The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-05-25
The News,

The News.
The news OF the pas, week is Of quite
an celebrating kind. Old Jeff u. the
pe,,icoM President, has been taken to
Fortress Monroe, to remain there under
strong guard, ur,a tNrshcr orders from
Warrington, and the further accumu
luton Of testimony Hgains. him IS beng
accessory to tho crime Of assas s,na,ing
Mr., Lincoln. 1t is supposed the Grand
Jury Of Alexandria will ind,ct him for
treason. We rejoice to learn that a
part 81 his specie has been captured by
our vig'lant soldiers. Sls5 900 in gold.
Thank you, NJ. JEFF, Of pctticoat and
a,nr apple tree notoriety amid al the
crush Of natter and the wreck Of the
Confedsracy, that you have saved gold
enough out Of it all to pay the reward
otfoced for your trai.orous head. tits
tho only really generous and ocblc &C,
that We have heard Of yoa- dM~.s for
the past four years. rNa~k you sir
But il won't save YOU.
General Sheridan has gone to take
command Of our forces in Western
Louisiana and Texas, and scatter Kirby
Smiths forces. But as Smith has lust
been shot ny one Of bis own men, his
forces may scatter for the want Of era
y.tatlon, without She, id ans aid.
In another place it will be seen tina,
on the 9th Of May, when our forces took
Augusta, Georgia, they came in pos.
session Of $4,000 in bullion, Loo, goo
bales Of cotton aad ten m,llieu doll ars
worth Of ordisxnce and rebel stores
This win rassially off.et against VIA,
Gen. rxegs gave to the rebels il
LouisEEh at the commencement Of the
WeE.
The people Of France Is well a.
England have fsarlessly condemned
the assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln. W.
are glad to hear il. The sympathy III
England seemed to run nearly as high
as in America, and creator it il said
than over the death Of Prince Albert
The subscription in the new so
loan amounted in one day, :hr.is st ;ost
TO 81 el6?5o. We do not ask f;reign
nations 70 take our bonds, 70 have
money enough .. harre.
- Il. .,,.
The rebel Governor Harris, Of Ten
nessec who ran away with the State
archives, and for whom Gov. Brown
low offered s. 900 reward has been can
Jared. with the State archives and
100000 dol belonging to the Trea
fury Of that State.
The trials IT the assassination con
'p'ra'ions are ,lowly progressing At
Washington.
Mrs. Lincoln has decided 10 take m
her residence in Chicago.
South Carolina, after some preyarica
ting il taking steps 10 return to the old
Union.
A dispatch from Newbe-n n. G.. saws
eleven tons OF documents and archives
belonging to the late rebel Conf.deracy
have arrived At that place from Raleigh
and will bc sent forward to Washington
We now got their President, Vice Pre-
s"lcns, and many other rebel State
officers and eleven tons of their docu
mcn'a, this includes nearly al their ma.
chinerv. Would it not be q good idea
to have them oil on exhibition for
while, sort OF mongrel menageriep
We would wager something that the
interest IN our public debt could be
nearly paid by such arrangements.
The Washington special to the New
lerk Times says. There is no doub,
that Davis will be tried in Washington
for treasna." 81
NKw YoRK, May Is.
The New TritJ,,4'. Washington
speciai hah the following: "'rhere will
be twenty one miles Of soldier, eixty
Abreast, IN the review on Tuesday ITO
day.
Il hiss transpircd that the forthcom
ing Presidential proclamation vii! no,
permit loyal negroes to vote. g.
WASHINGTON May II.
Orders have Ieen issued BY The
Qnartermastsr General discharging
over fifty thousand employees Of that
Department..