Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-01-06
Russia has just ordered 100000
more rifles from this country, in
addition to OO,0O0 lately purchased.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %.

more rifles from this country, in
addition to 200, 900 lately purchased.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %.
A newspaper is to be published
here under the auspices of the Ma
tional Executive Committee of the
colored men, to represent the politic-
al and industrial interests OF that
race.
Official reports show that there
was less corn raised in this country
in 1869 than in 1868. The cotton crop
is ten per cent. greater than it was
in the former year.
Gov. Palmer of Illinois has de-
clined to commission Mrs. Myra
Bradwell, of Chicago, as Notary
Public, on the ground that she, being
a married woman, is legally unable
to give the required official bond.
But then is not her husband able to
give it for her? Mrs. B. ought to
come to Iowa, though.
WHEELING, Va, Dec. 81.
Yesterday afternoon a young lady
named BOtham, who had been Sc
duced by a man named McNash,
visited his boarding house, and call
ing him out, demanded the fulfill
ment of his marriage promise. Upon
his refusal, she drew revolver and
shot him through the bowels. She
then surrendered herself to the au-
thorities. McNash will not recover.
He was to have been married to
another lady in few days.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 80.
There were several shocks OF earth
quake at Virginia City last night
and this morning. Some severe
shocks. The people were considera-
bly, alarmed.
The total amount of public land
now unsold and unappropriated, be-
longing to our Government, is offici-
ally stated as 1859, ,619 acres.
HOratio Seymour was thrown from
his carriage last week, and his right
shoulder dislocated.
The reports about-dangers to navi-
CATION on the Suez Canal are official
ly contradicted.
A London dispatch Of 3Oth ult. says
the receipts of American. wheat there
have been very heavy.
Tropmann, whose murder of the
Kinck family made such an immense
sensation in France and filled SO
much of our own illustrated papers,
has been convicted and sentenced to
death.
Queen Victoria has given e. to a
woman who had five children at
once.
The Legislature of Tennessee has
passed a law forbidding the bringing
of Chinese labOrers into that State.
The Western Soldiers Friend now
published at Chicago, received two
thousand new subscribers in one day
lately-and it deserves such success.
It is reported that the Canadian
McDougal, Governor Of Rupert's
Land, has returned to Canada,
having abandoned the idea of taking
possession of the rebellious country
for the present. One report says
that the Catholics fomented the in
surrection there.
George d. Prentice, of Louisville,
has been seriously ill, but at latest
word was recovering somewhat.
A telegram says that Senator Sum-
ner and other members of the For
eign Affairs Committee, have indi-
Gated to the Administration their
decided opposition to the treaty for
the purchase of the Island of St.
Thomas, also tn the purchase OF ST.
Domingo, or any part thereof; and
will strongly oppose the treaty for
the lease of Samana Bay.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ..
The Public Debt statement shows
a reduction of the Debt S4,8l2, 900.
Coin, balance, $l09, 900, 900, including
$40 ,0O0, 900 in gold certificates. Cur
rency, balance, over $12 100000.
A terrible storm in the east, and a
general strike among Telegraph
operators at Chicago, have seriously
interrupted general news.
IOWA NEWS.