Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31

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On August 5, sergeantMajo- Harring
ton, Third Cavalry, and private Charles
Whisker were murdered by Apache In
dams, near Camp Verdi, Arizona, and hor
nbly mutilated. The Indians, 200 strong
raided within eighteen miles Of Prescott
capturing many cattle.
The Constitutional Convention OF Ne
braska adjourned on the 10Th ans de
The question of the adoption or rejection
of the new constitution is TO be submitted
to q vote on the third Tuesday in Sep'em
Der, and, il approved, the officers created
under it are to be elected the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November
Besides the question Of new constitution
or not, there IL also to be voted upon the
questions of compulsory education and
reformatory schools; the question OF the
right of counties and towns 70 vote bonds
for internal improvements the question
of inhibition or license IS applied TO
counties and towns, and the question OF
female suffrage Minority representation
was defeated in convention and will not
be submitted
A Columbus, Ohio, dispatch of the 18th
saws Colonel McCooke, Democratic can
didate for Governor, has been compellea,
by i'll health, TO suspend his canvass OF the
State. The meetings appointed for him
will be all held, other speakers supplying
his place. As soon as his health shall be
sufficiently restored he viii resume speak
ing.
Grasshoppers In vast numbers have re
Gently appeared in several Of the principal
agricultural counties Of Utah. The de
post Of eggs threatens seriously crops of
all kinds next season. There is much
alarm among gardeners
The Chairman Of the Nebraska State
Republican Central Committee has issued
call converting the Central Committee
in Omaha on the Both of August, for the
consideration Of any business that may
come before IL
Governor Potts, Of Montana, writes un-
der dste Of August l2, that the people
Of Gallsiia Valley were so frightened at
the presence OF large bodies of Sioux In
dians, that he feared they would abandon
the crops and fee TO places Of safety. He
SAYS the movements Of the Sioux points
20 3 general Indisn war on the settlements
BE Was organizing settlers and arming
them The greatest need was more troops
and The Governor hoped Sherman would
send them.
One Of the provisions of the new Con
ysiiuiion of Nebraska is that the capital
shall remain at Lincoln until 1880.
The Wisconsin Democratic State Con
ven,ion met at Madison on the 23d. Hon
James X. Doolittle was nominated fol-
Governor, receiving on the first ballot 129
votes 70 81 scattering. John A. Rice, OF
Waukesha County, was nominated fol
Lieutenant Governor; Milton Montgome
ry for Secretary of State; Anton Klaus
for Treasurer Edward s. Bragg for At
torney General; L. r. johnson for Stat
Prison Commissioner; T. ID. Parker TO
Superintendent Of Public instruction, ant
Jacob Bowden for Commissioner of I'm
migration.
The preliminary examination Of wit
nesses in the Buffenbarger poisoning cast
commenced at London, Ohio, on the 2lst
The South.
A Wilmington, N. G., dispatch Of thu
10th says official returns from eighty three
counties of North Carolina show ma
jority of 10,231 against the Convention
There were seven counties to be heart
from, which would reduce the majority t.
about $4,000.
The physicians appointed to analyze thu
stomach of Henry Wharton, supposed t.
have been poisoned by his mother, tn,
Mrs. Wharton Of Baltimore, report tina
they find no traces of poison or other sub
stance which would furnish evidence Il
criminate any one
The Virginia Republicans, through
their Central Committee, have determined
to call State Convention on September
81. .........
The steamer r. E. Lee exploded hel
boiler near Fayetteville, N. G., on the 18th
Three colored boathan were killed an(
three wounded.
A Louisville, KY, dispatch Of the 19tl
says official returns from all but six coun
ties In the State, give Leslie, Democrat
124. 1925; Harlan, Republican, 1891.
A Louisville dispatch of the 2lst says
Sufficient returns have been made to in
dictate, with certainty, the complexion o
the Kentucky Legislature. 1t will stant
as follows. House-82 Democrats, Il
Republicans; Senate--35 Democrats,
Republicans"
Foreign Intelligence.
A deputation of French citizens appoin
ted to visit Ireland and thank the citizens
of that country for aid given for the relief
of the wounded French soldiers, during
the war with Prussia, arrived at Dublin q