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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08
Loss of tho virginins.
Lieut.. Commander Haswe,l. of

Lieut.. Commander Hasweil, of the
Ossippee, made the following state
ntof the loss OF the Virginius: The
Ossippee left Tortugas, with the
Nirginius in tow, on the morning of
the 10th inst. They had fair weather
till the afternoon of the 10Th, when
they had bad weather and the Vir-
ginius signalled that she was leaking
badly. Capt. Walters therefore de-
termined to shape his course for
Charleston, S. c., but rs they got in
| TO smooth water the Virginius be-
haved better and the water was kept
out of her fire room. On the morn
ing of Christmas day, severe weather
having continued, the Virginius was
again leaking as badly As ever and
the vessels put into Frying Pan
Shoals, about ten miles south of Cape
Fear light, where smoother waters
could be obtained. Here the vessels
came to anchor, Captain Walters
hoping that the Virginius would
ride out the gale. Before daylight
on Friday morning, Commander
Woodson, signa'led with lights that
the Virginius was leaking rapidly,
with her fires out and pumps stop
ped and that the crew wished to be
| taken off. Boats were lowered from
the Ossippee at daylight, and by a.
m. all on board the Nirginius were
| transferred to the former vessel. A.
a heavy sea was prevailing at the
time the work of removing the crew
was one of much danger and Difficult
ty, and therefore no lives were risk,
ed in endeavoring TO save their per
sonal effects or any other property
on the Virginius. The hawser Of
the Virginius was cut and buoy
attached to mark her position in case
she sank out Of sight. The Ossippee
remained at anchor during the day,
and at quarter past p. IN. the Vir-
ginius, which had been gradually
settling, went to the bottom. She
sank in eight fathoms of water. Her
| t0pmasts remain above the surface.
The Ossippee then resume ed her voy-
age to this port.-N. Y. Sun.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

THE FAIR GAMBLERS.-The season
of church fairs and festivals is rapidly
approaching, We praise the ladies for
their self-denying and laborious eff
forts to support the church works by
the labor of their hands. Without
their assistance many able churches
would die, and many good objects
would languish. The main idea of
the church festival or . fair is above
criticism. 1t is this, that those who
have no money to give may give their
labor to the Lord. But there are ma
ny things connected with these fairs
which cannot be praised. Grab-bags
raflles, chances, are the worst of these.
In these days, these nurseries Of gam
blers should be promptly and decisive
lr put down. In every congregation
where youth disregards the instruc-
tons and entreaties Of pastor and
elders, we hope that some laymen will
adopt sierner measures. In most of
the States raffies are forbidden by law.
The threat made by man Of deter
mination and resolution, TO prosecute
the thoughtIess violators Of the laws
of God and man would generally free
the church from the disgrace of gamb.
ling. Christian Observer.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

Republicans" whose ambition has
not been fully met by their own po-
litical friends, is no longer a debata-
BILE question. The party has resolv-
ed not to die at present, and evident
ly entertains the belief that it has a
future; and in tie recent local con-
tests ii cannot be denied that it met
with encouragement; no decided
success, it is true, hut to escape over
whelming disaster is, under the cir
cumstances, stimulus TO renewed
efforts. The Democracy now claim
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West
| Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Missouri,
Oregon, Ohio, New York, Wisconsin,
Indiana and Kansas. The Republi-
cans do not admit that these are all
Democratic States. In Indiana,
Ohio and New York the result was
about evenly divided. The Repub.
llcans expect to carry them with ease
whenever the party shall be fully
reused, and to recover Wisconsin and
Oregon, and restore their prestige in
California, Missouri, West Virginia,
| North Carolina and some other States
where their forces are temporarily
demoralized. But it is quite clear
! that the Democratic leaders do not
expect this reaewal of Republican
strength. They think and act as II
the era of Democratic victories had
already dawned, and they are un-
questionabIy prepared to fight pro,
tracted and vigorous battle during
the coming three years. Washington
| Chronicle.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08
Sheriff ~ Sale.

