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Agricultural Society.

The Executive Committee of the La Sale
County Agricultural Society met at the Clifton
Hotel on Thursday pursuant to previous ne
tice, all the officers of the Society being pres
ent. 4 committee, consisting of VIM. Thomas,
VIM E Beck and Thomas Johns was appoint
ed to receive bids for the care of the fair
grounds during the coming year, to report on
Monday next.
J. r. Shaver was chosen General Superin-
tendent, and James Snelllng assistant; S. r.
Lewis was selected as Superintendent of Flo
al Hall, The following class superintendent
were appointed:
Glass A, Horses, &c.-Wm. II. Milligan.
Glass b., Cattle-Geo. NJ. Dunavan.
Glass c. Sheep. Swine, &c.-T. r. Johns.
Glass d., Farm Products-G. c. Caldwell
Glass F., Garden Products Martin Allen.
Glass F., Flowers-G. L. Thompson.
Classic, Fruits-Henry Walther
Glass H., Dairy, &c,-Wm. Pool.
Class l., Wooden Goods &c.-J. Henncsy
Class j., Fine Arts-Simon Alschuler.
Glass r., Mechanically Sapp.
Glass L., Farm Implemts-A. T. Armstrong.
Glass NJ, Equestrianism-J. c. Bruner
Messrs. VIM. Thomas, Geo. c. Caldwell c. II.
Green, f. C. Lewis and VIM. +. Bowman were
appointed committee to prepare premium
list for the next fair, and report to the Execu-
tive Committee on the Goth inst, to which
date the committee adjourned.
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One of the novel results of the abolition of

One OF the novel results of the abolition Of
slavery in the Southern states is large emf
grafton TO that region of the cold blooded,
phlegmatic Swcde. A Hamburg correspond
cnt Of the n. Y. 7riJvne notes the sailing
from that port on the 3lst ult Of the steamer
Mississippi with 200 Swcdes for New Orleans,
with the intimation that during February and
March 600 to 800 more will follow them.
ihey are to form n colony in Mississippi, on
lana purchased by a Swedish capitalist named
Bcrpland
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Rome,

As The ecunleuira! council ST. srith closed
doors, nothing really positive can be known of
its Proceedings The following. dispatched to
New York paper, can therefor. only be cues.
work:
Special correspondence from Rome gives the
present tone OF opinion among prelates and lay
men attending upon the session. of the great
council. 1t Is certain tina, much confusion pre-
walls among the members of the council and
that the two factions, the ultramontsnes, led by
Manning, OF Westminster. and the antonomists.
oy Dupanioup, Of Orleans, carry on an excited
warfare in the private sessions at the ouiriual
1t is asserted that not all Of the American hish.
ops are ultramontane. The Bishop of Savanuah
has argued in council agains, the Opporsune-s Of
the syllabus, and sundry other American fathers
have refused to sign the papsi infallbility petit
tion TO tho pope.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-02-19

The new disease known as ''relapsing fever"
has reached alarming proportions in New
York. Every bed in Bellevue Hospital was
full on Saturday night, and on Monday new
hospital quarters Ind to be provided. The
worst Of it is, that the phyaicians and nurses
arc attacked ~ soon as new ones arc provided.
and it Is difficult to get them. Thus fur, the
fever is attended with but q small ratio Of
mortality. aosr ~ lrot va ,35INfa I,f ,f tirt .
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There is great excitement in Brooklyn, N

There is great excitement in Brooklyn, N
Y, and Lynch law on a large scale is threat
encd, in consequence Of the murder in cold
blood, at a saloon in Brooklyn, on Saturday
evening Of Mr.. D. r. voorhees,, wealthy and
highly respected citizen, noted for his wide
spread ibcrality and many social exceences
The murderer was man named Chambers
who had no other provocation except that h.
vast renzied by drink. The man il in Jail, blu,
such threatening crowds gathered around tn.
Jail demanding the murderer with the object
Of lynching him, that large military fore.
has to be kept at the jail to keep the mob IN
der control. ,,ur4 10 or G
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Cuba

