The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-23

The Coshocton Age says: While
travelling over portion Of this county,
during the past week, W. noticed that
The patriotic women have turned ont,
and are doing work in the corn fields
wherever We travelled. Their fathers,
brothers and sweethearts have gone to
the field to fight the foes Of The country
and they are bound to raise grain to
feed them.
A gentleman in conversation remark
ed to President Lincoln on Friday that
nothing could defeat him but Grants
capture Of Richmond, 10 be followed
by Ills nomination at Chicago, and &C
ceptance. "Well," said the President,
II feel very much like the man who
said he didn't want to die particularly,
but if he had got to de, that was pre-
ciscly the disease he would like to die
of.
Nineteen rebel Generals, the Rich.
mond papers say, have been lost eince
the beginning Of he May campaign in
Virginia. Seven were killed, ten wound
ed, and two captured. Since that pub
LEGATION the rebels have lost five other
Generals Jones, killed, Law, Lane,
Kirkland aud Finne gan, wounded.
General Clittenden, who has had a
command in Burnside i corps since the
srst Of May, has been ordered to report
to Sherman.
On the tenth Of June the National
| Banks numbered four hnudrcd and
aix,y, with All aggregate capital OF $50,
500, 200.
The 18th Army Corps, General Nc
Clcrnand, has been discontinued, and
General Candy is authorized TO assign
the troops composing it.
A cargo Of 1000 shovels and 10,
Of siege guns was shipped from Wash.
ing,on few days since, consigned to
General Grant. Does this indicate
that spades are TO be trumps in the
great game in front Of Richmond ?
The total indebtedness Of the South
to N. ,rthern merchants is estimated nj
$500 ,0Lh 900, OF which New York holds
sl59, 500, 900, Philadelphia, p 600, 900,
BALTIMORE, $4,000, 600, and Boston, 81
OOO, 600
Five School Trustees and School
Commissioner, Of the 4,h ward Of New
York city, have all been expelled by the
Board of Education for corruption IN
appointing teachers for money. They
took from $50 to 5000 from applicants
for positions, according to amount Of
salary. The Fourth is one Of the strong
est Democratic wards in the city, and
the convicted corruption:sts were to a
man pinks Of Democracy.
Now smell OF that yon pretended
economical Democratic souls who are
turning up your noses at the present
Administration and crying cxtraya
gance.
There are 2,1o0 refugees from various
parts Of missouri and Arkansas, at Rolla,
Mo. They arc supported in part at
the expense Of the General. Govern.
ment. They arc in the most destitute
circu Instances, having been robbed by
the rebels, and strong appeal is made
in their behalf to the refugee Commits.
sions.
$1,000 REWARD The above reward
will be given to any person who can
furnish a prescription Tor coughs, colds,
hopping cough, asthma, which is equal
to Dr.. Strickland's Mellihuous Cough
Balsam. This balsam will cure night
sweats. One fifty cent bottle is suflic
lent for any one to try. The worst
cases Of chronic couh, asthma, whoop-
ing cough and primary cases Of con-
sumption are cured BY DR.. Strickland's
MelliAuous Cough balsm. Il can be
had at any druggists. It is different
frym any other cough medicines we
have known in this country.
lit was Andrew Johnson, Of Tennes.
sec, who in the Senate Of the United
States, when the seccssionists was de
sorting their posts, dared to say to them,
as be significantly shook his finger
at jeff. Davis, 1T were tho President
| would arrest You as traitors, Try You
as traitors, and hang yo~ as traitors T.
A military execution took place few
days ago at Memphis. Three Federal
soldiers were executed Tor the crime