The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-11-24
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mn Hcenan. better known as the BE
nicia Boy, and Tom Sa,ers the cham

for the champion Dc,t anu ohe '"'u
sand dollars side, the fight to come of
in June next. Morrissey is going over
to see the sport and if Tom Saycrs is
whipped, has consented to fight the BE
nica Boy again The sporting world IS
unusually excited by this prospective
trial Of brute siren 9Th, skill and pluck
Savers is five feet eight inches high
oyer thirty three years old and weighs
ia pounds. Ilcenan is but twenty four
years OF age, weighs about 100, and is
over six feet in height.
MINNESOTA AND NEBRASKA BoUNDA.
RY.-The surveyors employed to trace
the boundary between Minnesota and
Nebraska Territory, from the northwest
corner Of Iowa to the Red River Of the
North. have finished their work, ready
to be submitted to Congress. 1t is be !
lieved that Congress will immediately
establish territorial government over
that part cut off from Minnesota, naming
it the Territory Of Decotah.
E6~ The entire armament Of all Uni.
ted States national vessels amount toI
1901 guns, divided thus: Liners, So;
frgstes, 500; sloops, 425; steamers, 46l;
brigs, II; and all others So guns.
NJ The Cardinal Archbishop Of Ma
pies with the concurrence Of the cour
tiers, NJ. NJ. Ajossa and Bisignano, late
~ sent for all the priests Of the city aud
commanded them to preach against
those two enemies Of the church, victor
Emanuel and and Garibaldi.
E1r J. W. Dennison Republican, is
elected representative by majority OF
,ro rotes from the .loth district, compos.
cd of Carroll, Monona, Greene and Craw'
ford counties.
ma Gen. Scott arrived at San Fran
cisco en- route for the island Of San Juan
on the 10th ult. and received most en-
thu.iastic reception. He was to leave
for Puaet's Sound on the afternoon o.
the day Of his arrival.
G;,yD
there is manifested in Kentucky, con,
fident expectation and earnest desire for
the election OF Mr. Breckenridge, to sue
coed Mr.. Crittcnden in the T. s. Sen.
ate
p@- The tax levy Of Pottawa;tamie
county is s43 ,623,229, or an average Of
over eight dollars and seventy cents to
every sou! within Its limits. But ST..
5s4,55, of this tax is levied for State
purposes.
l9- It is now confidently asserted in
high official quarters, that John A. Dix
will be appointed to fill the vacancy oc'
casioned by the death Of Hon. John I.
Mason, late American Minister at the
French Court
Mrs. HARRIET BEEcuER Stowe. who
has been in England for some time past.
will spend the winter in Switzerland.
Her husband, Prof. Stowe, will return
home Immediately.
The Democratic Majority in the city
ofNew York last fall, was 90, 053, and
the Republican majority in the State II
40.
DR.. NINsHlP of Rox bury, Mass, the Ply
siological lecturer, is now able to lift with his
hands, 1882 pounds, being l03 pounds more
than he could lift last May.
OF 100 boys discharged as reformed from
the Chicago ReformSchool since its commence
ment s4 have been heard from, and of these72
arc doing well, 8 moderately we'll, and only
returned to their vicious practices.
Col. W. II. BRows Of Virginia has been ap-
pointed Commercial Agent Of the United
States at Monrovia, Liberia.
The family Of Mr.. Mason, late Min
ster to France, has returned to the Uni
ted States since his death.