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


world besidea The machine power Of
the United States, though growing with
amazing rapidity, does not more than
to the late Tfaupman, which have been
opened by the French Post Once author
tiles since his execution, was one from
romantic damsel. who enclosed her por.
trait, with . request that he would grant
the names of his assistant asaassips, and
another postmarked from North America,
announcing the safe arrival Of his accom-
plices on our shores.
TIE New York Times alludes to the
Morgan murdered and says that
"there is at least one gentleman In this
city who knows every incident connected
Morgan" The AdI says the 1Smss prob
coming autobiography IL expected to
throw some light upon this mysterious
subject.
A LADY living in Marssillos, (Frsnce,)
was returning from church on . Iecsns
Sunday, when she heard etops behind her,
and felt some one take her hand and draw
it under his arm. Turning around she
saw gentleman, elegantly dressed, who
was quite stranger to her. She tried to
draw away her arm but the unknown
held it firmly, and said with an cir Of the
greatest polfteness, t" Madame, / am . thief
and am closely pursued by the police.
They know that / am stranger In the
town, and will never suspect me If they
see me in the company Of lady 90 re-
specially connected a you must be."
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-10

etelys W0et o8y Shall DC voEy COnclo0
and 10 In: Q measure an autobiography"
He paused an instant, and pressed HIS lips
together. I simply bowed, while the
three sisters gave IN adjusting rustic Of
their skirtA
Some years ago, in the far South,
there WAS an exceedingly wealthy firm
doing business in cotton and rice, by the
name Of O'Neil d CO., the head Of the
arm being the parent OF the young
man who entered our place to-day.
Our head Office was not very largo one,
and I was the only book keeper. ! had
been brought up In their employ, and
one of the results of my twenty years
steady labor was q deep attachment for
the principal, Mr.. O'Neil. In spite of
this, and my ordinary sense of honor and
duty, became what people called an un-
INDICATED scoundrel" Here another rustic
occurred, and to my disgust, An undoubted
smile gathered upon the lips Of the Me-
phistophiles. Browler. "This wickedness
extended through .. period Of several
years, and was known to two persons,
though they were not In collision. Bust
ness was carried on, on an unsound basis
but without contraction, until the 10th Of
December nine years ago. On that day,
finding conceslment no longer possible,
drew forged check for twelve hundred
dollars and fed North
"We instigated the last act, mean the
forgery" said Miss Amabel to me.
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were all too busy staring at the long rows
Of clubs and pistols hung up against the
wall, and wondering If Br0wler would be
kind to US.
Hell be very much emaciated," whis-
pered Baxter. :" and YOU must not be
frightened at his eyes nor his thin hands,
for he's probably well into the prison
fever by this time"
Poor Browler. The vision of his SUI.
fering was wildly before us, and the
memory Of our hard words about him
came strong upon us % We gazed through
The omen door. ct the long white washed
corridor with It's row Of black iron grated
doors. We four trembling little wretches,
or ct least three Of us, would have given
worlds to have known that we had fought
O'Neil instead of backing him up.
Suddenly, In the midst Of . dead silence,
. laugh came from somewhere down that
long dismal passage. II was Browier,
for we recognized his voice In spite OF the
hollow, ringing reverberations. Welocked
at one another In terror, and more than
half inclined to put of out the door into
the street and leave the prisoner to his
own reflections.
~ told you So" muttered Baxter, as
soon a. his teeth stopped chattering.
:. He probably imagines himself in the
ONCE, and that they've raised his salary"
Before We had time 70 muster enough
courage to run, . turnkey entered and
beckoned to US to follow him. Half choked
and half scared we did 90, and skipped
along over the stone pavement with .
tread anything bit Arm and even.
"Don't you feel little spooney,
Smythe J" whispered Baxter.
eyes" said I, shave you got = pocket
ndkerchiefi"
aNc, want 1t myself"
"Now, then, youngsterA" aaid the
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-19
CONDENSED TELgGRAMS.

