Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-11-11
WAsHINGroN, Nov. s.


itappears that Her Majesty's govern
ment is prepared to reduce the single
rate of postage for prepaid letters be-
tween the United States and the
United Kingdom to 8 pence. There
is little doubt therefore Of the early
adoption of this measure Of postage
reform.
During the last fiscal year about
7,OOO, 900 acres of public lands were
sold under the homestead and other
laws, yielding the Government be-
tween a, ,OOO, 900 and s., 900.
A Mr.. Drake, the pioneer specula-
tor in the oil-well business, after
making and losing millions of dol
lars, died the other day In the poor
house.
NEW York, Nov. 8.
The Reform Convention of Jewish
Rabbis in Philadelphia yesterday
adopted O resolution .favOring a
change in the marital laws, acknOwl-
edging woman as the equal of man,
and providing for an exchange of
rings as part of the ceremony. Also
abOlishing divorces by the church,
and leaving the power of divorce en-
tirely to the judiciary Of the States.
CINCINNATI, Nov. s.
William Ashley, aged IL, died of
hydrophObia in COvingtOn on
Wednesday night. He was bitten
last Christmas evening. The first
indication Of hydrophobia was last
Tuesday,
A New York special says the Office
of Assistant Treasurer has been Of
fered to Gen. Dix, who will probably
accept.
A lobby interested in renewing
the reciprocity treaty with Canada
has been established in Washington,
and the tariff men have become
alarmed. Judge Kelly, of Penhsyl-
vania, visited the President yester-
day, on behalf of the tariff men,
and demonstrated by his statistics
that renewal of the treaty would be
equal to paying the Canadians g.
OOO,0W bonus to keep out of the
Union.-SO says another Of those
veracious specials"
The volcano Perce, In the interior
of Columbia, South America, has
been in violent eruption, destroying
two or three villages.
The remains of George Peabody
are to be brought over to this country
for interment at Danvers, Massachu-
sets.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.
ZadOc Pratt, the millionaire, yes
terjay married 4 young lady named
GImm, recently employed as folder
on the '"Turf, Field and Farm"
Hereafter no squatters will be per-
mitted to enter or reside upon Mill.
tary Reservations, except by special
permission Of the military author
tiles.
PARIS, Nov. 6.
Later advices state that King Vic
tor Emanuel, of Italy, Is very sick at
Florence. Prince Napoleon will de-
part for that city tomorrow.
CONsTANTINOPLE, Nov. 6.
It Is announced that the Sultan
will not attend ut the opening of the
SueZ Canal.
National Bank at Wolfbare, New
Hampshire, was broken open and
robbed of large sums last Friday
night.
James Fisk, Jr., the Yankee pedler
who has lately been such potentate
among the money-men Of New York,
seems to be catching hail Columbia
nowadays generally, in the way Of
attachments and other little legal
processes.
The fund started for the benefit Of
ex-Sec'y Rawlins' widow still falls
far short Of the $50, 600 1t was intend
ed to reach.
There is an insurrection In Dalma-
tia against the Austrian Government.
After considerable fighting, the Aus
trians have captured and partially
burned two towns.
The loss of frozen apples In Michi-
gan by the recent ''cOld snap" is
estimated at 1000, 600 bushels.
The new revision and codification
OF the u. s.. Postage laws Is now un-
der examination to see whether 1t Is
complete and sufficient.
It's reported that Hon. John A.
Bingham, of Ohio, Chairman of the
House judiciary Committee, will
come out, at the next session Of Con-
gress, in favor Of recognizing Cuban
belligerency.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.
The officers of the Treasury Depart
ment were to-day engaged in count
ing all the bonds purchased by Sec'y
Boutwell, up to November 1st.
Seventeen millions eight hundred
and fOrty-fOur thousand five hundred
have. been purchased on Sinking
Fund account, and forty.five millions
as special purchase, subject to the
future action Of Congress.
HAVANA, Nov. 8.
Advices from Merida, Yucatan,
gives an account of the disastrous
inundation in that vicinity, causing
heavy damage to property and the
loss OF number of lives. One town
was completely destroyed. The