Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-12-09
GENERAL NEWS.

understood that Mr.. Burlingame's
treaty has not been rejected, but is
only postponed for consideration
when the other countries have been
heard from.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30.
In the General Synod Of the Re-
formed Church to-day, the Commit
tee reported in favor of changing the
title of the Church to Reformed
Church OF the United States," and
the report was adopted.
At the request Of a deputation Of
Jewish citizens, Pres't Grant has
agreed to use his influence with the
Car of Russia to procure the revoca-
tion Of the Uiase expatriating 1000
Jewish families. Pres't Grant re-
marked to the deputation that it was
"too late, in this day Of enlighten-
ment, to prosecute any race, color or
religion"
Illinois Constitutional Convention
meets next Monday.
The whaling feet in the Artic
Ocean has been very successful. a
large number of vessels well laden
have reached Honolulu. Coolie
immigration to the Sandwish Island
is deprecated by the people.
Richardson, the author, who was
shot by Mcfarland in New York
City some days ago, died last Thurs
day morning. A few days before
his death he was married to Mrs.
Mcfarland, who has been divorced
from her former husband. The cere-
mony, performed thus on a death
bed, was very impressive.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dee. 2.
In the House to-day, a colored
man was elected Engrossing Clerk.
The Democrats voted for him against
a white man.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Dec. 2.
Mrs. Roswell Lee, mother of
Bishop Lee, Of Iowa, died yesterday.
WAsuINGToN, Dec. /.
The public debt statement pub
lished to-day, shows the total debt,
principal and interest to date, includ-
ing coupons due and not presented
for payment S2,64S, 23i ,6s2.29; the
amount in the treasury, coin, is SlOo,-
500, ,949.77; currency, Sll so, 1914;
sinking fund in U. >. coin, interest
bonds and accrued interest thereon,
$40 O,4l6 ,O26.O0; other L. S. coin inter
est bonds and accrued interest there
on, S56, ,4S6, ,206; total, Sl94,674 ,947 .56;
debt, less amount in treasury, 81, ,453,- :
$40, 735. %; decrease of the debt during
the pastmonth, 81, ,57l ,454.l3; decrease
since March 1st, 1869, 81, ,903, ,524.78.
1t is stated that the Report of the
Commissioners Of Indian Affairs,
lately completed, expresses satisfac-
ton with the Quaker administration
Of Indian affairs.
Wendell Phillips delivered a. ."reg-
ular sockdologer" Of a speech at
Newburyport last week, in which he
fiercely denounced Chief Justice
Chase as "worse than Taney," and
b4rated President Grant for inefti-
cheney, &c.
The ship Monarch" with the re-
mains of George Peabody, sailed
from London for this country yester-
day-or at least was announced to
do so.
f'h. CoLUMBIA, $. c., Dec. 1.
Both Houses of the Legislature to-
day adopted resolutions expressive
OF sympathy for Cuba; requesting a
recognition of the insurgents as bill
ligerents by the United States, and
piedging the last dollar and man to
the Government in case Of war with
Spain. rn mo
The Missouri State Board of Agri-
culture reports immigration to that
State as greater now than ever before,
and mainly from Illinois, Iowa and
Minnesota.
m SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. i.
1t is stated that the Mexican Gov
ernment has granted Sam Brannan,
of this city, the right to build a rail
road across Mexico, from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, in recognition of his
services to the Liberal Government
in the late struggle.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. ].
The Missouri River. Fort Scott q
Gulf Railroad will be open for busi-
ness to Fort Scott on Monday next.
For the first time in the history Of
the country, a gentleman ,of color
will hold a seat in the Congress Of
the United States, if the Virginia
delegation are admitted to seats.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.
Late Havana letters state that fifty
Of the leaders Of negro and Chinese
conspirators, in and near Sagua, have
been shot, and three hundred lashes
administered to all others. The
cholera, small pOx aud fever continue
to rage at San Jago, the deaths aver
aging from 25 to 30 per day.
The "National Board of Trade"
meeting at Richmond, Va, last
Thursday, almost UNANIMOUSLY adopt
ed resolutions to ,memOrialize Con-
gress to establish a new Govern
mental Bureau, to be called the De-
partment Of Commerce.
The Leavenworth Bulletin says
that gold has been discovered on the
noiowarp lands fifteen miles from