Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-12-02

The National Woman Suffrage
Association at Cleveland last week
seems to have been considered de-
cided success, though the telegraphic
reports do not show what particular
result was achieved, except the form
ing of National Association.
The National Labor Convention
meets at Washington next Monday,
and promises to be a big affair. Gen.
Butler is to address it on the first
day, and Senator Wilson of Mass. on
the second.
James r.. Wilson, L. S. Revenue
Assessor in the Division composed OF
Wilkes and Taliaferro Counties, Ga,
has been driven away from his duties
and warned never to return. 1t re-
mains to be seen what will be done
about it.
There are now i,ll4 Telegraph Of
fees, and 9,599 miles OF Telegraph
wire, employed in the United States.
The President, in conversation re-
Gently. expressed himself again as in
favor of some reduction of taxes, and
said that even with these reductions,
we shall be able, according to present
indications, to pay off nearly or quite
one hundred and fifty millions OF our
public debt next year. .
Vincent Collyer, Special Indian
Commissioner, arrived at Omaha on
the 9th from Sitka, having per-
formed the journey in twenty-five
days, touching all the principal
points. He travelled over 1900 miles
along the coast of Alaska, and found
the Indians to number over 10000
They are of Il very superior order
have large drOves OF cattle, raise
grain to some extent, and live in
villages, with well constructed hOus-
cs. They are all peaceful, and partial
to Americans.
The New York Democrat charges
most OF the election frauds committed
in that city to the mania for betting
on results. 1t openly accuses can
vassers of selling out for the highest
sum and counting returns accord
ingly.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.
The Journals Washington special
says the President finished writing
his message yesterday, and it was
read by the Cabinet to-day. 1t Is
very brief.
The telegraphic columns Of the
Dailies Of late are filled with reports
about the great imbroglio in the
Courts about the Erie Railroad. II
we had six or eight weeks leisure
we would endeavor to study into the
matter enough to comprehend the
situation.
The Pacific railroad has six mon
ster locomotives specially to shovel
snow.
Susan B. Anthony claims that 40
members Of Congress are in favor OF
her, or any other woman, having her
fall rights, the same as Il man.
Charles III. Page, Of Webster, Mass,
who lost an arm in the war, and has
since gained alivelihood by peddliDg
popcorn on the Norwich & Worces-
ter Railroad, has been elected to the
Massachusetts Legislature.
Those wonderful "Wasi,ington
specials" who know every thing
long before it comes to pass, say that
Gen. Babcock has left Washington
for San Domingo, with sealed in.
structions from Pres't Grant. An
election is to be held on the island,
on the question of annexation; and il
the result Is favorable, the people
will present petition for annexation.
The terms said to be agreed on are,
that our Government shall assume
the debt Of the island, something less
than a million dollars, and purchase
the public buildings, forts. &c., at q
cost of about one million more.
The Southern Illinois Normal Uni
versity building, at Carbondale, is
under contract to be completed by
the 1st Of next September.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. n.
A span over the Indiana channel
of the Ohio river bridge was swung
on its bearings this morning. 1t is
400 feet long, and the largest erected
in America. The temporary super
structure will now be removed, and
in five days the channel will be pass
able for boats. The clearance under
the bridge above the low water line
is 9Gl feet; above high water line 452
feet. The whole bridge will be pass
able for trains December Is.
The Lincoln Monument is to he
surmounted by a colossal bronze
statue, to cost $1,000. $1,000 of the
amount was raised at a meeting in
st. Louis last saturday.
A messenger OF the Mechanics
Bank was robbed in Wall street, New
York, last Friday, Of large amount