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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02

Onr armies are mixing very ere ad
ranaes lately, attended with all the sue
cess that the most reasonable can cx
pcct.
Gen. Grant is crowdinc Lee down
towards Richmond, slowly rs some
think, but not too slow perhaps TO en-
tarc success, which is the important
thing. He has lately u'gen.ralcd Ice
in two important mannuvres by flank.
ing his army and obliging him to re.
,rea. and choose other grounds less
favorable 10 him for fighting Gen.
Grant is now within four hos~s march
Iachmond, and Lee about the same
distance.
Blu, our people will recol!ect that
there is something more for his army
to do thar simply 10 occupy those fnn'
hours in marching 10 tina, place. Lees
army mus, Ne met, fought and whipped,
~ # ,hcs choose To retreat behind the
te''ifca,.ass II that place. aud General
Grant thinks it talvis.blo in order 10
save the lives Of our soldiers, be must
Lay siege 70 tho place and bold them
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
FArsale, lsrOSrrsts

notwithstanding the present high
prices Of groceries AMI dry goods we
10 not ,hink our farmers can complain
"i the times pressing heavily upon them.
- = class, as they are very apt 10 do
Every thing they may have to sell or
can spare commands very high price
A hushal Of shcie.i corn 10 day will
buy Just as much cotton or wooden
goods as il would three or four years
ago, and masy other things it will auv
more of. than il v ,ulI then. Wheat is
not quite az high in proportion, but has
risen fully as nnch in price during that
slime as those articles the farmer is Oh
iigcd to purchase. But that i. not all ::
the present prospect for a high price
f"r his beet. pork and grain which he
may have 10 turn off next fall and win
ter, is very fla;tering indeed. We do
not doubt in the least that higher pri
ces will then be obtained for IA, m pro.
ducts than has ever before been re-
ceiscd by our farmers. We are glad
I" sec i, and hope our farmers will re-
ceive such prices az shall make them
happy and At home in Iowa.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
Our Court House.

The present old
rickety building, occupied by The
county as offices in which the county
business is transacted, is very feeble
p,e,ensa for Court House, tor the
noble and wealthy county of Tama.
As a county We are entirely free from
debt, and Oh that score have no plans
able excuse for indul giny in the luxury
f"xcnse u-) Of seven BY nine Conr,
House. TIE Treasure,'s office aud
Also the Clerks and County Judges
oi!iee ale both too small they are ire
quen'ly SO crowded with people that it
~ great Inconvenience to the officers.
as well IS very unpleasant for those.
who come On business and are ob,,oe,.
70 wait until their turn comes. That
the court room is too small no one for
moment will doubt. The seats are
close and uncomfortable, the alley is
much too narrow occasioning much il.
convenience and confusion BY persons
crow,:ino in the same at sessions ot
court besides the room is 80 open thu,
III the winter season, upon cold day.
it is a,mes. impossible to make it com
Portable nn1il nearly noon. Those who
attended our District Court at the last
session will testify 10 this.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
RAILROAD MArTERs.-The Washing

RAILROAD MATTERS.-lhe w ash,n1
ton correspondent Of the Chicago "Tri
bune" states that on the 18th inst, the
u. s. Senate passed the House bill Civ
ing lands 70 the Burlington & Missouri
Rive, Railroad, authorizing the Dabn-
que and Sioux City Company to change
their line between +, Dodge and Sioux
City, and giving the Cedar Rapids &
Missouri River, and the Mississippi h
Missouri Companies, permission to
to change Their routes and connect by
branch line, so as to join with The
Iowa branch Of the Pacific Railroad.
1.-THE bill passed the Senate as it ca me
from the Ipuse, (anl we presume it
dil,) it provides that the place OF June
ton Of the NJ. / II. and &. dar Rapids
roads may h. here, or east Of here, but
names Des Moines and Council Bluffs
AZ points which the consolidated route
must touch. We do no, understand
that the purI ose Of the bill is to inter.
fere with the original line Of the Cedar
Rapids Road, but permits branch to
te built con. Getting with the n IS NJ !,
50 'ha. joint road may be built with
the more ialidity 20 connect with the
Pacific r lua at Council Bluffs. -D,s
-Mines Reg ster.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, May o

