Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-21
The East.

Kate stoddard has executed a quit claim
deed freeing all property Of the late Charles
Goodrich from any claims that might be urged
In her behalf
Fourteen German beer sellers were araIgn-
ed at Worcester Mass, on the 1tb, most Of
them for the third time. Six were fined Sl00
aud costs, and sentenced TO the House Of Cor
rection for six months, and ordered to find one
thousand dollars bail not to violate the law
for year. They all appealed. and gave bail
as required.
The National Educational Association con.
cludcd It's sessions al Elmira, n. T., on the 7th.
The time and place for holding the next meet
| ing OF the Association was left TO the Board Of
Directors.
fire at Portland Maine. on the 9th, burned
up three steamers, one grain elevator, with
contents, several freight sheds, large guam.
| tity Of wharf property, etc. Five lives were
lost. Value Of property destroyed estimated
at 5000, 600
The Governor Of Minnesota and the Mayor
OF Minneapolis have recently had conference
with President Grant, and he Is reported as
| having promised TO make demand upon the
Government OF Great Britain for the release OF
the Minneapolis citizens imprisoned at Mani
toba II they were not released by the Mani.
toba authorities within reasonable time.
Vice. President Wilson was in Boston on the
18th, and 1t is said his improved appearance In
Dictated steady progress toward restored health.
At the recent reorganization Of the Directory
OF the Atlantic IL Pacific Railroad Company,
Thomas A. Scott was elected President; An
drew Pierce, Jr., Vice President and General
Manager, and General Clinton b. Fish, Treas
urcr.
few evenings ago at Long Branch a team
| attached to n carriage in which was seat
cd a lady, ran away and became ut
| terly unnanageable, when the affair was wit
messed by President Grant, who ut once put his
horses al full speed across an intervening open
| space, and arrived In time to seize the runa-
ways by the head and stop them, thus prevent
Ing serious, and perhaps fatal, accident.
The Massachusetts Republican State Con
ycntion Is to be held at Worcester on the Eth
OF September.
| The Maine State Democratic Convention
met at Portland OH the 18th, and nominated
Joseph Titeonb for President. The resolu.
lions passed by the Ohio Democratic State
| Convention were unanimously adopted.
Much excitement was created among petro
ieum dealers In New York on the 18th by a
heavy decline in the price Of crude and refined
oil. The chief cause of the decline Is said tc
be the increase in the supply, resulting from
the discovery of eight new wells In Pennsyl
yania, which were yielding IN average of 50(
barrels per day. SIS
President Grant and party, consisting Of his
daughter Nellie, his two sons, and the Hon
Simon Cameron, arrived In Augusta, Maine
on the l2th. They were the guests of Speaker
] Blaine. Hf -
The Republican State Convention of Penn
sylvania met at Harrisburg on the 18th, ant
nominated For State Treasurer, r. w. Mack
ey; Judge OF Supreme Court, Isaac Gordon
Resolutions were adoptcd--declaring conf
dence IN the party endorsing the Republican
National and State platforms Of 1872 APPROX
ing Of the National Administration, and OF tn,
State administration Of Governor HartYaaf.
and expressing sympathy with every move
ment TO secure for agriculture and labor thei
due influence, interest, and rights, and declar
ing that the Republican party will be their all,
In every just effort to attain their ends etc.
etc. 9a iaffY&E4 f
Great damage has been done by recen
storms In New York, New Jersey, Pennsylva
mia and Maryland. On the Erie, the New Jer
scy Southern, the Pennsylvania Central, tn,
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore, ant
Other railroads, many miles Of track wer,
i washcd away, or SO covered with land-slides OF
hoodsIas TO be nearly impossible. Pittsburgh
reports that 80 violent a rainfall has never be
fore occurred there, and throughout the coun
try bridges, culverts, dams, and roadways hat
been destroyed, and q, great deal Of priyat,
! property devastated. a4.5