The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-10-12
--Profp ssor Georpe w Hnrncr ~ Gin

! Professor George w. Harper, OF Gin
cinnati, in his regular monthly weather re-
port, says of September: "In several re-
spects this month is a marked period Ia the
meteorological history OF this place. The
maximum temperature, and the mean
| temperature of the month are the lowest
| ever recorded for the month Of Sep
Der. The amount Of rain - nearly
eleven inches-is, believe, Unprecedented.
This excess will more than make up the de-
fciency Of last May. The year 1865 is
memorable as containing the dryest May
and the wettest September perhaps ever ex-
perienced at this point. More rain has
fallen during the past month than | have
ever recorded in any previous month"
An Albion IN. ~ paper says: The
most important criminal case on hand is the
Lindsey case, which created SO much in
terest throughout the country several
months ago. Lindsey was arrested for
whipping his own child, boy about three
years Of age, to death. lie was released on
So, 600 bail, given by his father and broth
ers, and his case referred TO this term Of
the court. Yesterday, full bill Of man
slaughter was found against him by the
grand jury. day he vas brought into
court and plead "not guilty to the indict.
ment. His case was put over to tho Janu-
airy term, at the request Of the district
attorney. He is man rather below the
medium size, about 35 years of age, and has
a very determined look. He fully ius,ifies
himself in his horrid work, and declares
hc was only in the way Of duty.
"A New York correspondent OF the AL.
bany Argus relates that handsome orphan
work girl had been for some time courted
ty journeyma halter. One day she
pressed him to marry, as she had received
disrespectful proposals from rich lawyer.
"There is my hand,' said she, marry
me directly" The lover, highly indignant
at the attorney, was too glad to obey the
direction. The marriage took place at the
residence Of the bride. The evening before
the wedding, however, the bridegroe m told
his bride that he had secret to tell her.
lie was not journeyman halter, but was
one Of the richest men in the city Of Bos-
ton, and said he would take her the next
day to the beautiful country scat in the SUI
burbs Of the modern Athens, which he had
inherited from his father and mother, for
he, indeed, was an orphan like his bride.
The Methodist Church in this country
is just one hundred years Of age 1t com
menced business over an obscure grocery
store, in 17G6, in the city of New York
The official census place it, numerically. far
in advance of any other American religious
body, and the general religions statistics
of the country show that it comprises
nearly one.half Of all our Protestant COM
municants. The different bodies Of the
Methodist church comprises about 2 600. 600
communicates; $4,000 local and IA 600
travelling preachers; 200 colleges and acad-
emies, with 80 600 students; publishing
institutions with an aggregate capital of
about 81, 900, OOO-the one in New York
city having on its catalogues more than 500
books and 900 tracts, beside 1900 Sunday
school volumes, and scattering more then
1000, 900 copies Of the latter annually, and
100000 copies of Sunday school periodicals
monthly.
A piece Of rascality was attempted up
on Saginaw gentleman in Detroit q few
evenings since, which, however, pro,ed a
failure. He had taken his seat in crowded
car, when person near asked if he could
give two S. for $40. The ever oblirng
Saginawan took a roll of bills from his
pocket and passed over the two fves to the
person, receiving in exchange the $40,
which he rolled up with the rest of his bills
and placed them in the side pocket of his
coat. On examining his money in the NOR
ming he found that piece of black silk
thread had been run through the bill he re-
ceived from the stranger, and that piece
OF the same about three feet long still
remained attached. The intention Of the
party for whom he changed the bill was
doubtless, at a favorable opportunity, to
take hold Of the thread and drag the whole
roll Of bills from his pocket, which could
easily have been accomplished he'd not the
thread by some means been broken.