Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-11-18

Coy. Merrill's majority two years
ago was q, ,799. aalz HI .iisf
Some unauthorized persons put =
hand-car on the track Of the C. r. /.
& p. Railroad, about forty miles west
of Des Moines, last week Wednes-
day. to take o little ride; and the
result was that a train ran into them,
and some IL or IA persons were
wounded, two or three severely, and
one mortaliy. We CLEAN from the
Register baa aai .at
The Indianola journal ays, "There
is 4 party now 4 this County sur
nom Cedar Falls, through Newton,
Jasper County, and through Hart
ford, Palmyra and IndianOla, this
County, and on through Union Co.,
near Alton, to the Missouri line. The
men who are at the head Of this pro-
iect are reliable business men, as We
have been informed, and purpose
putting it through"
- ~
The Register learns that the State
University starts out on its Winter
Term with the most fattering pros
poets. About 400 students are already
enrolled, aud many more are coming.
There are rs students In the Law De-
partment.
The Governors and Members OF
Congress of Iowa, Minnesota and
Wisconsin met at Dubuque on the
10th inst, and had a consultation in
reference to securing Congressional
appropriation in aid Of the Wiscon-
sin and Fox River Improvement,
which will give water communities
tion by way of the great lakes from
the Mississippi to the Atlantic sea.
board. A strong effort is to be made
to this end.
The State Christian Convention at
Grinnell closed its session last Thurs.
day. The Gate CVy's correspond
ence says the attendance was large,
though but a minority of the church
es OF the State were represented
Rev. d. l.. Moody, of Chicago, was
Chairman. The exercises were in.
teresting and valuable. The Con-
vention adjourned to meet at Daven-
port next year.
Railroad connection is now com.
pleta between burlington and Wap-
clio, Louisa County, says the Hdsck.
eye.
Gov. Merrill is spoken Of for the
Senatorial long term; and the Hack
enc commends such choice.
The building of the bridge over
the Missouri, at Council Bluffs and
Omaha, has been suspended. Tubes
have been driven down seventy feet
without finding solid bottom.
Publishing the official abstract Of
votes at the late election, SO far rs
canyassed, the Builetfn says:--"Dela-
ware County Democrats didn't like
Brannon, SO they cast all their votes
-953-for Col. George Gillaspy for
the Judgeship. THE Col. accepts.
-Tama gave ID. s. Glidden thirty
votes for the long and the short term
as Superintendent.
Upon the same subject the Register
gives these further figures:-Total
vote, 1858, was 1874. 40; diminntiOn
this year, 4O,4O7, or DOTS per cent;
Republican falling of 2a70O. or TO-
60 per cent; Democratic falling off
1922, or 22.56 per cent. The vote
for Governor, when canvassed, will
show,a still larger Democratic loss.
VIM. II. Needham has sold out
his interest in the Oskaloosa Herald
to the remaining partners, Messrs.
Hunter Il Leighton, hut still remains
with that excellent paperas Foreman
Of the Office. ''3tlfla I'll as
The new Court House at Winterset
is to have an iron cornice and slate
roof, to cost sl1, 1872 extra, says the
Jfddisonim.
The people of Lee County voted
last Saturday on the question ofcom-
promising the Railroad-bond debt Of
the County; and gave a majority Of
s72 in. favor Of the compromise; says
the Gate city. .lel .a H3
The Causes before the State Su-
preme Court from this Judicial
District are docketed for two days
commencing December Is. Il
Mr.. Jaeger received 6,so2 votes for
Sup't OF Public Instruction, at our
late State election, Notwithstanding
he was not a candidate. Not taking
the papers, the Democracy didn't
learn that he had declined.
J. Dysart, ESD, Republican Sena-
tor elect from the District composed
of Poweshiek and iTama Counties,
received all but one OF the l,277 votes
cast In the former County That is
running pretty well. GIdg
0 They have q seduction case at In
llia0ola, among the e.ffirst families,'
over w'hich there isgvaate exGtemena.
A young mani IL chargsd withsed3-
cling his sister-ir-law, . Miss Bundy.