North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-09


In 1902 the English attacked feet
Of Spanish gaileons near Vigo, when
seven of them were sunk and nine burnt.
The galleons contained the tribute Of
the Spanish colonies for the years 1900
l, amounting, it is stated, to G2 900 900.
The greater part of this enormous sum
is presumed to be still at the bottom Of
the sea, and French society has been
formed for the purpose Of recovering the
lost treasure. Operationg have already
begun, and the divers have hit upon ten
of the galleons. They are thickly en-
crusted with marine growth, yet the
chief engineer proposes to raise them to
| the surface Of the water. Several cur
ious articles, oxydized armor and wea-
pons, silver vase, and numerous cannon
balls, have been found by the divers on
the decks Of the vessels. The Spanish
Government has stipulated that 43 per
cent of the recovered treasure must be
paid into it's treasury.
A member of the South Carolina
house heard the notes Of menagerie
band outside, and forthwith moved that
sdis honorable body move to de winder
to see de show pass" 1t moved.
The New York Express gives this
rule for testing christian "Set him to
putting up old mis-matched stove-pipe,
and keep him at it an hour. If he don't
swear he's seasoned
John Goold was recently released
from the state prison at Thomaston, Me-,
on account of the dying confession of a
man who, years before, had committed
a murder for which Goold had suffered
Imprisonment.
Horace Greeley was in Ottumwa on the
2lst, and paid fine Of $l4, so fer drunk.
cnness.- Colored Horace.
"Old Krackwitz' is the Ring Of Prus-
sia's pet name.
Garibaldis physisian gives him but six
months more to live.
The President visited the government
printing Office on Saturday.
The Independent goes for Susan B.
Anthony as next Governor Of New York.
! Fifty.one Freemasons were arrested at
Havana, Saturday night, at their lodge.
The arrests were made for violation Of the
law prohibiting assemblies without per
mission Of the authorities.
We are glad that Mr.. Covods, Of Penn
sylvania, has been exonerated from the
charge of selling cadesships. That gen
tleman has as much as he can stagger an
der now. Subsidy is said to be his strong
point.
The magnanimity Of Kevels. the new
negro Senator, is something extraordina,
~. He is in favor of enfrAnchising all
the rebels in Mississippi. He evidently
believes in giving the white man chance
The seven editors Of the Paris Reforme
have been convicted Of violation of the
press law, and received sentences Of one
to four months imprisonment, and total
fines Of 10000 francs.
NJ. Baziere, one of the writer's Ct thu
Paris Marseillaise, has been sentenced 70,
three months and fined 500 francs fol
shouting ''Vive Ia Republique."
A letter from Senator Grimes, dstet
Naples, February II, says his health
although not good, is improving, and thai
he is much better than last summer.
The change in the Articles of Faith il
MIR. Beecher's church, SO as to admit
Universalists, has provoked general dis
cussion in the religious press.
The notorious DR.. Duvall, now on tria
for murder in Wisconsin, testiies that HI
commenced preaching when fourteen year,
old. He nov seems likely to 20 to Stote'l
prison for life. Moral: Don't set boys
to preaching at fourteen.