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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-12
CONGRESSIONAL.

For report of proceeding on 4th
inst, see I'd page.
In the House on the 9Th, Mr.. Ortiz
was appointed to FIJI the vacancy in
the Ways and Means Committee
caused by the resignation Of General
Schenck. Mr.. Hooper of Massa-
chusctts becomes Chairman of this
Committee.--A Resolution was
passed, calling In the President for
certain reports in relation to San
Domingo. Also, one giving Gen.
Schenck, Minister to England g., 800
a year for an amanuensis, rendered
necessary by Schenck's partial dis
ability of the right hand, from u
wound received in battle.
In the Senate same day, Mr.. Wilson
introduced bill for the appointment
of six Inspectors to oversee Indian
matters.--A Resolution was adopt
cd, calling on the President for
information concerning the recall OF
Minister Motley.---A Special Com
mittee was appointed to consider the
charges against Senator Sprague.--
A bill passed, to pay J. M. Best, OF
Paducah, KY, $4,000 for a house
destroyed by order Of the Union
commander during the war.
Adjourned till Monday.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-12
The Des MOlnes valley Land
Dimculties.

111hMC uutAC0s
The Fort Dodge North West gives
the following history Of the trouble
about the Des Moines Valley lands
in its section: "As early as 1851, Mr..
Stewart, Secretary of the Interior,
decided that the River grant to the
Des MOines River Improvement
Company did not extend above the
Raccoon Fork at Des Moines, and
under that decision thousands of
settlers went upon these lands.
When the Supreme Court In 1860, In
the Litchfield case, confirmed that
decision, the Government, acting
under 1t, granted patentsto hundreds
of the settlers, thus giving them the
best titles that Abe United States
Government could sssstngke to- the
settlers. Under this state of siEairs,
when thesettlers purchased the lands
of the Government and paid, for
them, it is but reasonable to suppose
that after they have occupied and
improved their farms thus obtained
for a long series Of years, they would
consider it a great hardship and
oppression to be compelled again to
pay for them at q valuation of from
eight to twenty dollars per acre.
But the Supreme Court has reversed
its former decision and now holds
that the River company and its
grantees are the owners of the lands,
that the patents were illegally issued
and are void, and the United States
Marshal is ordered to dispossess the
settlers and tear down their houses
unless they pay for their lands
again." 1 Is a
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-12

uurthwAr1. Th8 W0Usd - vIftusiIy
1 continuation Of orr Abs, Knox
vile and De- Molnes Railroad. Mr..
Gripnell will thFefessbe psusent at
the Cenvebtion.l q -
CEDAR RAPrDs, lows, Jan. ~
The venerable Rev. VIM. Winner,
one OF the most e0inent and ssccess-
full ministers of The Presbyterian
Church, diedat the resideaceof his
son, in this city, this morning, at the
advanced age Of seyears. I'D -
A child died IN eofnk let 3hqH1
day, ffom accidentally taking some
oxalic acid which Was m thA'house
as medicine, instead of some, medi-
cine which had been prescribed for
it. We gather from the Gate Guy.
1.-THE .Ottumwa aOoppc-head has
shed its hide, and comes out as the
Democrat" remarks the same paper.
Yes, but the snake is still the same,
no matter what you call it.
One farmer in Mills. County, Mr..
w. H. Summers, raised twenty-five
thousand bushels Of corn this year.
The Grand Division Of the Sons OF
Temperance, of Iowa, will be held in
Dewitt, Clinton County, on the 18th
and 10Th of the present month";
Register.
The Cistercian Order of Monks
cultivate farm Of twelve hundred
acres nine miles southwest OF Du-
buque. In the center of the tract the
largest monastery in America is
being uilt.-Hapkeye.
Over a quarter Of million of dol
lars worth Of lead was mined at
Dubuque, in 1870.
The Sioux City Journal of last
Thursday says that a Company has
already been formed, with B. F.
Allen of Des Moines as President, to
build a Railroad from Des Moines to
Sioux City.
Mrs. John Talley, OF Mt. Pleasant,
a few days since, took draught Of
hair dye that her husband had JUST
brought home, mistaking 1t for
medicine. She died from its effects
in five minutes. The liquid CON
tanned Prussic acid. A warning, for
those who play with death IN this
way.-Idena. iu5
At the Sioux City Land Office last
year there were 1866 Homestead
entries, covering 61,l4e acres, and
1880 Prescriptions, covering BAG, 900
acres.
The State Billiard Tournament, So
called, commenced at Davenport last
Monday.
The Gate city dubbs lice the
Empire County"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-12
The Recognition Of France.

