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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Railway Accident.
PopTsNouTu Oc

1oHTSMoUTH, OCt. ~.
A Pullman train on the Eastern
Railroad hence for Boston, at three
O'Clock this morning, ran into freight
train at Saybrook, sixteen miles from
this place. II is reported that num-
Der of persons are killed and wound
ed, including Engineer Decring and
the fireman of the Pullman train.
LArER.-The accident at Saybrook
was caused by misplaced switch.---
The only person killed outright was
Capt. Richard Norton, of Brunswick,
Me-, aged about 60 years. Levi T.
Sanborn, of Rye, Mail agent was bad
ly injured and will probably have a
leg amputated. The assistant mail
agent was seriously injured and will
probably die. About fifteen are re-
ported as injured, none Of whom were
in the Pullman train. The baggage
car of the Pullman train was telescop.
ed into the smoking car. The engln-
eer jumped off but the fireman stuck
to his post. Neither Of them are much
injured. The wounded have mostly
been taken to Newburyportg where
two have since died.
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he said he was anxious for trial, where's
upon the Dist. Atty requested him to
plead to the Indictment. The Mayor
then plead not guilty. Tho District
Atty's associate, then asked for delay,
but at the request of the Mayor, the
case was proceeded with and Peckham
opened foSsthe prosecution, after which
al adjournment was made until To-
morrow.
Thomas G. Fields not appearing In
Court to-day, on the calling Of his case,
the Judge ordered a forfeiture of his
bail.
Judge Brady has denied a motion
made BY Tweed'sj counsel, to .quash
the Indictment against their client, in
the Court of Oyer and Terminer, hold
ing that the indictment differed from
the one in Court of General Sessions.
and that the trial thereof must be pro.
ceeded with.
Some twelve Cars have been with.
drawn from the Sixth Avenue Line. in
consequence of the prevalence of the
horse disease. The other lines are not
materially affected. In many stables
the disease is not known.
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The following colloquy occurred on
the eastern bound train on the B, g. M.
IL. r., one day last week, between a
Republican and a Liberal:
Liberal-T will bet you $500 that
two-thirds of the voters on this train
are for Greeley"
Republican-NI will take that bet. =
''Now will bet you IS GO that one
half of the voters on this train are not
for Greeley"
LII will take that bet"
R--"Now will bet you $500 that
one. third of the voters OH this train are
not for Greeley"
LEI will take that bet"
R-"Now l will bet you $500 thai
onc-fourth Of the voters OH this train
are not for Greeley"
Lei will take that bet"
RI will now bet you $500 tina,
one-tenth of the voters Oh this train
are not for Greeley"
I4-"I will take that bet,
The money on each ofthese bets was
staked. The Republican expected to
lose the last one. The vote was taken
resulting as follows:
For Grant 7votes
For Greeley 3vUtcs
| The stake holder decided that the
Republican had won the bet. The
money was paid to he winner, and
the people on board thought they
heard noise sounding like cheer
fD Grant and Wilson, ienwooo
f)DlulDV
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THE TABLES TURNED.
;oME THINGS FOR GREELEY TO EXPLAIN.

SOME THINGS FOR GREELEY TO EXPLAIN.
After showing up in detail the utter
groundlessness and self-convincing STU
pidity of the TltJWe's last accusation
against Speaker Blaine. the New York
Times publishes the following search
ing" inquiries:
And now, is il not about time that
the Tribune turned its attention to
Greeley's swindling in the tobacco
business witt, Tweed? Or does it pre-
fer to explain the bride of I'll 900 which
was placed in Mr.. Greeley's hands in
connection with the Des Moines Navi-
cation Bill in Congress ? Or will it
throw some light upon the persistent
lobbying in Washington and in the
Tribune for the Mediterranean and
Oriental Steamship Company's scheme
by which Sl0,000o00 of the people's
money and millions of acres of land
were to be assigned to company
which had not Il dollar OF real capital,
but upon whose books Mrs. Greeley.
and Mrs. Cleveland-Greeley's sister,
and Mrs. Sinclair the wife of Greclcvis
partner-appcar as receiving. without
paying for them. handsome interests !?
Or will It give the history of the per-
sisient lobbying in Congress and in the
Irtbaae in favor of the Norman Wizard
claim: In that claim Greeley has a..
interest OF $4,000 or $4,000, and Sin
clair of rs much or more. Ii has been
reported upon by military commits
sion as utterly groundless, but yet Mr..
Greeley has not only given up column
upon column of the 7Iijuae to the adj
yocacy of its payment, but has made
more Than one journey TO Washington
to lobby and bully members of Con-
gress.into voting to pay ii, all the time
concealing the fact that he was person.
ally interested in it. When the T,i-
tnae has explained all these things, it
Will perhaps expose Mr.. Grceley's OPP
eratioms at Washington in connection
with Indian lands, and If it wants more
work of this kind, we shall be prepared
to give it.
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ILLINOIS.

