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"
u Giiletf, - advertised, made his appearance
upo1fa fiaat Tbp6 stretched dizzgsonaIls across
Randotnh Httreet from the Briggs House torthe
Hotel The rope was about Il
" " III ss}ss III II i
tha tea* We1e positive dangers, notwithstand!
tng which the performer walked boldly out 7
tt6ms Metropolitan rooa :s1fnf. 4 d1atsncs Of
some thirty feet The tppe; ;swayed 30 much, i
however, from the force Of fke wind, that after
psnstng anh showing nae OK two 1eats:ot, ,g;yn-A
nastic skill and strength, Gillett wisely turned
baek. He Is to repeat The attempt on Friday,
atsP. The exhibition Was witnessed by
several thousand people: Il
.rFRa IHTHa WEST D1y1s1QNs sIkfm ofst
fre, about three o'clock yesterday. morning, I
was canses1by The burning Of . :tWusto1y, I'M.
ocenpied frame fam building. No 25S West Polk
street; and the partial burning Of the; aajoin-
ing buildings, Nos. 251 and ,255. The entire |
1ossIs about 8eaeo 8eaeo 4hhe origin of the fire Is
unknown, 2 Il but: :sppposed to pe the work Of an
tnrendIary. IL, ~ f& .:-: " ::;. =: ,:: ::>s.:
:MEzTiHa or TEE tFKAzpzg CoA.z17rzr
The Finance COMMITTEES, met yesterday, and
dlstfieted tha City into: three divisions:
Rev. F. B. Tuttle Eas appointed agent for the
North Division, Rev. Mr.. Dickinson for the; !;
South Division and Rev: Robert co1lyer for i
the. West Division These gent1emen have IN
charge the relief Of the families Of vo1uMeers !.
They meet daily at two P. at TomHnson's
book store, opposite tee Mar'ne Baph ~.
| TEE Ru2ggY RIKLEs.-The tRumeey Rifles,
Capt. Kellogg commanding ,1eft this city for:
Springfield yesterday forenoon 1t ten o'clock.
The officers Of this. corps ars::: Capt. Kellogg,
| 1st. Lieut.. Noyes, and I'd Lieut.; Roland; num-
Der Of men, 100. The balance Of. the appoint
merits win be made at Springfield. On Mon
day night splendid banner Was presented to
the company By Messrs. Hiram Wheeler and
N. Latin. fudge r s. Wilson also presented
Capt. Kellogg with splendid Navy Colts
iaso'set- : -. - - - =: !:
BoLp Ro1BERY.-This noon; between u
and o'clock, the-iewelry store, af1H Mali
acker, No.. q North Clarck street, nsar
Ohio, Was broken open through the rear door
Of the store and robbed Of Is cold and. silver
watches, Y 21oekets, bracelets, goia charms, DC,
total loss about $eO. II Is aulte necessary ct
the present lime Tor the police 70 keep sharp
look out, 7nueh Soetter taan' naDglng around
+ - :. :-----~ !. =. ~
1uELA"1ERs uansh ARAs.-Among vs.: Al The
most alligens IN the of11i squads, ~e noticed
last eVen1ng score OF more OF the leading
members OF our chicago cur, gong throngh
thna;..ro a. rs.rr;+s a. tha Rsserna ;r,ons5
Thsv 1g;,1 whsn aam;+taa ~ @ nractiea ~ ~ ~, tha
sna,a. ~ araauaat a.snat,ea -.
et1e44'' - eAest'ne ~ .@.s.. eA.eo..on' ~
90 = sH, - onahhoue ut1ss..eaas as,9 MoHnet,
i =. 49,. -
-s.a1, 49,. 49, +,,s 1s-nsos ~ ssaar, 1a,nn-aira
, 1861-04-25

