The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-10-06
Facts a1ad News.

Fa0t0 A1ad News.
~ The Emperor Of Austria has j ust
entered on his 29th year, having been
born August ls, 1850.
~ The plain old mansion 1t Baton
Rouge, L., long the residence Of Gen.
Taylor, was recently torn down: il was
an old house.
~ The aurora Of the 28th ult., was
seen as far south as Galveston, Texas,
where it was visible at half. past eight
o'clock in the evening.
~ The harvest in Spain IS Rot 10
abupdant rs was anticipated, but is suf
6cient for the consumption Of the coun.
try.
~ The London Field says it is cal
culated in the Ring" that Mr.. Ten
Brocck IS richer man by f4O,00O than
when he landed on the inhospit table
shores Of England, in 1857.
~ Longworth, the great Cincinnati
vintner says the prospect is fair for as
large crop Of grapes this year, u for
the last three years.
~ San Francisco. CAL, has lost its
county Jail and 500, 600 paid therefor,
because the deed Of tho land on which
the building stood was not properly
signed and recorded.
- According to an Official return Of
the Austrian government, just publish.
ed, the total loss Of the army in Italy in
killed, woanded, and prisoners, was ll64
officers and as, $50 men.
o0r The valuable miscellaneous and
law libraries Of the late Rufus Choate,
will be nublicly sold next month. The
miscellaneous library comprises upwards
Of 1000 volumes; the law library 5000.
a0r Col Clark, the nominee Of the
Straight Americans" Of New Jersey
for Governor, declines to be ca didatc,
and withdraws in favor Of Charles s.
Oiden, the Republican candidate, whom
he thinks good enough man for him.
- Sylvanus B Lowry, the Demo
cratic candidate for Lieutenant.Gover
nor Of Minnesota. is the man who head.
ed the mob which destroyed the press Of
Mrs. Swisshelm, ct Saint Cloud 1 year
since that spirited woman a has underta.
ken to defeat him, whatever becomes Of
the rest Of the ticket.
~ Statistics collected BY the Amer.
lean Iron Association, show that there
are 1900 Efficient iron works in the
United States; these produce annually
$4,000 tons Of metal, worth about
$4,000, 900; Of tho iron used in this
country, 20 per cent. is Of domestic man.
ufacturc whilst the remaining 80 il i'm.
ported.
~ An express train from Buffalo to
Rochester, on tho New York Central
Railroad. last Sunday night, ran 81 miles
in 60 minutes, making two stops, takiag
in wood and water At one Of them; tho
running time was over : nile minute,
which for 80 long distance ID unprece.
dented in this country.
- The army in Utah consists Of
three Thousand men. The total cost Of
ito maintenance is about five millions
Of dollars per annum. But, under the
policy Of the General Government, Is isl
utterly useless. The Mormons and the
contractors who swarm about the War
Department are the only pesson benefit.
I'd BY the army Of occupation 10
Utah.
~ State elections ase to be held next
month, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Mime.
sofa, Mississippi, Georgia and Iowa. 10
early November, 10 New York, New
Jersey, Maryland, Lousisna, Wisconsin
and Massachusetts.
- The project i seriously enter
tained Of uniting France and Great
Britain BY bridge across the knglish
Channel. Tne distanoe is about g miles
depth le6ssfeet. estimatAd Govt alhn |