Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-06-12

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the r,cisoafng Of her tao children. . Mr.. Gar
ian6. and Mrs. Ostr1an, but denies having
caused the death Of her husband Hsf coon-
sci Offended Der On the plea Of spiritual anz2n-
fr. she claiming that shs w2s ir1geiied to the
nurde4vus aets by The advice o. spsriis-
sdyices received In SaD Frzncasco On The "a
announced ne capture Of Captain JACK, with
The rernn2n; Of his tand- 1, seeaas that On
the morning II the 1s., three Eslles above We
ussgush Of Willow Creek, the WARM spF,nz
scouts struck bot trail, and. after oES@i
.szych The Modes were discovered Io4ozse4
perrv surrounded the Indian retreat his Esez
were bound 70 fight s1ddenIys sodoe hot
out from. the rocks with white tag he raes
Warm spring and sAld Jack wanted 70 SUI
ryrs6er. Three scouts were seDi cut 70 mex
JACK. He came out cautiously, glanced soot'
hin moment. and then, a. If giving up I'll
ho.,e. came forward and beld out has
hand 10 his visitors. Then tso Of Ess
warriors, Eve squaws, and seven eaisdFTn
darted forth and joined bin n he
surrender. Captain jack i described a. De-
ing about forty year- Of age; I've feet e2ghs
inches high, ard eonp4stly saiit. he EAs >
large and well-forrned bead and fscz, full O,
Individuality Although dressed Il cd clothes,
he looks every inch chief
meeting II Western Railroad Managers
s4s held ia Chicago Ca the "a. al which we're
representatives, among Other ro@a-,
Of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway. the Milwaukee and 81
Paul. Illinois CentrsI, Chicago, Rock Island Z
Paeise. 81. Leafs, ysnG=!ia a IeTTe Hsuts.
Ohio & Mississippi. Gilman, Clinton & -f'Elng-
field. Chicago, DanvilIe * VIncennes, and Tie
Chicago * Iowa After considerable discus
ZION !, wGs unanimously received 10 cancel All
outstanding passes On ihe Bah Of June, 41d
10 refuse 70 issue any more after that date
Tl1i. order Il absolute, except with regard to
the passage Of employees OYER roads With
which they are connected, and except in cases
where roads are compelled by existing con
tracts to grant pa.se-. Clergmen are DO
longer to be allowed haf-fare tickets. and
railroad officers arc no longer 10 exchange
passes sith each other.
A, Evanston, IL, few dzys ago, Mrs
Iverson vas horribly and fatally burned BY the
explosion u can Of kerosene, with whleh
she Was endeAyorihg to start are.
TIE state Superintendent Of Public Instrue-
ton Of Illinois announces, bY circular, that
an examination Of teachers desiring State or
tifcates will he held II Springfield, on TUESDAY
and "Wednesday, the Ist and ID days Of July
next
The Commissioner Of the Department Of
Agriculture, Hon. r Watts, has furnished the
Milwaukee Chamber Of Commerce With very
interesting tabular statement IL shows the
number II bushels Of wheat raised Ia each
state of the Union in each 81 the past IL
YEAR. The total estimated production Of
wheat in the United states in ls72 was ZAP, :
qp. 90 bushels, showing an increase Of ~,
g75,oD0 bushels compared with the crop OF
1871 The largest production IN any single
state was in California-21, $4,000 bushels.
Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa re-
srecflyely, ranked next TO California, rang
Ing from 22,OoO,0Do 10 4,7o0,co bushels
| TIE total production ia the Northwestern
States named. in 1872, MAS o., 2e,s 90 bushels,
an increase Of 20 80 90 bushels over the crop
| Of ISL In the same State. Secretary LangstoD,
/ ~ the Chamber Of Commerce, of Milwaukee,
is authority for the statement that ~, 3315 90
| bushels Of wheat, Including -four, had been
received at Milwaukee and Chicago
and other points, up to May 81
last, from the crop of is'2, Ia the -four
/ great wheat-pToducing States Of the North
! west-Illinois Wisconsin, Iowa and AinDeso-
| ta--which, together with the estimated
| amounts for food and seed in these States
| leaves an available surplus still 10 come for
| ward between the lat Of june aud the incOIn
ing Of the next harvest Of l6,Ts20co bushels
| in wheat and -four
| The 81. Louis tobacco fair opened on the Sd
with entries from all parts Of Missouri, Kansas
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and nearly all oi
| the Southern States. Premiums to the amount
Of over SIC, 600 were awarded
| The man who Was arrested AZ Cedar Rapids
Iowa, some days since, as being "old mar
Bender, :" turns out to be another individual
named Henry Cephas. He has been liberated.
| A Leaycnworth dispatch of the ith says i'm
migration into Kansas during last month wa
unprecedently large. Reports from all part
| Of the State represent the growing crops to IN
In excellen, condition. An abundant yield o.
all kinds Of grain lie anticipated.
! dispatch of the I'd says Captain Jack az,
| schonchin, the murderers Of General CANDY
and Commissioner Thomas, had been put il
irons together, and were being held to wait ths
| course Of the Government The cord To Gen
eral Canby's hat was found in Jacks satchel
A Washington dispatch Of the 4th says II was
thought by the highest military authorize:
that the Modocs could not surrender as prison
| ers Of war in the sense known TO nations
where war is declared In accordance with con
stituted forms Not having been so received
they are not entitled to consideration as prison
! err Of war. The orders issued 10 the Com
handing General directly after the assassina
| ton Of General Candy and the Rev. DIR. Tho
mas, were not TO exterminate the Modocs, but
| IL was said their conduct had been such thai
/ their determination would be justiii
able thus leaving the matter to the
| discretion Of General Davis. Therefore, II ht
had ordered the killing Of the Indians he would
not have been ccnsured by superior authority
As to their final disposition no one questions
that they will ultimately be delivered to thc
Government Of Oregon for trial.
| The South.
| McEnery has issued an address to the people
Of louisiana, advising acquiescence in the KEEL
/ logy Government until Congress assemblies In