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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-08

TIE Nev England Hessesteod says lad
living in South Deerfieh, Mass, sixteen
years Of age, raised in 1869. on his own
account, 800 tobacco plants, which he
fitted for market and sold for the comfort
able little sum Of sos, and has that
amount safely invested in the ssvings'
bank. H
A DOCTOR living near Boston Is 20 pc.
nurious that when he goes to make visit
in the country he takes hen In his gig
to eat up the oats his horse scatters when
eating. The hen knows her business 90
well that she gets right out and goes to
work without being told.
A CRAB, says q London journal, has been
caught In Yokohama Bay, Japan, which
weighed about forty pounds, had legs over
Eve feet In length, and its mouth con-
tanned two large teeth. When in the
water, Its strength was such that II could
have quite overpowered man.
A NEW HAMpsHIRB exchange SAYS
eight women we're present at the raising
OF barn in Hampton In the year 1900,
each with q male infant In her arms.
Seven of those children are now living,
and six Of them recently met together,
and assisted In the moving Of . store In
their native village. si1s.
II 10 perhaps not generally known that
the Canadian cent IL . Trustworthy stan.
dard Of weight, measure and value; one
hundred Of them weighing . pound,
earh one measuring IN inch In diam.
eter, and one hundred making dol.
lar. OF course, there are ten to dime,
twelve 10 foot and twenty-five to aquar-
ter Of . pound.
Ta1 Naval Observatory Of Warrington
has closed . contract With IN eastern arm
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GENERALITIES.
A Lnconic PickpocIet.

A gentleman, while riding in Baltimore last
week upon the rear platform of city passenger
car, which was somewhat crowded, was relieved
in an adroit manner of his portemonnaie, con-
tanning considerable amount of money. All
search, which he instituted later in the day,
upon discovering his loss proved unavailing.
On Monday the pocketbook, minus the money,
but containing the following laconic note, writ
ten upon a scrap of dirty brown paper, the
whole tied up in a bit of newspaper, with one of
the gentlemans cards outside, was placed in his
hands by boy. The lad was closely questioned,
but could give no other account of the parcel
except that man whom he had never seen be-
fore had given him quarter to deliver it, Ac-
companed by the boy the gentleman went in
search of the man, but was unable to find him.
II send your pocketbook having uzed the lush
wich com in good time as vos broke ded tother
stuff ant no good to me and You kan hev 1t good
by me gone to New York. No matter hoo"
The First wom8n Eyer FER Paced ,@ on Trial In New
Catharine Corcorane was arraigned In the
General Sessions yesterday on charge OF bigamy.
Jonn Cantlon, the second husband of Catha-
rine, swears that he was married to the prisoner
on the 18th of March, 1859, by the Rev. Father
Curran of st. Andrews, and that Edward Can't
Ion and few others witnessed the ceremony
About two months ago he was informed by
Philip Cantlon that one Alfred Gould had been
to his house inquiring for his wife, who was the
prisoner. When she met Gould she was heard
to exclaim-"Why, Alfred, is this you? l
thought you were dead. l have got married. /
never thought / should hear of you again"
Gould and the prisoner were married In Novem-
ber, 1864, but he was engaged in the United
States naval service, and, as a consequence, was
away from his wife q considerable time. He
says that he always sent her money, which she
says she never received, and she adds that she
never heard of him for four years. Both hus-
bands, after consultation, agreed to appeal to
the courts. The prisoner had an infant in her
arms. The District Attorney was not ready to
proceed to trial, and the case went over.
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FROM THE STATE.
Iron mt Bedford.

