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.Asts,.i u ! ln."ls,s t,.ok IL ,r..,,,
s"i.ths. II particulars ..i his ,.e,nv
c'si ssa.. .i.u c.nc.l.l..: Al - HAS
shA i.~"i r''''.''h ..uMsi siti.pu; i 4yin-
'ssekn.. .:hs t.Etn humY,l foot. =
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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-22

] 4 NJ Yo~I es.nrreeponi4ns .;ves .
'.afn! '.scs ,,sian Df the maral condi
I'm of 'ha' :,iv lie says: 1.-THE in.
crease "f rfane IN 'his city hss beem ii
~ marked character ~ 10 excite the
attention even of asthor,ties. Recor.
de' Hoffman. in HE charge to the
Grand Jurv, ~ Monday, sl'nded to the
unpromi-ing fact, and stated that one
hundred ani thirty men as. now in mi
son awaiting Wt.rtn,rns nr iri.l. During
the past = MI, the .ecard - me,rnu,.
I''s" crime l'A> been simply hileous.
All aanne' 'f infa'ny, III grades II
bsa.slity lin shor', the whole gamut ~
wicksdness SCENE to have been run
thsoaxh persiassntly. villainy ,hrun.
ming especially upon the mas.ier string.
T., the cases which came before the
public are added those the reoords al
which lie only in tho oilcss 1t seteyees.
and never meet the public eye cave in
the maseAt aliusi.,a-. lnseru.ns able ii.
vorrr eases involving the ,iiee, ,asp,.
tude. srs hra,d hy the scese in hing,
Wall stree. and Wilh.m s,.@4, eisice-,
and ". y! these he grand in~,.s AZ. iu
blissfal ignorance. BE- j, re,ns.k.d
also, that hcsnd~i So never 90 fEi. I'D
s'c'esv never SO ,horanahix ,vlla..a hy
social sins. l, would sp,,e.., .e though
We have indeed fallen np.n evil day,
when the evil passions grow e,ric,iy
dominant and viii not doSn Ju.i,e
kursell, in view of the recent m,.n,s Is,
robbery and assault, has pubiicly de.
clsred his Intention to visit upon ever,
fender fo convicted before him d,
r.abery With dangerous weapons II.
snlest ,"rnalsy If the Law. 4 shnr,
m Az" =. sentenced one nf the ras
~. imprisonment for twenty year,
s.fI ~ III, Htlr."
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-22

Toledo Iowa.

xUJ0I1O 1OW6s
Offers HE professional services TO the citi-
sens Of Tsms County in the practice Of Med
icins, Operative Surgery I Obstetrics. Dr
Miller has had thsPtssa years experiences IN
the trsAtusst - Weetsrp Disesessis Iowa and
saa expects. by str5st :tseset 70 hi' pross:
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-22

1avaves - wife A1Oasals 10 SEQ.
!. 1901 eo60e0 Csso166ro1o s.
{ The Ban Frsnciseo /" Balle' ia" says :
err" des.suction caused by wild
animals % the d0cka and herds have
beer very Arrious this yea~. We are
infoSsaei It rencheros in she lower
co"utiss. vhc haa ,los, hupdfeds 81
sheep. horsss and cattle. b. ,.esss. liona
snd covoles. These destructive braiep
appear 10 haye been jep i.rd. BY the
excessive dsoush, ef,heis n.usl supplies
~ vehis0n, squirrels. 0coDs. badgers.
oats, a:orns and Wild fruits, sad have
endeas"red t. make up for their loss
by vsylaying The fatteat and Youngest
ranch animals vhish hsys survivel the
season, In August and 6~ptsmbss psa.
the bsars IN the mountaiar pastures OF
Santa Barbara and Los Angeles have
killed them dsily for weeks IN great
"nmhers particularly in csttle. The
farm h"nses 10 ,l,a Ssn MMcn. ,n,nu-
taihe have beer, rodeoed .ftan, nigh,
fter night, ~ grizzlies f:i,e bi=g.,.
breeds, and their ,rsek. ',er. ahun' neg,
morning - thick A. fr.m. I. bar: Of
horses. Their bo'i".s- - ..x'r,,na, aud
= : wi'sont ,nncl. danger. ..y... u. The
best bnnters AMI vuqserns.
Cats. lynxex, lions and coyotes have
'rs'y been death on sheer and colts.
But what il curious. the copns during
he summer and fall have left the noun
!. aims in gr-a, numbere, and dsscen.led
I" the cnitivared land. in many parts II
Ls.s Argri"e and Hansa Barba,s, and
eaten mp entire crops Of .ard.na and
6e'd- snd tran.i "n, .ge.. chickens.
enpher- ~ 1.irc..is. They acc c.lled
naps.~- t,,. natives: af,.l their
soles an: - - badger. mly fte
qn.n'ix - sran rxcavate3 ky the
= 'szi'n.. ~ .,.r savage eft - to get il
.>.. - c...r meat III fact. the ran
h'' 50: the, we're .iri,., mt from
.hr, r",.es. II ,hr high c.nsds-
..d ill .,,l,.. and "a! i;,..i- wrrpl
't...a-s - ,, s,e'a Slug u =, ssy,
'.r - been > great m .rtaliry arm. ing |
Ht sa::.'.ef> an'i ground sqai -r.i-, s,.l
-. I, iaSp f,s.,., .-,.sn..oI .n,a., ,t.:..c...1
- ~ ~'sss. inr snd ~. ....,s..i"ue
.i.,' ar sorspr.i.."
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-22
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Diseases Of women Esd children Will re-
osiss espscisi ssesnlisn. II esa sf~'a I :.
Ofice - bic rssidsnss aortA b>ss' ef esb.
lie Square Ia houss fornsfly Swssl by
narmou.
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-18

