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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-11-14

cesr or THE War-It IS estimated
that the expenses Of the war t'or the
Year commencing Nov. lst will lie
about five hundred millions f.. the
Unitcd States, and three or four hun
drel millions for The conrcaerates.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-11-14

The recent battle on the Upper Poto-
mae is called by variety Of names,
snch rs Balls Bluff, Balls Cliff, Balls
Bluff, Edwards Ferry and Leesbur@.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

with the demand of South Carolina to surrende~
f1Ft sumter. \ large number Of men have been
ut work night and day at Point Cummings ever
since Co; Hayne left, erecting earthen breast
WORKS SAID to he the best possible material for such
purpose. They bad very large force engaged on
SUNDAY, hearing it was supposed that Col. Hayne
would return on Monday, and that hosilities would
immediately commence.
Cummings Point Battery consists in part Of
three Columbiads and mortars 1t is three.Ouar-
tiers ot mile south of Fort Sumter being the near
est point OF land; but the important fact attending
cummings Point Battery is, that it is directe4
against what is supposed to be the weakest place in
L ort Sumter, which is three and half feet thick
! ana Two hundred feet long. OF course when the
United States Government constructed Fort Sum
ter they did not calculate upon an attack from land
oy any portion OF their own people, but built the
fortress with particular reference to the channel
ana the approach of foreign enemy in ships But
time will show the South Caroli1ians that what
they supposed to be the weakest may prove not
ohiy the strongest but the most dangerous point for
them to illustrate now; but Major Anderson will do
so Ii test is made. More than this. should it be
possible to make breach in the supposed weak
point the South Carolinisns could not enter by it,
nor would any possible harm come to the men
under Maj Anderson.
The floating batteries being erected up in the
cove near Mount Pleasant for besieging Fort Sum
Ter are OF little account, and army officer writes
that tney VIII only convey those who take passage
upon them to wateTy graves.
One of the batteries which it is the rurposa of
oouth Caroilna to toat against Fort Sumter is be-
ing constructed at Marsh dockyard at the foot of
Trchards street, Latitte's landing 1t is said
that 1t viii be three weeks before all the floating
ara land batteries completed, and it is believed
mere that Col. Hayne knows the fact hence he has
consented to the delay which has been made, know
ing that if he should reach Charleston with an un-
favorable reply from the Pres dent that an attack
upon Fort Sumter would be precipitatcd before
the secessionists were fully prepared.
1t seems to be settled, not only by letters official
and private from Charleston, but by parties inside
ana outside the army, that attack will be made
upon Fort SUMTER and that nothing can preventit.
1t is said that Gov. Pckens has no power to con-
troll the masses, and that they are waiting either
because they think the federal government will ex-
hlblt the c0Wardice to surrender Fort Sumter
through Col Hayne, Or because they are not quite
ready to make the assault. Other seeding States
are protesting against such action but it does not
seem to avail nytbing.
Inc officers and men at Fort Sumter are well,
and are confident that upon the return of Lieu,
tenant hall hostilities will commence, hence the
wives and children of the soldiers were sent to New
York.
The physician at Fort Sumter has been quite i'll,
Dut on the 4th instant had nearly recovered d.
Cor. ~ J Herold.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

Tue ARrEsiAN WELL AT CoLuMBus Onro.-This
well, having reached depth of ,775 10 feet and
no water being obtained, the work on it has been
suspended. current Of water was struck at $50
teet' sulphur water at l80 and salt water at G75
feet; but none Of this water rose to the surface
Dr. NeWberry, who has made geological exami-
nation OF the materials brought up by the borings
gives discouraging report in gard to the pros.
Pgct OF ilndng water by continuation of the work
The temperature of the well at ,475 feet was found
to be 88 deg. Fab, showing an increase Of temper
ature o; degree for every II feet
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