BEDFORD, April 20.-General George B.
Mcclellan and q number of leading iron manu-
facturers arrived at this place yesterday for the
purpose of examining the recent discoveries of
vast iron deposits in this vicinity. The location
of extensive iron manufactures is in contem-
plation. The General and his party will spend
several days in the county.
The Freshet the Lehigh.
Special Despatch to The Euening Telegraph
EAsToN, April 20.-Ten days at most will put
the canals in this section in order. The guard
bank at this place is not injured further than
was yesterday reported. The water is still very
high, but is steadily falling.
The Miners strike and the Freshet.
MAUcH CHUNK, April 20.-It is reported here
that the miners at Audenried have struck, de-
manding So, while the operators offer but $3.50.
WnKEsBARRE. Pa, April 20.-The rise in the
river on Monday night carried away about
1000 600 feet of logs from the dam at Tobey-
hanna, station on the Delaware, Lackawanna,
and Western Railroad. A bridge was also
damaged, so that trains were badly delayed.
Travel on the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad
is interrupted by land slides. The Monday
evening passenger train from New York was
delayed seven hours The Susquehanna is now
falling slowly.
The miners at Plymouth still refuse to load
the Reading Railroad cars.
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Nashville in a Bad Way.
The City Sold for Debt
More Deaths from Trichina.
Remarkable Religious DelusiOn.
Terrible Murder in Washington
Etc., ETC., Etc. Etc. Etc.
Remarkable Religious DelusiOn
MURDER IN WASHINGTON.

Shooting Affair Between Two Well-knOyvn
Parties-The Wounded Man Lives Only Ten
Minutes.
The Washington Star of last evening says:-
About o'clock this morning q homicide took
place on f street between Tenth and Eleventh,
young man named William Mackey having
been shot by George Henault, son of q liquor
merchant IN that locality. The death of the
after the fatal shot was fired.
From the statements made in reference to the
affair, it appears that the deceased, with his
brother Samuel, james Dougherty, j. NJ. Par
son, and Christopher McDermott left the liquor
dealers ball a short time before the homicide,
and were near the alley running alongside of
Henault's house, and William Mackey went into
the alley, when young Henault came up and
asked him what he was doing. Some words
passed, and deceased asked Henault where he
was going, to which the latter replied ''home"
when deceased said he ''could get away with
him" CHenault), and, it is alleged, struck him,
knocking the skin from his nose. Henault then
drew his pistol-a small Sharps four barrelled
weapon-and fired Gas alleged), when Mackey
was coming towards him, and Mackey fell.
Officer Aldridge having been attracted by the
loud talking from Tenth street, came up Just
as the shot was fired, and seized Henault,
who still clenched the pistol. Officers
Duvall, Mardin Markwood, O'Hare, and others
were soon on the spot and the deceased was
carried into the residence of Mr.. Henault; and
DR.. Walter, who boards in the house, having
been awakened by the report of the pistol-shot.
was soon at the side of the dying man. but could
do nothing for him. and he expired in less than
ten minutes after the shot was fired. Officer
Aldridge took Henault to the Fifth Precinct
Station, and Officer Duvall took the witnesses
u the same place, while Officer Mardin remained
with the deceased, and after his death took the
body to the station house. AS soon as the facts
became known very large number of persons
gathered about the station-house anxious to
learn the particulars and to see the corpse.
Coroner Potter was soon at the station, and gave
directions to have a jury summoned for II o'clock
this morning.
The deceased was young man, about twenty
three years of age and resided at the corner of
Fourth and streets. He was bricklayer by
trade, and this season has been in the employ
ment of Mr. Thomas d. Lewis. He was mem
ber of the Bricklayers Union, committee of
which have employed Mr.. j. w. Plant to take
charge of the body, and have called a meeting
tonight to make arrangements for the funeral.
The accused is about eighteen years old, and
has been acting as a clerk for his father. Both
parties are well known in the city, and the fatal
affair is much regretted.
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FROM NEW ENGLAND.

Woman Suffrage Defeated In Massachusetts.
Boston, April 20.-The House, after lengthy
debate, rejected, by vote of 1876 TO 6S, the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution enabling
women to vote and hold office.
The Rise In the nierrimac.
LOWELL, April 20.-The Merrimac river is
higher than at any time since 1852. Otis Aliens
drive of logs has broken away and the booms
and much lumber will be lost. There is back
water in most of the mills.
Freshet In Maine.
SACo, April 20.-Tbe greatest freshet since
1S43 now prevails here, and the river is proba-
bly, higher now than 1t was then. Four bridges
and several of the principal streets are impassa-
BILE. A large number of houses have been va
Gated, the occupants leaving in boats. The
water power machine ship is shut down, and
only part of the Laconia corpo ration can rum
Hobson has forty acres of logs held by one
boom, which thus far holds. If 1t breaks no.
thing can save the bridges, saw-mills, and many
houses along the river. The storm still con-
tinues and the river is rising.
Serious Accident.
CONCORD, April 20.-A freight conductor
named Shipley on the Boston and Nashua Rail-
road, was severely, and 1t is feared fatally, in
jured to-day by stepping into an opening in the
bridge at Lowell, while arranging his train.
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CON q R H q y.
PORTY-FIRsT TERM-sECOND SESSION.


