Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-21

Newton Booths tRepuoiican) majority
for Governor of California was stated on
the 9th to be about 8. 500. His majority in
San Francisco is 1850. A congratulatory
dispatch from his old friends at Terre
Haute, Ind, where his parents reside, was
sent to Mr. Booth on the 9th.
Mrs. Finley, the woman who murdered
her three children at Wabash, Ind, cut
h. Z throat in jail on the 9Th with piece
Of lamp which size lad broken. When
found she had cut off portion OF the
windpipe, and could not survive her In
juries long.
An entire block of buildings in Bloom
ipeton. Ill, was burned on the night OF
the 9th, ard damage caused to the extent
of 100000 The destroyed property was
insured for $4,000.
William Alvord, tax payers candidate,
is elected Mayor of San Francisco BY
1900 majority.
Near East 81. Louis, ILL.,, on the morn
ing of the 10th, party from st. Louis,
Mo-, composed of sixteen grown persons
and several children, who were taking
pleasure trip to the country In large fur
niture wagon, were in the act OF crossing
tn. track of the st. Louis 81 Vandalia
Railroad, when they were struck by an
excursion train going to Highland. Three
persons were killed outright, two MORALLY
and four or five severely wounded. The
names Of the killed are Chss. Sanders, Jno.
Brennan, and Thos Mehan; the MORALLY
wounded, Mrs Philomena Flood, Emma
Kenner; severely wounded, Robt. Flood,
Gertic Flood, Mary Flood, Cora Gilmore,
and man, name unknown. Several 9TH
era were slightly injured. In fact, only
three Of the entire party escaped uDhurt.
According TO previous notice, Bishop
Whitehouse, on the morning of the 10th,
visited Christ Church in Chicago for the
purpose of performing the rite of confirm
alton. The wardens of the church insist
ed upon DR.. Cheney's presence in the
chancel during the services; TO this the
Bishop objected, and, after reading pro-
test, finally withdrew without performing
the rite Of confirmation.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express Office at
Ellis, Kansas, was entered by burglars on
the nigh Of the 18th, and robbed of s22, 900.
George Vanderpools third trial has
ended in his acquittal. He was once
found guilty of Herbert Fields murder,
and sentenced to State Prison for life
Being tried in Manistee County, Mich,
new trial was obtained for him. and the
venue changed to Kalamazoo County.
There the jury disagreed, and the
venue was changed to Barry County. The
third trial lasted over five weeks, and on
the 18th the jury, after being out six hours,
returned verdict Of not guilty, and Van
derpool was discharged.
The Democratic State Convention Of
Minnesota met at st. Paul On the 18th
and nominated the following ticket: For
Governor, Winship Young, of st. An
thony; Lieutenant Governor, L. Buell., Of
Houston; Secretary OF State, e. Falk, Of
Rice; Treasurer, B. Vosberg, of Stearns !;
Attorney General, J. L. Mcdonald, of
shackopee Justices of Supreme Court,
VIM. Mitchell, of Winona, and N. K.
Burk, Of Mankato.
A Denver, Col, dispatch Of the 18th
says the election in New Mexico on the
nth resulted in the election Of the Repub.
lican candidate for Delegate to Congress-
and that the Republicans will have ma
jority In the Territorial Legislature.
| The SOuth.
A dispatch from Galveston, Texas, on
the 9th, states that the American bark
Harvest Home was attacked by a force of
Mexicans off Bar Santa Anna on the night
of the 9th of last month, and her master,
4. G. Dickey, was obliged to put to sea
without completing her cargo. The
American bark Brothers was captured by
an armed force Of Mexicans also on the
9th of August, off Santa Anna, and the
captain was forced to abandon her. He
was picked up by the Harvest Home and
arrived at Galveston on the 9Th. 1t is un-
derstood that the captain will visit Wash.
ington and make full statement of all
the facts In the case to the government au-
thorities.
Governor Leslie, of Kentucky, has ap-
pointed General Fayette Hewitt, Quarter
master General of Kentucky, and Com
missioner Judge William Pryor, Circuit
Judge Eleventh Judicial District, as Chief
Justice for the unexpired term of Judge
Robertson, resigned. Term expires in one
year.
At Randolph Station, on the Louisville
q Nashville Railroad, on the night of the
7th, the south bound passenger train ran
into the next to the rear coach Of the train
from Memphis and Nashville, as it was
running into the side track, wrecking the
last two cars. In the latter one person
was killed and seven badly injured, two of
whom died during the night-Mr. Buchan.
an, from Ashville, N. G., and DR.. James
Thomas, of Rome, Ga. Mr.. Griffith, OF
the Nashville Union and american, was
also slightly injured.
Collector Post, at Galveston, has tele.
graphed to the Treasury Department for
vessels to protect American commerce in
the Gulf of Mexico. Our Minister at