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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
Col. ElisW OYth'a last letter 10
lAtS Parents.

JUS, before he !ef, Washington for
Alexaudria, few hours only previous
ia his death, Col. Ellsworth wrote the
following letter to his parents, the last
he ever wrote unless one to his Aft
anccd
InApor ,nrrRs lsT ZouAyrs,
CAMP IAN.olS, WAsnIN.rnN,
May %
Nv Dear Father and Mother The
regiment is ordered to Move across the
river tonight. We have no means OF
knowing villa, reception we arc to meet
with. | am inclined to tho opinion
that our entrance into the city Of Alex
andria will be holly contested, as am
just informed a large force have arriv-
Cd there to-day Should this happen
my dear parents, it may be my lot to
be injured i'll some s,anncr Wha:cv
or may happen, cherish the consolation
that | was engaged in the performance
OF = sacred d~,y: and to night, thinking
over the probabilities Of the morrow,
and the occurrences Of the past, | ann
perfectly content to accept whatever
my fortune may bss confident that lie
Who notctL even the fall Of sparrow
will haze some purpose, cyon IN the fate
Of one like me. :.
Ny darling anil ever loved parents,
good bye. God bless, pretect, ana
care for YOU.
Elmer.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
From New York.
Nna Aors. Max


The T,tijaacs dispatch says all quiet
at IT. Monroe l5o negroes were ii
the fort and the number WAS incrcas-
ing.
The Star Says nine rebels were Killed
at ScwaI's Point in the rcccn: conflict:
also, that The rebels had stepped work
on tho crtrenchmdnts at Manassas Gap.
$1,000 .oiiicrs were concentrated i'll
Western Virginia.
Four companies Of Dist'c; Militia
have crossed into Nirsini., With four
days ra.ions.
In the Wheeling districts tie Union
candidate has $1,000 majority, i, Tar.
llessburg district %, geo.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
-lExc2 Ss <sxx~-

Those Of our citizens, who are taking
their Wheat to market at Cedar Rapids
end intending to trade at chat place,
should not fail to call at the Store of
-llr. Islam, north Of Greene's Hotel
From personal trial we can say that
JIG is very fir dealer, and a gentle
man OF such easy and obliging manners
that it will net wound a mans con
sciences to pay lin higher price
than NJ asks for his goods. lie has
also very kind clerks. See new aayer-
tiscmen..
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
WAsnkSGroS, May 81

4 gentleman arrived this morning
from Ccntreyille. Va. % mics from
Alexandria. lie says it reported that
there were about 1 900 secession troops
thcroahouts. lie confirms the report
that prominent men continue to be
sei4ed and conveyed farther Hto Vir-
ginia as hostages.for the safety Of about
~ secession soldiers now III Washing
tn awaItin. crlets 4 tie government,
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06

Tie papers from ON southern and
eastern borders are constantly speak
ing Of importations from the South and
especially from Missouri. In fact our
own county can boast Of recent acqui-
sitions from that State. This war
movement is fast populating The North
West and depopnlating the South.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
EWRIl New York.
NEW York, June 8.

