The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-09-13

during the war, and Wisconsin 9b,oUV.
Hon. VIM. Medill Ex-Governor Of Ohio
and late Comptroller of the U. $. Treasury, |
died at Lancaster, Ohio. on the I'd.
Apprchcnsons exist in Virginia and other
of the late rebel states of negro insurrcc-
ton. President Johnson declares thDL in
case of any insurrccionary movement ma
tional troops will be on hand to suppress 1t
Immediately.
4 contest has sprung up between Virginia
and West Virginia relative to the possession
of Ecrklcy and jefferson counties.
The Russo American telegraph is comrlet-
ed to a point $40 miles north of New West
Minister.
The treaty stipula,ons restricting the ma
val force on our northern frontier having
been terminated. a United States gunhoat is
en- route for the lakes, RIA the st. Lawrence
river.
The President has declined to interfere in
the ease of the Southern bishops. leaving
their re union with the church North option
al with them.
The returns received at the Agricultural
Bureau. at Washington. for August, show
that there will be an immense crop of corn
| this year.
The President has refused TO release Nal
Tory. the late rebel Secretary of the Navy
from Fort Pulaski but allows his family to
visit HIM
"Hangman" Footc has been allowed by the
President to return to Tennessee upon con
dition OF not interfering in politics
The city of indianapolis is suffering from
an advent of thieves, burglars and despera-
! does. The papers chronicle, on an average.
about three homiciles daily.
The conventions at Madison, st. Paul and
Albany have all adjourned sine de The tick
ct nominated by the Wisconsin republican
convention is as follows For Governor,
Gen L. Fairchild Lieut.. Gov. Spooner was
re -nominatel For Secretary of State, T. s
Allen; for Treasurer, W. +. Smith; Bank
Comptroller. J. NJ. Eusk State Prison Com
missioner, Henry Cordier; Superintendent of
Public Instruction, J. G. McMynn. The ma
iority platform presented by Senator Doolit-
tie, which excludes negro suffrage. was
adopted The Minnesota republican sste
convention nominated the following ticket :
For Governor. Gen. VIM. II. Marshall for
Lieut.. Gov. Thos. Armstrong; for Secretary
of State Charles Shatfer for Attorney Gen
eral. Col. VIM Colvin The platform favors
negro suffrage The principal nominations
of the New York state democratic convention
were Fer Secretary Of State. Gen. Slocum;
Bank Comptroller, Lucius Robinson; Al.or-
ney General John Van Eurcn.
Gen. Wilson was recently attacked in Geor
gia by four highwaymen. lie pnt three Of
them to fight. and captured the fourth
Several western newspapers contain adyer
tisements Of individuals offering their scrvi-
ces as pardon brokers Among these parties
is II. W. billiard, formerly representative in
congress from Alabama
A division Of the Mexican Liberal army
has gained an important advantage in the
capture of city near Oriziba and the sur
render of the French garrison The victors
LIVED a forced loan Of $4,000 upon the
neople and then left.
Another dispatch Of different tenor says.
Adyces from Mexico confirm the desperate
straits of the liberal cause, and the Mexican
evacuation Of chihuahua. The French have
been heavily reinforced, and are making
rapid progress III conluesis.
In the progress of military preparations
for what y on the Rio Grande, two railroads
are being constructed, the one by our Gov
eminent from Brazos 10 Brownsville, the 9TH
or by Maximilian from port on the mouth
of the San Fernando River to Metamoras.
These roads, in the event of any possible
hostilities, will enable each party to hold
base of supplies on the coast, Independent of
the mouth of the Rio arande. Cur road is
about thirty miles long, and is completed half
way, with rolling stock supplied; the other
is seventy miles long, and the work has but
just commenced
The notorious Wigfall has gone to Mexico
Major Hall, with a detachment Of thirty
five men, left st. Louis on the 18th to join the
Liberal army III Mexico. They 60 by the
way of Brazos Santiago, and will join Cor
tinas in the rear Of Metamoras.
\ Several Of the heretofore hostile Indian
tribes on the plains, are beginning to mani
I fest desire for peace. The government is
anxious TO come to an arrangement with them
and if one be made. will hold them rigidly
to their agreements. Ii the attempts at
pacifcation shall fail, military movements
against the sayages will be prosecuted with
relentless vigor.
The Indian Commissioners have arrived at
Fort Smith The Greeks appear to be well
disposed, but the Cherokces and Choctaws
cvince a contrary disposition. All Of the In
dian tribes in that section are fully repre-
sented, and important questions are to be dis
cussed. One of the conditions of q treaty,
made by the Indians is that the Government
shall compensate them for their slaves lost
during the war.
News is daily expected of battle between
General Conner and the Indians, on or near
Big Horn river, in the Rocky mountains.
The overland telegraph line is now cleared
Of savages.
All Of the pending death sentences for de-
sertons have been commuted by the Presi-
dent to Imprisonment for various terms of
years.
A fire on the 4th, at Petroleum Centre, in
the Pennsylvania oil region, destroyed three
hundred barrels of oil, two engine houses,
the derrick, and refinery.
The agents for the rebel bondholders in
London have called meeting to take steps
for the collection of their dues
The War Department has ordered the or
ganization Of military commission to try the
rebel steamboat burners, twenty Of whom are
in custody.
The Postmaster General has awarded
contract for carrying the mails between Lees
burg and Winchester, Va, to Robert Orrick,
a colored man.
military force Of ten colorcd regiments
has been complatel in Ecntucku All tho