TUESDAY, April 10.
Gold closed in New York yesterday at
i13sz.
The loss by fire at Medina, Ohio, is esti-
mated at 600 600 ;insuranee, $4,000.
The first boat of the season arrived at
Cleveland, from Budslo, on sunday.
The bogus Baron Won Below, no W IN prIt-
on, at Fl zabtth, n. ~ y said 70 have ave
swindled many persons In MISSISSIPPI, ana
married q woman there. fna
Easter Sunday wss a great day in New
York The first musicians of the city were
engaged in the choirs of the catholic
churches. -,t...., rIfss -.
8 The Union League Club of New J ork,
on saturday gave iecePtlon 20 o .I3e
Swedish Consul Gsneral of New ! ork.
who after. 24 years service there, Is about
TO transfer his scene OF duty TO London.
The corner stone of the new Masonic
Temple, in New York, viii be laid on the
posing buildings in the United tates, and
the largest Masonic edifice In the world.
1t covers vho-o block.
The McF rIaDd trial was resumed yes
terday, and an unusual number OF females
fpanaged to gain admittance TO the court
roorn tn crafty their curiosity. The effort
OF the defenee was TO prove the ineanity
OF the prisoner
N. II. Sears, private watehman OF the
Cincipr,atf Commercial Office, was stabbed
danoerossIv wounded 4 brother OF
lynch had been arrested on information
furnished by Sears. Lynch was arrested.
The outrage was one of the most infamous
ever committed in CINCINNATI.
| Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached 8
/ powerful sermon on Sunday evening
Pgalnst official corruption, and handled
/ the Legislature and the lac charter dick
/ erlng without gloves. He charactertsti.
cally remarked that not IN FulEen Market
Is aeat hung UP and sold more openly
/ than men are Quartered and hung mp in
i Albany He excoriated the citizens who
/ knowing the wick edness OF some of theil
| Represen tatives, take them by the hand
and smile upen them when they come
dowr the river on their Sunday Vacation
Thes scare of the Canadian anthoritie,
over the imaginary raid of the Fenians h
Tidieulous and amusing. The Canadian
napers are flaming with monster display
beads. doubIe-leaded special dispatches
ordefs for volunteers 20 a. semhle, anS
troops 10 move Ia light marching order /.
fhe front. &C., Sc. one panic stricken cor
respondent at Ottawa telegTaphs the To
rpnto Leader that the Fenlans mad crosses
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NeK York Items.

NEW YORK, April 18-Several
hundred ship carpenters here and il
the vicinity struck against the redue.
ton of wages froaI 81 90 to So 30.
The steamers Colorado and City OF
Manchester, from Liverpool arrived
to day.
The delegates from the Chicago
Convention, arrived to-day, to attend
the O'NeiI Fenian Convention, to-
morrow. N 44
The East side cars of the Belt r.
r, has ceased running owing to the
strike of the employees against max
ing extra trips daily. The strikers
had forcibly prevented new appointed
drivers from work. The depot is now
guarded by police. and no serious dis
turbance is expected.
The 9th Regiment paraded In hon.
or of Jefferson's birthday.
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the frontier at st. Albans half an hour
before. Another correspondent sends WORD
that the enemy are assembling IN laige
bodies at st. Albans, aud that the terrlD.e G
General O'EelI has just arrived Another
paper states that ninety-four Fenians
have lust passed through Hamilton IN
n special car, disguised as Yankees.
From all parts of the Dominion come
the clamor of gathering volunteers and
the cneeIs of panies, battal1ons and
regiments, Fastening to the expected seen g
of conflict. The Toronto Globe hesitate3 10
believe that there Is just ground for such a
commotion, and says the Government has
taken upon Itself the responsibility OF ask
ing the suspension of the hd6eGs corpus.
alleging that Fenian raid IS about 10
take place, and that IL is necessary TO ar
rest parties coming over from the United
States as spies. " We are bound 10 say that
the evidence of coming raid, which we
had in 1886, is wanting now; but 10 may
be that the ministers are better informed
than the public. Upon them win rest the
responsibility of making q commotioo, If
IL IS found that no warrant exists for their
aCtiOu.b
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-19
5 Pauline Lueca.

