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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-06-01

IT Is commonly stated that the
wife Of JEFF Davis is . daughter Of the
ine President Taylor. This is no, sc
Miss Taylor became the first wife o,
Davis but his p,esent wif.'s maiden
name was Vcrina Howell said 10 be
y granddaughter of General Howell al
Nr3 Jersey. Davis has three childrot,
NV living by his second wife.
The enga cement of Captain Rob.
crt Lincoln to daughter Of Secretary
Harlan is reported.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-06-01
The IndlanaConsnsrator
w. Sew ard..The Blalrs.

AsS ANOu EXPERIMENTATION
w. ScWard..The llalrs.
The Herllas Washington correepon.
dent says:
"Prcsilen, Johnson, in granting !
respite to the Indiana conspirat rs,
laid il vas only earring ont : purpose
of Mr. Lincoln and i. mnst not be
taken as a precedent. '-Fred.ick Sew
ard has had his wounds dressed again
without any serious hcmcr'hagc. HI.
condition is considered favor able.
"Genera +. BLAIR is urged for :
place in the Caa,,net, while his brother
Montgomery is also urged Tor tte War
DcpMtm n,."
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-06-01
BOOTS s ~ SHOES

The undersigned would announce 10 hi,
old customers and others that he has
sufficiently recovered from his wounds re-
ceived in the service Of his country, to return
to his old trade Of making boots and shoe :
His work will Be made of the best materia
aSl snasylsx1E
Give him fass <tsaA.
Shop At his residence ese Assr south of til.
Post Office
sTAki JAC0B NAUEXW
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-06-01

Deatf, OF a Southern Ex-senator
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, May q.
uon. Scre. Clemens cx United
States Senator from Alabama died At
his residence in this city this morning
at half.past seven Of congestion Of the
lungs.
There will be Commercial Con.
vention at Detroit IN July. All the
leadin. Boards Of Trade in the lInisssl
States and the British Provinces will
be repres -n,ed.
Wendell Phillips tells the tax
.atherer that he is worth S7O2, 900.
An ordinary California COW laesly
produced what purpo'ted to be : ca3
bat wasn'l exactly. It had eight legs
four ears two tails and three eyes oas
Of them directly on top Of the hes6.
The head was like that Of : fu!l grown
beaver.
The largest railroad lr.dge in the
world is to be built ever the river Sew.
crn in England. It viii be tve miles
and quarter long and will be high
enough to allow vessels with mssts l22
feet high TO pass under the bridge.
The cos, will be a 4,o0O.o0o
A man passing through . gateway
in the ;ark hit HE nose sga;nst II.
post. II wish that post vas 10 hell'''
said he, Better to wish it vas some.
where else said : By starder, .yns
might run against !: again."
"A COW at Garfield Ohio lately pro.
ducea glossy black calf covered With
wool half inch in length. The vol
,s growing finely.
The great Gaines land SAss which
has been in litigation since 1854 sas
lately decided in favor Of Ma Ga,nes
The identical log eaLsa in which
Mr.. Lincx.ln resided shes - split
rails and learned to write and stulis1
law is = be exhibited u The gseas
fair.
:V" We Hope In God !"-shs III.
tial motto Of : Mhig."
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-06-01

Late Of fPennsylvania announcss4o .ahe citi-
sens Of Toledo and vicinity, that he is perma
ssstiy loeAa~d - AixFiac<, 0Gsrs his s-.syiccs
% Practionerof the German, French & Span
ish mode Of medical tresAmsut, 80 successfully
practiced ef latein Fsaace, spain 4 america
Tie not only ascertsins the nature Of disease
% formerly practiccd by physicians. but passe
on and discovers the cause, however intricate
he disease may be. Thosc.living At . distance
and unable to visit him, can be treated by
sending him clear vial full Of their moning
urine, from which the disease will &c asccr
tanned. Female complaints in all thir variou
forms treatede carefully an confdentially
will attend toaH calls pro ap,ty. Residence
and office. Narsh Nesr Of tae pvbiic square
+. HIER
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-06-01

Few persons are aware Of the ex
tent andrnpor'ance Of tire vine culture
IN the vicinity Of Fort Madison. We
learn ca enquiry that there are aSou,
eighty .csrs under culture ii lots yarv
ing front one quarter Of an acre 10 Eve
acrss.
The average yield per acre is sup
posed to be three hundred gallons o,
vine and the cost Of cultivation abou,
one hundred dollars per acre. The
soil from Skunk river to the Des Moin
es being deposit is peculiarly favor
to the grape the danger of the "ro,'
being les imminent than in limes,on,
d:stricts.-Fort Madison Plaiadealer
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-06-01

