The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-05-23

the leading politicians Of the State and some
of the neghboring States were in attend.
ance. In his remarks, he deprecated the
restoration policy Of the President and the
committee alike as unsatisfactory.
The strike Of the New York ship carpen-
tiers, joiners, and caulkers continues. and
the employers say if it lasts much longer
they will remove their business to other
ports The average amount received
weekly as aid to the caulkers is from
500 to $1,000. The Workingmen
Union, it is said, are about 10 contract
loan of $o5 600 to the strikers.
While Mrs. Alice Warren, Of Burrillvlle,
r. l., was away from her home the other
day. working in the factory, her two chill
dren, girl OF four and boy of six years,
were drowned in the mill pond while at
| play. The mothers first knowledge of the
sad fact was seeing their bodies float down
| past the i'll where she was working. Her
husband was killed at Webster, Mass, a
year ago.
There was severe gale on Sunday after
noon, the 18th, in the eastern portion Of
New York. AT Whitehall an engine house
was blown down; at Lake George the roof
of the Fort William Henry Hotel was carried
away at Saratoga the small steamer on the
LAKE was driven from its moorings and much
injured, and sand cyclone passed over
New York city occasioning much consterna-
ton, but little serious damage.
Another daring highway robbery was
/ perpetrated in New York on the afternoon
of the 18th. Mr.. ]. H. Higgins, cashier of
Z. 5. Higgins & Co., carpet dealers, doing
business at Broadway. was proceeding
! through Forty-third street, between Seventh
and Eighth Avenues, with carpet bag con-
tanning SIG, 400, which he had just drawn
from the bank for the purpose of paying eff
the hands employed in the factory Of the
| firm, when he was brutally assaulted and
| knocked senseless to the ground by ruff
fan, who was Immediately Joined by two
others, one of whom sprang from butchers
cart and dealt Mr.. II. powerful blow on
the head with o heavy weapon. The rob-
bers then seized the bag, jumped into the
cart, in which was the third accomplish, and
made off with their booty. After his recov-
cry from the shock, Mr.. II. was able to give
such description Of the Williams as to lead
to the hope Of their speedy arrest.
Officer Kenney, Of the Brooklyn police
discovered, on the morning of the l4th, the
body of man floating near the Atlantic
Dock Company, in Buttermilk channel.
The body was secured, and Captain Thomp-
son was notified, who, on examination, be-
came satisfied that it was the body Of Pres
ton King, late Collector of Customs at New
York. The officers of the Custom House
among them nephew OF Mr.. King, have
examined the body, and unhesta,ingly pro
nounce it that Of the deceased Collector. A
cord was securely tied round his waist, his
hair was worn off his head, and his face
was much dis6gurcd. The remains are now
in the hands of his friends. An inquest
will be held on Thursday. The remains are
not much blrated, and are less decomposed
than might have been expected, considering
the fact that they were in the water just six
months and one day-the Collector having
thrown himself into the North river on tn,
morning Of the 18th day of November, 1865
Financial and Commercial.
The little tax of one cent upon each box
of matches, produced last year throughout
the United States about $1,000, 900, OF
enough to arm. transport and keep in ths
field 1900 men.
Chloride of lime, the best disinfectant, i.
manufactured only in France, and now tha
every body is calling for it, the stock on hanc
and aAoat, bound for this country, is hardl,
more than the paper manufacturers need
The Commission appointed to examin.
into the affairs of the Merchants Nationa
Bank are Of the opinion that the institution
will be able to pay about three per cent. o
its liabilities.
An immense memorial has been presented
in the House, signed by $500 citizens Of tn,
Lake Superior Company, praying for an in
crease of the duty on foreign copper.
To get up the new five cent piece which i
soon to be issued will cost about $500, 900
There will be, when the coinage is complete
$3,50O,00O of this money in circulation
that being the amount Of postal currency o
three and five cents that the coin is iutende.
to supercede.
Congregational DOings.
} The House was not in session on the ltb