORTH REMEMBERING
Five cents worth of Sheridan's Caval-
ny Condition Powders, given to horse
twice week, will save double that
amount in grain, and the horse will be
fatter, sleeker, and every way worth
more money than though he did not
have them.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

SAD RUT TRUE.--The Albany Journal, a
republican paper, truthfully says, in sor-
row more than anger, at has come to pass
that Democratic organs have only to Gin
from republican newspapers, in order to
establish any accusation they desire to
make
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

All severe harrassing Coughs are
cured in less than one-half the time
necessary to cure them with anything
else by using DR.. Pierce's Alternative
Extract or Golden Medical Discovery,
the chief ingredient of which is ex-
tracted from modest little plant found
growing by the roadside. 1t is war
ranted to arrest and cure consumption
in its early stages. Sold by druggists,
or get three bottles for three and a
quarter dollars, free Of Express charges,
by enclosing the money to DR.. r. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27
Democratic State Convention.

The Twenty-Fifth Annual Democratic State Con-
vention Of Iowa. will be held in the city ofDEs MoINEs
on
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10th, 1870.
at 10 o'clock .. m, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the following State Offices, to be filled
at the General Election in October, to-wit:
The ratio of representation will be one delegate for
each organised county in the State, and in addition
thereto one delegate for every hundred votes,
fraction over fifty cast at the last election
Hon. George Gillaspy for Governor. "a
BY order of the Democratic State Central Commit.
tee. JIM. WALKER,
WM p. BExrLY, Chairman.
Secretary.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

Orders have been received at the Ports
month, N. H., navy yard to fit the steam
ers Naxragansett and California for sea
innediately.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

Married ladies', under all circum.
will find Parsons Purgative
Pills safe; and, in small doses, mild
cathartic. They cause no gripping
pains or cramp.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

The La Crosse Democrat has the fol-
lowing in relation to the burning of the
War Eagle at the Company's landing in
that city:
"We understand that Mr.. w. II. Nc
brayer, banker, of Lawrence, KY, brother
OF the late Sanford McBrayer, who
persisted on the Inflated War Eagle, is in
the city, in company with j. V. HI gan,
of Harrodsburgh, KY, looking into the
manner of the disaster, and the cause.
They will commence suit Immediately.
Mr.. G. Ilsley, of New York, who was a
passenger also on that boat, and lost
heavily in sample goods, money, val
tables, notes, &c, is in the city, taking
measures for collection of damages. An.
other gentleman who lost a brother on the
War Eagle, will be on this week to CON-
mence suit for damages. Mr.. Ulrich will
also undoubtedly collect damages for the
death of Miss Ulrich. These, with other
cases, will make it rather busy and warm
tor the packet company, for little while"
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

The Racine journal learns from a
gentleman from Burlington that Mr..
William Aldrich had 80 sheep killed
with one fash of lightning last week.
Indiana women refuse to visit distant
friends, especially during the session of
the common pleas court.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27
TAX PAYERS

Are hereby notified that list OF all Delinquent
Taxes-preparatory to the October Tax eale-wiil be
handed to the printer the Sth day Of August
next and that from after date the cost OF advertising
will be charged additional to taxes.
HENRY KELLNER, County Treasurer.
Elkader, July 18th, 1870, 2w718
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

Lot II In Block 2 with buildings, being the north
half OF Warehouse now occupied by Bass. Possession
January 1t, 1871. ApplytO
Owls o. HULVEREON.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

Now and then feeble cry isheard from
quasi-Republican editors, which is repeat
ed by all the democratic journals in the
land, that the great Republican party has
outlived its usefulness and is on the verge
of disintegration. If ever party showed
signs of q vigorous vitality, we apprehend
the Republican party to-day shows it.
Dubuque Daily Times.
When did the Times man discover that
there were quasi-members of the radical
party? Radical sheets did not until re-
Gently contain articles of complaining
nature. Certainly there can be no great
er evidence of party disintegration than
this wailing which comes up from the rad
ical camp. We cannot think that if there
were no cause there wo'i still be whining.
But the Times editor does know that his
pet party is rapidly losing power and that
his readers know it. The ablest journals
in the entire countryside leading Jour
nalAof the radical party-journals which
raised the party to what it was once, are
every day denouncing the imbeoility, and
rotten corruption every where to be found
among the party rulers. There are some
sheets, run by men who Horace Greeley
says, "God, for some inscrutible purpose,
permits to edit some of our country repub-
ican newspapers" which will continue to
bark when their masters bid them. Thew
will cry quasi-republIcan, copperhead,
traitor, &C., &c. But the people of the
country have ceased to he moved by these
sort OF epithets and will from this time
forward cast their ballots ::for the country
and not for corrupt party which ought
to become disintegrated.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