The career of this favorite canta.
trice is one of the most striking proofs
of the value of fine voice. and its in.
trinslc worth. to the possessor. Her
youth passed in utter poverty. She
was made to dance at the age of eight
IN the Vienna Hoftheatre, where she
was often treated with cruelty by the
ballet master, and scoffed at for being
"a Jewess. She would not answer for
the ballet, and so was sent to school
by relative to be educated for a gov
erness. Of the many trials and hu-
miliations her birth and poverty sub
jected Lsr to, she speaks in after life
to friend in letter now published; !;
of how all the children received les
sons In singing and she only stood
holding the notes for the teacher.
The examinations her belief that
she could sing and determination to
do it in the face Of the whole school (;
of her stepping out by herself before
the examiner, who gruffig asked,
What, can you sing?"s She sturdily
answered, q" Yes, everything the
others have sung" She sang one
song she disliked, and requested per-
mission to sing. enc more, the = Ave
Maria, which being difficult was not
given by the other scholars; in her
letter she says How did / sing2 /
do not know; only this much re.
member: the examiner caught me in
his a-ms. who, between tears and
kisses, exclaimed, Child. thou hast
sung like an angel p'' Her fortune
was made, that hour decided it. In
a few years she became from the un-
known little Jewess, Pauline Lucca,
the Baroness Won Rohden. Her hand
some establishment in Berlin is fire.
quented by the aristocracy, among
whom she is a great favorite. Z
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IN the contest


THE colored people of Floyd County met
on Thursday night last and organized a
political organization. One plank in the
votes the Democratic ticket IL to have the
word "Caln" written in white paint on
his forehead. --hUd1as sUttte Journal,
That is just the kind of resolution
the Democrats want them to pass in
all their meetings and conventions
They owe nothing to the Democracy,
and the Democracy claims no political
assistance from them; but in justice to.
the negro we are free to say that they
are entitled to their share Of the
nominations in the Republican party,
and if the Republicans don't giUe
them their share, they will most as
surediy be acting the log with the
nigqer, and would deserve to have the
mark Of Cain" written in black upon
their foreheads.--R Rockport Democrat,
April 16fh. .t. - ~
One would suppose that U. S.
Senator, one or two Lieut.. Governors,
aud any number of State and county
officers, was making pretty good start
towards giving the colored men their
share of the offices. 1t will be seen
from the above paragraph, that the
Democrat is not as fastidious about
excluding the word niger " from
its columns as the Courier Of this city.
We take notice that the Democracy
are claiming assistance from them to
a pretty considerable extent, as we
can demonstrate by any number of
quotations from Dem cratic speakers
Iand papers.
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THE remains Of Gen. Thomas are
now being earted from the Pacific to
the Atlantic as a side show, and
every day furnishes us with twenty
columns OF telegraph as to his where :
abouts. We hope be may be planted
soon.-Rockport Democrat.
This paragraph, which appeared
originally in the Evansville Courier,
we now find as editorial in the Rock
port Democrat The latter paper has
added petit larceny to the crime of
defamation Of the illustrious dead.
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HUMOROUS.
pale Of society-blondes

