Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05

on the 2stb, the Red Stoc1 bcored 70
to the Southerns' 8. -Ss* 80
i av- Perslg1 IntelIC
The deaf % Lopez has r. 6rmed,
an account q the same haS Ieen on.
cislly pub1ished IN the ~ Brazilian
Nnee. N@ M4xaA
The family Of Prince Hsnsi q Bour-
bon have refused to accept ~ demnity
of $1,000 imposed upon - Duke Of
Montpensier by the Council @ ~.
Advices from Manila repost adeseruct-
i've IRE involving the los q 80. 900.
NO insurance.. e FfF r.
The revolution in st. Domingo contin-
ues and Gen. Cabral has been declared
an outlaw for delivering 6alnave into the
hands of the Haytians. 49,
Recent advices from Manila, In the
Mediterrancan, report q destructive IRE,
involving the loss Of 81 ,50O. 900. No in
surance. 8ttk
Captain Eyre, of the steamer Bombay,
IL seeking restoration of his certificate,
ON the ground that the evidence against
him ID contradictory and inconclnsive
Much sympathy is shown for him in
London.
On the Path Of April thin slip Of wood,
about q yard long, and painted blue.
drifted ashore, near Ligger Bay, on the
northwestern coast of Cornwall, contain
ing the following inscription in large let
tiers: "City Of Boston; sinking February
H." The wood bore evidence OF having
been broken in two. and the remainder Of
the inscription IL consequently lost, ex-
cept the letter M" which followed the
words above given. There wa no means
Of knowing whether this il genuine mes
sage from the missing steamer, or heart.
less hoax, but the latter was strongly
suspected.
A party Of diplomats were recently cap
tured on the plain of Marathon, in Greece,
by party of brigands. In an sttempt to
rescue the csptives, thirteen OF the
brigands were killed and nine fled and
were pursued. On the fourth day Of the
pursuit, Herbert, attache of tho British
Legation, and Count Boyd, Italian 6ecre-
tary of Legation, became exhausted, and
were murdered. On the next day Vyncr
and:9 Lloyd were poniarded. The bodies
of Lloyd and Herbert arrived In Athens
on the 25th. It was announced In the
British House Of Commons on the 25th
that the English Government would hold
the Greek Ministry strictly responsible
for the outrages, and indemnity for the
lives of Britain subjects would be de-
manded. #
A New York telegram Of the Goth says
reliable Cuban correspondents state that
little was doing there beyond . guerrilla
war, in which the insurgents evidently
were able to hold their own. General
Valmazeda was at Bayamo, looking after
affairs In that district. The Captain Gen
eral still remained at Puerto Principe.
A London dispatch Of the 25th says the
editor of the Cork Reporter had received q
warning that his life would be taken in
month, for writing against Fenianism.
The strong representations made by
! foreign powers to the Greek Government
in regard 10 the late massacre, have led to
the resignation of General 6autzas, Minis
ter Of War. The place MiIT-0e 10pplied
adj interim by Valavritos, Minister of the
Interior. tth
IL .. /
Congressional.
In the Senate, on the 21st, billswere In
troduc ed-to amend the revenue laws 90 that
farmers who sell their own produce shall not bo
taxed for the collection Of debts due the United
States from certain Southern railrosd corporations,
and relating to s1s Of the United 81 sssss saansii
d Chattanooga Railroad Company, with inc csPl-
tai stock OF e1OOOo,000, was repoTtsd m,yora6iy,
without amendment; also, the House Dill aeclm Y,
wspello, not public .highway .Lns ]6 onl
resolution authorizing tho Postmaster zen
eral to prescribe an earlier time for the execn
on r sS So1tSsrn y f.c dssp RsrosS bill
up up and amended, BY providing that lands not sold
ass years asr the conpstion q tho road shall BE-
subjected to presumption At e9.6O per acre mat
American iron and steel DO exclusively used IN the
construction Of the road, and that Congress may,
sny time alter Or amend tn: JOINT
sion and adjournment Sa
In the House, on the 21st, resolution
providing for notification Of the Governor OF
Louisiana OF the vacancy in the First Congressional
District in that State, was tabled. The bill TO re-
vise consolidate, and amend the statutes relating
to patents and copyrights, was amended 90 o. 10
reduce tho salary OF Librarian Of the Patent once
to 81 800; First Assistant Examiner to 800; NIX.
aminer In charge OF interferences to - bO0, ano
the bill was passed. The Naval Appropriation
BILL appropristing So, S4o, was considered In
Committee Of the Whole. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 22d, the resolution
directing tho President Of the United States to
appoint commissioners to open negotiations for
the annexation OF the Winnipeg district ss Ter
rsory or state, was taken mp and discussed and re
ferred to the Committee ON Foreign Relations. =.
Bills were parsed repeating the act Of February
g. 1903 prohibiting the importation Of persons Of
color into certain States; prescribing the oath OF
ONCE for persons Who participated In the rebellion
bat are not disqualified by the Fourteenth Amend.
ment to the Constitution, the oath being identlca
with that required Of those whose political and
legal disabilities have been removed; providing
for the obtaining u the action Of the Legislatures
OF the States In which National Cemeteries arc
located to perfect the title Of tho United States
the Invalid Appropriation Bill, appropriAting some
$1,000 QUO; TO prevent the ountorit{ng OF foreign
trade marke protected by treaty etipulattOno. "A