I have just received the sad in:elE.
sencethat private Marquis l.. Myers of
CO. &C" 10th Iawa Vol. Inf, died al
the hospita|.at Madison, Ind, very re
Gently. did not learn the date.
He was one Of The FIRST 70 eulet at
Toledo, early in the summer Of 1851.
and from the period Of his entering the
service until sickness compelled hun 70
leave the field, last winter, he stood
high in the regards Of all who knew
him, as soldier. Although about the
Youngest in the company, his course
has been one TO excite the admiration
and praise OF ALL In long, weary
marches. in camp life, on the battle.
field and under all circumstances. he
has always performed his part faith.
fnlly and we'll
His untimely end IS deeply dep,ored
by bis comrades, who extend their sin.
cerest sympathy to his relatives and
friends. S.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02

FEMALE MILITARY Miss
Augusta Mathews, the accomplished
sis.er-in law Of Governor Stone, has
been apl ointed to fill the place vacated
by Captain North. late Military Secre
tary. and reported at the Executive
Office yesterday, to assume her official
duties. Military gentlemen may do
well to give some attention to their
composition and style OF penmanship
That the new Military Secretary will
ably perform her duties We have not 4
doubt, and we bid her welcome 70 the
Capital City.-Des Homes State Regis
ter.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
JEFFERSON FARMER, Esq, Chicago.

JnrrrRsoN FARMER, Esq, Chicago.
DEAR Sir 81 am highly pleased
With the Weed Machire. In fact, l
must confess it is better than I an:ici
lated, and no! hnmhus in my e-,ima
ion. TX. most Of machines. | have
fgd all r,s Of trouble with sewing
machines. FRS, | got = CHEAP" one,
which | sent back for repairs, at least
nalf 4 dozen times, TO the office from
which ! got it. After trying and both
ring with it for q long time, set il,
away in the attic, AMI there it remains
memento OF yexations and troubles.
After tina, bought one with a "~ orld
vide repu' s,,on; > big f,c,ory !" "gor-
yeous Offices 'tre,Dcndou, establish
ment." 3u; it Was no GO. Too com
plicatcd !; wsA,t1n', sew anything heav
Ter than shirting Next, | made IN ex
change for accelerated ioop stitch ma
chine-another big .hing-biy hum,ug.
| believe. S.i:ch would rave ont faster
than It could be made. Coed trim. to
play with rather expensive though. ;5u.
| am satisfied now that, after all my
long trouble, have got what | want
= good machine-one thai is relistlc
and every way satisfactory. The Weei
Machines will always be held in my
oest opinions, and shall ever remain.
Yours sincerely,
JOHN 70. FLANDERS.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
4 SILENT AGENT OF NlORTALI.
IY.
REELEC7 DEEpPLY-JUDGE
WISELY,

War, Pestilcrccant Faminine are
looked upon AS the most dire calamities
to which humanity is subject; yet there
Is silent agent at work among Us,
Staying by night aud by day, whose
victims are scarcely less numerous
The scourse to which We refer is the
maltreatment Of disease. That thous
ands Of human beings annually drug
themselves to death, or are druyged to
death by others, in fact that no one
will have the ,ermity to deny. The
question is cannot his evil be obviated !?
Are there not remedies in existence
competent to cure Of nearly all the in
ternal and supenti ,ianl maladies to
which our bodies are liable ? DR.. IIoL.
LowAy. certainly one of the foremost
physicians OF our age. claims to have
origons'ed two preparations, Pill and
All Ointment which strike directly at
the germs Of disease in The blood and
other animals fluids, and obliterate
them. How shall we test the truth Of
this claim ? II We call for evidence, W.
find that the witeesses in favor Of the
remedies arc "a multitude that no man
can number" They are OF all countries
and races. The Chinese. the Malays,
the South American Indians. the red
men Of our own territories, join with
the civilized world in according to these
medicines most extraordinary curative
properties. We see not how such testi
mopy can be considered other than con-
elusive, on any logical principle. The
immense consumption OF the Pills and
Ointment in all parts Of the world can.
not be questioned. Wherever any pro
duct Of civilization is sold they are sold
and, wherever they have been introdnc
ed, they have become staple. These
are truths; We leave the reader to make
his own acknowledgement "Journ
ar
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
Military Items