III Ra,rUpr, CARPETS HOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND
fAbfnfss bosisht raAh NJ lyb Sivtt ayenuc. he
,v.en Nn,h ara f.olh srge stock Of boots ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-18

HOUSE md LoT poH sALB--poE s3tod = COOP
Investment 1bs three story sud basement Heupc ~
WEI bst"b stte't tstwsab FINN srd Ninth s,snnss
'Hf'"n ICONS BE- ara Crotch and $500 lite
fn'n ltl sVSltO 8srdsD i iront Iuys ~ FEdMsH
stANJAh, " bsst histsth stsss
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-18
CoR NEW ORLEANS VIA HAVANA,
t. The new and hrst class Iron sea msbip
HAVANA,

- H. r. GREENE, Commander
VIII leave pier No. North wednesday, January TO-
at r. n. Has splendid accommodation for passeDseru
No freight taken 70 Havana All letters must psss through
the Post ohice, W.T. itfff8'~
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-18

I120 CERTIFIcArEs. HAVING n IA hlx IEEYn
~ Hs NJ. C,snJ alreet two tidsks from ptoadw az
heetsy insert this sDtaion 70 those sauoriuf
oothschs pl.nArI posnD,ttH, renth uni,.d blacs In
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-18

ucuRNIrURE, CARPETS AND MIRRORS BOUGHT
for cash Parties brestnf up housekeeping viii ind a
sash Customer addressing note 10 j o. H. $50 Hudson
.1re.t touptry enia attended TO-
, 1864-11-24

OUR AMBULANCE SkS1A1As
The n. r Tribune, in an article on the char
liable deeds Of the Sanitary Commission,
eays: ..--.....
"Lct us take TWO illustrations Of o!i.fal opera
tions in hcnalf Of The wounded s0id1ers- fifst.
Comet Not ftom tic effort Or By t:e Procure,
Ba1u et amos, ol,y h ts 3c set a1x Of
1zatiou. Dt. Henry Bowditcil, Of Boston. But for
his zeal, intelligence and energy, ''se should harc
been stumbling along today un,lcr the old system
which the Srr.eon.Gcneral deemed good enough,
Int which every officer aud every wounded soldier
jn the nrtay knew to be clumsy, inadequate, and
utterly unsuited to the exsencics of the present
ecEyice-"
The I}1u,e is 1nisinformcd. The "un1
form system ofambulances " enacted by Con-
gress on the uth Of March last was devised in
the first instance by Dr.. Jonathan Lsttcrman,
ut that time Medical Director Of the Army Of
tl,e pot1,nac. It was furnished to the Militia
r. Committee Of The Senate By Surgeon Gen
cral Barnes, as the lest system known to his
Duicau. a bill WIS framed upon th4 suggcs-
tions Of DR.. Lcttcrnan, and sent to all the
COT s.anders Of armies and army corps in the
fed, and to the principa, officers Of the Ned
ical and Qnnrtermaster's department, with a
request that they would point out any defects
or improvements that might occur TO them.
Ills vas ccrtain1y tue method calcu-
LATED to bring tLe greatest amount Of
intelligence and practical wisdom to bear
upon the subject. Answers were received
from the ofhcers addressed, dnd Congress
availcd itself Of tl,elr several suggestions.
with great benefit to the service. Dr.. Henry
Bovditch had nothing 10 do with II, unless he
, 1864-11-24

