The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-11-22
SUMMARY OF THE WEEK


at Concord, New Hampshire
The reported assault on Mr. Vallandighan
at Eaton, o., few days since, is pronounc
ed untrue.
At Nashville, Tennessee, four men and
one woman were killed on Thursday night
the 10th.
In San Francisco, Cal. on the night OF
the 18th instant, two men entered the What
Cheer house knocked the clerk senseless,
and took $4,000 in gold from the safe.
In St. Louis two men were recently killed
in an encounter with highway robbers; and
burglaries are of frequent occurrence. On
Friday, at noon. messenger of the United
States saving association was knocked down
in the street, and a pouch containing S35,-
900 was wrested from him. pistol was
fred at the robber who dropped the money,
and made his escape. The bank of Benoit
& Co was robbed of $1,000 in the same way
The cholera steamer Atlanta has come up
to New York city.
Secretary McCulloch is about to fund the
compound interest bearing legal tenders into
fve-twenties at a fixed price
AT Bangor, Maine on Sunday the 18th,
the mercury sank to zero, and the smaller
rivers in that vicinity were froven over.
The Mississippi Legislature have adopted
memorial praying the President to remove
United States troops from tina, state. The
House OF Representatives have rejected a
proposition to admit negro testimony against
the whites
1t is rumored in Washington that Judge
Otto, assistant Secretary of the Interior, is
about to resign, and that Hon. Jesse 0. Nor
ton of Illinois will be announced to fill the
vacancy.
As sample of the manner in which the
English treat rebels, it is stated that 1850 Of
the Jamaica insurgents have been hanged
and shot in the parish of St. Thomas alone.
''But don't hang JEFF Davis"
General John A. Logan has been rendered
the appointment of Minister to the Republic
Of Mexico This appointment was made on
th> recommendation of General Grant, who
in private consultation expressed himself in
favor of driving the French from Mexico at
the point of the bayonet. The French min
lister has objected to Gen. Logans appoint
ment An answer is daily expected to the
intimation sent ssme time since by Secreta-
ry Seward to che Emperor Napoleon, that
the presence Of F.'ench troops in Mexico
was regarded with disfavor by our govern
ment
Emerson Etheridge has been acquitted by
the Columbus Court Martial. Gen. Thomas
has ordered his discharge, but disapproves
the findings Of the court.
The election in New York is more sweep
ing than was at first supposed. The Senate
stands Il to 5, last year p to II !; the House
"a to "a, last year 76 to g. The Republic
ans carry six out of the eight Supreme
Court districts.
The census returns Of Illinois, now nearly
complete, show a gain of q per cent. in FIVE
years. Should this hold good throughout;
Illinois will have population Of 2, l6S,O 900,
The Constitutional Amendment abolishing
slavery, passed both Houses of the South
Carolina Legislature.
The CHILEAN authorities have ordered all
confscating their property.
Duncan and Winder, the confederates of
Wirz in the cruelties in Union prisoners are
to be tried Immediately.
on Wednesday the 10Th, in expectation of an
early attack Of the Fenians, and troops were
placed by the government at the disposal of
the mayor.
The Governor of Wisconsin has changed
the Thanksgiving Day of that State to that
designated by the President, Dec. It'll. Thus
far this is the day appointed by all the
govern ors.
The vote on the suffrage question in Wis
consin will run exceedingly close
DR.. Tyngs church in New York was burned
on the 10Th inst, involving a loss of about
100000.
Gov. Wise's personal property has been
condemned for confscation.
The total sick and wounded in Govern
ment hospitals at the present time is less
than 5000.
Gen. Baker says there was an error in the
published date Of the attempt of Mrs Wirz
to poison her husband, but that the facts are
substantially as first stated.
Dalton advices report the election of Chas.
]. Jenkins as Governor of Georgia. and of
johnson (what johnson is not stately as
United States Senator.
The President is said TO have last week
remarked that g lie had tried TO oyerwhe,m
the South with pardons and kindness. but
from recent events he began to think them
"incspable Of approaching magnnnimity."
Richmond paper says that the Southern
Congressman twill stand aloof if the House
lis organized without them and, If the
de ate threatens to be protracted and ex
.'citel, they will leave the capt. al and wait
lat their homes for Congress TO send for
"them, before they trouble them again =