seat OF war;
The Europcon dispatches contain the
following in relation to the diminishing on
Saturday and Sunday:
LONDON, July 25.-On Sunday body
of Prussians crossed the frontier near Sar-
buck. They penetrated the country seve-
raj miles and at length found the French
in considerable force near Gersweiler.-
Sharp skirmishins ensued. The French
soon retired leaving 10 killed and wound
ed. There was no loss on the Prussian
side. The action has demonstrated that
the needle gun is superior to the Chase
pot.
CoBLENrz, July 25.-At A o'clock on
Sunday morning, force of 800 Prussians
crossed the line near Saarguemines, forty
miles from Metz. After encountering
small scattered parties of French chasseurs
the Prussians took up position and sent
out flying detachment along the railway
uniting Strasburg and Starouck, which
tore up the rails, blew up the viaduct, and
did considerable other damage. The Prus-
sian force then returned to Saargeuemines.
cUsToM-HoUsE CAPTURED.
Subsequently company of Prussians,
the 18th regiment Of the line, captured
the French custom house at Schrecklin gen.
The officers 'of the custom-house made
stout resistance, and were all either killed
or captured. One Prussian officer was
slightly wounded.
THE sKIRMIsH AT GARDEN.
In the affair at Garden on Saturday,
where the Prussian accommodating party
passed the frontier and were encountered
and repulsed by the French, the Paris pa
pers claim that the Prussians lost killed
and Is wounded, while the chasseurs had
only men slightly wounded. The Prus-
sian soldiers killed were left on the field.
Deserters from the French army are re-
ported to be numerous and are coming in
to the Prussian lines continually.
The Emperor and his son were to start
positively for the front yesterday or to-day.
The peace party in Paris is numerically
diminishing hourly, the few remaining
dare not appear in the streets.
The bank of England and the bank of
France both advance their rate of interest
this week. Many think it will be pr ct.
in both institutions by Saturday.
Many English officers of note have join
ed the Prussian army.
The Paris Journal Officiel continues the
declaration that the French government
has issued orders that in the prosecution
of the war, the commander of the French
forces will scrupulously regard with re-
spect neutral powers the rules of interna-
tional right, and especially conform to the
principles of the Paris congress of 1856,
as follows. Privateering is abolished
neutral flag protects an enemy's merchan-
disc, except contraband of war, not seiz-
able under foreign flag the blockade
must be effective, although the United
States and Spain did not adhere to the dec
laration of 1856; French vessels will not
seize property of the enemy where such
is in cargo Of Spanish or Ameri-
can vessels, provided it is not contraband
Of war France will no longer claim the
right to confederate property of the Anne.
rlcans or Spain found on board of vessels.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

The editor of the La Crosse Democrat,
on his return from the Wisconsin Edito.
rial excursion, says of us:
Iowa is q great, prosperous, q rich, a
noble State-a State out Of debt and So
O0O, 900 in the treasury, the whole or u
part of which, is soon to be used in the
erection Of magnificent State House at
Des Moines. 1t has q people devoted to
educational interests which are further ad-
vanced than those of any other North
western State. We are glad we passed
over the State, for our impressions have
undergone q change very favorable to the
Hawkeye State.
We are also glad you passed over our
state and that you have been favorably
impressed, for no pen can picture more
beautiful, richer, a more productive or
q moro healthy state than Iowa. But our
cotemporary must have fallen in with
some last years stump orator who could
not forget the old political falsehood,
"Iowa is out of debit Through the
Democrat man we have now, doubtless,
SuV ASo0AVuA SOAS W OO USCU AL SuC l0AA
campaign. They imagine that they sue
ceeded so handsomely in quilting the people
into the belief that "Iowa is out of debt"
while she is really paying interest annu-
ally on more than 100000 of state in
debtedness, that it will be no trick at all
for them to convince the same people that
"Lo,ca is out Of debt and t,co million dol
lars in the state treasury to 90 upon.''
A handful Of people about Des Moines,
who care nothing for the interests of the
toiling masses, made our legislators be.
lieve that Iowa, out of debt, would anx-
iously pay $l5, 600 fer spree, but these
ungrateful masses, who vote and pay the
taxes, cannot appreciate the privilege.
Almost the entire press and people of the
country, of whatever political feeling,
boldly pronounce it an outrage.
The people are becoming tired of these
moneyed monopolies, these political rings,
and the voters may not be so easily de-
ceived again into the support Of the lead
ers of party which only seeks to sustain
itself through fraud and intrigue.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27

Wholesale Market Report.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-27
Bassett, Hunting & Co.

uidcs.-Green, J016.
Cured, 6s4@7I
Dry Flint, 10.
Wool-washed, 2s@35. Unwashed, II OFF.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-20
FATAL ARRAY IN ARKANSAS.
~, Khods, Of this City, Kills M. Ward, Of
Not spFlass.

