Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-10-14
JEFF. Davis arrived ut Baltimore
last SATURDAY., a EA H@dnrt

JEFF. Davis arrived ut Baltimore
last Saturday. H4dgrt
Father Hyacinthe, the famous
French priest whose revolt from the
Catholic Church created so much ex-
element in Europe lately, Is coming
to this country. '.@''aa.'r
Official advices from Dakota repre-.
sent that the Indians of that Terrific.
ry have been made troublesome by
the introduction Of whisky;, and
more troops are called for. -,
Eastport, Maine, was visited by,a
terrible hurricane last week. Seven
teen lives were lost on one vessel;
and property was damaged to the
estimated amount Of at least half
million dollars. ,.v...s ! aa.,,i ..,.g,
Swift river, In Maine, was on .
bender last week, and did an inn
meMse amount of damage to farms
and other property in its valley.m .
SAN FRANCISCO, oct. o. u
Judge Sawyer, of the District
Court, decided that Chinese testimony
was admissible against white men
under the 18th Amendment Of the
Federal Constitution. bt.@
OMAHA, October 0.
The earnings of the Union Pacific
Railroad for the month of September
were $743, ,7O9. .96, an increase of $780,
05S.l4 over August.
POUGHKEEPsIE, Oct. 8.
The safe of Dntchess County Mu-
tual Insurance Company was blown
open by burglars this morning. and
robbed of about $4,000 in coupon
bonds and eco, 900 in bonds md mort
gages.
On the night Of tho 4th inst. a gale
on the Bay Of Fundy caused an inn.
mense and unprecedented tidal wave
which rushed over the land md
destroyed an enormous amount OF
property, washing away houses,
barns, cattle, g., and moving
wharves, rnilroads, etc.
The vote OF tho Presbyterics on
reunion, 40 far Is 20 to 0.
The Baptist contributions to mis-.
sions last year were $685., ,479.
Over million gallons OF whisky
have been siezed by Revenue officers
ut San Francisco, as not being Of tho
manufacture it isreprescnted to be.
The island of st. Thomas was visit
ed by several shocks Of earthquake
on the 18th ult., which shattered
many buildings. ie131eo
Philadelphia, which had lstciy
been suffering with drouth, has since
then been troubled with too much
rain. HA' !1a E9i9
A New York special snys that at
Prospect Park on Saturday, Dexter
trottcd a half a mile in a minute and
four seconds, without break. 3gii III
A splendid Catholic cathedral IL to
be built at Dayton, Ohio. y hne l192
Montreal and Toronto advices Of
Monday say that the Canada volun.
tcers had Just received orders to bs
ready for service at a minutes notice.
Either the Government had got an
other Fenian scare, or else It was
merely giving the volunteers a little
drill, such as we used to realize down
South some years ago.
Gov. Senter, Of Tennessee, was in.
augurated last Monday. He ex.
pressed no opinion on political topics.
The st. Louis Board Of Trade has
a new project in view--a railroad
from Lebanon to Fort Scott. I
NEW York, Oct. II.
The annual meeting of the BOaryl
of Missions of. the Protestant Episco-
pal Church commenced to-day.
Judge Ingham, in discharge to the
grand jury in tho court Of Oyer &
Terminer, called attention to the law
in relation to conspiracies as Injurious
to trade and commerce, and abiding
to the recent gold combinations, said
1t jsundoubtedly within the province
Of the jury to inquire whether such
occurrence has been brought about by
any unlawful combination, and II so
to present the guilty parties for trial.
A Savannah, Georgia, dispatch Of
Monday says that at the municipal
election there that day the negroes
generally voted with the Democrats.
Very doubtful-or else tho negroes
are bigger fools there than elsewhere.
The case Of the Cuban privatecr
"Hornet" or Scuba" was undergoing
legal investigation at Wilmington,
N. c., last Monday. 33.
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