The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-05-09

General Intelligence.


month.
News from Venezuela, intimates that that
Republic was very likely TO side with Spain
in her war against Chilli.
Gov. IIawlcy and the State officers of
Connecticut were installed in their Offices
on the ID, with appropriate ceremonies.
The Straits are open, and navigation on
the inland seas of the West, between Chi
cage and Buffalo, has now been resumed
Eighteen bodies Of victims Of the Detroit
FIRE have been recovered; two otherpersons
are known to have been burned to death,
and seven more are missing.
The food on the Missouri is fast subsid-
ing At Omaha, on the I'd fall OF four
feet had taken place: and at st. Joe the
waters had receded at about the same rate.
VIM. Hops, who killed his wife in Lee
County, ILL.,, four years ago, and who had
once been sentenced to be hung, has just
been acquitted on the ground Of insanity.
The river at Dubuque, April so, rose 10
within less than six inches Of the mark Of
the great flood of 1859. Hundred, Of acres
of the city were under water, and hundreds
Of houses 10 be reached only in boats.
The Senate was not in session on he 5th.
In the House the chief feature was a speech
from Mr.. Ingersoll Of Illinois, SHARPLY re-
ceiv ing the Presidents course.
Judge Duplansicr Of New Orleans, has
decided that notes payable in Confederate
given for Confederate money during the war
are invalid
Latest advices from Halifax indicates that
the cholera has almos. entirely disappeared
from McNab's Island The cholera excite
ment is subsiding there and in New York.
The buildings of the New Haven, Conn,
Clock Company, seven in number, we're de-
s.royed on the 30th, together with eleven
dwelling houses in the vicinity. Loss,
200 ,0UO-insurance, $4,000.
The late fire at Detroit destroyed upwards
Of Sl,00o,000 worth Of property. Twenty
nine persons are known to have persisted
in the flames aud by drowning, and num-
Der of others are supposed to have shared
similar fate.
A Fenian freebooter having cleared from
Eastport On Tuesday night, the gunhoat
Ninocski started IN fill pursuit on Wednes-
day. In the meantime The original Fenian
craft had transferred her armament and
men to another vessel, and returned.
In view Of the hot and sickly season in
the Capital, rooms are being fitted up for
the President and his family at the Interna
tional Hotel, Long Branch, N. j. The fam
lily will probably repair there early, leaving
the President to follow on the adjournment
Of Congress.
The extensive stables belonging to the
took fire and were entirely destroyed, TO-
gether with one hundred and forty horses
and mules, sixteen cars, and the harness
and forage, an Saturday noon the 9th inst.
The following Western troops are ordered
to be mustered out: I'd California Cavalry,
l26th Indiana, Sih Iowa, alst Missouri In
fantry, 18th and 18th Missouri Cavalry,
Brackets Battalion Of Minnesota Cavalry,
LIST Nevada Cavalry, AS,h and Both Wiscon-
sin, ten regiments Of colored infantry, and
the Sd, 9th, 9th aud 18th Colored Artillery
On Tuesday Of last week a torpedo, which
had been sunk for three years and one
month, in Charleston Harbor, exploded of
the beach Of Sulivans Island, near Battery
B, in about eight fathoms of water. 1t is
supposed to have been exploded by the
dragging Of vessels cable. Il lifted an
immense volume of water, and presented
quite grand appearance.
The Aus,ro-P russian question was still
regarded AS threatening, all correspondence
between the two powers having failed TO
bring about an amicable adjustment Of the
pending difficulties. Prussia still continues
her warlike preparations. The London
Times, in an article upon the alteration, re-
marks that affairs between the two powers
present an aspect identical with that which
has always preceded the breaking out OF
war between powerful nations.
A few days since aterrible accident occur
red on the Hudson River, near West Point
A the s!oop James Coates was rounding the
point, one Of the hands named Benjamin
Hunt, attempted to shove the boom across
the deck, and at that moment heavy gust
Of wind struck the m in sail, driving the
boom from ono side to the other with light
ming rapidly. Tue main sheet curled about
Hunts necs, aud imme diately tore his head
from his body, taking it out Thirty feet into
the river. The lifeiess trunk fell covered
with blood upon the, deck, All efforts to
secure the head failed
Another new large iron screw steamer,
similar to the i'll fated London, is believed
to have founderei, with every soul on board
She was the Nerbudda, 1857 tons register,
commanded By Capt. Hardy, belonging TO
the Bombay and Bengal Steam Shipping
Company, and was considered O FIRST. class
steamer having been built under special
survey Of Lloyds surveyors. She sailed
from Liverpool for Bombay on the 18Th Of
November last, with crew of about ffiy
hands. There is no doubt she encountered
the full fury Of those disastrous gales which
from that time until the month of January
swept the Atlantic. 1t is reported that in.
surances we're effected on her and her cargo