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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29
Foreign Gossip.

The President of the Swiss republic
receives $4,000 year salary.
Louis Kossuth now gives lessons in
German, English, and Hungarian. His
hair is white, his form bent, and his
habitation. small room on the fourth
story of dingy old dwelling.
A young son of Gen. Chanzy, while
playing in the Mustopha gardens of
Algiers, attempted to climb large
marble vase, and fell back and so severely
injured himself that he subsequently
died.
"A hundred and twenty thousand
Frenchmen have petitioned for a
monarchy. If those are all the royalists
that can be scared up in France, Repub
licanism must be looking up in that
country.
The ages Of notable persons now
spoken of in France are as follows
President Mac Mahon IS; Comte de Cham
bord, So; Prince Louis Napoleon, 10;
Comte de Paris, 50; Due de Chartres, 33
Due de Nemours, SO; Prince de Joinville
IS; Due d'Aumale, 81; Prince Jerome Ma.
poleon, 81; N. Theirs, 76; N. Gambetta
~.
Mrs. Marshal Bazaine is beautiful
Mexican woman, only twenty-eight years
Of age, and with bright, intelligent fea.
tues. She is said to favor Adalina Patti,
and to love her husband devotedly. They
have two children, boy and girl, the
first five years old. No wonder the old
man became 80 excited when his sentence
was announced.
The Singalese language stands in the
front rank of all spoken tongues-so far
as names of places are concerned. In the
Veyaloowa district there is village
termed "Galliappocondurac
ra." Another hamlet close by is styled
Observation-Disclosures" A few
more are, Observation-Disclosures y
Observation-Disclosures" Kittoolan,
ebaderangalle," "Poodemartournecape
Ia" Gincgattoocapellaamblam," Pool.
gahagederagamwa," "Kandettemankad-
degamowa," neutrality-suspicious.
coole," "Gallspudichellacad and
30 on!
"A new method of killing horned cat
tie has been introduced IA Europe, which,
it is said, largely reduces the possibility
of inflicting unnecessary torture upon the
animals. An iron mask, like continu-
Gus .blinker, is placed on the bullock's
head, so arranged as to close the animals
vision, and to make a hole or socket in
the middle of the mask corresponding
to the spot in the center or the forehead
where blow Immediately causes insen
sibility. A hollow nail of peculiar form
made to fit the socket and having large
head, is then readily slipped in its place
and q single blow of very moderate
strength drives il instantly home, and
causes death too rapidly TO allow of any
suffering.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29
Telescope Eyes.

BIRDS of lofty flight, as the condors,
eagles, vultures and carrion seeking PROV
lers of the feathered race, have telescope
vision; and thus they are enabled TO
look down and discover their unsuspect-
ing victims. As they approach nOiselessly
from above, the axis Of vision changes
shortening, so that they see just as dis
tinctly within one foot OF the ground as
when at an elevation Of one mile In the
air. This fact explains the balancing Of
the fish-hawk on Its piniOns half mile
above still pond watching for fish.
When one Is selected, down the savage
hunter plunges, the focal axis varying as
the square Of the distance, giving the
hawk o distinct view Of its intended prey
always. As they ascend the axis is elong-
ated by curious muscular arrangement
30 as to see far again. Snails have their
keen eyes at the extremity of flexible
horns, which they can protrude or draw
in at pleasure. BY winding the instrument
round the edge Of a leaf or small stalk
they can see how matters stand on the
opposite side. The headed shark
has its wicked-loOking eyes nearly two
feet apart. II can bend the thin edgings
Of the head on which the organs are loca-
ted so as TO examine the two sides OF an
object the size of fully grown Goldfish.
Flies have immovable eyes. They stand
out from the head like half IN apple, ex-
ceedingly prominent Instead of being
smooth hemispheres, they have an inn.
mense number of facets, resembling old
fashioned glass watch seals, each one
directing the light directly TO the optic
retina. That explains why they cannot
be approached in any direction without
seeing what Is coming.-NeW York Mail.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29
Professional Incomes OF New York
Lawyers.