Fire i'm chicago Conviction or . Mur.
dereF.
CHICAGO, Oct. %.
A fire last night destroyed large
barn) and an adjacent warehouse filed
with Agricultural Implements, both
belonging to j. Young ,Scammon, and
situated near the corner of 10Th st., and
Park Ave. Twelve horses were burn
ed to death. Total loss $4,000. No
Insurance.
The jury in the Criminal Court, last
evening, rendered verdict of guilty,
in the case of Thomas Cullen, charged
with the murder of James Nc Williams,
a young printer, a few weeks since,
and fixed his punishment at imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for life.
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TIE MoUE SIgA r.MAssA-
DETAILS OF TIA BLA0KHsT
CRIME ON RECORD.

DETAILS OF Taa HIaoKnsr
CRIME ON RECORD.
Mormons- The Murderer Led ~ a. ~
Crime. wss csmmitssd ~ Ssvsses. 70
Correspondents Of the sun.
SALT LAKE CITY.-Thc following Is
the affidavit in full Of one Of the least
guilty among the participants in the
affair, showing conclusively that the
terrible Mountain Meadows massacre
was the act of the Mormon authorities.
1t will be remembered that large
company OF eiiigrants on their way I'd
California, are known to have all
been killed, with the exception Of the
young children. When their massa-
ere was discovered, the Mormons set
afioat the story that they had per-
ished by the hands of the Indians; but
from time to time circumstantial evil
dence has appeared indicating that
they were murdered in cold blood by
the Mormons, in revenge for previous
outrages perpetrated upon the
latter in Illinois and Missou-
II. A competent witness now states
under oath that the Mormon militia
attacked the emigrants, and after a
fight of several days without result,
= .
sent in flag of truce offering them
protection, if they would lay down
their arms. These terms being com.
Piled with the entire.party were butch
cred by their captors.
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them homes among the people. John
Willis and Samuel Murdy assisted me
in taking charge of said children. On
the evening of the massacre Col. W. III.
Dame and Lieut.. J. c. Haight came to
Hamlin's, where l had the said chill
dren, and fell into dispute, in the
course of which Haight told Col. Dame
that "if he was going to report Of the
killing of said emigrants he should not
have ordered 1t DONE" / do not know
when or where said troops were disa
banded, but two weeks after said mas
sacre occurred, said Major Lee (who
was also an Indian AGENT went to Salt
Lake City, and, as l believe, reported
said fight to the COMMUNICATIVE Chief
| was not present at either Of the before.
mentioned councils, nor at any council
connected with the aforesaid military
operations, or with said company. 1
gave no orders except those connected
with the saving of the children, and
those after the massacre had occurred,
and said orders were given as Bishop,
and not in military sense.
THE CHILDREN SAVED.
At the time of the firing of the first
volley discharged my piece. / did
not fire afterward, though several sub.
sequent volleys were fired. After the
first fire was delivered, at once set
about saving the children. l COM
menced to gather up the children be-
fore the firing had ceased. have
made the foregoing statement before
the above-entitled court for the reason
that believe that would be assassi.
mated should l attempt to make the
same before any court In the Territory
Of Utah. After said Lee returned from
Salt Lake City, as aforesaid, said Lee
told me that he had reported fully to
the President, meaning tho Comman.
der-in- Chief, the fight at Mountain
Meadows, and the killing of said emf
grants. Brigham Young was that time
COMMANDMENTS Chief Of the militia OF
the Territory of Utah and further de-
ponent saith not.
(Signed) PHILIP KLINaox SMITH.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day of April, A. d. 1871.
(Signed) P.B. MILLER, Co. Clerk.
District Court, Seventh Judicial Dis.
trict, Lincoln county, Nevada. Copy
ofseal.)
Utah Territory, County of Salt Lake
S.: ], O. ID. Strickland, Associate Jus.
tice Of the Supreme Court Of Utah
Territory, hereby certify that I have
carefully compared the foregoing copy
of affidavit with the original of the
same, and that the foregoing copy is q
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DAnLoNEaA. Oct. 10Th ".

