The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-11-08
GI.EAN1NliS.

AT Caledonia, Racine county. Wisconsin
on Wednesday, the 81 inst, u young man
named Stitesky. oil uusound mind. shot his
father and mother inhicling mortal wounds
| and then killed himself.
! Illinois expended for the army equip
I ping and transporting troops 50, 500. 449 so,
| more than $500, 600 more than any other
state. OF this claim, government allows
! S. 10, 9O6.7a.
The Hebrews of indianapolis are to
build synagogue at cost Of $4,000.
/. According to the census of the city OF
Genoa just completed, the population is now
10000 Seven years ago, il was bur TO,
! 600
! A girl in Caen was cutting a slice of
bread for her father, holding the loaf against
her breast, when the knife slipped through
| ii and penetrating her heart, caused instant
death.
1t has been determined to construct a
railroad through the Alps, by the pass of
st. Gothard. Eight years OF labor. and an
expenditure Of eighty millions Of francs
will be involved in the gigantic undertaking.
In London. the other night man
was going up stairs to bed, when he slipped
and fell upon his wife. who twas following
him. They both rolled 10 The bottom. and
while the man escaped with very slight in u-
~, the woman was Instantly killed
AT Washington, on Friday the house
hold effects Of the late Mrs Surrat, were
sold at auction. The sale attracted large
number OF people. principally boarding
house keepers, who. the Star says were
much disappointed in the character Of the
furniture. Some relc-huntera were present.
but they soon 2eft in disgust, and everything
went OH without much competition. the rates
being generally below the average prices Of
auction sales.
"A man in Ohio recently gave his wife
S42O for safe keeping. She put it in
the straw bed, and the next day the family
moved away the straw was emptied, and the
children burned straw. greenbacks and all.
Never mako two bites at cherry unless it
is a cherry-lip.
"A girl in Chicago O few days since
opened scaled letter addressed to her mis-
tress. but escaped conviction because the
letter was not sighed with real name
Close scratch that.
--''Man proposes, but God disposes, said
pious aunt to her over confident niece.
1tl u llAu pIOposc ~ HE IL Hc uuIc, WuS
the response, "and will dispose Of him
according TO my own views, and as he suits
me-
The editor of country paper in Wis
consin, says that he felt called upon to pub
lish Father Lewis sermon on the .Locality
Of He'll, as it was a question in which near
" all his readers were deeply interested.
There has been so little rain in Prus-
sia this summer that in some parts the river
Spree is almost entirely dried up. Folks
cant 60 on Spree there.
in the Barrie assizes, c. W., lad of
twelve years, has been sentenced 10 five
years in the house Of correction, for placing
distractions on the Toronto and Collingwool
railroad lad Of ten, his companion in
the scrape, was witness against him.
i Cooper Institute. New York, is self
supporting, the income for rents being about
! $4,000. The gallery contains 400 pictures,
the library 1000 volumes, and the reading.
room l6O newspapers besides periodicals
! The School of design, leading feature of
the institution, numbers at present about 200
pupils. The scientific department contains.
valuable philosophical and chemical appa-
! tus. The night school. which opened Ocl
ID with about !, 500 pupils, is very interest
ing and admirable feature
i The archives Of The city Of Williams
burg, New York. (now consolidated with
Brooklyn have been destroyed, having
been carelessly sold for waste paper 4
crop OF law suits has sprung up in conse-
quence
-ihe Ottawa ull.) Repa1lcan says that
Mr.. Johnson, who keeps grocery at Earl
vile, was robbed of 5000 last week. The
villains went to his house in the night, and
turned COW into his garden, when he got
up to drive her out. While he was gone,
his wallet with the money was taken from
under his pillow. No clue has been discov-
cred to the scamps.