The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-28
CURRENT ITEMS.
Domestic Paragrapl,s.

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Southern Illinois last year.
"A man in Boston has Just paid the
fortieth years rent of his store to the same
landlord
California has had 344 inches of rain
so far this season; nearly 8 inches came in
one storm.
Cincinnati has lately increased the ga.
laries of its city officials Policemen now
receive $1,000 year.
"A girl in paper mill, in Bangor, found
ring composed of thirty diamonds, among
some rags she was picking.
NO little alarm has been created among
the farmers Of Fulton county, ILL.,, by the
appearance Of new cattle disease.
The carpenters at Brooklyn talk about
claiming So. SO day, and their employers
threaten to suspend building altogether, if
they do.
The sale Of four leading firms in Salt
Lake City G. Gentiles y last year were one
million and half EACH One concern sold
100000 in boots and shoes.
"A woollen. factory is to be erected at
Lawrenceburg, Ind, the present season, of
capacity to manufacture GOO yards Of
cloth per day.
Bloomington has melodeon manufac-
tory. The instruments there put up are
spoken of as being equal to any others
made in the country.
"A snake twenty-five feet and three
inches in length, was killed last Saturday
on Grand Island, in Niagara River. The
largest Of everything is found at Niagara.
An extraordinary case of flial deprav-
ity comes to light in New Brunswick, N.
j., where youth robbed his father Of
$2,O1s, and proceeded on his travels to
spend the same with reprobate companions.
1t appears by official returns, that in
the State Of New York there are over 10000
children between the ages of five and
twenty-one years who do not attend any
school.
A child in Rockford, Ill, came near
losing its life recently, simply by playing
with an old stem Of tobacco pipe in its
mouth. The poison Of the tobacco almost
produced death.
a sensitive Dutchman committed sui
! eide at New York, few days ago, because
he was SO mortified that his cousin had
come to this country and gone into business
as mule-driver.
Some idea of the telegraphic business
that forty.fr different wires now run out OF
the city from the telegraph offices on the
corner of Lake and Clark streets.
The manager of the Griswold Opera
House, Troy, has produced . new local SEN
sation drama, entitled the g Workirgmen Of
Troy" In the last scene, a steam engine,
in full motion, is on the stage.
The New Haven Palladium says that
the last new hat for ladies in NfH ,Hays99
woodcock perched over the forehead Of the
wearer trying to peck out her right eye.
"A boy sixteen years old employed in a
Boston insurance Office lately forged the
money, and went to New York on lark.
His good time was soon terminated by his
arrest.
Rents are coming down in Washington
Many empty houses are offered at two-thirds
of what they were held at q few months
since. One house is mentioned as having
been let for fifteen dollars . month, the last
tenant Of which, paid forty dollars for the
same term.
San Francisco statistics exhibit 4 very
remarkable growth in population during
the war. In 1860 there were 81, 900 citi-
zens in 1865, 1900 The Bulletin thinks
that there will be less rapid increase in
the future. Its estimate for 1870 is 19O,-
400.
B. NJ. Harrison, of Terre Haute, H.,
and his brother, residing in New Jersey,
have recently been notified that, by the
death Of wealthy relative in England. they
have together inherited the sum Of So, $780,
900, which they divide equally between
them.
"A young lady afiancad to an ardent
youth in Bridgeport, Ct, refused to fix the
happy day, and her lover made up sur
prise party for her, got up tableaux, and
persuaded Miss Indecision to help him rep
resent marriage. She did and found the
knot securely tied She says now that she
is glad Of it.
Cleansing the Aug@an stables was moth
ing to what the Board of Health find on
their hands in New York in their inroads
upon the genius of pestilence in the Metrop-
oils. 1t is found that there are trenty EIGHT
miles Of sewers that must be rebuilt ere
they exercise fully their proper function.
The will of the late Judge P. NJ Smith,
Of Centrevllle, Mich, is to be contested by
the heirs. 1t will be remembered that he
bequeathed to the Baptist College, Of Kala-
mazoo. the nice little sum of $50, 900; while
he left to his widow and three children
81, 1000 each. He is said to have been very
eccentric and the heirs have hopes Of being
able to set aside the will.
"A Rhode Islander lately died abroad
very soon after his marriage, and left a will
which had been executed before his mar
riage. His estate amounts to about 81 ,OOO,-
600, and the courts will be called upon to
decide what part Of it shall go to the widow.
Mrs. Mansfield, who stabbed and killed
her husband, Jacob Mansfield, in Madison
county, Mo-, last month, has been tried and
acquitted. The deceased was 10 years Of
age, but was in the habit Of cruelty beat
ing his wife while he was under the in
iuence Of liquor.
"A lady from the West reached Spencer
port, N. Y, on Tuesday evening, on visit
to her parents. She had her infant with
her, and on meeting her mother she joyfully
disrobed her infant of the shawl in which it
was wrapped, and found it dead. 1t had
been sutfocated.
The marriage law Of Pennsylvania is
undergoing change. A simple agreement
between couple in the presence Of wit
nesses has been held to be legal marriage
heretofore, but that sort Of thing will Be
done away with, and the services Of cler-
gyman or magistrate will now be required.
For marrying pair, either Of whom is in
sonment will be imposed.
Over $50 putrid animals seized in the
New York markets within few days! Mr..