Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-08

Public Exhibition at Newton on the
4th of July-the proceeds to go tow
ard new buildings for the Society.
There's patriotism and economy for
you.
The bodies of 600 Union soldiers
lie inferred in the National Cemetery
at Keokuk, says the Gate city. The
Cemetery is enclosed by neat iron
fence; and Sec'y Belnap has furnished
eight cannon to adorn the grounds.
A large number of shade trees will
be planted.
The Eddyville Adrertiser reports
that many hogs in the region of Ed
dyville were supposed to be sick with
the cholera, when black teeth were
really the cause of the disease, and
knocking out the black teeth proved
successful remedy.
A Swede named John Word died
from sun-stroke while at work on
the canal at Keokuk on the 3lst ult.,
says the cute CITY.
Delegates to the Republican State
Convention, who pay full fare on the
ID. V. Railroad in going, will be re-
turned on that Road at One-fifth fare,
SAWS the Register. The Delegates
must purchase return tickets at the
II. II. office in Des Moines, present
ing certificates of their attendance at
the Convention.
A couple of Bloomtielders went to
Moulton, the other day, to visit col
ored woman of doubtful reputation.
| Thecitizens of Moulton rallied, seized
! the men and the woman, placed them
astride a rail, conveyed them TO q
pond, immersed them, muddied
! them from hair to toes, and then set
their faces towards Bloomfield.
Miss Ella Cassidy is candidate
for the Office of County Sup't ol
Schools in Madison County.
Tho Ohio Joo7aai expresses n wish
I that Hon. J. B. Grinnell should be
chosen for Governor Of Iowa.
This item is going the rounds O
the Eastern press, and we clip 1T io'
what it is worth: EX-M. e. Lough
ridge, of Iowa, has purchased s25,
600 residence ON Capitol Hill, il
WashingtOn-abo to be married
He inetnds settling down to practice
i'm the Court of Claims ut the Nationa
Capital.
Madam Sanyeah's "leap for life,'
at Wilton, the other day, came very
near being a jump for death. She
struck the centre pole in her flight
and was knocked almost senseless
She was carried from the ring.
The Cedar Falls gazette says that &
firm in that place has a contract foi
100, 600 pounds Of ginseng, to be
shipped to China.
An Excursion Party Of business
men from Iowa is to go down to st
Louis, by the Iowa Central next
Thursday; and st. Louis is making
preparations for it.
Two men were killed, two badly
scalded, and mill and several build
ings blown all to pieces, by the recent
boiler explosion in Davis County.
The other day a Marshalltowr
Sunday School excursion, one thous
and strong, paid IL visit to Oskaloosa
and in Il day or two afterWard, Oska-
loosa returned the compliment with
an excursion of the same kind and
size.
The army worm Is devastating the
timothy in Louisa County, but leaves
| the clover unmolested.
Washington County is troubled by
the army worm.
Iowa has but one distillery where
whiskey is made-Kentueky has g.
| whiskey distilleries. Iowa gives
forty thousand Republican majority,
and Kentucky goes it about thai
s.rong Democratic. Whiskey VIII
tell !7-Ieegister.
The Register reports that the mem
bers of a large wedding-party at
Fort Dodge last Thursday evening
were made Very sick by something
poisonous in some Of the refreshments
served. 1t was supposed that the
lemonade had been partially made
from poisonous acid.
Mr.. John Latty, of Des Moines
County, was born in Iowa thirty-siX
years ago, says the Haukeye.
Speaking Of Valandigham's "New
Departure" concoctions, the Ottumwa
Democrat very correctly says: 'Read
over the Resolutions carefully and
you must either coEie to the conclu.
sion that they are false and hypocrit'
ical in their tone Or else they virtual
ly acknowledge that Democracy has
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