Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-16
The East.

historical painter, died at Munich on the night
of the 7th.
The East.
The personal attendance and statement OF
John r. Sznborn were expected by the Ways
and Means Committee at Washington on the
I'd. but he failed to make his appearance.
The City Council OF Philadelphia has passed
by acciamstion the 100000 Centennial APP
preparation bill.
I The official count OF votes for Assembly
men At Providence, Il. T., elects ak, and finds
no choice for seven, including Senator.
A dispatch OF the % from susquehanna
| Depot, Pa, announces that everything was
then quie; along the line OF the Erie Road,
| and cars were moving with regularity. The
| troops had left that locality and no further
trouble was anticipated. All the men re-
CURED by the company were at work In the
shops.
l The vote In the Massachusetts, Legislature
/ for United States Senator on the Sd resulted
as follows: Whole number Of votes, 2G2, nee
essary TO a choice, lie. Dawes received 81;
| Hoas, IS: CurtIs, 20; Adams, 1s; Banks, 8;
Pierce, Q; washburn, Whittier and Phelps, !
each.
1 At the recent State election In Rhode Island
the Republicans cas-, 1919 and the Prohibi-
tionis,s 6,5i2 votes.
April 20 has been fixed for the eulogy at
Boston upon Charles Sumner by Senator
5cburz The Mayor will preside, aud Wendell
Phillips viii introduce the orator.
| A very disastrous fire has recently occurred
at Cohoes. N. Y, by which one large knitting
factory was entirely and another partially con
sumed. A thousand operatives were thrown
out Of employment
meeting Of persons who favor burning
dead human bodies, instead Of burying them,
was held In New York on the evening Of the
sth. The Rev. o. Il. rockingham said he
was not prejudiced against cremation. Charles
| A. Dana regarded the present unscientlfc
mode Of disposing OF the dead as discreditable
TO the race. Henry Bergh, President OF the
! soc.sty for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Ami.
mails, declared that Illumination satisfied no
| reasonable demand OF our nature. II Is pro-
posed TO form permanent organization, In a
few weeks, of those fayoring cremation.
The tenth joint ballot for United States sen.
/
| ture on the 4th. Only ESQ votes were cast
Dawes received 49, Hoar, rs; Curtis, Ga; Ad
ans, ID; Banks, 8; Pierce, 2; Whittier, Il
Castor, /; Phillips, /.
A New York dispatch OF the 9th announces
the death OF ex.Judge EdmoDds, the we'll
known lawyer and spritualist.
The Connecticut State election on the 9th,
resulted In the reelection Of Ingersoll Demo.
craft for Governor Both houses Of the Leg
| islature are Democratic A Hartford dispatch
OF the morning OF the 7th says returns from
all towns In the State except seven give the
following result: Ingersoll, 1886; Harrison,
Republican, $685. Smith, Prohibitionist,
1894
The vote for United States Senator In the
Massachusetts, Legislature on the 9th was AZ
follows. Whole number, 1914; necessary to a
choice, 81. Dawes had 81; Hoar, 81; Curtis
IS; Adams, q: Banks, O. and -MasAbHf4
| whittier, Phillips and Pierce received one
vote each.
Gov. Dix has sent message TO the
New York Legislature asking that body "a
contribute all In Its power to prevent the adop.
ton by Congress Of bill expanding the cur.
!
the 7th, with only three negative votes, and
the Assembly unanimously passed resolutions
indorsing the message and requesting Senators
and Representatives in Congress to resist any
expansion Of the currency, and 10 promote,
by all proper means, an early return to specie
payments.
| A Hartford Comm dispatch Of the It'll says
complete returns give the following result OF
the vote for Governor Ingersoll, 40, 7S4 IIar'
rIson, 40,0i2; Smith, 1926; scattering TO-
Ingersolrs plurality, 6,H2; Ingersoll's ma
jority over all, 1897
Two ballots were taken for United States
Senator by the Massachusetts Legislature OF
the It'll. The nrst resulted as follows: Whole
number Of votes cast 200 Dawes, on Hcar
rs; Curtis, ~; Adams, 49, Banks, 3; Wash
burn, Whittier, and Phillips received each one
vote The same number Of votes was cast
on the second ballot, divided as follows
Dawes, 90; Hoar, 81; Curtis, II; Adams, 10
\ b. F. Butler, Speaker Sanford, Washburn
Whittier and Phillips received each one vote
The bankruptcy proceedings against tn,
extensive sprague Manufacturing Company
Of Rhode Island, have been discontinued ant
the case Is dismissed.
Four ballots were taken for United States
Senator by the Massachusetts, Legislature on
the Sth. The last two resulted as follows
Sixteenth Whole number, 200; necessary &c
a choice, 1876. Dawes, 30; Hoar, 63; Curtis,
~; Adams, 10; Sanford, IL; Washburn, o.
Judge Dcvens, 2; Judge Colt, 2; Phillips ant
Whittier, each Sevcnteenth--W Whole mum
Der. 26i; necessary TO choice, 1871. Dawes
SO; Hoar, 60; Curtis, 72; Adams, 16; San
ford, IL; Banks, Z, Washbnrn, D; Devens, 4
Charles Hale, Amasa Walker, Whittier ant
Phillips, each.
West and South.
The Iowa Commissioners report much diff