F<A q aufazEp- r IL CO,
I'll Ea1gRs, Of sssIhks selIssyt Menfy "a 3qsss
aee ant born Ia <141sagioj aa6 Eadket 9aa ofs
a1s our p]asstexx RSgaEq,,
leIk i5f Nav {olk.l Il a
recaivei- tho eppeintznept~ ot- -oeptalH :ta:14hNL
: Zousys Ragimen 5usts Eefee byFF cpE e saStaa4.:
ruuaE ERud pnasenRsiael lasp, hut 4ra)saesaet M
!: :a9rs8dsal lok a1ll{ta talsnt Hi Faea eall,:.
. sp4es754& a4H&MAkE e1nfx:uuf fkEaUHa aa8x&Xaz
. fSs 5si1ta of Hae4a 1Eh u tasaaaa
xo& &haa tTf @a36 6il13RtaJ4, #erguasA Agsz9s
eef lf4fRs 6. s;E..3 H. ::
tia ist to5TAstt koESE:E - ~ iTzss,
, 1861-04-25

Y5is
: msMeeuaeats
::rhsA ezs1a Esreis se:qf 0a?Ape-
esogtcal Ssrn1naz.rr- take place this fortuoon y
thar .Ehsae1f fwessa aide Of Uniont tPaek, Restn-
nfpgat o AM orations will be delivered BY
eEsaanatans elaeaof = hql6lloTlns
Is tha .ssss---S -. + -s$s - -
1~,rTr, ,oEnER pr,ExnRc1ApBsn ttI !
~'s~-->f 50 - = .rRkx1H.' =" - ~ -
.G1-z ss..so - -akossxo kusf0:T 1fsa
I'll 5an element zoF Z.
:ss &C. . 89sa3ssea Mia3.fea. i9S 81
& fas anRR}esisz; RsR}ssiss s.. H se
- Whee1er, Weutesha, WIZ &. st,.. ,ss,..:.-
+ = - :: stoaxp. xusio. ..~'
s; :, s5s5'
19., @.,,hsaa WI esssut,. to III Pfeasaef@Ewtng O
= jTsae, e.; c, Denmark. 19ws: { = : = -,
=. Ths : E:Iipse''oi Mind @as0rxsR Hgley;{A.c c.
a: Ashlxud Mars :. IL 80 z,i- ~ = y
gs.sa!pSsRRl.5 ul4 s;a Rfsst11sea1ae' 4
Q. 5lsy' a5I1isy eoamsPsarste with os11gationwn
10. The Pulpit an Edncatos-chaIles Hancock
II. Pavef RsssEst,on of pss oral Dotes to Eeet,y'
Pseaehing-Edwin Hildreth, Sterling, Aass.
3EEsz.s E** a1csED Npsro.: - :.
Il. It,lian Evangenzation- George D. Blodgett
| 10. Panrs Vision Of The croas==Frederiek v
1l Rni9it Ei PoTe1eHeh15 ne Il paas Mase
I aAcRED Nus1o.
l. oosFERR1aa OF DEGREES. !;
| p.rrrrn HyHE--fOrief1A11 !
, 1861-04-25

= srunaRs Rt1Rs.--A company intending to
ntske the soeks off" any other military organ
izatlon ef the State, is low being org nixsd
here 1t OWES lts origin to the 1iberality of
solcmon sud George stnHges, fathers and son,
of this oily, who have agreed to fa11g arm and
eqnip the men, at their own expense. 1ntelli-
genee was received from Hartford to-day that
one hundred slarp's rides we're sent from the
factory by express, and will a1riye in due time,
The com pany, at present consisting Of forty
men, has head-q uarters in Do'e's building,
where recruits Of the right muscle and pluck
are invited The uniforms are bsiDg made,
and in few days, we, hope to see the boys
their ranks full. on their way to soldiers work
among The enemies ofthe old hag. -;
We cannot too highly praise the open hand
ed generosity Of the Measrs. sturges in this
matter. The father is too old to 60. and the
son cannot without extraordinary sac1inces.
They Compromise by an expenditure Of about
eighteen thousand dollars, freely given to the
good cause. NoR-for Goo. Smiths bonuy
braE lads.
THE F1RENEN AND THE EWAh.-Everywher
among the most prompt to answer the call Of
theit country have bean the gallant tiremen.
In New York, as we have already stated, a
zouave Regiment is being made Up OK the gal
1antfsl1ows, whdeAete n Chicago the mill
tary Fire HEissas Numbers esTenty, enrolled IL
. single evening. There are yacaneies' upon
alu1ost every steamer in the city, many of the
aremen haring enlisted. -Four have left the
.Loag yaha, tHo, the Hook, aud Ladder Com
pany in the same building and three the Liass
uiaat. And lest We get Chief Engineer Har-
+ rts ittoA softronble ky adgertieIng yacau-
cies in hts force. Il ehonld be added that 7hp
has already received oYer. .thlrteen hundred ap
plieationsf for situations npon the peE atea1a-
era Liberty and Economy: - : !:
, 1861-04-25