Maj,- Hammond. An Assistant Pay
master in the United States Army. in.
forms the New Bedford "Mercury' that
in the warehouse Of Ilall & Co., Rich.
mond, was discovered a lot ( blankets
from FIVE hlnlred to one til ,usand.
marked II. ST. which, it was confes.
sed. were stolen from our men impr,.
soned there, not ono Of whom during
last winter, had q blanket.
The Indian tribes on the borders 81
Arkansas who have been used BY the
rebels against loyal people and the Co
vcrnmen'. are abandoning their hostility
Fifteen handred of them are now being
fed by tie Government at For, Gibson,
where two regiWents o Indians have
bsen organized for Federal service,
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-06-01

There will be Commercial Con.
vention at Detroit IN July. All the
lpadin. Boards Of Trade in the llnitssl
States and the British Provinces Will
be repres -nted.
, 1865-08-18
NUMBER 36s
Raising Calves

When fresh cows sell at from forty to sixty
dollars each, is it not time to consider whether
it will be good policy to raise some calves espe-
cially if we have good stock to raise from Z
Last season l raised two, and this spring have
already started three more. consider early
spring the best time to start them, as grass
comes, when they will require but little care
until fall.
Hoao / Start 7Bem.-A calf that | am going to
raise never let suck the COW; it is much easier
to learn it to drink before than after, | have
had them drink alone, without the aid of the
finger, before they twelve hours old; and at-
ter the second day have but little trouble with
them. as they drink freely if they are IN good
health; beside the great advantage is when they
are turned with the cows, they never trouble
them, neither have to put straps around the
hose with long nails in, to prevent their suck
ing, as they know nothing about it.
What I Feed Them.-The first two weeks
give them milk drawn from the mother OF the
calf; after that the cad comes, then give them
little cake-meal, bran and salt, mixed with
water about milk warm 1t is better to scald
the meal and let it soak twelve hours before
feeding. If any is left feed it to something else
and make fresh for the calves every time, as it
will sour. About this time they will eat little
hay, clover is the best as soon as there is grass
enough for them to get bite, turn them out,
and soon slack off their feed.
A small enclosure, with water and shade, is
the most suitable, where horses or cows are not
permitted to run.-E1chaRge.
, 1865-08-18
What is a Year.

What is year2 'Tis but wave
Of lifes dark rolling stream,
Which is so quickly gone that we
Account it but dream;
'Tis but simple earnest throb
OF Times old iron heart,
AS tireless and as strong as when
1t first with life did start.
What is year2 'Tis but turn
Of Times old brazen wheel;
Or but a page upon the book
Which time must shortly seal.
'Ts but step upon the road
Which we must travel Ger;
A few more steps and we shall walk
Life's weary road no more.
What is year2 'Tis but 4 breath
From Times old nostrils blown,
AS rushing onward o'er the earth
We hear his weary moan.
'Tis like the bubble of the wave,
Or dew upon the lawn
As transient as the mist ofmorn
Beneath the Summer sun,
What is year7 IT'S but type
OF life's oft changing scene;
Youths happy morn comes gaily on
With hills and valleys green;
The summers prime succeeds the Spring,
The Autumn with tear,
Then comes old Winter-death and all
Must find its level here.
, 1865-08-18
Your Mission.
If you canno. on the ocean

If you cannot on the ocean
Sail among the swiftest fleet,
Rocking on the highest pillows,
Laughing at the storms you meet,
You can stand among the sailors,
Anchored yet within the bay;
You can lend hand to help them
As theg launch their boats away.
Ifyou are too weak to journey
Up the mountain steep and high,
You can stand within the valley
While the multitudes go by;
You can chant in happy measure
AS they slowly pass along;
Though they may forget the singer,
They will not forget the song.
Ifyou have not gold and silver
Ever ready to command,
If you cannot towards the needy
Reach an ever open hand,
You can visit the afflicted,
o 'er the erring you can weep;
You can be true disciple,
Sitting at the Sayior's feet.
If you cannot in the conflict
Prove yourself a soldier true,
If where fire and smoke are thickest
There's no work for you 20 do,
When the battle field is silent
You can go with careful tread;
You can bear away the wounded,
You can cover up the dead.
Do not then stand idly waiting
For some greater work to dol
Fortune is a lazy goddess;
She will never come to you;
Go and toll in any vineyard,
Do not fear to do or dare,
If you want field of labor,
You can find it anywhere.
, 1865-08-18

DIDN'T CoMPREHEND.-A day or two since a
young lady from the country rode into town ''to
do little shopping" and afte- hitchdng her
horse on the square, entered one of our most
fashionable dry goods establishments and seat
ed herself on a stool by the counter "to wait her
turn" A moment or two after she was ap-
preached by one of the polite young clerks of
the establishment and addressed as follows 81
am no longer engaged, Miss-is any one waiting
on you?" Blushing immoderatey, the damsel
after some hesitation replied; "No, sir, came
n alone on the old mare"
, 1865-08-18
An Ancient Stove.

