The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-10-19

| BARNUMs fat woman last week broke
down y cab in Toronto, and tumbled out in
the mud, greatly exciting the respectful
commisseration Of the newsboys. The cab
man will sue for damages.
Mr. SINN, the theatrical manager, has
sued the Philadelphia City Item, for calling
him "handsome man, with beautiful ten
der eyes, Q fine moustache and imperial"
The homeliness Of Sim was proverbial.
Mrs. DEBORAH SAUNDERS, of Gloucester,
Mass, was century old, on the 4th. She
| is in good health, reads the newspapers
withou, the aid of glasses, and has knit
stockings and worked for the soldiers OF the
Revolution, the war Of 1872 and the rebel
| lien.
| Sir HENRY HOLLAND spends his evenings
| quietly at Mr.. Stewards house st Washing
ton in playing chess with Miss Fanny Sew
ard, the Secretary's daughter. This famous
| ply sician has attended to his own health
with remarkable success. Though nearly
eighty, he looks hale and hearty.
The whole expense Of Thoreau's trip to
Canada, whereof he makes a most graphic
account in his new book, just published,
was, including two guide books and map,
just twelve dollars and seventy-hve cents
He Travelled on foot mostly, eleven hundred
miles, for this small sum.
In view of the fact that Messrs. Glass and
Canning, Englishmen, will be knighted for
the part they have taken in laying the At
lantic cable. the New York Tribune suggests
that some national recognition should be
given to Mr.. Cyrus w. Field, to whom, more
than to any other individual, the enterprise
is indebted for its success.
ROGER WILLIAMS remains, having lain
1873 years without q stone to mark the spot,
search was recently made for them, when
they were found to have been absorbed by
the roots of an apple tree. The place occu-
pied BY tn spine and both legs was filed by
root Wit its two forks, and not q trace OF
| bone was left. In his wife's grave was
found only lock Of hair.
The Boston Transcript announces the
death Of Joshua D. Robinson. author Of the
beautiful poem, The Little Boy that Died."
which has been attributed TO many leading
| poets. Mr.. Robinson was q native of Hart
| ford, Conn, but resided much of his life in
Nswburyport, Mass. He died of cholera at
San Antonio, Mexico, where he had lived
for number Of years.
A MONUMENT Of granite, costing SIS, 900,
has just been erected at Mount Auburn,
Cambridge, Mass, to the memory Of VIM.
F. Harnden, the founder of the express
business in America. Its marble tablets
are inscribed, 'Because the Kings bust
ness required haste First Samuel, 81, 8,
and directed by the Express Company Of
| the United States, in the year 1866"
Nh. JERRY HAYES, of Centreville, Pa.
who claims to have made a good oil barrel
| out Of the rough in Is minutes and 30 Sec
| onds, and has given challenge to any other
man in the sum of 81, 900 to compete with
him at similar trial, is answered by Peter
Moran, Of Cleveland, who offers to bet
1000, and put up the money, that he can
not make good oil barrel out Of the rough
in l8 minutes and 80 seconds, and also an
other S.. 900 that he can make barrel as
quick as Mr.. Hayes can.
| The late Commodore Stockton was re-
markable for his Independent manners
While in Constantinople many years ago
with his squadron he was, on being intro
duced to the Sultan, admonished to address
him in French, but to forbear delivering his
address until his Majesty had spoken first.
| The Commodore committed his French
speech to memory, but forgot all about it /;
when the Sultan made his appearance. and
without waiting for permission to address
him, he rushed up to him as the monarch
entered the audience room, and said, grasp
ing him BY the hand: "How you do, Mr..
| Sultan ?"
Mr.. RAREY. the horse-tamer, whose death
took place recently at Cleveland. was a man
remarkable for his modest and loving
nature. 1t was by his tenderness and afrec-
tionateness that he succeeded in conquering
he obedience of the most untamable horses
The English officers and noblemen with
whom he was in personal relation while he
was in England, looked upon him not only as
the friend of their horses, but as their per-
sonal friend, and missed no opportunity to
testify their regard for his beautiful nature.
Mr.. Rarey was not only public benefactor
by causing one of the noblest Of animals to
be better treated, but he taught also the
world to emulate his example, and to see
what works combination of goodness and
intelligence may do not only for horses, but
also for the higher animal-man.