Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-29

oVRRENT PARAGRAPHS,
Hsrysaal ~ Literary.
-General Loomis IL the Oldest living
graduate of West Point
Horace Greeley VIII deliver An I'd
dress ct the st. Louis Fair, Oct 8.
"A daughter Of Humphrey Marshall
named Nelly, ID teaching school ct Belle
jonte, Pa
jefferson Davis has gone to Europ<
to meet his family, and WIN be back in q
few weeks.
Christine Nilsson, the celebrated
Swedish songstress, arrived at New Yori
city from Europe few days ago.
AThe American Pharmaceutical Aaso
citation, recently In session In Baltimore
adjourned TO meet next year st st
Louis.
There IL lady, named Crsndall, re-
siding at Norwich, Conn, who. on certain
occasions during the past few years, hal
UcCA Cu0OlSO W CNu 6AOuuu ACI AAS SICoG
grandchildren. She is only 96 years Of
age.
"A Boston paper announces that Cap
tain Robert B. Forbes will keep the sub
scription for the children of the Captain
Of the Oneida open until ten thousand
dollars are secured.
Tho New York Standard says the re.
cent story Of the i'll health Of Chief Jus.
tice Chase was q piece Of idle fiction. He
was staying at the house Of his daughter
Mrs Sprague, 1T Narrsgansett Pier, in
the enjoyment Of excellent health.
Alex. johnson, Of Westmoreland
county, Pa, father of exGov. VIM. F,
johnson, Is now in his 98th year. Thii
venerable man 10 the Oldest Free Mason
in the United States, having entered the
Order In Ireland In 1895. He IL yet quite
hale, and moves about briskly.
The statue to the memory Of Abra.
ham Lincoln, erected under the auspices
of the Union League, was placed In po'
sition in Union Square, New York city
few days ago, without formal ceremonies
The statue represents Lincoln in stand.
ing posture, with the Emancipation Pro-
clsmation extended. The figure is envel.
oped in cloak. The statue is of bronze,
ten feet high, standing on pedestal Of
stone. 1t cost about $4,000.
Census Items.
;. The tn population of Knoxville, Tenn
Detroit, Michigan, has 9 population
of 1858.
The population of Connecticut is
placed at 100000.
The census of Wyoming Territory
foots up 9,l28.
Milford, Pa, has seven times as many
women as men.
The population of Iowa City is 1909
with 1891 dwellings.
Indianapolis, Ind, has population
of 40,648, against $4,000 in 1850.
Tho total population of New Haven
Conn, is 50,sS6, against 39,s77 in 1860.
Worcester, Mass, has population Of
Al, 1853. In Ave years there has been an
increase Of 11,1l3.
The population of New Orleans, I'M
der the new census, ia 1884, 1888, an increase
of 1905 since 1860.
The census returns OF Montana show
population OF 20 $50. There are 18, COG
Indians in the Territory.
1T is claimed that, by the new census
Wisconsin is the twelfth State in the
Union, in point OF population.
The census returns of Newburg, N
Y, show that the females outnumber tht
males by 521z per cent.
I'm Union county, N. c., the census
taker has discovered Hannah Coleman
aged 100. She ID blind.
The census returns show the popula
ton of Memphis to be 40,230. In 1860 i
had 20 1873 inhabitants-an increase O
nearly 100 per cent.
A census-taker near Springfield
Mass, found q man who had forgotten
the name of one Of his own children, anC
after many efforts, gave up trying to re
call it.
i'm Alabama: Mobile has population
of 32.138, increase since 1860, 1850
| Montgomery, 10,559, increase, 1855; Bel
ma, 8,489, increase, 3,3l2; Eulaula, 4,l92
Marion, 2,S4S.
I'm Oregon, according to the United
States cent us eleven counties have pop
ulation Of 48,978 against 81 ,6S4 by the las
census. These counties In 1860 contained
two. fifths Of the population Of the State.
The population of Kansas foots up {
little over 100000 inhabitants, agains
1O7. 204 in 1860. Leavenworth ha
2O,685; Lawrence, 1915; Atchison, 7.O1l
Fort Scott, 4,16O; Junction City, 800.
The estimated population Of Bosto,
was 276, 600, but the census returns giv'
only 253, 024. The twelve original ward
of tho city had q population in 1865 o
l92,324, and now they foot up 2O6, 438,
gain OF 14,112. The gain in Roxbury II
6,345.
The census retsrns show population
in Wisconsin of not far from 1850, 900
in 1860 the population was 775.o73. Mil
waukee has u, AGA Fond du Lac, 12,77l
Racine, $3.50; GAINESVILLE, 8,791; Water
town, 1850; Appleton, 4,522; Portage
1877; La Crosse, 1855.
The population Of Providence, r. l.,
is now about $4,000; in 1865 1t was a.
sos, and in 1850 only 50,66G. It is the
second city in rank in New England, and
has gained thirty. five per cent. in ten
years. The population Of Rhode Island,