North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-04-06
News and Items.

thing in Connecticut. James +. Eng
fish, candidate for governor and the
entire democratic ticket, is elected.
Majorities not known.....At the city
election in Cincinnati, the issue appears
to have been on the question of cxclad-
ing the Bible from the public schools.
The Bible was victorious, the new
School Board and the new Common
Council being opposed to excluding it
from the schools.
The editor of the DEBORAH Republican
says he first set foot in that city ten
years ago to-day. The new bill for
the enforcement of the laws in ireland,
which recently passed the British Par
lament, is a stringent measure, aimed
at Fenianism and the suppression of
riotous disorder, etc. .Eben. G. Hunt
ington is now sole proprietor of the
Press, of Strawberry Point, Mr.. Vines
having severed his connection with that
Sheet. The DEBORAH Republican says:
"Rollin, Paine & Lawrence dissolve
partnership. Rollin & Paine continue !;
and Lawrence, with Wingate, Morris
and Ferren, open new agency."-Our
long time citizen AL, has been operat-
ing with life agency here for some
months and taste of the business has
probably led him into connection with
the above firm. All the gentlemen
named by the Republican are well fitted
for the enterprise in which they have
engaged.
Shurley, Brown, Haislet, Bailey, An
undsen, Haislet & Bailey report the
work of an incendiary which came near
destroying the city of DEBORAH by fire
on Saturday March the 26th......A St.
Adams, Vt, dispatch gives some facts
of mysterious movements in that vicin-
ity, which go to confirm the rumored
preparations of the Fenians to make
another raid into Canada this spring.
The trial of Daniel Mcfarland for
the murder of Albert D. Richardson
was commenced in New York on Mon
day. The Senate, by vote of 40 to
IL, admitted General Adelbert Ames to
seat in that body as Senator from
Mississippi. There are now only two
vacancies in the Senate-thosc of Geor-
gia.. The Paris Presse newspaper an
neunces that Prince Pierre Bonaparte
has gone to America, and his family
have been sent to Switzerland. Other
journals say the Prince has not left but
soon will.
The population of the State of Min
nesota is estimated at 100000. "A
circular has been published, which is
being sent to country postmasters by
w. II. Goddard, sixth auditors Office
at Washington, requesting them to send
him list of republicans who receive
mail matter at their Offices, with
indications as to who are the most active
men.......T The President, it is expected,
will nominate General Candy to be
major general, and Col. Reynolds to be
brigadier general, in place of Thomas
deceased.
We can appreciate the kindly feeling
that prompted the editor of one of oul
religious weeklies to introduce a poem
in these words: "The following line.
were written more than sixty years ago
by one who has slept many years in hi
grave merely for his own amusement
Sam, of the DEBORAH Press, claims
to be the oldest native editor in tn,
State-says he was born in 1887. Yves
ly Baily of the Republican, of that city
for forty-three years an editor is believ
ed to be the oldest editor in the state
Legislature.
The bill fixing the salary Of the Govern
or at S., 900, and those of the State officer
at 81, 400, was recommitted.. Charges o
J corruption in connection with the new
capital bill, have been made, and a com.
| mittee of Z Amounted Ia investigate