The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-19
Iowa News.

Iowa News.
Mr.. Theodore Sanxy Of Iowa City
has been indicted anil arrested for the
issuance Of the Branch Bank checks
circulated in that city.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Iowa
County will assemble tomorrow to act
cept the resignation Of Mr.. BEEN Trea-
surer and Recorder and to appoint his
successor, and also to accept the bonds
Of a, J. Morrison late successful con
testant, as Clerk of the District Court.
AN INTERESTING CALCULATION. -
The number otteams necessary to trans
port all the freight handled at the depot
in this place during the year 1862, al
lowing one ton for each team, would be
%, 6,-and allowing twenty-five fee
to each team would make a team three
hundred and eighty five miles long. II
All should unload at one place, and
giving ten minutes to each load, it
would take -. days Of ten hours each,
to accomplish The work. - leaar IuNs
Ga=et'e.
-Four companies are now at G.tumwa
belonging to Tic 7'h Iowa cavalry, and
TWO other com, anies more. are already
being organized III other parts ofthe
State, so that this regiment bids quite
fair TO be raised at no very distant day.
Cc,,ras3scae:s la Si,.tD-a.
Editor Gustte About ten days ago a
man from Linn Grove" Of tho right
Stripe called at the Union Hotel, in
this town, kept by Mr.. Taylor. (once a
Lieut.. Of the Fifth Iowa volunteers, }
ordered his horse stabbed walked into
tie office and commenced abusing the
President, and exhibiting other extrav-
agances common to Copperhcads ;
spicca, as is usual With that class, with
an abundance of yulgarity and profan-
ity. Mr.. Tayler expostulated Copper
head grew furious Mr.. T. requested
more room and less presence Copper
head drew a bowie knife and proposed
blood letting; Mr.. I. dissented, kicked
the knife ont Of lis hand, knocked him
down, put him out Of the house, gave
him his horse and sent him on a home
ward pilgrimage, and thus endoth the
first lesson on cleaning out the Union.
But the Union House must be stcleaned
OUT and on Friday last larger
force was detailed for the job. About
o'clock =. NJ. Copperhead No. |
walked into the hotel, pulled off his
coat, hung it up and began abusing a
quite inoffensive contraband who works
for Mr. Taylor,
Mr.. T. advised contraband to keep
out Of the way, and asked Copperhead
to be civil. Things looked sqnally /; and
kind Of armed neutrality prevailed
until evening, when seven more Copper
heads, about as bad as the first came in,
when disguise grew perceptibly thinner.
The .ontraband came in and Mike T.
struck at him, Mr.. Taylor in,erposed,
and then all disguise was abandoned.
The Cops commencing an indiscrimi-
ate attack ubon all in the room. Mr..
+. with three or four boardcrs and the
gave the case particular
attention. And then occurred such =
laying down among the Copperhcads,
(who were mostly Of the hog trotting
as is seldom seen. One
Copperhead ran his skull against Mr..
Kettell's gun twice, the last time he got
very tired. Another Cop repeatedly
ran the part where honor is lodged"
against the toe Of contraband's boot in.
stead Of getting tired, seemed very
much revived by it. The most Of the
Copperhcads were SO tired they were
helped ont of the house and soon as
sufficiently rested left. Such screams
aud yells as were poured forth by the
defeated, bleeding and brokcn-headed
Copperheads, it is generally conceded,
was never before heard in Upton.
Upton, Feb. 10. Q. ". !.