Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-10-23

| the Onondaga Indians In New OK state
was buried few days ago in the Indian
| cemetery, on the tribes reservation, near
syracuse. The old chief was IS years OF
/ age at the time Of his death.
--John A. Dix, Governor of the State OF
New York. Thurlow Weed, one of the old
est editors In the United States, and Dan
tel Drew. the Wall street Methodist mil
lionaire, are pensioners on the Govern
ment. they having been soldiers of the war
of 1912 Weed played fife, Dix carried
the flag, and Drew carried musket
"A magnificent illuminated copy of
Buddha's works (says the Indian Mirror
is being executed for Mongoi Prince in
the language of Thibet The whole con-
sists of the usual $50 volumes, so of which
are completed, printed in letters Of gold,
and bound in embroidered silk with sill
yer clasp. For this the copyist is to re-
ceive $4,000
The oldest teacher in the State OF
Rhode Island is Miss Hannah Inman, who
taught school in Providence seventy five
years ago. She is nearly ninety -four years
old, and taught school in Providence,
Smithfeld, Gloucester and Leicester,
Mass, and other places. The salary va
ried with the school, but for some years,
in one place, it was twenty-five cents
week.
Elder Moses Howe and wife cele-
brated the anniversary of their golden
wedding few days since in New Bedford,
Mass. He was entitled to it, for during
those fifty years he had married 1879
couples, and preached 5000 sermons A
great many people have been made happy
or miserable las the case may be- by hav-
ing been married by him or hearing the
old gentleman preach 1900 sermons. We
do not undertake TO specify.
William Everett, son Of Hon. Edward
Everett formerly lawyer and author,
has been admitted to the ministry, and
occupied one of the Boston pulpits on
recent Sunday 1t was his father who
made the most eloquent prayer that was
ever offered before Boston audience. lie
lacks his fathers dignified eloquence, but
has fervor his father never possessed.
II is said that Mr.. Everett more than once
regretted that he left the pulpit for pub
lie life.
Professor Marsh has purchased for
the Yale College cabinet the Zeltner col
lection of Central American antiquities
years service as French Consul at Pan
anna. The collection embraces very fine
series Of gold images from the Chiriqui
graves, as well as about one hundred
pieces of pottery, which constitute the
originals of the illustrations of Zeltner
in his work on the antiquities of Chiriqui.
1t is remarkable that Gen. McCook,
who was recently murdered at Yankton,
d. r., is the fifth member of the family
who has met violent death. Charles M.
McCook, the youngest, was killed at the
first battle of Bull Run; Brigadier- Gen
eral Robert l.. McCook was assassinated
by guerrillas in Tennessee, while sick in
his ambulance; Major Daniel McCook,
the father of the family, was killed while
in pursuit of Morgan, during his Ohio
raid, and Brigadier- General Daniel Nc
Cook was killed at the battle of Kenesaw
Mountain.
Miss Lucy Langdon NOVEL; was born
in Alfred, Me-, July 4, 1776, on the day
and very near the hour Of the signing of
the Declaration Of Independence. When
eight years OF age she united with the
Alfred Shakers, and has since lived with
them. When eighty four years of age she
wove thirty-four yards Of cloth, and at
ninety-six knit ten pairs of mittens. She
has never been in a railroad car, is living
now at Biddeford, Me-, and is in excellent
health. If she lives until 1876 Pullman
palace car will be dispatched to her ma
tive town to transport her to Boston.
From thence she will be carried direct to
the Quaker City, where her presence will
be one of the features of the grand Cen
tennial