WASHINGTON, April 2O.-Mr. Chandler asked
unanimous consent to appoint an evening session
for this evening, for the consideration OF business
from the Committee on Commerce.
Several Senators objected.
John Sherman announced the presence In the city
OF the members OF the Legislature and other officers
OF the State of Ohio, and moved to extend to them
the privilege OF the floor to-day SO ordered.
Bills were introduced and referred, as follows:--
BY Mr. Fenton, to incorporate the Pacific Sub
marine Telegraph Company, and to facilitate tele-
graphic communication between America and Asia,
By Mr. Harris for the better organization OF the
United States District Court OF Louisiana.
By Mr.. Gilbert authorizing mail steamship SER
vice between the port OF Cedar Keys, Florida and
Havana, Cuba
By Mr.. Ramsey, authorizing the Southern Miune-
seta Railroad Company TO connect its line with the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
BY Mr. Casserly, to create an additional land dis
trict IN California.
The subject OF mail steamship service between San
Francisco and Australia was discussed as to whether
the consideration OF postage or the commercial inn
portance OF the enterprise should take precedence in
The reference OF the bill.
Mr CasseTly gave notice OF his intention to move
for a Joint committee on the subject.
Without action on the subject the Senate, at one
O'Clock, took up the Northern Pacific Railroad bill.
House.
Mr.. Beaman, from the Appropriation Committee,
reported the Post once Appropriation bill, and was
made the special order for Tuesday next 1t appro-
PIRATES S24, 110093 from the Post once revenues,
and ST2b out OF the Treasury, including the fol-
lowing principal items:-
For inland mail transportation, sls.b $685. for
transportation OF foreign mails t4SO, 900; for the
payment OF postmasters so'OOO,OOOi for the pay
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RELIGIOUS HALLUCINATION.
A Young Man Cuts OF HI, Foot and Dies.


The Lancaster Intelligencer says:-A most
singular case of religious hallucination, result
ing fatally, occurred in East Lampeter township
on Saturday last. young man named Jacob
Harnish, about II years old, residing near Mid
way, on the Lancaster and Strausburg pike,
deliberately cut off his own leg with hatchet
1t appears that for some time past his mind has
been deeply exercised on the subject of religion,
and he has spent his spare moments in reading
the Bible.
On Saturday morning he worked on the farm
as usual, and at noon unhitched his team, put
the horses in the stable, threw some hay down
from the NOW, and told another lad to feed the
horses He then went to the woodward, took
off the boot and stocking from his right foot
and, laying it across log, deliberately cut it
off above the ankle by striking 1t three heavy
blows with sharp hatchet He then picked up
the dissected foot, threw 1t away, and COM
posedly sat down on the log. His mother, who
was not far off, witnessed the operation, but
had not the remotest idea of his intention until
it was too late to prevent it. His father
who was on the farm, was Immediately
summoned, and seeing his son bleeding to
DEATH asked him why he committed the act. In
reply he said he had done it in obedience to the
command of the Saviour, who has said, "If thy
hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off and
cast them from thee; it is better for thee to
enter into life halt or MANNED, rather than hav-
ing two hands or two feet to be cast into ever
lasting fire. Surgical aid was procured as soon
as possible, ehloroform was administered by
Drs. ID. Musser, Jacob Musser, and Jacob
Weaver, and every effort made to save the
young mans life, but the fearful loss of blood
from the discovered arteries had been such that
he died shortly after the arrival of the surgeons.
While the surgeons were operating the effect
of the chloroform passed Off and young Har-
nish awakening, looked at the mangled limb
without showing any signs of pain. He told
DIR. Musser before he died that he was sorry for
what he had done, though he thought at the
time he was Going right. Until the commission
of the present act he has never been suspected
of any tendency to insanity or monomania. His
parents are very intelligent, respectable, and
pious people, belonging to the new religious
denomination known as New Mennonites. We
have not heard in what manner or for what
reason deceased supposed his foot to have
defended"
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FROM NEW FORK.
sulnida Mt Rochester.

