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

know no distinction on account OF race
color. or former condition, but all are alike
equal before the law" and that We do mo-
deem it expedient to organize separate
bodies in the same territory on account o.
any of the above named distinctions"
The Coroner's jury on the recent nall
road disaster at Revere, Mass, have re-
turned a verdict finding that the collision
was caused by the negligence OF John .
Novland. conductor Of the Beverly train
upon which said persons were, and Ash
bel 8. Brown, engineer Of the colliding
Pullman train; that Samuel O. Lunt, de-
pot-master at Boston, was remiss In duty
in not transmitting the order Of the Super,
iptendent to the engineer Of the Pullman
train to look out for trains ahead and
"that the President and Directors of the
Eastern Railroad corporation are, to
great extent, responsible for the loss OF
life aforesaid"
The owner of the trotting- horse Gold
smith Maid" which is said TO have made
2 II on the Cold Spring Course, at Mil
waukee, has accepted an offer from New
York to trot for from $4,000 TO 5000, in
the latter city.
| In the trial for permanent injunction
against the Tammany Ring, in New York
city, on the nth, Judge Barnard informed
the counsel that if any information was
held back by the defendants it would be
taken as circumstance against them. He
then directed NJ. O'Gorman, counsel for
the defendants, to produce, on the 14.h, a
complete statement of the liabilities Of the
city and county up to the issuing OF the
injunction.
The Maine State election occurred on
the nth. The news received at Portland
at midnight Of that date indicated Re-
publican majority in the State of between
10000 and II 900. "In the House, the Re-
publicans have gained nine in three cities
Portland, Lewiston and Bangor-and
have lost five in Cumberland County, one
in Rockland, one in Belfast, and probably
several Others"
Much excitement was caused in New
York city on the 18th by the discovery Of
an alleged theft Of important vouchers in
the Comptroller's Office. A dispatch Of
the 18th says many of Comptroller Con-
nolly's friends claimed that the vouchers
had been distracted by some enemy OF
the Comptroller, merely for the purpose
of creating an erroneous impression that
he was privy to their abstraction, while it
is insinuated, on the other hand, that the
Comptroller WAS privy to the burglary
for the purpose of rendering an expose
of the Rings alleged fraudulent transac-
tions. less easy. Mayor Hall, on the 18th,
requested Connolly to resign, but the
latter refused to do 80. 1t was said
that Connolly had formed an alliance
with Tweed, to combat the other two
members OF the board. 1t Is said that
duplicates of the stolen vouchers remain
in the Comptroller's Office, and that the
originals are recorded full in the books,
which are safe.
The New York Times of the 18th says:
ut is now stated on authority that Hon.
Robert Is. Roosevelt, Democratic member
of Congress from the Fourth District OF
this city, says that the debt of New York
is not less than 5000, O0O. Oc0, or more than
1917 per cent. of the assessed valuation OF
ts property, and 20 per cent. of the as,
sessed valuation of real estate, which Is
the only part that can be counted on to
pay the debt"
District Attorney Morris, of Brooklyn,
says that if the President and officers OF
Staten Island Ferry Company are not
brought to trial for the Westfield disaster
by the New York authorities, he will have
them indicted and tried in Brooklyn with
In the next two months.
1t is said that the alleged defaulting
Pennsylvania State Agent, Evans, is so al
fected by the charges against him that his
hair and beard have turned white as snow
and his nervous tremor shakes him like 9
palsy.
A large procession of workingmen, In
demonstration of resolution to insist or
the eight.hour rule. took place In New
York city on the 18th. There were
eighteen societies represented, and, not
withstanding 1t was rainy day, no less
than IL, 900 were in line A small cannon
drawn by eight men, attired in white
bore the inscription: Eight hours
Peacefully If we can; forcibly If we must.
The State Democratic Convention o.
New Jersey met at Trenton on the 18th
and nominated Joel Parker, Of Monmouth
as candidate for Governor.
The citizens Committee OF Seventy II
New York city, on the 18th, adopted re
port recommending the institution botf
of civil and criminal suits against the per
sons implicated, the appointment OF com
mittees on election and legislation, and
also, of committee to wait upon tn
Governor of the State, and request his aid
in conjunction with the Attorney Genera
and District Attorney, to begin proceed
ings for the relief Of the city.
The West.
A frightful boiler explosion occurred II
the Touring mill of Charles Lepper 4
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