The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-02-21

Communication between New York and
Brooklyn was nearly suspended by the Ice
on the Il 9Th and 18th One vessel was stove
in and sunk, destroying valuable cargo OF
tobacco and cotton.
Aayces from China say that the arrival
Of Sir Rutherford Alcock, British minister,
in reRjn had caused the Chinese empress to
abandon the throne, and yield control of The
empire to Prince Kung, who has heretofore
favored the nslicy Of opening the celestial
empire 10 foreign intercourse
The agricultural societies Of 10 states have
mcmorialized the president TO remove Isaac
Newton, commissioner of agriculture.
VIM Dodson, an old and respectable citi-
zen Of Cnss county, residing near Mendoza,
was murdered by his sou-in-law, Samuel
Mitchell, in his own house, on the 10th.
Mitchell has been arrested, and will be tried
for the infamous offence.
4 Washington special says the freedmen
bill will certainly be vetoed by the presi-
dent.
The house was in session rs usual on the
18th, for purposes of debate. Only some ~
members were present, with about 100 spec
tators. Three speeches were made, by
Cook, of Illinois, Lawrence of Ohio, and
Cullom, of Illinois, on reconstruction. All
three opposed the present admission OF
southern members.
During quarrel between the Speake rof
the Tennessee House Of Representatives
and one of the members, yesterday, the
former hurled his mallet at the latter 5
head.
General Lee is in Washington, and was
to-day examined by the Reconstruction
Committee OF Congress.
A messenger of the United States Express
Company was garrotca and robbed Of $lO,-
600 in st. Louis, this morning.
The storm of Feb. lith was for severity
unprecedented since Jan. LIST, 1864. Every
railroad out of Chicago, except the North
western, was blockaded by snow, and the
cold weather and gale was felt as far south
as New Orleans, where The mercury stood
ut "A degrees; at st. Paul 40 below; Chi
cage 20 below: Washington s above, and
St. Louis Is below The severity of the
cold was greatly intensified by the violent
winds.
The bank Of Liberty, Mo, was robbed by
bushwhackers of $4,000, on Tuesday, the
18th inst.
Carl Schurz has been chosen editor Of the
Detroit Post (soon 10 be started), at a salary
OF $4,000 ayear.
The Kentucky Senate has adopted tho
House resolutions requesting the removal of
the Federal troops from that State, condemn
ing The Freeamcn's Bureau, asking for the
restoration Of the da5eas corpus, and reject
ing the emancipation amendment to the ma
tional constitution.
There have been but 200 cases OF small
pox in Buffalo, instead OF =, coo, as previous
ly reported.
a Washington despatch says that an at
tempt is being made to effect compromise
on the Freedmen's Bureau bill-thc Tennes-
see delegation to be at once admitted into
Congress in consideration Of the signature
of the bill by the President
The safe Of the Treasurer Of Derks Co,
Pa, in Reading, was blown open on the nj ght
of the 10th, with gunpowder. 1t contained
$4,000. The burglars were disturbed be-
fore they secured the money, and fled, leav-
ing their tools and implements behind.
The Spanish successor to the late Admiral
Pareja has been instructed TO annihlate
every habi.ation on the South American
coast within reach Of his guns, and to imme-
diately regain possession Of the Chincha
Islands.
val of Napoeon's commissioner at that
place en- route for Vera Cruz. The Imperi-
allsts have gained a success by The surren-
der to them of Rapantla by Liberal Gener-
ais, but have met with reverses in Mazatlin
and Sialo. City Of Mexico papers are de-
manding PREPARATION of the United States for
the seizure of Bagdad.
The Republicans Of Connecticut have
nominated General Joseph r. Hawley of
Hartford rs their candidate for Governor.
The Union Republican State Convention
Of Indiana meets at Indianapolis on the odd
The Richmond Examiner Office was closed
on the 18th, by order Of General Grant In
the course Of conversation since then lie
limited that it was his determination "a
squelch all other reasonable sheets in the
South.
European dates by the steamer Bremen
are to Jan. 3l,-three days latcr..... The
Italian Ministry has prepared a bill for the
suppression of religious corporations w
Several vessels bearing CHILEAN colors have
appeared OF Valencia, Sprin, and pursued
Spanish shipping. 1.-THE cattle plague is
still on the increase in England.
The manufacture of the new Atlantic tel
egraph cable has begun at Birmingham,
England. The new cable will be the same
as the last in size, material and quality.
The company intend 10 pick up the cable
already partially laid.
In consequence Of Expressions employed
by Mr.. Bancroft III his address on Mr. Lin
coin, the Austrian Minister has refused an
introduction to him, and the British Minis
ter declined to attend dinner party at
which the orator was TO be present,
Missouri objects TO the sum apportoned
to her by tho Congressional Committee
on the War expenditures of the loyal