We are indebted to the Davenport
Gazette Of the 3oth, ult., for the iol.
lowing military items
On Friday morning the tow boat
Peterel arrived from below, bringing
10 prisoners captured at Little Rock,
Arkansas, aud the night train from
Chicago brought from 300 to 400
more. There are others coming this
week.
A lumber Of The 10Th Missouri Cav.
airy left on the City of Keithsburg, o"
Saturday, for 81. Louis.
Another hundred days regiment was
formed on Saturday a, Camp McClel.
Ian but the number has not been stiix.
ed 10 it yet. We viii be able TO give
the list Of officers in our next issue.
Jacob washbonrn, Esq., Of this
city, has obtained a contract to furnish
the Government with 900 horses.
The Grevbeard Regiment received
orders to leave for the front on Satnr-
day, and leave to-day for memphis,
Tenn. They have won many friends
since their sojourn with us, and after
having arranged, as they supposed a
permanent location, and fixed nice quar-.
tiers for themselves and families. il seem
ed rather hard for them to leave, bu,
still they so wiihou, mar,nnr, and
cheerfuIly resign themselves to the cal
OF our common country.
A company Of about So men from
Taylor county, arrived on Sunda,
morning, and reported at Camp Nc
Clellan.
MORE PEIsoNKRs.-Some $50 prison
ers of war arrived by the Chicago anc
Rock Island Railroad, last evening
and were sent 10 the barracks. The,
are said to have been splendid looking
set Of lnsn. They were taken at Rescs
| Ga.-Rock Lslanl Argus, 2Sth.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
OUR STCCKstleLarge
AVID Fest offered In tnis Market.
and will be Anll cheAner than Tic Chnaneat
SStERIrF.s SALE.

sStERIrF's SALE.
T T.n. c eo ,s.s 'es r n's. Court
c. Au!tman & &c.
Nathaniel Spencer & others.
by virtue of special execution, dated the
Is day Of May A. D. 1864 TO me direc.
ted issued out of the Office Of the clerk sf
the District court Of Tama county, State Of
Iowa. in favor Of C. Aultman 4 Co. and
against Nathaniel Spencer administrator Of
". Il. II. Hill dec. Charlotte Tatlow America
Hill. CameliA Hill, Jesse Vtnton Hill, W. L.
II. Hill, 3. D. Mitchell and Mark Tatlow on .
judgement rem icred by said Court at the Feb
ruary term thereof, A d. l664 against tho
said defendants and decree Of foreclosure
against said Defendants wherein il Was or.
dered, adjudged and decreed that the follow.
ing described real estate to-wit:
The south east quarter Of the sOHth east
quarter Of section No. thirteen (l3) m
towaship no eighty. sir (s6) no. thirteen
13) acest Of the 5th r. ~,
in Tama county, lows, be sold or % much
thereof rs is necessary to satisfy said Judge.
ment, interest and cost
Now therefore, public notice 10 hereby given
that have levied upon, and shall on the %
day OF June A. D. 1864, between the hours
of O'Clock A. NJ. and 4 O'Clock p NJ. Of said
dav, sale to commence at the hour Of IL
O'Clock A. NJ. ut the front door Of the Court
House in Toledo, Iowa, in the county Of
Tama, offer and sell at public out-cry, to the
highest and best bidder, that bids two-thirds
or over Of the appraised value for cash, al the
right title and interest Of the above named
defendants, in and to the above described pros
perty, or SO much thereof as Is necessary to
satisfy said judgement for the sum Of 1T dol
lars 33 cents, together with costs, and al
accrding costs, unless the same shall be-
sooner satisfied.
n. A. Williamson,
Sheriff Of Tama County.
BY LIB. Nelson Dept,
May 20, 1894
Allen h Struhle Atty's for Plaintiff.
Printers fee 50 90 vSn22
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
N Nebraska Union Convention.
Omaha. Neb.. Nav q.

The Union Territorial convention Of
Nebraska yesterday appointed six dele
gates TO The Baltimore Convention.
Resolutions indorsing the Administra
ton, and instruc,ing the delegates to
vote for President Lincoln's renomins-
ton, were unanimously adopted.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
THURSDAY JUNE ?, 1864.

Ne'sra. ROUNDS 4 LANGDON, are our
~, Agents in the City Of Chicago
u.s. 10 procure Advertisements and Sub
eorirtioAs.
y Messrs Horace A. Shaw, 4 CO., 81 Park
ROW lf5 Nassau ST., Ne. York are our
authorised agents in New York City to pro-
cure subscriptions and advertisements.
pN~ Nessr.S. NJ. rETTENGIL & Co, No. 3
faFk Row, New York, ( 6 State st. Boston
are orr hEente for the ioua Tran,-r,ptl, in
those '''ies. aGd are authorised to take I,lver-
nssm'nts and Subscriptions for us ateur
Lowest Rates.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02