AMONG those who reap a handsome
harvest out of the present panic the legal
fraternity stands pre-eminent. An i'm
mense increase Of litigation has been its
inevitable result. Every merchant, bank
er, or broker, who was in trouble, was
obliged to retain lawyer, ana in many
instances more than one. For instance,
the Grinnell bankruptcy case, when 1t
first appeared before Judge Blatchford,
brought six well-paid lawyers into court.
The fees required by these men on such
an occasion would not be less than &c.,
600, and the cost of the entire Grinnell
suit will probably equal five times that
sum. This may seem like large esti-
mate, but ii Ia to be remembered that the
securities which t.iis house held were
x12, OOO,O 900, and the amount at stake al
ways has bearing on the legal charges.
Our best lawyers value their time at from
$40 to $50 per hour, which lie not an unrea-
sonable charge. BY consultation with
one of these men you can in an hour OBJ
tain an opinion which is worth fifty times
the amount of the fee. If, however, the
case be one where half a million is at
stake, then instead Of mere fifty you
will be expected to advance retaining
fee of $500, or perhaps 1000. This pre-
vents any one from securing the services
of the lawyer thus retained. If lawyer,
even after receiving such a fee, should
win the case he will expect from $4,000
to $15, 900 additional. Our great lawyers
demand pay commensurate with their
reputation, and hence some of them can
boast practice worth $50, 900 per year.
O'Connor, previous to his retirement,
made annually, it is said, nearly four
times that sum. Indeed, he was probably
paid 100000 for his services in the
Jumel case. He is now worth more than
a million, all of which he has made by
his own genius and industry Troy
Times.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Industrial.

America leads the world in manufac-
turing pins and needles.
The shoe business down East is rap
idly getting on its feet again.
There are but three copper-smelting
works in operation in the United States.
The first financial crash among Con-
neeticut manufacturers occurred in 1929.
"A San Bernardino (Cal) farmer har-
vested 10000 pounds of beans on eight
acres-value $1,000.
"A good deal of square timber is being
rot out in the Grand Traverse region for
shipment TO Europe.
Fifty dollars per acre will, in Califor-
MIA, cover all the cost of the production
Of tobacco, and the profits are about $43O.
1t has lately been proved that fire
cannot advance through grass, even when
it is blowing gale, faster than six miles
an hour.
The town of Antrim, N. H., has voted
70 exempt from taxation any manufactur-
ing interest which may be established
there for ten years.
They are complaining of too much
rain in California, and it is feared that
much of the wheat already sown has
rotted in the ground.
Either the weather or something else
has made it SO warm for the New York
butter spectators, that their lard mar.
gins have all melted away.
The organization of an immense
trades union of English capitalists and
employers, to fight the trades unions OF
workmen, excites great interest in En-.
gland.
Emerson says that 1--WE ride four
times as fast as our fathers did; grind
weave, forge, plant, till and excavate bet
ter, and have better shoes, gloves, glasses,
gimlets and newspapers"
There are large number of mills
building in various sections of North Car.
DINA. AS lumber becomes scarce at the
North, the attention Of lumbermen is
being turned to the great pine regions OF
that State.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29
A Romantic Story.