The Havana papers on the llth stated that
Gen. Gayenoche had left Principe with strong
force 10 operate against the insurgents at Nayss.
ga A few days afterwards the same papers IN.
nounced that Gen. Gayenoche had returned 10
Principe, having met with no success. The
patriot reports. however, say that Gen. Gayen.
eche had been met by Gen. Jordan and defeated
in heavy battle, with loss of 1 200 men.
The assassin of Isaac Greenwald was arrested
in Havana ON the 18th. He is sergeant in the
9th battalion OF volunteers, A court martial
would be Immediately convened for the trial Of
the murderer.
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Tive late postmaster at Water

I've late postmaster at Waterbury, Con.
necticut, Dr. Jacques, is very severe npon Con.
gresham Kellogg, from his district, whom
he accused of having kept him in office for a
considerable while longer than he desired TO
retain 1t, at personal expense to himself ile
states that in less than two years he was"bed,
to the amount OF eight hundred dollars, and
had to pay hundred dollars to Kellogg in
order to get his resignation accepted. The
fools are not all dead however, for victim
was hunted up at last to succeed him.
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Mark IVAN says; An incorporated COMPANY
h'red man to blast u rock and he was punch.
ing powder into hole witha crowbsr, whom .
premature explosion followed, sending tho man
ana crowbsr out Of sight Both cane down
again all right and tho man went to work again
directly But though ho was gone only fifteen
minutes they locked him for lost time. " se
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The remains of GreenwSld, the young man
who was assassinated in Havana, arrived in
New York on Tuesday, and on Tuesday night
were privately buried to avoid . dcmonstra.
ton next day, which was being organized on
large scale by the Cuban refugees and sym.
pathisers in tho city. .,.
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John Recs, Welshnsn, Of Hogs Back, near
La Sale, In attempting n cross the Illinois river
on the loo, 1t La Sale on Monday, broke through
sad was drowned. He was about AZ years Of ego
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the par
spain
n full o

The country is again full OF reports of another
inedi:ated Carli-t instruction. In the cor.e..
on Saturday, Senior Rivero said the government
was fully aware Of the conspiracy of the Caris.s,
but would Do nothing until an outbreak actually
occurred. 4 Csrlist leader thereupon charged
that in the lac, election the CArl,t candidate,
were defeated IN many districts, through gov
ernmest Interference. The charge caused in.
tense excitement.
The Duke OF Mon;pensier ha. been on visi.
to Madrid, being closely closetcf with General
Prim but On Wednesday he lett, and General
Prm a.~nrel tho cortes that Ms v!.i, had re
reference to political matters
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EgYDl,

The great rock nesr Ismalia ha. been success.
fully removed from the bed Of the Suez canal
The minimum depth of water now is about
twenty.nine feet.
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BELvIDERE u OTTAWA II. R-Though
comparatively little is said about this railroad
at Ottawa, the people on the line OF the pro.
pesel road north of us are tar from being
asleep on the subject. BY the DeKab .Nens
we learn that the directors of the proposed
road had 4 meeting with the directors of the
Fox River Valley r. II. At the Briggs House
on Tuesday Of last week, and that arrange
ments were made to form junction of the
two roads at point about Is miles north Of
Ottawa. This would require but little over
forty miles more 70 complete the road to Bel
videre Representatives OF the Chicago, r. l.
g. Pacific r. r. and OF other heavy railroad
interests in Chicago also met the directors OF
the two roads, and assured them there would
be no difficulty in letting the contract to build
aud equip the road, as soon as local sub
scription OF some 100000 shall be made mp.
The people OF B oone and DeKalb counties have
the utmost confidence in being able to make
up this subscription in very few months.
The interests Of Ottawa in the completion
| of this road are manifold. 1t brings halt q
dozen OF towns Of this county within easy &C.
cess by rail to Ottawa that now can reach US
only by laborious travel by team. twill open
to our manufacturers and coal men an i'm.
mense region north Of us for the sale of thei,
wares--a region which has hitherto been in
accessible to them; and it will place US in d
rect communication with the immense pine
RES Of Wisconsin, from which the coal trains
going north can bring back to us lumber and
building timber cheaper than it can now reach
US by the circutsus route Of the lakes and
canal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-02-19

/, Negro wsnOhes may now vote in wyominr.
bus the male African may not.
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FOREIGN NEWS.



