The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-10-11


Chicago, on Tuesday, the Sd inst, adjourned
their fifty annual meeting on Friday.
Prior to the adjournment, several mission
reports were received and several interesting
speeches made
A general congress Of the Fenian organi-
cation is to convene in Philadelphia on the
10th inst.
The ex rebel Canadian Commissioner Geo.
N Sanders, has become a Canadian postmas-
ter. to the detriment of the former occupant
of the office, at Davenport, c. W.
St Leger Grenfel, the Chicago Conspirator
who was sentenced to be hanged by the Gin
cinnati Military Commission, has had his
sentence transmitted by the President to i'm
prisonment for life at the Dry Tortugas.
Consular letters received at the State De-
partment state that the cholera is abating in
the island Of Majorca but has broken out
west Of Port Mahon. The Russian plague
has reappeared in Siberia attended with
frightful mortality.
The Democratic organ at Indianapolis the
State Sentnel, has been purchased by the
former proprietors Of the Journal of that
city, and will hereafter be issued without
change of name as Union paper. The price
paid was $4,000.
The election in Mississippi has resulted in
the choice Of Gen. Humphrey, formerly an
officer in the rebel army. Never having
been pardoned for his treason he is ineligible,
and Gov. Sharkey, in consequence, is petit
ioning the President to pardon him, SO that
he may qualify for his Office. He has since
been pardoned.
An order has been issued for all the moni
tors lying at Cairo to leave for Delaware Bay
as soon as the stage Of water in the Mississ-
ippi will allow 1t is not believed, however,
that they can get away before next spring.
Duke Gwin and ex Gov Clark of Miss
issippi have been arrested, and are now in
Fort Donelson.
Gen. Butler had an interview with the
President on the ID inst. and rendered his
resignation, with what result is not yet
known.
The Secretary of the Treasury has openly
declared that he does not desire single dol
lar Of the loan to be taken in Europe.
The Georgia State Convention has unani
mously adopted an ordinance declaring the
act Of secession null and void
A treaty has been concluded with the
Osages by which that tribe ceded to the Uni
ted States nearly three millions of acres in
Kansas.
In Philadelphia, on Wednesday evening.
the 18th inst, snow fell for half an hour in
the northern part of the city.
Attention is drawn in Paris to the fact
that there are two small islands between New
Foundland and Ireland not marked on the
present maps, but adapted for service in lay
ing the Atlantic cable.
The Episcopal general convention met at
Philadelphia last week. All the northern
bishops were present except those Of Con-
necticut and Oregon. The bishop of North
Carolina at first occupied seat in the body
Of the church, but afterwards, on invitation,
took a position in the chancel. The ser
mon was preached by DR.. Fulford, lord bish-
op Of Montreal.
About 1000 additional French troops have
lately arrived in Mexico. Some negro troops
are expected there from Egypt, and appre-
tensions are felt that they will bring the
cholera with them.
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce pro-
posed to the government that the latter should
employ freedmen in repairing the broken
levees along the lower Mississippi. The
officer to whom the proposition was referred
has reported against it, on the ground that
the government cannot assume to repair
damages done by the rebellion.
Philadelphia dispatch asserts that Gen
eral Grant, few days ago, declared that our
doctrine; that Macmillan must leave Mexi-
co; and that President johnson would take
open ground in the matter on the meeting Of
Congress A recent contradiction renders
tnlS very lmpTODaDIe.
The Boston Post says Gen. Butler is a
candidate for congress, to fill the vacancy
made by the resignation of Mr.. Gooch
Hon. D. G. Smith, acting governor Of Ida
hoe territory, fell dead in the streets of
Rocky Bar, few days since.
The Total Eclipse Of the 10th.
There will be q total eclipse Of the sun on
the morning Of the 10Th Of the present
month, visible in nearly all the United States,
the centre line Of the eclipse reaching from
Jefferson, Mo, to Charleston, s. C. The
eclipse, near this line, will be annular, or
will show the entire face of the moon upon
the suns disc.
The following are the computed times for
Chicago, the phenomenon beginning soon
after sunrise:
Chicago H., Getty HalD Lat. 40 So o. Long. 5h SON.
81. S5sec or so 81 So"
Eclipse As 354a M
Greatest Observation. ..............."... IL 46
apparent conjunction in Long ....... Q 70 SCI
eclipse 80 144 "
Duration ": 4 800
Least distance of centers, 80 3Y 7S1.
Over 10 digits ClO.O9s) will be eclipsed.
The Eclipse will begin 80 from Suns
Vertex to the right, and end 1869 towards
the left
GREAT VIcroRY oyrR Tur ApAp.uoc