Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-03-16

Inc aftlclcS Oh improvements a8dAnSs
Governor Butler, of Neb1skA were
served upon him, with summons, on the
evening Of the 9th, and on the It'll he sur.
rendered all the documents and the Seal
of State to the acting Governor.
At Des Moines, Iowa, on the 9Th, the
| Democratic Mayor, Treasurer and indie,
pendent Republican Marshal were elected
by small majorities. The Council stands
10 Republicans and l Democrat.
| A fire at Portsmouth, o., on the morn
ing of the 9th, destroyed the Taylor Hotel
eight mercantile establishments, the Times
newspaper Office, and number of other
buildings Loss about 100000; insur'
ance less than $4,000.
| General Logan has notified Governor
I Palmer, Of Illinois, that he will not quail
ify as Congressman at Large, but as the
present session of Congress will be a
short one, the Governor, it is said, will not
call special election at present
A terrible tornado passed over East st.
Louis, ILL.,, on the afternoon of the 9Th, de-
molishing all the railroad depots and round
houses on the island, and prostrating all
the telegraph lines Seven persons were
known to be killed, and between thirty
and forty were seriously injured.
At the recent charter election in Mon
tana, Iowa, the Republican ticket was sue
cessful, William B. Wells, banker, being
chosen Mayor; in Ottumwa the Demo
Gratis carried the city, electing their Mayor
and Marshal by 100 majority; in Cedar
Rapids the Republican ticket, headed by
Mr.. Cook for Mayor, was successful
A severe earthquake occurred at Eureka,
Humboldt County, Cal, on March q
Many chimneys were thrown down, and
the Inhabitants greatly frightened. No
| lives were lost
The S0uth.
Nearly the whole of the village Of Iuka,
Miss, was blown away by a recent gale.
A Little Rock, Ark, dispatch of the I'd
says the new Impeachment managers had
appeared before the bar Of the Senate, and
announced the impeachment of Powell
and Clayton. The President pro tens., NAL
lory, responded that due notice would be
taken of the matter In the afternoon, the
Secretary Of the Senate was instructed to
notify the House that the Senate was
ready to proceed with the trial.
The Louisiana State Fair building at
New Orleans was burned on the 9Th.
Powers statue of Washington, belonging
to the State, was destroyed in the fire.
The Board of Managers in the impeach-
ment Of Governor Clayton, Of Arkansas
withdrew the articles of impeachment ON
the 4th. Governor Clayton declined TO
accept the United States Senatorship.
At the recent election in Boone, Ga,
VIM. b. Welles, Republican, was elected
Mayor. The balance Of the Republican
ticket was also elected.
A Jackson, Miss, special to the Memphis
Avalanc.e of the 9th says: Alcorn posi-
lively declines TO 60 to the. Senate, and
will retain the Office of Governor until the
State is fully restored. The High Court
of Error and Appeals decides that the
Governor has power to remove officials
This causes dutter among those opposed
to Alcorn's policy"
AT Meridian, Miss, on the evening OF the
9th, while Justice Bramlette was trying a
negro for riotous conduct at fire, dis
turbance occurred in the courtroom, and q
negro named Tyler shot Bramlette, kill
ing him instantly. Tyler and two other
negroes were killed by the citizens
A dispatch from Washington on the
7th says Governor Scott, Of South Caro-
lima, had called upon the President for
United States troops to suppress outrages
in the counties of Marion and York, where,
he reports, men are murdered or driven
from their homes nightly because Of their
political opinions.
The South Carolina Legislature ad-
journed sine do on the 7th.
In the United States Supreme Court, on
the 9th, the case of Virginia and West
Virginia, suit in which the former sought
to recover the counties of Berkeley and
Jefferson, alleged to have been coded to it
by the latter several years ago, and which
has been twice argued, was decided in
favor Of West Virginia.
Foreign intelligence.
At Berlin, on the Sd, the following dis
patch from the Emperor to the Empress
was publicly read amid the booming of
artillery, the ringing of bells, and the
cheers of the people, wild with Joy.
"vERsAIIL.Es, March 81 have just ratified the
conditions Of peace, which the bordeaux Assem-
bly, have accepted. Thus far the work is complete
which was through seven months battles to be
achieved, thanks to the valor, devotion and endur
ance Of our Incompatible army and the sacrifices
OF the whole Fatherlsnd. The Lord Of Hosts has
everywhere visibly blessed enterprises, and by
His mercy has permitted an honorable peace. TO
Him be the honor-to the Fatherland the thanks.
| (6igned) "WnHELM."
A cable telegram of the I'd gives the fol-
lowing as the preliminaries of peace ar
ranged by Bismark and the other plenipo-
tentiaries with Theirs and Favre
Article specifics the line Of demarcation. Arti-
| Gle provides that France will pay g. rmany five
milliard francs-one mlliard, at least In 1871 and
all the rest In the space Of three years from the
ratification. Article provides that evacuation IL
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