Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-03

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The ,Mormons are holding Pro
tracted Meetings and making many
proselytes in the region of New
York City.
Col. Bakers expedition against
Bear Chiefs tribe of predatory In
dians has been successful in surpris-'
ing and destroying one entire camp
of them, containing over 80 lodges
Men, women and children were
killed. This seems barbarous--but
perhaps there is no other way. a
British Minister Thornton gave a
grand ball ut Washington last Thurs
day night, in honor Of Prince Arthur.
Many of our Government dignitaries
were present. Prince Arthur led in
the quadrille with Mrs. Grant.
LONDON, Jan. q.
The Pail Mall Gazette states that
the negotiation on the Alabama
Claims Question has been SUSPENDED.
The lands belonging to the estate
of the late Geo. Peabody, which
were recently seized by the officers
of the Crown, have been released by
an order Of the Government.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. %.
The Constitutional Convention to-
day adopted by vote of SO to is, the
report comforting the right of suffrage
on all male citizens of the United
States over q years old who shall
have been resident Of the State
twelve months previous to the
election.
OMAHA, Jan. 26.
Reports from the interior of Ne
braska show that many persons per-
ished during the recent storm. n
band of Pawnees who had been raid
| ing on friendly tribe of Indians
were overtaken by the storm and
frozen to death, with their animals.
Several white men are also reported
perished.
The dispatch last week about the
total destruction of the Wheeler &
Wilson Sewing Machine Factory
was incorrect. The Factory was but
slightly injured.
Hundreds Of employees have been
discharged from different Navy
Yards lately, on account Of lack of
work and funds we suppose.
Ex-Sec'y Stanton's will occupies
but one page Of letter paper.
Tho Georgia Legislature has passed
resolutions to admit to seats those
persons who received the next high
est votes to the Members ousted for
ineligibility. This is in accordance
with long precedent in that State.
There has been some little skir-
mishing in Cuba lately. 1t is re-
ported that Gen. Jordan, the Ameri-
can Adjutant Of the revolutionary
"Army," has been made Command
ing General.
The fleet containing tho remains
Of George Peabody arrived at Port
land, Maine, on the 26th ult.
The colored people of the country
are preparing for grand National and
State Jubilees when the 18th Amend
ment is finally ratified-as we'll they
may.
The New York Tribune's Wash
ington special says that the Public
Debt will be reduced, for January,
by between two and three millions
of dollars.
A considerable immigration from
Sweden to the Southern States has
lately begun.
! PARIS, Jan. 30.
| The organization of the new COM
pany for building the Isthmus of
Darien Canal was completed last
evening, and the capital all sub
scribed. Four French bankers and Il
dozen American capitalists are at the
head oft.
The Richmond State Journal looks
upon an early reunion of West Vir-
ginia and Virginia as not imprOba-
BILE, and Is ready to cry, Speed the
day!
The California militia are to be
equipped with breech-l leaders, by al
tering their present regulation mus
| kets.
Tobacco culture has been tried in
Sandiego County, CAL, with complete
success. The product Is superior to
most Of the Virginia leaf.
Iowa is larger than New York or
Observation-Disclosures than New
England withoL. Maine--and more
productive than all Of them put to.
gether. She has 80, 900, 600 acres Of
rich, black mold, and today q furrow
can be turned over 3O,OOO, 600 Of these
acres. Although less than 5,OOO,O
are under cultivation, they produced
last year 81, ,0OO, 900 bushels Of grain.
One great cause of rheumatism and
neuralgia affections In this country
| is said to be the evaporation from
stoves and cooking utensils.
General George b. Crittenden is a
candidate for State Librarian of Ken
they
The Salt Lake Reporter knows Of
one Mormon family that has buried
one.hundred and forty-eightchildren.
One hundred and ninety-twO per-
sons were killed In the streets of
London, last year, by horses or
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