Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17

HOer 70 the supreme bencn mas Deen re-
ected by the Senate.
Among the nominations by the Presi-
dent on the 18th were: H. H. Heath, Mar
shal for New Mexico; Samuel Bard, OF
Georgia, Governor Of Idaho; Mary Z.
Prindle, Postmistress at Wabashaw, MINI.
The impeachment of Governor Reed, of
Florida, was killed in the House on the
4th, by the adoption of the minority
report
General Butler, a. Chairman fthe Ma
sionaI Asylum for Disabled Soldiers, some
time ago made application for the bounty
due soldiers who had deserted during the
war, amounting to $4,ooo,Ooo. The Urea
auy refused to turn over the money, on
the ground that the bounty was not due
until expiration ofthe term Of service, and
that - the men had deserted, their terms
lad not expired This decision has been
Alarmed by the Attorney General. and
hence the money win not be paid over.
A Washington telegram ofthe 9th states
tha2 the President had informed friend
that Judge Hoar would remain in the
Cabinet
The PossmAster-G General states that dur.
ing the month OF January there were 1884,
127 franked letters sent from the Wash
ington Postofice, at cost Of 81, 259. and
$50 tons Of printed MISTER, At . cost Of
81, $50 to the Government.
The President, on the 9Th, issued proc
1amation announcing the ratification of
The additional treaty with China.
Representative Hoag, Of Toledo, Ohio,
died In Washington on the 5th, Of pneu-
monia.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
has rendered decision In the case ap.
pealed from Kentucky, on the payment of
. note made before the passage Of the
Legal Tender act. When the maker went
70 pay it, he offered greenbacks, which the
bank refused TO take. He declined TO pay
the coin, and was thereupon sued by the
bank. The Supreme Court Of Kentucky
sustained the action, and declared the act
in question unconstitutional. This brought
the case into the United States Supreme
Court, where IL has twice been argued, and
the decision of the State Court IL sustained,
The Court holds that the act Is unconstitu-
tional In 10 far as it relates to contracts
made prior to February 25, 1862, at which
date 1t was signed by the President; and
that Congress could not make it applica.
BILE to contracts entered into prior 70 that
dste. ChieEJustice Chase read the
opinion for himself and Justices Nelson,
Clifford and Field, adding that 1t was also
concurred In by Justice Grier, before his
resignation. Justice Miller, for himself
and Justices Davis and Swaync, dissepted
from the opinion Of the Chief.J asticej and
held that the act isl constitutional in its
terms, and that greenbacks are, as therein
specified, legal tender in payment Of all
debts, whether on contracts made before
or after it became the law.
The President on the 7th nominated TO
the Senate Hon. William Strong, of Phila-
delphia, and Hon. Joseph p. Bradley, of
Newark, N. j., for Justices Of the SUI
premc Court, respectively for the Penn
sylvania and the Georgia Circuits.
The President on the 9th nominated
Jesse Grant as Postmaster at Covington,
KY; James Crowley, Postmaster at Co.
lumbus, Ohio.
A general order from the War Depart
ment provides that no coal oil hereafter
be used for the illumination Of military
posts. Lard oil is to be substituted gencr.
ally In it's place.
The East.
Gold closed IN New York On the OH
at 1901.
Anew York dispatch OF the 3D. states
that the Rev. Horace Cook was then with
his family, near Boston, under medical
treatment.
Since January up to the Sd inst,
1884 immigrants had arrived ct the port
OF New York.
A great fire occurred at Towands, Pa,
ON the evening OF the Goth ult, entailing
. loss Of t250,O0O.
A freight train was thrown from the
track on the ID, between Burlington and
Esscx, w., and Patrick Collins conductor
WIS killed, and Michael Clancy, Andrew
johnson and Michael Ryan, employees on
tho train, seriously injured.
The Labor Reform members Of the
Massachusetts, Legislature have united In
q resolution to confine themselves in leg
islation solely TO matters pertaining to
labor reform, and not to become involved
% party in the question Of woman SUI.
frage or other doubtful measures.
A large freight train going east on the
Boston & Albany Railroad, on the Sd,
broke the couplings near Chatham village,
and tho train Of cars ran back down q
heavy grade, coming in collision with
another freight train, piling them all up
In mass Of ruins with the engine, and
killing Miles Phillips, conductor; Charles
Hprsgue, brakeman, and Henry 6ibley,
fireman. John Lostly, brakeman, was &C.
xiously injured, and. William Booth, en-
gineer, slightly. aa
At Bangor, Me-, on the morning of the
9Th. the thermometer marked PAX deg