10Y VIRTUE OF AN EX
I Dccution to me directed by the Clerk
of the Circuit Court OF Marion County
and State of Iowa, / have levied upon
and will offer at Public Sale at the
door of the Cnurt-House in the city OF
Knoxville, Marion County. Iowa, on
the 9th day of January, A. ID. 1874,
between the hours of O'Clock a. m.
and O'Clock p. m, commencing at
10 O'Clock II. m, the following desert
bed property to-wit:
Lot No. three 81 i'm block No. five
o. i'm Meals addition to Knoxville,
Marion County, Iowa.
Levied upon as the property Of Ga
hriel Miller to satisfy an an Execution
in favor Of =. Atlee and against Gabri.
I'll Miller, VIM. NJ. Rees and Samuel
Meyers, surety on stay.
J. i. KELLY,
Sheriffof Marion county, iowa.
Dated Dec. %, 1873. (30-3l)
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08
The Law OF the Road.

The great leading rule is, that no
ono has IA right to he in the middle
OF the road, except when no other
person is presen> % claim his right
to the use of one half the highway;
which claim he has precisely tie
same right to assert, when tray
cling in the same direction, that he
has when he meets another. This Il
the law Of every State in the Union,
and so far as we are informed, OF
every civilized country; and all per-
sons att G it are liable for all
damages resuuing from their conduct.
Whe teams n Q t, Il @ American
law Is lhat each, turning 10 the
right, shall give half the road. The
custom and the law of England re-
quire teams to turn out to tie t&tt--a7
expressed in an old doggerel:
The rule Of t, rosd is a paradox quite:
n riding or driving or riding 7Iong
II you keep to the tsf you are sufe 70 so TTah.
lfyou keep to the yight, you are ure to &C. wrong
In passing, the party in front is
required to turn to the left, SO as 10
allow The person in the rear who Is
travelling at more rapid rate to
pass By on his right.
Where teams approach at right
angles, or intersecting roads, il is
the duty Of the party, who, by
turning to the right, would PISS to
the rear of the other team, To pull
up and and allow the other team to
pass.
A person with a light vehicle,
meeting or desiring to pass heavily
laden team, especially if the latter IS
going up a hill, viii generally turn
out, without requiring the man with
the loaded wagon to give half the
road; hut the law imposes no such
obligation in any case, and under ali
circumstances requires each party to
give half the road, unless by accident
or some obstruction it is found ilnpos-
sible 10 do so.
If a party happens to be in the
wrong place on the road or street, a
party coming in collision with him
IS not entitled to damages, If, by the
use of ordinary and reasonable dill
Rence he could have avoided It,
Lire Stock Journal.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

OFFICIAL AND OTHER BoNDs-An
inportaut change made by tile Code
:, arr statutes seems To have largely
learned attention. We refer to that
:, rrlation to official and other bonds
rbe Code of Civil Practice found in
he revision provided that the surety
an every bond in that Code tstay
tnnds ETC. must be Il resident Of
lid state. and worth double the sum,
=, be secured beyond the amount Of
his debts, and have property liable to
ayeeution in this State equal to the
I'M 10 be securedn If TWO or more
.nrpties. they must, in the aggregate.
howe the qualification prescribed.
Revision section 4l26l This provision
/. made applicable to every bond pro-
,.i,ied for in thenew Code-oiiicial and
otherwise. IL was also provided in
The Code of Civil Practice that the
approving officer bad the right to re-
ouire the surety to make affidavit of
liz justification. The new Code says
the officer shall require" the surety
10 make such affidavit. [Ste Code,
sections 30 and 250l. The side note
10 last section, uses the word may
instead Of shall" This error has
doubtless mis!ed many. Under the
Code. ali officer elect who has bond
Of $50, 900 to give must present sureties
who can swear that they are resident
freehoders OF the State, worth beyond
the amount of all debts sums equaling
in the aggregate 100000, and have
property liable to execution in this
State aggregting $50 900. AS the sea-
SON for general giving aud approx
ing of official bonds is at hand, we
deem it appropriate to call attention
10 these provisions. Register.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08
The Rejuvenated Democracy

