Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-28
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Personal and Literary.

Haven on $685. 1896 Of property.
John Smith has 236 residences in
Philadelphia and lives there himself.
Prince Alfred is going to publish a
record of his voyage to Australia, China,
japan and India.
Charles Green, the well-known En-
glish aeronaut, died last month, in London,
aged 50.
"A rich tobacconist Of the Bowery
drives out with six horses tandem on the
new boulevard to Harlem.
Fifteen years ago Boston reporter
was getting SIS per week. The other
day he gave for church spire 5000.
Miss Anna Dickinson has taken an
early opportunity to deny the report 60
ing the rounds that she is about to wed a
wealthy Rhode Islander
The Presidents household embraces
thirty-six employees, from steward and
doorkeeper down to fireman and walters.
Of these eight are cOlored.
Rogers, the sculptor, is at work on Q
new group called "Willing Victims" 1t
is of three figures-a country parson and
young farmer and his bride.
Captain John Jourdan, the new Su-
lperintendent of Police of New York, is q
ljOurneyman printer, and served his ap-
'prenticeship in the New York Tribune
Office.
Mr.. Bonner paid Mr.. Greeley $4,000
for his Recollections," the same that he
paid Mr.. Beecher for his Norwood story,
according to recent correspondent.
The Methodist Conference recently in
session in New York city had under con-
sideration the case Of Rev. Horace Cooke,
lend took action that, "whereas, 1t being
understood by this Conference that Hor-
ace Cooke has handed in his parchments,
thereby confessing his criminal unfitness
to remain in the Church or ministry,
therefore resoly ed that his request to with
draw be complied with"
Miscellaneous.
Observation-Disclosures
The Social Glass-A hand-mirror.
The Woman MISUNDERSTANDING.
judicial bookkeeping -Charging a
jury.
The petroleum men are great bores,
but they mean well.
-Leavenworth, Kan, claims to have q
population Of near $4,000.
A Goldfish breakfast and an India rub.
Der overcoat will keep man dry all day.
--Forethought and prudence both say
insure your life. Take their advice and
insure in the Washington.
"A gentleman in Albany has discov-
cred one of his servants using bar soap
and rosin to color her hair to blonde.
| A Newburyport sexton says: Bust
ness is mighty dull here haven't buried
q single living soul for over week"
The Washington Life Insurance Com
pany is increasing more than two thou.
sand dollars per day, above all losses and
expenses. Is
| Judge Paine, Of Cleveland, has de-
cided that debt made for intoxicating
LIQUORS sold, to be resold at retail, cannot
be collected by the laws of Ohio.
Two Wretches.-
| " what . woman will do in specified case,
| Not the wisest Of men Will declare;"
Cockalorum, you're right" said Fernando, 30
"And thewiser the less he will-care."
-" Elephant beetles" afilict Utah IN the
vicinity OF Salt Lake, covering the earth,
and marvellous stories are told of their se:z-
| ing upon dead oxen and devouring them
In twenty minutes
"A prisoner was lately pardoned out
of the Southern Indiana Prison who had
been sentenced for two years for obtain
ing fifty cents under false pretenses. He
had served one year of the time. a.
The trouble in finding . jury TO try
Mcfarland was that 90 many who were
summoned knew too much about the case
In advance. One juryman, however, made
different excuse. TO use his own words:
l"I speaks Enklish pad, ant oondersthanda