ROCHESTER,, April 2O.--George Mulliner, a
citizen of Farport, in this county, committed
suicide last night at the Clinton House, in this
city, by taking laudanum. He was suffering
from nervous trouble, which brought en- tenn
porary alteration of the mind.
The Freshet In Albany.
ALBANY, April 20.-The freshet here is in
creasing and the water this morning covers
Broadway, from Hudson to South Ferry streets.
Hundreds of Easements and cellars are flooded
and the entire lumber district is inundated.
The water on the dock is from to 10 feet deep,
and great difficulty is experienced by steamers
in effecting landings. A bridge erected for the
purpose was carried away by the steady rising
of the water. The flats above the city are all
flooded and also those below the city. No heavy
losses have yet been reported.
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK. April 20.--Cotton firmer, with sales OF
1000 bales middling upland at 23Ac., and held
fair demand; Southern is without decided change.
Wheat shade 1rmer but very quiet No. Chicago,
s1Os@11O; winter red Western, 81 -25; white
State S175 for extra choice. Corn less active but
without decided change; new mixed Western, STA
@1I6 Oats firm State, 70c.; Western 62c. in store
Beef quiet Pork steady; mess, 2762H; prime,
s2060@2i: Lard quiet; steam, lbN@1o%c. Whisky
nrmer at los.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE..
EVENING TELEGRAPH OFFICE,
Waduaadav- A nriI %. 1870.


There is no material change in the main fea-
lures of the money market. The supply of
funds is large and quite in excess of wants,
tending to precipitate decline in the rates
both for call and time loans. The outflow OF
currency from the city is quite trifling for the
middle of spring, and it is difficult to account
for the fact that the farmers with the low prices
obtained for their last years crops and with
large proportion yet unmarketed, are able to
prosecute their spring business without pro-
ducing even ripple on the current OF the money
market.
Cali loans are dull and quite easy at to 6 per
cent? chiefly the former, and discounts are
equally quiet at TO per cent, the bulk OF the
transactions being at 619.
The gold market opened dull and rather weak,
with sales at 11S1l, but advancing before noon
up to 11315.
In Government bonds the transactions are
quite light and prices weak, in sympathy with
AT the Stock Board there was a revival of
activity and prices were stronger. In State
securities there were sales of the war loan at
1927. City skies were quite steady, with sales
of the new issues at 1929. Lehigh Gold Loan
advanced, selling at 9219.
There was brisk demand for Reading Rail-
road with large sales at 491s@49%; Pennsyl-
vania Railroad was rather weak, opening at
5S% and selling down to 5SH; Lehigh Valley
Railroad sold at 55sl; and Catawissa preferred
at 371l.
In Canal shares the chief attraction was
Lehigh, which advanced 1S; sales up to 33T "a.
Among the miscellaneous stocks the only sale
was in Manufacturers Bank at 3016.
JAY COOKE a. Co. quote Government securities as
folowsU. q. % OF 1881, 114A0114H; 5-2Os OF 1852,
l12x@1l2X do, 1864, lloH9ll11S; do, 1896, 1llH@
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A CITY AT AUCTION.
The Nashville Wafcr-vorlxs Sold for Twenty
five DOllnrs.