In the commons, on the 10th. Mr. C,.a.,,,.
moved that ODonovaa Rossa could not under
law take his seat in the house of commons. and
that new writ Of election be issued for T;,r..
rsry. Several speeches were made against n.
motion, but on the vote being taken il VA. c,,.
ried by 3O1 to 81.
In the commons. on Monday, Mr.. Gladstone.
on leave, brought forward the government me...
are FOR land reform in ireland, prefacing it with
lengthy speech, explaining its provisions. The
principal features of the bill are, that it provide.
for the security of tenure, the fertilization ~
transfer and purchase OF land, for loans TO Ii.
tenant desiring to buy, and to landlords to en..
BILE them to retain lands The new law is To h.
administered by a court of arbitration. Ulster
customs are to be recognized Improvements
giving value to land are to be paid for. Execu.
tons for nou-payment of rent are to bar all
claims against tenants. Notices to quit are 70
give the tenant one years time from the end OF
the current year, and the county fees are to be
divided between landlord and tenant The bill
will be read tho second time on the eth of March,
The weather in England, and indeed through
out Europe, during the past week, has been OK.
ceedlngly Geld and tempestuous.
Franco.
We conclude, notwithstanding tie stormy
elements put in motion by the recent Rochefort
riots, that Paris is tranquil, frsm the fac. that
the cable kilograms have said SO every day for a
week past Some 500 arrests have been made
of whom about $50 were detained after examina.
ton. Gustave Flourens, the ringleader Of the
riot, has escaped, probably TO Switzerland. The
police authorities profess to have discovered An
extensive conspiracy against the government and
to assassinate the emperor.
Seven of the editors OF the reform Newspaper,
received orders to appear before the court TO an.
swer to charges for violation of the press law.
In answer to the summons. the Reform next
morning published an article against the govern.
ment of extraordinary violence.
The emperor and prince imperial visited the
Bots dc Boulosne the 18th. The prince, who
had completely recovered from his illness. skated
on the lake Empress Eugene is quit. i'll, and
could not accompar the party.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-14
SEC. 3. That the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SEC. 9. That the acknowledgment
of all deeds, mortgages, and other In
struments in writing taken and certi-
fed previous to the passage OF this net,
and which have been duly recorded in
the proper counties of thise State, be
and the same are hereby declared to be
legal and valid in all courts of law and
equity in this State or elsewhere, any
thing in the several different acts or
laws OF the territory or State of Iowa
in regard to Acknowledgements, to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. 5. That all deeds, mortgages
or other instruments in writing, 70,
the conveyance of lands, which az. 9,
heretofore been made and eye, nted
and the officer taking the act. .owledg
ment has not affixed hjs Zeal to the
acknowledgment, suca acknowledge
ment shall nevertheless be good ant
valid in law and ec,uity, anything In
law heretofore PISSED, to the contrary
notwithstanding.
SEC. 1. r-flis Act being deemed q
immerinae Importance, shall be In
force rom and after its publication in
TIC Iotcd State Register and Des Nome
1ultetin, newspapers published in Dies
Moines, Iowa.
Approved April Is, 1870.
1, Ed Wright, Secretary Of State
hereby certify that the foregoing Acl
was published in the Daily. Iona .Tcte
Register April 2s, 1870, and in the Des
Moines Daily Bulletin, April %, 1870
ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-14
CHAPTER IFS.

AN ACT to repeal chapter 81 Of the
Revision Of 1860, and To regulate the
sale OF unclaimed goods ia the pos
session Of forwarding and commits
sion merchants. warehouscmen and
other repositories, express cpmpa-
MES, and other common carriers.
SECTION |. Be IL endcted IN TIC Gen
erut dsnmJM Of The STATE Of Io,Oo, That
chapter 81 of the Revision Of lsG0, il
hereby repealed, and the following Is
enacted in lieu thereof: that all goods,
wares, merchandise, or other property
which has been transported by, Oh
stored or left with any warehouseman,
forwarding m d commission merchant,
or any other repositories. express COM
panies. and other common carriers.
shall be subject to lien for the just
and lawful charges on the same, and
for the transportation, advances and
storage thereof. 1fkG
See. 9. That If any gooda, wares.
merchandise. or other property, shall
for six months remain in possession,
uncalIed for and unclaimed, Of any
forwarding or commission merchant,
warehousems n. or any other deposito-
Ty, express COMPANY? or other common
carrier. with the jnstand legal charges
unpaid thereoi,, the person or persons
having the Same In charge or posscs-
sion shall first rive notice tn the owner
or consigned, If his or their wlsera-
bouts - lt.iowfi, andif not known, and
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-14
CHAPTER Ia

