The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-10-05

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teroid has broken down, and will never
more appear on the course. He jonrneyed
more than y thousand miles TO meet his
rivals at the inaugiratiop Of Mr.. Jerome's
park, near New York, recently, but seems
to have been injured on the way go that he
showed signs of lameness on his arrival.
The next day he was pulled up from short
brush with the power Of one limb destroyed.
He sprung the tendon of the right fore leg
so severely that he will never be able to
stand the preparation for another race. AZ.
Tho Macon Telegraph Gays an old lady
named Martha Carson died lately in Bibb
county, Ga, aged lob years, 6 months and
3 days. She had cut three sets Of teeth,
the last being small and like squirrels
She never took an active dose Of medicine
in her life. Up to within six years she
would walk two or three miles with the
greatest ease. About eight years ago her
sight failed. but when she cut her last set
Of teeth, about two years since, it improved
very much. She was born in North Caro-
lima, but has lived in Georgia for GO years.
Her oldest son, William, died in Louisiana
few months ago, at the age of 81 or 81
years. She had II children, Of whom
are now living.
n On Saturday evening, the 22d inst
says the Rochester Union, . box containing
human body came to this city by the Unit
ed States Express. 1t arrived late in the
evening, and bore an addrcss-it being the
name Of lady in this city, but did not
bear the name of the deceased. The ex-
press agent did not desire to retain the body
over Sunday, particularly as it bore evil
dences Of decomposition, and he therefore
sought for the party to whom it was adj
dressed, and inquired among the under
takers, but could get no information. The
body was placed in the dead-house, and on
Sunday the lady was found She knew
nothing Of death among her friends, not
having been apprised by letter or other
wise Of such an occurrence. She went to
the dead house, the box was opened in her
presence, when 10 coffin was revealed
which contained the body Of her mother.
"A Utica paper furnishes some remini-
sciences of the recent Sabbath School Con-
vention in that city, and says that one
reverend delegate spoke strongly against
the awful practice Of playing ball. He saw
nothing but ruin to young men who engaged
in the practice. We hardly think he OBJ
tanned the sympathy Of half dozen dele
gates. Certain it is that this enemy of
base ball was most completely snutfed out
in the evening by Rev. Mr.. Scoville, of
Norwich, Chenango county. Mr.. S. is q
son in law Of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
and on this occasion he did honor TO even
II. w. B. He not only defended the lovers
Of the game but declared himself one of its
votaries. Speaking of Playing, no said:
- regret that cannot remain longer in
the Convention, but our club and the Hill
boys have match game on the tapis, and
must 60. We licked those Hill boys once,
and, thank the Lord, we can do it again"
Miss Hetty H. Robinson, the aged spin
ster worth five millions, who last year in
stituted proceedings to break her aunt How
lands will, and get two millions more at
the expense of certain charities named
therein, has got herself into trouble, and
won't get out of it easy. The affair is be-
ing examined by commissioner at New
Bedford, Mass, and not much information
has leaked out as yet, but the Standard says
there's bad forgery involved. Miss Rob-
inson claims to break the will under an al.
legged contract" with her aunt that
neither should marry, and that the survivor
should be the sole heir to the other. The
contestant has recently put into the case a
duplicate copy Of the cont .act, tits supposed
to create the impression that both copies
were executed at the same tune, and one re-
tanned by each of the parties. Experts
stated on oath, last week. that the siena-
lures of Sylvia Ann Rowland to the two
"contracts" were traced through the pa
per from that on the will, and series of
careful measurements show the three sig
natures to be identical to the incest partic-
ular. Rumor further has it that Miss Hetty
has attempted to bride the commissioner,
and that oyertures were even extended to
one Of the Justices Of the Supreme Court of
Massachusetts,. If Hetty doesn't serve a
term in the State prison she will come short
Of her deserts.