The success Of the Germans in
France continues, but it is not easy
to see how the war can end. Usually
when 1t Is evident that one Of the
cOmbatants is beaten, he confesses
the fact by accepting terms Of sur
render. But that IL in organized
political communities, while France
is entirely disorganized. There is no
reason to suppose that Bordeaux
would yield even If Paris fell. NJ.
Gambetta would only issue another
proclamation declaring the republic
to be invincible, and calling UPON
the country to expel the invader.
Nobody can speak for the whole
country, no authority can pledge its
submission. There is no power to
treat with; and If M. Favre should
accept conditions, there Is no security
that that NJ. tremfeuX would not reject
them. There Is, however, not even
nm appearance 0fany other authority
than that of the Committee Of De-
Tense, and II they should simulta-
neopsly abandon the struggle, al.
though the army and Its generals
might not acknowledge the right Of
the Committee to act for them, it IL
probable that general hostilities
would cease. Such an event would
leave in France only the elements of
a nation, and a government would
be organized under the superintend-
ence of Germany.
1t would be with such q govern
ment that Germany would treat for
the final terms Of peace. Vet here is
a difficulty. If the French resistance
should at last give way before the
German force, the will of Germany
would be virtually supreme, and the
more surely because of the French
consciousness Of virtual national
disintegrati0n. But when govern
ment,. Of whatever kind, arose from
the votes Of the people, . renewed
sense ofpower and pride would arise
with il, and make the conditions of
peace more difficult to determine.
The Vienna conference of the neutral
powers proposes as q basis Of settle
inent European acauiescence in the
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-12
The war.

Summary Of latest dispatches about
the Franco russian war are a. fol-
lows:- The Prussians are bombarding
the environments Of Paris with en-.
ergy from the south and northeast
The results thus far have been
favorable to them.-The French
Gen. Chausey Is reported to have
10000 soldiers in good condition.
and to be advancing In two columns
by way of La Loup and Vendsme.
The French estimate the losses
at the battle Of Bapaume at 5000
Germans and 1900 French. The
Germans are said to have evacuated
Bapaume.-Iti is reported that 1OO,-
600 Germans have arrived at Cher
bourg, to equip for active service.
a London telegram says that
the American Consul has been per-
United to leave Paris and has arrived
at Versailles. of the French
forts around Paris have suffered Sc
vereIy from the Prussian fire.
Heavy shipments of arms to the
French are still reported from Lon
don The French under Gen. Roy
are retreating, having lately been
beaten in two encounters with the
ussians--Meetings to express
sympathy with France have been
held in many places in England
1t is now announced that the London
Conference of the Great Powers has
been postponed, probably until after
the fall of Paris.--There still come
rumors of dissatisfaction among the
French against their present govern
ment.-Garibalii is at Dion, doing
very little.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-12
IOWA NEWS.

