Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-12

to fill the vacancy in its Consulate at
Chicago probably because it has no
man of firm enough morals to stand
the pressure.
New YORK, Aug. 6.
Another arrest was made last
night of two cOunterfeiters. Several
thousand dollars in counterfeit mon
ey were found in their possession.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6
Information has been received
here that the Cuban expedition, COM
posed of about $50 men, which left a
port on the coast of Florida on the
4th inst, had arrived In Cuba.
Admiral Porter is to succeed Vice.
Admiral Hoff in command Of the u.
s. feet in Cuban waters.
The reduction Of the Public Debt
in the month of July was seven and
half millions of dollars; and for the
time since Pres't Grants Inaugural
tion tho decrease has been nearly
forty-four millions. So much as part
of the fruits of Republican victory.
A Hong Kong paper says that
large numbers of Chinese girls are
kidnapped in that country and
shipped to California for infamous
purposes.
MONTPELIER, VT, Aug. s.
The Vermont Council of Censors
voted to-day to recommend to the
Constitutional Convention, to con-
vene in February next, the incor-
poratiOn in the State Constitution Of
an article permitting women to vote;
also amendments providing for the
election Of certain officers every two
years, and for biennial sessions of the
Legislature.
Tho town Of Gefc, in Sweden, was
almost destroyed by fire on July TO-.
Seven hundred tenements were
burned, 5000 persons rendered
houseless, and loss of $4,000, 600,
sustained.
The wheat exports from San Fran
cisco for July were two hundred and
eighty thousand sacks, valued at half
a million dollars.
An immense building in Phila-
delphia, used as an y. S. bonded
warehouse, and containing 10000
barrels Of whisky, and other goods,
| valued at ten or eleven millions OF
| dollars, took fire last week Wednes-
day, from the giving way of floor,
which let the whisky down on fire
Ia All ciJSIiIc room UciUW. hnO n"iI.
ing liquid ran in tho streets like a
river. Some reports say that no
lives were lost, but others say that
four children We're killed by falling
bricks. Adjoining stores were
more or less injured. The loss Of
property is estimated at from two to
five millions of dollars. The fire was
checked by the coming up Of heavy
thunder storm.
Mcssrs. Delameter & Co., OF New
York, have lately been building n
number of iron-clad gun-bOats, under
contract for the Spanish Government.
Eight Of these were seized last week,
by u. S. Marshal Barlow, upon in
formation that they were to be used
in violation of neutrality laws. 1t is
reported that the gun-boats have cost
their builder $500, 900 in gold. Some
reports say that the seizure was made
under special instructions from
Washington, and others that it was
not. The circumstance attracted
great attention.
The Fire and Marine Insurance
Company Of Peoria, Illinois, has
failed without assets, "on account OF
the stringency Of the new Insurance
law in that State!"
Three men started on Monday to
make the trip from Meadville, Pa,
to New York City, in balloon.
The U. 8. Scientific Party at Des
Moines telegraph that their observa-
tions of the eclipse were successful
beyond their most sanguine expccta-
tions. They took two photographs
of the total phase.
Considerable excitement in Liver
pool last Monday, among the grain
speculators, on account Of risein Eng
lish prices on grains.
Gov. Smith, Of Alabama, has is
sued Proclamation for the suppress
sion of the lawless violence and
murderous outrages in some portions
of tho State.
The reason now reported for the
seizure of the Spanish gun-boats is,
that they were intended to 60 to
Cuba to relieve the Spanish fleetnow
there and enable it to operate against
Peru.
! Hildebrand, the Missouri outlaw,
has been discovered in the neighbor-
hood of Ironton; and the authorities
are after him.
LONDON, Aug.7.
The British Government has re-
fused to grant Exequatur to James
Haggerty, appointed U. s. Consul
at Glasgow, on the ground that he
was connected with the Fenian move
ment.