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influence might be potential
to-day. As it is he is a poor,
broken man, a convicted crimi-
nal, the occupant nf a felOn's
cell. When thoroughly arous-
ed, the vengeance Of the people
is terrible. Mr.. Tweed had
confederates in his law-leSs
career. In fact, without con-
tederates he could not have
carried out his plans. Some
of these confederateS are in
hiding; others are here, and
the question is. shall al go
umpuuished but the chief of
the conspiracy? Not if fjustice
is something more than a shad-
oW and a name.
There are many public plum
dererS in the country who yet
go unwhipped of justice. Mr.
Tweed is not the only man who
in the last few years has be-
trayed his trust. Thieves have
fastened themselves upon the
National Government, aud
they have stolen from, while
pretending to serve, the peo-
pie. The Southern States
have had their reyenus squan-
dBred in the most reckless man
ner, and yet the audacious
robbers have not been pat be-
hihd prison bars. Desperate
schemerS have plundered rails
roads and made away with
bank deposits, and then luagn-
ed at the eifors Of those who
administer the law. Let us
not Eatter ourselves that the
conviction of Tweed has clean
Sed the stables. Before healthy
sentiment is fully restored and
we get down into the plain,
old fashioned ways of honesty,
we must see to it that rUgues
as great as the dethroned chief
of the old Tammany ring are
brought to the bar Of justice.
Rascality must be made odious
in high places as well as in low
ones. And we must enforce
the lesson that the man who
steals a railroad or a million is
just as vulgar a thief, and just
as liable to punishment, as the
man who steals your coat or a
five dollar bill.
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The last tidings from an
English colony which recently
settled in Paraguay are that
over sixty have died ofstarva-
ton, and that deaths were
daily occurring from that
cause. There was every prob
ability that the whole OF them,
600 or more, would perish un-
less rescued.
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Qeen Victoria's daughter
Beatric is said to live very un-
happily at home, and frequent
ly goes to bed crying because
he ma scolds her. Ii Beatric
will come over and stop with
us she can sit up as long as
she wants to.
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On the departure, a few days
ago, the United States troops
stationed for some months at
Oxford Miss, a delegation of
citizens presented the comman-
der, Capt. Mahan, with a hand
some silver cup, as a testimO-
NAL of their esteem.
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Ex-Governor Yates.

9th ult., of apoplexy. The Follow
ing brief account of the life of
this distinguished person we clip
from the st. Louis Republican.
Richard Yates was born in Ken
tucky, January Is, 1918, and con-
sequently was within a few months
OF attaining his fifty-sixth year,
In early life he removed to Illinois
and entered as Il student in Illinois
College, Jacksonville, where he
! graduated. He choose the protes-
sion of law, and prepared to enter
upon its practice in the Office of
Murray Mcconnell. He served
several terms in the Illinois legis-
lature. In 1851 he was elected to
Congress, and served in the house
Of representatives till 1856. After
the expiration of lis term in Con
gresS, Gov. Yates returned to the
practice OF law. In 1861 he was
elected governor of the state Of
Illinois. His elevation to that
high Office took place at one of
the most critical periods in the
history of this country. Mr..
Yates had been elected as a Re
publican, and took an active part
in Organizingand equipping troops
for the defence OF the Union. He
acquired the title of"War Govern
or" aud ranked among the most
active supporters CT the war
measures of Mr.. Lincoln'S admin
iStratiOn.
1t was early in the war that an
incident occurred which gave the
then Captain Grant an Opportuni-
ty to show his fitness to command
Gov. Yates had summoned hir'
to Springfield, and had commits
stoned him as mastering officer to
receive into service the rapidly
forming regiments.
The Tweuty-first regiment Hi
nois volunteer infantry was re-
cruited principally in Coles and
Douglas counties. The men who
composed it were largely immi-
| grants from Kentucky and West
Virginia, aud seveu-eighshs of
them strong democrats and ardent
supporters of Stephen 4. Doug
las in the presidential canvass of
1860. .....
Governor Yates had sent a gen.
tIeman down to take command of
the regiment as colonel, who had
been noted as a strong advocate
of abolition. His political ante
cedents were so distaSteful to the
men whom he was sent to CON-
mand, that the regiment was al
most in a state of mutiny. 1t was
at this iuncture that Gov. Yates
was requested to send some .one
competent to command. His
choice fell upon U. S. Grant, his
mastering officer. The Democratic
antecedeuts of the new comman.
der gave satisfaction and his abil.
ity as a disciplinarian soon
brought order out of chaos. This
regiment was then i'll camp al
MattoOn. Grant arrived there III
the spring of 1862, aud soon had
It's efficiency for the field manifest
The appointment was intended as
only temporary at first. But the
energy and ability which he dis
played disposed the governor tC
continue him, and so Ulysses s
Grant was commissioned colone
: of volunteers and assigned to the
command of the 2Ist regiment
volunteer infantry.
Governor Yates served out hi
term of four years and was elected
p
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The Fall CT Tweed.
From the Turf, Field and Farm.I