The Abba papers OF last week
jubilate over the arrest of Ii. X.
Steele, the absconding banker Of
Abba. And it would certainly APP
pear that If there Is any justice for
big villains in this world he ought
to get good share.
Same papers tell that a disgraceful
row occurred few days ago in a
whisky-shop at Lovilla, in which a
man named Frazer had his skull
crushed In one or two places. After
ward the citizens turned out and
"gutted" the saloon.
Hon. Timothy Davis, formerly
member of Congress from the Second
Iowa District, has been stricken with
paralysis at his residence in Elkader,
his right side, from head to foot,
being paralyzed.
The Iowa City Republican Of last
week gives the particulars of a
diabolical outrage lately committed
in that city. Some wretches in some
way connected with the Medical
Department of the University, either
as students or otherwise, disinterred
the body of a Mrs. Herrick, on the
night after its burial, for dissection.
The sons Of the deceased found it out,
and traced the matter up so vigilant.
ly that the body was soon returned,
though in a mutilated condition.
The Dean Of the University is out in
Card denouncing the outrage.
Friends Of the movement for the
purpose Of causing the name Of God
to be recognized more in our National
Constitution are invited to meet at
the g. p. Church in Oskaloosa to-
morrow evening, 18th inst, to attend
to certain business, among which
will be the election of a President of
the State organization, in place of
Senator Wright, who declined to
serve.
The Council Bluffs Nonpaye1 of
4th inst. remarks that "The most
crafty ing announcement of the new
year is that the eastern drummers,
who have SO long infested the coun.
try, disappeared with the old year.
BY agreement Of wholesale dealers,
the whole tribe of drummers has
been withdrawal fact that will be
hailed with JOY everywhere"
There is difference of $4,000
between the building committee and
the builder Of the Madison County
courthouse. The board have offered
the builder nearly $4,000 more wiz
IS, 1922 than their estimates to settle
the difficulty, but he refuses to do it
for that amount, and also refuses to
deliver the building to the authori-
ties. Haackeye.
From the Reyister we learn that a
Convention Of capitalists and others
is soon to be held at Webster City,
for the purpose of making . move
ment toward the building Of Rail-
road from Des Moines to Boone and
The Placer herald., 1871-06-17
ConstabIe's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby. given that by virtue of an
Execution to me directed and delivered, on the
29th day of April. A. ID. 1871, issued out OF
the Court of r. G. Poland Justice of the
Peace in and for the county of Placer, State o.
California, on judgment rendered in said Court
on the 7th day of April, A. ID. 1871, i'll favor of
the People of the State of California and against
George Gunnaldson for the sum of one hun
dred and sixty-seven dollars and fiftysix cents
in gold and silver coin, and for damages ana
costs of suit in the sum of twenty dollars and
eighty cents, (S20.S0) l have this day levied
upon and will sell at public auction, to the high
est bidder for cash, on MONDAY the Goth day
OF June, at IL clock NJ, in front of Wells, Far
go & Co.'S. office, in the town of Dutch Flat,
County of Placer, the following described prop
erty, lying in the County of Placer and State Of
California, to-wit: certain house and lot situa-
ted in Nary Red Placer County one-half mile
northeast of the town of Dutch Flat, and bound
ID ~ follows: on the north by Nary Red Ravlne,
south and east by Walters property; on the west
by the Seffen's slaughter yard Ranch, also all
the right title and interest of the said George
GunnaldsoA in certain tail-hume, known as
the Logan taii.Aume, in Nary Red Ravne. to-
gether with all the appurtenances privileges
and tenements and heriditaments &C., belonging
thereto, or so much thereof as may satisfy said
in lyment, costs and acerung costs and expens-
es of sale. ASA PLANK,
Constable Of Township No. 1.
Au5 I'm, June 81, lS7l.--3w.
The Placer herald., 1871-06-17
Application for Patent to Min
ing Claim.
Copy Of notice posted on the Claim.