4 1ctter fren -Annapolis ssys..Col. /,
Smith, Of the 18th N. Y. regiment took
80 snusksts from scccssionis,. Of Mary
land and intends capturing all arms
held by them in lis vicinity. Three
schooncrs loaded with corn were broMg't
in rs prizes also, siS prisoners of war,
captured by scouts.
II is positively asserted that at q
Cabinet meeting Saturday it was dccii-
ell 10 make a further requsition Of 49,
coo men to serve during tho war.
The Pests special says Gen. Banks
will be ordered to n command ut Haki.
more or Monroe, and If SO Gen. 1sutIcr
viii snrcrintrnl offensive operations
AGAINST Norfolk and Richmond under
Gen. Banks.
The Commercial says /. is discovered
the rebels lave frequent communication
with The city via Relay House and IIar-
pys's Ferry. This spy business will 10
summary stopped. Government h,s
suppressed a new map Of Virginia.
Ct,as. Il. Colvcr, has been nominated
Tor Congress IN H',linsr,rg, Nj. lie
is NJ: unconditional Union n,;,n.
.tnyi.ETIs.<.;. The Hr'i-r The times.
the more important TO advertise, fos
what little /, doing viii 90 istn the
hands ef the n,aa xho a,lycr,iscs. All.
,cr.isina is the very life Of busi,css,an.t
those no neglect it lose hy iha. nee
sect more than they are aware ef. Pa
pcyS circulate more extensively
pow than heretofore. We rave Ton,
since discovered that man can't make
ANYTHING out .t this world unless l."
lets tho people know he is II il. nu
b;'Yie 'iimes..
Com on TUE WAy.--I.argc shl
ments Of gold arc being na,dc by the
American express Company from New
York to Chicago. 100000 in gol.f
coin WIS shipped Yesterday afternoons
and SCI 900 WAS to follow last cvcnin..
IS known hy dispatches here. Within
The last four days, inclusive Of the
above sums, $4,000 i'll gold has
sonai, this destination. Good bye,
s,umptall. We forgive YOU for al the
Injuries you have done ns. The little
weller f,.lcrs" arc coming. - Chicago
jour.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
From Virginia.

NEw YORK, June 3.
The Wheeling Zntclligencer, ofSatur-
day, announces tho breaking up Of a
rebel camp Of five or six hundred men
at Buffalo, OH the kanawha, on the ap-
proach Of the Ohio troops.
II is reported the .th and 9th lnl'a-
IA regiments nrc IN Virginia, e. route
for Grafton.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
New York, juno 3.

Townsend's, Hawkins Wilson's regi-
mcnts expects to leave for Fortress
Monroe on Wednesday, fully equipped.
SCOTS Light Guard regiment expect to
start to-day for the scat OF war;.
The 1imes's Washington dispatch
says r. II. Smith, Of VT, is appointed
consul at Odcssa, III place Of Mr.. Arnold
Of III. transferred to st. Petersburg.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06

In Alabama, the wheat crop is about
ready to cut, but it has been struck
with the rust, and thorc is great scarcity
now, with 4 worse prospect ahead.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
Death Of scnntorDo1gIAs.
(,HcAGu, Junc 5

Senator Douglas died this morning
at 0 9. clock and 10 minutes. Those IL
Attendance 1T the time were Mrs. Doug
las, DR.. Miller, Mrs. Cults, }. Madison
Cults, Jr. OF Washington. ID. L. Rhodes
Cleveland, DR.. McVickcr, Spencer G..
Rcnham, Dr., Hay, Chicago. His re-
mains will be taken from here Wedncs-
day, to Washington.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06

- Old John Bates, nincty-two years
Of arc has volunteered into company
at Pendlcton, Ind, in which he has
eleven sons enrolled,
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06

The defense committee Of New York
City, arc now supporting three thous
and and twcnty-six families, lett by
volunteers in forty three different regl
mcnts.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
Another Seizure.
ALEyANpRrA, June 2,

Government has seized two cars ut
the Orange h Alexandria 4. X. depot,
containing quantity Of inusket.stocks,
and boxes valued At $4,000 each, con-
tanning highly finished tools for the con
truction Of implements Of war.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
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w Ar nTk.NlS.>,

