Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-27
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

cvRREMT PARAGRAPHS.
RRBenal anA Literary.
1T Il rumored tit the Cardiff Giant
i stored away IN Cincinnati q
Mis- Kate 6ta&ton.a niecs Of NfA Il
Cady Stanton, 10 stsdyi1g law In Provt-
dence, r. L
--Superintendent Jourdan's funeral was
one OF the most imposing pageants ever
witnessed in New York.
"A journal 70 be called the Work
ssomsn, b announced to appear in PhilA-
delphis next winter.
AT Coop@stcwn, n. r. recently,
Weston failed at the thirty-seventh mile
On afsy mile walk. Spencer WsllAce,
an amateur, Of Otsego, made the nifty
miles In 10 hours and So minutea
-M1 Charlotte Butler, widow of Capt
John Butler Of the United States Army,
and mother Of General Butler, died In
Lowell few DAYS sgo. She was native
of Northdeld, New Hampshire, and was
70 years old.
Henry Ward Beecher owns $25, 600
house In Brooklyn, $4,000 farm in
Peskakill and halt the Christi0n Union
newspaper. twenty-five years ago he
had TO wait sometimes week before he
could pay postage On home letter. His
salary was $3.50, half payablein provisions
The 6tonewall Jackson monumental
building. at Abingdon, Va, cannot be
completed short OF an additional $4,000
The grounds were once owned by the
late Governor Floyd. The citizens of
Baltimore are expected TO contribute the
amount named.
The New York 0lobs says Of Greeley:
In more recent years there has been
wonderful change In his regard for per-
sonal appearance-owiDg, - rdmor says,
to the wishes of his fair blonde daug ater,
whose literary and musical accomplish
ments are his pride and glory. The old
white coat and hat that always clung to
him have been discarded, and Q nicely
fitting dress suit CT black broadclotb, with
handsome black felt hat and nicely
polished boots, transform him into as fac
looking old gentleman as could be
wished. Latterly his figure has become
more plump and nicely rounded, and were
1t NOT for the defect OF his loose and
shambling walk he would be Of quite
handsome appearance"
Everybody has heard Of Johnny
Steele, commonly called Coal Oil Johnny,
who IL said TO have been immensely
wealthy, travelling through the ceuatry,
throwing his money away recklessly until
it came to an end, ETC. The Titusville
Herald, in referring 70 this character,
says: "Johnny Steele IL now considered
one of the steadiest men at the creek.
He can do o job of teaming for less
money, in less time, and do 1t better, than
any man in the business, and says he
wishes the papers wouldn't kill him 30
often, nor state that he has $50 900 " ing
loose In New York bank" John also
states that the stories of his marvellous ex-
penditures have been greatly exaggerated;
that he never had much money at one
time, thanks to rascally agents and i'm
portuning friends. He is now happy
and correspondingly virtuoua.
Foreign Gossip.
Chrome printing Is said to have been
practiced in China one thousand years
ago.
There are 6,4l8 cotton, wooden, and
other manufactures in the United King
dom Of Great Britain.
An English coroner's Jury recently
mother for administering
a "pstent cordial" to . young child suit
fering from diarrh9A
On some of the freight cars which
went TO the front loaded with German
soldiers, was inscribed the sentence Not
TO be kept dry"
The brewers of Berlin have sent i've
hundred kegs of beer, packed in ice, 70
the German army A committee Of brew
ers, armed with the proper beer glasses,
accompanied this shipment OF malt ex-
tract.
The Prince Salm -Salm, who was
killed at Gravelotte, was not the husband
of the Princess Salm-Salm, who was once
an American tight.rope performer, but
another, Lieutenant in the Queens
Guards, aged only 10.
"A Prussian Uhlan, In q ft of dare.
devil recklessness, galloped siDgly and
alone into the fortified town of Vitry lie
Francois, and, refining up for q moment In
the market-plsce, shouted In stentorian
voice: ~, . Prussisn, declare this town
to be in Prussisn territory |" and then.
whirling suddenly around, he was of
again like the wind, and was out OF town
before the crowd had recovered from Its
first establishment.
Mr.. Leopold Neufeld, Of Boston, re.
Gently presented to King William large
Americsn.made gold pen, accompanying
the same with some patriotic v.rses. The
King accepted the g,ft, and returned his
thanks for the gift and the expression OF
sympathy, assuring the donor Of the pen
that it should be used when the time arriv-
ed, for signing . treaty of peace.
Lately an Englishman, who served
with the Germans In the campaign OF
1865, made friendly call on General Won
Moltke, at that veterans headquarters.
In the course Of the con versation he re-
marked, in sympathiziug tone: This
campaign viii probably injure your
health. General" "Ohw replied Won
Moltke, with sly twinkle OF the eye and
his Usual hslf-s,nile, "We.can stand any
thing ss long IS weare young, you know"
The General 10 ~ years old.
The Paris France relates the follow
ing incident: "A veteran of our armies
presented himself yesterday at the Marie
~ Aho Tn;rd A rr0ndiseement in order to