Soon after the adjournment Of the
last Congress the Chronicle startled
the masses of the Democracy through
out the country, AS well as the lead
ers Of the So-called Liberal Republi-
cans, by the announcement that the
Democratic leaders had resolved to
abandon their Liberal allies, and re-
cusitate the old Democratic party
pure and simple. We notified the
two Iri6uleS--that of New York and
the other Of ChicagO-the Springfield
Republican, Cincinnati Commercial,
and minor journals of the same class,
that they would ere long he compell-
ed to take their position as Demo
cratic organs, strive to return to their
old allegiance, or, like Judas Of Old,
ago out and hang themselves"
We told e Liberal Republican lead
ers that they would be compelled to
DO the same, for the reason that
when the Democracy should again
rally, rs they would during the APP
preaching autumn, under their own
party colOrs, there would be no Lib
eral party to lead. And we COM
mended the Democracy for the wis
dom of their leaders in throwing off
their DISCUSSES, and dropping their
hypocrisy. We admOnished all con-
cerned that the Democracy would
nominate a clean, distinct Democrat
ic ticket in all the States where they
fancied themselves strong enough to
succeed, and that in coniessedly Re-
publican States they would unite
with any faction or organization, un-
der any name: grangers, temperance
party ,0r anti-mOnopOIy-which would
favor the decentralization Of the true
Republican organization. We took
the trouble to disclose the facts, reas-
ons. and hopes which had induced
the adoption of this policy.
All of these predictions have been
verified. The Liberal Republican
party has been ignored by the De-
mocracy everywhere outside of Re-
publican localities. The grange,s
a I'd all other sporadic organizations
have been courted wherever the De-
mocracy could not control them, and
trampIed under foot elsewhere.
Wherever they have hoped for sue
cess they have made distinct party
nominations. And now their repre-
NATIVE men in both branches OF
Coz gres5 have set the masses an e8-
ample of party discipline by making
caucus nominations for every vacant
Office in the gift Of the two bodies aud
complimentiug these nominees with
all the votes they could command.
They intend to make a supreme ef-
fort to elect Democratic nominees to
the Offices OF President and Vice
President in 1876, and i'm the mean
time to secnre the control Of as many
counties, cities, and States ms posi-
bic at the local elections, with a view
of encouraging and discipIining the
ID ,mocraiic masses, and securing ac-
cretions In the two branches OF Con-
gress.
Whether il il wise or otherwise
for the Democracy to refuse TO play
the part Of desd organization and
follow the leadership of sore headed
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER for
December is promptly on our table,
and in spite of the threats, arrests and
false charges made against it for its
persistent exposure of Rogues, Rascals
and Swindlers, it don't stop waving"
worth cent. In fact though its pub
fishers are threatened, black mailed,
and prosecuted, they seem to still
flourish The Banner overfiows as OF
wore wi it'll 40 columns of splendid read
ing. The . Rogues' Corner" is as cut
ting as ever; and instead Of one it
next year gives pair of Charming
Chromos, by Prang, and paper year,
oil for one dollar. 1t begins its
twelfth year in January and every
body mo EXCEPTIONS should read it.
One dollar a year; send six cents for
specimens to STAR SPANGLED BAN
NER, Hinsdale, n. III.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

SCHOOL BLANKS. Blank Teachers
Reports, Sub-Director's Reports, Or
der Books for Districts and indie
pendent Districts, Teachers Contracts
on sale at the VOTER Office. 7tf
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08
Academy