and Grampus coming mp tue MlsSlsslp-
ii, were seized hy tIn, rebels 4. Mem-
phls on the a5th. ifha value of the
cargo of the Louisville was 100000.
1t is now proposed to have an army
of6o,ooo sta3oned 1t Cairo. Gen Nc
Clcllcn to command. .
The President and Secretary Of
state visited the entertainments on Ar
In. ,ton heights on the 29:h nit. and tho
President and Gen. scott reviewed
= Y regiments on the 3oth. 81
Miss Dix is to take charge of hospital
arrangements ut 1T. Monroe.
II il tho intention to withdraw all the
regulars from the Western Territories
Tor active service III the East The Ter
ritolies are to he protected from Indian
deprcda,ion~ by q levy Of volunteers
from the same.
About 200 citizens Of southern Illinois
left week ago to join tho southern ar
my.
Three Secession papers have suspend
cd in Kentucky.
Gov Banks is Sorointea quarter mas
ter General, and Il. G. Schcnck Of O..
o,1,.,, C,,arn1
Nearly 200 regiments Of volunteers
have been accepted for the war.
Col. Fremont Ass been appointed 70
maiov Generalship, and is to be as
signed to command Of forces III the
Mississippi Valley.
The Government is now putting forth
All it, vigor, ans will urge the campaign
to the lowest poin. of latitude consist
cnt with the climate anu erltemics Of
August and September.
Tt. Slemmcr arrived in Washington,
and says that the troop. there are able
to hold the fort against any force that
VII IS ''"''-''' ''-'''''s' - 80 'so''
numbers about 900 mcn,and The rcb-
8, 49,. -, ,1.,.a1 ,,n3or -o,o-.,
49,,
'.'''' - ''"'>
! 7'"''''
From Illinois. eighteen REGIMENTS
nave been accepted.
1900 rebels arc now reported II
Nafuik. and 1000 at Richmond. jeff.
Davis is daily expected st the latter
place.
The new military department Of Ky.,
col Rolert Anderson commandment, en-
","c'S - '''''.'' - ''''' - 90 -
n'''','' ~ 49, - ~
tauSg,.!e.
7;,,. -, So, ,., i, - ~, &C
.l,o ,,;ro zo,a,os ro,.;,,e,, IN tho ,,ace
ofs,l Ellsworth. Il he doe. no, %.
e,inn
4 prcsiiin. Elder Of tic M. 1,
Church The Rcv,,. i. Brown has enlist
.l.or .,,,,l,,.,o ,.,.l, w.. a;s.
tinct understanding that he receives per-
mis-. ION 70 pray for and fight with his
REGIMENT.
1000 muskots from the -. Louis .Ar-
seaaland 10000 rounds Of ballcartridges
viii, fonts cnounh 20 accommodate 80
,,i -. % =.
constantly leaving that part OF the
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
GO, MIMI aFsa rs.

4 Young m'M II! ONO, VINO Sh''>'''' y, i"
volunteer. We 'SNe '''1 'ot2" i''S -
tracts from thefh WaleH s'i"" gag ''''"-
ships that oer hohe No'''''ee's arc
oh!i"ea 70 bfssNe ~ At'S">S = 80
country
CANP hEENl~uE May 70; 1901.
'grsE Go, @t>
1n nnt address Won from my
1oar old l!au,. ss used 70 do. lu, I
,-r;to v.n +, SELLERS latter enlisted
IN \yaIlyill, on the o5tl, of tpril. and
J.lt ,nere on tho oath tor Camp Jackson,
Columbus. Since then have not heard
o,,,l,;ar FROM home We s,ayca in
Columbus un..l he 81 day of May.
when We came 10 Camp Dennison.--
ouv camn is situate,i Oh tho Miami
River. fourteen niles from Cincinnati,
in a wheat field, or il was wheat field
when we came. but Won could not tell
now that there ever was whcst sowcl
here. There are about eight thousand
soldiers here. | viii enleavor to give
Won some of,ay experience as a soldier.
We landed IN Columbus, O., about IL
O'Clock at night, where We were met
hy gentleman WHO took us to the
state House where We had 10 sleep Oh
the soft side Of y marble floor, which
you know would ,sot he Very cas,.-
The next morning we made oar break
fast Of cold yictual- which VIC brought
with It's: We were then marched into
the camp and took to our quarters,
which were about as good ~ Il stable.
We each lad two blankets which we
wrapped around Us, ana all piled down
OIL some straw. We put in one week
that way. when wo received orders to.
march 10 Camp Dcnnison. whicl,.as we
tlon thought would be 4 rood chance.
Bat, alas. We got on The cars at | o.
clock, Z. NJ. ana arrived here at ., \.
II. while It was raining and very dark.
We had 10 place TO go TO, So vc piled
~ some boards. ana made shcltcrs,and
got some ire and put in the time until
nornirs, when we made our breakfast
OF t,'v bread amt water which tasted
very good " : 'hen went to work and
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Shso''p ~ IT'LL.
Hias -o'h' is'i'
Gar 1aptaln marched Us out to the
!,i'cr Yesterday 70 battle ard wash orr
clothes, and 1t done us ail so Mach
good. After or wash he marched us
round to our Colonies quarters, and
he gave us part Of or uniform. lie
gave rs one SHIT. one PAR drawers. one
par socks, one pair shoes, one pair
pants, snd he says next week we will
get our coats and caps, and also orr
Rifles and knapsacks. | do not know
whether he intends 10 send Us away or
not some say we a,e going t. Wheel
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-06-06
Ns,v Advertisements.
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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-01-01
SCIENCE AGAINST FACTS.

