Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17

wreck of the Oneida had been discovered,
and her armament would possibly be
recovered. Athorough investigation was
being held.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Chicago Republican telegrsphed on the
4th that the President and Cabinet had
decided not TO count Indiana or New YORK
for the Fifteenth Amendment, and that
the proclamation would be delayed until
Georgia and Texas have been admitted 10
representation in Congress, when the re-
CURED number OF twenty-eight States will
be recognized a. voting afirmatively,
without the first named two.
A Washington telegram Of the 4th
states that the official statistics show that
the imports into the United States for ten
months, ending October 81, 1859, amount.
Cd TO about e400, 600, 900, against $780,
O00, 900 the same time in 1868. Exports,
e365, 900 900, against e3e0,000,00O. OF
the imports, $275, 900 900, and Of the ex-
ports, t245,ooo 900, were in foreign yes
Sels.
Joseph Hinkham was nominated TO the
Senate by the President, on the It'll, a.
United States Marshal for Idaho.
The Speaker Of the House of Repre-
seatatives on the 7th announced the ap-
pointment Of the following members on
Iodlsn Aasirs"smI,h. OF Oregon; Adams, OF
Kestucky, and Ven Wyck, Of New York.
Claims Aver, Of Virginia.
Naval Analrs-Pisti, Of Virginia.
Dfstrict Of Columbia OF Virginia
Reconstrnctiop--Dockery. Of North Carolina;
Porter, Of Virginia. snd Mckee; OF Mi.sissippi.
Smith, Of Oregon, resigned Trimbe, In place OF
Adams re,igped snd Van wyck, Of New York.
Education ana labor Pierce. Oi Mississippi.
Expenditures on Public Buidings-Griswod, Of
Freedmen's fairs Booker. Of Virginia.
Account Mines, Of Virginia:
Public Buildings and Gronnds-Coyode, Of Penn
sylyania; Morpeth, Of Mississippi, and kidgeway,
Agricultural Gibson, OF Virginia.
Enrolled Bills Pierce, OF Mississippi.
The following nominations were sent TO
the Senate on the 4th: George II. Butler,
of California, Consul at Alexandria,
Egypt; Almon A. Thompson, of Michi-
gan, Consul at Goderich; r. Packard, OF
Tennessee, to be Consul at Montevideo
J. w. Mason, OF Arkansas, Minister Resi-
dent and Consul General to Liberia Jas
Riley Weaver, of West yirGinia.- Cnpsu.
California, Consul at Callao.
The President has nominated Bent. !
Waters for Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court Of Idaho.
General Quekada paid his respects to
President Grant on the 9th.
The East.
Gold closed IN New York on the 9th
at 1101s.
The Commissioners Of Emigration At
New York report the arrival Of 1865 i'm
migrants during the week ending the
I'd inst. The aggregate number of arri-
walls since January was 0,512.
Gen. O'Neill, President of the Fenian
brotherhood, has revoked the call for a
meeting of the Fenian Congress, at New
York on March 9th, and has ordered that
II be held In Chicago, April II.
The Irish Republican Club at New
York, on the 3D., adopted resolutions in
favor Of recognizing Cuba by Congress.
The National Convention to secure a
religious amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States closed Its session at
Pittsburgh on the 4th. Among the rcso-
buttons passed was one declaring that
"the present movement is not sectarian,
or even ecclesastic; but that it is an &C.
acknowledgement Of the Deity, and asser-
ton of the right Of the people who be-.
lievc In the truth Of Christianity to govern
themselves In Christian manner"
At the municipal election in Portland,
Me-, on the 7th, Benjamin Kingburg, Jr,
(Republican) was elected Mayor, securing
2,443 votes, to Putnam's Democracy 2, 2O2;
scattering, o. The Republicans carried
the Third, Fifth, Sixth. and Seventh
Wards. The Democrats, the First, Second,
and Fourth Wards. Republican Mayors
were chosen in Rockland, Saco, and Au-
burn, and Democratic Mayor in Bath
No choice ut Lewiston.
The trial of Mcfarland for the murder
Of Richardson is set for the first Monday
In April.
The formal reception of MrlSewari took
place at the City Hall In New York city,
ON the afternoon Of the 7th. He made
brief speech compliment airy TO the city as
the metropolis Of the Western Continent
John Lutes. Democrat, was chosen
Mayor of Rochester, N. Y, on the 9Th,
by $50 majority. The Republicans elected
. majority Of the aldermen, councilmen
and supervisors.
General Quesada has written for the
Cuban Junta, In New York, report of
the operations Of the Cuban army during
the opening scenes Of the war. Heclaims
that the government Of the United States
md Great Britain are ignorant Of what
has happened in Cuba, in consequence Of
he facility with which the 6paniards can
false news
A Concord, N. a., dispatch Of the 9th
Gates that 6tearna, Republican, Il proba-
y elected Governor By 1000 to 1900