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

ever be hung:
GENERAL NEWS.
On the 1st of December, 1869, the
principal of the Public Debt OF the
United States, not deducting bonds
and cash on hand, amounted to S.
Cos, 1856, 1882. OF this amount the
sum of 1856, | l3, $3.50 is represented
by United States notes not bearing
interest.
And now comes rumOr that the
Supreme Court is likely to declare
the Legal-Tender act constitutional;
as, in a recent decision OH the Bank
tax question, Chief Justice Chase
observed that Congress had the
Constitutional right to authorize the
emission of bills of credit" and "to
provide currency for the whole
country"
NEW YORK, Dec. Is.
Col. Whitby, chief of the United
States secret service, received by
express, from Philadelphia, last
evening, package containing a
counterfeit ten dollar national bank
note plate. The plate, which is in
four pieces, two for the face and two
for the back, is splendidiy engraved
on the finest steel. The latter bear
ing the imprint Of John Sellers x
Sons, Sheffield. Experts and detect
ives pronounce it the best plate they
have ever seen, and they were of the
opinion that no notes have ever been
printed from it, and that it had not
been transferred. The person send
ing it says he has beena cOunterieiter
for the past twelve years, but has re-
formed, and has left for foreign parts.
1t is officially announced that in
.ss A,sss r-.srsS S7----- -''~ ~
has received $2O,OOO,O 900 from contri-
buttons of "Peter's Pence"
Some time ago Horace Greeley
called on Gen. Butler to place HIM
self at the head Of movement for
universal amnesty. Gen. Butler
replies in a long letter, declaring
that leading rebels ought to be pun
ished, as examples-especially those
who violated military or official
oaths. He also goes in for full pro-
lection Of all loyal men, and the rati-
fication and enforcement Of the 10Th
Amendment. Good for old Ben!
Elections have been ordered In
Spain to fill the 90 vacant seats In the
Cortes,
A plot has been discovered for an
insurrection in Russia, which was to
have taken place on the I'd OF Febru
ary.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.
The President to-day nominated
T.. II. HOar as Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Some time last month an unfin.
ished building in st. Louis fell down
and killed several men. The Coroner
has now preferred achargeof murder
in the fourth degree against the
architect, superintendent and con-
tractors Of the building.
The English Government ha,
officially announced that the new
Postal Treaty between England and
the United States will go into effect
on the LIST of January.
u. s. Revenue Assessor Smith was
shot by bushwhacker in Virginia
last week.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.
The President sent to the Senate
to-day the following nominations:
J. Wilson Shaffer, Of Illinois, Gov
ernor Of Utah, vice Durkee.
Benz. F. Potts Of Ohio, Governor
Of Montana, vice Ashley.
A. B. Knight, Postmaster at Eyer
ton, Ohio, has been arrested on
charge of embezzlement-a deficit o.
between 5000 and $1,000 having
been discovered in his accounts.
Gov. J. w. Stevenson has beer
elected U. s. Senator from Kentucky
The Reunion of the Army Of the
Cumberland was held at indianapolis
last week. Gen. Thomas was elected
President for the ensuing year. A
resolution Of sympathy with the
Cuban revOlutionists was adopted
The next meeting is to be held al
Cleveland.
Kansas dispatches say the Leaguers
are again committing outrages on
the neutral lands. Troops are still
retained in the district.
| The new State House Of Kansas Il
to be finished in time for the Legis
lature to meet in 1t next month. II
cost about $500, 600. e. sla
ia slight shock Of earthquake wa
felt at Memphis, Tenn, last Monda,
morning.