Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-10

the ID, and eight women were burned 70
death. The women were in the attic,
picking over cotton, the only entrance 70
which was small scuttle
II west
The vote in the Madison (Wis.) district,
Tor Congress, 1t the late special election,
was for David Atwood, 4,6S7; for all
others, 7oS.
A special election for Member Of Con-
sress i 70 be held in the Tenth Ohio
District, on the-frst Monday in April, TO
an the vacancy occasioned BY the death Vt
Mr.. Hoag.
The Board Of Supervisors Of the county
OF Milwaukee, Wis, have rendered the
new Court House, which r. 70 cost nearly
million dollars, to the State, for Capt.
tai House, provided the Capital is moved
70 Milwaukee.
The Ohio House of Representatives on
the oath refused to pass the bin repeating
the law OF last winter providing for taxa
tion Of United States bonds, notes, and
fractional currency.
The Missouri Senate, on the oath, elected
Miss Nellie Raymond, Of st. Louis, En-
crossing Clerk
The Minnesota Senate has, by vote Of
10 to 8, concurred in the House bill pro-
viding for an amendment TO the constitu-
ton allowing female suffrage. The bill
provides that the votes of women may be
taken in separate boxes and counted for
and against this proposition.
According 10 late news received at st.
Paul the Indians throughout the region
north of Lake Superior were starving to
death, owing to an unusual scarcity OF
game.
Mr.. Wilbur F. Storey, editor and pro.
prietor Of the Chicago Times, was assault
ed on the streets Of that city, on the oath,
by Miss Lydia Thompson and Miss Pau.
line Markham, members Of q Blonde Bur
lesque Troupe performing at the Opera
House, who attempted TO publicly cow
hide their victim. Mr.. Storey received
some pretty severe blows, but defended
himself with cane, when, as 1t IL report
ed, three or four male friends Of the as
sailants joined in the attack, and one Of
them inflicted quite severe blow on Mr..
Storey's face Some bystandcrs interfered
and nut an end to the melee, and three Of
the assailants were arrested. .rne attaok
was caused by recent severe structures in
the 1vmes upon the character Of the
blondes and their theatrical perform
ances.
A Police Judge at San Francisco has
been sentenced TO six months imprison-
ment for abusing Cinnamon.
Gen. J. L. Geddes, of Vinton, has been
appointed Military Instructor Of the Iowa
Agricultural College.
Judge McAllister, Of Chicago, recently
committed two attorneys and an accom-
plicc husband to Jail for fraud and collu-
sion in procuring divorce.
The trial of George Vanderpool, at
Manistee, Michigan, for the murder of
Herbert Field, was concluded on the Goth
ult, with verdict Of guilty Of murder in
the first degree. The prisoner solemnly
averred that he was innocent. He was
sentenced to solitary confinement for life
At the Police Court in Chicago, on the
2sth ult, Miss Thompson, Miss Markham
and Mr.. Henderson were fined 500 each
for the assault on Mr.. Storey, of the
Times, and two lookers-on-Go Gordon and
Eldridge-who belonged to the assaulting
party, were fined $40 each. The parties
were also held on a charge of riot--Mr.
Henderson in bonds of $500, and the
others In $500. Mr.. Henderson was sub
sequently arrested on charge of assault
with deadly weapon, with intent to do
bodily injury and was held for trial in
bonds of $500. The blonde party left
Chicago, on the eth, in hack, taking
the cars at the Junction for Detroit.
In the Ohio House of Representatives,
on the 28th ult., bill introduced to sub
NIT the question Of female suffrage to the
vote of tho women of Ohio over 81 years
of age. was rejected by vote of Al to 80.
Orson Hyde has been elected Speaker
of the Senate, and Orson Pratt, Speaker
Of the House of Assembly Of the State Of
Deseret, at Salt Lake.
The Supreme Court Of Ohio has grant.
ed the application for writ of error In
the Cincinnati Bible in schools case, but
get the case for hearing on the second
Tuesday in December:
The Ohio House, on the list, reconsid.
cred It's action of the day previous, on the
Woman Suffrage bill, and allowed it to
be printed.
At the charter election of Rock Island,
Ill.,, on the list, Porter Skinner, Democrat,
was elected Mayor. The Council stands
six Democrats to three Republicans
The south
The Republicans of Alabama will hold
State Convention In Selma on the last
Tuesday In June next.
The Texas Legislature adjourned Hn4
die on the Goth.
The Tennessee Senate has concurred in
the House resolution rejecting the Fif
tAenth Amendment.