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=. a.. .1.. y. ,s,a1ee "A' '4't o'l'1'4A ''1A
rho n,orSot ~, T,,,o,v 4. vorv oufo+- -uo,5.ru
asklnc 7rc for nrime Int Of I'M 1,r1s clty md
count1v butchcra yas so1t7 Mt mr.
The market tor Htohtyines ,v,s moro cc+fva and
n,fccs have noc3p 11yoncca a. mar c,i1on-Iyitb
s,1es of 5oo rIs at n g7oef Gacioatne firm at ont
side quotations. =,
see1s were neglected and nomfnaf-a sno11 lot
of nrimc Clover having CHANGED banda at s1f.o0.
Flax Seed was scarce md in demand at 81 5oSa2 CO.
Timothy Seed il scarce and In demand at sIA437f
1'herc was little or no demand for F1our. and tho
market ruled excessively dull and nomfnally $50
aoc lower, About $50 brls spring extras changed
bands, mostly on terms not made public, There
was nothing trauspirtne In white winters.
The demand for Wheat was ycty limited and the
ra-ket suffered a further decline Of 4dagc. with
ea1es OF about II, 600 bu at s1,65M1,68 for No .
snriuc and RI .s5 for Rejected sprfne: There wns
nothing done In Red Winter or No Spring, At
the close The market was heavy at S1,S5 for No
Spring.
The market for Corn vas In 4 state Of "master.
iy tnaetiytty.u and prices suffered decline Of fully
lie. Old Corn vas ffeelv offered at Fl .4s without
finding buyers. The aales were fnaieniacaut on1v
a1nountjnr to ahout noo I'm at II nj for New and
qc0o5c for Ear corn.
Oats vere In yery limited reouest. aua we noto
A fnrther der1jne of 1ner. Ahnnt s30D0 I'm
chapred hands 1T G,6adsc for No. and bec for Re
1sc,s5
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, 1864-11-24

TEE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ON WEED AND GREE
1ET.-We transfer to this paper scorchlng
article from the ChicaEo TR1nUEE on Weed
and Greeley, as the Marplots Of the New York
Republican party. The Chicago radical, who
strikes right and left with the energy Of q
border ,ntian, tells some wholesome truths
Of Weed and Greeley, and likewise Of the New
York Central RalIoad and the Albany Re-
gcncy. We especially commend this good i'd
1ice Of this Chicago philosopher to all con-
cerned, to-wit;-that Greeacy's peace notions
have done no good TO his party; thar F" the
1nIschieyous trash which has appeared over
thc signature Of T. ". has becn exceedingly
nutritious and palitablc to Copperheads:" that
the wrangllngs between 7. y: and Il. G. mast
tration party in this state must "put on the
whole aImor Of Republicanism, without the
trimming Of Raymond, the backsidinE Of
Greeley or the inadelity of Weed" This
Ills lie nail upon the head every time for
verify, Raymond has been = tronb}esoms
trimmer, Greeley bothezing backslider, and
Weed damaging party iufiael in bis shoddy
coat Of many co1ors. We have the riSht to
e1pect sharp reply from Greeley, trimmer
from Raymond. and another trashy rignarole
from Weed. ne might as well have the bn-
sjucss settled now as ut any other tims.-H.
7. Herald.
, 1864-11-24
Proposed Convention OF Vessel Own.
efEs
EEr0nn ha npfrnf Adrar+iunr

Self p1osecuon Is the first law Of nature, and
every one Will endeayor to protect himself to the
best pf his ability. Various combinations have
been created within the two past years. that serve
to cripple and injnre the great commercial inter
ests 81 these Northwestern lakes, and unity Of ac-
ton Ia required among vessel owners to fnaugurato
come plan for their own protection. By the Sail
ors' Union, PRICES have TO be paid them entirely
beyond the additional cost OF living, and much be-
yond fair remuneration foE The services hey per
man to shtp unless they belong to the Union, and
force has been resorted to- to compel men to leave
vessels who bad not been shipped through their
appointed office. Tugs on the. rivers and in the
harbora hare combined ard more than doubled
their prices. The wages Of ship carpenters have
largely advanced. Trimmers at Chicago and ahoy-
elefs 1t Butfa1o have also combined, and arc get
ting far greater advance than the times justify.
Another evil that needs correction, is the matter
Of shortage. Owners Of vessels can Bee this very.
plainly. Hardly yeesel that loads at Chicago and
unloads at Bnalo, but pays shortage from Is to $50
bushels, although they. deliver every bushel re-
ceiyed- Demu1age needs some dzea rate. and IN
fact many other matters connected with the vessel
interest, and th writer would suggcatn conven-
ton Of owners to he held eoon either IN this city
or In Buffalo, to take euch action as In their WIS.,
dom they deem it best for the protection Of their
interests.
, 1864-11-24
A Remarkable Case.

