The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-05-02

General Intelligence.

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oncc been sentenced 70 be hung, has lust
been acquitted on the ground Of insanity.
probst, the murderer of the Dee1inr fam
iy was convicted Ct murder in the FIRST
decree, on the 2ata, in Philadelphia He |
is anxious 10 take his own life. His sup
posed accomplish has just been arrested III
Washington.
Several cases of cholera are reported at
Memphis.
The Mississippi river and its tributaries
sro at a very high stage. The Wisconsin is
H.. higher than ever known before, and travel
on tie Milwaukee 8 Prairie du CHEN was /
9ssnspendei. On the Is h. -.....
The papers arc full OF the proofs Of the
friGhtgul explosive violence Of nitro clycer-
Inc. Among others, we hear Of en- A PIN
wall Goa Gilman, who oiled the wheel hubs Of
his carriage with the article, supposing it
TO DC common luorica:.ng oil and that tie
vehicle hat oa}y been IN motion few mo.
mems before grand explosion occurred,
denoisbing tie coach and Killing the coach
man. 1t is homo opathic among explosives
and apparently the less you use, tee greater
the result.
81 Ltf. ~ Stnet1As'A y s2GtS DSFGSIL SSUFaBN IL
to 60 into operation. afte- tic style 50 sue
cessful IN New ork, viii, FIRE and burglar
proof premises. The Lafayette Bank build
ing has been secured for the purpose, and
the Company will exclusively devote them
selves TO the care OF valuahles.
III. A fire in Genessee n. Y, on Thurs Law of
las. week destroyed Eve new blocks Of The
value Of $50 Oe0. Cause-hoidi ng q lamp
close to the faucet OF kerosene barrel.
t while drawing oil
The cholera al tae New York quarantine
is declining.
The great letting of mail contracts, about
5000 routes, has been concluded
More forged wheat receipts, to the amount
Of $1,000 or So, 600, have como to light in
Chicago.
Ten thousand Cinnamon arc now en-
ploycd on The Central Pacific railroad, and
more daily arriving.
The capture of Chihuahua by the Liber-
ais, after severe battle. is confirmed By
Information at the State Department,
Senator Fessenden and two members Of
the House are sick with the small pox-a
disease that is quite prevalent at Washing
ton inst now.
Jesse D. Bright Claimed about $4,000
for damages done to his farm during the
The Indiana Military Auditing Com.
mttee has allowed him $9,47644
William Kellogg, murdele err and Joseph
Barry, q burglar, broke jail ct Newton. Ia,
3 few nights since. From tools left behind ,
i, is evident that they had help from out
side.
The work on the Lake Tunnel at Chicago
has been progressing steadily aud surely.
$3.50 feet has been reached from the shore !,
end, and SO feet from the crib toward the
shore.
1t is reported that the President will soon |
Issue proclamation setting apart the 18th /
prcx. as a day Of fasting and prayer, in |
view of the anticipated visit to this country |
Of the cholera
There wGs q cholera panic among the con-
trabands in Washington on the 1Gtn, caused
by two sudden deaths but Investigation
shows that the cause was eating too much
fried hsh. E
Ten new cases of cholera have been re-
ceived iron tue steamer Illinois, and there
are now eighty patients IN The hospital......
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In New York
The health authorities have determined
to remove the cellar population OF New
York and Brooklyn 70 more healthy aboaes |
and to establish temporary ca olera los pitals |
in various parts OF those cities
The Deputy Health Officer Of New York /
reports twelve additional deaths from chol-
era on The hospital snip, and the rece d ioL
Of FIVE moro patients from the steamer lii
nois, making the number Remaining il the
hospital six.
The refttcnt fever which g rear aco
committed such ravages st 81 Petersburg
has broken out again with great violence a,
MOSCOW and osea5aTg. AZ Moscow q new
hospital las had 70 le opened for the ac-
comnodation Of the sick.
On'the morning of the 1eh the steamer
Sucker State reached St Paul, The early
bird of the season from down the river
She passed Lake Pepin without trouble
from 1ce It is the latest opening Of the
upper river navi CATION for twenty years
number Of Chicago capitalists have
purchased lands at Bergen Fails, New Yotk,
.t where they will erect extensive abattoirs On
loaded from the cars and there prepared for
the New York, brooklyn, uoboken and
Jersey City markets.
Wells, Fargo s Co. have sued the ship
pers of the nitro giycerne, The explosion
Of which caused such destruction of life
and property at San Francisco q fortnight
since. They lay their damages at 500 900.
The parties sued have been examined and
held to bail 10 q sum equal to the damages
claimed.
A man named Parker has been arrested
and confined in the Hardin County jail who
turned States evidence and gave the names
of about sixty Of the gang who bad been
stealing horses in the couhties Of Calhoun |
and Jersey, Illinois These seye proceed
ings will no doubt put . stop to horse steal
ing in those paris.
The enuartermaster General has reports
OF the interment Of nearly 100 600 Inion