Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17
IOWA NEWS.

valuable document, and besides the
strictly geological portion, It will
contain a chapter on Iowa Ornitholo-
gy, one on our Forest Trees, and one
on Climatic Statistics. Among other
data, the altitude Of every point in
the State will be given.
A drove of fourteen large elk ran a
long race with locomotive, between
Laman and Cherokee, few days
ago. They made the fastest time at
first; but steam won finally.
Olive Logan has been lecturing in
Des Moines, to the great delight Of
the Capitalians. BY the way, she
tells the Local of the Register that
"often newspapers give long COM
ments about her and conversations
about her without ever seeing her
at ALL"
Private letters from Europe say
that the health of Senator Grimes is
failing very rapidly, and that he is in
a worse condition than when he left
this country. The opinion is given
that the Senator cannot live to return
to the United States.
An old man named Amos Chase,
in Madison County, was accidentally
killed last week by tree falling on
on him in the timber as he cut it
down.
Mrs. Nj. A. p. Darwin, former wife
of G.. Ben. Darwin, has been elected
Professor of Logic, Rhetoric, and
English Literature In the Burlington
University. Mrs. Darwin is said to
be lady of thorough attainments,
and amply qualified for the duties of
the position to which she has been
called. ss r. q
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. IL.
A double-shotted projectiIe, in
vented by j. w. Hill, Of Jefferson,
Greene County, Iowa, by which he
Claims shot can he thrown eight or
ten miles, is being experimental
with here by the Government au-
thOrities.
Senator Wolfe has introduced a
bill giving the Supreme Judges
S3, 800 year; District Judges $1,000;
Circuit Court Judges S2,lO0. We be-
lieve the just and wise policy, and
the policy of true economy as well,
is to have just as few offices as posi-
Bile, and good prices for good men to
fill them. The trouble is, we have
too many offices. A surplus Of Of
fees and poor pay begets stealing
and corruption.-Gdte city.
Warren County has organized a
County Musical Association, which
holds its next meeting at the M. +.
Church in Indianola next Saturday,
10Th inst. We learn from the Journal.
A Mrs. Beyers died in Guthrie
County few days ago, at the age of
a hundred and five years, says the
Vedette.
The celebrated Iowa horse "Kirk-
wood" has been sold to j. ID. Walton,
of Pontiac, Michigan, for $4,000.
The Iowa Central Railroad Conn
pany ask for an extension of time on
their conditional notes, on the ground
that it is impossible for them to run
cars to Oskaloosa by the 4th Of July
next; from which, and from other
facts, the C0nSerrdtor feels still rather
gloomy over the Railroad prospects
of Oskaloosa.
An immense bed of beautiful mar
BILE has been discovered near Mar
shalltOwn.
A Musical Convention is in pro-
gress ut Abba this week, conducted
by Profs. Waugh and Wallace.
Hiram Croell, boy 16 years old,
shot a black eagle a few days ago,
but had a pretty severe fight with it
before killing and capturing 1t. 1t
measured 3 feet s inches from end of
bill to end of tail, and 7 feet from tip
to tip of wings.The new School
house at Abba is three stories high,
and will accommodate about COO pu-
pils.-We. CLEAN from the Union.
Mr.. Rolksrts, Of Guthrie County,
joint owner Of the patent on the "14-
mile gun," informs the Register that
the Government trial at Fortress
Monroe few days ago was perfectly
satisfactory. 8 ssaed
Mr.. Levi Hall, Of Kiddville, Mis-
souri,, desires information Of the
whereabouts Of his son B. w. Hall,
who Is supposed to be somewhere In
Iowa. Mr.. II. Is blind.