Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-25


More coal riots occurred at Scranton
Pa, on the 18th. As some laborers ant
miners were returning home from thei
work, escorted by a small squad of sol
diers, they were assaulted by crowd 0
about 200 Welsh miners, who threw stone
and other missiles at them. Two OF tn
laborers were struck-one on the breas
and the other on the leg-by large stones
upon which soldier leveled his gun a
one of the assailants and fired, killing
BENJAMIN Davis and David Jones, Welsh
men.
The West.
At Cincinnati, on the 18th, the Olympics
of Washington, defeated the Forest Citys
of Cleveland, in game Of base ball-1S
to8.
In a game of base. ball at Fort Wayne
on the 18th. between the Kekionga Club
of Fort Wayne, and the Chicago White
Stockings, the latter were victorious-l4
to5.
The United States census footing shows
the total number of Indians in Michigan
to be 4,731; OF negroes, 1868; Of whites
born in the German States, "a, 143; in Ire
land, 40,347; in England, 35,05l; II
British America, $4,000; in Michigan
498, TAG; in New York, 231 ,072.
Lieutenant Howard B. Gushing was
killed in a recent fight with the Indians
in the Milestone Mountains.
A number of persons attending picnic
at Palmyra, Mo-, on the 18th, were poi
soned by some roughs putting tartar emetit
in the spring. Nine persons were seri
ously poisoned, and five were not expected
to live. The roughs first tried to break
up the party, failing in which they
poisoned the spring.
At Fort Wayne, on the 18th, the Keki
onga Base. ball Club defeated the Olympics
of Washington-12 to 9.
The national Lincoln monument, now
being erected at Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield, ILL.,, will be completed on thu
LIST Of July.
In game of baseball played in Chica
90 on the 10Th, the White Stockings, OF
that city, defeated the Olympics, of Wash
ington Ia to A.
An important decision was recently
given in the United States District Court
at Des Moines, Iowa, In which all railroads
are interested. The court holds that q
railway company is liable to both actua
and punitive damages for accidents caused
by the carelessness or inattention Of 1T
employees. The case was that Of suit fol
damages against the Chicago & North
western Railway Company, for injuries
received by an accident occasioned by al
intoxicated engineer.
A severe hail storm and tornado passes
over the southern portion Of the city O
Chicago on the 10th. One church was dc
molished, several houses were wholly o
partially blown to peices, in one Of which
a woman was crushed to death, and Car
were blown from railroad tracks. Tw'
boys had sought shelter under q freigh
car, which the wind set in motion and tn
little fellows were run over and killed
Simon T. Powell, Of Newcastle, ha
been appointed Supervisor Of Interna
Revenue for the State Of Indiana.
At Rockford, H., on the 18th, the
Forest City Base Ball Club, of that city
defeated the Olympics, of Washington
- too.
George T. Thomas the manager Of thu
Industrial Home and College Festival
enterprise in Chicago, has been tried ant
convicted for dealing in lottery tickets
and fined 500 each on five different in
dictments He took an appeal to the Su
preme Court Of the State.
The Adams Express Company's ofilc
at Columbus, O., was broken into on tn
night of the 10Th, the two men sleeping il
the office were drugged, and money to tn
amount Of between $4,000 and 700
was stolen.
| The South.
In the Texas House of Representative
on the 10th, a resolution was passed.
to 29-removing Speaker Evans, and MI
Sinclair was elected Speaker, by q vote Q
A to 80.
A Louisville, KY, dispatch, of the 12tl
says: "Some time ago several negro mel
attempted to ride in street car and wer'
elected by the police. Suit was bought il
the United States Court for violation O
the Fifteenth Amendment. The case wal
decided to-day, and the street railroad
company was fined SIS. Several attempts
were made by negroes to ride in the carr
to- day, and tonight similar attemp
resulted in bloody riot. The negroes
carried their point, and rode severa
squares"
The registration Of Richmond, Va.
shows the total number of voters in that
city to be l2,179. Of which 5,614 are color
ed, leaving white majority Of 96l.
A letter writer from Dallas, Texas, says