Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-04-13

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At a meeting Of the New York
Chamber Of Commerce Committee
for the Relief of France, last Friday,
the Chairman stated that there Is now
a superabundant supply of food In
Paris, but in the Country there was
still much suffering, for which money
was the only available relief. The
Committee was therefore authorized
to convert into cash all supplies Oh
hand.
Dates from Lima, Peru, to March
22d, report that a freshet did immense
damage. The losses are estimated
at eight million of dollars. The
government is giving assistance to
many sufferers whose homes and
provisions were swept away. The
storm was the hardest experienced
in thirty years.
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accidental fire last Friday morning,
except its walls. No lives were lost,
but many Of the young ladies lost all
of their personal effects. There We're
l75 inmates in the building at the
time. Three Of them were severely
hurt by jumping from the windows.
The Revere House, at Decatur, H.
inois, was totally destroyed by fire
on the 7th. On the same day large
fire occurred in Albany N. Y, invOlv-
ing loss of half a million dollars.
The great wind-storm Of last Satur-
day was foretold on Thursday by the
clerks Of the War Department AT
Washington, by means of their sys-
tenn of weather-signals. The storm
did great damage in some parts Of
Kansas and Missouri on Saturday
and i'm numerous places in Iowa.
Doubtless much damage was done ia
many sections not yet heard from.
But in New York City on the same
day it was SO hot that one man died
from sun-stroke.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 8.-A party
of Sonora scalp killed a party
Of hostile Apaches, near the border
Of Arizona, a few days since. The
Mexican government pays 5000 for
each SCALP.
CAIRo, April S.-The steamer Sam.
J. Hale, bound from Cincinnati to
Memphis, burst her steam-pipe this
morning, near GOlconda, killing three
white and four colOred deck hands,
and damaging the steamer considera-
bly,. None Of the officers or passen-
gers were injured.
CHICAGO, April S.-A terrible trag-
cdy occurred in this city last evening,
DIR. s. Il. Scanland, Il well-knOwn
young physician, being shot and in
stantly, killed by his br0therripslaw,
r. A. Eeonard. DR.. Scaniand was
married about three years ago to
Miss Agnes Leonard, well known
in literary circles in Chicago, and an
authoress Of considerable ability.
Family troubles mainly, 1t would
appear, have been the cause.
There was considerable riot last
week among the coal miners about
Scranton, Pennsylvania, and reports
had it that terrible outrages and mur-
ders were committed; but the latest
reports say that all was quiet again.
that former reports had been greatly
exaggerated, and that no person had
been killed and but few were hurt.
The insurgents in Paris continue
their mad career, but partly checked.
The Government troops have made
partial breaches In the Notifications
of the city; and an assault was ex-
pected on Tuesday. The insurgents
hourly grow more desperate, resort
ing to fierce eXcesses.
The Germans In many Of the larger
cities Of this country held grand
Peace Celebrations on Monday.
The House Of Representatives on
Monday passed Mr.. Hale's bill for
the removal of all legal and political.
disabilities, by vote Of 1874 to 46.
Also adopted Mr.. Kelly's resolution,
hvoring the abolition Of the internal
revenue system and the repeal of all
stamps and other internal taxes ut
the earliest possible day, by vote Of
1870 to. 2l.--The Senate occupied
the day entirely in debate.
The strike among the coal minerp
about Scranton, Pa, still continues.
State troops are on the ground to
enforce order. No outrages. are
reported.
Heavy snow-storIn. IN, Colorado /,
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Sunday. an m 3
Keokuk had the high wind last :
Monday, and several buildings were
badly demoralized by it.
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