Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05

Since the acquittal of Turner, the
colored Postmaster at Macon, Geor-
gia, it has transpired that the whole
charge against him was trumped-
up affair by means of which the reb-
els down there intended to get him
out of the Office.
Large numbers of counterfeit $40
greenbacks have lately been present
o,; 10 the Treasury at Washington
showing that there must be great
quantities of them atioat. They are
pronounced very perfect counter
feits. @
OMAHA, Aug. 2.
The Committee on Ways and
Means arrived at Omaha this morn
! ing at 3 o'clock. They state that
! they have Travelled over the Pacific
! Road with as much comfort and con-
! venience and sense of safety as they
ever experienced in travelling over
any road in the Eastern States.
WASIIINGToN, Aug. =.
The Public Debt Statement shows
a decrease during the past month OF
S., 49,, ,744.OO. Decrease since March
lst, 1869, S43, $3.50 ,623G0. The reduc-
ton would have been larger had not
the Government advanced to the
Pacific Railroad during the month
Interest on their bonds to the amount
OF 81 ,636, SOL, and paid on the last day
Of the month an unusually large
number of accounts to the amount OF
more than two and i half millions.
During the past month over four
teen million dollars has been paid
out by the Treasury Department on
account of interest alone.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. :.
At the election in this city to-day
several rows occurred, wherein fire
arms were used, but fortunately no
lives were lost.
James w. Tate, the Democratic
candidate for State Treasurer, has an
overwhelming majority. 1t will
reach iO, 900 to $4,000. All the Dem
ocratic candidates for the Legislature
in the city and county are elected by
, handsome majoritics. Returns from
the various sections of the State indi-
cate the election Of a large number Of
Democratic Legislative candidates.
There will probably be only about
fifteen or twenty Republicans elected
to the Legislature.
SAN FRANCISCO Aug. 2.
The village of Moor's Flat, Nevada
county, California, was destroyed by
fire last Saturday. Loss $4,000
MILWAUKEE, Aug. ..
Henry Braton or Broughton, the
Express robbcr, Of Pacific City, Iowa,
was arrested Saturday and the SlO,-
600 recovered.
Hon. Isaac Touccy, of Connecticut,
Buchanan's Sec'y of the Navy, died
at Hartford last Sunday.
The National Turnfcst (German)
opens at Chicago next Saturday, and
continues four or five days. Several.
delegations will be present from
Iowa. ... .........
Pres't Grant has lately been pre-
sented with fifty acres of land in New
Jersey. He is now at Long Branch,
New York, but will soon go to the
White Mountains and Saratoga.
1t really seems as if the Canadians
were getting scared about the Fe-
mans again. In the Three Rivers
region, last Thursday, orders were
received that the troops there should
be held in readiness to march to the
frontier at an hours notice.
LoNDoN, Aug. 2.
A company is organizing to lay
telegraph cable from Scotland By
way OF the Orkneys and Faval
Islands to Quebec. When completed
the whole line will probably be pur-
chased by the Post Office Depart
mcnt.
The Commissioners Of the Worlds
Fair for 1851 have issued a prospect
us for an International Exhibition OF
Fine Arts, Industrial Arts and Scien-
tific Inventions, in 1871.
There was agreat demonstrations
in Limerick, Ireland, last Sunday,
having for its object the release of
the remaining Fenian prisoners.
10000 people marched in procession.
The will of the late Mr.. Roebling,
the great engineer, who died few
days ago, gives $4,000 to charitable
objects, 100000 to his widow, and
the same amount to each of his chill
drens
In consequence Of Spinner's issue of
so greenbacks, Secretary Boutwell,
has concluded to have new issue OF
all denominations of greenbacks from
ones to the thousand dollar notes.
The plates are being engraved at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
The designs are entirely new. No
likeness of any living man VIII be
placed on any note.
- LOCAL.