The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-18
Personal and Literary.

clnnati lWtes, uled on the olst ult., IN Rich
mond county, Ohio.
A PARDr, a successful coal merchant in
the Lehigh region, has given 100000 to
La Fayette College at Easton, Pa.
THE second volume of the French Emper-
or's +" Life of Caesar" has been !" set up y
and the proof sheets are in the authors
hands.
ALEXANDER DUMAS can cook as we'll as
write novels. He recently gave an elegant
dinner at Paris, which was cooked wholly
by himself
Mr.. Rolf died few days since, near
Corydon, Iowa, being over 100 years Of age
He was in the army in 1870. and with Gen.
Wayne at Pressure Isle in 1894.
MATILDA HERON closed her engagement
at Worcester, Mass. a few nights ago, at
very short notice, declining to appear on
discovering small audience present.
THREE Of Prof Agassizs assistants have
just returned from Brazil The Professor,
with the remainder of his party, are not
expected home until late in the season.
SAM HousroN's judgment of Jefferson
Davis was expressed in the following theo-
logico- geological Characterization He is as
ambitious as Lucifer, and cold as a lizard"
SIR HUGH HENRY ROSE, the new Com
mander- in Chief Of the British army in Ire
land, has seen hard service in India, and is
the man who blew the sepoy leaders from
the mouths Of his cannon.
WALTER II. STEWART, Of Brownfeld,
Maine, has neither hands nor feet, but he
can feed himself without assistance, thread
needle, sew on buttons, 60 up and down
stairs, and write good, legible hand
GusTAvE Das ), the artist, who has now
become famoL,, but whose work has been
known and appreciated by few more than
10 years, is not yet SO years of age. In
1862 the number Of his drawings had
reached 44,O00
The aged Indian Ska dyoh gwa-deh, or,
Kenjockety, died April l, at Newton, n. Y,
on the Ca'taraugus Reservation. His age
was unknown, but generally believed to be
from l2o to $50 years.
The Auburn CT. " -4aUsrtiser says that
a son Of Brigham Young, formerly resi-
dent Of that village, was in town last week,
looking up sundry debts Of his fathers
which he was anxious to liquidate, with
the interest which had ACQUIRED during
forty five years.
COMMODORE VANDERBILT is seventy, but
active as ever. He has built and paid for
one hundred steamers, and is now the lar
gest owner of railroad stock in the United
States. He controls both the Harlem and
Hudson River Roads, while his interest in
the New York Central is not less than half
million
LIEUT.. GEsER.L GRANT was arrested in
Washington on Saturday the 7th, for fast
driving The General has taken proml-
nent part, we believe, in numerous other
fast drives during the last five years. but
this is the first occasion we have had 10
record Of his having been arrested.
AN exchange recently announced that DR.
Winship of Boston was 100 years old.
weighed pound and a quarter, and could
lift 81 tons. Next week the editor gave the
correct version as follows:
DR. Winship, of Boston. now weighs ont
hundred and sixty pounds, is thirty two
years Of age, aud can lift ton and i
quarter.
g. ". HARDESBRooK, of Independence
Iowa will soon become heir to $1,000 600
farm of loo acres. right in the heart o
New York city, just below Central park
was willed, in trust by a life lease many
years ago to an old LADY, who is now some
90 years of age; it is now covered with
streets and buildings. and is soon to come
into the possession of so heirs. 1t must b.
uworth at least $4,000 goo. giving Mr. Har
denbrook a snug little 81 900 08O as his part
Mrs. D. C. Philips. formerly Of Boston
died in New York last week. worth $40, 600
Some years ago she obtained divorce from
her husband under peculiarly difficult cir
cumstances. BY her will she bequeathes
one fourth of her property to Charles Cow
ley, lawyer in Boston, who was her coun-
sci in the divorce suit, :. as an act of graft
tude to him for the peace and happiness
which his services have secured to me DUR
ing the last seven years Of my iife."
New YORK letter says the celebrated
Mrs. Gaines is spending some time in that
city. Her rights, after a struggle Of thirty
five years. are at last confirmed by the SUI
preme Court, but actual possession of the
many millions she inhesits is We. Withheld
She Is going next week to New Orleans to
compromise for some of her property, and
if she obtains a title Of it she will build a
superb house on Central Park. which in ar
chitecture will surpass anything in the
country.
The Indianapolis Gazette notices the arri-
val in that city of a most remarkable walker,
by the name of Frederick Shatfer, German
whose peregrinations have extended all over
Europe and the greater part Of Asia and
Africa, and who is now on his way across
the plains to California and thence TO Japan
and China. He is making the tour Of the
world on foot. Mr.. Shatfer is about thirty
years Of age, and is far below the common
stature, being only about four feet six inches
IN height, owing to disease or deformity
OF the spine. He is said to be very intelii-
gent, and converses freely in several differ
ent languages.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN was known as tenn
perance man. The following incident is
related of him as happening at the time
the committee appointed to inform him of
his nomination was performing this daty at
his own house in Springhe ILL.,: "Afte,
this ceremony had passed, Mr.. Lincoln re-
marked to the company that, as an apprnr..i-
ate conclusion to an interview SO important
and interesting as that which had just
trar.spired. he suppo ed good manners would
require that he would treat the committee
with something to drink; and opening q
door that led into a room in the rear, he
called out: Mary Mary A girl re-
sponded to the call, whom Mr.. Lincoln spoke
few words to in an undertone and, clos
ing the door. returned again TO converse
with his guests. In a few minutes the maid
en- entered, be ring a large waiter contain
ing several glass tnubers and large
pitcher in the midst, and placed it upon the
centre table Mr.. Lincoln arose, and
gravely addressing the company, said
Gentlemen. we must pledge our mutual