Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-11-26
West and South.

sions closed its annual session In New YORK
on the 18Th after appropriating in all sS2l 900.
West and South.
The latest returns up 10 the 18th from the
Minnesota election leave the political COM
plexion Of the State Senate doubtful and give
the Republicans four majority in the House,
and three or five, as the official canvass should
determine, on joint ballot.
A Des Moines dispatch Of the 18th says the
official canvass Of the votes for Iowa State
officers has lust been concluded For Secre-
tary Of State, Josiah T. Young, Republican,
received 107 ,256 and David Morgan, Anti
Monopoly, 79,04 Republican majority, 49,
202.
Gov. A. III. Garland and the other new
State officers Of Arkansas were inaugurated
on the 18th.
A dispatch from Camp Supply, in the In
dian Territory, dated Noy.7, tells the story OF
a fight on Mcclellan Creek the previous day
between twenty .ght men Of the Eighth Cav
airy, under Capt. II. J. Farnsworth, and 100
Cheyennes. The United States troops lost
one killed and four wounded, and the Indians
lost fifteen killed.
The Election Returning Board Of Louisiana
met in New Orleans on the 18th. Gov. Kcl-
logg addressed communication to the
Board stating that he presumed 1t was in.
tended that all political parties should be rep
resented on the Returning Board, and that In
asmuch that the Opposition party claimed
that they were not so represented he would
suggest that such representation be allowed.
The Democratic Conservative State Com
mittee had appointed a committee Of three to
be present during the sittings Of the Board
and witness the canvass and completion of
the returns.
The Hon. c. B. Farwell has been awarded
certificate Of election as member Of Congress
from the Third Illinois District, objections
made by his opponent in the late election,
John V. LeMoyne, TO the returns from pre-
cncts in which he claims illegal votes were
cast being overrulcd Mr.. Farwelrs official
majority is placed at 1856.
The State constitutional amendments sub
mitted TO the peopleof New York at the recent
election were adopted by large majorities.
The Grand Jury of the Criminal Court OF
Cook County, H., have found an indictment
against Wilbur +. Storey, editor Of the Chicago
Times, for an unlawful, willful and malicious
libel" against Mr.. N. X. Fairbank, of whom
II was recently asserted In the Times that he
had distracted money from the relief fund.
At Little Rock, Ark, on the 18th V. v.
Smith, elected Lieutenant Governor on the
ticket with Baxter in 1872, issued a proclama-
ton declaring himself Governor of the State,
Baxter having abdicated In favor Of Garland.
He claims that the new Constitution under
which Garland WIS elected and installed
into Office was Illegally and informally
framed and adopted. He appealed to
President Grant 10 aid him In securing control
OF the Executive Office Of the State. On the
afternoon Of the 14th warrant was issued,
on the complaint Of Gov. Garland, for the ar
rest Of Lieut.-Goy. Smith, his Secretary Of
State, Wheeler, and the editor OF the Rep,lbH-
can, on the charge Of treason.
| A few days ago the remains of man named
| Schilling were discovered In the furnace of q
! Cincinnati tannery. A day or two subse-
quently the young son Of Andreas Egner con.
fessed that his father, Que Rufer and himself
| first murdered the poor man by pounding
him on the head with an oaken stick and then
finished the undertaking by punching him with
pitchforks. Tohide the evidence Of what they
had done they threw the body into the engine
| furnace. All were arrested, and the boy and
| Rufcr confessed their share In the deed. On
the l4th Mrs. Rufer became insane and tried
to murder her little child. Egner, the elder,
sturdily denies hi completely and says both
| the others are crazy
| The American Express Office In Cincinnati
was robbed, on the 18th, OF safe containing
| about $4,000. The safe was struggled into a
trunk and carried off by two men. Abe Mon
roe, an ex-messenger Of the company, was
| left for a short time In the Office, In the alb
sence OF the express clerk, at the time the
safe was placed in the trunk, and Is under ar
rest as being implicated In the robbery.
Sufficient returns had been received up to
the 10th from the Ninth District OF Kentucky to
insure the election Of j. d. White, Republican,
to Congress by about 500 majority
Supervisor Of Registration and Court
Clerk were arrested In ST. James Parish, La,
on the 10th, charged with being engaged In
altering election returns. They were bound
over in $1,000 each. Arrests were being
made In other localities. Gen. Emory issued
an order on the 10th for the removal of the
troops from the State House In New Orleans
Oh tne moriilnS Vi uc Asth. A-icue hoosoon
had been ordered under arrest and would
probably be court-martialed on the charge OF
cutting telegraph wires and oyer-stepping his
duties in making arrests and guarding pris-
oners.
The Alabama Legislature met at Mont
gomery on the 10TH Anderson (Dem) was
chosen Speaker Of the House. The North
Carolina Legislature also met on the 10th
Col. r. #. Armfeld was elected President Of
the Senate. This virtually makes him Lieu
tenant Governor Of the State, owing to the re-
cent death Of Gov. Caldwell. John l.. Robin
son was elected Speaker of the House. The
House stands "a Democrats. "a Republicans
and Independents. The Senate, 3S Demo-
Gratis and - Republicans