The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-10-11
Personal.

Hon. RICHARD FLETCHER of Boston, has
notified Professor Z. l. Walker of the Law
School at Ann Arbor, that he has decided to
donate his whole law library to the Law De-
partment Of the University Of Michigan.
This is surely great compliment to the Law
School and its able faculty.
Gov DRowNLow, in his message to the
Legislature Of Tennessee, opposes the extern
sion of the rights of suffrage to the negroes,
except in case the rebels are allowed to have
il: is in favor Of the present franchise law !;
advocates pardon to the masses, and no mer
cy to the rebel leaders
DElsow, the Southern Reviewer, has been
pardoned.
GEN. SHERMAN has made st Louis his
permanent home, and has been presented
with thirty thousand dollar residence in
that city.
THE ROUND TABLE tells an odd story of
Bossissio, Marctzck's new prima douna, who
arrived in Boston by the Cunard steamer last
week. When the steamer was coming up the
harbor, the usual salutes were fired the
poor Bossissio, frightened nearly to death,
fell down upon the deck in terror. She had
the impression that naval engagement was
about to commence, her rather vague ideas
Of our civil war leading her to suppose that
the Confederates were on the point of attack
ing Boston.
ACCORDING to court journal, the Prin-
cess Of Wales is q very pattern for mothers
at is whispered among the ladies of the
Court, that every evening the mother of the
future King Of England may be seen in
flannel dresss, in order that she may prop
erly wash, and put on baby's night clothes,
and see him safely in bed"
REMAIN has completed his "Life Of ST.
Paul
from his pulpit in Brooklyn last Sabbath
advocated the extension Of suffrage (privi-
lege of votingl, to all men and women,
equally, without regard to color or sex.
Universal suffrage, he assumes rs his plat
form.
Dir. J. G. HOLLANDS new poem for the
lecture season is entitled jonathan at
School,"
On Louis Napoleon's birth day, the Impe-
rial benefcence was manifested by releasing
from imprisonment forty EIGHT convicts OF
the citadel at Belle Isle. One of them was
asked if he meant to return home to his
family. ''Alas,' he replied, Il have none.
Before coming to prison was an orphan
.Of both father and MOTHER" ayes, had
killed them"
DR. FRANKLIN said that "every little frag-
ment Of the day should be saved" Oh yes
the moment the day breaks, set yourself at
once to save the pieces.
Mr.. p. T. BARNUM has written a letter
to the Round Table defending himself from
its criticisms, and the paper renews its at
tacks by calling the Snowman the represent
alive Of class which is "a cross between
the traditional stage Yankee, canting NOR
alist and a practical sharper"
The wife Of Capt. Lawrence who said the
famous words "Don't give up the ship" died
at Newport r. l., few days since, aged
seventy-eig
SOMEWHAT late in the day, it has been de-
termined oerect a memorial at Birmingham
to James Watt, the 'father and pioneer of
mechanical engineering" Watt died in the
year 1919.
A MEMORIAL chapel is to be erected at
Constance near the spot where John Huss
was burned. A bust Of .Huss, and another
Of his friend Hieronymus, will be placed in
the chapel.