The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-07-18
Eastern Matters.

Four ship loads Of Mormons arrived at
New York during the past month, and five
more vessels with similar loads are now on
their way
On the 18th, at Hartford, a daughter Of
Harriet Beecher Stowe was shot by some
unknown boy. The ball passed between
the two bones of the forearm, seyering a
nerve in its way.
Prof. Lowe and another person made an
ascension with his balloon from New York
the balloon was seen passing that point on
Sunday night, apparently without any pas
sengers.
passenger train on the Atlantic and
Great Western railway off the track
twenty miles east of Meadville, on Monday,
and three or four cars were smashed. The
fireman was killed and large number of
persons were injured.
In the late fire at Portland safes of near
ly all descriptions proved worthless in most
cases, when unprotected, and the few which
did not fail were probably saved by crcum-
stances. It is judged from this that vaults
only, built from the ground, are entirely
reliable.
A messenger boy in New York, on the
9th, had a bag containing $500 snatched
from his hand, while standing in the cash
ier's office in the Custom House. The thief
escaped, the boy falling senseless, probably
from chloroform, while endeavoring to pur-
sue him.
Jas. Stephens was arrested at Boston on
the 18th, at the suit of P. A. Sennott, who
claims $4,000 for delivering lectures on
Fenianism and expenses incurred in the ex
cursion to Campo Bello Stephens appeared
in the municipal court, and gave bail in
$1,000.
The factory known as the Tacony Print
Works in Philadelphia, was destroyed by
fire on the 18th inst, together with several
other buildings. Loss, $2,OOO,OOC. This
is the heaviest fire known in that city for
many years.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican says
Of the assessment of six million dollars on
the underwriters by the Portland fire, that
the losses will, in many cases, ruin the com.
panies; and few in the list will escape with.
out impaired capitals.
Some excitement was caused at Philadel
phia by the report that cholera had broken
out in the frigate Chattanooga, at the Navy
Yard. The reports are probably much ex
aggerated. The truth seems to be that fiv.
men on the ship have died Of cholera NOR
bus within few days. The supposed cause
Of the disease is the eating Of new potatoes
The damage to the new slaughter houses
being erected by Chicago parties at Commu
aipaw, near New York, by the wind on tn,
night Of the 9th, was greater than was sup
posed at first. A large amount of fran,
work was thrown down, and the loss is es
timated at from twenty thousand to twenty
five thousand dollars.
On Saturday, 18th, according to the Mead
vile, Pa, Republican, Hon. C. v. Culver
took up his lodgings in the Venango count,
jail-that seeming to be the only way il
! which he could escape the relentless perse
cution waged against him by three or fou
Of his creditors. Mrs. Culver with tn,
devotion of woman, accompanied her hus
band, and shares his cell with him.
One Of the most destructive fires know
in the oil regions occurred at Bennehof
Run on Saturday night the 7th inst Atanl
was struck by lightning and exploded, an,
the burning oil RIM down the RIM a fno
deep, burning everything in its course
Some eighteen or twenty producing we'll
were burned out, and it is estimated tina
10000 barrels in the tanks were burned
The loss is very heavy, but as yet, cannot b,
estimated.
The Commissioners appointed by the De
partment, have agreed on the lower part q
City Hall Park. as site for the new Posi-
Office in New York city. The area of Iii,
piece Of land selected is about seventy.