es0'
MHssHs BURNETT d Co.:
Isend Won statement ot nv fanehtrr,e c,s. a.
oueste she viii hsve been sick ri Fe.rs n .he live.
unt,1 tina rst Of Arrust nett At tfrea ron o,a noe
think she cou1i i've tcn mInntes Her dstress Vnnd
throw her tnto snasns and "a soon ap eha rot h,...h
aha ,rnn1d po tnto anotber-aonnetfn,es a hnndrr.f
tt,nes IN succeas.on. I have known her IN iav nm,
nIohta and ,,r,oat nve dora w,,hout s,oa or d-,nt
81 vo1d .Y IN mat .5tuatfon r.rfectly fnaensiIe
H. -. ~ .s- +ooth IN hcr he,d taE,n M .t,,.
St,t' WV. ->' ~'-3 wv" "'0@
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. e,a.s. 80 -. 1s ~ ~ S"s... -.
M ~. Iao as. se1. W wv ses aaso ue.ose% x
md 1nx o;clock IN he evening. to + 2aua o'oock
nntIl birds be.un to snr in the summer mornlugs
When her hair came o1 she had been at1icted with
, 1864-11-24

Every loyal man is proud Of the young
giant, Illinois, and the glorious endorsement
She hns given her NlustFlous citizen and the
great cause he represents Her majority ex-
ceeds the expectations, even of the most san-
guine friends Of the Union. The Chicago
Journal says that If their soldiers in the field
had been allowed to Tote at the late election,
they would have added so 600 or 40, 900 to the
IS, 600 Union majority On the horne vote, and
the State would have been foremost IN the
great battle Of the Union ct the polls, as she
hns been in so many Of It's well.fought fields.
It may be safely claimed that, with the vote
Of the soldiers, the Union majority In Illinois
Massachusetts gives By far the largest pro-
TO redeem from darkness most profound"
1t is noticeable fact that the question Of
precedence in devotion to the Union, should
lie between the Empire State Of New Eng
laud, which Copperhcads proposed to "leaTe
out in the cold, -and the great Prairie State
Which was to be the chief member Of the
Northwestern Copfederacy-both Of them re-
pudiating the treasonahlc proposition, and
re-assertiEg their answering adhesion to the
relation which has given all the prosperity
they have enjoyed, BY unprecedented majon-
ties. Where, now, are the men who sought
to fomcnt jealousy between the East and the
West, as means to the destruction Of our
glorious and beneflccnt Union? Their mad
scheme is even more clnphat tically spurncd by
the Western States, whom they thought to
ca1olc into its support, than by New England,
hatred Of which gave birth to the plot. What
ie to be their next exDedient?
, 1864-11-24
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune-]

BALrntoHE, Nov. 1o 1851
Since the late elections this city has appar-
emily taken new start, and promises to go
ahead with unprecedented vigor. There is
yet, however, q large party opposed to the
Government, as the Inst vote showed, but
from all can learn, their numbers are grow
ing smaller by degrees. The ncw Constitu-
ton, which made Maryland . free State, is
now in force, aud 5000 Slaves have ut one
blow had the Ghacklcs Of the oligharcy
knocked from them. Accounts from the in
terior give rs the information, that on many
farms and plantations the owners nre hiring
their late chattels, at such wages as arc ade-
qrate to their requirements. In one section
lie white residents held d meeting
and adopted as the scale. Of
wages for the first year, $1oo, for
women, and $50 for mcn-this, Of course, In
cluding board. 1t is mentioned in this con
nectiou, that on some tarmA the negroes are
refusing to stay with their old masters at any
wages, on account Of former ll-tEeatment,
pre1erring to hsve their chofce Of homes, even
Ut less figures. Most Of these freedmen are
saId to be sharp at making bargain, ann
propose to have good thing in their free
do1n- Even at the highest. figures named
here. black labor is much cheaper than white
labor is ut the North while the productions
Of the farms command equally as good
pfice. This fact, combined with the cheap
ness of1ardcd property, located near desra'
BILE markets, will, 1t Is believed, create large
demand from those who can see comfort anu
pratt in agriculture pursuits. Nary mas
another important fnducement for settlers,
and that is her immense water power, Hh1cn
gap at small expense be turned to great 40"
vantage for manufacturing purposes.
TRIALS or TIE UNION MEN.
Tou will not for moment suppose, that
this city has emerged from such scenes as
That Of the 10th Of April and Others which
t,anspircd subsequently, into its present con
dition Of quiet, without intense aud unrcmit.
ling labor, and many priVationa, on Inc part
Of those patriots residing here, who hav from
1he arst had but one cry, " the government
must be sustained" There have been times
within the last three years, when to DC even
tutpected Of holding Union senttments "oald
subject man to conturnely and 1nsnlt. 40"
'lEuch moresthen hnye those sisked, who from
the very commencement OF The war, nave
openly, md With the most tndomttable conr,
agc and determination declared that the old
iiag thonld continue to waTe ovcr them, and
that opposition 10 the constituted authorities,
no matter from what source II
came, was treason 10 the Government.
Among those who hare stood forward man
fully, In the front rank Of the Union party. 1
Hon. Peter G. Saurwein, now the u. T. Col
1cctor Of internal Revenue for this city. One
! Of the old residents, and q highly respected
| citizen, possessed OF wealth, and engaged
| largely in commercial pursuits. -hs gaze u
, 1864-11-24

