The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-02-14

the majority.
In an interview, on the eth, with num-
Der of citizens of Montana, the President, in
response TO an address from one OF their
number, stated that the doctrines set forth
in his message would be his guide from thi,
time onward. He also stated that his pub.
lie career was well nigh done, and that lie
was not candidate for any position.
Hon. Wm Sampson, Chief Justice of Ken.
lucky, d.cd recently, at Glasgow, in tina,
State.
Aterrifc tornado is reported at Newborn
Ga, resulting in the partial destruction OF
the town and the loss Of six lives.
The Alabama Legislature have decided tc
indorse the President, and in addition, wan,
their Congressman admitted.
Ex-Gov. Morehead, of North Carolina,
has been arrested by the Federal authorities
for interfering with sales Of property.
The official investigation Of the Miami
disaster shows that it. was caused by gross
csrelessness.
The New York State Workingmen's Asso-
citation in session at Albany, will probably
pass resolution calling upon all trades to
strike upon the 10th of March for the eight
hour system
The telegraph gives an account Of the
murder Of three Union men in Texas by re-
constructed rebels. The fourth, clergy
man, saved his life by flight.
The cattle plague is on the increase in
Holland, and has spread to the Province of
North Brabant.
The Senate, on the 9th. confirmed Fitz
Henry Warren Of Iowa is Minister Resident
to Guatemala; John Wilson Of Peoria, ILL.,,
as Consul at Antwerp; and George N. Black
as Receiver of the Land District of SPRING
field, Ill.
Adyices Of the Slst ult. say, "pcace pre-
walls on the Rio Grandc." Generals Weitzel
Smith and Clark, of that department, have
been mustered out.
IAlmensc discoveries Of diamonds and gold
and silver are said to have been made in
Idaho.
On the 1st of February, according to the
official statement, the total national debt
amounted to s., 81. 39l ,6O071. Deducting
therefrom the cash that is in the Treasury,
and the amount Of Indebtedness is S2,7l6,-
1913, 1899 The increase during January
amounts to $l7,OOO,OOO.
Benno Spier, the Belgian Consul at Gin
cinnati, has absconded, leaving liabilities to
the amount Of $4,000.
The Texas reconstruction convention was
organized on Thurs lay by the election of the
former president Of the secession convention
as presiding officer. A large majority of
the delegates are reported to have been
original secessionists.
Richard Colburn, of the N. Y. Tribune,
and George r. Knapp, Of the st. Louis Re
publican, have been arrested for libel at the
instance Of A. T. Stewart, the dry goods
millionaire The alleged libel is contained
in letter written to the Republican by Mr..
Colburn.
Troops are hurrying from Toronto and
Montreal to the Canadian frontier, to look
after the expected Fenian raid. A deputa-
ton of Canadian Feniaus is in New York,
to protest against the invasion as prejudi-
cial to the interest of the future Irish Re-
public.
The Brandon Mississ.ppian, Of recent
date, says that party Of deserters, headed
by JAS Brown, John Rayburn, and Felix
Rayburn, went to the residence of Alex
Magrew recently, and concealed themselves
in his crib, awaiting his return from church,
with the intention Of waylaying and killing
him. Mr. Magrew did not return, as they
expected, and they set FIRE to his house and
left. Magrew returned home next morning,
collected few friends, started in pursuit,
overlook them in the evening, and, in at
tempting to arrest them, killed Felix Ray
burn and captured John Rayburn. The
others made their escape. A few days
aftcrward, having learned that JAS Brown
was one Of the incendiaries, Magrew and
friends proceeded to his residence to arrest
him. As soon as Brown saw that his house
was surrounded, he got his gun and shot at
the crowd, killing George Watt. Magrew's
party then fired and killed Brown.
The Savannah Republican Of recent date
records a serious difficulty at Darlen, Ga,
between Y. s. troops and citizens. During
the fracas several shots were exchanged,
and several persons seriously injured Mr.
Cogsdclrs store was attacked by the troops,
and completely Quilted.
Thirty thousand stand of arms for the
Imperialists recently arrived in Mexico
from New York, but, being unserviceable
were sent back
The trial Of ex-Pcstmaster Armstrong, O
Springfield, ILL.,, indicted for embczzlin,
letters from the mails, terminated, on tn,
Sd, in failure Of the jury to agree. 4
second trial Of the case will take D ace mex
June.
AT Fairfield, Iowa, few days ago, tw,
counterfeiters were arrested. On an attemp
being made to search them, they drew re
yolvers, fired, wounded the Marshal IN,
two other persons, and then escaped.
The Emperor Napoleon, in his speech t
the Corps Legislatiff, on the 22l ult., sal,
that arrangements were being made TO with
draw the French troops from Mexico; ant
it was hoped that this would pacify tn,
people of the United States, who were in
yited, but declined, to join the original al
lied expedition.
The Country EDIroR.-A city cotempo
rary gives the following description OF ,
country editor, and remarks that he woult
not be one: "a country editor is an indi