Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-09

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sione1 al Agriculture, was asleep in his
room adjoining that Of Mx Mc1ill.
and barely escaped from the Building
alive, being horribly burned. Simeon
rn.ler, clerk Of the hotel, aged thirty i've,
was passing the fAteful lamp-room door
when terrific explosion was heard, and
he was thrown upon his face and actually
saturated with kerosene, which, igniting
enveloped him literally in garment o
nxme. he sncceeded In jumping nom TIN
window, bat was Seasf1lly burned, and
died II 2 80 p. m The cook Of the hotel
Edward Wade, was missing, supposed tc
be amcns the victims. The origin Of the
fire is attributed 10 lamp leh burning in
the lamp.room having exploded.
The order removing the United States
Land Once from Fort Dodge TO De-
Moipss, Iowa, has been modified 20 - to
continue the Office ct Fort Dodge until thu
LIST of March. lsg
BY the Official report Of the census
takers, Iowa has population Of l,1sl ,S02
To seatl. ggg
In the U. 8. District Court, ct Richmond
Va, Kate Cummings, colored, has oh
tanned verdict of $1,100 damages from
the Orange & Alexandra RAilrosd Com
pany, for having been elected from thu
train 1t Alexandra, because she, having ,
frst-class ticket, refused to 60 into thu
colored peoples car. s Ill 88i.
The steamer w. r. Arthur from New
Orleans for Louisville, exploded her boil.
ers fourteen miles above Memphis, on the
morning Of the 2Sth, tearing away the
forward part Of the cabin and texas She
then took fire and burned till her bow
sunk. The night was intensely dark. Al.
tar the explosion, most OF the passengers
rushed down TO the lower deck. Many In
the confusion jumped into the river and
were drowned. When the bow sunk, the
waves washed her lower deck, sweeping
off all who were gathered there. 1t was
believed at Memphis on the 28th that
eighty-seven lives were lost by the dis
aster. ,.....t,} tsat.sE 65}-u.J4
The impeachment trial of Gov. Holden
was formally commenced at Raleigh, N.
c., on the Both, Chief Justice Pearson
presiding. Counsel for managers and re-
spondent were present, and the defense
asked until the I'd to amend their response.
They were granted until the list, and the
court adjourned until IL m. ON that day.
The West Virginia Legislature, on the
31st ult, elected II. g. Davis, Democrat.
of Piedmont, United States Senator to sue
coed Senator Wiley, by 81 majority. 5li
In the louisiana Legislature, on the Dist,
the strong opposition to Speaker Carr re-
suited in his resignation and the election
of George w. Carter as Speaker. This
result is regarded US success to the Con-
sentative element. Immediately after the
seating Of Speaker Garter, the Democratic
members whose seats bad been contested
were confirmed in their places. m
Foreign intelligence.
Longwy, on the BELGIAN border which
had been besieged for long IT, capitu-
lated on the Goth. Four thous prison
ers and two hundred guns fen into the
hands Of the Germans.
Bismark has been appointed Chancellor
Of the German Empire.
Sir Roderick Murchison has received a
letter from Africa, giving positive intelli
gence Of the safety Of DR.. Livingstone.
An official dispatch from Versailles, on
the oath, says the French loss in the sortie
of the 10th was 5000 killed, wounded and
missing; the Germans, all told, only $685.
The London Telegraph of the 28th has a
dispatch announcing that Garibaldi and
his forces were surrounded by the Prus,
slams, near Dijon. lafris0i .njfaf lf
Secretary Fish, at Washington, received q
telegram from Mr.. Moran, Charge d Affairs
at London, on the Goth, announcing that
the German Ambassador there had been
officially informed that the capitulation Of
all Paris forts, and an armistic Of three
weeks by land and sea, was signed at 10
o'clock ON the evening Of the 28th, at
Versailles, by Count Bismark and Jules
Favre. The army Of Paris would remain
prisoners Of war In the city ga ia 'iif
The German troops occupied oil the
forts around Paris ON the morning of the
Goth. adq a. ae4 a.nl 49,
Emperor William has sent the following
dispatch to the Empress Augusta: 1E.
"VHasAIILss. Jan. So p. m.
!" Last night an afmistiCe for three weeks was
signed. The regulars and Mobiles are 70 be dc.
tained In Paris ~ prisoners OF war. The National
Guard will undertake the maintenance Of order.
We occupy al the forts OF Paris. The city re-
mains Invested, but will be allowed to revictual %
soon Is the arms are surrendered. The National
Assembly y to BE- assembled TO meet at Bordeaux
in fortnight All the armies In the field will re-
tain their respective podtions, the ground between
the opposing lines to be neutral. This II the re-
ward Or patriotism, heroism, and great sacrifices.
Thank God for this fresh mercy. Ma. peace soon
follow. (6igned,) WILHELx."
a telegram Of the 10Th says Emperor
William would not enter Paris, but would
return to Berlin on the 31st, leaving the
Crown Prince in command of the Prus-
slams, Paris was being supplied with pro
Visions.
Berlin was in a perfect frenzy Of excite.
ment on the Goth, on the reception Of pos.
| itivA nowa ar the combination Of pAris II