Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-29
The iur in the Mcclellan murder case,

at Lebanon. O, after being out about
.wenty.four hours, failed TO agree, and was
discharged. Various changes occurred IN
the Jury, it is said, and it finally stood
eieh. for murder in the second degree, and
four for acauittsl. One account states
tia. one Juror stood out TO the end for
murder In the first degree. This is the
case in which Nj. 'Vallandigham " - En-
gagged as counsel for the prison n nj the
time Of his accidentally shooting himself.
The Republican State Convention of
Ohio, at Columbus, on the 21st, made the
following nominations: For Governor,
Gen. Z. z. Noyes, Of Cincinnati; Lieu
tenan. Governor, Jacob Mueller, of Cuys-
hoga; Supreme Judge, VIM II. West, OF
Logan; State Treasurer, Isaac r. Welsh,
OF Belmont; Auditor Of State, James
Williams, Of Franklin; Attorney General,
Francis B. Pond, of Morgan; School
Commissioner, r. II. Harvey, of Lake /;
Clerk of the Supreme Court, Captain
Rodney Zoos, of Clinton; Member Of the
Board of Public Works. c. X. Hosmer, OF
buckingham. The following State Ex-
ecutive Committee was appointed: r d..
Harrison, Chairman; Rodney Zoos, Secre-
tary; Geo. K Nash, Treasurer; Chas. c.
Walcutt, Jas. Williams, Francis B. Pond.
The Democratic State Central Commit.
tee met at Columbus on the 21st, and or
gained by electing Chas. N. Allen, Chair
man, and Jas. G. Grail, Secretary. The
following Executive Committee was ap-
pointed: A. g. Thurman, of Columbus
Jno. G. Jones, of Cincinnati; D. J. Allen,
of Mercer; Jacob Rinehars and Samuel
! Thompson, of Columbus.
The SOnth.
A number Of persons were recently IA
tally poisoned, in Mississippi, by eating
mulberries in which locusts had deposited
eggs.
Commodore Joseph Titnall died at Sa-
vannah, Ga, on the 14th, aged IS.
The official vote in West Virginia on
the "Flick amendment" which strikes
from the State Constitution the disfran
chising clause, was as follows: For rati-
fcation, 1856; against, 6,323; majority
for ratification, 1928.
The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the
Baltimore Pastimes in game Of base ball
played in the latter city on the 16th-2l
to IA.
| Excessive and continuous rains have
fallen in portions Of Louisiana, recently,
flooding the country and seriously damag-
ing crops and other property.
The first consignment of cotton from
Texas, cia the Missouri, Kansas g. Texas
Railway, left Big Cabin, Indian Territory,
on the goth inst, and passed through
Parsons, Kansas. Large quantities are
daily arriving at Big Cabin. The ship.
ment of Texas cattle is very large.
Commodore M. F. Maury, of Virginia,
has been elected President Of the Univer-
sity OF Alabama, and will accept.
A New Orleans dispatch Of the 21st says
the flood from the waters of the broken
canal had again invaded the recently sub
merged district. The water had risen ten
or twelve inches in the rear of the city,
and the cutters on Canal street were over
flowed as far as Dryades street. Both Ba.
sin and Rampant streets were partially GOV.
cred. The moving of families from the
submerged district still continued. The
levee on Claiborne Canal, in the rear of
Poland street, Third District, was cut on
the 10th, in five places, by four miscreants
who went there in fatboat, and escaped
when the police arrived.
Foreign Intelligence.
A special from Paris to the London
Times of the 18th says an average of "a, 1000
persons were arriving in Paris daily by
the Northern and Western railroads.
The Paris Gaulois Of the 10Th states
that the fusion of the Orieanists and lie.
gitimists was complete.
Apersor arriving In London from Paris
on the 18th says half had not "been told
of the troubles there, and that the destruc-
ton Of life and property immensely ex-
cecds the government and newspaper &C.
| counts. The workmen Of Paris are almost
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unanimously Communists They are very
bitter because their cause has been de-
feated, and hate both Theirs and the Bona
parties. Many of them will emigrate to
| America"
Recent advices from Newfoundland in
dictate that that colony of fishermen
favor the ratification of the Treaty Of
Washington.
The triumphal entry Of the army and in
auguration of the equestrian statue of
King Frederick William Ill, took place at
Berlin on the 10Th. The procession was
one Of the most magnificent of modern
times, headed by eagles and standards cap
tured from the French. When the pro.
cession had concluded It's march, the En-.
peror proceeded to unveil the statue of his
father, Frederick William III. All the
dignitaries of the empire, victorious gen.
erals and the members Of the German
Parliament assisted at the ceremony. In