AN ACT in relation Il OmGibuses.
Transfer Companies, md Common
Carriers generally.
SECTION l. BE II enCictcd JYtfe Gen
crm assembly Of the &ute Of fora, That
That the proprietOls, or their agents,
of omnibuses, transfer companies, or
other common ca riers, doing business
within the limits OF this State, shall
be held liable t., action at Law for dam
ages occasionGI TO baggage or other
property, DC onging 10 travellers,
through caielf .ss or negligent handling
while in iUss ession Of the companies
or common arriers as above named.
SEC. =. That for every days deten'
ton to ira ,elers in consequence oI
damage as before described, and ueces
sary delay of sGit fer SAME, said COLI
panies, owners or agents, shall pay tt
each person so delayed a sum of not
less thar three 90 dollars, whici
amount shall beaded to the judgnent
for dam age to property should the ac
ton be sustained.
Approved April 16, 1870.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-14
CHAPTER l59.
AN ACT to Provide for the draining
of land,

AN ACT to Provide for the draining
of land.
SECTION /. BE It enacted by tie
Gencyut assembly of the State Of IOud,
That any person owning or possessing
any swamp, marsh, or wet land, who
shall desire to drain the same, and
when he shall deem it necessary in
order thereto, that ditch or bitches
should be opened through lands be-
longing to other persons, in case the
owners OF any such land shall refuse
to permit the opening of such ditch or
bitches through the same, or il the
parties cannot agree upon the terms
thereof, he may make application, in
writing, to the township trustees OF
the township where such marsh or
swamp lands shall be situated, to In
quire and determine whether such
marsh, swamp, or wet lands are q
source Of disease to the inhabitants,
and whether the public health would
be promoted by draining the same,
and to inquire and determine whether
such ditch or drain Is necessary for
the proper cultivation of the same, and
whether the permanent assessed value
of said lands will be increased by such
drain. Said application shall be filed
with the township clerk
SEC. 2. Such application shall state
through whose premises, IL known. il
is necessary for said ditch or bitches
to pass, and shall also describe said
lands. Ten days notice shall be serv-
ed upon the owners of said lands, in
like manner as notices are required To
he served in commencement o. actions
before justices of the peace, and said
notices shall state at what time said
application will be filed, and in case
the owner Of any said land shall be
unknown to the applicant or non
resident Of the State or county, then
three written notices shall he posted
for ten days, in three public plnces in
the ncighborhood of the said land, and
in the township in which it Is sit
uated.
SEC. 5. Upon the filing of said APP
plication. the trustees shall agree nIe'l
time when they will hear and d;
tcrmine upon said application. rid
also shall agree upon the place Of =, Ell
meeting. They shall give five fays
notice Of such time and place of /. .eet.
ing TO all persons interested, hy post
ing up three written notices Thereof
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-14
CHAPTER l61.

AN ACT to amend chapter 124 Of the
Revision of 1860, relative to attach
ment and punishment.
SECTION /. BE ii enacted Ly the
General Assemby Of The State of loWd,
That section 3l74 of the Revision OF
1850, be and the same is hereby re-
pealed; and there is hereby enacted in
lieu thereof the following, to-wit:
The petition which asks an attach
ment must in all eases be sworn to.
1t must state: 1st, that the defend
ant is foreign corporation or acting
as such; OF, 2d, that he is IL non-resi-
dent at the State; or, Sd, that he is
about to remove his property out OF
the State without leaving sufficient
remaining for the payment of his
debts; or, 4th, that he has dispG sed OF
his property lin whole or in par y with
intent to defraud his creditors, or, 5th,
that the defendant is about % dispose
Of his property with intent 20 deiraud
his creditors; or, 9th, thaa he has alb
seconded. so that the ord nary process
cannot be served upon i'm; or, eth,
that he il about TO repIoce permanent
ly out of the county. and has property
therein not cxemr5 from execution,
with which he refuses to pay or secure
the debt due the riaintiff; or, 9Th, that
he is about to rer1ove permanently out
Of the state, ana refuses to pay or Sc
cure the debt cue the plaintiff.
SEC. =. That the word county in
the third lire of section 3l77 of said
chapter be repealed and the word
"circuit' be enacted and inserted in
lieu thereof, and that there be added
to the end of said section SIT, the
words following, to-wit: land circuit
COURT
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pub
LEGATION IN the Io7rd State Register and
and the Iowa Evening Stotcsn7das, pa
pers published in Des Moines, Iowa.
Approved April Is, 1870.
!, I'D Wright, Secretary Of State,
hereby certify that the foregoing Act
was Published in the DAILY, Tor Estate
Register April 18th, 1870, and in the
Des Idoi,aes Daily Statesman, .pril rs,
1870.
ED WRIGHT, Secretary OF State
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-14
chap YER 1GO.

