Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Washington News
A Washington dispatch Of the 10Th says
the Secretary of the Treasury had received
q letter from Judge Richardson, who
speaks rather encouragingly of the pros
poets of negotiating the new loan in Eng
land, although there was nothing specific
on that point.
The courts Of the District OF Columbis
have decided that no distinction can be
made on account Of color in any public
phce. The question came up on the re-
fusal of restaurant keeper 70 give re-
ffeshments TO one Of the colored officers OF
the Police Court. A fine was paid of $50,
m appeal from the court below dismissed,
and the decision Of the lower court was
sustained.
In Washington, on the morning OF the
22d, an explosion occurred in small mag
azine at the arsenal, which ID used for the
preparation Of rockets, lights and shells
for the signal corps. A destructive con.
hagrxtion ensued, and government prop
erty to the amount OK about $4,000 was
destroyed.
A Washin gton dispatch Of the oath
says the report Of the Department Of Ag-
riculture, just published, shows that the
potato crop will be full average; the
hay crop short, and the apples about
three-fourths of good yield.
President Grant has appointed d. B.
johnson TO be Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court Of New Mexico.
A letter has been received in Washing
ton from Mrs J. G. Wharton, widow Of
the Mr.. Wharton who, with his daughter,
died suddenly some four years since. while
on q visit from their home in Washington
to Mrs. Wharton, Of Baltimore, lately ar
rested there for poisoning General Ketch'
um. The letter asserts that, at the time OF
the death of these persons, and ever since,
she has firmly believed that both her hus-
band and daughter were poisoned by Mrs.
Wharton The reason assigned for this
alleged murder was that Mrs. Wharton
owed her husband $500
The East.
Gold closed in New York on the Goth
ct 1924.
Tennic G. ClaHin has publicly announc.
ed herself as candidate for Congress in
the Eighth District Of New York city.
Distinct shocks of earthquake were felt
in different sections of Maine, New Hamp
shire and Massachusetts on the morning
of the Goth. .sa
The engine Vulcan, on the Lehigl
Valley Railroad, blew up at Coalport, Pa,
on the Goth. The engineer, fireman. and
four trainmen were killed. Four bodies,
in . terribly mangled condition, were
found, but could not be recognized. The
engineer and fireman were not found.
They must have landed In the Lehigh
River and been swept away.
The horse disease has made its appear
ance at Portland, Me.
The Coroner's jury, inquiring into the
cause of the death of the victims of the
late riot In New York city, rendered a
verdict on the Gath to the effect that We
find that those parties came to their deaths
on the 18th instant, by gunshot wounds,
at the hands Of parties to us unknown"
The jury, having signed the verdict in
forty two cases, were discharged.
A dispatch from New York on the Goth
says the horse disease was still making
sod havoc among the railroad horses of
that city.
Persons who send to New York for
counterfeit money, In answer to advertise
ments, may be interested in knowing that
full lists Of their names and residences are
being made by the police for publication.
The West.
The Nebraska Constitutional COnven.
ton has fixed the salary of the Governor
at $4,000, Secretary of State and Auditor
1t $4,000, Treasurer at $4,000, and the At.
t0rney- General at $500.
The whole business portion of the city
of Truckee, California, on the Central
Pacific Railroad, the great lumber depot of
the Sierra Nevada region, was destroyed
by fire on the Goth. Loss immense.
The trial OF Oliver Peaslee, engineer on
the Chicago, Rock Island ~ Pacific
Railroad, for manslaughter, in killing
Wilson Wigant, in October last, by run
ming over him on the railroad, was con-
cluded at Joliet, ILL.,, few days ago, and
the jury not only rendered unanimous
verdict of mot guilty" on the first ballet,
but Immediately thereafter wrote state
ment to the effect that they not only
found the prisoner not guilty of man
slaughter, but fully exonerated him from
all blame in the transaction.
Patrick Logan, New York policeman,
has been dismissed the force for
his refusal to attack the rioters on the
18th, because they were his friends.
The Massachusetts, Republican State
Central Committee has decided to call q
convention for the nomination Of can
didate for Governor and other State off,
cars, at Worcester, on September "a.