Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-03-23
IHEIUWAVUTER
eIIIIIRAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Knoxville. Iowa

alIRll, NEWS SUMMARY.
Ja rgs. vWashiAetsa News.
THE Grand. Jury, at Washington, has
found another true bill against Bowen,
lste Member Of Congress from South Car
olina, for bigany. a.
Treasurer Spinner has decided that post.
magters must receive mutilated currency
for its full value in payment for postage
stamps when, In cases Of United states
notes. not more than one-twentieth Of the
note is missing; and in some cases OF frac-
aionaI currency, when not more than one
twentieth is missing. When notes and
fractional currency are mutilated beyond
the standard referred TO, no one is COM
pelled to receive them for any part OF their
value, and the only place where such notes
NAV be redeemed Is at the United States
Treasury. '.''
{ Among the nominations sent to the
aeuate on the 10th were: Herman Raster
Collector of Internal Revenue, First Dis.
xics Illinois: p. G. Stevens, Collector OF
Customs, at Miami, O.; Asa o. Alder,
James B. Howell and Orange Ferris, Com
missioners of Claims of loyal citizens for
stores, ETC., taken Or furnished the army Of
fhe United States In the insurrectionary
States; Peter Melindy, United States
Marshal for lows Postmasters--B. +.
Blanchard, New Orleans, La.; VIM. II.
Adams Boone, Ia; John N. Andrews, In
dianola, Ia. VIM. w. Green, Dayton, o.;
Albert M. Patterson, Crestline, o.; Henry
g. Gibbons, st. Johns, Mich. Philip Arm
hold, St. Joseph, Mo-; John Hinnels,
Gold Hill, New "
The following nominations were sent to
the Senate on the 14th: Walter N. Smith,
Assistant Attorney General of the United
States; d. G. Wade, Chief Justice Of
Montana; William Chesbrough, of New
York, Assistant Secretary Of Legation at
London Stillian A. Fisk, Recorder OF
Land Titles at st. Louis; George Bradley,
Indian Agent for Michigan; Edwin Ellis,
Indian Agent in Washington Territory;
A. G. Smith, Collector of Internal Revenue
First District Of Minnesota; d. Davidson,
Collector Of Inter 1ai Revenue Sixth
District of Tennessee. a.
"" The East.
At Albany, N. Y, on the 9Th, Dr.
Lemuel Van Hoosen, while intoxicated
and laboring under an attack Of dcIiTsuna
,svymens, killed his wife by striking her on
the head with griddle. The Van Hoosen
family is one Of the Oldest and most re-
spected families in that city.
The New York police authorities have
evidence pointing to notorious burglar
and desperate as the murderer OF Mr..
Nathan, the New York banker. A reward
of $500 lie offered for his arrest.
The Rhode Island Republican State
Eonvention, on the 9th, renominated the
old ticket, as follows For Governor, Seth
Padclford, Providence; Lieutenant-Gov-
ernQr, Pardon w. Stevens, Newport; Sec
r.%.J. IF H.n.o T~L- g. H'.. 'i.s', f1o'f
- ce; Attorney General, Willard Sayles,
~ evidence; General Treasurer, Samuel
A.. Parker, Newport. y
id Eveleth. Republican, was elected
Mayor of Augusta, Me-. on the 18th, by
$50 majority. At Biddeford, i. W.
Wedgcwood, Democrat, was reelected by
800 majority. At Bangor, Dale, Republi-
can, was elected Mayor by 1875 majority;
Wakefield, the Temperance candidate, re-
ceivcd 1O5 votes. ia1 iiH 'i.44
The New York Kbprsss Of tt, 18th
says there has been heavy reduction
in railroad freights to the West. The rate
for first class freight to Chicago Is now 81
per 100 pounds, with corresponding re-
ducti0n on other classes to other points.
Present indications point to general
railroad war, and much lower freights, as
there is already some cutting under the
regular rate of 81 to Chicago"
A Concord, N. H., dispatch dated at ! q.
m. on the morning of the 10th says: Re-
turns from 17e towns foot up: Pike, 1924 /;
Weston, 2s;180: Cooper, 1853; scattering,
13S. Weston Is probably elected by over
1000 plurality" The State Senate would
probably be Democratic In the House the
Republicans would probably have ma
jonty of about twenty. The election of
tho three Democratic Congressman was
conceded. a u Fa, Hik
The miners of the bituminouB region of
Pennsylvanis, out Of sympathy for the
anthracite miners, have resolved to sus,
pend work in few days. ..te..
tEly8oL The West. 5stT' si3
In the Ohio Legislature, on the 9th, a
bill was passed to prevent cruelty to
animals, and also one making it q penal
Oifense to sell the meat of diseased animals.
A recent San Francisco dispatch says
Mount Roarier, Washington Territory,
appeared to be firing up for volcanic
eruption. The heat at the summit had
grown 90 great as to melt the SHOWS,
though heretofore the hottest summers
Only partially melted them. Thcre was
constant emission Of steam, and some
,rar&Sn~ Nvinn G., thu v@cfuitv cav ayr1nka no