Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-08
E0WA NEWS,

tory and indeed the entire Chemical
Department of the State Agricultural
College are highly commended by
those posted in regard to such mat
tiers. Prof. +. certainly seems to I'M
derstand his business thoroughly,
and to be working with zeal and
energy in his Department.
The Centreville Citizen tells how
the accounts of a defunct Democratic
paper at Centreville were left with a
Justice for collection, and one of
them was bill of 40 cents against a
good old Democrat. The Constable
served notice on him. The old fell
low was terribly agitated, and in
tones of terror and establishment ex-
claimed to the officer: "My Lord!
what is the country coming to under
Republican rule?"
The Register says that Col. and
Rev. J. Z. Sanford will start from
Des Moines on the 18th inst. for a
Tourney of $1,000 miles, including
the circuit Of the globe-to be gone
Is months.
1t appears from our exchanges that
the name of Hon. James L. Wilson
of Iowa is assuming some promi-
nence in connection with the Vice
Presidency.
A correspondent Of the Register
argues that the fees allowed to JUS
| tices and Constables are too small
and ought to be made greater by the
present Acknowledgements at least as
large as those allowed Clerks of Courts
and Shcriffs for similar services.
The ModisOnian publishes a pic
ture Of Madison County's magnifi-
cient Court House, accompanied by
a sketch of the. County. Moreover
it thinks the cars will be running to
| Winterset by the 1st of next month.
| The Republican is assured by zone
Of the prominent men" of Iowa City
that he has spent for tobacco, in his
thirty years of life, sum which, at
compound interest to date, would
amount to four thousand dollars, by
careful count.
| And from the same authority we
learn that the Medical Department
of the State University has been i'm
plicated in another case Of corpse
snatching. But Of course the Faculty
are innocent"
Henry Savacool, formerly editor
Of the Vedette at Moravia, Appanoose
County, has been sentenced to three
years. hard labor in the Penitentiary,
and 800 fine, and costs. for the Sc
duction of a girl formerly in his en-
ploy.
AdJ't Genl Baker is out in let
ter in the Register arguing-and APP
parently with entire correctness, too
that Col. Dewey has discharged
his duties as Claims Commissioner
for the State with entire prompti-
tude, faithfulness and economy, and
with very much greater success than
anybody anticipated.
Two Germans were frozen to
death few days ago, while hauling
wood, within ten rods Of their
| homes, a few miles from Sioux City.
The Register narrates that Mr..
Thomas Durigan, of Warren County,
received a slight wound on his nose
from splinter while he was chop
ping down tree some four weeks
ago. Lockjaw ensued; and in eight
days he died.
S. Clarkson, chief editor Of the
Register, has gone with his family
for visit Of some length in Indiana
and Ohio. We wish them a pleasant
time.
Iowa will be entitled to sixteen
delegates in the Republican National
Con vention, to be held in Philadel-
phia, June 9Th, unless the proposed
new apportionnent shall have been
made before the Convention, in
which case she will be entitled to -,
says the cute city.
A fire at Usage, last Thursday
night, caused by an explosion OF "a
kerosene lamp, destroyed the drug
store of J. n Doyley, the Hitchcock
block, containing three stores, five
frame buildings and the Mitchell
County Ners Office. The total loss is
$50, 600. Insurance only $4,000.
A negro in Council Bluffs, sick
with the smallpox, and temporarily
insane, escaped from the pest-house
there few days ago and wentstroll-
ing around the city, but was finally
captured.
Wood ought to be cheap in this
burg for the next two years, judging
from the quantities that are being