The pale OF soclety-blondes.
An appreciative fellow who doesn't
waltz, defines that style of dancing as
"promiscuous hugging set to music. +"
Hans Christian Andersen is lame
in one arm, very deaf, aud in great
d~~ser of losing his eye sight.
The only name or r;l0r;m IN
Mecca is Prince CONDUIT hood dow
la bah a-door. He was born of poor
but honest parents.
An amorous swain declares that he
is so fond of his girl that he has rub
bed the skin from off his nose by kiss
ing her shadow on the wall.
A bachelor friend says that he dis
likes young married couples, be
cause they are apt to give themselves
heirs" -.=.r-,
A Journalist of this city, to exem-
plify woman's rights, stayed home re-
Gently to mind the baby, having sent
his wife to hear Anna Dickinson's s.
lecture. aH
An English collier kept a keg of
powder under his bed, and the other
day went after some, smoking his
pipe. When he went out he took the
roof along with him. = sgr5 ttss
~ A few days ago little girl in Itha-
ea, just before she died, exclaimed /:
3Papa, take hold of my hand and
help me across. F" Her father died
two months ago. @
Miss -- was of large party, when
agentleman ofthe name of Homer sud :
denly withdrew himself from the com :
pany. Homer's odd, I-see. said one
| Of the company. Upon which Miss
---lreplied; tHomer's i'll, | add"
A naughty little boy, being told by
his mother that God would not for
give him if he did something. an
Pswered: Yes, he would, too; God
likes to forgive little boys-that's
what He's for" - ze5 ~
Ina Connecticut town, the other
day. as the pastor of church was
walking up the aisle, a good brother
came out of a pew and accosted the
! good man to Inquire "if he didn't
warn't somo good yeller butter?"
A YOUNG lady in Newark, when
her jealous admlrer sent back her
letters with a request that she should
return his, answered that she regret
ted that she could not comply imme-
diately, as she had lent them to a
young gentleman to read.
Grandpa, did you know that tn,
United States has been in the habit o.
encouraging and acknowledging 70
RESP What kind of tories?" "Ter
ritoriest Now give me some peanuts
or I'll catch the measles and make
you pay for them"
A couple of fellows who were pret
ty thoroughly soaked with bad whis.
Ky, got into the gutter. After fioun
dering about for few minutes one o.
them said; Jim, let's 20 to another
house; this hotel leaks"
IF there is anybody under the
canister of heaven that l have IL
uttcr exorescence," said Mrs. Part
. ington, "it is tho slanderer, goinl
about like boy constructor, ciFcn
lating his calomel upon honest folks.
An Irishman entered barber-shop
ate with brush a cup of lathsr, dul
i. out the bali of soap at the bottom o
the cup, ate that, and sat down {,
warm his fest. How did you lik
i, your lunch?" asked a bystander
Said Pat: The custard was Elegant
, but, by my soul, | b'lave the egg wa
O little too long in tho watherP
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Military agency of Indiana DIscon.
- IinuPd.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
INDIANAPOLIS, A prll, /, 1870.


~ .t1ass EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT., q
-. INDIANAPoLIs, April, 1, 1870.
At his own request, DIR. William
Hanneman is relieved from further
duty as Military Agent Of the State of
Indinna, and the Military Agency
under his charge is discontinued. DIR.
Hanneman deserves the thanks of the
people Of the State for the efficient
manner in which he has performed
his duty, his services having. since
October. 1868, been rendered gratuit-
ously. In view of the discontinuance
of. the Agency, it is ordered
/. That the books and papers, re-
cords, property and effects of the
Office be transferred to the Adjutant
General s office, and committed to the
care Of the Adjutant General of the
State srr.ra
2. That from and after this date the
Adiutant General Of the State shall.
er 06iciO, perform all the duties which
have heretofore been performed by
the Military Agents of the State.
s33SAll persons having business with
the Agency arc requested to address
John g. Greenawalt, Adjutant Gen
eraI. indianapolis, Indiana, who, in
his official capacity, will continue to
present the claims of Indiana soldiers
gratuitously as heretofore.
CONRAD BAKER,
@ u Governor of Indiana.
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EVANSVILLE INDIANA, TUESDAY. APRIL 49, 1870

wards, be held under the direction o.
inspectors, to be named by the Chair.
man of the General Committee, and
at such time and places as he desig-
mates.
Second, that new elections be or.
-dered by the General Committee
hereafter, in such other wards as
shall, by a vote of the majority of the
delegates, request that the same shall
be held.
Third, that ward committees. in the
wards first named, be constituted By
delegates elected to the General Com
mittee.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-19
FOREIGN NEWS.