Two articles of furniture ofthe Colonial times
are still extant in the Capitol at Richmond name
ly--the Speakers chair of the House of Burgess
ses, originally decorated with the royal arms of
England. This chair was removed from Will
liamsburg and is now, though shorn of its regal
emblems, occupied by the Speaker Of the House
of Delegates.
The tall, three-story stove, which warmed
those Colonial halls in succession for about one
hundred years, and for the last thirty years has
served to warm the hall in which stands Hou-
don's statue of Washington-is work of great
note and interest. This stove bears the British
coat-of-arms and other embellishments as per-
feet as the day it was cast.
The founder of it, Buzago was proud of his
work, and when it was shipped from London,
August Is, l770, he thus wrote to "My Lord -
Botetourt:
"The elegance of the workmanship does honor
to Great Britain. 1t excelS in #GI2QdePS any
thing ever seen ofthe kinoi i masterpiece
not to be equaled in all Europe. 1t has met with
great applause and could not be sufficiently adj
mired"
The "warming machine, as Bazagio called it
this masterpiece of arts and sciences, doomed
to carry his name to posterity-was presented
to the House of Burgesses of Virginia.
1t has survived three British mOnarchs, and
been contemporaneous with three kingly mon
arches, two republics and two imperial govern
ments in France, but of only one constellation
of republics in the United States though it has
stood in the hall ofthose who hatched treason
and one of the most stupendous rebellions the
world ever saw,
Since 1851 the stove has served the purpose
of cooking stove for the negro women who kept
lunch stands in the rotunda; and at its CRATE
Wgfall, Bocock, Extra Billy, and other 'fre-eat-
ers" raised the flaps of their coattails, smoked
their clay pipes and talked treason.-R Richmond
Wig.
, 1865-08-18

AFFAIRS AT CHARLEsToN.-A correspondent OF
the World, writing from Charleston, South Carr
oina, gives a sad picture Of the condition OF afy
fairs in that once proud and prosperous city,
now abandoned, almost to the sway and con-
troll of the improvident negro population
The termination by order of President John
son, of the issue of millions of rations weekly,
paid for out of our oyerbardened treasury, and
giving much profit to sundry loyal negroes to
the lazy negroes, is giving much difficulty in the
way of pacifcating the South These negroes
will not work so long as they can steal; and al
ready they have begun the systematic plQnder-
ing Of the white people on the Plantations
There is safety from them except in the gar
risoned cities and larger towns; those who know
their character best declare that in the cotton,
sugar and rice-growing portions of the South,
they will attempt to drive the whites entirely
out, except from a few large towns on the sea-
board To make matters worse, bitter jeal-
ousy is sprnging up between the negroes and
mulattoes, and the scenes which have been en-
acted at st. Domingo threaten to occur on an
extended scale in our midst There cam there
fore, be no settled state of society at the South
no resumption of business pursuits mo revival
of agriculture--no safety of property or person
unit! this question shall be settled-whether
the whites or the blacks are to be masters ofthe
South If the latter you must make up your
in Congress. You must prepare to witness a
general exodus of the Southern whites, to es-
cape black domination; large army will be ne
cessary to preserve order the richest part of the
South viii get waste--the resources of our coun-
| try will be seriously crippled.
| Probably no man in the country more thor
| oughy understands and appreciates the truth
/ of what have written down as my observa-
tions than President Johnson. He knows from
/ experience thatthe ignorant negro, unrestraiued
| by the presence of a large population Of educa-
! ted people, is pnft to exercise the highest du-
ties of citizenship. All his acts on the subject
declare this The Loyal Leaguers whogp meet
pretend that the whites arc not to be trusted in
the new order Of things. Nothing could be far
ther from the truth They realize how much
they have suffered, and they are determined
never to be so involved again. They accept the
abolition of slavery as act accomplished, and
are disposed to do all in their power TO set the
wheels of civil government again in notion
! But knowing the negro, they feel that they are
| not safe from his license without some check
upon him, until he shall learn what his freedom
really means Doubling, and distrusting fear
ing that the most radical policy will prevail
they are most preparing fol exile. This exc
dus, If not Checked will see the South in few
years without crops, without government, a
} bowling wilderness Of contendiug barbaTiaDs.
, 1865-08-18

