The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-24
FACTS AND NEWS.

providing for an election, March 18th,
to decide for or against Convention
IF decided in favor thereof, an election
Of. delegates to be held, June 7th, to at
tend the Constitutional Convention on
the 9th Of July: the Constitution to be
subsequently voted on and if adopted,
officers to be elected Dec. 9th.
A bill has been introduced in the leg
islaturc Of Michigan to abolish Grand
Juries, and to provide for the trial Of Of.
fenses on information, and correspond
ent of the Detroit Free Press says tina,
the opinion Of the members Of the Leg
islaturc seem to favor the bill.
The entire length Of railroad track
laid in Missouri up to the 1st Of Novem-
Der was GA miles.
Ferdinand king Of Naples, died on
the goth nit, aged ~ years, in the prime
Of life and "plentitude Of his despot-
ISM
Late Utah dates state that morial
was under consideration in the Legisla.
ture, asking for admission into the
Union under the old State Of Deseret
Constitution.
The accident which 50 nearly deprived
the historian, Prescott, Of his eyesight,
was occasioned by crust Of bread
thrown by fellow student at Commons
Hall in Cambridge, many years ago.
The later European arrivals state that
the celebrated preacher, Sturgeon, is
coming to America.
The gold and silver chess men to be
presented to Paul Morphy by the N. Y.
Chess Club arc valued at 500.
The Adams Express Co., has lately
paid $4,000 to the ownersof the mon
ey robbed from the express chest on the
railroad between Atlanta and Montgom-
cry.
Gold discoveries Of great interest have
been made in the neighborhood Of Ste
vens' pass Of the Rocky Mountains, near
the hecd waters Of Columbia river, and
the Missouri; the sources of these two
streams beiLg but half an hours distance
apart.
The Talley Tan newspaper Of Salt
Lake is authorized to bet $4,000 that
the trip can be made from St. Louis to
San Francisco, in less time by the way
of Salt Lake, than by any other route.
FoR CLEANING SILK.-The following
is said to be an excellent recipe for clean.
ing silk Pare three Irish potatoes into
thin slices and wash them we'll. Pour
on them half pint of boiling water and
let it stand till cold. Strain the water
! and add to it an equal quantity Of alco
hol. Sponge the silk on the right side,
and when half dry, iron it on the wrong
side. The most delicate colored silks
may be cleansed by this process, which
is equally applicable to cloth, velvet or
Grape.
Eli ?. Gerry, Of Holyoke, Mass, has
got himself into trouble and into Jail by
marrying three women.-[Ex.
He would probably hayo found him
self in " trouble" enough if he had not
got into Jail
Died, at Dickinson, Franklin county,
N. Y. Luke Denio, Canadian French
man, 12O years old. He remembered
the victory Of Gen. Wolfe at Quebec,
and was at that time Old enough to be q
mail carriec on short route between
some Of the small towns in Canada.
William and Mary College, at vii
liamsburg, Va, the oldest College, in
the country, was destroyed by frc on the
Sth inst.
Durisg the year 1858 thirty FIVE per-
sons Of one hundred years and upwards
died within the United States,
The total value Of the minerals pro-
duced in Great Britain during 1857, was
estimated BY the Government officers to
be Sl2O, ,605 900 the value Of the met
ais produced in the United Kingdom,
tor the Same period, was ssO, ,525, 900.