Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-14


.a,ifca.ion of the Fifteenth Amendment
o the Federal Constitution<
A destructive FIRE occurred g Dave r
,ors, lows, on the ia, vherey : lla' &c
aosel fthe Pennsylvania Houen1 md t ree
.p.csous dwelling houses vt3s en- rely
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In the FIRE at Davenport On 4 ,e 4th,
Clans Dehn. an omnibus driver for the
House, - kerned TO
death. -
In the ou.skirts 81 Atlantic city, W.T.,
on the slst alt, you1g nan. named Ir-
win was attacked BY India, IS, and fatally
wounded. After this stta ok party of
citizens Of Atlantic City set out TO look
Tor prospecting parties, and returned on
the ID with the bodies 4 1--WE white men,
who had been killed by the Indians. -Four
other citizens were missing. A special
from Omaha, dated he 5th, says: Great
activity prevails in military circles in con-
sequence Of threat ening indications Of In
dian troubles. A company Of infantry
and one Of cavalry have been ordered to
South Pass, and one of infantry to Medi-
cine Bow, Union Pacific Railroad"
A Toledo, Ohio, dispatch OF the 9Th
says: "Incomplete returns from the dis
trict indicate the election of Mr.. Peck,
Republican, TO Congress. The Republi-
cans also elected their city ticket here yes
terday. The colored men voted"
THE Superintendent ofNhs old Central
and Southern SUPPLEMENTARY, has re-
turned to Lawrence, Kansas, from trip
to the agency of the Cheyennes, about
100 miles from Camp Supply, snd from
general tour through his Supermtendency.
He reports that the Indians Of the Super
intendency were peacea bly, disposed, and
there were no well-founded fears Of an
Indian war.
The South.
Colored citizens of New Orleans fired
salute Of 100 guns over the Fifteenth
amendment proclamation
At Richmond, Va, on the Dist ult.,
Judge Underwood granted an injunction
restraining Ellison from acting az Mayor.
He also refused an appeal, on the ground
that the injunction was temporary, it
being TO continue only till the next term.
Ellison's counsel gave notice Of an in
tention TO disobey the osdersof the Court,
in order TO cause the arrest of Ellison, and
bring his case before the Supreme Court
on writ Of habeas corpus. The Judge, in
his decision, declares the enabling act
passed by the Legislature unconstitutional,
which decision is said TO affect nearly all
the officers in the State.
DR.. VIM. L. Barron, Of Geneva, has
been appointed State Entomologist of Hi
nois to I'll the vacancy occasioned by the
death Of DR.. B. d. Walsh.
A serious accident occurred to the
" sstward bound passenger train on the
Hannibal Il ST. Joseph Railroad, about
twenty -four MINES west of Quincy, H.,
ON the evening Of the I'd, two passenger
and one sleeping cars being precipitated
down a steep embankment, and complete
~ wrecked. twenty-five or more passen-
gers were more or less hurt, and 1t was
feared several fatally -.
n .h..r -shock IF an sarsha a.ko 90
CURED in San Francisco on the Sd. No
damage TO life, limb or property. Intense
excitement for few minutes prevailed.
The animals were terribly frightened.
The Petersburg (Va) Iron Works were
burned on the I'd. Loss 100000.
Gov. Davis, Of Texas, has issued proc.
lamation calling session Of the Legisla-
ture to meet at Austin, on the 26th inst.
The classification of State Senators pro.
vided for in the constitution of Missis-
sippi has been effected, half holding four
years and half two years. Six of the sew
en- Democrats and ten Of the twenty six
Republicans were chosen for four years.
On the night Of the ID, q train from
New Orleans ran through the trestle
twenty-five miles above Canton, Miss,
and the express and baggage cars togeth-
er with greater part of the mail, were
burned. a52
The Legislature Of North Carolina has
adjourned sine die.
.rl Foreign intelligence.
The first number Of the new religious
journal La OoncOrds, Of which Pere Hya-