CHARITABLE OFFER.-The Kentucky Colonization
Society, in order to relieve the free people of color
in that State from the embarrassing position in
which they have been placed by its free negro law,
which went into operation on January lst, 1861
offer to such of them are willing to emgrate to
Liberia free passage thither and support for six
months after their arrival. Those having families
are offered in addition ten acres of land as free
gift, upon condition that they will settle on it,
Five acres are offered upon the same terms TO every
unmarried adult male and female:
You shall be placed, adds the President of the
Society," at no expense to yourselves, in good set
tement of your own color, from this and other
States, back from the seacosst high and rolling
land, which is rich and well watered. We also
give to you the assurances of the laws of Liberia
that upon taking possession of your land, and the
commencement of its Improvement for your resi-
dence it, you will have the full right of citizen
ship in the republic, whose citizens are only those
OF your own color
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

4 SINGULAR CAsUALTY.-A man named Patrick
Mallory was admitted into the hospital on Wednes,
daa night, badly shot in the face and breast by a
spring gun, fixed in a stable, near Fairmount. The
place had been robbed several times and the owner
had the gun fixed in such position that anybody
entering through the doorway would probably be
shot Mallory was the first victim. The sight of
his left eye was destroyed, and the probability is
that he will lose the other. lie says that he and
that belonged to the owner of the stable, had some
idea of renting the stable, as it was empty. The
door fastening was not very secure, easily pulled
off, and the men thought it was not positively ne
cessary to see the owner. They therefore entered
the stable and with results above stated Whether
the owner is justified in resortng to such an expe-
dent to protect himself from thieves and incendi-
aries, remains to be seen.-Philadephia Gazette,
FEB. s.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

'sheep dressing" match came off in New York
on Wednesday night. The match was for $50
side and the honors and money to 60 to the man
who in the brielest space should "leg, pull, skin
and dress" five sheep, in market style. The victor
on the occasion completed the task in twenty-five
minutes and twenty-four seconds-about four min
utes and twenty seconds to each animal.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

In the United States Circuit Court at New York
Thursday, the case of Gordon HERS, charged
with the murder of six negroes, part Of the crew OF
the bark Anna, resumed and concluded, and
the jury, after deliberating three-quarters of an
hour, rendered a verdict of mansaIi ghter against
the accused. The circumstances of the case have
already been detailed.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

DESPERATE CONFLICT BETWEEN TWO NEGROES AND
PANTHER.-We extract the following from the
Natchez Free Trader:
"On Friday morning last, just at daylight. some
OF the hands on Mr.. w. =. Smiths plantation, on
Bayou Cocodra, had crossed the bayou to the gin
which is within two hundred yards of the quarter
just as they were passing the seed-house panther
spTang upon the foremost negro, striking him in
the face with his claws, and then seizng him by
the back Of the neck, bore him to the ground. The
other negroes fed into the gin, shouting Murder!
!nurderE One, ho" ever, who armed with an
axe, stood his ground, and dealt the panther a hea-
Wy blow with his axe. The pather relinquishing 2
his hold on the PROSTATE nego, turned on his new
assaiant and sharp battle ensued, when the pan
ther, having received several wounds, concluded
that discretion was the better part of valor, and
rereating to the seed house, stood at bav, glaring
ferociously at the two negroes, who accepted his
proposition for a cessation of hostilities Being
soon reinforced by detachment from the opposite
side of the bayou, with dogs, guns, and knives,
they returned to the attack, and soon placed their
adversary horsde combat. 1t was female, one of
the largest size. very large male had been kill
ed on the plantation the previous evening"
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

STARVATION IN KAHsAs-Atchison, Feb 7.-Mr. W
W. jerome, of Irving, Marshall county, so miles
from this place, says that the cattle and hoes are
actually starving. The inhabitants are nearly all
destitute OF food and must perish unless relief is
speedily afforded. The desperation of despair is
selzing upon them. Their teams are riyipo ont.
and are too weak to make their way through the
snow. Some have been four weeks in tryino to
get from the Republican Fork to Atchis0n, and
have turned back disheartened. The population Of
Marshall county is about 5000. Mr. Jerome has
hurried to Atchis0n with all possible dispatch fear
ing that the people upon the Little Blue will suffer
before he can get back with supplies The roads
are now so bad that only about ten miles per dav
can be travelled.
dispatch was read before the relief committee
to-day, from j. +. Williams to draw S5 600 and
the committee Immediately established depots at
Topeka, and south of the Marias de Cvgaus. to
which teams will be started tomorrow.
Chas Lynas, n. B. Blake and j. C. Burgett were
appointed a committee of correspondence to advise
with the Boston committee relative to some two
tons OF clothing, shoes, etc, which are locked up
lor the non-payment of freight, having been con
signed to an unknown and unrecognized Boston
agent instead OF Gen. P0meroy, which would have
ensured Tree freight The corresponding commit
zee was also instructed 10 request Uue 56st0n com
mlttee to make prompt distribution of the fund;
which have been accumulating for ten weeks but
not dollar ha7 yet reached the hands of the relie
committee.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