The Nashville Wafcr-wOrlxs Sold for Twenty
five Dollars.
The Nashville Banner of the 18th instant, has
the following:-
Circuit Court q number of non-residents OBJ
tanned judgments against the Mayor and the
City Council of Nashville to the amount of
about $50, 600. To secure the payment of these
judgments E. r. Glascock, United States
Marshal, levied upon the reservoir, the upper
island, and all the property in fact, held by the
city, and on the Sd of last March advertised said
property for sale on the 10Th day of April.
Mayor Morris forbid the sale, but it never
theless went on, and the property was bought in
principally by r. McP. Smith, attorney for the
The water-works sold for twenty-five dollars.
The purchase of this property at so trifling
sum is accounted for in this way: Colonel John
G. Burch, as attorney for +. Hart, had made a
previous levy on the property to secure $50, 600,
which prevented any other sale from being
effected until his clients claims were fully
satisfied.
The Ninth ward engine house and lot sold at
$500; two lots in Edgefeld which cost the city
$500 each, at 81; Belleview school property at
$40: lot conveyed by M. &. l.. Claiborne for
$4,000, at ST. a plat of lots in Hynes' addition,
81; Hume school property, $19,62l.
Judge w. +. Cooper, attorney for the corpo-
ration, is confident that said sales could be set
aside; that no court had the right to sell any
property used by the city. At any rate, let the
worst come to the worst, the city would have
two years in which to redeem the said property.
Mayor Morris believes that, should future ad-
ministrations prove as economical as the present
one, the city could be brought out of debt
within the next three or four years. All the
city wanted was time, and it would come out all
Tiplt.
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BURLINGAME.
The Corpse to 20 by Boat to Fall River To-
Day.

" Day.
The steamship Silesia, which arrived at Ho-
boken late yesterday afternoon, brought the re-
mains of the Hon. Anson Burlingame. Owing
to the latencss of the hour the coffin was left
on board until to-day, when it is to be escorted
to the Boston boat. The New York Chamber of
Commerce yesterday appointed Committee of
Escort to attend the corpse from the steamer to
the Boston boat.
The Adjutant-Gene of Massachusetts,, the
Governors staff, and committee OF citizens
from Boston, will accompany the remains to
Boston. Messrs. Elliot @. Cowdin, Moses II.
Grinnell, and George Opdyke are the Com
mittee of Arrangements on behalf of the Cham
ber. The Committee of Escort will meet in the
Custom House barge Office at l o'clock this
afternoon, and revenue cutter will take them
to Hoboken. There the remains are to be
taken on board the cutter and transferred to the
steamer Providence, of the Fall River line,
there to be taken in charge by General Cham
berlain and Major Capello, of Governor Clatlin's
staff. Cambridge and Chelsea will unite with
Boston in doing honers to the remains.
Mr.. K. Livermore Burlingame, who came with
his fathers body, has brought plaster cast of
the great Ambassadors face, taken Immediately
after death.
The funeral services are to be performed in
Mount Auburn Cemetery on Saturday. The
body is placed in leaden coffin, encased in
rosewood, which is covered with black velvet
on which is plate bearing an inscription.
These collins are again enclosed in a hand
some wooden box. Their weight is upwards of
half ton.
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TRICHINA,
1t Kills Four Persons In Ballard County, Mis-
aOurl.

souri,.
Four persons were killed by eating meat in
which there was triClind, in Ballard county,
Mo, last week. The stomach of one of them
hasLbeen given to experts for examination. The
facts of the case are about as follows:-The vic
Tins were a German family by the name of
Heydaker. 1t seems ham was purchased, of
which Mr.. and Mrs Heydaker and two of
the children ate considerable quantities in O
raw state Soon after Mr.. Heydaker was
taken sick, and DR.. j. s. Sea was called
in. The doctor did not at first discover any
thing alarming about the symptoms, but the
patient grew worse, until Wednesday evening,
when he died. In the meantime, Mrs. Heydaker
became i'll with similar symptoms. Drs. Jewett
and Smith were called in for consultation, but
none of them were familiar with the symptoms,
nor could afford relief. On Friday Mrs. Heyda-
ker died, and on Saturday the two little
children who had eaten of the pork died a SINH
lar death to that which had taken away the
father and mother.
Thus four persons in all were poisoned by the
one fatal neal The two children-a girl and u
boy-were aged respectively about seven and
two years. One little girl of an intermedi-
ate age-probably about five years-who did
not eat the meat, had not been taken sick at last
accounts.
From all the circumstances attending the
Deaths the physicians are of the opinion that
they were Occasioned by trichina. The pork
which 1t is supposed contained the trichina
was raised in Ballard county and cured in the
usual manner