The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-17
FACTS AND NEWS.

Pie Germans have no less than four pa
pers. The Italians, one.
| The Ped river Of the North is navi-
gable for steam boats to the distance Of
six hun dred and sixty five miles from
Lafc Winnepeg, there tie mouth of
Cheyenne river is reached.
! The richest man in Louisville, XIV, is
the Hon. James Guthrie. His proper
| ty is assessed at 81 ,3S2,65G
| General Aver has declared himself a
candidate for Congress, to succeed Mr..
Keitt in the South Carolina delegation,
the latter having declined re election
Th, Z. s. Senate have passed law
authorizing the Secretary Of the Interi !.
or to advertise for estimates for three
routes to the Pacific. This is all that
will be done at this session.
| Alum or vinegar is good to set colors
Of red, green or yellow.
| The Greeks had little or no notion Of
butter, and the early Romans used it on
] ly as mediclne-never as food ; SO tha.
it is comparatively a modern article of
diet.
The first book ever printed was the
book Of Psalms, by Faust and SchaHer,
| 4. D., 1857. It was printed on one
side only Of the leaves, which were, in
the binding pasted back to back
The first bank vas established By the
Lombard Jews, 4. D., sos. The word
bank is derived from Janco bench,
which was erected in the market place
for the exchange Of money
The largest and oldest chain hrid &c in
the world is said to be that at King
tune, in China, where its forms perfect
road from the top of one mountain to
the top Of another.
| Stone bullets were used until the year
l5l4, when iron was adopted. It was
nearly the close Of the sixteenth centu-
ry before leaden bullets were generally
adopted. Stone cannon balls are yet
used in the East.
The practice and principle of insur-
ancc is Of great antiquity, and was
known in the time of Claudius Caesar,
4. D., 43. Its certain that assurance
of ships at sea was practiced as early as
the year \. D. 10.
At the Burns celebration in Albany.
the autograph copy Of "Auld Lang
Sync" was exhibited. 1t is now the pro.
priety Of John Y. j. Pruyu.
An Elmira paper says that the Presi-
dent Of the New York and Erie Rail
road has issued orders to the conduc-
tors to take the names of all passengers.
Mary iIartung who has been on trial
in Albany, New York, during ihe last
week, for poisoning her husband last
March, has been found guilty Of muir
der in first degree.
The legislature Of Kansas has passed
law calling for vote of the people,
next month, on the question Of calling
convention to form constitution for
| the estate Of Kansas"
Lord Napier has informed the Sec:c-
tary Of State, that he expected his sue
cessor, Lord Lyons, to arrive about the
end of February or the beginning of
| March.
A year and half ago, four young
ladies in Cincinnati, were married at the
same hour. Two have since separated
from their husbands, and the other two
are trying to get separated.
An adopted son of Mr.. Gibbs at Nj.
agara Falls, accidentally fell into the
river at that place, and before assistance
could be rendered him, was carried over
the Falls, His age was about twelve
years
Col. L. H. Richards, of Dubuque, has
been offered the socretaryship of Kan
sas Territory. He leaves for Washing
ton, next week.
A hot shovel, held over vanished
furniture, will take out white spots.