. tB.Large Auction Sale Of Household Furri-
ture, Carpets &c., this morning at 94 O'Clock,
By Gilbert, Sampson & Warmer, Auctionee,s,
, 1861-04-25

MUSTER ROLLS fdr the
- X4&X& new company nuv drilling In
! ! Mtz&sSff@ Lsr1d's Block can b6 foQrd at
EsAAN&G the store Of Wm. F. Noye, q
Market street; B. Mann, at
Gals Bros.: drug ztoze: and Henry Turner, lN Lake
street. This Company Wilt bs composed OF dIst.
class material will be thoroughly drilled In light
2n&antry tactics before leaving fW seEviF;;ana VIII
BE- equipped with the best pf modern: acGout1e.
neents. WE r. NoYE, Recruiting Captain.
, 1861-04-25

LAzAia1ts1E: I as,z1 ea
4! sateF IT., yesterasr rad thaaiay bskn1tetzsaia.
= aesotated L xttt u plee3tas vesa.:
."'' .NTFaH3+ z,33:. l. II s~esF'
, 1861-04-25

Z
Chicago Turn .verein, which a weeksgo. had
nne hundred and afty: memhazdsr will probably
be compslled to close it, hal, nearly u ne
membera having enlisted 10 fight for ths sifs Sec
;ond YateE9and, and The. rest not being able to
psT. the large expenses for rent :ete. Ninety;
of its members {the Turner Unaoa= fsdeta1;
LEFT Chicago List Sunday, and are now In! Cairo
md = eeeond y company conta.uing some TWEEN
~ NOR, Is. seady to etart at :moi.nennts no.
tica.t = 4 -
, 1861-04-25

: HtSaland Guard!
N{k THE HIGHLAND GUARDS"
'fXR Company B, are recruiting at their arnaory..
s9SsG Lind's Block. This stawart cempaqy
1eagf fnr the seat of war as soon as the roll is
fslisd. Boy, come upf' Some Of the beat drill
masters and swnrdsroen are attached to this coul-
nSnv that can. be found in the United stares.
, 1861-04-25

= Attentton:t Illinois state Militia.
A1k ALL PERSONS WISHING TO JJ1S
EXR one Ct the Companies OF The new Regiment
zsSSS now being formed. cand do so upon applE
JouS 4. BNuss.
SAM. B. RAThoND.
jast.E H. BRoss,
* - .S"3z-a1sfgI 4Epu4.
, 1861-04-25

Irish Brfgades
,s, A RECRUITING~o OFFICE Is open at 81
AeAkA Randolph street, where Captain John e.
kGR1 Phfllips is receiving recruits for the 0fMa-
ssaafssz hony Riaes. irish Brigade
, 1861-04-25

VolmnteeFs. Attention. =
AK, COMPANY f. Of the; Yates Fha.
&Sg41aux Regiment, will meet every evening
ss#&s his weak at their Hall on Dearborn street
for perfection fn drill. -'-@s:, By order Of
-. ", BARRYs CAPTAIN.
, 1861-04-25

Tenth Ward Attendant >
.AAA ALL those residing In this Ward
yeXz2 Wishing to form 9 company fot The purpose
4e&ao Of defending this glorious Onion. will
Canal and Mitchell streets, this, Thursday. eve
ming, April rs, 1851. GEO. y. SFoFFonp,
49, OTIS 6-FARRoR,
CHAT. HoPKISsoK,
s.@~. :: H. A.. ,FRIsaE.yz
, 1861-04-25

