The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-04
CURRENT ITEMS.
Domestic Paragraphs.


An Ohio manned soldier writes legibly
| while holding his pen in his mouth.
| A steam mill is to be built at Cottage
| Ill., Dupagc county, ILL.,. the motive power
To be furnished by one Of Dantorth new
generators. 'sl
The Salt Lake Tjaene says TINT Brig
ham Young has given orders that every
Mormon must have plurality of wives or
! be east out of the church.
The Circleville (Ohio) Union says that
| in one school district in tat country AT .
rat hunt 2,2OS rats were killed in len days.
Every man in the district participated.
The Illinois and Michigan Canal VIII
The opened from La Sale to Joliet on ana
after he first of day April, weather permit
! ting. Boats will be allowed to draw four
feet six inches.
The census of Boston was completed on
the 18th Hshcws an increase in the pop
| ulation Of the city during the past five years
of l4,36o, witch is not SO large as the
growth Of previous half decades. The total
population is 10, 26i.
The Strong divorce Suits likely to be
soon before the New York courts again.
The counsel for the lady have applied for q
STAY OF proceedings, and also for alimony
during tic time Of their progress. No de-
esion has yet been rendered on the matter
"a young man was arrested at the Sec
ond Baptist Chaycll, in New London, Conn.,.
one Sunday evening, recently, just as he
had concluded q most eloquent cxhortation
entreating sinners TO flee from the wrath to
come. His offence consisted in stealing an
oyerooat.
The New York papers state that "tri-
chinosis" has made its appearance II several
pork hacking Get Establishments ins that city !;
that eight pork butchers have consequently
left tie business, aud that pork has decreased
in price four cents pound within the last
week. 49,. sass
a couple in Oxford county, Nc, lived
together until their family included thir-
teen children a libel for divorce was
brought aud granted, and the parties sepa-
rated. After being apart two years they
again met, and TWO weeks ago they were
again joined in marriage
A spicy paper and bold one is the
Salt Lake I'ideNe, late issue of which
pitches into polygamy, and asserts itself
the champion Of the bruised spirits and the
broken hearts Of women Of Utah. 1t is jul
bilant over the prospect Of the carly pro-
stration Of Mormonism.
I'm September last the safe Of The Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne s. Chicago railroad in
Pittsburg, was robbed Of about $50, O0O in
grecnbacks and bonds. After six months
search the theft has been arrested. He was
messenger in The employ Of the company.
All but a Jew thousands, which he had
spent in riotous living, have been restored.
-Swinilers now make tours of the New
York kitchens, pursuading the cooks to
invest in bogus Feniaa bonds. One girl
had promised them So, when they over
reached themselves ny the remark that the
'sgirls next door had given Sl5." "Sure
the girls next door are nagurs, said Bridget,
and started for the office; but the impostors
escaped.
The Springfield Mass Republican says
that the proposed fortnightly magazine.
flown and Country" which has been an
nounced for this spring, with Il. II. Stoddard
rs editor, has been given up, and that be
fore the project was abandoned the projectors
offered Oliver Wendell Holmes $4,000 to
write serial story for it, but the offer was
declined.
Gloucester is probably the largest fish
ing town in the world. 1t has no other
business relations; its commerce has de-
parted, its agriculture and manufactures are
next to nothing, and yet its fisheries are SO
extensive that it supports resident popala-
tion of 10000 people, and, if we include the
men who arc employed at the port, it would
number 10, 600.
The contract for building the harbor at
Mich gan City. has been let out to Messrs.
Wilson, Booth, Rowe s. Co., Of Rockville,
Canada West. The plan adopted is sub
stantially that originally designed by the
Government, but materially improved, ex-
tended, and siren thened. aAs
The present contract does not provide for
the entire work, as but $2OD,OOO of the
$500. 900 required for that purpose has been
subscribed. The work contracted is 10 be
completed by Jan. |, 1867. M
The Fulton Democrat says: An old
lady living near Bernadotte, named Eady,
managed very, radroitly, last week, to pre-
vent her husband from buying the Berna-
dotte Touring mills The old gentleman
had foolishly hidden his money (5,2OO) in .
wheat bin, and having bargained for the
mill went to get it, but found it missing.
His grief was frantic. but awaited nothing
in the recovery Of this treasure. He hur-
redly sent to Maj. Wagner an offer Of
| ST., 900 reward if he would get the money
for him: but before any action in the pre-
misses commenced, the mills were seriously
damaged by the flood, and Mrs. Eady's APP
prehcnsions about the proposed bad trade
having vanished, the money came to light.
not dollar missing. And this is one in
stance where woman's curiosity and med
ding did sone good. asa6 h