CONSCIENTIOUS LEADERSHIP ira
der who sells goods for family consnmp
ton can claim to be honest and consci
entious who sells deleterious article,
such as is frequently sold and called
Saleratns He can satisfy himself with
out difficulty as to what is not, and is
morally bound to do so. The evidence
is before the world that the Chemical
Saleratns made by De Land 4 Co. at
Fairport, N. T., and put up in red pa
pere, is pure and wholesome. Grocers
should always have it, and consumers
should take none other.
Is it possible that any Soldier can be
so foolish as to leave the city without
a supply Of HOLLOWAY'S ONT
MENT AND PILLS: Whoever does
50 will deeply regret it. These medi-
cines are the only certain cure for Bow
q complaints, Fevers, Sores land
scnrvy Only 80 cents per box or
pct.
According to STATISTICS nov on hand
in the several business emporinms,
Iowa is the third State in pork packing,
and the second in pork raising.
New York city has appropriated
fresh half million Of dollars to provide
fer the families Of volunteers.
John &. Sake is still seriously i'll; he
is 1T Albany.
The amount Of subscriptions to the
1o-4o loan reported at the Treasury
Department up to Saturday, the 2lst
instant, was S5i,5C4,4oo. The sub.
.cription- have averaged about mil
lion OF dollars day since the loan was
first offered.
A gentleman Of Des Moincs city took
IS, 900 in gold to New York city few
weeks sine, reaching that place when
gold commanded the highest figures.
lie sold a! 81 per cent. premium. BE
fore the end Of the week he bought
back The same amount at 65 cents
clearing some 10 per cent.
A bill has been reported to the Legis
Iatnre Of Massachusetts,, providing for
a fine Of s25 npon railroad companies
that neglect to carry certain quantity
Of good drinking water in their passen
ger cars
Cars are again running from Aqua
creek to Fredericksburg, and as Gen.
5rant moves con TO Richmond he will
be closely followed by the track layers
A large amount Of wire will soon be
shipped from England to St. Paul,
Mimi, tor the construction Of the teie-
graph line connecting Europe and Am
erica by way ct Behring's Straits.
-.
Professor Morse, the telegraph in.
ycntor, has had SIX orders OF knight.
hood conferred on him BY the various
royer-igne in Europe.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
Springfield, Ill.,, May %

Springfield, III, May %
The reported death of General Nc
Clernand is contrad,cted. No li-patch
90 have been received to that effect, al
though he is believed to be dangerous
~ i'll. His family left here on Tuesday
to visit him.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
st. Paul, MINI, Ma,

The draft, which commenced yester
day, continues TO progress quietly.
Three counties-Wabashaw, Goodhue
and Dakota-haye been drawn The
whole number drafted 80 far is three
hund red and seventeen.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
The WashiOgton Medal
Philadelphia, May %.

The gold medal presented to General
Washington By Congress, on the evac
uation OF Boston by tho British, and
the only gold o"e ever presented to
him, has been purchased by few gen.
tlemen Of Delaware, and will be present.
ed to Lieutenant General Grant. Tho
snip paid for The medal is 5000.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
The wiz Of uen. Buffers Broth
New York. NAV 20.

30W = -
The will Of John Butler, brother to
Major General Butler, has been offered
for probate 10 the Surrogate's Office in
this city. He left an estate, the Es,
press says, valued at 100000, Of
which one half Is bequeathed to the
Major General.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
NnM Ynrl Nay u


The New York Times special says :
"Grant's reconnaissance on Wednesday
showed the rebels in full force and
holding a powerful position in our i'm
mediate front. somewhat IN advance IT
Little river, The ground was also very
favorable 10 him AMI lie hal occupied
every hour in iorti!y'ng. Ii driven
back from here, ever, lie bad the
elaborate'y prepared line Of the South
Anna to fall back upon. Gran, there.
fore determined to r.eross the North
Anna and swing round to the left over
the pamnrkv. and leave Lee to ENJOY
his position. A cavalry demonstration
was made TO ,,i,e.i the attention Of the
enemy, while Grants movement took
place, which proved ~ success, for,
when il was accomplished, the rebels
were completely taken by surprise
The Uera'Ts correspondent; Gays !:
"Wounied rebel officers say their loss
in the late battles reaches 10000"
Philadelphia, May 80
The Inquirer has dispatch dated
Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
en- route for Richmond tia Hanover
Ferry, 9th, 6 a. m, stating:
"The whole army is again in motion.
Hancock is in the advance, followed
by Wright. General Warren is JOIN
ing ns, having brought up the rear Of
our former right wing over the North
Anna. Burnside will cross at County
Ridge, and will bring mp our rear. The
army moves with a celebrity never known
before We will make twenty miles
before night. Sheridan is ahead, scour-
ing the country. Lee evidently thong ut
we were going to turn his lef, and give
battle ON the north side Of the South
Anna, but he is out generated, and by
night we will be within four hours
march It Richmond. Once getting
Lee in his works, we go round his flank
and into his rear The whole country
hereabouts! is planted with corn. The
pasture is very fine. We sweep all be.
fore us-horscs, cattle, mules, contra.
bands, all fall Into our trail.''
New York, May 81.
The Herald says il has information.
not proper to publish a, this time, Civ
ing full detail. Of h,gly imported rove
ments now taking place on the PENN
sula. In the meantime news OF al i'm
portant charcter may expected any
hour.
The Herald Bermuda Hundred cor
respondent says "Petersburg papers
officially announced Beauregard loss in
the fights with Gen. sBn,ler at 3,O4O
wounded aud in hospital. The killed
are not counted also, that the people
Of Georgia are fleeing before the ad-
vance Of General Chcrman, and have
grca. difficulty in procuring food and
clothing"
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02

