Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-04

Side Railway, Long Island, jumped the track
| ON the 18th, and about fifty passengcrs, mostly
women and children, were injurcd--nonc
fatally.
woman eighty years Of age, named he-
| becca Prentiss, was burned to death In the re-
cent fire at Belfast, Maine. A dispatch OF the
25,h places the pecuniary loss by the fire at
about 100000; insurance, $4,000. Relief
was being received for the sufferers. Inc
| Mayor teIegraphed in response TO inquiries,
| that the city would accept with gratitude what
ever pecuDiary aid might be offered.
| Several German bcer-scllers OF Worcester,
who were on trial for violating the Massachu-
sets Liquor law, have escaped by the disa-
grecmcnt Of the jury. Six stood for convic-
ton and six for acqlttal.
A special dispatch to the Chicago Tribune OF
the 9th states that Professor BaleDc, from
France, crossed the Niagara River, the day be-
fore, on tight rope, 1900 feet long, oppos'
| tic the Clifton house, in sixteen minutes. Re
| turning To the CENTER he cast his cloak and
| balance pole into the river, and then jumped
| off into the water beneath, a distance OF 14O
| feet, disappearing for few seconds, after
which he rose TO the surface, and was picked
| UP by men in waiting, and went ashore IN
small boat.
| General Butler opened the Gubcrnatorial
campaign by speech at Worcester, Mass, on
the evening OF the 26th His speech was atten-
| lively listened TO by large audience
Announcement Is made Of another general
| reduction In railroad freights from the East
| to the West The new tariff Is as follows:
From New York to Toledo, reduced from 50
cents to 81 cents; Detroit from 81 to 2S;
Cleveland, from 40 to 20; Columbus, from GO
to 80; Cincinnati, from 70 to 81; indianapolis,
from 81 o3S; Louisville, from SO to 40; Nash
vllle from 81. 10 TO 70; Memphis, from Sl35
| TO 9S; st. Louis, from 81 to 50; Fort Wayne
from 95 To 81; Chicago and Milwaukee, from
| 50 10 rs; Atchison and Lcavenworth, from
| 81. 80 to 81; Kansas City and 81. Joseph, from
| 81. 30 to ~. To Lake Eric ports, which in
| cludc Cleveland, Toledo and Detroit, steam
rates have been reduced to twent y-four cents,
| and TO Lake Michigan ports, which include
| Chicago, Milwaukee and Green Bay,
with steam around the lakes, the tariff for
| first class goods Is twenty-seven cents. re.
duction had also been made In passenger rates
| by several OF the outside ticket offices in New
| York City. Fare to Cleveland was thus re-
| dueed from SI4.25 to sl2. 50; to Chicago, from
| s22 to $3.50; to Cincinnati, from $50 to $lS.
The National Temperance Convention met
at Saratoga, N. Y, on the Goth. Judge X. G..
| Pitman, of Massachusetts, was chosen pcrma-
| ncnt President.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State Conven-
| ton met at Wi!lxcsbarre on the 27th X. Mel
ton Spear was proposed for permanent Presl-
dent Of the Convention, but so much opposi-
ton was made to him on the ground Of his
having, AS a member Of Congress, taken back
pay, that he Withdrew his name, and Dr. An
drew NebiDger was chosen chairman. James
X. Ludlow, OF Philadelphia, was nominated
for Judge of the Supreme Court, and T. NJ.
Hutchinson, OF Allegheny, for State Treasurer.
The Ohio Democratic platform was adopted,
except that in the first resolution the words
insisting 'that our tariff laws should be form
ed with view to revenue, and not to tax the
community for the benefit Of any particular
industry" are omitted An additional resolu-
ton was adopted declaring that "we will no
longer tamely submit to repetition of the
election frauds by which the will of the peo-
pie, expressed at the balot-box, has been sub
ycrted for some years past, and that the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee be directed to
use all their efforts to prevent a repetition OF
these outrages .on the franchises OF the pco-
pie" etc.
In the National Temperance Convention al
Saratoga, N. Y, on the eth, resolutions were
adopted the friends Of tenn
perance on the progress made since the meet
ing In 1868; declaring that total abstinence
from all intoxicating drinks, brewcd or dis
titled, Is the true basis of the temperance re-
form; that vendors OF liquor and owners OF
premises be held responsible for damage by
inelriatcs; recommending all temperance
societies to advocate the repeal Of State license
laws, and to urge the abolition Of the manu-
facture Of liquors In the Territories and Dis
trict OF Columbia; declaring that the time had
arrived fully to introduce the temperance issue
into State and National politics; and recon-.
mendng all friends of temperance to
make II henceforth the paramount issue to CO
operate with existing party organizations when
they lndorse prohibition and nominate candi-
dates pledged to its support, otherwise to or
ganizc separate party action In every State and
Congressional aud electoral district Of the
United States. grand National Mass Meet
ing was ordered to be held In Philadelphia, in
connection with the Centennial celebration.
The West.
A thirteen. year-old girl In Petersburg, ILL.,,
was successful In an attempt to kindle fire,
few days ago, by the use Of kerosene oil.
She died soon after. In st. Louis, on the
evening Of the Goth, Hortensc Elder used oil
for fuel In the stove. Her funeral took place
the following day.
On the evening Of August Goth bold at.
tempt was made to capture the pay car of the
Hannibal Il st. Joseph Railroad, between
Cameron and Kansas City. The engineer,
when a few miles out from Cameron, saw a
gang Of men pling ties on the track. Rcvers.
ing his engine at once, he put back into Cam
| eron.
An attempt was made on the evening of the
10th to capture or damage the train Of the At
lantic IL Pacific Road north Of Leavcnworth.
There were several shots fired at the engineer,
and nearly every window In his cab was bro
ken by bullets.
The Ohio State Convention Of colored men
met at Chillicothe on the 22d. John Booker,
OF Columbus, was chosen President, and G. l..