Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-10-26
GENERAL. NEWS.

VI WY oit othCA NitNo stiO o'iAi
most generously at work sending
aid not only to Chicago but to the
Michigan and Wisconsin sufferers.
The people of New York City,
through their Committee of Seventy,
have been, and still are, drawing the
strings closer and closer around the
Tammany Thieves. Preparations
are now making for the trials; and
there seems a fair prospect that some
of the stolen millions may be recov-
cred, and some OF the thieves pun
ished.
NEW YoRR, Oct. 20.-The Com
mercial Advertiser states that the
total losses of the insurance compa-
nies by the Chicago fire So, 100000.
New York City's contributions to
the relief of Chicago, up the Goth
inst, amounted to :, 900, 900! of which
immense amount 100000 were in
supplies, and the rest in money.
Gen. Frank p. Blairmade speech
at Montgomery, Alabama, last Thurs
day night, in which he "advised that
the Democratic party should nomi-
nate for President Republican who
was opposed to Kuklux bills and
military laws and in favor of uni
versal amnesty" Is he on another
wild-goose Chase?
GOTTA, Oct. 20.-Full reports of
the last German expedition to the
North Pole are published. 1t claims
the expedition was successful. The
Polar Sea was discovered to be free
from ice aud swarming with whales.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 19.-Gen.
Leman, arriving from Fort Garry
last evening, reports intense excite
ment prevailing i'm Winnepeg, on ac-
count of the recent gold discovery ut
Lake Shabondawin. Specimens of
dust, nuggets and quartz have been
brought to Winnipeg, and hundreds
were rushing to the new gold field.
Lake Shabondawin is short distance
from Silver Islet.
Salt Lake dispatches OF 18th and
10th report arrests Of Mormons by
the L. s. Marshal. Everything was
still peaceabIe. Things look as
though the Government is executing
aregularly planned campaign against
polygamy, backed up by ample force
OF all kinds.
A shock of earthquake was felt in
Maine last Thursday afternoon, last
] ing several minutes.
( Mr.. Tinkham, OF the Second Ma
/ tiOnal Bank OF Chicago, succeeded in
getting $500 900 in greenbacks out of
the Bank safe before the fire reached
the building. He put the money in
IA trunk, and promised colored man
81 900 to take the trunk to the Mil
] waukee depot. The man did 1t, and
Mr.. +. paid him the 81 600.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE Sec
retary of War has authorized General
Sheridan to afford such relief as may
be In his power to the sufferers by
the fire in Chicago and Wisconsin.
HARTFORD, Ct, Oct. lS.-The nine
Fire Insurance Companies OF Hart
ford, since their organization have
paid losses amounting to over fifty
nine million dollars. The Chicago
! FIRE insurance amounts to seven or
eight million dollars.
The accounts Of Gen. BaIlock, dis
bursing officer of the Freedman's
Bureau, show a discrepancy Of
$3.50. 900. He claims that he can ex-
plain the matter satisfactorily. An
investigation Is being made. Mean
time he has been suspended.
Accounts from Northern Kansas
report that destructive fires have
been raging in Deer Creek and Har-
rison Creek valleys. Much damage
was done.
Some twenty thousand people have
gone from Chicago to st. Louis, and
been temporarily provided with
homes there.
Over 1900 square miles of land are
said to have been burned over by
the recent confagration in WjscOn-
sin.
One of the reliable physicians of
Chicago states that he has the means
of knowing that 500 children were
born on the prairie and on the streets
during Monday and Tuesday nights,
at Chicago during the fire.
A ton of hay will buy a COW in
New Hampshire.
SAN FRANcIsnO, Oct. 20.
Sand storms from Colorado and
Me Mojave deserts are prevailing In
Los Angelo. and San Bernard cOun.
ties. Fifty thousand sheep have
beer scattered md lost In the noun
t.,ins near FortTijon by these storms.