Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-24


to suppress the depredations committed
by Indians in Montana. In every in
stance Bakers ac.;aa las been 6,liy en-,
dorsed. Full statiade5 Che d6pfedatinns
| by Indians in this Tenituy VIII shostiy
be reported. - win sh0w good cshE for
the late raid| .A4~&~ ~
Michael Costello, the murderer Of Hugh
KcAn, 1t Detroit, has been sentenced -
solitary confinement in the State Prison
| fbr life. l1
The Mechanics Bank at St Louis has
re~s1ea seeese payment. ]. las about
$4,000 outstanding circulation
The constitutional amendment enfran-
eh;s;ns ex-Co.Scac<3;es sSa extend
ing suGiage to negroes passed the Mis-
souri, House on the 10th. by vote Of
81 70 S. n had already passed the Sen
ste.
TIE roofs az The two wings Of the Court
House in Chicago, which were being ID
ded 70 the old building and which were
approaching completion, csved in on the
12th. The west wing fell IN the afternoon,
and seven men at work in the building
we're severely injured. The east wing
gave WY In the night injuring no person
Damage estimated =: over @2o,0e0
The jury, composed partly Of women.
engaged in trying the Cowle murder case
Il Laramie City, Wyoming Territory, were
out nearly the whole Of five nights, un-
able to agree They finally brought in >
verdict Of guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree. The ladies Of the jury were much
fatigued.
According to San Francisco telegram
Of the 18th, the rush to the San Diego gold
fields was unabaaed There was . report
that the Cinnamon had been driven away
from the mines and several Of them killed
., San Diego.
Gen. Isaac r. Shepard, late of the St.
Louis Democrat, has been appointed Adju-
1 tant-General Of Missouri, efcs Col. Child
ress, resigned. SAP
The severe storm of the 10Th, 18th and
/ 14th len thyee feet of snow in Minnesota,
! two feet In Wisconsin, about one foot in
Northern Illinois, and 30 on to the south
ward. where il dHindled of;nto rain with
unusual cold
/ The Wisconsin Legislature adjourned
sin< de, on the 18th.
has taken a recess until the 18th Of April.
The Ohio House Of Representatives on
the 10th spent sll day ON q resolution pro-
posing TO amend the State Constitution so
as TO allow women TO vote. The vote on
adopting the resolution stood-yeas, 81 /;
nays, a.
A stage coach on the road TO Helena, on
the night Of the 18th, with ten passen-
gers, eli Cinnamon, cspsized at Dry Creek,
240 miles above Corinne, Utah. The
night was intensely cold. Two of the
Cinnamon were Immediately frozen to
death The remainder started atoot for
Big ssndhole Station. Three of them
reached there badly frozen, and four were
found dead On the road. The tenth was
missing
The keufh. Is
General AIcorn was inaugurated as
Governor OF Mississippi on the 10th.
The Virginia Legislature has passed a
Homestead Exemption bill, making an ex-
ernytion Of 5000 in property from exc
cutaon. tl Etrti
1. 6.oddsrd johnson has been appointed
Ad;uiant General Of Kentucky, vice Gen.
Wolioyd. resigned. .t...f.,.
A letter from Darlington, 8. c., says
Mr. Wbittemore was insulted on the cars
On bis way 10 Darlington at several places,
4 and had been burned in cffigy in near
| ly every town In the district. But his
friends were active, and regarded his re-
turn 10 his seat in the House as certain.
Il. N. Yerger escaped from Jail on the
morning of the 18th. A dispatch from
1 jackson, Miss, says: "He was yesterday
brought before the Court TO argue an ap-
pIicstim for habsds corpus. The case was
postponed 70 the second Monday in April.
A bill was yesterday introduced in the
! Legislsture restricting the powers In APP
pinations for writs, and the bill will prob
ably pass before the time set for Yergers
trial Hence Yerger's escape. The Sheriff
and his posse have been searching for
him all day, without success" slfft2'o
Governor Alcorn, of Mississippi, sub
mitted his first message to the Legislature
on the 14th, urging immediate legislation
looking to tho thorough reorganization OF
the Judiciary. aoa 1s'ilt@ o8ip
The Virginia Republican State Conyen.
ton will meet at Richmond on the 9th OF
April. .ge9,9F & sHts8
Gen. Walker has appointed new City
Council for Richmond, Va, under the en-
abling act. a 9iHlS 1eala IE aRit
The Board of School Visitors Of Mem
phis have adopted the suggestion OF Su'
perfntendent Lesth, prohibiting all relig-
ious exercises In the public schools. This
also excludes the Bible. ff4a ,Iiog
Tho Governor OF Misslssippi offers a
reward Of $1,000 for the apprehension Of
i Yerger. js 9IaR Sgoa1kl rIttlo
The mercury fell thirty degrees at Mem
z phis between midnight and 8 o'clock on
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