J rum INC L uils Il lciu duu I arm
The conviction of William
NJ. Tweed is one OF the hope
full signs Of the times. 1t is an
unmistakable blow at public
corruption. Heretofore a glam>
our has been thrown around
the man who stole a million
he has been looked upon as
something of a hero, while the
! poor wretch who robbed you of
a pittance was denounced as a
vulgar thief. The laws had no
terrors for the one, and no mer-
cy for the other. The man who
violated a public trust, and en-
riched himself and confederates
by so doing, marched under
triumphal arches, and the very
thought that he should be
made to look through prison
bars was deemed preposterous.
Public conscience appeared to
be dead, and public plunderers
grew SO bold and grasping as
to threaten the overthrow Of
republican institutions. There
was I1::shOnesty in National,
State and Municipal admiuis-
trations, theiving in railroad
and banking corporations, and
a general betrayal OF trust in
all the important business
walks of life. Men Of con-
science and oldfashioned in
tegrity looked on in . sort Of
stupor, and wondered where it
all would end. Gaze in what
direction they pleased, and they
saw the shadow of c0rruptiOn.
The present was dark, and they
shrank from any attempt to
read tle future. The apathy,
however, was unexpectedly
broken, and then came a sud-
den revulsion Of feeling.
When Tweed's grasp on the
city and State Of New York
was thought to be tirmest, and
when he was preparing to wrap
his arms around the nation, the
blow was struck which toppled
him TO ruin. How the fight
was waged and won is an old
story, and we shall not repeat
it. 1t is worthy of remark,
however, that the battle and
| its successful issue illustrates
the power of a fearless and
honest press, when the quarrel
in which the press engages is
just.
The fall of Tweed is a sad
one. He was the architect of
his own fortune and the author
Of his own ruin. He rose to
power and influence from the
humble walks of life. At one
time he was regarded as the
princely potentate of New
York. The State Legislature
did his bidding, the judges
were bis creatures, and all the
forces of our municipal govern
ment were under his control.
He could make or unmake men
as he pleased. A nod from
him would send a man to pris-
on, and another nod would
open the gates and set the
Gagged bird free. His vast pow
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NUMBER 80.
omnium Gathsrum.

