Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

ledulnS democrats 10 the DcHlIIaCy
lately reminds an exchange of what
the loving husband said to his wife
on her death bed-"B Better quit talk
ing, my dear, and go on with your
dying"
Intense cold is reported in differ
ent parts of the country. Near
Quebec five vessels were caught in
the ice, and it was feared their crews
would suffer before help could reach
them.
A hurricane visited the northern
side of the island of Cape Breton on
the 9th ult., causing number of
shipwrecks, considerable loss OF life,
and great destruction OF property.
The tide rose four feet higher than
ever known before.
! Macon, Ga, is building one df the
| largest cotton factories i'm the world.
Spain has adopted the poliry of
taxing the interest on her public
debt. 1t is policy worthy of Spain
and the result already begins to
show itself in the fall of Spanish
securities everywhere and the mdig-
nation of the swindled bond. holders.
Three high officials in the Govern
ment of Turkey lately found them
selves unable to show up square
accounts before an investigating
committee; and thereupon the Sui
tan had them promptly imprisoned.
a man named Henry Ellis, from
Illinois, was found frozen to death
By the side of the road "A short dis
tance west Of Omaha on the Goth ult.
Capt. Iongworth, of the Milwau-
kee Relief Committee, has been on
an official tour through the burnt
district of the Northwest, and he
reports that the stories about frauds
or misappropriations in the Relief
business are all entirely false. Ev-
erything has been well done so far,
and much yet remains to be done.
Grain for seed in the Spring is want
cd. Fifty houses have already been
erected mt Peshtigo.
jeff. Davis now lives in Baltimore.
1t is said that he is preparing a win
ditSation" OF his administration ss
President of the Coniederacy.
Pullman Palace Cars are To be in
troduced in England.
Joseph Bradley, aged ninety-six
years, works regularly at the print
er's case in the New York Sun Office.
He is the Oldest printer in the United
States, if not i'm the world.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2S.--Up to this
date the Chicago Relief and Aid So
ciety has received two million five
hundred and eight thousand dollars
in cash for the benefit Of the sufferers
by the great fire. The contributions
came from forty States and Terri
tories.
MADRID, Nov. 28.-Gen. Sicklcs
was married to Miss Creach today
and started for New York immedi-
ately. His visit is an object Of mys-
terry at present.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 2S.--On Thurs
day last, while clearing up the late
residence Of Resin Hammon, a
wealthy citizen Of Charleston, Ind,
recently deceased, an old trunk was
discovered under a stairway, and be-
ing opened, was found to contain
over $40, 900 in coin, treasury notes,
L. S. bonds, coupons, DC.
LEAvENwoRTH, Nov. 2S.--A man
named Wilson, living on the Kico-
pee Island, a few miles from here,
shot his two sons yesterday. One OF
the boys will undoubtedly die.
Through tickets to 90 round the
world are now issued, theprice being
sl,l45 in gold, and the running time
eighty.one days. The line Of route,
going westward, Is from New York
to San Francisco, say $500 miles;
San Francisco to Yokohama, l,70o
miles; thence to Hong Kong, 500;
thence to Calcutta, q, 800 miles; thence
TO Bombay, |, 400; Bombay to Suez,
5000 miles; from Suez via AleXan-
dria and Brindisi to London, say
2,3OO miles; and from London to
New York, 1900.
Rumors are still current that Tweed
is preparing to fly from New York
City.
Gen. Dix, on behalf Of the citizens
of New York, presented the picture
OF Admiral Farragut to the Grand
Duke Alexis last Saturday noon.
The Court House at Centerville.
Reynolds county Missouri, burned
on the night Of Nov. 2lth. All Of
the county records, tax books &c,
were destroyed.
OMAHA, Dec. 2-Teams are cross
ing the Missouri river on the Ice.
There is report that the Engi-
neers have made serious mistakes in
the great bridge across the Misslssip-
nj at st. Louis, and that much Of the