A lady who was some years ago left a
widow with small family OF children,
after much tribulation, succeeded in
bringing to manhood one son, who
proved himself able and willing to be a
support not only TO her, but TO his younger
brothers and sisters. About year after
becoming of age he was offered a lucra-
tive position In the West. and he emil
grated :.AA:::sisT, and setting there pcrma-
nently, soon married. New ties, however,
did not absorb old affections; he sent
regularly to his mother the means neces-
ssTy for her support and that Of her fam
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

A STRONG mind always hopes, because
il knows the mutability Of human affairs,
and how slight circumstance may
change the whole course of events.
Such spirit, too, rests upon itself; IT Is
not confined TO particular objects, and II,
at last, all should be lost, it has saved IT.
self its own integrity and worth. Hope
awakens courage, while dependency Is
the last Of all evils; 1t Is the abandon
ment Of good--the giving up Of the bat
tie Of life with dead nOthingness. he
who IAN implant courage in the human
sou. 10 its best physician.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

ABOUT MrLKINa.-Next to having good
cows Is the importance of having milk
ing well and properly done. Cows
should be put into some secure place to
milk, either in barn or shed expressly
for that purpose, with good ventilation
for warm weather. The practice Of
milking cows running loose In the yard
is inconvenient and disagreeable; neither
can it be done as clearly as In stanchions |;
nor will they do as well outof-doors,
where they are the greater part of the sea-
son leased by flies. There should be as
much uniformity in the hours Of milking
as possible. Before commencing to milk
the udder should be entirely clean, and
each mixer should milk the same cows
through the season, and In the same
order. Harsh treatment should never be
tolerated; for cows that are not well
treated will not give as great flow of
milk as when used gently.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

"A man recently died in Ireland,
named Robert Sexbury, having attained
the age Of 10. When past eighty he met
with an accident necessitating amputation
of one Of his legs, and it is reported that
he declined all assistance except that of
the surgeon, whom he aided by all means
in his power TO perform the necessarily
painful operation. His funeral was at
tended by several Of his children-none
of them chickens-some being between
eighty and ninety years Of age.-Medscal
Press and CiJcuLrr.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

plentifully supplied. Conscious of his
weakness, they revenged themselves upon
him by inspiring him with baseless ter
rors. He was repeatedly told so, but he
could not be induced to believe that he
did not dwell in an atmosphere Of pois-
ons, poniards and pistols--HarDer's
Magazine.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

Mrs. David Cleveland of Pawlet, Yer
mont, tried to burn camphor over kero.
sene lamp, and it will never be known
whether II was the camphoy or the kero-
sene that first exploded. Mrs. Cleveland
tanks il was the camphor that burned
her neck, and the kerosene that set fire TO
her dress.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

The late Mrs. Charity Barnum, the
wife of P. T. Barnum, was sixty -five years
of age, one year older than Mr.. Barnum.
She was born in Fairfield, Conn, aud
was married to Mr.. Barnum, ia Boston, in
her twenty-tirst year. The latter period
of her life was devoted to quiet and unos-
tentatious deeds of benevolence.
-Azariah c. Flagg, with Gov. Dix,
the only survivors Of the old Democratic
Albany regency, and for number of
years Comptroller of the City of New
York, died in that city, not long ago. at
the age of SO. He was the friend and
companion of Van Buren,, Silas Wright
and Edwin Crosswell, and has had long
and honorable semi-public career.
Rev DR.. Arnot, of Scotland, on his
return home from New York, says to his
people that the amazing activity of the
Americans astonished him; he saw moth
ing in repose but the lions in Central
Park, and friend reminded him that
they were quiet only because they did not
have to work for their dinner.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

In reports Of bank cefalcations, ETC.,
irregularities" IL not now the correct
word to use. You must say the poor fell
lows accounts got confused Progress
siye age. this; we shall soon have no steal
ing, at this rate.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

THE meanest man IL always coming TO
the surface, but ii is too bad that Christ
mas should develop him this time. He
lives at Salem, Mass, and Is landlord.
He raised his rents on learning that a
charitable society was about TO assist
come of his needy tenants.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

SNow-BIRps are esteemed great DELI
cacy in Nevada, where the Indians shoot
them with bows and arrows. These
birds, though small, are exceedingly
plump, end seven or eight OF them skew
cred on q cambria needle and broiled on
. thimbleful Of Goals make delicious
morsel.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

"A couple in Colebrook. Mass. tied
their sick child to the bed and went 10
church. They we're gone four hours,
and when they returned the ncighbcrs,
attracted by the prisoners crice, had
broken In the door. The paren0 we're ~
rested.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29
A Case OF Conscience.