: E. s. Thompson, late Audi
tor and Judge of Probate of
Pine county, Minnesota, over
drew his salary SS22 and ran
away.
The Supreme Court of Cali
fornla has declared it unconsti>
tutional to tax mortgages on
land which already bear a
tax.
The palmer the dress, with
greater lnster does beauty ap-
pear. Virtue is the best Orna>
ment, and good sense the best
equipage.
Rev. D'Orsay, a Methodist
clergyman of Branford, Con4
necticut, is frescOing his church
with his own hands, and doing
it well. " ..-5
Edmund Yates, when asked
what materials he wanted to
write the account of the inaug-
uration for the Herald,r replied:
Nothing bul brandy and water
and a few facts"
Smoking on an empty stom-
aeh was what killed Robert
Wright in London recently.
Moral: Never carry an empty
stomach.
The landlords of Cincinnati
have held a meeting aud decid-
ed to<reduce house rent for the
next six months. Houses which
reuted for $40 per month now
rent for SIT.
Trieste, the most important
Austrian port on the Adriatic,
wants tn throw off it present
nationality and become part
of Italy. Nearly the whole of
its inhabitants are said to be OF
Italian descent.
When Mr.. Chase was secre-
tary of the treasury there were
three hundred clerks in the
employ of that department.
! The number has increased to
about twenty-five hundred.
The most outrages lie of the
period is in the Chicago Post,
which tells of a girl who has
made $4,000 by picking over
beans. We don't believe she
has made over $4,000.
Mr.. Mcneil, of West Tennes-
see, attaches undue Importance
to the unity of family faith.
He cut his wife to pieces the
other day because she left his
church and Joined another. To
a Chicago lawyer told jury
that he seemed to see a band
of white~robed angels lowering
about the head of his client,
whe was up for horse stealing.
The jury brought in q verdict of
guilty.
A doctor went out for a days
hunting. and on coming home,
complained that he hadn't
killed anything. "rhat is be-
cause you didn't attend to your
legitimate business" said his
wife.
The late Senator Yates, of
Illinois, was know as "Stand-
fast-Dick," from a telegram
sent him by President Lincoln
at a critical period of the war:
"Stand fast, Dick, and see the
salvation OF God" s
Hard times don't affect the
liquor traffic in Boston. In that
city there are 5,000livuor shops
patronized by 10000 customers
who drink 100 barrels of whis-
ky daily. There's a liquor law
| in Massachusetts. -
Prairie Taylor, a young man
at Vincennes, rolled up his
eyes aud swore that he loved
Katie Smith bettea than his
life, and yet one week after
| marriage she had him arrested
for mauling her with an ak
. handle.
The Boston correspondent
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Boss Tweed once inquired,
what are they going to do
about tit!" He knows the answer
now.
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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14
Programme

For the Indiana 7ownship Sunday
School Convention, to be held at the
NJ e. Church, Atticd, commencing
at 8 a. M. Thursday, Aug. 18th, 1873.
THURSDAY MORNING..
Singing by Convention, and prayer
by r. b. Robinson.
els. Opening Address, by b. F.
Shane, and response by H. Runyon.
GAO. Singing by school.
10. The best mode of conducting
s. Schools.-Opened by c. q. Brobst.
1920. The duties and qualification.
of officers. -opened by E. L. Briggs.
IL. The best method of teaching
opened by John Mark.
1880. Adjournment.
AFTERNOON.
$50. Devotional exercises; Singing
by Convention, and prayer by E. S.
Brown.
las. Is the system of instruction
known as the "Berean Lessons y
adapted to country Schools ?-opened
by j. G. III. Armitstead.
2:30. Written reports from Super
intendents.
3. Is the present manner OF con
Quoting Sunday-schools educating thu
children into the habit of attending
upon regular worship? If mt, how
shall it be remedied? opened by Z. S
Brown.
$3.50. Origin, objects and work O
Sunday J. +. BLY,.
4. Singing by school.-opened by
Attica Sunday school.
4:30. Miscellaneous business.
4:45. Closing address.-by Il. S
Robinson; Singing by Convention
and benediction by J. II. Sherwood.
BY order Of executive committee.
A. V. KENDRICK, Sec'y.
County papers please copy.)
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14

ALMOST FArAL.-Mr. George Mil
Ter came near losing his life one day
last week while at work in well on
the property Of Mr.. Chas. Thompson
In the east part of town. AT depth
of n feet he came upon q bed OF coal
and slate which emitted very strong
odof similar to that Of petroleum.
Until this stratum of coal and slate
was reached no bad odor was noticed.
He dug into this a few inches at one
side Of the we'll, aud while filling the
bucket with earth, this hole filled up
with water. In STOPPING to dip OUT
the water, to be drawn up he Inhaled
90 much of the foul air that he became
alarmed, and requested to be drawn
up, as he was sick. The man at the
windIass objected. saying he could not
draw him up with a full bucket. The
bucket was drawn up and emptied,
but before il could be returned Mr..
Miller had fallen and was entirely
helpless. Assistance was immedi-
ately called, and man sent down to
bring MIR. Miller out. He WAS lifted
into the bucket, and with the help OF
some ladies the two men were drawn
up together. Mr.. Miller had ceased to
breathe, his jaws were set, and life APP
parently extinct. A messenger was
dispatched for a physician, and steps
taken to restore life. Some ten min
utes elapsed before any signs OF life
were manifested but he was finally
restored.
When foul air il discovered in a
well no man should venture into it,
except to save the life of another,
without a rope about his body by
which he may be drawn out If he
should suddenly faint.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14

