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


The pirate semmes and his son Oliver are
now living in New Orleans semmes Is not
the "Big Iniun' be was on the deck OF the
Alabama
The heavy defalcation of W. u. {. thllen-
dor. cashier of the State Bank OF Hartford.
Conn. amounting to 100000, Is one OF the
latest developments of the kctchum fraud
Gen Sherman, our despatch says, has
purchased a residence in st. Louis for So
600, and win probably make that city his
permanent home,
Gen. Grant had cordial greeting by the
citizens Of Stevenson county on Saturday
the 9th at Freeport.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad is now open
throughout its entire length for the first time
in four years. Trains now run from Column
bus KY to Mobile.
An ocean race was announced for the llth
instant, between the yachts Specifying and
Henrietta, the former owned by George A.
Osgood, SON law of Commodore Wander
bilt, and the latter by James G. Bennett,
Jr. The course is from Sandy Hook to Cape
May and back Other ocean races are in
contemplation.
A fire in West Troy, New York, on the at
ternoon Of the 9Th, destroyed twenty five
brick buildings, includingthe Democrat office
Loss $4,000 to 100000.
A society has been organized in Washing
ton, under the title of the Andersonville
Prison Survivors, Association. for the pur-
pose of rendering assistance to parties who
have been prisoners at that point, and to
widows and orphans of deceased prisoners
Railroad murders continue nnabated On
the 9TH locomotive boiler exploded on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, near puncannon by
which three persons were instantly killed.
On the night Of the Sd train on the Great
Western railroad of Illinois, was thrown off
the track near Toono. and 1t is reported that
two or three persons were killed. and sever
al wounded. On the evening of the I'd, ON
the same road, a freight train was thrown Oft
the track and two men were killed.
terrible railroad disaster occurred on the
eth, on the Nashville and Northwestern road.
As train of three ears, 10 which were at
tached an ammunition car, WAS in motion
short distance from Nashville, spark ignit-
ed some powder. and fearful explosion of
powder and shells ensucl completely wreck
ing the train The number Of dead and
wounded is not yet known. Later intclll-
gence says that seven persons were killed and
=, ,,o,I,-. ut,,o,lol Tho train con 81 cd af
eight cars, six of which were blown to
pieces.
collision occurred the Sth, on the
Camden and Amboy Railroad between a pas
senger and freight train, by which several
persons were seriously injured.
One Of the boilers of the st Gamer Reindeer
running between MALAGA and New Orleans
exploded on the Goth ult., killing four per
sons, and scalding twenty.
A train on the Erie railroad, ran off the
track on Thursday the 1th near Arrowshurg
Several cars were smashed but only on,
person killed.
An explosion occurred on the propeller
Mollisin. near Trenton, y. j., on the 4th, by
Whlch one person was kllleu ana ten Ihlufeu
The Scotia has arrived from Europe Her
advices are that the Atlantic Ca bic Construe-
ton Company have offered to recover and
complete the present cable and lay new
one next year. The London Emancipation
Company has dissolved. Owing to the rapid
spread Of the cattle plague, the importation
Of cattle from Ireland to England, has been
prohibited The Emperor and Empress of
France have returned from Switzerlan d to
Fontainebleau,
The new British steamship Queen, which
reached New York on Tuesday, the 9TH inst,
from Liverpool, brought one Of the largest if
not the largest, freight Of human beings that
ever crossed the Atlantic in one vessel, hay
ing on board upwards of fifteen hundred
steerage passengers.
Longueuil, opposite Montreal, is under a
reign of terror raised by French Catholics,
aud all the English residents have left the
place. Several incendiary fires have occur
red, which threatened to destroy the whole
town, (of some 1000 inhabitants, J and in one
Of them the Catholic Church was burned
The expenses Of the mail service are being
materially reduced by the Postmaster Gener-
al. The Southern mail service hereafter is
to be made self-sustaining.
In the Wirz trial large amount of docu-
nentary evidence has been introduced show
ing that the rebel War Department was
cognizant of the sufferings of the prisoners
at Andersonville, and the cruelties inflicted
upon them Wirz has made application 10
the Court for spiritual advisers, and the ap-
plication has been laid before the War De-
partment. The prisoner is looking very
badly, and the opinion is expressed by some
that his life will not last beyond another
month.
It appears that Alexander H. Stephens
twice made application to jeff Davis for per-
mission to examine the Andersonvlle prison,
representing the barbarities that were there
being perpctrated; but was informed in re-
ply that the officers of the prison were per-
fectly competent to attend to their own bust
ness.
The letter of Col. Chandler, Confederate
Inspector, introduced in the Werz trial on
Saturday. was heard with deep interest.
He thoroughly exposes the damnable brutal
ity Of Gen. j. H. Winler, who was in
charge of the Andersonyslle prison