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

It is stated that no special election VIII
he held in Illinois to fill the vacancy oc'
casioned by General Logan's election 10
the Senate, but hig successor Will De
chosen at the regular State sleclion next
fall. .-.n.,s
message, recommends var Of Sxterninar
ton against the Apaches. He favors the
employment Of volunteers composed OF
settlers, fighting for their homes and
families, ss more efficient and cheaper than
regular troops. ,,.4ssrssss,
a banquet was given to Senator elect
Blair at st. Louis, on the night Of the 21st,
Nearly three hundred persons were
present. 9l3H 2gtiis57 - i'3-1i'. w.
A large meeting was held at Cincinnati
on the night of the 2sd, TO raise funds for
the exiled Fenians. Fifteen hundred per.
sons were present, and handsome purse
was contributed. ,a4.sltE8l rc.l.s
A San Francisco dispatch OF the Path
saws the rains were believed TO be sufficient
to secure an abundant wheat crop in Cali
fornis. Farmers were planting a. rapidly
as possible. 3 ~ 3fli $3.50 iii4. lls2
The Supreme Court, of Illinois, on the
oath. announced its decision in the case OF
Bishop Chase ct a., %. Rev. Chas. E. Che
ney, OF Chicago, reversing the decision in
the lower court. g -
Mayor Robert Hardness, Of Delavan,
has been appointed Judge Of the Circuit
Court of the First Wisconsin Judicial
Circuit, in place Of Judge Lyon, promoted
to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Bench.
The Republican Executive Committee
Of Montgomery County, Ohio, have de-
determined TO discontinue the proceedings
in the contest with Campbell for the seat
in the next Congress from the Third Dis
trict. a ~ lW @ #FafEI pr
Alexander Caldwell, Of Leavenworth, has
been elected United States Senator by the
Kansas Legislature. .f7y 81 sff4ss=0.I
7s8u The south. Fly @sit
1t is now thought that at least twelve
lives were lost by the burning of the
Spotswood Hotel at Richmond, s,f az
A raid with mounted troops has recently
been made in the mountain regions Of
Tennessee II resulted in the destruction
of seven illicit distillerics and about y 600
gallons of mash Eleven other stills were
found, but as they were not running they
could not be molested. The raid occupied
eight days. t .tt. 81. l..Fu. t,
Mexican Buchanan, while acting at the
Opera House at Norfolk, Va, on the night
of the 21st, was stricken with paralysis.
He will probably recover.
William Barrett, retired tobacco mer-
chant, aged eighty four years, and one OF
the wealthiest citizens of Richmond, Va,
was burned to death in that city on the
afternoon OF the 21st, by his dressing gown
taking fire while he was in his study.
Judge w. p. Chiffon, Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Ala
bama, died on the Goth. He was formerly
ChiefJustice of the Supreme Court of the
State.
The High Court Of impeachment con-
! Gov. Holden filed his answer to the articles
of impeachment. The answer is very
voluminous document, and covers at least
200 pages of foolscap. The Managers re-
tain, as counsel, Ex-Governor Bragg, ex-
Governor Graham, and H. s. Merriman
Governor Holden retains as counsel, II. ii
Smith, Edward Conigland, Richard c.
Badger, Hon. Nathaniel Boyd, and J. M.
McCorkle. Frr .t..f#
The impeachment of Judge James T.
Magbee, before the Florida Legislature,
has resulted in his acquittal.
BY direction of the President, the head
quarters Of the department of the South is
transferred from Atlanta, Ga, to Louis
vile, KY, the latter being the head
quarters Of General Halleck
The Mississippi Legislature reassembled
on the Gath. .ae