The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-09-20
GI.EANINGS.

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the recapi ulation Of railroad and steam
boat accidents, for five months. under these
lively headings: "Opening of the Fourth
Seal; Death on y Five Months Excursion
He takes the place of war after Lees Sur
render; What Railroads he Selected for ex-
pertinent How Entirely Successful he was
on the Rail; How Many lie has Crushed
and Manglel since April He Patronizcs
Steamboats, for Change of Air; How the
Boats Blew Up and what became of the
Passengers"
A Virginia paper says the supply of
game i'll that state is extraordinary. The
woods swarm with squirrels, there arc
crowded settlements of rabbits, while the
par,ridgcs are 50 numerous that they come
up in tlocks to the very doors of the farm
houses and take spot luck" with the farm
er's chickens. Virginia always was a game
state.
A bull got loose in New York last
Thursday lie first had a fight with pc
lccman, who used up a locust club and six
shots Of n revolver in the contest, and was
twice tossed into the air. lie then tossed
boy through a second story window, strip
ped the crinoline from young lady, and
finally sunk from the effect of the wounds
he had received
-Pittsburg is queer place. The other
day three men went into lager beer sa-
loon, and two commenced catching all the
flies in the room while the third ate the in
sec's AS fast as caught, on bet that he
could eat them quicker than his compen-
ions could catch them. They were arrested
and fined three dollars each for their fun.
D:tl - ~ III IN,
world; the hyperbole Of Pctrolias curios-
ties; the last discovery of Aladdin's lamp.
\ magic city of 1000, souls. with more
than corresponding noise and hustle, erter-
prise and excitement. with hotels and sta
bles and stores aud telegraphs and expresses
with newspapers and theatres and churches,
with banks and land Offices, with every ac-
cessory to city life except ice and railroad,
Pi,hole City is the growth Of Ninety days, a
flowing well of people and horses.
1t is stated by the Cincinnati CONNER
cio', that the military force of the United
States now consists of 900 regular troops,
lon,ouo. volunteers and 10000 colored
troops all 2oS, 900 men of whom loo,
Ooo are reported as on duty in the field.
- The Brazilian squadron ordered to
blockade Paraguay. is, in turn, blockaded
by the batteries which the Paraguayans
have mounted on the banks of the PARMA
This is something which has probably never
happened before
An excellent article of mineral paint
has been discovered at Black River Falls
1t is of bright red color. aud contains con
siderable oil, about third rs much as is
ordinarily used in mixing mineral paint
4 ~ IhnJ
York Of $50 which he had laid aside to buy
a coffin with. The Providence journal says
he will hardly be able now to .pay the
debt ot nature.
The total casualties in Grants Army,
from the time of crossing the Rapiaan till
the surrender of Lees army, were SS,3S7
Those in Sherman's army, from the forward
movement at Daltan to the occupation of
Atlanta, was 81 1919.
In one of the villages on the Delta of
the Nile. celebrated for the cultivation Of
the water melon. the whole of the inhabit-
ants died during the recent prevalence Of
cholera Being unable to sell their fruit,
they ate it themselves.
Winchester, Va, was much occupied
place during the war of the rebellion. The
Union troops took possession of it forty
eight times, and the rebels twenty seven
times. and on one occasion, it was occupied
by both sides in battle.
An Old Maids Aid Society was organ
lied at Warsaw, Ind, last week Ii has a
hourishing membership of thirty. Unmar-
ried gentlemen are requested to attend the
meetings.
Rather less gallant is the bachelor $
Association founded at Vienna, to promote
matrimony by keeping a register Of all
marriageablc ladies, free from extravagant
tastes.
"A lady in Philadelphia. fell from bug
gy hit the back of her head, and would
have dashed her brains out, but for her
waterfall
OF all the specimens Of German Amer
lean photography that ever saw the light,
that of Hartford saloon keeper is the
most excruciating. lie has painted him a
sign and it reads, .Boshdevele Nodrushd, /"
positively no Trust"
As Horace Greeley is to deliver the ad
dress before the Minnesota State Agricultu-
raj Society, it is sug. csted that he take for
his subject, 1.-The Eradication of Weeds
The oil excitement has reached Tennes-
see. Boring is being energetically prosecu-
ted in various localities among the noun
talns Of the Cumberland New machinery
is arriving daily.
Missouri furnished lO4, 75S troops dur
ing the war-oyer one third of whom were
supplied by st. Louis.
The delivery of bogus kilograms and
getting pay therefor, is getting to be a Sc
rious evil in New York.
a number Of Irish officers lately con-
nected with Wisconsin regiments, are about
going to Ireland. Among them is General
Malloy, late Colonel of the 18th Wisconsin
Qrish) Regiment who is prominent Fen
ian.
You never need think you can turn
over any old stone or any old falsehood with
out terrible squirming and scattering OF
the horrid little population that dwells un-
der it.
There is an apple tree in Danbury,
Conn, the upper branches Of which hang
full Of ripe apples, while the lower ones are
in full blossom.
The Brooklyn ferry company carried
nearly 10000, 600 passengers last year, not
one Of whom was either killed or injured.
Thieves broke into the house Of Mayor
Hart, of Racine, Wis, recently but brave
little lady, into whose room they came, seiz-
ed one Of them by the hair Of his head and
held on until the house was aroused The
fellow cut at her with his knife, wounding
her rather severely in the hand and arm, and
made an escape only to be caught with his
partner outside Of the house. lie left his
cap in the lady's hand.
What is the use Of signing and weeping
as we float down the stream Of Time Why
make the voyage Of life wailiny voyage