The Pittsburgh pa. people have just discover
cd that large number Of their tax collectors put
the major part Of their collections in their breeches
pockets; and that though this speculation has been
going for several years, the thieves have gener-
ally been re appointed. The Grand Jury Of the
county have indicted Il whole batch of the delin-
nupnts.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

FRENCH SENTIMENTAL TRAGEDY.-A well. dressed
Young man aud woman entered restaurant in the
Boulevard du Temple Paris one day last month
aad ordered supper. Soon after, the waiter on en-
teEing with dish they had ordered, found them
lying on the floor in pool fblood the female with
a deep wound in her breast, and the man with one
in his left side. They still alive. In the hand
of the young man were two pieces of paper, on one
of which was written, evidently by female az die
struck with my own consent, by the hand of my
lOYer-Denise IL; and on the other, in a
mans writing, 81 die now because l am weary of
life r." They were both removed to the
Hospital st. Antoine. Shortly after their arrival
the man died, without speaking a word; but the
woman is likely to recover. She says that her low
er was Corporal in the 9th Regiment, and that
chad that day spent the last of sum of 2OOOf.
which he had received to serve as a substitute in
the army. Having no money, he had proposed to
her that they should die together she consented,
and they wrote the two sentences quoted above.
Then she had barred her breast, and the man stabb-
ed her with a pOignard, after which he plunged
the weapon into his own side.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

SHoCK!NG HALLWAY ACCIDENT-A Woman and
Chdd hdied.-On February l a tragic scene was
enacted on the Cheshire Railroad, in FitzwiIliam,
n. H., about four miles from the Massachusetts
line. As Mr.. Alonzo Damon, wife ard son, (the
latter three years of age.) of Iubbardston Mass,
we're returning from a visit to friends in Fitzwilliam
at railroad crossing Mr.. d. suddenly discovered
q down freight train approaching and quite near
bim Hoping to cross in safety, be urged on his
horse; but instead of crossing, the horse turned
down the track, at the same time overturning the
sleigh. Mr. d. was thrown outside the track and
thus escaped serious injury; but Mrs. D. and son
were thrown upon the track and instantly killed
by the engine. Mrs. ID. was carried under the train
some twelve rods, to a bridge, where She fell
through. The upper part Of her head was dread
iuiIy mangled, her stomach torn out and one arm
broken. The boys head was severed from his body
and his trunk and limbs were shocEingly mangled
The horse crossed the bridge (abou forty feet long,
on the sieepers with the sleigh, when the engine
struck him, killing and manging the animal and
making wreck of the sleigh. Brains, Aesh bones,
blood and remnants of clothing were strewn along
the track, and blood dripped from the locomotive
alter it stopped.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

Gov. aioRGAN AND THE GEORGIA ARMs.-The AL
bany correspondent of the Commercial Advertiser
says that Governor Morgan has replied, by letter.
to Governor Brown of Georgia, in relation to the
seizure of arms by the police of New York. The
Governor takes the ground that, as the arms were
destined to be used to subvert the Government
winch his official oath binds him to sustain, he
could not, so far as he had any control permit
arms to leave this State which might be turned
against our own citizens. From this it would aP-
pear that in making the seizure the police were
acting under orders from the Governor, and not on
Mr.. Kennedy individual responsibility, as has
hitherto been supposedly. Y. Express.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

