Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-21

four Al6ermen-at-Large, ten Of the six
teen Aldermen, and eight Of the sixteen
Supervisors
The flags on the public buildings in New
York city were displayed on the 18th, In
honor of the anniversary Of Clay s birth.
day. The Henry Clay Club gave bail
in the evening.
The charter election At Trenton, \. j.,
on the 18th, resulted in the choice OF Nap
ton, Democrat, for Mayor.
The principal portion Of the town OF
Fores;viile, n. Y, was burned on the
night Of the liih- Loss estimated al
100000. The explosion Of . lamp in
store started the conflagrstion.
The first charter election Of the newly
consolidated city Of Jersey City was beld
on the 18th, and the Democratic ticket,
headed by Charles II. O'Neill for Mayor,
was elected. In Hoboken the Democratic
ticket was also successful
The public are cautioned, by New
York frm, against negotiating Kansas Pa
cifie first mortgage per cent. bonds No.
CIT, and Nos. 1910 TO $3.50, inclusive,
and Nos. 6,O01 to 900, inclusive, it being
alleged that the same had been obtained
by fraud.
A Buffalo dispatch Of the 18th says ::
Leading Fenian officials here laugh at
the scare Of the Canadians over raid on
Canada. A movement will not be at
tempted until success Is beyond doubt. 1t
Is evident that no raid il contemplated by
the Fenians here at present" A. New
York telegram Of the same date states
that Fenians In large numbers had recent
| ~ left that city, and 1t was admitted by
some that they were concentrating on the
Canadian frontier with view to another
raid.
Parties have circulated advertisements
Of pretended lottery in aid Of the Cuban
cause, TO be drawn at 600 Broadway, New
York. The whole scheme IL pronounced
q complete swindle, and is denounced by
the Cuban Junta.
The West.
The official majority in the Tenth Ohio
District for Peck, Republican, is 2,7s7.
| On account Of formidable and extended
demonstrations of large bodies of Indians,
Governor Campbell, of Wyoming Terri
tory, has issued General Order No. 1, or.
ganizing that Territory into three military
districts.
Two hundred and fifty men left Atlantic
w. T., on the 9Th, well mounted and
armed, to pursue the Indians that have
committed murders near Atlantic.
A passenger and freight train on the
Hannibal IL st. Joseph Railroad collided
at point three miles west Of Breckin
rklge Station, on the evening Of the 9th
and the engineer Of the freight train was
killed, and several passengers were badly
injured. The engines and cars were
wrecked. aN
The colored citizens of Chicago cele
brated, on the 7th, the ratification Of the
Fifteenth Amendment. A lengthy pro
cession marched through the streets dur
ing the day, and mass meeting was held
in the evening, at which speeches were
made and resolutions adopted.
The Democrats of Washington Terri
tory have nominated Judge James p; MN ~
smallpox was raging fearfully. In Prens
county there had been an average of five
deaths daily-a terrible mortality, consid-
cring the population.
The Illinois Constitutional Convention
reassembled at Springfield on the 18th
but no quorum was present.
The Republican Convention of the
Fourth Congressional District of Indiana
assembled at Connersville on the 18th
Mr.. Julien's friends presented letter
from him, dated Washington, April @, in
which he withdrew from the contest, and
Hon. Jeremiah M. Wilson, of Fayette, was
declared the unanimous choice of the con-
vention.
The recent Oregon Republican State
Convention nominated General Joel Pal
mer for Governor, and G. Wilson for
Congress. .HaaS aa
Various county clerks in California
have refused TO register colored citizens as
voters until the opinion of the Attorney
General of the State Is received.
Lady Franklin arrived ct San Francisco
on the 18th. !W
-Four citizens of Cheyenne, w. T., who
had gone out four miles west of the city
to locate hay claims, were attacked on the
18th by fifteen mounted Indians and driven
to Fort Russell. A telegram from South
Pass says the citizens there killed eleven
Indians on the 18th. 5ua8 ~
The Attorney. General of California has
rendered decision, that until the laws of
the State arc changed, or Congress adopts
some legislation in the matter, 1t is the
duty Of county clerks to refuse to register
negroes. He urges them to obey the State
laws pending the action Of Congress.
The SOUTH 80
Gen. Joseph II. Lewis, of Barren coun.
~, has been nominated by the Democrats
~ candidate for Congress, In place of
Golladay, of Kentucky.
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