The next session ~ this institution viii IN rasnse
Monday. sept. 1879.
The acsdrpeai year will he dyiapd 10 term.
OF ten weeks each. Tuition payable ia advance. sK.
cept by special contract Tuitiru Tor common
branches 50 per term. Por higher branches. 81 81
pee term. FpeciHl care tsksa Ia the preparation d
teachers FIR their profession
Good Literary society
hiss been 0rssnissd. Of which students may besnms
member II they sirh. Also we'll selected library
l. arepssib. 70 sii stud-nts who may desire 81
very email sIperr.
PeBn,snshp and Bookkeeping in all Its branches
taught by q. " Jolly.
Tns drawing department will DO conducted by Mrs
Y. kinue.
psnciling. Monocbromatio and Water .olors, zach
81 per month.
OF rsiGfing - so per month.
IDstrufnen entail uIu,ie tsrght BY Miss Esfs Miner,
who ia thoroughly prepared FIR her york The Prin-
eipsl. thankful for pn-t fayors MD respectfully
"iinit the patronage u all who desire q tboroubg
drill In any OF the hiAnchss constituting sosdsr
10 ~ Q collegiate cours.
" w. n. MCKEE, n. NJ.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

COAL AND WOOD.-A few loads OF
each will now be acceptable at this of
flee from those from whom we have
agreed to take them, or from any 9th
erswho choose to pay subscription or
accounts in this way.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

There We're 1I5 railroads i'm the
United States in default Of interest
on the lst inst, representing an in
debtedness on interest account alone
of over S27 COG, 600.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

1000 BUsHELTs OF CORN will be re-
ceived at this office, on subscriptions
and accounts, at 40 cts. per bushel.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

The Official vote on Governor in
this State last fall Is now known.
Carpenters vote was los, l43; Wales
s2,o7S; Carpenters majority, 22,505.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08
CHRONIC DISEASES

in any part of the body. upon HfGtENIC
PRINCIPLES. and sciicits such cases as
Nasal Calsrrh Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint,
Neuralgia, Rheum1 tism, Dropsy, hemorr-
holds or Pilvs, Diseases of the Lunss and
Heart FEMALE DISEASES, in their
various forms ana stages, permaner tly and
efectuaiIy cured. No Drugs. We 10 uot in
any case permit the use Of drugs, Mineral or
Vegetable internally. The two systems
(prugopathy and Hygieo Therapy) are pos
lively antagonistic. They do not work to-
gethsr; and the patient who perils life and
health by attempting to combine the two
must abide the cUnsequ, noes.
OUR AGENTS That which will make a
well man sick cannot make sick man we'll.
To poison well man is, or should be,
criminal. Then why poison u man because
be j. sick ?
We adopt Natures Msteria Medica, viz. :
hir, Light, Temperature, Electricity, Mag
netism. Exercise, Rest, Food, Drink, Bath
ing, Sleep, Cl"thing, PasSioual Influences,
and Mechanical or Surgical Appliances.
These we select, combine and 50 apply as to
meet tho requirements Of every patient and
Of every disease
In chronic diseases the IIygienic mode of
treatment spe AXIS for itself; for it is fact
generally limited that We got a class OF
pntienrs that tho phJ sicians of all other
Schools have tried hands upon ana failed to
cure. And yet We other cure permanently
or greatly relieve even this class OF patients
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08
VCK'S
FLORAL GUIDE
For 1874.

30 nsges 500 engr4vinys and coioreA plates. Pub,
lishst quarterly at 70 eebfs te6r. FIRST No. Tor
TIA Just is.uet. usTmsn edition nj ssuls price.
Addr--s, JAMES WICK, Rochester, New Yotk,
24.y2
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08
ZOO ID.

weendoavor to adapt the food to the con-
diiion Of the pa lent We do not sthrve oar
patients, but 40 recommend plenty of whole
some. ncurshing food, but no stimuIants
with which TO waste the Vitality Of the pa
tient hat Is eaten should favor the pro-
coses Of publication which arc ESSENTIAL to
recovery.
Suppose patient comes to us with con-
gested liver. Couli We ever hope to cure
him il he should continue to clog that organ
daily with improper food? By attention to
lhe.o common sense matters wo make our
cures rapid and thorough.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-26
Salmon Catching and Curing.

