Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-06-24
PHILADELfHYA, Juhe IL

ZCU nI1DOSteFS nave SuCCeeUeU III
running 4 tug-boat down the bay
to steamship, on which to embark
for Cuba. . rs
The Government is '.going for" a
lot of illicit distilleries in Virginia,
on the Kentucky border.
Gen. Peter B. Washburne IL the
Republican nominee for Governor Of
Vermont.
The movement in Nova Scotia for
separation from Canada and ahnexa-
ton to the United States seems to be
going on vigorously.
Hon. Henry J. Raymond, editor
Of the New York Times, died very
suddenly at his residence in the City
last Friday morning, Of apoplexy.
Mr.. Raymond was one of the lead-
ing politicians of the State and Of the
country. %
Little Minnie Warren was mar.
ried few days ago, at West Haven,
Connecticut, to commodore Mutt"
There are still numerous reports Of
the sailing, Of vessels from various
ports Of this country with men and
arms for Cuba. If half Of these re-
ports were true, there would now be
enough Americans in Cuba to end
the revolution in q week.
| f,.ss,. =, CHICAGO, June 10.
The Tribune's New York special
says: A movement has been COM
menced among some Of the dissatis-
fed Republicans for pressing salmon
p. Chase for President In 1872, with
the supposed intention OF uniting
1 with the Democrats. Hugh Hastings,
] David Dudley Fields, and Thomas
G. Humphrey, are mentioned as
among the parties interested.
Statements are published, showing
that the Atlantic Cable Telegraph
Company have reduced their tariff
of prices for TRANSMISSION Of dispatch
es, since the Cable was laid, four
different times; and at each Of these
reductions the business and profits
of the Company have increased.
The number of Friends, or Qua
kers, in the world is now stated at
$1,000. The increase Of the Dehom-
ination in the past year has been
about !, 500.
Senator Ramsey started for Europe
on Tuesday, rs Special Agent from
our Government to negotiate about
new Postal arrangement with
France.
us. Detective r. n. Lowell has
been arrested in New York State for
collusion with counterfeiters.
At about three o'clock last Satur.
day mprning, after an all-night SEES
sion, and amid great excitement, the
English House Of Lords passed the
Irish Church bill to its second read
ing, by vote Of l79 to lag. 49,
The oath Of Regency Of. Spain was
administered to Marshal Serrano last
Friday. Gen. Prim Is announced as
Secretary of the War and President
OF the Ministry. t.-' u 4
The "Bricklayers' Union''of Wash
ington City has expelled two MEM
bers because they persist in working
with two colored bricklayers at the
Navy Yard. There's Irish Democ-
racy for you! ~,
Sixty illicit Southern distilleries
have lately been seized by is. Rev.
enue officers. The work is dangerous,
and the military are toad the officers
when necessary. ="
HAVANA, June 19.
The schooner Lahave was captured
on the high sea near Cape Maisi. The
schooner was from Boston and her
officers claim she was going to st.
Mary's, Hayti or Kingston. Her
cargo consisted of thirteen PARROT
guns, and a few field pieces and shells,
fourteen hundred pounds Of powder
and much other ammunition, The
vessel was detained until determined
whether legal prize.
Cincinnati dispatch says that large
quantities Il sugar and coffee have
been sinuggled into the country
without paying duty, and the Rev
enue officers are looking it up.
Through fare on the Pacific Rail-
road from Chicago to San Francisco
is now reduced to $153. ,..
The wheat harvest has commenced
in Southern Illinois; yield 25 bushels
per acre.
A young man In the employ Of the
American Tract Society has been ar
rested for stealing money from letters
addressed to the Institution, and con.
fesses to- having done 90 for long
time, stealing large sums. u
| The Prairie Farmer, published at
Chicago editorially says that even
I in central Illinois the farmers are
barely tJune l9l done planting corn,
and that It will take almost mira
Gle to bring out the ualsaverage Of
the crop In the State thiS year. 80. s
A grand Supplementary Concert Of
the Peace Festival was given ct Bos-
ton last saturday evening, before an