The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-03-03
FACTS AND NEWS.

state that the government has been in.
formed Of the intention Of England to
carry out the Clayton and Bulwer treaty,
according to the American understands
ing Of it, thus Withdrawing from her
| Central American possessions.
The present amount cf the effective
school fund Of Chicago is $4,000.
DD- A dispatch from Lcavcnworth Of
the 4th says the bill aholishing and pro
hib:ting slavery in the Territory Of Kan
sas has passed the Legislature. Gov.
Medary will doubtless veto it.
! Hayti was proclaimed Republic BY
j Gen Gefrard at Port au Prince, Jan.
18th, and the emperor Soulouque having
abdicated, sought .efuge on the British
/ ship Melbourne. Geffrard was elected
Presiden: by acclamation Souloulae
had arrived at Kingston, claiming Brit
ish protection.
1t is said, the President will veto the
Agricultural Colleg, BILL This bill pro
poses to grant each State public lands
for the endowment and support Of Ag
4 ricul.ural Colleges, to the amount Of
10000 acres, for each Representative
and Senator in Congress. This would
/ olive Iowa 80 600 acres
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.-Hon. II
II. Nichols, Of Ohio, the only Ecpub!i
can Member Of the House bf Represen-
tatiycs who voted againstthe Homestead
/ bill, cast his vote with the enemies Of
the Act, in order that he might be able
/ to move a re consideration in case it
should be lost.
Colts Guards, a Hartford military
company, recently para2ed IN skates and
with full music, upon the Connecticut
river.
The Connccticut Democratic State
Convention met on the 9Th. and Eomi
mated James I. Pratt for Governor, and
Richard ii. Wins;ow, for Lieutenan,
Governor. 4 resolution was adopted in
| favor Of the annexation Of Cuba.
4 great billiard match is to be played
at Detroit, April 18th, for the sum Of
$4,000 between phelan Of New York
and Secreiter of Detroit.
The Jonesboro ILL., Gasetic reports the
wheat prospects in the southern part Of
the State are excellent. A large crop IS
anticipated, if the weather continues IA.
vorable. a greater breadth Of land was
sown last fall in Southern Illinois than
! ever before.
It is said that 4 roa astel onion bound
upon the pulse, will stop the most iayet-
crate toothache in a very few minutes
Worth tying: that IS it will cost little
to try it. What it will be WORTH the
experiment must prove.
The Legislature Of Illinois has crsa-
ted new county ont OF the northern
half Of Coles, and called it Douglas.
A fight between fifteen Pawnee Indi-
ans and clsvcn whites, in which several
Of the former were killed and others
wounded, occurred near Chester. Ne
| braska, on the 18th ult The flair grew
out Of an attempt on the part of the In
dians to commit al outrage on white
| woman.
| The Nashville Ne,es tells Of vcnera.
| be old man in Williamson county,
Tenn, eighty.five years Of age ho
never took chew Of tobacco though
making in his life millions Of pounds
who never smoked cigar or pipe and
never had on pair Of boots.
| Robert Robinson of Miidletown, Des
Moines Co., has been appointed special
Mail agent for Iowa and Minnesota, aud
his appointment is confirmed by the Sen
ate.
CoTToN.-It is estimated that the cot
ton crop. Of 1880 will not produce
| less than two hundred millions of dol
lars, Of which $4,000 $1,000 will be ex-
ported This is gain Of fully twenty
millions in export value over last year,
and coming at time when foreign