Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-11

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In New York city, on the I'd, the old
Board of Aldermen passed a resolution
for the impeachment of Mayor Han.
The new Board was organized in the
afternoon. l, was not thought probable
that for the present the new Board would
do anything further concerning the I'M
parchment of the Mayor. The resolu-
tions which were passed by the old Board
were unanimously rescinded.
The Pennsylvania Legislature convened
! q, Harrisburg on the Cd William Elliott,
of Philadelphia, was elected Speaker OF
the House.
The New York Legislature met at Al
| bany on the 2d James Terwilliger was
/ chosen Clerk Of the Senate. According
/ TO the Governors message the State debt
! has been reduced to 500, 900, 900. The in
surance companies Of the State have PAID
I 500, 900. coo OF losses by the Chicago fire.
/ The tolls on the canals were nearly 500,
900 more than the year previous.
| Ex-Comptroller Connolly was, on the
| 1st. taken before Judge Barnard on writ
| of AnJs1s cuy,pas, and released on 81 coo
| bail in each Of the fifteen indictments
against him, making s15, 900 in all Sure
ties were promptly given, and heprisoner
was set at liberty.
A riot occurred around the Jail at
! Rochester, n. Y, on the evening OF the
| I'd. A negro named Howard had been
arrested and placed in Jail, charged with
having committed an outrage ON a little
girl. A mob gathered about the Jail, de-
handing that the negro be given up to
them and hanged A large force of police
and militia were brought to the scene to
protect the jail and preserve order Some
of the mob stoned the Jail, and missiles
were hurled at the militia, whereupon the
latter were ordered to charge bayonets
upon the mob, in doing which several
shots were fired, killing two men, and
wounding man and boy.
A pigeon shooting match of the Long
Island Shooting Club was interrupted on
the I'd, by Bergh. A member shot two
birds, however, to enable Bergh to make
test case in the courts. The Society,
on the other hand, threatened to sue
Bergh for trespass on the club grounds.
At special election in the Ninth Con-
gressional District Of Massachusetts, on
the Cd, to choose a successor in Congress
| to William Il. Washburn, resigned,
Colonel Alvan Croker, of Fitchburg, was
chosen by very large majority.
A New York dispatch of the Sd says :
"Thc City Hall is in state Of siege.
The Aldcrmanic Chamber is guarded by
the police The City Library is locked
up. The Mayors Office is guarded by
Colts. Preparations are made to prevent
Alderman Conan, who styles himself
Acting Mayor, from making an effort
to occupy the official chair. Hall is not
at his office, but it is understood he is in
| different to the action of the old Board of
| Aldermen"
In the Maine Legislature on the Sd
Reuben Foster was elected President of
the Senate. and Frederick ROBBIE, Speaker
Of the House.
bled on the 3D.. Horace III. Coolidge wai
elected President of the Senate, and John
T.. Sanford, of Taunton, Speaker of the
House.
In his message to the Legislature, Gov.
ernor Geary, of Pennsylvania, places the
total debt of the State at nearly 500, 900,
OOO Deducting the sinking fund and
cash in the Treasury, the balance unprO-
vidcd for is SIS, 100000. The amount
paid off during the last five years averages
81, 1878 yearly.
The New Hampshire Republican State
Convention met at Concord on the 3D.,
and nominated Il. A. Strong for Cover
nor, and Albert s. Twitchell for Railroad
Commissioner