The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-09-21


Major General Couch Is 70 succeed Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin, as collector Of the port
Of Boston.
On the 18th, two men, while attempting
to cross the Niagara river, just above the
falls, in small boat, were driven by a
squall into the rapids and over the falls.
A woman named Korwan committed sui
eide in New York a few days ago. Before
committing the act, she made mourning
dresses for her children, bound her hus-
bands hat with Grape, and laid out her own
burial clothes.
Among the prominent officers who have
signitied their intention to be present at the
Pittsburgh Soldiers Convention are Gener-
ais Burnside, Logan, Butler, Banks, Geary,
Schurz, Governors Oglesby, Cox, Fairchild,
and many others. A wigwam is being con-
structed at Pittsburgh for the occasion,
which will hold 10000 persons.
The New York Democratic State Conven-
ton, in session at Albany, on the 18th,
nominated Hon. John T. Hoffman, Of New
York city, Governor, and Hon. Robert h.
Pruyn, Of Albany, for Lieutenant Governor.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing the
action Of the Philadelp hia Administration
Convention.
During August, 17,43s immigrants ar
rived in New York from Europe, on fifty
three different vessels. The largest num-
Der, SASS, came from Liverpool, whilst
Hamburg sent 8,676, Bremen 1915, Glas-
gov 1,l64, Havre 1,O74, London 939, Ant
werp LOG, Genoa 50, and Rotterdam Is.
More taan two-thirds Of these came ON
steamers.
A man named De Canine was accidentally
run over by train of cars at the Elizabeth
IN. J. depot, on Wednesday last, and was
mangled in SO shocking manner that his
hsartrending solicitations to be put out Of
world were complied with, and he was shot
through the head. The injuries he had re-
ceived were past surgical aid.
Eminent Catholic clergymen are already
arriving in New York from the Pacific coast,
70 attend the second Catholic council, which
is to be held in Baltimore during October,
and over which Archbishop Spalding has
been delegated by the Pope to preside.
Thesobject Of the council is to regulate the
discipline of the church in this country, and
to arrange some systematic plan for the
education Of the Catholic youth. Forty
one bishops and other prelates. and one
hundred priests, will take part in the de-
alterations.
The pail Of gloom hangs over Johnstown.
Almost every house is hospital, and those
Of the Inhabitants unipjured are busily en-.
gagged attending the wounded. The ten OF
twelve surgeons of the place are worn
down with their labors, and are to be re.
lieved by surgeons from Pittsburgh and
neighborhood. There have been seventeen
deaths in all, and fifty amputations. The
number Of wounded is three hundred and
seven, four-ffths of them having fractured
limbs and internal injuries. A citizens
meeting, to furnish relief to the sufferers
was held on Saturday evening, the 10Th, a
which the following donations were an
nounced: President johnson, $500; Maj
Gen. John W. Geary, 5000; D. J. Morrell
Union candidate for Congress in the district
$500; Cambria Iron Works Company
$1,000. The platform which caused In
accident was supported by "Howe Truss,
and is reported to have been sufficient,
strong for ordinary purposes.