The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-08-11

The Sandusky Register states tha.
the grape crop on KelIy's Island now
promises to be equal to any previous
year. The size of clusters will be supe
rior.--As yet there are no indications
Of rot.
There is great excitement in Chath-
am, Canada West, on the oil question.
a large vein has been struck at the
depth of 4s2 feet. A new flowing well
has been opened at Enniski!len at the
depth Of only about 10 feet.
California has the largest grape vine
ward in the world. It is in Sonoma
county. It covers an area OF 400 acres
and is managed by the "Buena Vista
Vnic.ural Society,"" The quantity OF
wine which this society has already
manufactured is immense.
At the Springfield (Mass.l armory
265 900 guns have accumulated. Th@
second and third stories Of the building
are filled, and the 6rst story is nearly
fnll of muskets boxed for shipment. |,
is the largest number the arsenal has
ever held at any one time.
"Come, don't be .imia," said coup
le Of silly snobs to two mechanics "sit
down and make yourselves our equals. =
1--WE should have to blow our brains
out to do that" was the reply.
Postmaster General Blair says he
cannot raise the salaries Of the mail
route agents any more now.
4 horse without hair, and with a
transparent skin, is on exhibition at
Madrid SPAN.
There are said to he counterfeits on
the Dubuqe branch Of the State Bank
in circulat,on-tens raised from twos.
Look out for them.
Fhe number OF emigrants landed at
New York since january 1st, is report
ed at log ,692 ag,nst IS. .42O fer TIE same
period III 1868.
Jacob Straan. Of Morgan county,
H., has given ten thousand dollars to
the Christian Commission, and other
citizens Of the county eleven thousand
more within the last ten days.
The number OF National Bal.ks is now
4s7. Of these 20 are in Ohio, 81 il
ILL.,, % in Indiana, l3 in Michigan, Il
in Iowa Is IL Pennsylvania, 81 in New
York, 3 IN New jersey, aud IS in
New ngand.
The aggregate number OF emigrants
landed this years in New York up to
July l5st was los .6e2, enough to found
new Western State
BLAcKBERRlFs.- surgeon al Wash
ington told Gov. Brough, of Ohio, that
..eyery bottle Of blackberry cordial or
syrup tat came into the hospital saved
a humen life"
There are at present some 5000 work
men employed in the Springfield arsen
al. Before the war about six hundred
muskets We're turned out in month
but now as many thousand are manu-
factured in week.
The Washington Republican imag-
ines that f,he rebels had come within
the Notifications Of the city they could
not have stood against the charges Of
the hotel keepers.
The director OF an English menagerie
lately advertised for courageous dent.
ist TO Till decayed tooth for the big
hon-expense no object But the dent
ist didn't appear.
A Coop Hint Send your little chill
dren TO bed happy. Whatever CARES
press give It warm good night kiss as
i, goes TO its pillow. The memory of
this, in the stormy years which fate
may have in store for the Little one, will
be like Bethlehem's star to the bewild-
cred sheperds.
| Little Daisy's mamma was trying to
explain to her the meaning OF smile.
"Oh, yes know ~ said the child; sit
is whisper Of a laugh"
The phrase sshurly -burly" is said to
owe its origin to Hurleigh and Barleigh,
two neighboring families that filled the
country arouad them with contest and
and violence.