.t@; See the advertisement In the proper
COLUMN Of the.An1e-scan Uaion.. This is frat
class story paper, and presents neat appear
anca
, 1861-04-25

:tB There will be>a meeting for the pur-
pose of organizing Home Guard, at Follans-
bees Hall, corner :Ringgold and Rtate atreets.
Come all. BY ORDER Committee,
, 1861-04-25

- CAPITA. LIGHT, LATE OF THE 9. 8. A.,
&and the part1efpator Of fifteen Battles In the
MMex1can war, has, opened an :of1ca at No. 20,
MRando1ph St, where he will enlist all those who
are wishing to serve under III experienced Com
mander.
, 1861-04-25

TEE waA7HER.-Yesterday was atterApril's
most rhangefuf pattern, - q litsle sun, little
rain,;"' and a general confusion Of showers and
sunshine throughout the day T. :: !
, 1861-04-25

az have moved, Thou hast moved, HeAhas
.mo1ed.' Whus. Why Nnbla thai anH :and OH
Mani Who're I: !Ta151, Lake street. apR5st :
eT Wild Che1ry Tonic BItters, prepared with
pure Old Bourbon Whixkey. An excellent article
5or spslnR.s Made only " sAHa Eaf, Apeahecai5.
corner Randolph md state atzeeta.
: EE2 4hs ladies Of Christ Church, chicagosate
tsdaested t6 meet on Friday afternoon at O'Clock
ettls topseof tho Raeter. on csluaet Aysnne, be ;.
tween Palo Alto and Monterey strcets, to prepare
handages and lint Tor our volunteers. Thoae hav :
ing halt.wozn Linen and cotton can aid the Eorkby
conf ra6utine r. :: HIS GEo a. SAcKET,
Mrs. F.A..IpxsAaD.
Nue G. f CHEEFr
, 1861-04-25

1ntnois State n1ilttIaa---Atten.ion! =.
~ %~-sMEMBERs OF the.new regiment who
H have signed the muster roll III the handB
fEU of the Undersigned will meet for drill
12%thfs evening at Y est Market Hall -
=~~-~---~ ~--"---. --JouN A. BRoss,;
S. B. RAYMOND, :
, 1861-04-25

,A$A .5;THEya WASHINGTON GUARDS" !"
ink Company a. tender their thanks to Judge
n Dickey for the free use OF his HaI AZ No.-
Sc aud IS Dearborn street for the purpose Of ditl
ind also to Charles L. Noble, Its Like street, and
II; u. Wflmsrth. 1872: Lake street, for lamps and
: Hal open for drin every evening at X O'Clock.
s = /. FL BEA1aERD,-
...*tzs=.- JsW MERRILL,
a;nnittsa i ) 81 81 AffanaeD,ents. 4aa1eD
: Chicago. April 26, 1884, t. ~**
, 1861-04-25

Home Guard-.-FIrst Ward. -
NJ MEET1Na:of this company at Recor-
4e&UA der,a Court Room, on ,1hnssday evening,
STeeK April 25th+ at:T1S O'clock Al efficient drill
6sa4& officer ia secured. Let all the members be
promptly On hand. Per order Of committee,
. s. B, WILLIAMS. Aecfy,
, 1861-04-25

BuRa1ARr-In yesterdays Police Court,
Michasl o'swesney, Peter Flynn and Peter
Reno, examine. On charge Of burglary, were
held in 81 GOO ball each, atd committed In de-
, 1861-04-25

