Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-19
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stephcnC oAin, obe Indian Agentat Warm
Spring., Oregon; J. D. Kslleggs Pension
Agent st IA Crosse, WiAaJIH Knight
REGISTER ~ Bayfield, Via Postmaster
Martha r. Gordon, Coalsyille, Pa; Ed.
ward Shussy, Beverly, Ind ,a.a .y,,,,.
Winnie Ream's statue Of Lincoln was
temporarily unveiled, on the 7th, IN the
rotunda Of the Capitol at Washington for
inspection by the Secretary d the In
terror, prior 70 the formal acceptance OF
the work by Congress All present ex-
pressed the highest satisfaction at the
artistic manner In which the work had
been performed.
John L. Murphy has been appointed to
The Senate by the President as Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Co1rt Of Montana
Territory. ifd Iaisa4
II y now stated from Washington that
Hon. Hamilton Fish will retire from the
Csbinet q, Secretary Of State, on the
adIournment Of the, present session o.
Congress, and that Hon. Ohver r. Morton.
sf Indiana, will be appointed IN his place,
AsWAshington dispatch ~ the llthsays
thsre Was suthority for aDesting that all
ruAsofs since the resignation Of Secretary
Ca, pf Cabinet changes are, without q
psEticle Of foundation. i II tufI .Ys4
The House judiciary, Committee on the
It'll heard the arguments OF Victoria G.
woodruff and Others claiming the light OF
suffrage for women Under the Fifteenth
aaSenAneut. The Condmittse took no &c.
tson1ri 9 d Il saoa7aq lss5l lt3
The following nominaiops were sent To
the Senate on the 1lth: Willis s. Drum
mond, Commissioner Of General Land
Once; John Walker, Postmaster at Au-
ron, Ind a.,
shld - The East. fsffF Ha Es
Gold closed in New York on the 18th
at III. a ssis ,7a 4. a.lRs
Gen. Simon G. Griffin Is the Republican
candidate for Congress in the Third New
Hnmpshire District. 9al ast@ss
In convention on the 5th the Maine Leg
islsture elected the State officers Of last
year, as follows, r. n. Drew, Secretary
Of State; Thos. B. Reed Attorney Cen
eral; p. p. Burleigh, Land Agent, d. b.
Murray, Adjutant General. In the Repub-
licsn caucus on the night Of the 9Th, Hon
L. n. Morrill, was nominated for United
States Senator 'fl g '1"i 1'h T
A. the 8 30 Boston train started from
the Union Depot In ALBANY, N. ", On the
evening Of the 9th, 70 Cross the Hud-
son River bridge, man sprangs onto the
American Express car, and shot the ex-,
press messenger, .Thos, A, Halpine,
through the neck, IN the, right eye and
right ear. The robbcr then took Che keys
from the messenger and 'Spened tho safe,
from which he distracted e2,259 in bills.
He accomplished all this while crossing
the bridge. and IN a--svsrs - Fact Albany
jumped Off the train and made his escape
Halpine's recovery was not considered pos
aible, although he was able TO converse
and give description Of the robber. a,,t
The Directors Of the Home Insurance
Company Of New Haven, Conn. made
m assignment, OH the 9th, tofithe assets
of the Company to Samuel 4. Mervin, Jr
The New Jersey Legislature organized
on the 10th Senator Battle was elected
President Of the Senate. and MI, ,Condet,
of Essex county, Speaker Of the House.
Great excitement r. caused IN New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, BY the up
pearance of the cattle plaguaapgnr9If ro
James Kelly, postmaster Of New York
city, under Mr.. Lincoln, died on the eve
nifik Of the 10th Tho "f'iThi Oh affair
Ths scarcity ofwa.erA An . drssy CITY, N.
j., was 80 great on the 10th, that ~ much
~ fffeen cents a pail wssi paid for IL
Much privation and suffering resulted be-
cause Of the water famine, and the town,
wa. thrown into general disorder, s,,'ar
The Convention Of the American Dairy.
meis Association which assembled at
Utica on the nth. was largely attended.
Hontio Seymour, Presidsat6 tie Asso-
c,.tiPp, ipresided. tolia1iJd44 1ol selb,,,qqa,
The. scarcity Of water In Jersey City
continued on the 18th. Six hundred men
were thrown out cf employment by the
Temporary suspsnsionl Of manufactures,
caused by the water fsminesoqo1q ylTA' 4
New counterfeit q 10 bills onths Farm
en' and Manufacturer Nstipnal Bank Of
Poughkeepsie, were recently put ~ circu-
alton n Pittsburgh anq Philadselphipas Pa
iiica " The West iaaoiiart9ii
The Illinois House eGacteA. a,pnrmapspt
organization on the 9th by the election Of
tho following faeerss Snesksr, Hon.
VIM. Smith; Clerk Dapiel Hhepard First
Assistant, J. NJ. Rice Second, Eric john
son; Third, s. r. Hay; Enrolling and En-
grpaains Clerk, W! w. -Lowdst,Aiih; AS
aistants, &C. Thlsack, William Z. 6quircs
and G.. g. HaydpOker ;ssf.1s ~ - giiso
Ths Nebraska Legislature organized on
the ,bth The House elected g ". Col
lins, of Pawpee, Speaker, The Senate
elected e. E. Cunningham, Of otoe, Pres
ldents { 3 otnna 1oi toAzhaa sissl,f -
The Missouri House on the 9th elected
B. g. p. Wilson, Speaker, and Daniel SUIT
Ion, Cleth-lbosk Democsasae IAN the 9th.
sr ollcets are Democrats ID the Senate
Lewis lGottschalk, tLiberal was elected