Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-28
The West.

A Harvest Home picnic was held at Clinton,
H., on the l4th and was largely attended by
the farmers OF Dewitt and adjoining counties
Addresses were delivered by Governor Bcver-
idgc, Ex-Governor Palmer, General j. G..
Black, and others.
A widow woman the daughter OF George
Stevenson, residing near Elkadcr, Iowa, the
other day poured oil on fire she had just
lighted, when an explosion followed, setting
her clothes on fire and burning her so severely
that she died the same night In great agony.
General Rosser, In charge Of the railway
survey OF the Stanley Yellowstone expedition,
has reported that he finds the new route of
access to Western Dakota, from the Missouri
TO the Yellowstone River, entirely practicable
and satisfactory, it being greatly superior to
those Of former days. The distance, 205 miles,
Is twenty-one miles shorter than the survey of
1871. The grades are moderate. The Direct.
ors Of the Company have accepted the new
line recommended by General Rosser, from
Bismarck, the present end Of the track, to the
Yellowstone crossing.
An Oshkosh (Wis.) special Of the 10th says
J. N. Hoagan, President Of the Winnebago
County Convention OF the Patrons OF Hus-
bandry, had published card denying the
truth Of the statement that nineteen Oranges
in the county had agreed to hold their wheat
until rise In the price took place. 1t Is said
the Oranges took no action on the subject, and
indignantly deny any desire or attempt to or
ganizc q corner on wheat.
A horrible accident occurred on the Chicago
Alton 4 I nni
Chicago, on the night Of the 10TH II seems
the ST. Louis fast express train, which left
Chicago at nine o'clock In the evening, was
met by a coal train about two and half
miles north Of Lemont, both trains running at
full speed, when fearful collision ensued
Both engines were completely wrecked, and
the smoking-car Of the express train was
thrown atop Of the engine OF the coal train, and
the steam passed In upon the passengers
through n seam that was made in the bottom
OF the car. Eleven persons, all OF whom
were In the smokng-car, were killed, and forty
Others severely injured, many Of them fatally
Des Moines dispatch Of the 10th says an
official statement shows that the number of
Oranges In Iowa was l,750. The number In
the United States on the 10Th Of July was
5000, with a total membership of 100000
Mrs. Ellen Mckinney, Of Chicago, In order
TO hurry up the fire, poured kerosene oil from
a can into the stove. Both herself and her lit
tie girl, aged four years, were fearfully, and
probably fatally, burned.
The number Of killed and wounded by the
recent railroad accident near Chicago, as re-
ported on the 10th, was fifty-one. The dead,
up TO that date, were:
Captain John w. Smith, Warden Of the Illinois
State Penitentiary; j. w. Fleury, Purchasing
Agent Of the Illinois State PenitenIary; Captain
William Lcttie, Springfield, H.. Roger J. Brass,
and Conrad Webber, Chicago; James O'Neill,
Joliet; Theodore Steng, Texas; Jacob Cundet,
Oshkosh Wis. N. Dlvelbliss, Springfield, ILL., ia
cob Lauscr, Joliet, ILL.,; William Davis, fireman Of
coal train Joseph b. Niche. Jackson. Tenn John
Metzler, Joliet, brakeman Of coal train and man
supposed, by papers found on him, to be Thomas
OF the wounded alive on the 10Th II was
thought all but A. c. Hickman, Of Chicago,
and Frank Bridges, fireman of the passenger
engine, would recover.
Leading physicians have informed the Jour-
nal that, with the exception Of district Of
q few blocks In the extreme southwestern por-
ton OF the city, there is no cholera In Chicago,
and that the cases that have occurred In the
district referred to were not Asiatic cholera,