RAILROAD MEr.--Just before going
to press we received call from Mr..
Van Vleet and Mr.. Hinckley, who,
accompanied by Hon. u. Clark and
Col. Milo Smith, are here looking af-
ter the Southwestern. Mr.. Hinckley
as all our members know, is the build.
erof this road; Mr.. Van Vleet repre-
sents corporation Of Holland Capital
lists. Messrs Clark and Smith are d.
rectors in the road. AS we write they
are examining some Of our immense
coal banks, to ascertain IL all reports
told about them are true. They will
find ten feet veins of as fine coal as
the State of Iowa or any other western
State can boast Of. A favorable re-
port from Mr.. Van Vleet will procure
the money and resumption OF work on
this long needed route, Oskdtooso
Herald 7th inst.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14

KNOXVILLE ACADEMY.-The next
session of this institution will com
mence Monday, september 8, 1873.
The academical year will be divided
into four terms of ten weeks each.
Tuition for common branches 3S5 per
term. For higher branches, $3.50 per
term. Tuition payable in advance,
except by special contract. Special
care taken in the preparation OF teach
ers for their profession. A good lit
erary society has been organized, OF
which students may become members
If they wish. Also, We'll selected
library is accessible to all students
who may desire it, at a very. small
expense. The commercial depart.
ment of the institution will be contin'
ued, uuder the supervision Of Prof
G. w. Jolly. The Principal, thank
full for past favnrs, would respectfully
solicit the patronage of all who desire
a thorough drill in amy of the branch
es constituting an academic or COLLEGE
ate course.
w. A. MCKEE, A. NJ,
Principal.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14

. The DENocRAS says coal bans
belonging to Mr. Chrisman, near Cnl-
bertson's or Keable's Ferry, between
here and Pella, hss been on fire sever
81 years. Every effort made so far TO
sxtinguish the fire has 20 far proved
In vaia.
]. v. Vowel has purchased the
drug store heretofore owned by Amos
Moomaw, Red Rock
J. w. Main, Of Red Rock township,
recently found stalk Of wheat straw
in well preserved condition, 20 feet
below the surface Of the ground, In
digging well. The well was dug on
high land, and the spot where the
straw was found had never before been
exposed, 80 far - known to Mr..
Main.
Jno. Gordon. OF Clay township, lost
eleven head Of hogs last week from
overheating In driving TO Pella on one
of the hot days.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14
ATTiCA. Aug. 4 1879.


We are done harvesting ia our part
of the County, and have large por-
ton of our grain Stacked. We paid
our hands $l.25 per day for work in
hay, in wheat and oats 81. 30, and In
stacking $500; have larger amount
of straw than was ever before raised
in our township, and perhaps more
wheat, but not quite OF the best quail
ty. There have been six new reapers
bought In our vicinity this summer
two Buckeye, two Champion, one
Mccormack Advance, and one Excel
sior. There will be several new
threshing machines brought on.
Apologize Il Overton have already
sent for one.
The extreme dry weather is cutting
the pastures short, and unless we
have rain soon .the corn crop will he
materially shortened.
J. Is. Ruffner, Rev. Brown. DR.. AK
line aud /. p. Dixon are talking OF
starting west this week or next to
seek location. INDIANA.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14


The BALLOON sent up here on the
'vening Of the I'd inst. by q. Il. Con,
veil alighted In the fields of Jno. Mel
ert nine miles southeast Of town. II
yas seen approaching the earth by
,arties in that nsighborhood. The
lire had burned out, and the balloon
.sme down In good order for lack 0l
'ented air u sustain II longer. The
balloon was about niue feet Ia diane
" by twelve feet deep. The other
oalloon on hand Is larger one, aud
vii probably be discharged on Sstnr.
tay, 23d iust., II the weather Ii favor
,ble.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14
THE CHEApEsr goods ever offere