monihs de1oted himself without fear or re-
ward, to the causo Of the Union. He has
md boyhood friends, would pass him with a
scornfr1 look. Socially and CONNIE. ally e=-
traueed from his most 1ntima! !e associates, he,
with Lis compalfttyely few colleagues, stood
firm as o rock, while the storm howled
seeing his native city give full Tote for the
Union, and bis State standing In full commu-
nion with tbs free North. To such man,
what mrst be his present feelings, can any
one describe themS
D1sT1NGu1sHED VISITORS.
Yesterday morning Lieut. Gen. Grant, with
Q large part Of his staff arrived in this city
from Washington and breakfastcd at the
Eutaw House: He left carly In the day for
Burlington, N. j., to spend brief interval of
rest with his family. The old war horse looks
in splendid fighting condition, and seemed in
most excellent spirits. Twice this week wc
have been favored with the presence Of Maj.
Gen. Burnside, who also attgacted much at
tention. Both Grant and Burnside came un-
expectedly, and but few, citizens we're aware
of The presence Of either until the american
announced the fact. Hon. r. E. Fenton, Gov
etnor elect Of New York, spent Friday night
here, a. route for Washington, Where he was
called to testify for the defense in the New
York election frauds. He Is grave, digniaed
to which he las been chosen. -
>. THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR TIE SOLDIERS.
Simultaneous with the effort in New York
city to provide Thank sgiYing dinner for our
soldiers in the field and sailors ahoat, MessEs.
C. C. Fulton il Son, OF the Baltimore An.eri-
ean, undertook like project for the sick and
wounded soldiers in this vicinity, and nobly
hare tho citizens responded to their call. Tho
amount already realized u.s., am informed,
nhnuf Euf}1ofGpf FIR thu 1h7erf Rnurht
REDHL DEsERTER5.
There are many rebel deserters passing
through hore for the North every day. The
49th North Carolina regiment, which deserted
to our lines in body last week, have nearly
all reported to the Provost Marahal, and been
furnished transportation north Of Philadel-
phia. UNION.
The Illinois Election.
Below we publish official returns Of the
Presidential vote from every county in the
State:
, 1864-11-24

EE The statistics Of the telesraphic evs-
ten in the United Kingdom-that is Of thu
.telcggraphs open to the public, for there arc
many purely private lincs-are interesting:
In 1861, there we're L, ,52sssi miles open in
1862, 12,71111z; while last year the lines were
extended to cover Il, ,8o2s2 miles, which, how
ever, consisted of C5,0121 Of separate wires.
The number Of stations Was increased in pro-
portion, and last year there were ], ,755 open,
containing G.490 Instruments, through which
about ,40o, 900 messages were. sent. In addi~
ton TO the lines actually on British soil the
fub-marine lines to Calais, Boulogne, Diepp:,
Jersey ,Ostend, Hanover, Denmark: with which
the other lines arc more or less all in connec-
tion, cover B87 mIlc1. with ,GS3 miles Of wire.
This line has upward offs, 600 stations In for
elgn countries, The messages sent By It TO md
from foreign countries were, In 1851, 2so, ,0o0 !.
in 1869, SID, SOS; and in 1868, 81, ,764, while
4bc mileage WAS not Increased. The several
lines were lastyear, Electric md international,
$50 miles Of line, aud s., ,oa2 Of wires, I ,o23
stations. The number Of messages sent By
this company during 1868 his not been ascer~
tanned, but calculating the proportion Of In
crease from the returns Of the tWo years I'M
mediately precediu may be estimated ut
nearly ,o0 600.