Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-19

him 10000 ounces Of gold, the first Install
! ment Of the indemnity, with request for
reace. Three OF the SIX Kings tributary 10
King KofYee had given In their submission TO
British supremacy. The terms OF peace were;
| The King agreed to pay $1,000 ounces OF gold;
| 10 withdraw from the coast; TO kssp the road
| free from coomsss;e TO the River Prah; TO pro-
| tect commerce, prohibit human sacrifices and
keep the peace forever.
The British losses 10 the Ashsntee war were
| sixteen killed and three hundred and sixty
eight wounded.
Gen. Moriones having resigned his com
mand In the Spanish army Of the North, Mar
sbsl Serrano has assumed supreme control,
and according TO Madrid dispatch Of the
| 18th, would thereafter conduct the campaign
against the Cariists.
Gen. JoveIlar has been superseded ss Cap
tain General Of Cuba by Gen. Conchs.
The East.
| In New York, on the 18th, the criminal suit
| for libel of Luther q. Cballis against Victoria
| G. Woodruff, her sister, Tennessee Clafin,
and her husband, Blood, was brought to trial
| in the Court of Sessions. The defendants
were without bail, their bondsmen having sur
| rendered them into the hands Of the Sheriff,
and failing 70 obtain new sureties they were
| taken TO the Tombe on the 9TH. An applica-
ton for a reduction Of ball was refused by the
Court.
Miss Ada NJ. Noyes, the actress, died in New
York ON the 9Th, Of hydrophobia. She was
bitten by pet poodle about two weeks be-
fore.
During the recent absence from his home
of Anthony Coggswell, Of Chapmanville, Pa,
| his wife died and was buried. On returning
| he had the coffin opened and II was found
| that the body had turned In Its place, indlcat-
| ing that the woman was only In O trance when
she was inferred. This discovery so affected
| the husband that he "a now maniac.
Ex.President Willard Fillmore died at his
residence In Buffalo at 1l:10 on the night OF
the 7th He was conscious 10 the last. At
o'clock, in reply 70 question by his physi-
clan, he said the nourishment was pala-
table. These were his last words. Death was
painless.
Gen. Schenck, United States Minister TO
England, and ex-senator Cattell, representing
| the Treasury Department In Europe, arrived
| In New York on the 7tb, apd Caleb Gushing
sailed for Spain the same day.
| The Mayor Of Philadelphia issued a procla-
nation on the 7th giving notice that the Sun
day Liquor law Of that city would be strictly
| enforced The Supreme Council Of the
Liquor Dealers Association has requested all
| persons connected with the Association to
| close their places OF business On Sunday.
| In the recent local elections throughout
Massachusetts several ladies were chosen
members Of Boards of Education.
A boiler In the water.works building OF
| Binghamton, N. Y, exploded on the morn
| Ing Of the 10th, killing David J.. Smith, en-
| gineer, and wounding William Courtney, fire.
man, and wrecking the building. Until the
| machinery can be repaired the city must rely
for Its water supply on wells and water from
| the river. 4#
The New Hampshire State election occurred
on the 10th Returns received on the morning
| Of the nth from lat towns give McCutchins
tRep.) 26,S45; Weston DENY 26,6S5; Black
mcr tProhibltion) 1,62L II was thought there
might be no choice by the people.
| The Rhode Island Republican State Conven-
ton, In session at Providence on the 18th,
nominated Henry Howard for Governor,
Joshua M. Alderman for Secretary OF State,
1 Willard Sayfes for Attorney General, Samuel
Clark for General Treasurer, and Charles g.
Van Seandt for Lieutenant Governor. The
| candidates are oil present incumbents.
West and South.
Deputy o. ID. Hinckley, Of Wisconsin, is en-
gagged In organizing Farmers Oranges In
/ al do.
Ia anticipated that State Grange will be In
operation In April.
Mrs. Madden, Of Cairo, ILL.,, filed lamp
with kerosene by the itful glimmer Of luci-
fer match. The can and lamp exploded, and
Mrs. Madden received injuries from which she
win probably die
At Columbus, Ohio, on the 9Th, about 200
ladies', divided into four squads, visited large
number Of saloons and beer cellars. Quite q
number Of signatures were obtained to the cit
izens' pledge, but not one liquor dealer could,
by song or prayer be induced to sign the dealers
pledge. At some of the saloons the praying
women were insulted and ridiculed by this
dealers friends Of both sexes, and at one point
the disturbance became so threatening that, In
accordance with the advice OF the Chief Of
Police, the ladies thought best to dcsist.
Among the signatures to the citizens pledge
was that OF James q. Ball, the Mayor Of the
city. The ladies showed no signs Of growing
weary In their work, and were In fact much
stronger In faith and numbers than before, the
insults offered them having had much TO do In
bringing about that result
The Kansas Legislature has passed bill
authorizing railway companies OF the State
to Issue preferred stock.
Hillsdale College, at Hillsdale, Mich, was
nearly destroyed by Are on the morning Of the
9th. The building was Of brick. 9ea feet in
length, and four stories high. The total loss
is estimated at &75, 600, Of which about 81, 900
is covered by insurance
In the California Assembly on the 7th q bill
to make women elegiblc to educational Offices
passed by vote Of IS TO 81.
| A railroad bill was passed by
the lower house Of the Iowa Legis-
lature on the 7th. Under It's provis.
ions railroads are divided into three
classes---A, b, G. Roads In class are al
lowed TO charge three cents per mile for the
transportation Of passengers; in class b, three