Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-12-23

Hon. VIM. Loughridge has intro
duced into Congress bill to provide
for the continued supply of artificial
limbs to soldiers, which states that
in all cases where the artificial limbs
are furnished to soldiers by the Gov
ernment shall become worthless by
use or otherwise, such soldiers shall
be furnished new limbs under the
regulation of the law now in force,
and such as may be prescribed by
the Commissioner Of Pensions.
The Governor Of Wyoming Terri
tory has put his name to the woman
stsass Sow asks eleig State to- Is Send Sc along
its superfuous females. The star OF
woman's empire has gone westward
to Wyoming.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II.
The President to-day nominated
Judge Whitby, of Michigan, as
Associate Justice, vice Yedman,
withdrawn.
The report of the Director of the
Mint gives the total coinage for the
last fiscal year us follows: Gold, $2l,-
S2S ,637; silver, $840, TAG; nickle, copper
and bronze, 81 ,279, ,055.
HELENA, Dec. II.
The Superintendent of Indians has
dispatches from Fort Shaw, stating
that on the night Of the l4tlf the IN
ilians attacked a party OF eleven near
the Fort. They killed one man,
wounded one, and captured thirty
mules.
New York dispatches of the 18th
speak of rumors of plots to destroy
the Spanish gunboats there before
they can leave tire harbor.
Quite numerous mercantile failures
are reported in New York City and
elsewhere lately. We do not per-
ceive whether there is special and
unusual cause for them or not. They
are in different branches of business.
A Washington special says the
Postmaster General is going to show
the country what the Franking Priv
ilege costs. He will weigh each day
for six months all the franked mat
ter sent from Washington, and show
the actual postage loss.
A coal mine at Stockton, Pa, caved
in last Saturday morning, carrying
down two large houses, and killing
ten persons.
An influential delegation from
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! last Saturday morning and requested
that troops should be sent to that
State to protect U. S. officers and
citizens. The Pres't responded that
he would confer with the Sec'y OF
War, and that means should be taken
to effectively carry out the laws.
1t is reported that the validity OF
Richardson's death-bed marriage
will be contested.
The Grand Jury of Kings County
lin which is New York City has
presented indictments against sixty
election inspectors and canvassers, a
majority Of whom are ofiiceholders
and politicians, for connection with
the election frauds of last November.
ROME, Dee. 18.
The sessions Of the Ecumenical
Council will be resumed the 9th OF
January.
| At latest word, Scc'y Seward con
tinues to receive numerous OVatiOns
in his journeyings in Mexico.
BosToN, Dec. 18.
In the Supreme Court to-day, Ed.
ward Healy, aged 20, was sentenced
to the State prison for life, for the
murder Of his wife.
The coal mine at Stockton, Pa.
which caved in last Saturday, had
not been worked for Is years. II
was feared that other houses wOulc
fall in. The excitement was very
great and Increasing.
1t appears that the Red River re
bellion is not yet ended. Pembins
advices Of the 9th report that Gov
McDOugall is enlisting a body o
whites and Indians equal, to marct
on Fort Garry at once. The rebels
have four hundred men to defenC
this position.
| u. s. Commissioners have LEASED
for our Government the bay ant
peninsula Of Salnana, st. Domingo
for SO years, at $4,000 in gold pc
annum; says a New York dispatch.
Negotiation regarding our Alabama
claims, and the question Of neutralit!
|of the seas, have been transferred t
Washington, through our Ministe
Motley's efforts.
Hon. Il. M. Stanton, former Sec!
Of War, has been nominated by Pres
Grant as U. s. Supreme Judge il
place of Judge Robert G. Grier, re
signed. The Senate confirmed tn
appointment Immediately. Th'
new Circuit Judges appointed hay'
not yet been confirmed.
Gen. Benz. F. Potts, of Ohio, ha'
been nominated for Governor o
Montana by the President, in plac'
Of Ashley.
j. Wilson ShafYer,' Of Illinois, tn
new Governor Of Utah, was fomerl.
Gen. Buffers Chief Of Staff. Th'
President lyas promised him all tn,