The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-10-20
Facts and News,

publican, has been elected to the Senate
Of Virginia by the Republicans Of
Wheeling.
~ Latham, aBuchana ante, is elected
Governor Of California BY some Is or
20 900 majority. Douglas and his
doctrines are entirely ignored.
"a Partial retures indicate that the
new constitution Of Kansas has been
carried by a very largo majority This
constitution prohibits slavery. What
will the Administration do now?
rA- Senator Broderick and Judge
Terry, Of California, fought duel on
the 18th Of last month, which result in
the death of Mr.. Broderick. He fell at
the fr.t fire, having been shot through
the lungs.
TnE MAINE ELEcr1oS.-Complete re-
turns from Maine, now published, foot
up as follows:
Morrill,, Rep, 56.3lS; Smith, Dem,
4434S. Morrill's majority, $40.
- A Frenchman has recently in
vented an apparatus for stopping loco
motive almost instantaneously when at
its highest speed, and it is said to been
tried successfully.
1A-During the year ending with the
present month 6fty'threc thousand
square miles. or thirty three million
acres Of public land have been surveyed
under the direction Of the Genera
Land Office.
~The inhabitants Of Paris have re-
Gently presented to the Empress Eugenia
two superb vases Of gold. weighing lso
ounces. They contain flowers of gold,
each flower emitting an odor similar to
the natural one of the flowers which its
form presents.
New YoRK, Oct. 5.
The International cricket play was re-
sumcd this morning. The play on the
part Of the Americans was good, while
that ofthc All England IL was splendid
The latter won the mac.h in one inning
and had 64 to spare.
Gas FROM WHARF.-THE city Gas
Works Of Wilmington, Del, invited a
large party on Saturday l,st to witness
the manufacture Of gas from water, as q
substitute for coal gas. The demonsta
ton was in every way Satisfactory, the
light being pnro and brilliant.
/ 90 A prize fshs for $4,000 recently
took place at Point Albion, Canada. be
tween two powerful New York bruiscr'
named Ed. Price and Australian Kelly
after twelve bloody rounds, occupying
+ forty minutes. Henry Gibbon and Johr
Morrissey we're Kclly's seconds, am
Hecnan and Mackey were Prices sec
! onds
) MuMM4Es PUr TO UsE.-Esypt ha
t three hundred miles Of rail road TIL
. first locomotive run, mummies were use'
] for fuel, making hot fire. The suppl.
Of mummies is said to be inexhsustible
t and are used BY the cord. How littl
could the ancient Egyptians hav
! dreamed Of being put to use liz
T this?
. n. Horace Greeley reached home q
the night Of the 26th. Last sprisg b
promised to deliver an agricultural ad
dress in Wyoming County (N. Y.,) o
the 2Sth, ..if be was alive To kee
: hi. promise, he took the cars immediate
!, J = on his landing not even taking tim
20 visit his family! He delivered hi
: promised address at the appointe
: hour. This is characteristic Of th
. !, man.
AUGUSTA, GA. Oct. 4.
The returns from the election held j
! this State Yesterday are thus far verymea
gre and unreliable. Gov. Brown is re
!, elected by heavy majority. In the II
! and 9th Congressiona! Districts the re
! turns so far inaicate the election Of th
Democratic candidates.
h n0- The Mayor Of certain t,wn ou
70 west proposes to kill half the dogs Of hi