TIE CHEAPEST goods ever offered
In Columbia. have now on my
shelves full stock of goods which
will sell at greatly reduced prices for
the next six weeks, or until I 60 east.
Prints 10 cts. per yard white sugar
lbs. for $l.00; brown sugar 10 lbs for
$l.OO; clothing away down; boots and
shoes still cheaper.
Ladies, ! desire to call your atten-
ton 10 my stock Of dress goods, shawl ,
skirts, ETC., etc., which ! will sell
cheaper than they can be bought at
any other house In the county. Come
and see me, one and all, aud be made
happy. J. r. BLACK.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14

RUNAwAY.--A team belonging to
Mr.. j.. Converse of Clay township
broke away from their fastenings re-
Gently and ran away with the wagon.
The owner had tied them to fence,
and left them for short time while
he was looking at farm he was about
to purchase, . few miles west OF Knox-
vile. They ran about three miles.
The wagon and harness were badly
demOlished:
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14

THE Oskaloosa Herald says that
"While most Of the editors OF the
country are condemning the back pay
grab, we believe there are but few OF
them that would object TO taking lit
tie back pay themselves--on subscrip-
tion.n
That's the case precisely. Several
hundred dollars due the VOTER Office
on subscription, for the years 1867,
1868, 1869 aud 1870. Ii any one from
whom such back pay ~ due feels con
scientious about keeping 1t longer, we
will he pleased to receipt for pay nient
IN full. We are willing to become
back pay grabbers TO that extent.
The Herald also says:
If an editor Quits anything he Ia
lazy. IT he speaks Of things MS they
are, people get angry. IL be CLOSES
over, or s,nootbs down the rough
points, he il bribsd. IL he calls things
ny their proper names, he 10 unfit for
All editor. II he does not furnish b M
readers with Jokes, he IL ,nullet. II
he does, he Is a rattlehead, lacking
stability. ii he condemns the wrong,
he IL a good fellow, but lacks discre-
ton. II he let's wrong aud injustice
30 unInentjoned. he IL a coward. II
he exposes u public man, he does II to
crafty spite--is the tool of clique or
belongs To the "outs.n 1.-The indulges
in personalities, he Is a blackguard.
II he does not, his paper is dull aud
insipid.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14

TOWNSHIP CONVENTIONS. -Repub.
licans, do not neglect your township
conventions. DO not allow anything
to prevent the selection of delegates
and such men as will attend the
County Convention and fairly repre-
sent you in the Important business Of
the 30th inst. The Central Commit
tee has recommended the 23d a. day
for holding the primaries. Ii this day
does not suit, name some other day;
but by ell means, attend to the matter
earnestly. See call for County Con-
vention on this page.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14
Principal

YOUNG Folks RuRAL.-This is a
splendid monthly periodical for young
people. 1t is a sixteen page quarto,
four columns to the page; the largest
and handsomest paper Of the kind
now published. We can recommend
none of its class more cheerfully than
this. Two exquisite ehromos given to
every subscriber. Price, $l.5O per
year. Address II. N. F. Lewis, pub
Usher, Chicago.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14
Markets.
CHICAGO, August II, 1873

CHICAGO, August IL, 1873.
WHEAT-UnsettIed; No. l, 1.2l6
1.2i2 for new; l.26 for old, cash; No.
2, 100; August, 1.l6s; September,
1.lo201.1l; rejected, 92(G93.
Z CORN Steady; No. 2, cash, az bid;
August, 37s bid; September, 1913 bid;
rejected, 343.
OATS Easier; No. 9, cash 27t;
August, 273; September, 26(@26s; re-
jected, 25i925s.
CATTLE--Receipts 1891; market
dull and shade lower; good to ex'
ira native steers 5.20(d6.25, the latter
for lot averaging over 1900; Tex
ans 2.6063.65; cows 3.0094.20.
Hots-Receipts $500; market fair
ly active and firm at 4.70W4.S5 for
porkers; 4.35(04.40 for heavy.