The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-01-31
revenue officers stationed on the Canadian

revenue officers stationed on the Canadian
frontier
The Boston Journal says: "The failure
of a firm in this city, engaged in.petroleum
and refining of the same, took place yester.
day. Their liabilities are said to be about
$500, O0o."
The claim of John Minor Bolts for pay
for woodu by Federal troops, amounting
to $4,000 dollars, will probably moi he al
lowed by the Government.
The population of Boston is l92, 32i, OF
whom GG, 200 are of foreign birth and >, 621
are colored
The receipts Of cotton by rail in New
York, Pennsylvania and New England for
the past four months, have averaged about
$500 bales per week.
Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas was married on
the ODD, to Major Robert Williams, U. S.
army, al her residence in Washington. The
ceremony was performed by Father Lynch,
of the Catholic church. Among those pres.
ent on the occasion were Secretary Stanton
and Gen. Grant.
A fire in Dunkirk, n. T., on the Esd de-
stroyed nearly an entire block of wooden
buildings. Four persons We're burned ta
death, and another was so badly injured
that he is not expected to recover.
A white lead factory in Brooklyn, n. Y.
was burned on the 3ith. Loss 100000.
The New Jersey legislature has ratified
the constitutional amendment prohibiting
slavery.
There are colored delegations in Washing
ton representing eleven states. whose ohjec,
is to urge equality before the law for al
American citizens, without regard to color
The total amount Of the national bank
currency thus far issued is S2i5, s66,5l0.
The Columbian Marine Insurance Compa-
ny of New York, has failed. The liabilities
are estimated at $6,0o0.o0o.
The Milwaukee and Minnesota railroad
company has taken actual possession of the
Eastern Division Of the Milwaukee and st.
Paul railroad.
AT a meeting Of the Montreal Board of
Trade on the I'D, resolution was adopted
favoring the enlargement of the Welland
canal TO the size Of the st. Lawrence canals.
The meeting was unanimously in favor Of
constructing the Ottawa canal.
The postponement of the session Of the
Parliament of Canada until May is said to
have been caused by fear Of Fenan inya-
sion during the winter. There was a Fe
MAN scare at Fort Wellington, Canada. a few
days ago, and the garrison behaved badly.
The Circuit Court of Covngton, Ky, has
discharged negro under indictment for
burglary, committed while he was slave,
on the ground that, by the adoption Of the
anti-slavery constitutional amendment, thu
negro is now free man and cannot be triet
as slave
The latest account of the capture Of Bag.
dad states that the place was taken by l7s
men, mostly of the 18th colored regiment
Gen. Wcitzel has disarproyed the act, and
arrested number Of the participants
The French Minister at Washington has de.
manded information on The subject and
Gen. Sheridan has been instructed to inves-
tigate the affair, and punish the offenders.
Bagdad is now occupied by force Of Uni
ted States troops, sent there for the rrotec-
ton Of American residents. Belligerent
preparations are in progress on both sides
Of the Rio Grande.-Mejia is mounting gun'
commanding Brownville; and Weitzel ha!
ordered the rebuilding of old Fort Brown
and is putting pontoon train in ORDER.
An Ortego faction has arisen in Mexico
which refuses to recognize Juarez.....Tht
State Department is believed TO have receiv
ed information that the French troops vii
be Withdrawn from Mexico within a statet
and early period.
The Columbus San, although rebel il
sentiment, is very fair in what it says con
corning the freedmen. 1t states that tn,
planters in that vicinity have employed col
ored men to hire laborers for them will
good result in almost every contract, and al
the farmers say they are getting as mucl
labor from the blacks rs freedmen as for
merly when they were slaves.
The Russian government has placed a wal
steamer at the disposal Of the Collins Over
land Telegraph Company.
An officer Of the Brotherhood, recent,
returned from Ireland, says that if pecuni
airy encouragement had been given to thu
movement there, o series of battles for 1risl
independence would have been fought dur
ing the summer.
A terrible scourge-a new disease arising
from pork-eating = is reported TO hay,
thrown Prussia into an intense state 0
alarm.
People are crossing Niagara river on thu
ice, below Niagara Falls. The river is GOV
cred with strong ice bridge distance o
three miles.
Piracy is increasing to such an entent il
the China seas that merchantmen are begin
ming to carry guns.
Colonel Morgan, of General Pore's staff
was sufTocated by coal gas at st. Louis o.
the 22d.
CONGRESSIONAL.