Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-16

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The following nominations were sent< -
he Senate on the 90: Ebenezer J.. Well
Associate Justice of the supreme Court O
aCo,orsdo$ J0ssphs HishsS, AssasiAte
Justice q the supreme Court Of Wyo1,
ming. ss sfA N ss,fsssAs
W III following nominations wene'ssnS 70
80 6essas onths III PoAmastefs-Kob-
Wt A. Cameron. Greeley, Col John ..
Climmer, Salem, o.; James Taylor, Fort
/ Howard Wis, N. Tmnbuil, Monmouth
IN ~ {Fssg* sffa 3 & aNss e Ek&gJ st
8 The Supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia has affirmed the Judgment Of
shslOw<r court in the ease tof Caroline
Blown, colofei, awarding her u 200 dam
ages Tor being elected from the cars OF the
Washington, Alexandria y Georgetown
Hallwsy,,i 81 y. nj !. sre b Il, III
The, Secretary Of the Treasury has given
:. notice that books will be opened IN March
IN this country ard Europe for subscrip-
tions 70 the national loan under the act
suthoriMng the .efunding Of the national
debt The proposed loan comprises three
CLASSES OF bonds--the first, $500, OOO, 900,
payable at the pleasure Of the govern
n,cnt after ten years, bearing interest, at
i've per cent. the SECOND, $500, 0o0, 600.
after fifteen years, at four and a-half per
cent the third, 300, 100000 after thirty
years, at four per cent. Principal and in
tsrest are payable IN coin; the interest Is
to'bs paid quarterly. 4b % 1l7+}''t3
Herschel ". Johnson, of Georgia, has
been admitted to the bar Of the Y. 5. SUI
preme Court at Washington. g Y
81 The following nominations were sent to
the Senate on the 9Th. George G. Stevens,
Collector Of Customs ut Milwaukee, Wis;
IAaac II. Duval, Assessor Of Internal Rev
enue for the first District Of West Vir-
ginia
Il il now stated from Washington that
the cause Of the delay in General Schenck g
departure for England Ii a. request from
the British Government, which has author
ized its Minister at Washington. in con.
neC4iou With Nh. Rose representative ef
the Canadian Dominion, To negotiate 9
se41lemes.s cs The Hsh.fy and other pend
inx questions between our Government
and Canada, before our new Minister leaves,
for London 83 }
The following nominations were sent to
the Senate on the 7th; ~ Mabily, Of
Iowa, Principal Clerk Of Public Lands;
James II Jayle, Register Of Land Office al
East Saginaw, Mich Edmund Browning,
Register of Land Office a, indianapolis.
The East. .,Ef
Gold closed In New York on the 18th at
111X. ta
A movement is being started by several
wealthy citizens Of Boston TO raise.
100000 to purchase provisions TO load
. ship to be sent To the relief OF the
French, providing the government will
furnish United States vessel 70 carry the
provisions. af Y1as.l 80 M
The Supreme Court Of Maine has de-
Cidcd that railroads carrying express mat
ters for one company have no right to re-
fuse 70 carry similar articles for another
or rival company.
According TO the new census, the popu-
Iation Of New York city is given 40 944,-
100 on the first day of June last. The old
enumeration gave e20,B41 inhabitants
Of all ages, color and sexes; increase,
.17,788. ....... ...l, "a 4s.,.,a ,ss.slts
Mrs., Mitchell Of Egg Harbor,, New
York, became insane on the I'd, seized her
two young children, threw them into a
we'll, and then jumped in herself All
wore drowned. It.appears that Mrs.
Nitchell also attempted to murder her son,
tan years Of age, but hs escaped. ilis4
Constitutions for the French sufferers
sre bsing rapidly made at the East. On
the ID ,twenty-eight thousand dollars had
already been contributed in Boston To-
ward sending a ship-load Of provisions 70
France, and In New York city several
wealthy citizens had given $1,000 each,
! and many others $500 and $1,000. Nioi
ST. On the evening Of the I'd, three men,
disguised ~ policemen, went to the Ken
sington Bank In Philadelphia, called out
the Waterman, and told him that the bank
was to be robbed that night, and they had
been detailed TO remain in the bank In
order TO capture the robbers. The watch
man admitted them, and was Immediately
overpowered, gagged snd handcufied. The
obbers then went 10 work and did not
cave the premises till o'clock the next
morning. About $4,000 were stolen,
mostly coupons and government honda
Jamea Hughes, charged with the murder
of Benjsmin Nathan. at New York, has
been discharged. There was no ground
for the suspicion.
An appeal has Been published by com
mite appoin.ed by the Chamber Of
Commerce of New York city IN behalf
or tho suffering people of Franco. In
which they CALI upon the "Amsricsr
,,aorIa for thia object in the sacred name