The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-12-13
SUMMARY OF TREE wEEES


hauled at Suspension Bridge, and the dis
covery made Of large invoice of revolvers
and metallic cartridges packed in carpet
bags On this side, OF Buffalo and Detroit,
an equal zeal is manifested in thwarting
whiskey smugglers.
The imperial troops in Mexico are being
withdrawn from Chihuahua to Vera Cruz
which is supposed to indicate design to
send them back to France.
The last volume of the census is out.
Eleven thousand blacks of Washington
have petitioned Congress for suffrage. In
view Of their probable success, those oppos-
cd are proposing to throw up the city char
ter, leaving Congress TO govern the city.
About 400 editorials from as many differ
ent newspapers have been received at the
White House, SO per cent Of which it is said
heartily endorse it.
Thirteen prisoners escaped from the
Nashville, Tenn Jail on the night of the
9Th.
Col Crane has been sentenced to pay a
6ne Of i've thousand dollars.
The troubles in the Fenian camp continue.
On the 7th inst. the Senate in session at New
York filed articles of impeachment against
O'Mahoney, President Of the Irish Republic.
charging him with peridy and maltcasanee
In Office. The charges and specifications
were served upon him and he was given
twenty hours in which to answer. Not
paying any attention to the notification. the
Senate met and deposel him from office.
B. D. Killian, Treasurer, was also deposed
for the same reasons.
The Georgia Legislature has ratified
the Constitutional Amendment abolishing
slavery.
Lieut.. Moffatt and Jefferson Davis Howell,
officers Of the late pirate Alabama, arrived
at Portland by the Hibernian on the 9th,
and were arrested on the eve Of starting for
Canada.
Four children, composing the family of
Richard Gross, living at Raleigh, c. W.,
were burned to death recently, during the
absence Of their parents.
The Hibernian, on the 9th inst, brought
later intelligence from Europe. Stephens,
the Irish Head Centre, has escaped from Jail.
The cattle plague is on the increase in Eng
land. The Fenian excitement continues,
and the forts at Dublin are strongly garri-
soned. The British government has deter
mined to demonstrate with Spain on the
subject Of the Spanish blockade Of CHILEAN
ports. A fatal malady has broken out among
the poultry in. France for which no remedy
can be found.
Baltimore experienced a most remarkable
day on the 4th inst, the weather being as
hot as in summer, and the thermometer
reaching 1852 in the sun.
The Virginia Legislature met on Monday,
4th inst. 1t is curious fact that in the
House Of Delegates, Of ninetysix members,
with single exception-that Of the delegate
from Rockbridge county-every member is
an "old line Whig;" while, in the Senate,
the exceptions are but three or four, the re-
mainder being all of like party antecedents.
The whole delegation elect in Congress and
avery large majority Of the State and local
officers of every grade, were also Wings.
The new Constitution adopted at Alexandria
repudiates the rebel war debt, and the Alex
andria Legislature has ratified The Constitu-
tional Amendment abolishing slavery; and
yet it is probable both questions vii. be dis
cussed and acted upon in Richmond.
The fre-fend held high carnival in Chca-
80 on Thanksgiving Day. During the day
and night, succeeding, there were no less /
than five fires, one Of them consuming five
business fronts on Clark street, at the cor
ner of Jackson, together with many out
buildings. But the most remarkable case
was that Of the burning Of the new Free Will I
Baptist Church, at the corner of jackson
and Peo, ia streets, West-Side. The building
had just been dedicated, and the congrega-
ton had been scarcely an hour dismissed
when the FIRE broke out. The Society had
not long before lost another church by
burning. The loss is about $4,000.
The war between Spain and Chill has had
the same effect upon the price of copper as
the rebellion South had upon the price of
cotton. Copper is now the idol Of the day /;
even gold pales before its gathering grand
eur in the eyes Of those who have large
stocks on hand. The recent advance in
Great Britain has been followed here. In
less than week ingot copper advanced from
thirty-nine to forty-fve cents per pound in
most Of the Atlantic cities, but it cannot now
be purchased at forty-fve cents. This, as
was expected, has created intense excite
ment among the copper mining companies,
who have advanced their stocks to CORES
pond with the times.
The Constitutional Amendment, abolish
ing slavery, has passed the Alabama Legis- |
lature by large majority. Twenty-seven
States have now passed the amendment.
Hon. Vim. A. Graham has been elected
q. s. Senator for the long term by the North
Carolina Legislature. He has not yet been
pardoned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crandall, aged respectively
90 and G5 years, were murdered at their
residence in Coontown, Otsego county, NY.
on Thanksgiving day. Three thousand dol
lars in the house escaped the. attention of
the criminals.
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