According to the Scientific American, DIR. j.
g. Bunting has published very interesting
and useful facts IN relation to the digestion of
food in the human stomach, deduced from his ex-
periments with st. Martin, the man with
larged bullet hole in his side, through which can
be seen all the processes of digestion. In speak
ing of the nutritious property of farinaceous food,
| and the proper state in which it is most easily
digested, he gives the following most excellent
advice:
"Hot bread never dIgests. Bear this in mind
reader, if you are accustomed to eat the hight and
tempting biscuit at tea, the warm loaf that
looks so appetizng upon the breakfast table. AZ
ter long season of tumbling and working about in
the stomach, it will begin to ferment, and will
! eventually be passed out Of the stomach
welcome tenant of that delicate organ, but never
digests-never becomes assimilated to or absorbed
by, the organs that appropriate nutrition to the
body. 1t is frst-rate Dyspepsia producer. The
above is true, as has been repeatedly proved from
actual observation through the free side of Alexis
St, Martin"
This is one of those numerous demonstrations of
Science which induce people to exclaim, as Mr.
Bundle does of the Law, "Science is an ass" We
have great respect for the worthy gentleman, AL
exis st. Martin, who permits himself to be ex-
perimented upon in this way for the public good,
and who keeps the enlarged bullet hole in his
side" as window through which the medical
faculty inspect the state of his digestion. But
the result is not satisfactory The experiment has
been tried on a wider scale than tie case of a
single individual, and by people whose stomachs,
not being deeayod aud exposed by enlarged bull
let holes" are in better condition to decide what
kind Of food is most nutritious to the system in
sound condition. In the Northern States, where
cold bread is alone universally eaten, there is
hundred times more dyspepsia than in the South,
where warm bread is the unvarying accompani-
ment of every meal Every man can very easily
find out for himself what kind of food agrees or
dsagrees with him, and would much better con-
suit the state of his own system than any "Scien-
ti6c Agencies" Or "the free side Of Alexis ST.
Martin"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-01-01
SEIF-MADE MEN.

We generally inclined in this country to
suppose that the United State is the only land in
which men ever rise from obscurity to exalted sta
tion and influence. Such, however, is not the
case, instances to the contrary almost innu-
merab!e in Europe. If men cannot rise from the
force of their talents in the old world to the high
est station, they often obtain that which is next
to it in nominal rank andsuperior in power. The
absolute monarchies of Russia Turkey, Austria,
&C., afford exception to this truth. 1t requires
brains to- govern empires, and monarchs are COM
PEELED to avail themselves o. this valuable article,
which is often found among men of low men of
high estate. The military glory of France is thick
ly studded with stars which have arisen from a low
horizon. Men Of genius in literature and science
are also as highly appreciated in monarches as in
Republics, perhaps, even more so. Shakespeare,
Burns and Bunyan were all men of low degree,
but kings mobiles are proud of and do them rev.
erence. Some of the brightest lights Of the Eng
lish bar and Parliament were men of humble ex-
traction. Lord Eldon was the of a barge
Tenterden, of barber Lord Clifford, prior to his
being called the bar, the poor clerk of So
licitor; Sir Jno Williams, one of the Judges of
Queens Bench, was the son of very poor horse
dealer in Yorkshire, Lord Truro, (wbo married
first cousin of Queen Victoria, was the son of
very poor man in Cornwall; Dir Baron Gurney,
son of poor lady in London; Lord Campbell, the
present Lord Chancellor, was for several years re-
porter to the Morning Chronicle; Lord Leonards
was beggar boy; Lord Kenyon, boot-black and
errand boy; Lord Hardwick, an errand boy; Geo.
Canning, of poor strolling player. Hun
dreds of others, titled and untitled have risen
from obscurity to political and judicial eminence
In Great Britain.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-01-01
Valuable Town Lots and other Land
FOR SALE.