A telegraphio dispatch was received in
this city night before last, announcing
that DR.. Knode, a w~ell-known physician
OF this city, had hot and killed a Mr..
Ward, of Hot Springs, brother of Col
onel Zeb Ward, lessee of the State Peni-
Tertiary, and owner Of the quarries of
Arkansas whet-stones. We made every
endeayor yesterday TO CLEAN the cir
cumstances OF the ARRAY, but were
unable b do so. We learn, however, that
the causes which led TO the affair were
somewhat rs follows:
Mr.. John Ward, the deceased, had been
at variance with his son-in-law. a Mr.,
Ammons, for some time past, and a few
weeks ago shot at him Is he was walking
in trontO OF DR.. Knode's office, and wound
ed him in the arm. The wounded man
was cared for by DR.. Knode, and this
aroused Wards ire. He swore to be
revenged on the Doctor, and
after the affair Is said to have
taken every means of harassing
him. Not long ago q woman came to the
springs from New Orleans, sufferingfrom
an ovarian tumor. she applied x DR..
Creighton 20 perform an operation on her,
but he positively refused, informing her
that it would cost her her life. Not salts
fedlwith DR.. Creighton's opinions she
went to DIR. Knode, who, after informing
her of the danger of the operation, at her
earnest solicitation undertook it. She
died, as he had warned her would prob
ably be the result from the effect of the
operation. This gave Ward an oppor-
tunity to have him arrested for malprac-
tice, which he did. The result of the trial
we have not heard, but we are informed
hat the arrest was no doubt the cause OF
the affray which cost Ward his life the
day before yesterday. His body will
probably pass through here to-day en- route
for Kentucky.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-20
plsToEvs.
E&UJ -l
The Work Of ThianIna Out Gees NgsrsusIysa

On the up trip Of the steamer Colorado
yesterday, whom she was In Walnut bend,
a couple Of negroes named Jerry Pierce
and Bob Coleman, who BAD beer. engaged
in q small game Of draw poker ever since
the boat left Helena (some three hours
~preyiouslyg got into a dispute about an
ante Of twenty-five cents. After aword
or two, Bob, to enforcs his view Of the
game, determined to raise Jerry ssOne,'
and FOR that purpose pulled out q fa-
zor. Jerry s.saw" him, and Immediately
determined to &c him i've better. For
that purpose he drew out hve-shooter,
and, before Bob could use his weapon, had
planted two bullets in his c~arcase-ons
IN the stomach and the other in the breast
either one Of which, we understand, il
sufficient to pfodncs death.
Captain Ike Mckee immediately or
dered the shooter TO be arrested, and on
arriving at this port, sent ashore 20 the
proper authorities, and transferred him to
them, Officers Roach and March taking
charge OF the prisoner at the wharf.
Charles Mundy, a negro and a friend Of
Bob Coleman, went before Squire Miller
during the evening, and made oath to the
facts above detailed, and Jerry was COM
mitted to the county jail to await a requi-
sition from the Governor of Arkansas
the deed having been committed in the
jurisdiction of that State. The wounded
man was alive at last accounts, but there
was no hope of his recovery.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-20


An quiet along Big Greek.
Prof Vigus' school opens Sept. Is
w. 2. MitcheHs school, SOs Third st.
Look at Joe W. Salls' advertisement
"for ssle.p
-Cieaning and dyeiDg to:perfeetion At
B. A Hollenberg's, 282 Second street.
The best bargains In pianos will be
found At ZS Main street. Call and see.
For the best of Pittsburg and camel
coal, go 70 J.. J. McCardy's, 247 Second
street..
The Chattanooga Tines is out for T..
A. James for Congress from the Third
District.
"A "~woodsawing tournament is pros
posed In Chillicothe, Nc. Where's Bob
Gnindrod2
The Quorum Court met yesterday.
but nothing was done. II win adjourn on
Tuesday next.
pianos for rent or sale, at II. O. Hollen-
berg's, Clay Building. ~
The Texas cattle disease is raging in
boyines are dying daily.
Six card pictures for ffty cents. Pho
tOgraphs, 81 per dozen. af Armstrono;s
Gem Gallery, "a Main street.
Parties wanting those 6nelsroe 0vsnas
Oft. >. can get six pounds for
one dollar az Oliver Finnie a Co.'S
The thermometer reached gIe vester-
day. The barometer has gone mp a little.
1t marked $3.50 al noon, yesterday.
II. @. Hollenberg has q fine assort-
ment Of Ohiekering Pianos, the best and
cheapest 6rst-class piano in the world.
Sold on easy terms,
The old buildings occupied by Mr..
Bracket as a livery and sales stable are
icing demolished 70 make room fof q new
and handsome structure.
The rumoEs on the street yesterday
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-20
NEW BOOKS.