"A movement Is making at New
York to raise $4,000 for erecting
buildings and making arranA ements for
a swimming school.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02

The last bulletin from the A cricultur-
air Department shows decrease Of
l49, 999 IN the stock Of horses in twenty.
one loyal States and Nebraska Terri
try since January, 1859 !; aud de.
crease Of 81 1928 in the stock Of hogs
IN the same time. The increase in cat.
tie and oxen is II, o9l in mich cows,
33o,7S4, and in sheep, 9,242,llo.
The June Term of the Cedar County
District Court will not he held, owing to
the i'll health Of Judge Isbell.
The Dubuque Herald says that the
storm Of Sunday nigh. week did con
siderable damage TO the telegraph line
west from that city. Five miles Of
poles were Knocked down The &C
count is that "the lightning strack the
depot at Manchester, entering by the
wires, :'urnt tao paper on the walls,
and ha! everything its own way foi y
while.-At Ear!yille the depot was
struck by the flash, but no great dam.
age was done, excepting the smuggling
of some papers on the desk in the OPP
orators room"
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
A Donation.
Philadelphia. MAY Is.

Philadelphia, May Is.
The entire receipts Of the Camden
and Atlantic Railroad ON Saturday next
the 2slh instant, win be given for the
benefit Of the great Sanitary Fair.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
New Adyertlsna ents.
she CONTRIBUTIONS And Eaperiepce

The Confessions And Experience
OF a NERVOUS INVALID.
Published for tho benefit aud as caution
to young men, and others, Who suffer from
Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, Of Yam
hood, Sc, supplying at the same time lnR
MEANS Of SELr-CuRE. by one who has curcd
himself after Undergoing considerable
quackery. By enclosing postpaid address
sei envelope, single copies may be had OF the
author.
v6n22ly County. New York.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
Notice

Notice
Is hereby given that I'll persons are for-
hidden to trust or hafhor Mrs. Caroline n,
Fay, my wife, on my account, % I will net
pay any Of her contracts.
JOHN TAT.
May 2sth. 1884,: q
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02

A company Of about So men from
Taylor county, arrived on Sunday
morning, and reported at Camp Nc
Clellan.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-04

further done Believing, as we do, that our city
can De supplied with water cheaper and better by
Artesian wells than in any other way, we are
anxious to see the experiment OF digging well
carried out. and We believe, as this would be a
great public benefit. the county or city should
undertake il.
II water can. 10 this way, be obtained IN suih-
cient quantities, to supply houses and for me
chanical purposes, il will certainly be cheaper
than water works. and the water will be purer
and better Ii these wells can be dug. and OPP
crate ss expected. we'll will fill all the public
cisierns. and for this purpose alone the city can
well afford 20 undertake the JOB. II one well Is
dug. and il is found TO work anticipated, u
will not be long until private wells will be dug
10 supply neighborhoOds, and this will 20 on IN
I'll nearly every square in the city will have an
Artesian we'll We suppose 81 600. at most
will dig an Artesian well II the city will IN
dertake it, in the Circle, We believe they VIII be
sustained in the matter by the tax payers As
matter Of supplying the public cisierns. IN easy
reach OF the Circle. they will be justified IN the
matter
These thoughts are presented for the consioer
alton of ali that feel an interest in the future OF
the city--they are brief, and are given merely as
suggestions. Ii our readers approve OF the pro
ject. and can suggest any additional reasons Why
the CITY should start the matter. We shall be LAD
to present their views TO the public.