The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-04-19

come to the city for legal redress.
say that they left the plantation betwssn
nine and ten O'Clock on Sunday walked
al, day and part Of the night through
the woods, to avoid being intercepted,
and part Of the night walked on the ra'l-
road coming down from kcnnar on the
track yesterday morning. They say
there is another gang who left the plan
tation With them, and took to the woods
and that this gang will como along soon
if not stopped on the way.
They deny positively that any white
man ever had any thin. to do with them
in their taking this course ; that all they
want is to End out who is their right
master, that they can complain to him
when treated as they have been By their
new overseer.
They had not eaten a nouthful since
they left the plantation, and were dread.
fally tatisued and hurry. When put
into the lookup, they fell down n heaEs
and CONNER need snoring, whilst some,
who we're not SO sleepy, y,commsnced beg.
sing for mouthful to eat.
1t is said that ever since the death OF
their old master they have been very
unruly and insubordinate gang Of ne.
groes, requiring hard hand to keep
them in .ubjsction. Be this as it may
their action in coming boldly to the city
instead Of skull,ing # for good, catit,c.
their story to some credit. The rlansa-
ton il to be sold before long, and then
may be they will have the qualification
Of KNOWN. who their master is.
N The defendants in the Gerritt
Smith libel suit number thirty.
r@- Nets for the hair, made Of silk
and bugles and gold, Or silver braid, are
all the rage amons the ladies a, present,
and form a simple, yet elegant and be-
coming head dress.
ra- Richard Taylor. son Of the late
President Taylor, is one Of the delegates
to the Charleston convention, from
Louisinaia.
M Judge Dixon, Independent Re-
publican candidate for Chief Justice in
Wisconsin, has been elected BY 5000 to
1000 majority.
N Forrest has expended over $780,.
600 in the fruitless attempt to free h,a.
self ffromhis wife.
r@- The Republicans h have majority
IN the Constitutional Convention Of
Nebraska Territory.
p@ 4 house occupied By family
named Regan was destroyed BY Ere 10
Orion, Wisconsin. on the 9Th inst, and
six Of Mr. Regan's children persisted
in the flames.
sg- Upwards Of hundred wells for
oil have been bored along Oil Creek
and the Allegheny River, in Pennsylva-
MIA. The oil is found to be abundant
in stratum of blueish shale or slate ct
from 100 to $50 feet in thickness.
~ A fellow in New York offers to
match an American eagle in fight y
gainst any dog in the country.
p@- There are at present l 900 male
and l42 female conyicts in the New
York State Prison at Sing Sing. This
is the highest number that was ever be-
fore there at one time.
p~ The hard metal iridium, which
is used for tipping the points Of gold
/ pens, Is worth when pure, Sl2o an ounce
| more than six timeSas mucna as gold.
p6r The great Eclipse Of the sun,
which will take place on the 18th OF
next July, will be total in Spain, aud il
is said that at least forty astronomers
from different parts Of Europe, intend
to visit that country on the occaslon .
observe the phenomenon.
fMrIn the New York Senate, concur
rent resolution for an amendment 10 the
4 "a.