copy u IOtiCe pOSttu Oh lue CldlllI
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM
~ it may concern, that an application has.
been made by MICHAEL MCBRIDE and AU-
GUSTUS C. BOWEN to the Government of the
United States for a Patent to the following des-
cribed Placer Gold Mining Claim, viz known as
the RED HILL CLAIM, situated in Michigan
Bluff Mining District, in Placer county State of
California, being bounded by the mining claim
on the north known as the Mill Sap claim, there
being no other mining Claims bounding any
part of this said claim, and more particularly
described as follows. to-wit on unsurveyed land
being in Sections % and ~ in Township IA
North, Range II East, Mount Diable Base and
Meridian, in the district of lands subject to sale
at Sacramento California, and containing 7O'
acres, said claim being still more particularly
described in the diagram posted and fled with
said application.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto
are hereby required to present the same before
the Register and Receiverof the United States
for Sacramento Land District, at Sacra-
mento, California, within ninety days from
the first day of publishing and posting hereof.
Dated April 10th, 1871.
MICHAEL MCBRIDE,
AUGUSTUS c. BOWEN,
ap15-3m. Applicants.
The Placer herald., 1871-06-17
Copy of notice posted on the Claim.)
fO1. Patent to
Mining. Claim.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM
~ it may concern that an application has
been made by the Nina Rica Mining Company
a Corporation duly incorporated under the laws
of the State of California to the Government OF
the United States for Patent to the following
described Quartz Gold Mining Claim, viz:
known as the Nina Rca Quartz Mining Claim,
situated in Auburn Mining District, in Placer
County, State of California, being bounded by
the mining claim of the Morris Company, claim
on the west and the Ophir Copper, Silver and
Gold Mining Company claim on the west and
north there being no other mining claims boun-
ding this said claim, and more particularly des-
cribed MS follows to wit on surveyed land be-
ing in the N. E. 4 of NV. 4 and the N. W. =
Of n. E. 4 of Section II, and S. w. Is OF n H.
quarter of Section g. Township ~ North, Range
8 East, Mount Dablo Base and Meridian, IN
the district of lands subject to sale Mt Sacramen,
to California. and containing about A acres; said
claim be ing still more particularly described IN
the diagram posted and filed with said applica-
| ton
All persons holding any adverse claims thereto
are hereby required to present the same before
the Re gister and Receiver of the United States
for Sacramento Land District, at Sacramento,
California. within ninety days from the first DAY
of publishing and posting hereof
Dated April 21st. 1871 g.
NINA RIGA MINING co..
BY EDWARD SLossoN, Sup't.-Applicani:
Hale & Craig, Attorneys 70, applicant--ap29'
The Placer herald., 1871-06-17
mo- 1G4]
Application for a Patent
To Quartz Gold, Silver and Copper
Mining Claim.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE !
SACRAMENTO, California, Nay 23d 1871,
George McCready and forty nine others, be
low named Mining Partners having filed theii
application in this Office for a Patent to Nj
ming Claim, and the law and instructions il
such cases provided, having been complied with,
1t is hereby ordered that the annexed Notice OF
such Application be published for ninety days,
in the PLACER HERALD, newspaper published
nearest the location of said claim at Auburn in
Placer County, State of California.
(Seal. JOHN G. McCALLUM, Register
Copy of Notice posted on tho Claim.
duplication for Patent 10 Mt1ling CLAIM.
NOTICE is hereby given to whom it may con-
Germ, that an application has been made by Geo
McCready. Thatcher Ross, Joseph Saunders w.
II. Chandler, Jas. Hicks, Geo. Kidder, L. ID.
Sanders, Jacob Gibson, Robert Gibson, William
Gibson, Henry Bernard, Nat Wentworth, Den
mis- Highland, A, Gibson, Edward Christy G.
M. Hoag Robert Gordon, The heirs of Samuel
Whitmarsh, Deceased, Geo. Russell, NJ Dods-
worth, ]. r. Crandall, Joseph WaIkup, David
Tathill James McBurney, Charles Higgins
Henry Kind d. G. Perry, J. f. Pinkham, Geo
Johnson, James Neall, j. l.. Brown, VIM. Z.
Miller. Jas. E. Miller, J. b. Starhuok, H. Bald
win, W. S. Bronson, Mack Webber, Peter Har-
rison, Wm Sexton Chas. II. Mitchell, Jas. +.
Hale, S. p Thomas, J. NJ White, Geo Holmes,
L. NJ. Banvard, Jas Cumming NJ A. Cumming,
w. d. Cumming. Hon. S. Burnell, Partners
being an unincorporated Company, to the Gov
ernment of the United States for a Patent to the
following described Quartz Gold Silver, Copper,
Mining Claim. viz: known as the Cummings
Gold Silver and Copper Ledge, situated in Au-
burn Mining District, in Placer County, State
of California, there being no mining claims
bounding this said claim. and more particularly
described as follows, to-wit: on surveyed land,
being in the s. f. 4 of Section 81 TIP. l3 North
Range East, and in Northeast a of Section
6. and South a and northwest quarter of Sec
tion >, Township II North, Range east, Mount
Diablo Base and Meridian, in the district of
lands subject to sale at Sacramento, California
and containing about 43 acres, being 9l75 lineal
feet on the of said ledge, vein or lode,
with one hundred feet on each side thereof nee
essary for the convenient working of the same.
Said claim being still more particularly describ
ed in the diagram posted and filed with said ap
plications.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto
are hereby required to present the same before
the Register and Receiver of the United States
for Sacramento Land District, at Sacramento
California, within ninety days from the first day
of publishing and posting hereof.
Dated May 23d, 1871.
JOHN r. CRANDALL,
Secretary and managing agent for the above
named applicants.
Auburn, June 3d. lS71.-3m.
The Placer herald., 1871-06-17
Application for Patent to Min
ing Claim.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM
~ it may concern, that an application has
been made by William G.. Greene, Michael
Creamy and Frank Lovely, an association of
Miners, to the Government of the United States
FOR a Patent TO the following described Quartz
.iod Mining Claim, viz: known AS the Greene or
Mallett Quartz Lode, situated in Auburn Mining
District, in Placer county, State of California,
being bounded by the mining claim of Morris q
stephens on the East and by Templar and Co.,
on the West; there being no other claim bound
ing said claim, and more particularly described
rs follows, to wit; on surveyed land. being in
south-half $50 of Section s, and North half
(N.1a) of Section II, Township II, North,
Range East, Mount Dablo Base and Meridian,
in the district of lands subject to sale at Sacra-
mento, California, and containing s S6-100ths
acres, said claim being still more particularly
described in the diagram posted and filed with
said application.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto
are hereby required TO present the same before
the Register and Receiver of the United States
for Sacramento Land District at Sacramento,
California, within ninety days from the first day
of publishing and posting hereof
Dated May 9Th, 1871.
w G. GREENE.
MICHAEL CREAMY,
FRANK LOVLY,
Applicants.
10 HAMILTON, Attorney for Applicants
Auburn. May 18th, 1871 --3m,
The Placer herald., 1871-06-17
No. ND
Application for a Patent
TO A
Quartz Gold Mining Claim & Mill Site.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,


UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Sacramento, California, June I'd, 1871.
Luke W. MITCHELL Thomas =. Williams,
Francis Lavallee and Nicholas Bice, having
filed their application in this Office for Patent
to Mining Claim and Mill Site, and the law
and instructions in such cases provided having
been complied with, 1t is hereby ordered that
the annexed Notice of such Application be pub
shed for ninety days, inthe PLACER HERALD, Il
newspaper published nearest the location OF
said claim at Auburn, in Placer county, State OF
California.
[Soal. JOHN G. McCALLUM, Register.
Copy of notice posted on the Claim.
duplication for Patent to Mining CLAIM,
and NIL Site
NOTICE is hereby given to whom it nav
~ concern, that an application has beer
made by Luke W. Mitchell, Thomas p Williams.
Francis Lavallee and Nicholas Bce to the Gov
ernment of the United States for Patent to tn,
olowing described Quartz Gold Mining Claim
md Mill Site, viz: known as the Californil
Quartz Mining claim, situated in Auburn Minine
District III Placer county, State of California
being bounded by the mining claim of Cox a
Denton on the east, there being no other min
ing claim boundingths said claim, and more par
ticularly described as follows: surveyed land
ilIS 'ii tliC % W. quarter vi % quarter, tnu
). f. quarter of $. +. quarter of Section s, Town
ship II North Range s East, Mount Diablo
Base and Meridian, in the district of lands sub
ect to sale at Sacramento, California. and con
tanning and 12-l00ths acres, said claim being
still more particularly described in the diagram
posted and filed with said application.
All persons holding any adverse claims there.
to are hereby required to present the same be
fore the Register and Receiver of the United
States for Sacramento Land District, at Sacra-
mento, California, within ninety days from tn,
first day of publishing and posting hereof.
Dated June I'd 1871
LUKE W. MITCHELL.
THOMAS p. WILLIAMS,
FRANCIS LAVELLEE,
NICHOLAS BICE
Apll ants.
BY their Ag't., LUKE W. MIrcHELL.
jel0-3m.
The Placer herald., 1871-06-17
No. ia.
Application for a Patent
TOA
Quartz Gold Mining Claim
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. !

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, !
Sacramento, Ga!3rna, June 9TH. 1871 (
Dirk Nlasblom having filed his application in
this Office for Patent to a Mining Claim, and
the law and instructions in such cases provided
having been compiled with 1t is hereby ordered
that the annexed Notice of such Application be
published for ninety days, in the PLACER HER
AID, newspaper published nearest the location
Of said claim at Auburn, in Placer county, State
of California.
[Seal.l JOHN G.. McCALLUM, Register.
Copy of Notice posted on the Claim.
duplication for Patent to Mining Claim.
NOTICE is hereby given to whom it may con-
~ cern that an application has been made by
Dirk Nlasblom to the Gov -rnment of the United
States for u patent to the following described
Quartz Gold Mining Claim, viz: known as the
Empire Gold Quartz Ledge, situated in Town
ship No. Mining District, in Placet county,
State of California, being bounded by the min
ing claim of Fnneys extension claim on thc
East, there beng no other claims bounding this
said claim, and more particularly described as
follows, to-wit; on surveyed land, being on the
South half of Southwest quarter of Section /!
and north half of northwest quarter of ctiOn
20. Townsh p - North, Range 7 East, Noun
Diabo Base and Meridian, in the district OF
lands subject to sale at Sacramento California,
and containing Is 75-lGGths acres said cl Tin
being still more particularly described in the da-
gram posted ana filed with said application.
All persons hollng any adverse claim thereto
are hereby required to present the same befor,
the Register and Receiver of the United State
for Sacramento Land District, at Sacramento
California, within ninety days from the first da,
Of publishing and posting hereof.
Dated June 9TH 1871.
DIRK yLASBLOM, Appl cant
The Placer herald., 1871-06-17
NOTICE..

YTNO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ORLEANS
l. Quartz Mining Company; You are hereby
potfed that there will be n meeting of the Trus-
rees of your Company on THURSDAY, june
I'D, 1871, at clock, Pa NJ. for the purpose Of
evying assessments upon the Stock and fo
making arrangements for working the mine; to
meet at the Store of Robert Gordon in Auburn.
II. w. BROUSE, President
Auburn Jnne 10Th 1877 - 2w