Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-21

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Washingtes News.
Customs receipts for week ending July
=, t2,s46.27s.
A Washington dispatch Of the 7th says:
Rumors that Secretary Fish has ten
dered his resignation are untrue. lie
would like 70 retire from the position, but
win remain 1t the request Of the Presi-
dent"
The Senate, In executive session, has
ratified the protocol IN relation TO the Az
Yjcsn slsve trade and naturalization treaty
with Great Britain.
Mr.. Alderman, the new Attorney Cen
eral, took the oath OF Office on the 9Th.
The President has sent the following
nominsaions to the Senate Porter @.
Bills, Secretary OF Legation, Mexico;
Marsh Giddipgs, Of Michigan, Consul
General ct Calcutta; Geo. w. Kingsbury,
Assessor Of Internal Revenue for Dakota
Territory; Dexter 9. Bloomer, Receiver
Of Public Moneys 1t Council Bluhs
John II. Thstcher, Examiner -in-Chief OF
the Patent ONCE; Samuel A. Duncan,
Assistant Commissioner Of Patents: Post.
HlnsGUis-NsvM a. CUOx, 1enuOt8, III. !,
Hester A. Birdsong, Bellaire, Ohio; John
FACET, Cadiz, Ohio; John w. Hays,
Evansville, Ohio; John Taylor, Rich
mond, KY; John II. Brinkerhof, Wau-
kan, Wis.
A Washington dispatch Of the 9th
nys Secretary Fish had consented TO re.
main in the Cabinet till the first Of October,
and contemplated taking two months
vacation after the adjournment Of Con.
gress.
The President has nominated Charles
". Webb, United States Attorney for the
Western District of Wisconsin James @.
Hopkins, Judge of the District Court OF
the Western District OF Wisconsin. Post
masters-C Cyrus N. Bayard, at Lincoln,
New. John Roberts, Hastings, Mich. b.
B. Steer. Ironton, o. Moses Messer, Hud-
son, o.; John Gibson, Carrolton, Mo. !;
Emma RilImap. Toledo. Iowa; VIM. b.
Wiley, Washington, Iowa; Fred. Rem
ncy, Nebraska City; John II. Kellom,
Omaha John Hopley, Bucyrus. o.; Il. II.
Scott, McKeesport, Pa. b. T. Wright,
Charles City, Iowa J. J. Abeygy, Bruins
wick, Mo. %. B. Richardson, Hamilton,
Missouri
The National Democratic Central Com.
mittee has been fully organized, with
Samuel Randall as President, Noah L..
letters, Secretary, and Hon. Thomas Swan,
Treasurer. The Republican Congression.
IL Committee has completed Its organiza-
ton by making an Executive Committee,
consisting Of Senators Wilson, Rice, Came
RON, Chandler, Sawyer, and Representa-
tives Sargent, Logan and Ketchum. 6ena-
tor Wilson is made Chairman, Congress
man Plat, of Virginia, Secretary, and
Colonel J. II. Glendenning, Treasurer.
suddenly, on lfe IMtr.Ar Dahlgren died
heart disease, 1T tho Washington Navy
Yard, Of which he was commandment.
David Warner has been nominated as
Surveyor of Customs of Galena, ILL.,, and
George B. Williams, Of Indiana, has been
appointed Second Deputy Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, vice Parncll, re
signed.
A Warrington dispatch of the 18th
says: Notwithstanding the peaceful
tone Of dispatches from Europe, our gov
eminent is In the receipt of intelligence
that leads TO the belief that general war
10 inevitable. Accordingly, It Is deemed
but matter Of prudence TO place our
navy on war footing"
The following nominations were made
by the President on the 18th:
VIM. 9. whition, Associate Justice Of tho su-
premc Court Of Idaho Wales Hubbard, Regis
tss, at Lewiston. Idaho.
@ucah, KY; Thomas Foster, Duluth, MINI. Also,
Jss - Humphrey, Collector Of Customs 1t Rich.
Marvin. Duluth, MINI. v. Pierce, Garrcttsyille,
Cromwell, Hc6onssisvills, Pa; q. NJ. wissmsn,
j. q. on, Lansing, Iowa; ". a. Burdicf. Cosco,
!hags, No.; W. II. Lamb, Butler, Mo; j. ".
No.; wao %nd:r:o S hsr,.yIis ' No. Snow
No q. sssdy. 1ins"siis, P.. ;f Dssie PHI PHI
r Pr snfPs;f c .. Ensr.s ssyPP:n
IN Vincent, Lapeer, Mich. B. y. Miller, Kirk.
The East.
Gold closed In New York. on The 18th
Of 112A.
Tho game Of baseball on the 9Th, be-
tween the White Stockings. OF Chicago,
and tho Unions Of Morrisanla, resulted In