Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14

i conc or that railway property, a. well - farm
ing property, be taxed on the basis OF value,
inderepdent Of income A resolution also
passed expressing sympathy with settlers on
the Usage ceded lands.
The secretary of the Board OF Health Of In
dianapolis reported no cholera In that city on
| the 81 st ult.
/ The Mclean County rll) Changers met in
i Convection at Bloomington on the LIST, and
nominated q County ticket. Colonel 4. p.
Morgan, whose appointment on the Board OF
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners was
| rejected by the State Senate, was nominal
| ed for County Treasurer.
A Kansas City, Mo-, special says more
bodies have recently been discovered In the
Bender grave yard and that there was clue
to the whereabouts Of the Bender family.
! The Kansas State Grange elected the follow
1 ing officers on the lst Master, I. q. Boiling;
Overseer, NJ. Y. Hudson; Lecturer, John
Boyd; Steward, A. d. Smith; Assistant Stew
ard, j. B. Richey; Chaplain, W. 8. Hanna;
Treasurer, II. H. Angel.
| Mrs. Vim. Dowds. Of Lewis, Iowa, being in
something OF hurry, poured kerosene oil on
the fire In the cook-stove few days ago.
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| thrown all over the room, and q tcn-months
old child was burned to death.
| The Ohio Constitutional Convention, on the
| LIST, adopted a resolution for an adjournment
| Of the Convention from August TO Deccm-
Der g to meet in Cincinnati.
Portland, Oregon, has been nearly destroyed
by fire. The conaagration began early on the
morning OF the I'd, and before 1t was checked
twenty three blocks in the city were In ruins.
Among the losses anGtwo engine houses, two
sash factories, three "foundries, four mills,
five hotels, one hundred stores and two hun
dred and fifty dwellings. One hundred and
| fifty families were rendered homeless. The
estimated loss was $1,5OO0O0; insurance,
100000 The churches In the city were con-
vcrtcd into dwelling houses. The Common
Council was issuing food tickets to the dcsti-
| tute many. Calls are made for aid for the
sufferers from other cities.
| A recent Des Moincs Qowa) telegram says
there was no longer any prospect Of capturing
the railway bandits; as they had succeeded in
reaching Texas and Mexico.
A st. Louis dispatch OF the Sd says the
Texas cattle fever, which had been prevailing
In Dckalb, Davis, Nodaway, and other counties
In Northwestern Missouri for two weeks, had
carried of several thousand head, and was still
raging. In Nedaway County alone the loss
already amounted to over $4,000.
A fire In Chicago on the evening Of the I'd
badly damaged the great Singer building, dis
troying the interior OF the new and rs yet UNI
occupied store rooms of Field Letter IL 90.
| Loss $4,000
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dianapolis on the 4th. There were several
new cases in Columbus, Ohio. Ten deaths by
cholera, or disease closely resembling the
Asatic cholera, have occurred recently at
Mason City, H., and vicinity.
One hundred and fifty immigrants from
Russia passed through Peoria, H., on the 4th,
bound for Omaha and the West. These are
the advance guard OF 10000 Russians who are
coming to this country.
The Utah Territorial election occurred on
the 4th. The Mormon ticket was unanimous
ly chosen the Gentiles not participating. The
! usual number of women and childreik1oted.
In several counties in Illinois and Iowa the
farmers have made independent nominations
for county Offices, and adopted resolutions
Eedging themselves to vote for the tickets
thus put in the field.
A man supposed to be one of the Iowa
Railway train robbers was arrested on a train
at Carnville, H., on the night Of the 4th, and
committed to Jail.
A collision occurred on the 9Th, between a
passenger train and a freight train, on the
Chicago, Burlington IL Quincy Railroad, near
Napcrvic, ~ Two men were killed and
several Others injured
A recent storm on The Montana Division of
the Union Pacific Railway is described as fear
full The hail in some places was piled up to
height Of two feet.
The Mayor of Chicago telegrapbed TO the
Mayor Of Portland, Oregon, on the 9TH, asking
II Chicago could do anything for the relief of
the flre-sufferers. The reply was that at pres
ent no help was needed. The total loss by the
Portland fire was computed at 81, l6S,675
A Salt Lake dispatch OF the 9Th says 1t was
understood that Mrs. Ann Eliza Young had at
tempted to compromise her divorce suit for
$4,000 without the knowledge or consent Of
her lawyers; but the latter preferred to carry
out the prosecution.
The Ohio Democratic State Convention met
at Columbus on the 9th, all the counties in the
State being represented. w. H. Ball, of Mus
kingum, was elected permanent chairman.
Resolutions were adopted-that the Demo-
cratic party seeks TO revive no dead issues, but
stands by Its principles, which are suited to
all times and circumstances and supports the
Federal Government In oil its constitutional
authority, and opposes notification and seces-
sion, defending the reserved rights Of States
ana the people; denouncing all monopolies,
and class legislation by the Government;
pledging the sincere and honest efforts OF the
Democracy to obtain for the agriculturists Of
the country redress Of their grievances
and equal and exact justice; condemn
ing the salary bill, and denouncing
the members Of Congress who supported the
measure or accepted the increased pay, and
President Grant for using his influence In be-
half Of and for signing the law; declaring tho
Republican party TO be justly responsible for
the evils and wrongs In legislation and the Ad-
ministration Of which the country complains;
etc, etc. Hon. William Allen, OF Ross Coun-
ty, was nominated for Governor, by acclama-
ton. For Lieutenant Governor, Barnabas
Burns, Of Richland; Supreme Judge, long
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