Ed COURIER: The citizens OF Dab
lonega township have nominated The
following township. ticket:
Trustees, Joseph Bowiin. A. Il
Burns, and A. NJ. French.
Assessor, Milton Gil,ner
Township Clerk. j. w. lIcdrick.
+ Constables, Jacob Young and l.. 5.
Wilson. II.
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CHICAGO, Oct. %.
WHEAT-More active, higher for
cash or Oct, closing 81 5OI@5O1d (;
NOV. frmef, higher,1 O3L.
CORN--Active, higher, 81 cash or
Oct. 31K@ssNov.
OATs.Steady, 2l@21k.
RYE-Stcady 5Ol6.
BARLEY-Firm 62@621d.
PROvISIONS-Quiet; unchanged
nominally.
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a CONFEDERATE IN TRouBLE.-Wm.
L. Leffingwell is the Confederate can
didate for Congress in the third Iowa
District. Being accused of drunken
ness while Captain IN the first Iowa
Cavalry, he denied the accusation with
a great show of innocence. In re-
spouse to an inquiry from Washington,
the following copy Of Special Orders
No. 1897, November 10th, 1862, is given.
"Entract l7.--By direction of thu
President the following officers ar,
dismissed the service with loss of pay
Capt. VIM. Il. Lefiingwell, of FRS
Iowa Cavalry, for drunkenness.
BY order of the Sec'y of War.
K. ID. TOWNSEND, A. A. q.
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~. Louis Market.

ST.. Louis, Oct. %.
FLOUR-Drooping for low grades
choice firm.
WHEAT--Dull; little doing.
CORN-Inchanged, 1908.
OATS Firmer s515@26.
RYE-Firmer, 56@57.
BARLEY-Unchanged, No 2 Spring
6o@65.
WHISKY-Quiet 50.
PORK-Nothing doing.
BACON-Lower for shoulders /;
jobbing and order lots 7l{@75S; clear
rib lls4; clear 1ls4@l2.
LAIsD-Duil; offered s for Dec.
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MISSOURI.
Swindling on Public Buildlngs In n.
Louis.

s Z & = y. i 4
ST. Louis, Oct. %.
Some months ago the county court
appointed a. committee of three ex-
perts to inv6sti gate the alleged frauds
in the construction Of the new county
Jail and the buildings attached, known
as the four courts. That committee
has made an elaborate report and find
the building cost the county 100000
more than its actual value. This excess
is made up of large amount of extra
work, the letting of large contracts
without competition and at extravagant
prices, the payment of large sums for
work not done, the ayyment at full
prices for inferior work, &C., sc. The
cost Of the building to the county, is
placed at $777, 900, while its actual val
ne is alleged to be only 100000.
A committee of prominent merch-
ants and business men, with Mayor
Brown as chairman, has been appoint
ed to make the necessary arrangements
for meeting of the Commercial Con-
vention, which Sd5curned last year
from BALTIMORE, to ncetsat StyL ouis
on the third Monday in November,
and also to provide suitable entertain
ment for its members.
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TOWNSHIP TICKET.


Trustees.
l.. j. ALLEN.
j. w. CALDWELL.
III. b JONES.
Justices of the Peace.
w. III. FETZER.
TIMOTHY RIORDAN.
JOHN M. rooney.
Constables.
c. r. MINNICK.
THOMAS ECKLES.
D. w. GRAVES.
Township Clerk.
j. s. PAINTER.
Township Assessor.
j. M. LAMME.
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RE-ISSUE OF SiREENBACKs.

