Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-07

Gainesville, Texas. dat 1arch 3, OF an
extensive raid of Cdo4che Indians.
Over forty families hay ben massacred
in Western Texas. reported also
that several hundred Id we're captured
and several houses burr
yersagn NbnY 6o0se
During the proceedings in the trial Of
Prince Bonaparts onthe 2sh. one Of the
lawyers for the prosecution used az ex-
preston offensive to As Prince. and the
latter denounced the Iswyx - his party
- faction, xherenpon Pouvielie called
the Prince an assassin Atthe conclusion
OF the argument for the prosecution, Fou-
vielle was sentenced to ten days confine-
ment for contempt Of court.
The San Domingo correspondence in
the New York World Of the oath states
that the vote in favor of annexation was
large, but the government had apparently
facilitated ballotbox stuHing by its agents,
and there was . srong feeling against
Baez and annexation in San Domingo, in
spite Of the reported vote in favor OF the
scheme.
Advices have been recently received
that tine Goyernnen: oE Liberia is prose
cutting active wsrfare against the neigh
boring nations.
The belief prevailed in Liverpool on the
18th that the steamer City of Boston was
sunk by collision with an iceberg. Cap
tain Bulmer, of the Marion, had arrived
at Spithead in distress, from New York,
for Antwerp. He states that he left New
York on the same day a1kbee steamer City
of Boston. On the night Of the 10th of
January he met with hurricane from
the southeast to the southwest, which,
while hove.to, took away his foretopmast
and jibboom, although he had no sail set
at the time, and his new sails were taken
completely out of the gaskets and blown
away. He believes the city OF Boston
must have been in the same hurricane.
The jury in the trial Of Prince Bona
parte, at Tours. France, after being out
an hour, brought in verdict OF acquittal
on the 2cth. As soon as the verdict was
announced the counsel for tho pars;e c;0ih
demanded 100000 francs damages. In
consequence of this demand the Prince
was not relieved from custody. He was
exceedingly indignant. because he was not
allowed to leave the courtroom immedi-
ately. He said he wanted TO show that he
was not afraid OF the menaecsmade against
his life. A Paris telegram of the 9th
says the news of the acquitting of the
Prince produced everywhere immense
sensation and astonishment.
According to the report Of the Yoko-
hama correspondent of the New York
Tribune, the testimony of the officers of
the Bombay, in the case Of Captain Eyre,
shows that the time which elapsed be-
tween the order to stop her engines,
when the collision became imminent, and
the order to go ahead and leave the Onei-
da to her fate, was only four minutes /;
that the Bombay herself was not sup
posed to be in dsnger-Tindeed, was max
ing water In only one of her seven CON-
partments, as the Captain well knew !;
that the Oneida, after the collision, hailed
the steamer shoy, and the hail was heard
and reported to Captain Eyre, who never
theless refused to stop. Nobody on board
the Bombay seems to have heard the
Oneida's guns, but the court justly re-
marked that if Captain Eyre had kept a
proper lookout after the accident, he
could not have failed to see the flash.
There can be no question that the dam
age to the Oneida was supposed to be Sc
rious. Upon the question whether the
Oneida or Bombay was to blame for the
collision, the court pronounced decidedly
in Captain Eyre's favor, but the case is
by no means clear. A further inquiry
had been instituted by the commanding
officer of the United States squadron in
Asiatic waters.
The High Court Mt Tours has con-
demned Prince Pierre Bonsparte to pay
81, 900 francs to the family Of Victor Noir,
and also to pay the expenses Of the civil
suit.
The Paris journals OF March 20 an
nounce that the Emperor had requested
Prince Pierre Bonaparte to leave the
country. 1t was reported that he would
60 to America.
Congressional.
Immediately after reading the journal
on the 2ith the Senate went into executive ses
sion.
In the House, on Gath, special message
from the President In reference to American COM
merce was referred. "A report was made from the
Military Committee on the subject OF cadctsh'ps,
stating that the committee had taken evidence in
many cases. and found tho existence OF Irregular
ties In appointing cadets outside the districts Of
members appointing; that In several cases money
has been paid to parties negotiating such appoint-
ments, but except In the cases acted on none APP
peared 10 have been paid to members, and that
The facts proven are not sufficient to warrant
the committee reporting the cases to the
House. The committee also reported bill making
two years residence on the part Of the cadet in
the District nom which he ia appointed requisite,
which was amended to make the term one year,
the same committee, and adopted--declaring that
u eneral Schoef one OF the Leading Patent Office
Examiners, was engaged In lending himself a.
medium for the passage Of money for corrupt pur-
poses and requesting the Secretary Of the Interior
IN ramnye him from hia nOsitinn "a an innprpnaF