~, =, ;. -, TfipouAnTERa 1ssau :Bn1aADx.,
: ~. Chicago Ap.iI es 188l.z:i
a1g assembled; to assist ID eqnippiDg the Tsish
ahegament WILL assemble at my offcs {foomsNd 5,
so96hHeat corner Randolph and DeSrborn.sts,,
at 1Vn'clock = *Msof this tar: Beppnetual ~
z:z'f ~ 1e!ssaoin,li isonru r1b., 9 ~ 3ks:5
:. VeE Rey; 2: Ddnne, n LantiyE; M Enrns, Red.
mond Fs1ndeyine. JAS O'NeiI+ Il. Brannaux Il. Nc
GagheEy, E. Murphy. !. ~. Clark, PhiIiiR Eoaie5,
K1asella, Ed. Kahoe.- ". j. Onahan,: " &
Gensay, James .confan, John, Thorn, Chatles
Pc pemealy. T. IL -: s; /. - I; Il AZ
6oUTH eide. -. =
Rsx.:V:.K KslIeYs chaa MeDond eu: Hugh Maher,
Stephen BarEet, VIM. Corrigan, Wm- n O'Brien.
john o'NieL Al Ghap potion VIM Boggs, Z. r.
Sherlock. WDa Donahae, 2. Earain- Mausieo We1ch,
Hd. Hay9ens y. Hanlan. e. :A:- II = :. IL j "
John coimilky. DAVID Wala6. zzThamaa Me,rurr-
ray, 9hoF:, ciansIy, Pat CARRIER, Pit. .Mnlvev,
MI. Rreanan, II. .MeAh1eyr 2: B. Shell. n. l..
Dnn1ey, Jas, AcGtaths NJ M!Muzphy. r.: Brady, Pat.
Kellea, VIM 0mihaa. Jchu Mnrphey, John Gorko.
ran. JAS 4. MuL11dAa, Chairman.
, 1861-04-25

THE CITIZENS OF THE TENTH WARD
NIX are invited. to meet at Niemeyers Hall. ca
XxR nal street, Thursdsy evening, April s5th, to
needed; also to form Home Guard, and to take
measures to collect means to aid the needy famt-
Heaof all yp1untee.ss; Per ofdero OF Eommlttee,
= .-: :
, 1861-04-25

aH1PXENrs Last Tw1ETY-FoUR HOURS.
Flour, Whit, Com, Oats, Ryax H'rly
--'-- " brla.. bu. bu.' bn.- bfi. hu.
, 1861-04-25

TIE OLD L1eHT GuARD-The revived mus
ter roll Of the Light Guard now enro1ls nearly
sixty men, many Of whom are already well
, 1861-04-25

Chicago Horse Guardss'Company A.
AN adjourned meeting Of the Chicago
r. Home Guards, Company A, vii be held
kEQ in the Circ1it Court Room. at the CDutt
1-& House, fiji, fThureday) evening at TX
O'Clock. II. n. ZIMMERMAN, 6ec'y.
- : Z
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17
Mr. Iianlin has resigned his seat il
the Senate.


Mr.. Ilanlin has resigned his seat il
tho Senate.
The House has passed a bill appro-
printlng $4,000 in addition to the
proceeds Of the sale Of the old furniture
for furnishing the Presidents House. A
bill va also passed appropria,iny s35-
900 for purchasing a government print
in. office.
Nr. Holt is . the acting Secretary
Of War.
Mr. Thompson has resigned as Sec.
o. the Interior. The reason he ass;one
Tor SO doing, is thatthe acting Secretary
Of war without his knowledge sent 25C
troops in the Star Of the West to rein.
force Maj. Anderson at Fort Sumptcr.
On the 9Th inst, the PENNSYLVANIA
Legislature elected Edward Cowan,
Republican, Of Wcstmorcland, U. S.
Senator, i'll the place Of Biglcr, whose
term empires on the 18th Of next March.
The South Carolina Postmastcrs are
still acting under United States Gov.
eminent.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17
TIlE HAPPY LAND.

Some " f%cllcr,' with a hankcring af.
Ter an elysium, ''sighs his soul away"
the following poetic effusion:
80, is there not a happy land
A land beyond the seas,
Where pot-pies smoke in boundless
lakes,
And dumplings grow on tress,
Where gingerbread is found in stacks,
And smearcasc'' by the ton,
And when you do n job of work,
You get the "rcaLy-John? ?"
When Natures lessons may be read
In every babbling brook;
Where humble bees don't sting a
chap,
And muley cows don't hook"
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17