Several weeks ago a convict in the
Joliet Penitentiary made statement TO
General Baine, of the Board of Commits
sioners, substantially of this import, viz. :
That he Uhe convict), about three years
ago, assisted in breaking into and rob
bling the silk store OF Messrs Clark IL
Brown, in Hoboken, N. j.; that the Chief
of Police of that city giving his name)
was a confederate in the commission of
the crime; that after the stolen property
consisting of silk had been secreted, a
small portion Of the goods was put into
sack and taken to the store of Ger
man named Strauss, ostensibly Cor Strauss
to examine and purchase; that while
Strauss held the sack in his hands, the
Chief Of Police and assistants (knowing
in advance what was TO occur pounced
upon poor Strauss as the burglar, arrest
ed and imprisoned him; on the trial the
Joliet convict appeared as main witness !;
and this innocent German, with the cir
cumstantial evidence, manipulated by the
real criminals, plainly against him, was
convicted and sentenced to Imprisonment
at hard labor for term of ten years
After three years reflection upon this
double villainy Of burglary and perjury,
the real criminal could no longer endure
the thought of the wrong he had in
fiicted upon an innocent man, and he
therefore made the confession we have
just narrated. He made a diagram show
ing the location of the building and the
room from which the property was stolen,
and furnished other proof TO fortify the
correctness of his statement.
While General Baine was East short
time since, on official business, he visited
the New Jersey Penitentiary at Trenton,
asked If there was such convict there as
Morris Strauss, was answered in the af.
firmative, sought and obtained an inter.
view with the person, and found, after
careful inquiry, that the story of the Jo-
liet convict was confirmed In all particu-
lars. When informed that undoubted
proof Of his innocence had been furnished
the prison authorities, and that his release
would be obtained as soon as the Board
Of Pardon could formally pass on the
case, Strauss wept for joy; and well he
might, for the prospect Of speedy relief
from further imprisonment of seven
years would break up the fountain OF
almost anybody's feelings, especially as
he had carried with him for three years
the consciousness of his innocence. In
the "Tale of Two Cities" Charles Dickens
described inimitably the possibilities of
this false imprisonment business. But
his description was fiction. Ours Is fact.
The romance Of real life is sometimes
thrilling enough, If IL can only be fully
written and read.-Chtcngo Inter-Ocedn.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

Of the general public TO look upon Tweed
as coarse, uneducated, and unrefncd
but the truth is that, except in his mo-
ments of wild, understandable rage, he
was dignified and extremely polite. He
was not addicted 10 the use ut any time
Of the slang phrases attributed TO him.
Few public men of this city fifteen years
ago were better educated than Tweed,
but Of late years his reading has been
confined wholly to the daily papers. He
never read law, though q iawyer.-Nep
York Tribune.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

During 1873, a, 403, 900 have heen
given or pledged 70 American colleges.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-18
AUCTION SALES.
future Days.
bY WASH. b. WILLIAMS, Auet.,
ID Successor toGreen & Williams. Auetioneers,
No. IOOl northwest corner Tenth and ID streets.