a portion of the business men Of
Pittsburgh have requested Secretary
Boutwell, TO reissue s44,O0OOOO of le-
gal tenders that were returned can
celled and destroyed by Secretary Nc
Cullocll. A meeting was held yester-
day at the rooms of the Board of Trade
in Chicago t0 consider this subject
The business men of Chicago took
ground against the recommendation of
those of Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania.
opposing the imitation of the currency,
by the issue Of grecnbacks. and passing
Il resolution in favor of free banking
| system, and asking for continuance
of the practice ofthc government in the
sale of gold and purchase OF bonds. II
strikes us that the Chicago people are
right in declining TO favor the issue of
more irredcemable paper by the gov
ernment. The effect Of it might be a
sort of eileryescent temporary activity
in business circles. but could not give
permanent relief, but rather an injury
instead. The credit OF The Nation I'M
der the present judicious financial adj
| ministration is most excellent. Ii has
| been demonstrated in the most remark
able manner. during the past three
years, that the resources of this Nation
| are Incompatible among all the nations
Of the earth: that our national debt,
though immense, can be handled by us
with ease, and diminished with great
rapidity if we SO choose, and, hence,
under the present honest, wise, and adj
mirable policy Of the government, our
credit has reached its highest pinnacle
since our national existence. We fear
now that any seeming return to re-
Issue of irredeemable and non-interest
bearing government paper would not
be judicious. However, this financial
question needs more of study and ex-
perience than we claim to possess TO
rightly conduct it, and VIC have great
faith in the wisdom of those having il
now in hand, and do therefore press
our views upon these questions with
great Difference to the superior knowl-
edge, and as we believe the nnflinching
integrity of the present financial adj
ADMINISTRATION ofour affairs.
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ATTENTloN!:vo1ERs.

Center Township has been divided,
for election purposes, into two voting
precincts, as follows:
All that portion of Ottumwa which
lies south and east of Market street,
and that part of the township lying
north and east of the Des Moines riy-
er. constitute the First Precinct
And all that portion of the city ly-
ing north and west Of Market street.
and thatportion Of the township lying
sonth and west of the Des Moincs riv-
or constitutes the Second Precinct.
The Registry List of qualified cleo
tors OF the First Precinct is posted at
Eaton & Arthur's Furniture Store, and
that of the Second Precinct in the
Post Office Lobby.
The Board OF Registration will be
in session at the Office Of the Township
Clerk from 8 O'Clock a. IN. until 5 o.
clock p. m, on the 10Th and Goth of
Oct, 1872, for the purpose Of complet-
ing the Register Of Election for each
precinct. Let every voter see for him
self that his name is properly regis
tered in the right precinct during
those days.
Electors living in the First Precinct
will vote at the Burlington House on
Main street, and those living in the
Second Precinct at the Court House.
2. G. Daum, Joseph Haync and
Fred. Arthur are Judges OF the Elec-
ton for the First Precinct, and Tim.
Riordan and Louis Schworm are
Clerks.
}. w. Carpenter, c. C. Peters and
ii, B. Jones are Judges for the Second
Precinct, and j. S. Painter and w, l..
Cope are Clerks. j. S. PAIsTER.
TIP. Clerk.
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MASSACHUSETTS.


Destructive Fire nj Boston
BosToN, Oct. %,
The loss of S. S. Houghton & Co.,
Dry Goods Store, by fire last night is
estimated at $4,000. Insurance $751;
GOO, mostly in Boston offices, The Ly-
ceum building, owned by the heirs Of
the late DR.. John Ware, was also de-
stroyed, involving loss Of 10000.
Insured in Boston offices. The Pavil-
ion was saved.
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The North Iowa Times says that al
though defeated generally in the Octo-
Der elections, 1--WE still have reason to
rejoice over tho election of Hon. Thos.
A. Hendricks as Governor of Indiana
Or as the boy said s.if l cannot lick
Won, can make mouths at your big
sister,
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Lyman Trunlbull. is calling in the
big lights Of democracy, such rs Hen
bricks of Indiana. and Thurman of
Ohio, to help him back into the United
States Senate. These foreign demo-
cratic guns are TO thunder forth. for u
few days in Illinois.
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Complete returns OF the election on
the Sth inst, in Ohio, have been re-
ceivcd from all but Ashland. Ottawa.
Paulding and Putnam countless
Reckoning these four counties as they
stood last year, the Republican majori-
ty in the State. is l5.075.-
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FOREIGN.

