The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-03-31
FACTS AND NEWS.

Al ohoy 10 iodhiHS ~ tAN. CaSs ioi - ~
81 per cent. The usual rate however is
higher.
Some Of the Republicans papers in the
East are advocating Mr.. Grow, Of Pa,
as their nominee for the Presidency in
1860.
On the End Of April the people of
Mahaska County, vote upon the question
Of resembling all former aid to the Mis-
sssippi and Missouri Railroad Compa
ny.
+" The Grand Jury have found true
bill Of indictment against Daniel Sick.
les for murder. They have not yet de-
cided respecting Mr. Butterworth's COM
plicity in the affair."
In Muscatino, at the recent election
for school officers there we're bu. % bal
lots ca:t
What an interest in educational mat
ters
4 Washington correspondent Of the
State Exporter, says, that it has recent
~ been discovered that the deficiency
in the Post Office department will be
s6,Ooo,0o0, instead Of 1000, 600 as for
merly reported.
The people cf johnson County by
recent vote permit swine to run at
large.
For our part We are opposed to this
squeaking, granting, roofing, medale-
some destructive animal sticking his nose
into every body's business, when body
amt there.
The Democrats Of Rhode Island hare
nominated Elisha r. Potter, next can
didatc for Governor.
A. B. McAlmont Of Perm. has been
appointed Sd Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral, in place of John Marion deceas-
ed.
Upon conEdiny a secret to woman,
in order to make Ler keep it, admins
ter to her two sticks Of sealing wax, one
pound of hot rosin and three OF Hobbs
patent radlocks; then shut her up until
you want it to leak out.
Diplomatic news from Spain states
that Mr.. Preston, the new Ameri.
Minister, will be received uncondition-
ally, but any proposition touching Cuba
will be followed BY giving him his pass
ports home.
Halls Journal Of Health states
somewhat significant faet-if it be in.
deed fact-viz, that Of the six thou.
sand persons tried last year before tho
New York Court uf Sessions only nine.
ty four were sober when arrested.
A few weeks ago a man named GAR
rett, farmer at South Waterloo, Alba
ny Co, N. Y. disposed Of his farm for
$4,000, gave s. 900 to his wife and two
children, and with the balance clopcd
with lis servant girl to California.
WooI.-The annual produce Of wool
in England and Wales is estimated at
about l2o, 100000 pounds, and the ex-
port of raw wool about 3O,Ooo,OoO
pounds. The consumption in England
is about 23,oOO,ooo pounds.
Another brutal wife murder was com.
mitted at Bethlehem, Albany county,
N. Y, on the night Of the 18th. The
victim was German woman. Her
husband killed her By holding her
head over a fluid lamp, and forcing her
to inhale the fumes until death ensued.
Jealousy was the cause Of the horrid
deed. The brute made good his escape.
PROPOSED New jury LAW IN Enc.
LAND.-Lord Campell's bill amending
the jury law Of England has been print
ed for the information Of members Of
Parliament. 1t proposes to furnish tho
jury with food and FIRE, and unless they
agree, to keep them together for six
hours. If at the expiration Of that pc
Rod, nine Of them have agreed, il is 10
be taken as. the verdict Of the jury; If
not, they are discharged from farther
consideration Of the case.