HOLIDAY STREET TnEATRE-Logt Appearance of
Miss Cushman.-To-nigh Miss Cushman appears
before q Baltimore audience for the last time this
season. Every one that has not yet seen her should
not allow this opportunity to pass unimproved as
the character she assumes this evening-Naacy
Syte8-is one Of her most powerful impersonations
Miss Cushman also appears in a comedy.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

The London Builder says that spiders web
furnishes better plan for the laying out of cities
than any which has yet been devised by surveyors
and engineers. Any one who can find a distinct
web unbroken, will see how beautifully regular it
is, and how perfectly adapted for the quickest pas
sage from any one point to another. The concen
trio rings are not circles but polygons, and the
dating exquisitely regular and straight.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

The PANORAMA OF THE Holy LAND will be exhbi-
ted twice to-day, at o'clock in the afternoon and
again in the evening.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

PR0CEEDITGS OF THE CONVEN-
TIOE OF DELEGATES. ELECTED
TO NOMINATE TWENTY TWO
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CON-
VENTION, TO BE HELDFN BALTg
MORE THE 18TH ISST.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

Bishop Hopkins, Of Vermont, in reply to a nun :
Der of New Cork merchants, has written a very
able and lucid view of the institution of slavery as
drawn from the scriptures. 1t sustains the views
of Drs. Raphall and Van Dyke. Both the old and
new Testaments are critically examined upon the
subject, and all possible light is thrown upon the
investigation.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

Letters received in Washington state that Hon.
John Forsyth, late United States Minister to Mexi
co, will be sent to that country by the Congress
of the Southern Conlederacy," for the purpose of
establishing international relations between Mexico
and the seeding government. This nav be es-
teemed very natural fratern izatinn
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

Coal IN UTAH.- Coal is believed to exist in large
quantities in the Great Basin of Utah. On the
Weber river, tributary of Great Salt Lake. from
the western slope of the Wabsatch range, coal is
now regularly mined and selling at the pits for s5
per ton, though the price in Salt Lake City is S25,
on account ofthe expense of transportation Should
stacle in the way of a Pacific Railroad will be re-
moved, viz, scarcity of fuel for locomotives
wood is extremely on the plains this side of
the Rocky Mountains, while in the Great Basin
there Is even less The discovery of coal near the
centre of the projected route, therefore is exceed
ingly fortunate.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

ANOTHER Sr. MARY'S CoNsPIHAToR ARRESTED
The Leonardtown Beacon of Thursday, savs:-
Henry Holly, free black, living in st. Georges
neghborhood, Factory district, was committed to
Jail on Saturday last, charged, in the language of
the committing magistrate, "upon the oath of
Alexander Fletcher, with conspiring and attempt
ing to excite to iusurrecon the negroes ofthe Fac
tory district"
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

How TO PREVENT HoRsEs' FEET BALLIEG WITH
3Now.-Iake piece of paper and place it on the
shoe as it is fixed on the horses foot with a pencil
mark on the inside of the paper the size of the in
sue iorm OF the shoe; cut out the piece of paper
ana mark the gutta percha. Allow an eighth of an
inch larger of gutta percha on each side of the
front part to 60 under the shoe, to keep it from
coming out when the horse is at work Taper the
cage OF the guta percha to facilitate it going under
the shoe, and cut out a triangular piece of the
guta percha so as to prevent an undue pressure on
the frog 1t will be found a simple, cheap and eff
fectual rcmedy.-The Field
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

The Rerald's Paris correspondent says: ''By the
beginning of March France will possess an army
OF 10000 men, ready to march at few hours no
tice, besides the Imperial Guard, 40 900 strong.
who are kept on war footing. In addition to
this 4OOO GOO men are distributed in various garri-
sons of the empire.
The Milledgeville correspondent of the Augusta
lGa.) Chronicle, states that agent OF Belgium
Company is now on visit to Governor Brown,
and that he will negotiate TO supply Georgia with
any quantity ofarms.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

