Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-04-20
RlL NEWS SUMMARY.


Y0RGH. COleCNOI Oh 1utefuni AscvOnoS ~
ne Second District of nlinois
The nominations of T. l. Bond, to be
REGISTER Of the Land Office, and ID. r.
Weestaff, to be Receiveyof Public Moneys,
II 6alina, Kansas, were sent TO the Senate
on the 10th.
A Washington dispatch Of the 10th
says: "There is high authority for the
statement that the Fishery question and
the Alabama claims arc already 20 far dis
posed Of as to be no longer matters OF
discussion at the sessions of the Commits
don. Indeed, basis Of agreement on the
Alabama claims has already been secured,
which will probably be satisfactory TO the
representatives of both countries"
The East
Gold closed in New York on the 18th
st 1101.
The propeller w. T. Graves arrived at
Buffalo on the 9th, from Chicago, the first
arrival through the straits this season.
Complete returns Of the Rhode Island
State election give Paddleford, Republi-
can, for Governor, $3.50; Sleeve, Demo
crst, 5,345. The Senate stands rs Rcpub-
hcans to Democrats, and / no choice.
The House stands 81 Republicans to 10
Democrats, and no choice.
A Hartford, Conn.,, dispatch Of the 9Th
gives the following election figures The
majorities for Congressman are: First
District, Strong, 274; Second District,
Kellogg, Al; Third District, Barnum, !, 1sl !;
Fourth District, Starkweather, ,463. The
Legislature is made up Of IS Republicans
and Democrats In the Senate, and 1870
Republicans TO 1903 Democrats In the AS
semblv, with q Democratic town to settle
tie now, and from which Democrat
will probably be returned.
Serious disturbances occurred among
the miners at Trips mines in Scranton,
Pa, on the morning Of the 7th. Riotous
proceedings were engaged in there and
at other points. In response To q
call from the local authorities at Scran-
ton, Governor Geary issued proclama.
ton on the evening Of the 7th, calling out
the militia to suppress the rioters in the
coal regions.
A fatal case of sunstroke occurred in
New York city on the 9Th, the first that
ever occurred there so early in the season.
The victim was Elisha Devoe, cartman
ON Fulton street.
K. H. Rollins was elected Treasurer Of
the Union Pacific Railroad, at Boston, on
the 9Th, in place Of Mr.. Williams, resigned.
In New York city, on the 9th, the Their
mometer ranged as high as $50 in the
shade; at Philadelphia, 81 o and at Wash
ington, $40.
An extensive conHagration occurred at
Albany, N. Y, on the morning ofthe 7th,
inflicting loss of over 100000. All the
houses on the west side of Broadway, be-
tween Nos. COS and 632, were destroyed.
The large printing house of Weed, Par
sons q Co. was entirely destroyed. Over
three hundred people are thrown out of
employment. John O'Brien, fireman,
lost his life at the fire.
A Scranton, Pa, dispatch Of the 9th
says: "All was quiet on the Lackawanna
this morning. Matters have been greatly
exaggerated. 1t is now asserted that no
person was killed, and but few hurt. The
only trouble since yesterday was the
burning of the house Of miner at one
o'clock this morning"
The X. w. Grand Lodge of the United
States has decreed that the Goth of the
present month shall be set apart and OBJ
served by the members of the Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows throughout the
country a. day of general Thanksgiving,
and in grateful recognition and acknowl-
edgment of the goodness of God in the
prest rvaaion and prosperity of the Order.
Dispatches from many points speak of
the occurrence, on the night of the 9th,
of the finest auroral displays known for
years, in many instances the streams of
light spreading from the zenith in all d.
rections, some parts of the sky being all
ablaze. A New York dispatch says: AT
9:45 this evening fine diplay Of aurora
commenced. The movement was north
and south, shifting to the east and west.
At 10 O'Clock the telegraph wires were Sc
riously affected. Communications with
cities in all directions were for time sts-
pended"
German peace celebrations were held in
many leading cities at the East and in
other sections of the United States on the
10th. The procession in New York City
IL said TO have excelled, In point of num-
bers and enthusiasm, any similar display
ever witne med in that city.
Commodore John s. Chauncey, of the
United States Navy, died at Brooklyn on
the nth. He entered the navy in 1912.
The town of Wolcott, New York, was
almost totally destroyed by fire on the
night Of the nth.
Albany and Lockport, N. Y, and Rah-
way, n. J., have recently elected Demo
cratic Mayors.
A recent Hartford Conn. Dispatch says !:
IAN evident error has been discovered in
the return Of the votes from the Fourth
Ward of New Haven, by which 100 more
votes were returned for Governor English