Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-07-22

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Railroad near Antelope Station. Two
or three trains ran off the track and
two men were killed-names not
given.
\ terrible tornado at Lexington,
Missouri, Oil iiiil inst, did great
damage to the town and country
round. No lives lost.
1t appears that the new French
] Atlantic Cable has been successfully
laid, from Brest, France, to the French
Island of Miquelon, off the coast Of
Newfoundland, and is supposed tobe
the best one yet laid. From there it
is TO come to the coast of Massachu-
sets.
The Irish Church bill, in the Eng
lish Parliament, has been SO changed
in the House of Lords that il cannot
Ia its new shape be agreed 10 by the
Commons. Earl Derby and Il Peers
protest against the bill, on the ground
that it looks to a severance of Church
and State.
Accounts are received of riots at
several places in Ireland, between
Catholics and Orangemen.
Mr.. Bassett, colored Z. 5. Minister
to IIayti, arrived at Port au Prince
on the i4th ult. /, and, say letters, twas
received in particularly flattering
manner"
There was terrible collision on
the Erie Railroad in New York on
/ the night of the lith inst. Nine
passengers were burned 10 death,
and TIE through mails and most Of
/ the baggage were consumed.
! Memphis dispatches tell OF outrages
by negroes about Marion, Arkansas,
and say the negroes have destroyed
a great deal Of property, and produce
"perfect reign of terror" The
news comes through anti-negro chan
nels.
BINGHAMrToN, July 1G.
| Governor Walker, Of Virginia, was
serenaded last night by the citizens.
/ He made a speech in response, say
/ ing his election in Virginia was a
/ triumph Of the Reconstruction meas
ures over the carpct-basgcrs.
RICHMOND, July 1G.
The official count of the State vote
ut headquarters shows Walkers ma
jority at 1850.
On the lith inst. Gen. Carr with
six Companies Of Regular Infantry
and two Of pawnec Scouts cncoun-
tered large body Of Chcyennes and
other Indians on the Republican riv-
cr, about 10 miles from Valley Sta
ton, on tho old Denver wagon road,
and after desperate battle of several
hours completely routed them, kill
ing -, and capturing many squaws,
children and ponies, and recapturing
two white women.
Mr.. George Pcabody's second gift
to promote education in the Southern
! States is even greater than we stated
! it 10 be, Besides the valuable stocks,
worth more than million Of dollars,
! he adds 1894 900 in Florida bonds,
| which will ultimately be paid, and
| viii swell the amount OF his gifts to
this one object to nearly $i,OO0,O0O.
The fire in one of the Gold Hill
mines, Nevada, has not set been
cxtinguishcd.
Great numbers Of grasshoppers
have appeared IN some Counties Of
California, but have not yet done
much damage.
Further reports from the flood in
Texas report immense damage done.
The Colorado, Guadalupe and Comal
rivers have overfOwed their valleys,
washing away mills, houses, fences
and crops.
4 Chinese Labor Convention was
held at Memphis last week, resulting
in the organization Of the Mississippi
Nalley Immigration Company, with
the object of importing Chinese la
borers to the South.
The Mississippi river began rising
very rapidly in the neighborhood Of
Keokuk last Thursday, and by Fri
day night was up to within about six
feet Of the high-water mark of 1851,
overiIowing much Of the country
along it's banks, and doing great
damage.
AppIication for a haGeNs corpus in |
the Yerger murder case was made to !
Chief Justice Chase, on the ground |
that a Military Commission has no
jurisdiction over q citizen, or right to |
try him for murder in times Of peace.
The sentence Of the Commission has
been suspended, and the case is to
come before the Supreme Court iif iiiff
October, onaccoantof the importance
of the constitutional questions in
volved.
The Governments Of France and
Prussia have recognized the new
Of Spain.
1t is positively asserted that Sec'y
Fish approves the scheme that the
Cubans shall buy Cuba for themselves