We have received from the publishers
q. B. Peterson IL Brothers, of Philadel-
phia) a copy of r. Shelton Mackenzie's
Life of Charles Dickens" We have
read it with some interest, and can re-
commend it as a fair, impartial biography
of the greatest of the modern English
novelists. 1t traces from the boyhood of
Dickens his career up and onward
through life, and depicts with much
fidelity the strong and weak points of his
character. We see him as the Parlia-
meRtary reporter; then the sketch writer
'timidly retiring, but at last sought out in
his retiracy and introduced to the public
as "Boz." Then we have his ideas as
a hterateur, the growth of his
What he thought of his own works
is given in his wi boyish freedom of ut
terance, DR.. Mackenzie has failed in
nothing. So far as his means went-and
they seem to be as extensive as those of
any writers of the day-he has proven
himself a faithful ehronicler-indeed, a
loving one. He has nothing extsnuated,
nor aught set down in malice. He has
availed himself of letters and notes from
Dickens to his cotemporaries; shows him
self thoroughly acquainted with the
writings and ability of the wizard, and
truthfully "holds the mirror up to ma
ture." 1t is by far the fullest, most reliable
and entertaining of all the biographies
OF Dickens yet given to the public, and we
think is apt to find a place on many a
book shelf, notwithstanding it is printed
in Peterson's cheap style, with very com-
mon ink and on paper that has but one
thing to recommend it, that is as near
cardboard as it well could be not to be,
and very rough at that. 1t is one of the
dement's of this otherwise we'll edited
biography that it is availed of by the pub
fishers to advertise the fact hat they pub
lish in the same style of binding and
printing all the works of Dickens.
We say .demerit because we think
it savors of the catch-penny thus to
detail an advertisement with the biOgrs-
ply of q man for whom we are not yet
done mourning. But we suppose we
ought not to grumble at even this as 1t
carries its own ~retribution. No person of
taste who buys Mackenzie's biography,
will evert think of preserving or perpetu-
ateing Dickens'works in such a cheap and
c~ateh-penny style. Mr.. William Gand,
80 Main street, opposite the Peabody
Hotel, has this book for sale.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-20
FEARFUL DEATH.
An Old woOdsawyer Dies In his HoveI
Alone---Ths Body Discovered
by Decomposition.


The neighbors of a small wooden tene-
nent on Second street near Bayou Gayoso,
belonging to James Reilly, County Court
Clerk, have for several days noticed that
it was closed tightly, and for the last
three or four days have been excessively
annoyed by a horrible stencil which en-
anated therefrom. Yesterday morning it
was determined by some of those living
close by to break into the shanty and
learn b cause of the peculiar odor. The
door being burst open, a horrible sight
greeted those who entered. Stretched on
the floor, in an advanced stage of decom-
position, was the body of an old man,
well known to the neighborhood as a
wood-sawyer, named John Moore.
A messenger was sent for Squire Nil
Ter, who, on arriving, summoned q jury
end held an inquest. The verdict returned
was, "died from congestion" How
this conclusion was arrived at we
are at a loss to imagine. On the
body of the deceased YVES found q letter
written in rather masculine female hand
"a fair specimen of British ehirographyl,
apparently to a priest or clergyman, IN
quiring about " one John Moore" Tho
letter was signed Sarah Moore" but an
answer was requested to be sent to 'sMary
Davidson. st. Mary de Lewis, Quebec,
Canada" The body was buried at the
expense of the county.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-20
ACCIDENT.
A Boy HAS His Arm Crushed by a Railroad
Car.

Yesterday afternoon a lad named Robt.
Holley, son of Mr.. John HolIey, yard
master at the Charleston depot, in at
tempting to jump on the passenger train
which was just going out, fell, and the
train passed 9 his right arm, crushing
it in a horrible manner.
A messenger was Immediately sent for
DIR. Joe Lynch, who, not being fully in
formed of the character of the case which
he was called upon to attend, went with
out carrying his case of Instruments.
On arriving at the yard, and learning
the nature of the injuries sustained, and
for other reasons, perfectly j~ustifable,
according to the etiquette of the profess
sion, DIR. Lynch declined to perform the
a~mputation of the limb. DIR. Richard
Taylor was afterward called upon, and
amputsted the arm close to the shoulder.
We learn that the injuries are likely to
prove fatal,