AN ACT relating to the acknowledge
ment and rece riding of leeds in GER
tain cases, ar'l rendering valid the
acknowledgment Of deeds and
instruments in writing.
SECTION /. Be it eaocted IN the
General assembly Of The State Of IoWd.
That all deeds and couveyances of
lands, tener1ents, and Entertainments,
lying and being within this State,
heretofore executed, and which said
deeds and c0nveyanres have been ac-
knowledged, CIR moved according to,
and in compliance with the laws and
usagcs ca the State, territory or country
in which SUCH deeds and conveyances
were acknowi edged and proven. are
hereby declared effectual and valid in
law, TO AL intents and purposes, ms
though the same acknowledgements
had heoa taken or proof OF execution
made witfif.i this State, and i'm pnrsu-
ance to tie acts and laws thereof; and
such deeeL- so acknowledged or proved
as aforesaid, may be admitted 20 be
recorded in the respective counties in
which guch lands, tcnements, or he
reditaiHents do, or may he. any thing
in the acts and laws OF this s late 10
the contrary thereof notwithsta ldiDg;
provided, that all deeds and convey
ances of lands, tenements and hered-
itaplents situated within this State,
which have been acknowledged or
proved in any other State, territory or
country according to and iii compli-
snce with the laws and usages of such
I State, territory or country, ard which
deeds or conveyances have been re-
corded within this state, he [andl the
same are hereby confirmed and de-
clared effectual and valid in law, to all
intcnts and purposes, RS though the
said deeds and conveyaDces 80 ac-
kpowledged or proved or recorded.
had. prior to being recorded. been ac-
knowledgcd or proved within this
! state.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-14
CHAPTER l6G.
AN ACT to increase the Compensa
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AN All to increase the CompenSa-
ton of County Treasurers.
SECTION /. BE lit enacted bythe Cen
ercl assembly Of the State Of Ioaoa, That
section six OF chapter 100, of the laws
Of the 10th General Assembly is here
by amenped by striking out the words
.'twelve hundred dollars" where they
occur i'm the 18th and 18th lines Of said
section. and insert in lieu thereof the
W ords Fifteen hundred dollars
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
and be i'm force from and after Its pub
LEGATION according to law.
Approved April 10, 1870.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-14

/, Ed Wright, Secretary of State,
hereby certify that the foregoing Act
was published in the Daily Io,ca State
Register April %, 1870, and in the Des
N3iaes Daily Bssiictin April %, 1870.
ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-15
Injuries to the Atlantic Cables.

1t is worthy of note that since the success
full laying of the Atlantic cables, that laid
in 1866 has been almost the ouly one which
has been damaged or broken. After the
failure in 1850 this cable was constructed
with great rapidity, and in the summer OF
1866 was laid. a few weeks later the broken
cable of 1865 was picked up and laid in Sep
TENDER of 1866. In May, 1867, the cable of
1866 was damaged by an iceberg and COM
municatiOn ceased by it, but it was repaired
in June of the same year, and continued
working without interruption until August.
l3eh wlen it ceased to work, and it was not
repaired until October following. The
French cable was successfully laid in July,
1869. and the same month fault wae dis
covered in the English cable Of 1866, which
was removed. Three months later (October)
it was again damaged and repaired, and in
August of the present year met with another
mishap, which was also remedied. 1t will
thus be seen that the present is the seventh
time this cable has required repairs, while
the cable of 1865, which has been submerged
one year longer, has worked well at all
times. In September of the present year
the French cable was damaged and repaired.
Whether it is that the haste in which the
cable of 1866 was constructed is the cause
OF its frequent misfortunes we cannot tell,
but the fact that it has so often needed re-
pairs while the others have remained perfect,
lie worthey of consideration.