Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-07

Harris Bailey, residing near sau< me,
Tenn, poisoned himself and three I'll.
dren on the 25th, by giving theu te1lug
poison, thinking il WAS whisoy.A The
children are ell dead. He would Dfolnhly
recover. A
The Southern Pacific Railroad IN Aas
passed the Texas Legislature.
A duel was fought on the A$unms
shore, four miles below Memphis, ~ he
2S.h, between George r. Phel4 ond
James Brizziolora, two young IawjssS d
Memphis, with Colt navy repeatest Is a.
teen PAGES, resulting in BrizzfolorS llDg
shot in the LEFT breast and arm, (nps
fatally, in the second round. -
A Memphis dispatch Of the 20th ult
states that BrizziolaEa, who was wounded
in the duel OF the day before, WAS i'm.
proving, and there were strong hopes Of
his recovery. 49,.
RSrsln IntslllCeaee.
In the Spanish Cortez, on the 22d, the
blu for the gradual extinction OF slavery
in AL the Spanish possessions was
adopted. 5..5.4,s aa as
Chapman, the publisher Of Dickens
works, publishes . statement In London
on TIC ed that one half of Dickens story,
"The Mystery Of Edwin brood" has been
written The story Will be published a.
far - written, and no one will be permit
ted 70 finish It. saea
According TO cable dispatch Of the
18th, the Emperor Napoleon had been i'd
vised by physicians to 30 TO Coutrexville
for three weeks and take the mineral baths
there.
Queen Isabella, on the 25th, signed her
addiction Of the throne OF Spain in favor
Of the Prince of Asturias.
Captain General De Rodas autographed
to Havana on the 26th that he had cap.
tured the second cargo landed by the
steamer Upton, on her return from Aspin.
wall II was more valuable than the
first. = NIX
Serious disturbances have recently oc.
Cured In Cork, and on the 28th the troops
and police occupied the streets in force
During the riots barbados were erected
and defended. They were finally captured
by the cavalry. Many Of the police were
injured, and soldier had his skull frac-
tured by stone thrown by rioter.
The Earl Of Clarendon died quite sud
denly In London, on the 9th. ,
Riots broke out In Cork again ON the
goth. The strike had become general on
the 9th. Laborers in all departments of
industry were leaving or threatening to
quit work, and the situation was con-
sidered dangerous, and the excitement and
anxiety we're intense 9' 'f f
The Mark Lans Ezp,ess (London) OF
the eth reviews the prospects of the
wheat crop, and comes TO the conclusion
that the crop IL safe. aa hr Gn -
A Montreal special Of the 9th says that
crest independence mass meeting was
held In that city on the night of the 25th,
and the sentiment that the time had now
come when Canada should sever the con-
nection with Great Britain, and become an
Independent nation" was Justify cheered
by the greater part Of the vast assemblsge
A collision occurred on the Belfast &
Bangor Railway, England, on the 28t.
Sixteen persons were seriously injured
but none killed outright.
The loss Of property by the recent great
fire In Panama Ii estimated at $1,000, 600
Four lives were lost and several persons
we're wounded. -
II was reported in Florence on the Goth
ult. that General Garibaldi was quiteiIl.
| C0agressionaL ,j lf,
In the Senate, on the 23d, resolutions
we're reported nom the Committee on Foreign Re.
lations, laid over and ordered printed. = sab
stituts for the House resolution In rotation 20
the contest between the Cuban insurgenn ana the
goysrnnent q spain protesting against ne pr.
var asnsnding the aboiitisn Of slavery 9 ~ the
Spsp ., domin!cns on III: continent dsc:s,ng
independents, and Il the same time synpsthxe
with the liberal party In Spain who are sndeavor-
| Ing 70 secure FREQ government for that country,
and directing To President TO e0sumuuicate tlUss
resolutions to the Government OF spain and pe0.
pie VI Cubs. :. The eOnsidsratiop Of tia Tar htu
Was resumed, and discussion ensued on the In
come tar ~. Tue Texas Pacific Railroad bifl w.s
taken up, and IN amendment was adoCted prQvid'
Ing Tor nov Get Of corporatou, headed by Gen
oral Fremont, making tho total number, with
those already In the bill, i16. Adjourned.
| In the House, on the oSd, bill was re-
ported 10 pay peusionsrs whose pensions were
withheld nom them between the 80th Of March.
1885, and 9th Of juno. 1855, by reason OF their be-
Ing 10 she civil service or the Government, the
amount Of pensions 70 withheld. Tho Senate
amendment TO the bill to provide for the appor.
| tionment Of Representatives to Congress among
the several States, was taken up. aud an amend
mont vas offered. providing thst In an election By
general ticket two OF more membenin one State,
each qualfded v0tsr may east ~ many votes lr one
candidate - there arc representatives TO Be
tho candidates - he sess a., and that candidates
ciarsd duly elected, and the bill and amendments
wsfs refarred to the Judiciary Committee--06 TO
b.. The Senate amendment to the Georgia bill
WAS reported nom the Reconstruction Committee,
with substitute similar TO the bills for the adme
sion Of Virginia, niesissippt and Texas, With To
single addition Of giving those four States the
hight 70 organise militia. and various axlondDone
were C0ered BY Unanimous consent, which, With