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

General Entelligeuce.

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General Intelligence.
The report that General Dix had accepted
the appointment of Minister to France is
premature, but it is believed he will accept
The monthly report of the public debt,
for September, will show decrease Of
about $4,000, 600 in the indebtedness and
| large increase of the specie on hand.
1t is definitely settled that the trial of
jeff. Davis cannot take place in the adj
iourned court, next month, and will conse-
! quently have TO DO postponed till some fu-
| ture time.
Hon. Isaac N. Arnold, of Chicago, has
resigned his Office Of the Auditor Of the
Treasury for the PostofIice Department, 'on
political grounds which he sets forth in
letter to the President.
A collision lately occurred on the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad, between De Sofa and
Quitmsn, resulting in the killing Of seven
and the woundrg of seventeen persons,
and the destruction Of two locomotives and
several cars
Jno. +. Potter, Of Wisconsin, Consul Cen
eral to Canada, has resigned because Of his
opposition to the Administration. General
Averill, q well known cavalry officer, sue
ceeds him. The position is worth $4,000 a
year in gold.
Since the completion Of the Atlantic
cable, and the successful fishing up Of the
old one, whereby there are now two cables
in successful operation, the Russian extern
sion Of the Western Union Telegraph has
been regarded as failure, even if it should
be completed, because, on account Of the
great length Of time it will require to trans
nit messages, it can never compete with The
Atlantic cables.
Gen. Dix is known to entertain very pos
tive views on the Mexican question, and
his appointment as Minister TO France is
considered as initiating more decided
policy on the part of our government. His
bonds as naval agent had already been filed
in New York when he was summoned to
Washington for personal conference with
the President on the subject Of the French
mission.
The Postmaster General has recently
issued instructions making provision for
printing Of business cards on envelopes in
any desired form or design, with requeststo
return letters; provided that not less than
five hundred envelopes are ordered, and the
persons wanting them furnish the cuts or
plates, prepared for the press, from which
to have the printing done. Postmasters are
to receive the orders on the usual terms,
the cost being the value of the plain enyel-
opes with the addition Of the amount Of
the required stamp.
The Merchants Union Express opened
its direct lines to the public on Monday,
October /. aud the company will soon be
prepared to do general express business,
with the East, West, Southwest and North
west. With capital Of $2O,OOO,OOO the
company is amply responsible for any and
all losses and damages, and the gentlemen
who have been intrusted with its business
management will do all in their power to
render the new organization popular, and
secure the confidence and patronage of the
public. The connections Of the company
will be rapidly extended to all parts of the
country.
4 Herald Washington special says the
P-as;dnnt !. 50 .,.,ao-e.nea 50 davotinp
every moment he can spare to the prepara-
tion of his annual message. 1t is believed
that he will adhere rigidly to his present
line of policy, end will take the ground that
in the preparation Of new amendments to
the constitution all the states that claim and
are willing to exercise the right shall be
represented. He will also suggest to Con-
gress proposition for an amendment to the
proportion of representation among the
states according to the number of qualified
male voters, as prescribed by each state
amendment, to take effect VIII en- the census
of 1870 has been taken.
A valuable statistical table, exhibiting the
rate Of increase in the population of the
different States in the Union since the State
census Of 1865, has been received by the
department from seven States, and the in.
crease of population, even during the exist
ence of the war, in which the mortality was
universally large, is as follows: Minneso.
ia, 40 per cent; Illinois, 26 per cent; Wis
consin, II per cent; Iowa, II per cent
Michigan, Z $40 per cent; Rhode Island
4 per cent; Massachusetts, per cent.
Taking the general average of this increase,
l34 per cent. as a fair representation of the
ratio of increase in the other States, the
Census Bureau estimates that the population
Of the United States and Territories has in.
crease from 81 ,443, 243, the number found
by the census Of 1860, to 35, 10000
Foreign News.
DON Jose Joaquin has been reelected
President of Chilli. Free trade is about to
be established between Chill and Peru.
A flaw has been discovered in the indict-
ment against the Fenians captured at For,
Erie, which will probably necessitate their
discharge.
The Bank Of England rate Of discount
has been reduced to four and-a half pei
cent. Five Twenties closed in London, on
the I'd, at III.
Advices from South America Indicate q
feeling Of bitter hostility by the Chilians
against Spain. So far from being DESTROYS
for peace, they demand that their navy