Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-02


WASHINGTON, Oct. PA petit
tion WAS received at the Executive
Mansion to-day fifty feet long, signed
by women of Utah, protesting against
polygamy and urging effective meas
ures to suppress the practice in that
Territory.
Dispatches from Ogden, Utah, say
that the tin mines lately discovered
there are pronounced wonderful, and
destined to revolutionize the tin
trade of the world. New discoveries
of gold are also being made. The
quartz in the Brigham Canon assays
over $1,000 per ton.
| The Chicago Republican is much
embarrassed OH account of the loss of
! its entire subscription list. Subscri-
bers should forward the particulars
of their subscription to that journal,
that its book may be made straight
again.
!. Hon. Dan. w. Voorhies says that
the Democratic party is already
"bursted" for 1872.
/ 1t is authoritatively stated from
Washington that the Administration
intends To pursue the present policy
in Utah until poIygamy is broken up
in that Territory. Ii is prepared for
any emergency in the way OF resist
ance from the Mormons.
The Cincinnati Methodists have
decided to raise $50, 900 in their Con-
ference in aid of their Chicago
brethren.
Cash subscriptions to the Chicago
sufferers from all parts AS far rs heard
from, amount to something over $5,-
0O0, 900.
Missouri's two factions of the Repub-
lican party have united. The two
State Committees met ut st. Louis,
aud agreed upon terms of peace and
reunion. Good! Better than good |!
This gives Missouri to Grant, next
year, by thirty thousand majority.
In his speech in Pittsburg, Penn
sylvania, President Grant said: II
hope the day is not far distant when
our citizens will look upon the Exec
utive as President of the whole cOun-
try, and not rs the representative of
any party or section. | shall take
the opportunity Of visiting your
workshops, which | recognize as the
source of wealth, not only to the ar
tisan and the city, but TO the whole
nation. hope the time will soon
come when the wants of the whole
country will be supplied by the pro-
duets Of home industry"
The report that the Brazilian Gov
ernmant had appointed the third ar
bitrator under the Treaty Of Wash
ington was incorrect. The time
allotted TO Brazil in which to make
this appointment has now expired,
and under the treaty the duty de-
wolves upon the King Of Sweden and
Norway.
The emigration from Alsace and
Lorraine is increasing SO rapidly,
that the German authorities are using
every means In their power to check
the dangerous exodus Of population.
The annual profits Of this country
arising from all It's industries are es-
tiinated at 81 ,O0O,GO0, 900.
The average income Of 5000, 900 Of
people in England and Wales is less
than two shillings per day; l8,0OO,-
900 live on a shilling day.
The most touching of all the move
ments for the relief of Chicago, IL that
Of poor Paris" stnl struggling to
get on her feet from her late terrible
scourges of war, revolution, sieges,
bombardmeDts, inccndiary fires and
all the horrors Of the Commune.
How small are the sufierings Of Chi
cago compared with the calamities
Of"poOr Paris 7" and yet she, too,
comes to the relief Of Chicago. There
is nothing to compare with this in
the history Of nlankind.-IoDd State
Register.
The Sec'y of War has dismissed
from the Military Academy, for har-
RAISING and treating with violence
other cadets, cadets John w. Wilson,
ID. G. Frazier, s. L. Hubbell, and
John s. Stiles.
Gen. Thos. w. Bennett, OF Indiana,
has been appointed Governor Of
Idaho, vice Bowen, resigned.
The aggregate annual amount Of
pensions Of widows and dependent
relatives upon the roll June 80, 1871,
was less than on the Both Of June,
1870. This was owing TO the lessen
ing ofindividual pensions by minors
reaching the age Of sixteen years.
There were g7,G23 revolutionary soI-
diers pensioned for service, ll,3O8
soldiers ofthe Mexican War, and lO3,-
79l soldiers Of the war OF the rebellion
pensioned rs invalids.
At meeting Of the American
Mission Association, at Hartford last
week, a report was made endorsing
Pres't Grants Indian policy. Sec'y
Delano made n speech, in which he
remarked that he Thought the In
dians better subjects for christian
izing than some of the politicians Of
the New York government"