THE salmon factories" are peculiar
feature Of the local industry of Columbia
River. The fish are caught in weirs, in
gill-nets, as shad are caught on the Hud-
son, and this is the only part of the labor
performed by white men. The fishermen
carry the salmon in boats to the factory,
where they fall into the hands of the
Chinese, who get for their labor a dollar
a day and "keep."
The salmon are flung up on stage,
where they lie in heaps of thousand at
a time surprising sight to an Eastern
person, for in such pile you may see
fish weighing from thirty TO sixty pounds.
The work OF preparing them for the cans
is conducted with exact method and great
cleanliness, water being abundant. One
Chinaman seizes a fish and cuts off his
head; the next slashes off the fins and
disbowels the fish; it then falls into a
large vat, where the blood soaks out-a
salmon bleeds like bull-and after soak
ing and repeated washing in different
watts, it falls at last into the hands of one
of gang of Chinese whose business it
is with heavy knives, to chop the fish
into chunks of suitable size for the tins.
These pieces are plunged into brine, and
presently stuffed into the cans. it being
teh object to fill each can as full as posi-
bic with fish, the bone being excluded.
The top, which has small hole pierced
in it, is then soldered on, and five hun
dred tins set on form are lowered into
a huge kettle of boiling water, where
they remain till the heat has expelled all
the air Then Chinaman neatly drops
little solder over each pin-hole, and
after another boiling, the object of which
is, believe, to make sure that the cans
are Theoretically sealed, the process is
complete, and the salmon are ready to
take a journey longer and more remark
able even than that which their progeni-
tors took when, seized with the curious
rage of spawning, they assembled the
Columbia, to deposit their eggs in its
head waters, near the center of the CONT
nent.--Harper'S.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-26

his shop, about a mile distant and pro-
cured three good files, a screwwrench,
cold-chisels, hammer and sledge, and re-
turning, commenced the job Of taking
the monster from the finger. The file
was the only thing that could be used to
advantage, and for three and half hours
he worked faithfully, only stopping to
cool the burr when it got hot from the
friction caused by the filing When the
operation was going on Mr.. Pennington
suffered so much that it was necessary to
administer chloroform and other sooth-
ing medicine to enable him to endure the
painful treatment AS the finger had
swollen and pulled up around the burr
and entirely filled the deep threads, the
burr could not be entirely cut through
with the file, add it was necessary to
break portion of it; this was done by
placing the burr on a sledge, and placing
piece Of round iron into the notch the
file had made, and with a few heavy
blows of large hammer the burr was
parted, and the suffering man set at lib
erty again. Although completely ex
hausted from the pain he had endured,
he says that when he saw the ugly burr
removed there was such joy in his heart
as he had never experienced before
Portland tKtch.) Observer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-26
A Singular Affair.

A few days ago Mr. John Pennington,
of Eagle, was accidentally shot through
the foot, and suffered great deal of pain
and prosration OF the nervous system,
and was consequently confined to the
house On Wednesday of last week Mr.
Oliver Tallman and wife stopped in at
Mr. Pcnnington's to make friendly call.
Mr., Pennington was lying on lounge
and had in his hand an octagon burr
weighing one.halt pound, which had been
picked up ON the railroad track and
brought TO the house, Without thinking
of any harm which might result he had
been slipping the burr upon one finger
and then another MS he would a ring, and
then finally placed it upon the left fore.
finger, which il tilted quite snugly-So
snugly, in fact that when he attempted
to remove it il would not stir, and was As
fast as if il had grown there, The finger
commenced 20 swell and turn purple. and
Mr.. Pennington began 10 turn white. lie
was now in great pain, and what could
be doueg A physician could be Of no use,
except to amrutate the finger, and this he
could not think of then An effort was
made to turn the ugly burr of, ms it
would be turned from a bolt, but this
could not be done except lay taking all
the flesh with il. Finally Mr.. Tallman
took one Of his horses and rode to