Washington journal states that with Sher-
mans army there was a COW which had travelled
with it from Atlanta to Savannah, from that
place through the Carolinas to Goldsboro, N. c. o.;
and from there through Raleigh, by way of Rich
mond to this city. During all these marches
she gave gallon Of milk per day
From Atlanta to Savannah 326 miles.
From Savannah to Goldsboro, N. c., All
miles.
From Goldsboro to Cape Fear River, 81 miles J.,
From Cape Fear River to Washington, by way
of Richmond, Va, 342 miles.
Total number of miles since November l6,
1864, to May 10, 1865, one thousand two hum
dred and twenty miles, (l220,) She travelled
from Morris1ille, N c.. to Richmond, Va,-ds-
tance, III miles-in seven days, and from Rich
mond to Washington-distance 149 miles-n g
days. She is now in excellent condition and
gives J gallons of rich milk per day.
, 1865-08-18

THAT's So.--The Holmes county (Ohio) Farm
er says; The advocates Of negro suffrage reason
that because negroes have been in the army and
assisted in putting down the rebellion all ne
groes have a right to vote. Upon the same hy-
pothesis we insist that since horses have been
efficient in breaking the military power of the
rebellion, and suffered greatly in battle, and es-
pecially since they have said nothing "dsloy-
al" since the commencoment Of the rebellion;
that they, too, be invested with universal suf-
frage.
, 1865-08-18

MAMMOTH TREEs.-The Adansonia or Baobab
Tree is the giant of the vegetable world. We
have the record of one whose trunk measured
one hundred and four feet in circumference. The
height of this tree does not exceed fifty or sixty
feet while the branches are about the same
length, and when seen from distance, the hem
spherical cap of foliage almost resembles
forest. A full grown Adansonia, with its deep
green leaves and large snowy blossoms, is
magnificent sight. 1t attains to patriarchal
age, and it is said there are trees now living
more than two thousand years old. 1t is ma
tive of Sengal and other parts of Western Af-
rica.
The Dragon Tree--another gigantic tropical
growtb-has ordinarily an erect trunk of not
more than twelve or fourteen feet in heighth,
which divides into short branches, each termi-
mating in expanded TUT of pointed sword
shaped leaves, There was one of those trees
destroyed by tempest, some forty years ago,
in the island of Tenerife, which measured for
ty-fiye feet in circumference and nearly sixty
eight feet in height, and which was supposed to
be one of the oldest liying-inhabitapts of oHF
globe,
The Corbarils of Bgazil are described as hay
ing trunks more than eighty feet in circumfer
epce at the base, and sixty feet where the boles
become cylindrical They are said to resemble
living rocks more than trees, for it is only on
the pinnacle of their bare and naked bark that
foliage can be discovered, and that at such a
distance from the eye that the forms Of the
leaves can not be distinctly seen
There was, and for anything we know, there
is still, a cypress at Chapultepec, in Mexico
whose trunk measured one hundred and eight
cen feet in circumference. In Buckingham
shire England, there is famous yew which has
diameter of about twenty feet.
The Norfolk pine, or KawFi of New leland,
attains huge size This majestic tree grows to
the height of from one hundred and sixty to two
hundred and thirty feet. One is spoken of
which measured serenty-fFe feet around the
base.
Among the gigantic flowers and leaves, we
have, the Victoria Regina, q water lily.
The Rafllesia is still larger. This colossal
parasite is natiSe of Sumatra, growing on a
kind of vine, and having no true stem or leaf
The petals of the flower, as observed by the dis
coyerer were FIVE in number, of a dull brick
red, and covered with yellowish white spots
They and the nectary were from one-fourth to
three-fourths of an inch in thickness. The
flower measured a full yard across, and the nee
tary was of the capacity of six quarts, while the
weight of the whole was at least fifteen pounds.
, 1865-08-18