DT WASH. b. WILLIAMS, Auet.,
ID Successor toGreen & Williams. Auetionsers,
No. lO0l northwest corner Tenth and streets.
TRUSTEES sale OF DESIRABLE TWO
STORY BRICK DWELLING, ON THE EAST
SIDE QE n NTH sTRE IT, B ETM Nv 4s!ssS AND
NEW YORK AVENUE NORTHM EsF.o n
by virtue OF . d. ed Of trust, dated une y a. "
ls7S and recorded In Liber No M folo lSsi &c.
one OF the laut records for WasblDs tOh county
District OF Columbia, the undersigned lEust5es ~
the written request Of the party secured LheIsoy'
viii sell, on TUESDAY, the hrstday OF septemoeT,
A ID. l5I4, at O'Clock p. M IN Ir9nt Of lhs PREM
ises, all that certa piece oTpareel OF ana NOV
and described part % lot nnmDerto SIS n
SQUARE numbered four bdndred and three, Gus, IN
the city or Washingtoa and District OF Columbia
beginning for the some at the southwest corner OF
said lot, on Ninth Rreet, and running thence east
ninetyone feet tSn inches to an alley thence north
on the lne OF sod alley tweutysx feet thence west
10 Ninth street ninety-one feet ten Inches. thence
so:ith tWsnty-six feet TO the place Of begInning
Terms: Two thousand dollars ts2 oool In cash; bal
snce III one, two three and four years, secured By
deed Of trust on the property, with interest At ten
per cent per aunum, payable seml-annnaly; or all
fash, at the option OF the purchaser. A deposit q
slOO Will be required on day OF sale and terms q
sale must be COMPS with In i've DAYS, or the tru,
tees reserve the right to resell at ths risk and cost
GEORGE BURGESS, (rrn..sa.
DANIEL CAHILL. 1880
WASH. B. WILLIAM
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-18
10y THOs. z. WAGGAMAN,
Ly Real Ealata AuctlOnear. SO SaHanth street
TSgsTEE TfSss AIE sc TTRERSyFR IPE2REETE

AND TWENTIETH NORTHWEST.
By virtue Of deed OF trust, bearing date on the
18th day OF August A. ID. 1911 and duly recorded IN
Liber No. SD, folio SO, ct Ssl., one Of the land
records for Washington county, District OF Colum-
ha, Will sell At public auction 70 the highest bid
day Of August, at O'Clock D. m. sn that piece or
parcel OF land situate in the city Of WASHINGTON,
District Of Columbia, and known and described on
the ground plat or plan thereof IS lot numbered
four, ~ in square numbered eighty six, (ss, }
together with the improvements, Consisting Of q
two-stOry brick DWELL SSShouse and stable.
Terms Of sale: One fouTIn~~Sh. and the residue In
three equ1l lnstalments, at NIX, eighteen and
twenty four months, with interest fTGsday Of sale
At the rate Of eight per cent per annum unSl paid
to be secured to the satisfaction Of tie truse-Or
all cash, at the option Of purchaser.
II the terms of sale are not complied with within
i've days after sale, the trustee reserves the right
TO resell the property at the risk and cost Of the
defaulting purchaser BY advertising the same for
one week in some neWspI per IN the city
Washington. JOS. H. BRADLEY, jr., Trustee.
THOS. Z. WAGGAMAN,
auls-TuThS&ds AuctiJuesr.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-18
by b. H. WARMER.
u Real Estate Broker and AuctIoneer
Federal Buildings, corner Seventh and 4 IS. M
TRUzTEEs' SALE OF BEAuTTFrT, sUBUR-
BAN BUILDING LOTS AT MOIINT PLEAS

