Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-08

4th of July-the proceeds to 60 tow
ard new buildings for the Society.
There's patriotism and economy for
you.
The bodies of 600 Union soldiers
lie inferred in the National Cemetery
at Keokuk, says the Gate city. The
Cemetery is enclosed by neat iron
fence; and Sec'y Belnap has furnished
eight cannon to adorn the grounds.
"A large number Of shade trees will
be planted.
The Eddyville Advertiser reports
that many hogs in the region of Ed
dyville were supposed to be sick with
lltlsUchclssa, wheA black teeth were
really the cause Of the disease, and
knocking out the black teeth proved
successful remedy.
A Swede named John Word died
from sun-stroke while at work on
the canal Mt Keokuk on the 3lst ult.,
says the Gate Guy.
Delegates to the Republican State
Convention, who pay full fare on the
ID. V. Railroad in going, will he re-
turned on that Road at one-fifth fare,
says the Register. The Delegates
must purchase return tickets at the
II. II. Office in Des Moines, present
ing certificates Of their attendance at
the Convention.
A couple of BIoomfielders went to
Moulton, the other day, to visit col
ored woman of doubtful reputation.
The citizens of MoultOn rallied, seized
the men and the woman, placed them
astride a rail, conveyed them to
pond, immersed them, muddied
them from hair to toes, and then set
their faces towards Bloomfield.
Miss Ella Cassidy is a candidate
for the Office of County Sup't OF
Schools in Madison County.
Tho Ohio Journal expresses n wish
that Hon. J. b. Grinnell should be
chosen for Governor Of Iowa.
This item Is going the rounds OF
the Eastern press, and we clip 1t for
what IL is worth: Ex-M. G. Lough.
ridge, of Iowa, has purchased s25,
900 residence on Capitol Hill, in
Washington--abou to be married.
lie inetnds settling down to practice
~ y NJ
Madam Sanyeah's "leap for lifa,''
at Wilton, the other day, came very
near being jump for death. She
struck the centre pole In her flight
and was knocked almost senseless.
She was carried from the ring.
The Cedar Falls Gazette says that a
firm in that place has a contract fol-
1000 pounds Of ginseng, to be
shipped to China.
An Excursion Party Of business
men from Iowa is to go down to st.
Louis, by the Iowa Central next
Thursday; and st. Louis is making
preparations for it.
Two men were killed, two badly
scalded, and a mill and several build
ings blown all to pieces, by the recent
boiler explosion in Davis County.
The other day Marshaltown
Sunday School excursion, one thouS-
and strong, paid II visit to Oskaloosa;
and in day or two afterWard, Oska-
Ioosa returned the compliment with
an excursion Of the same kind and
size.
The army worm is devastating the
timothy in Louisa County, but leaves
the clover unmolested.
Washington County is troubled by
tho army worm.
Iowa has but one distiliery where
whiskey is made-Kentucky has 81
whiskey distilleries. Iowa gives
forty thousand Republican majority,
and Kentucky goes it about that
strong Democratic. Whiskcy Will
tell RegiStsr.
The Register reports that the mem
bers Of large wedding-party at
Fort Dodge last Thursday evening
were made very sick by something
poisonous nsome Of the refreshments
served. II was supposed that the
lemonade had been partially made
from poisonous acid.
Mr.. John Latty, OF Des Moincs
County, was born in Iowa tiiirty-six
years ago, says the Ha'cheye.
Speaking Of acknowledgements "New
Departure" connections, the Ottumwa
Democrat very correctly says: Read
over the Resolutions carefully and
YOU must either come to the conclu-
sion that they are false and hypocrit-
zeal in their tone or else they virtual
~ acknowledge that Democracy has
been wrong all the time and Radical
ism right all the time"