The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-01
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Personal nm6 Literary.

THE Newark Courier says Thurlow Weed
is behind the New York; times. Unques-
tionable.
The Boston Post thinks that DR.. Mudd
will die this summer. but says that "Spang-
Ter and Arnold are lively as crickets. !"
GEN. EARLY is writing up his campaign.
It is rumored that he will occasionally al
lude to Sheridan.
Miss JENNLTTE L. DOUGLASS, q New York
school mistress, has received legacy OF
SlOO, 900 from Scotland.
. The New York Leader remarks that Tired
Natures Sweet Rsori is coming over in
the autumn. Balmy Sleep" is little shy
just now.
GEORGE PEABODY offers to subscribe
another 100000 to the Memphis and Lit
tie Rock railroad. He already has 1894 900
invested in the enterprise.
The Clyde (Ohio) Times says that General
McPherson's grave At that place is only
known by small mound of earth with a
rough head board.
ebrated Schutler wagon, Chicago, reports
an income of $1,000 for the year 1865.
A good thing to Wagon.
PIERRE CARME challenges any man in
America to play French billiard game of
500 points up, on which he will wager
81 900 to one cent that he will win.
SAMUEL W. Cor, formerly Of Winsted,
receives salary of $50, 600 in New York
dry goods house, which is said to be the
largest paid any man in the country.
ROBERT BONNER Of the New York Ledger
h0u ~ot, nod nm snNo foe ho ~ nf
$165, 900 65......Jay Cooke, the we'll known
600
The Boston Commonwealth announces that
George Peabody intends to bestow $50. 900
each upon Harvard, Amherst, and Williams
Colleges, in that State, and the sum of ST.
600, 600 upon Boston for homes Of the poor.
The will Of the late Gen. Lewis Cass was
admitted to probate, at Detroit, on Tuesday.
Lewis Cass. Jr., accepts the post Of execu-
tor Of the estate, as requested by the de-
ceased. The estate is valued at about
81 ,OO0, 900.
HOSEA MERRILL, of Pittsfeld, Mass, was
married last week He is aged 50 years,
his bride being somewhat younger. He
gave her $50, 900. He was unable TO get out
of his carriage. and the ceremony was per-
formed while the parties were sitting in the
carriage.
WHEN Victor Emanuel was starting to
cross the Mincio, he telegraphed the fact to
his son-in law, the King Of Portugal. You
will hear from me in few days." said the
King; "tell Maria" The King CT Porta-
gal has heard Of him, and probably has told
Maria.
A New York city correspondent says
that the residence Of A. I. Stewart, corner
of Twenty fourth street and Fifth avenue,
is nearly ready to move into. II eclipscs
any private dwelling on the continent, SO it
is said, and will cost, without any furniture,
s., 100000.
Mr.. BEEcHER, at Plymouth Church, in
Brooklyn, on Sunday, made few remarks
on the present war in Europe. He likened
Austria and Prussia to two thieves quar-
reling over their plumber. His sympathy
was with Italy first and Austria next. The
ultimate result of the war would be the
great advancement of the cause Of human
liberty.
YOUNG officer Of the British House Of
Commons wore tremendous pair Of NOUS
tachcs, on which one Of the members said,
My dear fellow, now the war is over, why
don't you put your moustaches on the peace
establishment I" "Had you not better put
your tongue on the civil list ~ was the
prompt and happy retort.