Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18

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President Grant and party reached St.
Louis on the 10th.
The Iowa State Democratic Convention
have nominated: For Secretary Of State,
Charles Dom, OF Lee; State Auditor, W.
W. Garner, OF Louisa Treasurer, W. O.
James, Of Pottawatomie Attorney Gen
esal, h. N. Martin, Of Scott; Register, D.
r. Ellsworth, Of Hardin Clerk Of the So.
preme Court, William McLennan. Of Du.
buque; Supreme Judges, long term, J. ..
Knapp, Of Van Buren,; drst vacancy, +.
81. Smith, o. Des Moines; second vacan-
q, Reuben Noble, Of Clayton
The Ohio Republican State Convention,
1t Columbus on the 10th, nominated /:
Cen. Isaac r. Sherwood Tor Secretary Of
State; George w. McIlvain for Supreme
Judge; william T. Wilson for Comptrol-
Ter of the Treasury; Philip v. Hessing
for Member of Board Of Public Works.
The Michigan Legislature adjourned
zine die on the 10th.
The South.
Jefferson Davis left Greenbrier (Va.)
White Sulphur Springs, on the 4th, on his
way TO Europe.
The Republicans in Virginia have nom
mated James II. Plat, Jr, Of Norfolk,
and Charles II. Porter, of Richmond, for
reelection TO Congress.
The Judicial election in Tennessee on
the 4th resulted in the success OF the
Democratic candidates. A Memphis dis.
patch says that there was great dissstisfac-
ton among Republicans from the fact
that large proportion of the Republican
tickets were thrown out by failure to state
from what division the State candidates
for the Supreme bench were, and also
that they voted for Chancellors and Judges
for which no election was ordered.
A Raleigh, N. g., dispatch OF the tn
says: Geo. w. Brooks, Judge Of the
United States District Court, has issued q
writ of Aa5eas corpus for all citizens now
held by Colonel Kirk, under the order OF
Governor Holden, to appear before him
at Salisbury, where he opens court TO-
morrow"
BY an accident which occurred to q
train on the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
road, 1t Jerry's Run, on the 9th, twelve
persons were killed and twenty wounded.
A Louisville dispatch of the 9Th says
the official returns of the late Qocal) cleo
tions in Kentucky give the Democrats q
majority Of about $4,000.
A Wilmington, N. G., dispatch OF the
9Th says: "The Legislature will stand
about ~ follows: Senate-C Conservatives,
80; Republicans, IS. House -Conserva.
tives, rs; Republicans, As. Congressman
30 Conservatives, 2 Republicans"
A Raleigh, N. c., dispatch Of the 9th
says the Deputy United States Marshal
had served on Kirk the writs of ha5eas cor
pus issued by Judge Brooks to bring hia
prisoners before him at Salisbury. KIRK
replied that he would answer after con.
sultation with Governor Holden.
The Democracy OF Alabama have called
State Convention, to meet 1t Montgom.
cry on the 1T Of September.
Tho first bale of Alabama cotton wai
sold at Montgomery, on the 10th, at auc'
ton, for thirty.dve cents pound. 1t II
classed low middling.
The Louisiana Republican State Con
vention, on the 10th, nominated A. Dubu
clet for Treasurer, and James Graham FOL
Auditor. The Congressional Convention
nominated J. II. Sypher, First District
r. L. Sheldon, Second; G. B. Darrell
Third. -
Foreign Intelligence.
The Diet OF Hungary on the 3D. en-
phatically declared in favor Of Austrian
neutrality In the Franco.P russian war.
A bloody fight occurred ct Weissenburl
on the 4th. The Prussians attacked IN,
captured the Fortress Of Weissenburl
and tho heights between Weissenburg Ant
Geisberg. Douay's division Of Marsha
McMahon's Corps was defeated, beinl
driven from It's camp. and General Doua.
himself was killed. Five hundred pria
oners were taken. The New York Her
alds liable special says that the defeat q
the French on this occasion was disaa
trous.
The Pope has written letter TO tn
Emperor Napoleon, In which he expresse
dissatisfaction 1t the removal OF tn
French troops from Rome.
j Generals Phil. Sheridan and Forsyt
were In London on the It'll, on their wa
to the seat Of war.
According to official news from the sea
of war, received In London on the 7th, tn
Crown Prince Of Prussia had driver
McMahon's army from Weissenburg, Lau
terburg, and Worth and probably com
PEELED the evacuation Of Haguenan an
Etrasburg. The victory Of General Cos
ben at Haarbruck and Spieheren, and tn
advance from Hamburg, had driven Ger
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