her " ports and with foreign powers
and half the population Of. New York
-aad Philadelphia and Boston, and near
ly.two thirds Of the manufacturing la
be,rcrs Of the Northern States will be
thrown out of employment without
money or means to buy bread to eat,
and then where will be the Eastern
Market for Western produce? Let the
Union be dissolved and Western pro-
ducc will not he worth the carving east,
for people there will be utterly unable
to buy it at any price. No wonder;
wheat i'll Iowa has gone down, + ditic'
mere prospect ofthis terrible cal}' s,,
Is to Is cents per bushcl.
The preservation Of our Union rests
with the Republican Party. Will they
SO act as to preserve it?
Yours Truly,
w. !. GArLNG.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17
REPORT o. TuaE SCuOO1.
N EET1uG.
ToLxpo, IAN 18th. 1891.

AT i meeting OF the Citizens OF TOlc.
do Township, for the purpose Of taking
into consideration the question Of build
ing u School House, r, \. Graham
was called to the chair, snd G. Raincs
appointed Secretary. Mr.. n. G. Wet.
ing was then called upo, to state the OBJ
ject ofthc meeting. Rcmarks were made
by Mr.. ). $. Dillman in regard to a pl IN.
Moved and seconded that q committee
of three be appointed to draft Rcsolu-
tions, expressive Of tho sense Of this
meeting. Chair appointed Raincs, John
ston and Wieting; committee retired
and reported 4 Preamble and lse.o-
~lntions which were adopted. Moved
and seconded that . committee Of three
he elected to assist the chairman in
circulating these, resolutions for sigma
lures. $. NJ. Wadley, VIM. IIillmon
and II. 4. Williamson were elected.
After signing the resolutions tho
meeting adjourned.
The following arc tho resolutions
with the amt Of the indorscrs attach
ell thereto. -
WHEREAS, The present Boa I'd Of
Directors Of Toledo City District have
given notice that they win receive pro-
posals for the building Of . School
lIousclin said..D District and, ~herecs, in
the opinion Of this meeting, the said
board have not given sufficient notice
Of their intention to receive proposals
as aforesaid. said notice being but six
days, and, rhsreos, the notice given by
said board, points almost exclusively TO
a frame building, Therefore
Resolrcl, That the Board he re-
quc>tcd to give three weeks notice
after the adoption Of . plan for rccciy-
ing proposals, and said notice he by
publication in the transcript.
Resolretl, That the Board be request
Cd to submit plans and receive proposals
| equally favorable to both a Brick and
Frame School House.
R,solrr1, That it il the sense Of this
meeting that We prefer u Brick House,
ever at an expense of Five Hundred
dollars more than an equally good frame
House.
Rcso,rc,l, That the Board in. the, in-
terror arrangement sfa School House
should consult and ought to he guided
by the advice Of persons who have had
| experience in the convcnionccs and in.
convcnicnccs Of School Houses.
Rso'red, That the present plan offer.
cd by the Board for u frame house, hav-
ing rs we are informed its largest tim
bers only \ inches square, lis -entirvty-
insufficient. ff't
Resotred, that in our opinion the
Board ought to regard the wishes Of
the inhabitants Of the District as here
totorc and at present expressed.
Rcsoired, That these Resolutions
be submitted to the Board 1t it, ncxt
session, by the Chairman Of this meet.
ing. And be offered for publication in
the Transcript.
Resolr,d, that these Resolutions are
advisory to the Board, and should be
SO considered by them.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17
10 u Negligent Subscribers.