DIsAPpEARANCE OF HoUsE.-An English
journal says:
One of the most extraordinary accidents that
has been recorded for many years took place
lately at Princes Town, near the town of Tred-
egar, South Wales. A boy was passing along
the road, when, as be was looking at a cottage
inhabited by man named Evan jenkins and
his family, he thought he observed movement
of part of the masonry On watching it more
narrowly he was satisfied that the framework
of the window was sinking, and being appre-
hensiYe that tAe foundation of the structure was
giving way he ran to the door and alarmed the
inmates, who were seated around the table at
breakfast. By this time the floor began to
shake, and the terrified persons Immediately
run into the road; and had scarcely done SO
when the house began to sink through the
ground, and in a very short time was entirely
out of sight, leaving the site upon which it had
stood an open chagm filled to within some yards
of the road with earth and stone which had
fallen in from the sides. 1t would. seem that
ahe ground on which the cottage was raised
stood over a dsused colliery, and the eartk
must have first given way at depth Of fully o
bundred feet below the surface. The escape of
the family is looked upon as quite miraculous,
as the whole of their furniture, and, indeed, ey-
erything contained in their humble dwelling,
was carried into the chasm beneath.
, 1865-08-18

PRESENTATIONS are becoming quite com
mon The captain of a canal boat out west
has Just been presented with service-of
five years in the penitentiary, in considerai
ton of the distinguished ability with which
he plundered passenger and then kicked
him overheard
, 1865-08-18

PURITY OF CHARAcTER.-0v the beauty of
the plum and the Apricot there grows bloom
and beauty more exquisite than the fruit it.
self--a soft delicate AUsh spreads its flushing
cheeks. Now if you strike your hand over that
it is gone. The flower that hangs in the morn
ing imperlled with dew, arrayed as no queenly
woman ever was arrayed with jewels-once
shake it so that the beads roll off, and you may
sprinkle water over it as you please, yet it can
never be again what it was when the dew fell
silently on it from heaven. On frosty morning
you may see panes of glass covered with land
scapes, mountains, lakes, trees, blended in a
beautiful picture. Now lay your hand upon the
glass, and by the scratch of your finger or
warmth of your palm, that delicate tracery will
be obhterated. So there is in youth beauty
and purity of character, which when once
touched and defled can never be restored.
, 1865-08-18
WESTERN HOTEL.
CORNER OF FIRST AND MORRISON STREETS, PoRTL-
S. ID. SMITH. Proprietor.

>. ID, oIMIII1s PROPRIETOR.
iTHIS HOTEL, during the last two months, has
L been entirely repainted, redtted and enlarged by
an addition of a number of new rooms, and the pro
pretor is now able to offer additional inducements to
the patrons of the house and also solicit increased
patronage from the travelling public
Especial attention is called to his SUITS OF Rooms,
and arrangements for the accommodation of families.
The RESTAURANT is under his immediate su-
pervison assisted by experts in the art cuj sje and
he atters himself able to crafty the tastes and
wishes fall g8- Hotel open at all hours.
Portland MAY 26 65. 24ly
, 1865-08-18

How GIR4RD BECAME RIoH.-His peighbors,
the merchants of Philadelphia, deemed lucky
man. Many of them Thought they could do as
well as he, if they only had his luck, But the
great volumes of his letters and papers, pre-
served in room in Girard College, show that
his success in business was not due, in any de-
gree whatever to good fortune, Let money
making generation take note, that Girard prin-
cipes inevitably produce Girard results. The
grand, the fundamental secret Of his success as
of all success, was, that he understood his bus
mess He had personal, familiar knowledge
Of the ports with which he traded, the commod-
tiles in which he dealt, the vehicles in which
they were carried, the dangers to which they
were liable, and the various kinds of men
through whom be acted, lie observed every
thing and forgot nothing. He had done every
thing himself, which he had occasion to require
others to do.
, 1865-08-18

'DUE PRocEss OF LAw'.-Th New York
Journal Of Commerce says: ''The trial Of the
conspirators at Washington presents picture
which will be by no means honorable to us in
history. There is no pretence, that we know of,
on the part of the court or the judge advocate,
or any one else, that large part of the evidence
given has anything to do with the cases Of the
accused. The civilized world will look with
surprise and regret on the strange spectacle
presented by this court, or commission, assum-
ing jurisdiction to try men and women for capi-
tai ofenses, where the civil courts are in full
power, and after assuming this jurisdiction pro-
ceeding to heap up mass Of oftestimony designed
solely to reach the public mind, and utterly
without reference to the question of the guilt or
innocence of any of the prisoners. We may be
pardoned in view of such a scene, for entering
once more on our record plea in behalf of
due process of law 1t is the grand fortifca-
tion of life, property and reputation. But at
the present time no one enjoys it-no one is Sc
cure against accusation, punishment and death,
without possible escape by defense in due form