Paris. April Is. = The Emperor
will send his printed circular explain
ing the PLebiScitunl to the different
Departments. "a ga
Later advices from Asunsion rer ort
that Provisional Government has
been formed for Paraguay, under the
patronage of Brazil.
The Senate commences the debate
on the PLebiscitunl to-day.
| A dispatch from Montevideo STATE IS
that an attack from the exiled Blaneo
faction was threatened. Extensive
Preparations for defence were making.
The Emperor attended the races at
Long Champs to day.
IL is stated that on Monday next a
series of meetings will commence, at
which the PlebiScitunI is to be dis.
cussed, and the people instructed In
the constitutional changes proposed
MADRID, April 18.-The i'll feeling
between the regular soldiers and vol :
unteers has, in a great measure, sub
sided.
LONDON. April 18-Yessels return
ing here. and to other ports of Eng
land report the success of the whale
and seal fisheries this season. The
weather to day is warm and delight
full. sraOs
1t is said the City of Boston will
not be posted at Lloyd's on the loss
book for some weeks. Until so posted
lnsurances are not payable.
LONDON, April 18.-The Produce
Market ReVieto praises the Govern
ment for reducing the duties on
sugar, and says it gives general salts.
faction. - q ~
The Press mentions that new wood
paper, reported tenacious as that of
rags, is now In progress of mauufac.
ture. at the Lankee Mills. #
BRUssELs, April 18.-The boiler
of large linen factory, near Brus-
sells, exploded to day. Twenty men
and women were either killed out
right or frightfully scalded. The fac,
tory burned 10 tho around.
SOUTHAMPTON. April 1S. = The
steamship Hausa, from New York,
arrived to day. zasnal
QUEENsTowN, April 18.-The City
Of Antwerp has arrived.
HAVANA, April 18.-The Captain
General teIegraphs from Puerto
Principe that the insurgents under
Maximo Gomez and Modesto Diaz.
made an attempt to pass the lines of
Valmazedas' division at Cauto Aboio,
with the object of invading the iuris-
diotion Of Bayamas. They were met
by two Spanish battalions, and re-
pulsed with a loss of 10 killed The
rebels fed in great confusion, and
were utterly disorganized.
Cry OF Mexico, April IS = Via
Havana.-In the National Congress
serious charges have been prefer
red against Romero, and a committee
OF Investigation has been appointed
Certain provisions Of the Constitu
ton have been suspended, and a
special power granted to the Presi-
dent for the execution of kidnappers
and bandits. IEE CT1
A bill providing for the construo
ton of the Tehuautepec Canal was
passed.
The death penalty has been abol-
ishod in Yucatan.
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A cotemporary calls Peter Car


A cotemporary calls Peter Cart
wright one of tho famous Peters
Peter the Great. Peter the Hermit
Peter the Fisherman, and Peter tht
Cartwright" but strangely omits Sal
Petre, which has made more noise il
the world than all the others.
HUNTING PARsoN. Well, George
how dye like the new mastcr?' Old
fashioned Huatsman-" Oh, he'll do
sirl Seems very pleasant sort O
gentl'mau; the very fust time we was
out he swear'd at me so comfortable
as if ed a, knoR'd me all his days. -
Judy
Pity is about the meanest wash one
man can offer another. / had rather
have a ten dollar greenback that had
been torn In two twice aud pasted
there IS on the upper side of the earth
ply is nothing moro than quiet
satisfaction that [ am better orph
than you am, and that / intend to
keep so.-J0sh Billings.
"A certain literary society in the sub
urbs, the other night, discussed the
character of Washington as a states
man. he was great man, said one
OF the speakers. whose mind had a
powerful grasp Of the future if ever
man was non cODgpOsnleRtis he was
that man. 1t is dangerous some
times to handle tools one Is not ac-
quainted with. 9d
II think" said Mr.. A. Bronson
Alcott once in conversation. that
when man lives on beef he becomes
something like an OK; if he eats NUT
ton he begins to look sbeepish, and if
he eats pork may be not grow to be
sWinish?" THAT may be, said DIR.
Walker. of Cambridge, t.but when
man lives on nothing but vegetables,
thInk .as. he's 1.s apt to be pretty small
The Carlisle, Kentucky, Mercurv
is responsible for the following:
We found the following notice on
Monday last. We give the phrase
1logy Uerbdtins. though forbear pub
fishing the signature, lest 1t may
prove of some benefit to the owner Of
.he KAT. f" Lost-a red kat be had
/ white spot on / Of his behind legs
30 was she kaf l will give two shil-
ems to Eunibodi wot will bring hymn
lom." -
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THE CoLoRED VoTE IN New JER-
sEY.-The Newark AdUertiser esti-
mates that the colored men will throw
about FIVE thousand votes in New
Jersey, and that this will be sufficient
in all general elections to give the
State to the Republicans. The Sey-
mour electors had 2.353 majority, and
Governor Randolph. in 1868, had
1857 majority. The AdUertiser is Of
the opinion that the colored vote will
increase the Republican majority in
the First Congressional District, and
will make the second and fourth Sc
curely Republican, leaving the third
Democratic. and the fifth o fair field
In the contest.