NEW ARTICLE OF COMMERCIAL Manchester pa
per says that new article of commerce introduced
Dy the late French treaty is the ''bos duree" This
''bolS duree," or hardened wood which has been
improperly described as wood softened and then
hardened, is made from sawdust, which, under the
influence OF high temperature and the enormous
pressure OF SIX hundred tons, acquires a hardness
a good deal exceeding that of wood Itiso a yerv
une gram, and fears no atmospherical variations
put Its principal merit is its adaptation to mould
ing, and by the most economical processes forms
ana impressions are given which would require in
ship.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

Heenan, the Benicia Boy, has gone into some sort
of business in New Orleans and hopes to make
his fortune thereby. He has nothing to say just
now about lighting Hurst for the championship of
England.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

New SUSPENSION BRIDGg.-The new suspension
bridge at Grand Falls, n. b., is now open for ira
vel. Its length is 240 feet; from bed Of river llO
feet. This bridge is suspended by two cables of
one thousand wires each, from towers twenty-five
feet in height. Each wire is capable Of sustaining
200 pounds. The bridge was loaded with rs tons
for several days, to stretch the wires Its entire
cost is SOS 600.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

JAMES RIVER CAXAL.-Mons. Alfred Paul Con-
sui of France, in Richmond, has addressed long
aud instructive report to the French Minister of
Foreign Affairs at Paris, setting forth eaborately
and with admirable ability all the facts of interest
connected with the James River Canal, in connec-
tion with the proposed transfer to a French Com
pany; a subject which Mons. Paul believes g to be
of the highest Importance, and of nature to at
tract the attention of the Government of the
EmperOr." "-RichmOnA Disnatch
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

At a meeting of the New York Chamber Of Com
merce, on Thursday evening, resolutions were
adopting demonstrating against the passage of the
Morrill, Tariff BILL
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

In the New York Senate, on Thursday, the bill
to appropriate S500,000 to arm the militia of the
State, after lengthy discussion, passed by vote
of 10 to g. all the Democrats with the excer ton of
Mcleod Murphy, voting in the negative
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

a Boy SENTENCED TO DEATH.-The boy-murderer
Dew, has been sentenced in Middlesex county
y. j., to be executed On the 4th of April. The
FrcdoHian says it was solemn scene, the audience
being deeply moved as the Judge discharged his
pantu! duty. The boy, however, preserved his
stolid Indifference throughout. The counsel for
the prisoner, who is only sixteen years DID, intend
to apply to the Court of Pardons for a commuta-
tion of sentence from hanging to imprisonment in
the State prison for life
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

The Pacific MAIL SrEAMERs.-Mr. Holiday,
who has purchased six Of the steamers belonging
to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, now run
present steamer line between San Francisco Ore
gon, Washington Territory, the Columbia River,
Pugets Sound, &c. Also, to establish line be-
tween San Francisco and San Diego, touching at
all the way ports, and another between Guaymas
Sonora, Acapulco, touching for freight and passen-
gers at San Bias, Mazatlan, Manzanilla, and other
intermediate ports, and making regular connections
at Acapulco with the steamers of the Pacific Mail
San Francisco.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

Between the 2Ist and 9th of last month, Mr..
Henry MYERS, of Cumberland ownship, Adams
county, Pennsy lvania, lost four children by dip
liberia.
During the storm of Thursday night the roof of
the Smedey House at Towsontown Baltimore coun,
L. ,ras nartilv hlnSn off.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

Mrs. PIcNENs.-The wife Of Gov. Pickens, Of s.
c. is said to be an exceedingly fascinating woman,
and immensely popular with the officers of the
South Carolina army. She rather fancies military
affairs, and makes regular inspections of the forts
and camp, where she is always received with en-
thusasm. writer who saw her recently at re-
view, says that she wore ''a dark c0lored French
basque, velvet hat Ornamented with a red ostrich
feather veil, sable muil and cape Of the same ma
terial, had dark hair confined by net and carried
parasOl."
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

A boy named Culbertson, an inmate of the House
of Refuge of Cincinnati, has brought suit against
the Directors of the Institution for $4,000 DANA
ges from an injury sustained while in one of the
MOrkshOns.