Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-06-19


The list embraces all the Districts excepting
the Eighth: tf# tgt@
First Disssict-wilIiam Brown, Of winnebago
Second-T. ID. Murphy, OF McHenry.
Third--W. w. Heaton, a Lee ~ 20
EourthcsxIysnus Wilcox; q Kane ps.,1 a
sixth-E. 8. Leland. a LaSalle. 5tzf
SEVENTH McKoberts, q Will
Einth-Joseph W. Cochrane, Of Peoria. $50
EIevcnth--C. L. Higbee. Of Pike. cess gaa-S
Twelfth--John Burns, ~ Marshall.
Thirteenth--N. ]. Pfllsbury, Of Livingston.
yoartsen,hcThon ns r TiPto 1. q Mclean
sixteenth g. ,. Smith, Of champaign,
Sevcnteenth-Lyman Lacy, OF Mason.
Eighteenth Cyrus Hplsr, Of Morgan.
Nineteenth Charles g. Lane, Of Sangamon.
Twentieth H. N. yandcvcr. OF Christian.
Twenty -frst--James c. Allen, Of Crawford.
Twenty -second-William II. Snyder. Of 81. Clair.
Twenty -third--Amos Watts. Of Washington.
Twenty .fonrth-Jf b. Turner, Of Jefferson.
Twenty .hfth--Morroc q. Crawford, Of Union.
Twenty sixth--Dsvid J. Baker. Of Alexander.
A fire doing $4,000 damage occurred in
Cincinnati on the 9Th, burning ], 400 barrels OF
coal oil, twenty-five freight cars, mostly load
ed, lumber yard with 100000 feet, chiefly
hard lumber, and seventeen dwellings, most
OF them small frame cottages
Mrs. Boldly and Mrs. Scheera, two women!
widowed by the Modocs, were at General Davis
camp few days ago for the purpose OF iden-
tifying the murderers Of their husbands. They
recognized Hooka Jim and Steamboat Frank
on having been concerned In the massacre.
These two Indians had turned States evidence
and assisted In the capture OF others OF
their gang, and were consequently at
liberty and armed. The women became
excited, and losing all control over their feel
ings, began crying, and started In for desperate
work. Mrs. Scheera drew pistol and started
for Steamboat Frank, and Mrs. Boldly drew
knife and dashed at Hooka Jim. General
Davis stepped in and secured both weapons.
During the struggle the General received
slight cut In the palm Of the hand and near the
thumb. Hooka and Steamboat stood like stat
ucs Neither spoke or offered to resist
The residence Of Mr.. Joseph Dalrymple,
near Goshen, Ind, caught fire one night re-
Gently, and was entirely consumed. The bodies
Of Mrs. Dalrymple and two children were
burned TO cindcrs #ER
Dispatches from Boylc's Camp, received in
San Francisco on the 9th, relate the particu-
lars Of the massacre OF some Modoc prison
ers, supposed to have been done by some Ore.
gon volunteers. On the morning Of the It'll
James Fairchld and about dozen other men
left Fairchild's Rancho, Cottonwood Creek,
with seventeen Modoc captives, women and
children, including shacknasty, jim, Bogus
Charley, Tebee Jack Pony and Little John.
The Indians were In wagon drawn by four
mules. At the crossing Of Lost River the
party encountered The Oregon volunteers,
under command OF Capt. lIiser The soldiers
gathered about the wagon and questioned
Fairchild, who told them that the Modocs
were all Hot Creeks, except Little John, and
that there were no charges against them
Faircliild undertook to push on to Boyles'
Camp, and the volunteers retired TO the camp
near Crawleys. On the road he noticed two
men ahead, riding to Rocky Point, as II TO in
terccpt him. When the team approached, one
presented needle-gun at Fairchild and ordered
him TO dismount Every male Indian prison
err was then deliberately shot and killed. The
warriors shot were unarmed. They were not
charged with murder. The news Of this mas
sacre was received in San Francisco with sur
prise and indignation. .af Fl
The sixth annual session Of the Iowa Press
Association convened at Cedar Rapids on the
10th, and was largely attended by editors from
all portions Of the State. Numerous resolu-
tons were passed, among others, condemning
the acceptance Of free passes from railroads.
The following are the officers elected for the
ensuing year: President, Judge l.. II. Thayer,
Of the Clinton Age: Vice-President, John
Mahin, Of the Muscatinc Journal; Secretary,
A. G. Swain, of the Jefferson Bee; Treasurer,
Walt Parrott Executive Committee, j. r.
Allen, of the Clinton Bee: Andy Felt of the
Nashua Post, and l.. b. Raymond, of the
Cherokee Leader. 8N8 81
George Edmonds, q coal miner Of Steuben-
vile, Ohio, the other day bought twenty-five
pound can Of blasting powder and put II in o
cupboard In his dwelling. While he was at
work and his wife out on an GRAND, his chill
dren found the can and set frc to ii. Three Of
them were killed outright, and the fourth so
badly injured that II could not live. The chill
drcn were all under ten years of age The
house was almost destroyed. H
At n recent term Of the United States Cir
cult Court at Des Moincs, iowa, Judge Love
dismissed the action, commenced last fall,
against g. Augustus Haviland OF the Soldiers
Friend. II seems Mr.. Hayiand had paid out
90 rs in the prosecution Of the pension claim,
and received only 90.
The Chicago Journal OF the 9th says, I'm
every instance where, previous to the recent
judicial elections In this State, the farmers and
anti-monopolists nominated a distinctive can
didate Of their own and then united in his sup
port at the polls the farmers candidate for
Judge was elected" ......,,..., .s.s
II is stated that Captain Jack, in an interview
with General Davis, said: Bogus Charley and
Shacknasty Jim killed General Candy. Allen
David, the Klamath chief, advised them to
kill General Candy; SO they did it. ! am tell
Ing the truth. did NOT kill him. had 1t
done, but did not do It. don't lie. Bring
the men that saw me do this thing. Iwsnt to
face them. II had my chains OF ! would
tell all the men who did these things"
The Oregon papers denounce the massacre
Of the Modocs In unmcas ured terms.
The ninth annual session Of the Iii.
nols Press Association commenced at
Quincy on the 18th. At the opening Of the
session there ere about dfty editors present.
The following is o list Of the nswly-elected
officers of the Masonic Grand Lodge Of Wis.