The undersigned having been appointed and qualified
Administrators with the Will annexed, OF the late
Thomas VI. Farrow, deceased and having obtained a
decree of the Court of Equity of Meckenburg county
empowering them sell the real estate of said intes
in North Carolina, make known by this advertise
ment that they will sell the Court House, in Char
lotte on Saturday the 10Th of January, 1861 the fol-
lowing Real Estate, consisting of one undivided third
part of Lot in the Of Charlotte, and known and
designated in the plan of said lot No. IL in
square No q also all those Lots lying in said town and
known in the plan lots Nos CAT and 65l in square
No 80; also tie onehaf of lots Nos 688 and 6s9 in
square No 95 also undivided half part of tract
of Land in Union county adjoining the lands
Austin John Lemmonds, and others. credit of six
months with interest from date, will be given purcha-
sers giving bond and good security
All persons indebted to the estate of said intestate
will please forward. make payment and save
costs /: and all persons having claims against said
estate will present theEl payment according to law
otherwise this notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. N!LLlAA McCOMBS,
WILSON WALLACE,
Dec. 1, 1860. Administrators.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-01-01
THE GOV. of KENPUCKY TO THE GOV
ERNoRs OF TEE SLAVE STATES.

Entertaining the opinion that some movement
should be instituted at the earliest moment to ar
rest the progress of events which seem to be rap
idly hurrying the Government of the Union to
dsmemberment, as an initiatory step, have, with
great diffdence, concluded to submit to the Gov
of the slave States series of propositions,
and ask their counsel and operation In bringing
about settlement upon them as basis.
Should the propositions be approved, they can
be submitted to the assembling Legislatures and
Conventions of the slave States, and Convention
of all Of said States, of those only approving, be
called to pass upon them, and ask general Con-
vention of all the States of the Union that may oe
disposed to meet US this basis for full confer
ence. The present good to be accomplished would
be to arrest the secession movement, until the
question as to whether the Union can be preserved
upon fair and honorable terms, can be tested. If
there be basis for the adjustment of our difficult
ties within the Union, nothing should be left un-
done in order to its development To this end it
seems to me there should be conference of the
States in some form and it appears to me the form
above suggested would be most effective.
/, therefore, as the Governor of a State having
deep stake in the perpetuity of the Union, and
at the same time much selicitude for the main
tenance of the institution Of slavery as any other,
would respectfully beg leave to submit for your
consideration the following outline of propositions:
tion of the United States, all laws in the free
States in any degree multiplying or obstruct-
ing the execution Of the fugitive slave law.
2. Amendments to said law to enforce its
thorough execution in all the free States providing
compensation to the owner of the slave from the
State which fails to deliver him up under the re-
quirements of the law, or throws Instructions in
the way of his recovery.
Sd. The passage of law by Congress, compel
ling the Governors Of free States to return fug-
tives from justice, indic.ed by a grand jury in
another State, for stealing ensicing away slave
4th Te amend the Constitution so as to divide
all the Territories now belonging to the United
States, or hereafter to be acquired, between the
free and the slave States, say upon the line of the
37th degree of north latitude-all north of that
line to come into the Union with requisite popula-
ton free States, and all sonth of the same to
come in as slave States
9th. To amend the Constitution so as t, guaran-
forever to all the States the free navigation of
the Mississippi
9th. 70 alter the Constitution so as to give the
South the power, say in the United States Senate
to protect itself from unconstitutional and opprcs
sive Legislation upon the subject Of slavery
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
BMAGOFFIN