Gentlemen. We have furnished Q
with a paper for some time past, aud
~, have failed to give u an %eouiva.
4 NJ therefor. We have been to the
6 pen>e Of purchasing printing mate
,isls, inrluiing ink aud paper, and pay
i'm for labor in or Office to furnish Won
with reading matter, and YOU have not
been hind enough, f3r a long time t.
extend us even you thanks. lou have
not failed to read oar paper wcekly,and
yet you have failed t. pay Il, yearly
! on need not pat i'll the plea, that the
paper is worthless and does not suit
yna, because YOU might have long since
paid up Your dues and ordered it stop
ped, which you have failed to do.
Don't say Gas SONS Of You sometimes
do,) that YOU "sub,cribed just for the
sake Of helping keep ~ a county pa
per-" Such "hglps' are the most So
ri>a. dead weights that We are obliged
70 carry. The past year has been one
of bonmteous earthly supplies, ana you
have, no doubt, received Your ii!ll share.
4 fraction oi some Of these we propose
~ take III discharge Of Your indebted
ness L. us. i this not fair: Can YOU
discharge all your otter Obligations III
the same way: We think not, an,
YET while You can pay lis the easiest,
and arc by US the most favored, VIC arc
The least favored by you. We vii!
venture to say that if you can present
IS i satisfactory reason for such a
,ur-c, it will be wvrtl, TO Us at leas,
ne years subscription to our paper
~ not. now gentlemen since We have
| IN abundant yield Of Grain, and
ney is more plenty at present than
any other time Of the year, come for
ward and pay us. Why not We ask :
Come and give us your reason for not
doing % if you cannot the pay. Re
member that We take Wheat, Corn.
Oats 4 Wood at all times.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17

The FlEsr DEor.-Wc learn tina;
an order has hecn received IN this city
from Georgia for lO,O00bu>hcis nfcorn.
THIS is but tie first instalment Of what
must be sent south before another har-
vest. This state of things must Of me-
ccssitv make tire cotton growing States
greatly dependent On those producing
cereals. God knows they are welcome
to oWr grain if they = pay for it and
il they can't we will give il to them as
freely as We would to our starving
brothers in kan>as.-Datnlue Times.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17

The Hartford Times and the Boston
|"st, leading Administration journals.
are decidedly III favor Of protecting the
forts aud arscnals of the United States
1T every hazard. The Times bold,
puts the blame of war, if war is to re.
suit, 0 South Carolina. The Pos,
remarks Of the breaking up Of the Cab.
met, that if any member prefers serving
any section i'll preference to the whole
country, his resignation will prove nc
loss to the President.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17

"A LADY, was told the other day by a
travelling gentleman, that every lady
who had q small mouth was provided
with 4 husband by the government
9TH it pothibul? p said the lady, making
her month as little rs she could. The
gentleman added, that if she had a
large mouth she was provided with two
husbands "My gracious 7" exclaimed
the lady at the same time throwing her
mouth open to its full extent.
The gentleman became alarmed and
made his escape, and has not been
beard Of since,
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17

For a few days past the news has
been circulated in town, that a L. s.
Gutter with supplies and r~cilfforcements
Tor Maj. Anderson in entering Charles
ton larbor, was fired upon by the citi-
Gems Of South Carolina from Fort Noui-
tiie Tor not stopping to be examined nj
that place BY the authorities OF Soutl,
Car'''na;'. whereupon Maj. Anderson
poured a few broadsides with his heavy
guns, into Fort Moultric ana also the
city Of Charleston, which dried up the
guns at Fort Moultrie ~instanter. Our
mails being delayed we have received
no confirmation or denial Of these 70
ports, and are consequently unable to
voucll for them.
II IS however true that tie star Of
the West had been sent out bv the
Secretary Of war with supplies and q
reinforcement OF $50 men for Mai An.
defson and was expected to arrive at
r.. sampter on the afternoon Of the
s;h inst.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17
Hear Stephen Girnrd's theory Of a,

Hear Stephen Girard's theory Of adj
vcrtising. lie was worth some sex
en- millions Of dollars, much I'll
which was made in trade. The example
and precept of one of the most success.
fMl business men America has seen, may
be worthy OF attention At the present
time. Mr. Girar.l wrote: IL have III
ways considered advertising literally
and long to he the great medium Of sue
cess ii business, and prelude 70 wealth.
And l have made it an invariable rule,
too, to- advertise in the dul!cst times,
long experience having taught me that
money thus Spen, is well laid out; as by
keep;n. my business continually before
the pnbllc,it has secured me many sales
that l otherwise would have lost"
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 8.

The anniversary of the battle ofNew
Orleans was handsomely celebrated to-
day.
The immediate secession majority. in
the city is $50.
Private dispatches from Vera Cruz
say that the Liberals took the city Of
Mexico on the 24th. Miramon, finding
no support, at once resolved to capitu-
late.