Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-04-20
Agent there. His official. accounts
are perfectly correct as far @ exaf1s

Agent there. His official. accounts
are perfectly correct as fsr % exam
ined.
Several journals have had to pay
heavy damages for circulating the
untrue story that Jenny Lind Gold
schmidt lives unhappily with her
husband.
The female operatives of the boot
and shoe manufacturers of Baltimore
have secret organization for the
purpose of keeping themselves in
employment. A "strike" occurred
in the business there last week, by
which about 1000 hands were thrown
out Of work, and the factories have
suspended business.
The widow Of John Brown lives in
Humboldt county, CAL, with her son
Salmon, and her daughters, Sarah
and Ellen. Anne, who was with her
father at Hasper's Ferry, is married
in California. Two sons, John and
Jason, live in Ohio, Owen in Penn
sylvania, and Ruth remains at the
old place In North Elba.
1t is said thatSt. Louis is now talk
ing Of voting its credit to the amonnt
of a million of dollars for the purpose
of extending the North Missouri r.
Il. to 1T. Dodge.
| And now comes the report that tho
President has removed Van Aernam
from the office of Commissioner
OF Pensions, and appointed j. "A. Ba-
ker in his stead.
They had a terrible hail.storm ut
Jackson, Mississippi, last Friday
night. Many of the hail-stones were
six inches in circumference. Thous-
ands Of windows were smashed, and
great damage was done otherwise.
Latest reports from France show
that the iig lting in Paris still con-
tinues, but apparently without any
definite results further than blood
and destruction. The communica-
tions of the insurgents are reported
to be destroyed. So far as we can
Judge, the whole insurrection is II
most insane affair, requiring the most
prompt and decisive measures for its
suppression-nleasureS which have
not yet been accomplished.
Civil war in Pariscontinues, with
constant artillery firing. Shells have
done considerable damage i'm the ecity.
Numerous persons have been wan
tonly murdered by the insurgents.
The Government troops have corr
plctely invested the city. Wash
burne, American Minister, remains
in Paris, but his family has left. 1t
~ -sNftl- t4fsit Z 10 SaOvernnfent s.l,as
given the insurgents "a hours notice
to surrender.
BY caucus of Y. s. Senators, on
Monday last, action on the General
Amnesty bill has been stopped for
the present session.
A banking firm at st. Petersburgh,
Russia has subscribed for ten millions
Of our new national loan, and asked
an agency.
Congress didn't do much on Mon
day. The Senate, by vote of II to 3S3,
refused to recede from its Amend
ments to the KuKIux bill. On this,
vote Senators Caldwell, Hill, Robert
son, Schurz, Trumbull, and Wright
Of Iowa, again voted with the DEM
ocrats. aa
OMAHA, April 1.-THE Insane.
Asylum at Lincoln, Neb., which was
built ut a cost Of 100000, was de-
stroyed by fire last night. All the
inmates excepting two are reported
saved. At the same time ten con
victs in the Penitentiary escaped,
three Of whom were imprisoned for
murder, and the others for various
oilenses. $1,000 reward has been
offered for the capture Of the murder.
ers, and $500 for each Of the others.
Gold l.1O..
In Chicago OH the 18th, as per the,
Hawkeye's report, cattle moderately
active, flrmer, and 10 to Is cts. high
er, sales ranging from sG to sd.S5,.
hogs firm and quiet, sales from $3.50.
to 5000 for good, smooth lots.
In st. louis, same day, by Gate.
City's report, hogs dull at s4.75 to,
s5.37l; cattle firm at $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat dull, No. . red fall at sl.jO;
corn easier, A.. to IS cents for mixed,
on track. awg
Tho Gate City Of Tuesday says
| there Is no truth whatever in the
report of the sale of the -, ". Road
to the Pa. Central. .,f