The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-26
The News

Cameron has resigned his mission to !
Russia aud Cassius NJ. Clay been rein
stated.
The following are among the amend.
mcnts to the revenue bill which if pas
scd will affect some Of our people.
Builders and contractors must pay q
license Of twenty five dollars.
Two horse cartmen and wag"ners
aud hack and coachmen three dollars.
Stations and Jacks ten dollars.
Insurance agents and brokers ten
dollars
Descrtions from Camp Benton are
numerous, on account Of a report that
soldiers captured by Morgan and For
rest will be ordered into active service,
on the ground that their paroles are
invalid. Sixty. seven left in one night
Gen. Grant has revoked the order Of
Gen. Hurlbnrt excluding the Chicago
Times from his department. Grant has
always been accused Of having more or
less sympathy with the rebels, and this
is another evidence.
A bill has been presented for organic.
ing Arizona into n territory. Also bills
for the admission Of Colorado and Ne
braska as States.
Adiutant General Baker has issued
an order empowering the United States
Marshall, the Mayor and Chiefof Police
Of any city, Sherffs, Postmasters and
Justices Of the Peace to arrest any de-
ser tiers.
The late battle at Fort Donclson, al
though a brilliant victory, came very
near proving just the reverse. The am
mnmtion Of our troops was giving ont
anS dispatch boat was sent down the
river foro new snpplv.-It arrived when
the last charge had been put il the last
,un and poured death and destruction
upon the exultant rekels, who in very
few moments would have surrounded
and captured our forces
The wheat crop Of Ohio in 1862 was
the best fur several years. The pro-
dnct was nearly ~ follows: Acres
100000: crop, 3e,ioO,ooo bushels :
average yield to acre. lG bushels.
| Many counties produced % bushels per
! acre.
The Confederate .Alin'ant General
has decided that men with any portion
of the blood Of the white race are liable
10 conscription. This decision admits
to the rebel amy ali the mulattoes and
luadronne IN the Con!c lcracy.
Two hundred and fifty desertcr> arc
now awaiting trial in the different dl.
visions Of Rockers army.
They are No lcss than eighty. Eve
languages spoken in New YORK city by
natives Of rs many dffrrent nations.
/ The tmall pox is raying very violently
anon. the con,rabands in Washington
and scores arc dying weekly from its
ravages.
| Extraordinary goLl discoveries in
New Zealand are reported. exceeding in
richness those OF Australia and Cali.
fornia.
/ Greenhacks have been declared un
constitutional, in California, by Judge
Reaner, and that they are not legal
tender.
The New England Pin Company OF
Winsteal. Conn.,, is making pins Of iron
instead Of brass.
A babe was born in Britain, Conn,
last December, with complete set OF
teeth at birth.
The records Of the War Department,
show that about 1000 disabled soldiers
arc discharged weekly.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has decided that quit claim deed, re-
leasing mortgage OH real estate, and
an assignment of u mortgage are exempt
from stamp duty.
Suits have been instituted in the Uni.
tel States Court, at Desmoines, against
Patrick Qnigley, Of Dubuque, Receiver
Of public moneys At that place under
Buchanan, and Anderson. reech, Re.
ceiver at Sioux City, for alleged defal.
cation.