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

S. NJ. Clark, Of the Gate City,
positively declares that he has not
been, and is not now candidate for
Lieut.. Governor.
Clark Dunham, Esq, of Burling-
ton, for II years editor of the Ho,ck-
eye, and lately Postmaster at Bur-
lington. died of consumption on the
evening Of the 10th inst.
Col. J. II. Keatly, of Council
Bluffs, is now announced as a candi-
date for Lieut.. Governor.
Two little girls, sisters, one 8 and
the other IL years old, got lost on the
prairie about 8 miles east of Council
Bluffs, several days ago, and re-
mained outover night. The younger
died from the exposure.
A boy about Ii years old, near
Iowa City, was killed few days ago
by being run over by a stalk-cutter
with which he was ut work, The
horses having taken fright and run
away. The boy was horribly mutt
lated.
Exchanges Of last week report
numerous losses by the great wind
storm of the Sth inst. The heaviest
loss we have seen noted was that Of
Mr.. Dyer, of Boone County, who
had $4,000 worth Of property destroy
ed by fire.
Prof. G.. r. Carpenter, of Oskaloosa
College, is announced rs a candidate
before the Republican State Convcn-
ton for Superintendent Of Public
instruction.
Last weeks OskalOOsa Herald has
letters from Col. Milo Smith, posi-
lively asserting that the Iowa South
western Railroad will be pushed
through 70 Oska!oosa as Iass as ros5l-
BILE, if Oskaloosa Up. votes the addi-
tional q per cent. tax and Iowa City
does the same thing. The Col. fur.
ther says that the Eastern parties
who are to build the Road "have
been approached by parties from
Pella and rendered bonus Of $780,
600 if they will go there, but they
decline to entertain any proposition
until they are through with you"
Last week we mentioned the burn
ing of Mr.. w. j. Moons house, near
Newbern. The Charlton Patriot of
the 18th says that Mr.. Ms neighbors
assisted him afterward in most
generous manner, SO as to about
make good his loss. n
The Register Of last Sunday says
that "Iowa City voted the tax 70 the
Iowa Southwestern Railroad by q
vote of sol to l0j." We suppose
this refers to the additional p per
cent, which was to be voted on there
last week.
ST. LOUIS, April 12.--The railroad
and wagon bridge, crossing the Mis-
sissippi river at Keokuk, Iowa, the
only wagon bridge crossing the river,
was completed yesterday. It's cost
was about 100000. The bridge has
eleven piers, two abutments. and the
longest draw in the world. being 3S4
feet Ia length. In IFS centre are two
spans, $50 feet wide, for the passage
of RATS.
We were shown yesterday, a curl
Gus relic Of the past, ploughed up on
the farm of Mr.. Jerome Dayton a.
few miles south Of this city. 1t Is
piece Of metal, seemingly copper.
about 1ixl4 inches, on one side Of
which is engraved the figure Of a,
man i'm priestly robes, with the
censer in his hand; analtar on which
the fire !s kindled; tree, probably
emblematic of the tree Of life; and
above the tree a representation Of
the Sun. When found, the metal
was encrusted with rust, but this
was carefully removed, and the
engraving is now as distinct and
clear as If recently done. Mr.. Day.
ton has found near the same place
various Indian relics, but none before
that evidenced any former period OF
civilization. Register, 18th.