Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01
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dencc. and that there was no prospect OF
an agreement. The counsel fer the prs
oner argued for an immediate new triai, or
that he be discharged on bail The jury
stood seven for conviction and five Tor &C
quittal.
-Four amendments to the Constitution OF
Michigan were voted on at the recent elec-
ton, and all were probably adopted. The
first amendment strikes out the word white
from the organic law. The second author,
Lies County Supervisors TO borrow *Z,VVo
and no more, On their official responsible
| fy, for the purpose of constructing and re-
pairing public highways and bridges.
The third regulates the salaries of State
officers. The fourth is in relation TO rail-
roads, and authorizes the Legislature to es-
tablish rates of passenger and freight trans
portation; prohibits the consolidation OF
parallel lines of road; and authorizes the
Legislature to provide by law for the pay
nent Of county and town railroad bonds.
Five Winnebago Indians, recently tried
for murder at Tekama, Neb., were found
guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for
life.
In the yanderpool case, at Kalamazoo
on the 2fst, the prisoners counsel with
drew their motion to admit him to bail.
A horrible murder of whole family,
numbering five persons, was committed
near Potosi, Mo-, on the 10Th. A Dir. and
Mrs. Lapine, sister Of Mrs. Lapine am
two children, were brutality killed by a
couple OF miners, named John Armstrong
and Charles jolly.
Mrs. T. NJ Avery, wife Of prominent
citizen-a lumber merchant--of Chicago,
mysteriously disappeared few days ago,
and her whereabouts was unknown for
three or four days, when news was re-
ceived that woman had put up at hotel
at Niagara Falls, and addressed note to
+. M. Avery, Chicago, after which she
proceeded to the river and deliberately
Jumped into the rapids and was carried over
the falls No doubt Is entertained but this
was the missing Mrs. Avery, who had been
subject to insanity for several years
The South.
The New York Mutual Base Ball Club
arrived in New Orleans on the morning Of
the 10Th, and In the afternoon defeated the
Sorthcrns, Of that city. Score, 30 to o.
White, late Democratic candidate for
Congress in the First Tennessee District,
proposes to contest the seat of Butler,
Radical, on the ground of alleged frauds.
Mr.. Bowen, the present member, writes
that he will contest the seat of De Large,
the colored Congressman elect from the
Second South Carolina District. Bowen
tllstiiffts TINT the bHtfUtbOXes were stuffed
after the polls were closed. Itisalso charged
that DeLargc was a blockadcrinner dur
ing the war, and took out English natural
ization papers at Nassau.
The Alabama Legislature met on the
21st. No quorum of the Senate being
present it adjourned until the 22d. The
House temporarily organized and add
| iourned.
According to the Florida papers the
Democrats have carried that 6uite, elect
ing Lieutenant Governor, Legislature and
Congressman.
The Democratic majority in Maryland
Is 1909.
A dispatch from Little Rock, Ark, on
the 18th, says Roe, Republican, Is defeat
ed in the First District by about two thou
sand. Snyder, Republican, is elected in
the Second District by about four thou
sand. The fate of Boles, Republican, In
the Third District, was doubtful. Tht
Republicans elected fifty-two members tt
tho Lower House and twenty-one to the
Upper; the Democrats thirty to the Lower
House and five to the Upper
Foreign Intelligence.
The New York 7ridune's correspondent
telegraphed from Berlin on the 17th III
official circles peaceful solution of thu
Black Sea question Is looked for. II il
freely admitted that an understanding ex
lists between Prussia and Russia that, il
; case of war, they will cooperate. Tn
news from London and Vienna caused
panic on the Bourse"
A London telegram of the 18th say
there was intense excitement in govern
ment circles there relative to the threat
ened complications growing out of Russia
attempt to secure the revision of the Pari
treaty. The general belief was that Eng
fish craftsmanship was at fault. Thu
T country is wholly unpreparcd for war
, 1t is said that, in the event of dec
laration Of war, Egypt, Servia and Rou