Federal buildings, corner Seventh and I IS. NV.
TRU TEES, SALE OF BEAUTIFUL, sUBUR-
Ban BUILDING LOTa AT MOUNT PLEAS
By virtue OF 8 deed Of trust dated Ami a, A. D,
1874 duly recorded in Llber No. go fOlt 25 one Of
the land records for Washinyton cOuhty, In the
District OF Columbia, and at the reiuest OF the
party secured thereby, we viii sell g public auc-
ton, In front Of the premlses, on THURSDAY,
September II, 1874. at 5:5o = clock m all those
certain pieces or paresS q ground situate In the
county or WashiugSon, ID. @, known and de-
scribed AZ narts OF lots numbered ffty-six, (53l
fty-seven ~ and eighy-hve (S5. OF s. p. Browne
subdiyisic3 Of Mount Pleasant being all that por-
tion az bsid lots not heretofore conveyed to US;
alsT al oflots bfty-nlne and one half (8) sixty
40, (62,) seventysi1, u.s. and eighfy-f0ur OF said
5. +, Brown 5 subdivision Of Mount Pleasant, con-
tuning In all one hundred thousand i've hundred
and seyenLy-four Q0c, SD feet Of ground.
Terms: One third in cash; balance at twelve,
twenty-four and thlrty-six months, for which In
stallments the purV ha.er will be required to give
his p-omissory notes bearing interest at the rate Of
ten per cent. per annum from the day OF sale. and
secured bya deed o. trust on the property sold. A
deposit OF 800 will be reqir at time OF sale and
al eonveyaneing at the expense Of the purchaser.
II terms OF sale are not complied with IN seven
days, the trustees reserve the right 70 resell the
property at the risk and cost OF the tefaultng pur
chaser after i've days advertisement.
A plat OF the property can be seen At the once OF
''i' WILLIAM sTIcKNEY, lr-,,..,.,
GEORGE Fl. Plant, (A4uS'S'S'
au11-TuThS&ds j. 7. COLDWELL, Salesman.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-18

SWEET

II Real Estate Broker Snd Auctioneer.
No. Sill Seventh street, opposite U. s. Post Once.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A BUILDING LOT on
NEW JERSEY AVENUE, BETWEEN @ AND
STREETS NORTHWEST, AT AUCTION.
BY virtue OF \ deed OF trust TO Daniel u. Eaton
and myself, dated September Is. A. ID. 1872, duly
recorded in Liber No 6y, folio 4S, one or the land
records for aShingtOn county, in the District Of
lolumhiA, and at the request Of the party secured
thereby viii sell at public auction, in front Of the
premises on WED SESDAY, August u, ls74 at
$40: clock p. m, all that piece parcel Of ground
lying In tha city Of ashin gtOn, District OF Column
bla, known IS lot numbered fourteen, IA In John
Mlller's recGTd d subdivision OF square east Of
square I'VE hundred and nine, (e, Of SOa,) having
front Of tWenty(3O) feet on New Jersey avenue, be-
tween Y and Streets northwest.
Terms: one uftA in clsh; balance At SIX twelve,
eighteen and twenEy-four months. for which the
per cent. from tho cSy OF sale, aud secured By q
One hundred dollars CsO0l will be relFired OF tie
At the expenSs OF the purchaser. II terms OF sale
are not compiled with in seven days from day Of
sale, the trustee reserves NE right 10 resell the
property the risk and cOst0f the defaultng pUF-
Oh lser, after ave days advertisement.
BRAINARD u. WARNER,
Surviving Trustee,
ty35-STuTh6ds L. j. SW EFT, AucIiJneer.
q" THE ABOVE SALE IS POsTPONED w.
TIL FRIDAY. August q, 1873, sane hour and
place. BRAlNARD n. WARNER,
Surviving Trustee.
auEI3-ThSTu&ds Z. J,SWEET, An .tiJnegr,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-18

NEW AND sECoNp-HAND FURNITURE,
RoRs WALNUT AND GILT FRAMES, ELE-
CANT WAINgI CHAMBER SUITES, WAL
AND HAIR-0L0TH, WALNUT MARBLE-TOP
ssI dppEEB99AkSpPSs WALsNET "A AND OAK EXTEN.
CHAMFER SETS, WARDROBEs, BUFFETS.
SECONDHAND FURNITURE.
commspslng at 10 O'Clock, we viii sell, on tie hfs9
hoOr ofSur salesrooms, the abOve-mehtioned FUR
niture carriages, &C., with many other articles n
the furniture line.
Wliloe added TO the above sale DO pieces 81 81
and n White and Check Mating and $50 pleas ~
s., s. and ~ 0ilclOth. WIN. L. WALL 400,
aue-2t Auctionsers'