Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-04
one Can't. Fred Smith, 81 new


York, was lately arrested for manu-
featuring fictitious bounty claims.
He implicated other rascals; and SO
some 6,000 fraudulent claims have
been discovered, involving over
81 100000
Aspinwail advices of the 2lst state
that a wonderful discovery has been
made, of coal mines and Oil wells
thirty miles from Aspinwall. The
mines are reported to be ineNhausti-
BILE, and the coal is said to be OF
superior quality-equal even to the
best imported. The Government
has given the discoveries animmense
tract of land.
The English Chancellor Of the
Exchequer telegraphed last week to
Commissioner Pleasanton, L. S. Com
missioner of Revenue, to know how
the tax on friction matches works;
and Gen. Pleasanton answered that
it works O. X.
The Marquis of Lorne finds that
he don't become prince by marry
ing a princess. On state occasions he
cannot even walk or sit with his
wife, because he ranks beneath her.
Young men, never marry prineesses.
It's inconvenient.
Since Gen. Spinner became Treas
urer of the United States, ten years
ago, fifty thousand millions of dollars
have passed through his hands.
Hon. Sharon Tyndale, ex-Scc'y of
State of Illinois, was brutally mur-
dered by some unknown parties, on
the streets near his residence in
Springfield, Illinois, last Saturday
morning. \ reward of 81 900 has
been offered for the detection Of the
murdercrs.
There is a report that George ID.
Orner, L. S. Collector at Springfield,
Missouri, has disappeared with some
so 900 of Government funds.
There is an extensive breach in the
Erie canal at Oxbow, New York, by
which considerable damage has been
done to property.
Latest news from Paris is, that
there was heavy cannonading south
and west of the city last Friday, and
the Government troops made a gen
eral assault, but on Saturday the
firing had temporarily ceased. The
troops of the "Commune," that is
the insurgents, are said not to exceed
$4,000. Provisions are reported as
growing scarce in the city. One
report says that the Freernasons in
Paris will assist in the defense Of the
city. There are said to be some
misunderstanding in the Peace
Conference at Brussels; and one re-
port says that unless the Conference
concludes negotiations in few days
the Prussian Government will use
coercion.
Gold LIE.
In Chicago on 1st inst, rs per
Daily Hawkeye's report, hogs dull
az N ohn,,f o. .aptC lnuar 20 pna ~ co 1ao,
from S5.12l to 1856; cattle quiet, sales
from s5.37l to sG.25; wheat active,
firm and higher, but rather unsettled,
No. . at s;l.2f to 4 cash; corn active,
firm and higher, sales at 52l to 54l
cents cash.
In st. Louis, same day, per Daily
Gate City's report, wheat opened
stronger, but buyers stood off toward
close, no prices quoted; corn steady
at 43 to 40 cents for mixed; hogs
better, ranging from $3.50 to $500;
cattle firm at 1915 to $3.50.
Latest from Paris is:-Last Sunday
evening representatives Of the 100
Lodges Of Freemasons Of Paris start
ed out from the city, in the presence
Of an immense multitude Of citizens,
to visit Thiers, President Of the Pro-
visional Government, to try to "con-
ciliate matters in some way. They
were entirely unsuccessful.-The
Government troops have bombarded
fort D'Issy until the insurgents were
almost compelled tosurrender 1t, but
the negotiations for that purpose
failed, and so the bombardment
began again last Sunday night, more
violent than ever. The city was
greatly excited on account Of the
terrible firing.-One dispatch says:
"The Molineaux affair was brilliant.
Over 300 Communists were taken
prisoners, and a number bayoneted."
The Freemasons, as a body, assist
in the defense of,Paris.
Prest. Linco,p's widow and son,
n 4.