CarIists-C ession Of Gibralter.
MADRID, Oct. %.
In the Cortes, yesterday, Deputy
protested against the bad treatment OF
the Carlist prisonersj Corlova, Minis
ter of War, stated that all the prison
ers were properly cared for. The
Cortes has been petitioned to enter in :
to negotiations with Great Britain, for
the Cession Of Gibraltcr to Spain.
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Convicted Of Murder-More about Boss
Tweed.

NEW FORK, Oct. 70.
The Committee of Seventy last night
discussed proposition to urge Abram
Il. Lawrence to withdraw his candida
ture for the Mayoralty.
Judge Fancher Yesterday took the
place OF Barnard in the Supreme Court.
Henry Rogers was yesterday found
guilty Of the murder of Policeman
Donahoe in Brooklyn, and sentenced to
be hung on the 9th Of December.
Tweed subsequently went to the
District Att'ys Office and gave bail in
the sum of 5000 on each Indictment
His sureties are Edward Kearney and
A. B. Rands.
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Township eenventicp.

Pursuant to published notice the Re-
publicans of Center Township met in
Convention, at the Court House, on
Saturday, Oct. 18th 1872, at TX O'Clock
p. m, for the purpose of placing in
nomination, candidates to I'LL the sew
ersl Township Offices. The meeting
was called to order BY VIM. II. n. AS
bury, and, on motion Col. j. w. Cald-
well was made chairman and j. S.
Painter, Secretary.
On motion of w. j. Mitchell. the
Convention proceeded at once to ballot
for three Trustees, which resulted in
the nomination of L. j. Allen, j. w.
Caldwell and ii. b. Jones. The names
of several gentlemen were then an.
nounced rs candidates, fol- the three
Offices Of Justice of the Peace ballot.
were cast, and VIM. III. Fetzer, Tim
Riordan and John NJ. Roney, having
received the largest number of votes
their nomination was declared unani.
nous. &. r. Minnick, Thomas Eckles
and ID. w. Graves were then nominal
ed for Constables: after which tn,
names of three candidates were placed
before the Convention for the office o.
Clerk. and j. S. Painter receiving 6
majority of votes cast. his nomination
on motion, was made unanimous. j
NJ. Lamme was then nominated fol
Assessor, by majority over all hi:
competitors. The following gentle.
men were chosen as Township Cen.
trail Committee, w. j. Mitchell, j. G.
Meek and r. III. Warden.
On motion adjourned.
J. w. CALDWELL, Chr'm
J. 5. PAINTER, Sec'y.
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New YORK, Oct %.
WHEAT-Quiet and steady, closing
81 81 for Milwaukee, l So for Duluth
! 45@6 for No 3, I 5S@1 IS for red and
l 65@1 % for amber. ~
CORN-Firm, 65.
OATS-Quiet, Steady, 46@53.
WHISKY-93.
PORK-Quiet SIS As.
LARD--Firm Sk
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The reelection of Senator Morrill,
returns to Congress one of the ablest
tinanciers in that body, a staunch Re-
publican, and foremost among the
advocates Of protection TO American
industry.
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Senator Lewis, Of Virginia, who has
recently made tour of observation
through that State, predicts that it
will give ten thousand majority for
Grant aud Wilson.
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Addresses will be made by Repub.
lican speakers at the following times
and places:
McNeN and j. &. Meek, at Blakes-
burg, Saturday, Oct. Goth, at ~ p. NJ.
Hon. VIM. Loughridge, at Kirkyiile,
on Friday, Oet.'25th, at ~ I'm.
Hon. T.. ii. Stiles and Mai. Hamil-
ton. at Ashland, Washington Up, ON
Saturday, Oct. 10th, at * p. N.
S. A. SwIGaETr,
Gu. Cen. Com.
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The Republic Insurance Company Of
Chicago commenced suit against one
hundred and sixty Of its stockholders
in Iowa in the United States District
Court to compel the payment Of S0pel
cent. of Stock due and unpaid. Thu
stockholders deny any and all respon.
sibility on account Of the stock held by
them, and al the late term of court held
at Des Moines, Judges Dillon and Love
presiding. q demurrer on the part Of
the defendants was sustained, thus put.
ting off the trial one term, and proba.
bly, resulting in the dismissal Of thu
cases. As we have said heretofore
when Iowa men have capital to invest
they had better put il into good. relia
bic companies at home, and thus saw
their money and needless litigation.