The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-07-18

Silesia, desired the Austrian commander to
grant truce, which request was refused.
Southern News.
The Arkansas river has cut through
South Bend, IS miles above its mouth This
save 10 miles of travel.
The Odd Fellows Hall in New Orleans, q
most magnificent structure, was burned on
the 4th inst Loss, 100000. Insurance
only $4,000.
The Radicals at New Orleans will have a
meeting next week to appoint delegates to a
Southern Congress, TO be held in Philadel-
phia, called by Gov. Hamilton.
The Tennessee Senate has ratified the
constitutional amendment, but the House
still lacks four Of quorum, and the Ser
geant at Arms is in pursuit of absentees.
Gen Grant has selected Gen. Slocum to
succeed Gen. Hancock in command at Balti-
more. Secretary Stanton does not approve
this selection, and thus the difference is not
yet settled.
A quarrel occurred at Knoxville on the
18th between son of Governor Brownlow
and another editor, in which young Brown
low is said TO have been worsted. He
his intention to shoot his opponent on sight
The great Southern Telegraph Company
is being formed at Louisville with a capital
Of a million of dollars. Gen. Kirby Smith
is President, with his headquarters il
Louisville, and Gen. Don Carlos Buell., Vice
President. More than half the stock il
already subscribed.
A large money chest, deposited for SAT,
keeping in the Office of the Postmaster, a
Nashville, was robbed by soldier of tn,
9th Regulars of $4,000. The soldier wa
on duty as a sentry before the door, ant
after committing the robbery, put on citi
zens' clothes and eloped.
The Savannah Herald of July I'd say
that freedman, arrested at Macon for tn,
murder Of woman in Wilkinson county
was brought back to the scene of the out
rage, and after the mutilation Of portion,
of his body, he was bound to tree, sur
rounded by faggots and burned.
Justice Road, of Opelousas La, has beef
arrested and sent to New Orleans for refusa
to execute the civil rights bill. Parties stan,
ready to give 100000 bail for him, an,
pledge themselves to spend $4,000 for hi
defence. On the other hand, the Unite'
States authorities seem quite determined L
make an example of him and punish to tn
full extent of the law.
Two swindlers, named Ellis and Sanford
representing themselves as agents for Bin,
Tom, announced great musical entertain
ment and lottery scheme. to take place a
Wheeling, July IL. Several thousand dol
lars worth of tickets were sold, and larg
audience gathered at the hall on the ap
pointed evening, when it was ascertaine
that Blind Tom had not arrived, and tina
the rogues had decamped with the none
to parts unknown.
The Freedmen's Bureau Commissioner 70
North Carolina reports that Of the 800, 90
blacks in the State, 1924 are receiving ra
tons. A decrease of 4,7S7 rations is re
ported since the month of May; value, Sc,
234.92. One hundred and nineteen freed
men schools are now in operation, with Is
teachers. The attendance averages 9,084
pupils. One thousand one hundred an,
forty-six cases were treated in hospital j
June, 8S being small pox. AS the Legisla
ture and Convention have placed both whit
) and black alike before the courts, the Com
missioner deems it advisable to turn over
the civil authority all cases except those /
claims by freedmen for wages for labo
performed. Destitution and suffering anon
both whites and blacks in various portion
Of the State are being gradually relieved
Western Matters.
The next state fair for Wisconsin will b
held at GAINESVILLE, in September.
General Lane died at noon on the I'll
His remains were taken to Lawrence fc
interment.
A fire at Portage, Wisconsin, on the I'll
destroyed fourteen buildings, accruing los
! Of several thousand dollars.
Chung Wan, the first Chinaman ever ex,
0 cuted in San Francisco, was hung on til
9th, for murder.
1 The Hon. scuyler Colfax was re-nom
mated for Congress on the 10Th, by th
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