The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-02-28
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The steamer H1llnan coilided with the
steamer Mamie Eycrs, at half-past two
o'clock a. m. on The 24h, near Madison,
Indiana, sinking the latter in four or five
ninues. Nearly every one on the boat was
asleep, and reports vary from IS TO GO in
their estimates Of The lives lost.
oil City has been flooded. owing to an ice
gorge in oil Creek The Mon2ngahea river
Was eight feet higher than common and still
rising on the oath
A family of FIVE persons were burned to
death in Baltimore on the oath, the flames
having barred all possibility of escape.
The Fcnian Congress at Pittsburgh adj
journed on the 9th, after discaiming all
interest in American politics, and urging the
brotherhood to prepare for war.
by authority Of the President, Gen. How
ard announces that the Frecdmens Bureau
will be continued one year from this time.
Terrible suffering has prevailed in the
Northwest Territories from the late cold
term. Several soldiers at Fort Abercrombe
and Fort Wadsworth, have been frozen to
death, and party on the way between these
points are believed to have persisted.
Further diplomatic correspondence rela-
tive to the pirate Shenandoah has been pub
lishcd. Mr.. Seward, it appears, refuses to
recognize the vessel as the Shenandoah, as
sorting that she has never been other than
the British registered ship Sea King. The
London journals characterize the eorrespon-
Cleveland had something very much like
an earthquake on the 18th. The earth was
shaken, accompanied by a loud, dull report,
and fissure was made in the earth for
long distance, extending into the ground
for depth of several feet, and being about
two or three inches wide at the top The
gap closed up during the day. The phen-
omcna is supposed TO have been caused by
the intense cold
Ii is understood that Secretary Seward
has telegraphed from New York TO Wash
ington that he endorses every word of the
Presidents speech
A caucus of Union Congressman was held
on the evening of the 23d, Senator Foster
presiding. All the speeches counsellcd
moderation. 4 committee was appointed
to circulate documents for the cnlighten
mcnt of the people.
Some of the leading Democrats Of New
York are urging the division of the State
and the formation of q new State. to com
prise the southern eighteen counties.
The official report Of Chief Engineers
Dandy, Fithan, and Kellogg, General In |
spectors Of Steam Machinery in the navy,
appointed BY the Department 70 conduct the /
competitive experiments Of the Ninooski /
and Algonquin, is published. 1t declares !
that the contractor for the machinery Of the 1
Algonquin has failed in every guarantee. +
and that The vessel is not fit for the naval !
service. II states that neither Of the YES
sells seered well.
Prof. Edward Daniels has been appointed
agent of Wisconsin at the Paris Exposi-
ton.
The convention Of editors and publishers
Of Illinois net on the ODD and 23d at Peoria,
enjoying in the evening OF the 22d the he
spitalities of the board of trade of that city.
The convention organized, adopted a consti-
tuition, with J. w. Merritt Of Springfield as
President. Resolutions favoring reduc-
ton of the duty on paper, the publication
of state laws by state authority, decreasing
the percentage to advertising agents, and
deprecating gratutous advertising, were
passed. Two dollars per annum for sub
seription, and ten dollars per square for
advertising, were declared low enough for
the most unpretending country papers.
resolution was unanimously adopted de-
nouncing Mather & Co., advertising agents,
of New York, as swindlers.
The Mass Convention of Farmers at
Dixon, H., on the GOTH passed resolutions
denouncing the railroad monopolies.'
and strongly advocating the Improvement
of Rock River At GAINESVILLE on the same
day meeting was also held for the purpose
of forwarding the last mentioned object
Much enthusiasm prevailed.
The Iowa Senate has passed resolution
instructing the senators and requesting he
representatives from that State to sustain
the Freedmen Bureau bill, Notwithstanding
the Presidents objections.
In the New Jersey Senate on the 2lst,
Mr.. Winfield, Democrat, offered resolutions
indorsng Mr.. Johnsons veto Of the Freed
mems Bureau bill On motion Of Mr.
Scovel President of the Senate, the resolu-
tons were laid on the table bya strict party
vote.
The reply Of Secretary Seward to Mr..
Bigelow's despatch, inclosing the speech Of
the Emperor Napoleon in reference to Next
can affairs, was forwarded to Europe on the
DIST. Mr.. Seward alludes with considera-
bic severity to, and denies, the assertion of
the Emperor that our Government had been
invited to join France in her Mexican in
tervention before the introduction of French
forces into the army of Macmillan.
The New York Express states that Gen.
Butler has paid to Smith Bros, of New
Orleans, the $4,000 in gold which they
alleged he distracted from their vaults to-
gether with interest and all costs, making
an aggregate Of over Sl50,000.
The order allowing the resumption Of the
Richmond Examiner was issued by General
Grant The condition of the resumption is,
that, in the future, the paper ''will not pur-
sue a course inimical to the government
and will "give support, countenance and