The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-11
SuruysaEsY OE TIE WEEK.


original parole, by the President, on Friday.
A furious storm has occurred at Corpus
Christi, Texas, and many persons been
drowned.
Hard times in the oil regions, according
TO the Pithole Record, OF the 81, which says
that four ffths of the taxes assessed by the
revenue officers viii be utterly lost by par
ties leaving town, or so disposlng OF their
effects as TO leave nothing for the collector
to lay his hands upon.
The New Jersey Legislature have gone
home without elccting a Senator, SO that
that State will be without y Senator in Con-
gress. Mr. Wright, the remaining member,
being too iii 10 take his seat AMI the Gov
ernor under the facts, having no power of
appointment.
The steam tug C. II. Iaynor exploded her
boiler. on the Hudson River, at Troy, on
Saturday the 9TH, instantly killing FIVE per-
sons.
Gov. Oglesby Of Illinois has made an in
novation upon the custom Of selecting Fri
day for the annual fast day, by appointing
it on Sunday, April 10th, the anniversary
Of the death of President Lincoln
Al reception given in Washingto on, by
Lieut. Gen. Grant, en- Friday evening the
9th, President Johnson, Hon. Thad
Stevens, exRehcl Vice President Alexander
II. stephens, etc, were present
Five fine steamboats, were burned at st.
Louis with valuable freight, on the 9Th inst.
They were the Nevada, Majors Efhe Deans.
Frank Bates and Fanny Ogden. Loss
100000 BY fire over twenty steamers
have been lost at St. Louis this season.
The Legislature of Wisconsin are said to
have determined to request Senator poo-
little to resign, on account Of his refusal TO
obey its instructions upon the Presidents
veto.
Last weeks snow storm in Canada was
the most severe for several years.
Since May last the Government has sold
10000 horses and mules. realizing therefor
the sum Of over Sl4.U0o,0o0.
Among the military claims just paid by
Indiana is an item of $4,000 TO Jesse u. |
Bright for damages TO his farm.
The ice at Dubuque has broken up and /
floated off. and it is believed the Mississippi /
river is nov open from that point down.
The man recently arrested as Qaantreil, |
the rebel demon, turns cut to be not he, /
after all He has been released from custody T
Gov. Grape of Michigan has, by prccla- I
nation. appointed the 18th Of April next,
as a day OF fasting humiliation, aud
prayer.
A call is issued for a National Woman's T
Rights Convention in New York on the 10th
Of May next, to consider the question Of
suffrage, and other matters
The New York metropolitan police have I
issued orders for the summary arrest Of ali T
beggars, including children vino sweep eros
sings.
There was great fresliet in the Milwau-
kee River on the 9TH, which did actual
damage amounting to between 100000
and 100000
The water along the western shore of
Lake Michigan is said to be some six inches
lower than it has been, at this season, for
several years.
The German steamships Allemania and
Hermann are to run an ocean race from
Southampton to New York on their next
trip. Heavy bets on the result were pend
ing in England.
New York paper says that James
Stephens, Head Centre Of the Fenian Broth
erhood, has certainly escaped from Ireland.
Il was disputed at first, butts now generally
conceded.
The announcement that riehina spiralfs
had been found in pork in New York, was
base lie set afoat to affect the pork market
No traces of the parasite have been found
in any pork in that city.
Gen. Dick Taylor, brother-n-law Of jeff.
Davis, Mrs. jeff. Davis, and Burton Harri-
son, formerly JetIs private secretary, are
all at Washington, seeking permission for
Mrs Davis to visit her husband at Fortress
Monroe.
A speculator, well known in Washington
as having made large purchases of arms,
munitions, &C., sold, among other articles,
to the Fenian leader, Gen. Sweeny, q week
ago on Wednesday, twenty thousand army
revolvers and seventeen thousand forage
caps.
An official proclamation from Col. O
Mahony announces the escape OF james
Stevens from Ireland, his arrival in Paris,
and his speedy arrival in the United States,
to heal the dssentons unfortunately prcya-
lent in the ranks Of the brotherhood here
A large meeting Of Fcnians was held at
New York on the I'd, in the Bowcry. at
which much excitement occurred. At one
time a collision between the OAlahony and
Roberts factions seemed inevitable. The
aid of the police was summoned and peace
was preserved
The Canadians are again in great alarm
They have ..rcliable reports that war
vessels and conveys, including two schoon-
ers loaded with cannon, are fitting ont at
Chicago" There arc runners hat an ex-
petition under b. Doran Misunderstanding
Of three steamers, with {, 500 men-has sailed
from New York to New Brunswick (another
report gives Bermuas lis destination) ;
and it is believed that sweeny designs an
attack upon Central Canada.
Political 7sltters.
The plan to liberate jeff. Davis by n writ
Of habeas corpus, has been abandoned by his
friends.