The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-08

The Sxndusky (Ohio) Register states
that "the bargain is virtually closed for
the purchase OF White Sulpher Springs for
the National Soldiers Home, authorized by
Congress The price Is understood to be
about 100000.
Among the curious incidents Of the
Portland are, it is said that man who had
been locked up in jail, slept through the
fire in his cell, although the building was
burned over his head. He WAS discharged
the next morning, having been "tried as
by fire."
As an instance Of the value of small
things, il is ascertained that eyelets, costing
but II or 10 cents per 1000 are consumed
to the value Of $4,000, 600 per year, so that
over $50, OOO, 900, 600 Of these little con-
vcniences are annually used in hoop skirts,
shoes, &c.
MIR. Gobright, agent at Washington Of
the Associated Press says, that in case Of the
success of the Atlantic telegraph enterrris
the expense of two messages day from
London. Of twenty words each, will be two
thousand dollars 3 week to the newspapers
receiving the Associated Press dispatches.
The population OF st. Louis-2O4, 1927
-as ascertained by the city assessors, is
divided according to nationalities as follows:
Irish, rs, 1876; Germans, 1871; French,
1888; English, $500; Americans, 1l8, 376
other nations 4.182; the colored popula-
ton number 1897. There are 1886 nat
uralized foreigners over q years Of age.
The Decatur Ollinois) Magnet Gays:
"While at Charleston the other day, Dennis
F. Hanks, abraham Lincoln's school teach
er, presented US with q valuable relic in
the shape Of razor. 1t is seventy years
old, and is the identical one first used by
Abraham Lincoln. This razor, before the
death Of Thomas Lincoln, Abraham's father,
was presented to Mr.. Hanks. 1t has been
handled by over 10000 people during the
past year"
The Express says, with regard to the
recent seizure Of distilleries in New York,
that instead Of three there should have
been two hundred seized. II is intimated
that some of the revenue off cers are in col
fusion with illicit distillers. A few months
since, one hundred barrels Of whisky we're
seized and sold at auction, but the purchaser
found that forty Of the barrels had been
emptied Of liquor, and filled with water
after the seizure.
In Leicester, Mass, on Tuesday,
daughter Of Henry G. Spear, ten years old,
fell from load Of hay upon q pitchfcrk, .
tine of which entered her mouth just back
Of the eye tooth, and passed up through
her eye into the brain. The tine was
broken off, and the little girl pulled it out
and walked several rods to the houee, when
she tainted, and remained unconscious for
twelve hours. Since then she gradually re-
gained her senses, and hopes are entertained
Of her recovery.
TO ev.Gov. Pollock, Director of the
United States Mint at Philadelphia, twice
year comes a shambling ill-clad man. who
claims to be entitled to the interest on some
millions Of dollars. Every usher at the
Mint knows him, and threats him with sympa.
thy and tenderness. Gov. Pollock converses
with him kindly, and, with the assurance
that the Government must every soon' be
ready to settle with him. the unfortunate
monomaniac takes his leave. He does not
reappear for six months.
The hopes entertained for the safety Of
the Monarch Of the Seas, which left the Mer-
sey for New York on the 10th Of last March.
with $50 cabin and steerage passengers on
board, have been at length dispelled by the
discovery Of boat, pitched up on the coast
Of Kerry, on the 9TH inst, and which is be.
lieved to have belonged to the vessel. to-
gether with number Of dead bodies. The
Monarch Of the Seas was an American built
ship, and ten years old. The prevailing
opinion among experienced captains in the
New York trade is, that she foundered
among the icebergs.
When Mr.. Fagan's little girl died, last
week (poisoned by morphine, given BY mis-
take for quinine), her little brother Johnny
had q similar prescription put up for him.
He remarked to Mr.. Winstanly, "Uncle,
don't want to take that medicine; it killed
sissy. and will kill me- "Oh, no." said
Mr.. W., "it was not the medicine that killed
your little sister," The little fellow then
replied, MAY be not; but / wish you
would let me see my pony before take it,
because don't believe will ever see him
again" He was shown the pony, took the
medicine, and in one hour afterwards was
. corpse. -Brlirille (IH.) AdDocate.
The New York Express says: eve
have seen some specimens Of straw print
ing paper equal in durability and smooth
ness to any made Of cotton or linen rags.
The process of manufacture is quite new
and very simple, and though, inst now, We
are not At liberty to state it. We know
enough to believe that straw can make the
very best paper, either for books or news
papers, and that the discovery must work
complete revolution in printing paper,
and, we trust in the price, as well as in the
quality. The cost and the nuisance Of get
ting rags from abroad may, at least, be
avoided, as straw will make the very best
Of paper"
Helena City, Montana Territory, is
governed in way which cannot be univer-
sally recommended. A correspondent
writes as follows: ..There is not city in
the country more quiet or better governed.
Do you ask the cause? There 10 but one
explanation possible. We have an active
vigilance committee, plenty Of rope, and .
pine tree handy, where justice IL laid to the
line. There have been seven men hung to
tree, for various crimes, only one for MUIR
der in this city, the others for robberies and
crimes committed elsewhere. These execu-
ticns are conducted in the night, after full
and fair trial, though not public, and so far
no one has been executed but those who
richly deserved it."
The new office Of the New York Herald,
on the site Of Barnum's old Musuem, is
nearly completed. The lower story is Of
iron, and the remainder is Of white marble
Elegant corniccs span every window, in the
centre of which the initials ~. G. B are
quite prominent Mr. Bennett says that he
is getting to be m old man, and he wants