Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-09

the 2s.h ult, The Chicago Club defeased
the Cream fJitys, Of Milwaukee, by7l 20
10.
In u = United States Circuit Cont st
ST. Lyuis, on the 28th ult, the case 81 =
r. ,dolls against Lieut.. Sheridan ana
T.sj. G. A. Page, for false imprisonment
and illegal conversion OF properly was
decided in favor of the defendants. The
case will be carried to the Supreme Court
Of the United States.
The Boston excursionists arrived AZ
San Francisco on the 3lst alt.
Three inches Of snow fell at virginia
Montana, on the 2sth Of May.
The residence of Mr.. Hughes, near
Knights Landing, Cal. was recently DE-
stroyed by fire, and his four children anu
sister. in law were burned to death.
The Ohio Democratic State Convention
At Columbus, on the LIST, nominated the
following ticket: For Secretary OF State,
william Heisley, of Cleveland; Supreme
Judpe. r. A. Harrison, of London !;
Comptroller of the Treasury, John H.
Heaton, of Belmont; Member OF the
BOARD of Public Works, VIM. Spencer. OF
Licking.
The Ohio State Temperance Conven-
ton. on the LIST, nominated: For Secre-
tary Of State, Jay Odell, of Cleveland /;
Supreme Judge, Gideon E. Stewart, OF
Huron County; Comptroller OF the
Treasury, Thomas Edmonson, OF CLARK
County; Member Of the Board of Public
Works, Enoch g. Collins, of Hooking
County.
The South.
A Richmond, Va, dispatch Of the 9th
states that the Republicans had elected
George Chahoon, Mayor, and their city
ticket. The Council was in doubt. In
Petersburg the Republicans elected their
Mayor, but the Conservatives have large
majority in the Council The Republi-
cans carry Farmville, and the Conserva,
tiyes Charlottesville and Stanton. In
Alexandria, the Conservative ticket is
elected by about $50 majority. The Re-
publicans carry one ward.
A Memphis, Tenn, dispatch ofthe 9th
SAYS the entire Democratic judicial ticket
was elected on the Goth, by msjorities
ranging from 200 to 400.
| Official returns of the municipal cleo.
ton at Norfolk, Va, give John B. White
head, Conservative candidate for Mayor,
3S majority. The Conservatives elected
% OF the 81 Councilmen.
| On the afternoon of May % three men
| went to the house of Daniel and eil
Mcleod, brothers, living in the western
part of Columbia county, North Carolina,
and murdered both. They also badly
wounded the wife, daughter and son OF
| Neil Mcleod.
A Richmond, Va, dispatch OF the 31st
nit. says: "The Commissioners Of Elec-
ton, this afternoon, gave certificates OF
election to II. II. Ellyson as Mayor, and to
the.rest of those elected on the Conserva-
tive ticket The Republicans will contest
the election before the courts. The Con-
seryative candidates held q meeting, and
declined to accept the offices for which
they had received certificates, II it shal
appear on legal investigation that theil
election depends on the throwing out o
the vote Of the precinct from (which thu
ballot box was stolen" t#
Crop reports in Arkansas, North Mis-
sissippi, and North Alabama, on the 1st
represent corn as unusually good.
Is. F.FWhittemore was reelected t
| Congress from the First South Carolin,
District, on the 1st, over T. G. Dunn. boil
candldates claiming to be Republicans.
Foreign Intelligence.
The London papers of the Goth com
ment favorably on the proclamation Of
President Grant in reference to the en-
forcement Of the neutrality laws. t|e'
A Toronto dispatch of the goth says
the Fenian raid, as far as Pigeon Hill was
COuCCAA Cup woo AoOACu VA 10 . AulScluUIc
failure. The Fenisns were retreating,
leaving their arms, baggage and wounded
behind them. "The Fenian movement il
looked upon as virtually collapsed. Strag
Cling parties may give little trouble, bu,
preparations are so complete that entire
defeat will attend any further attempts at
invasion" " -
y A Quebec dispatch of the 9th states
that u destructive fire was raging at
Saguenay, covering an area of five miles
wide by thirty in length. Over five hun
dred families, numbering 1850 persons,
had been rendered destitute. Six adults
and two children had perished in the
flames. A wharf at Ha Ha Bay and several
churches had been burned. The fire
originated In the woods. H7i S'' ''ix
According to Toronto dispatch of the
9th the movement at Huntington began
at five .. m. Of that day, and after the
Fenians had constructed breastwork Of
rails across field, on the north bank of
Trout River, some Canadian troops came
up and attacked them, and after few
shots the Fenian forces retreated back
over the boundary line, leaving few
wounded and one killed IN tho Hold NJ