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New YORK, August 3l.-The identity of
the victim OF the abortion is now settled be
yond question. Iu examining clothes in
the house Of Rosenzweig, 9 handkerchief
was found marked A. 4. Bowlsby. In the
Supreme Court to-day, Judge Sutherland
issued q writ Of hsbeas corpus for Rosen
zweig, making it returnsble to morrow. A
young man named Frank Trip, of Pstter-
son, ia said to be the author of the seduction
of the deceased before her death At the hands
of the abortionist.
PATTERSON. Aug 3l.-Walter Coukling,
q young man, friend Of Alice Bowlsbv, the
recent victim of the New York sbortlonist,
committed suicide this afternoon, shooting
himself in the throat and neck The cause
Of the act is supposed to be that he is impii-
Gated in the death of Miss Bovlsby. Il is
said an order was given this morning at po-
lice headquarters in New York to the detec
tives 10 arrest young Conklins.
a telegram to the Herald from Washing
ton reports that Hon. JAS. F. Wilson, who
arrived in that city yesterday, says Wm. B.
Allison is almost sure of being elected
United States Senator from Iowa. The let
tor of DIR. Newman TO the Methodist clergy
man, and another which he was known 10
have written ont which was suppressed, did
Mr.. Harlan severe injury with the people.
Mr.. Wilson thinks the absence of so many
! officials from the seat of government is hAv.
ing q serious effect on the party, though ne
ID Of the opinion that Grant will be nomin-
ated and reelected.
WASHINGTON, August 3l.-Presideni
Grant arrived in this city unexpectedly this
morning. Senator Scott, chairman of The
Ku-Klux Committee, had an interview with
the President, and submitted q communioa
ton, which was freely discussed, setting
fourth the acts of violence perpetrAted dur
ing the past few months in South Carolina
especially in SpaHtansburg and York, anc
for which no one is punished by the civl
authorities. He called the Presidents al
tentiou to the facts and recommended the
exercise of the powers conferred BY the hu-
Klux act. He suggested the proprlety o
issuing proclamation under the hu-hIul
act, preliminary to q proclamation of mar
tial law in York and Spartsnsburg counties
and that under the third section of the act
instructions be issued to the military com
manders in the Hd joining counties to arres
guilty parties without process and hsuc
them over to the civil authorities for pros
ecution. The President agreed to the sug
gsstion and proclamation preliminary Il
a declaration Of martial law may soon b.
expected.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, Sept. Hon. Franklin
Corwin authorizes me to state that be meth
er was, is, nor shall be, candidate for mem
ber of Congress from the Sixth District, i
supply the vacancy caused by the resigna
I r II n tat NJ
to the contrary are erroneous.
CLAYTON, ILL.,, Sept. The old settlers
reunion of Adams and Brown counties, Ill
commenced here to-day, for 9 session Of tw
dAys. About two thousand persons in q
h tend ance, o majority being elderly peoPl
Q and early settlers of the counties. The Prt
SrAmme for to-day opened with prayer 3
Rev Granville Bond, of Clayton; an at
= dress of welcome by Rev. r. K. Msyloy,
Clayton, and 9 response by Col. Calvin
Warren, of Quincy, which closed the exc
cises for the forenoon. There is 9 gener'
outpouring Of the old settlers, and goc
g. time is the order Of the day.
l., COUNCIL BLUFFS, Sept. 1.-The Sta
Teachers Association met at nine o'cloc
A. M, President Buck in the Chair. Sta
superintendent kissell made lengthy T
~ port on the condition of the schools. Z
10 sAio better class Of schools are being e
Die t~ohsned, aud better educated GLASS
teachers being introduc
in superintendent Palmer, Of Independent
read report on the Normal School
di- Northern Iowa, showing its progress and
te- valuable results.
Prot. Fellow, Chairman Of the Norm
,pl School Committee, made an elaborate
~ ~ port of the Normal School at the Uniyer
" of Iowa, and advocated the essablii
ment of Normal Schools throughout I
State.
Miss Emma Quinlrel, of Sioux City, ma
m address on the best mode Of impaIti
\ inssruc siou in infant schools, which was
received.
ind After an interesting discussion on the
q. =. mand and supply Of teachers, the assoc
" tion adjournsd,