Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

The writ Of habsas corpus In the case Of VIM
N. Tweed was dismissed on the I'D BY Judg'
Barrett, and the prisoner was rcmanded Y
custody. A writ Of certoyart was subse
quently granted ~ Justice Lawrence.
| West and South.
The Hon. John B. Rice, Of Chicago, Mem
her OF Congress from the First Illinois Dis
trict, died at Norfolk, Va, on the nth, at the
residence Of his daughter, where he had been
visiting for his health. He was sixty-hve
years Of age.
The Mississippi Legislature met at jackson
on the 18th. In bis message Coy. Ames
claims that the recent Vicksburg troubles
were brought about by violent white men for
political purposes, and says: AT this mo
ment the State and county authorities are
successfully resisted, and the free action Of
officials is impossible He closes by request
| ing the Legislature to take steps to arrest the
| instruction In Warren County and prevent
| similar occurrences
A New Orleans dispatch Of the nth says
| the Returning Board had decided upon re-
| turns from twenty-three parishes, besides the
| First and Second Congressional Districts, and
would promuIgate them. These give, in the
House: Radicals 80, Conservatives g.
The students Of the scntral Boys High
School In New Orleans appeared at
the Lower Girls High School on
the 18th to compel the removal there
from Of number Of coiored pupils.
A committee of five entered the school and
stated the purpose Of their visit, threatening
to use force IL necessary. All the colored
girls present promptly and quietly left the
building, and the boys returned TO their own
school. II was believed the School Board
would establish an additional High School
for colorcd children, thus obyiating further
trouble.
The Minnesota State Grange net at Man
kato on the 18th, about 400 members of the
Order being present The address Of Grand
Master Parsons shows that 142 Oranges have
been organized In the State during the year,
making a total Of over 500. The election OF
Ulcers for the ensuing year resulted in the
election OF aeth Adams, of Wright County, for
Grand Master Ebenezer Ayers, Grand Lee
turer; T. T. Paul. Smith, OF st. Secretary;
l.. Hoyt,of st. Paul, Treasurer.
At it's recent session the Minnesota State
Grange resolved that the present State law
for the regulation OF railroads Is expensive
and useless TO the people and vexatious TO the
roads, and Its repeal Is demanded; and, in
the name OF 10000 voters, the Changers de-
maDd the passage Of a law that shall guaran-
tee cheap transportation for tl,e productions
Of the farm, especially wheat
4 The animal report OF the Kansas State
no warrants outstanding. The permanent
school fund OF the State is over 81 100000.
Some excitement has been caused In Mil
waukee by the reported discovery of gold
quartz in the northern wilderness Of the
State. Some specimens, 1t Is reported, had
yielded at the rate Of $1,7O0 per ton.
At New Orleans, on the 18th, the boys OF
the High School repeated their visit TO the
Lower Girls High School and forced the col.
ored girls to leave. Their action produced
some excitement In the neighborhood Of the
school.house, but no violence The School
Board passed a resolution dismissing oil the
public schools until after the holidays or un-
I'll further notice.
terrific boiler explosion is reported TO
have occurred In the mill Of j. b. Laird d. Co.,
at Angelica, Wis, on the 2lst, killing six
men and wounding many others.
Forty-nine Conservative members Of the
Mississippi Legislature have issued an adj
dress protesting against the call Of the Gov
ernor and Legislature for troops to be sent TO
Warren County. They declare there had been
no violence there except what was occasioned
by a defense of the people OF vicksburg
against armed bodies OF men, who were,
by the alleged connivance Of the Govern
or, marching on that city for the pur.
pose OF bringing about conflict of races.
The minority report OF the Legislative com
mittee on Coy. Ames' message denies the al
legations made In the message.
The Governor of Iowa has offered a reward
OF $500 for the capture and conviction Of each
Of the ringleaders In therecent lynching at
Des Moines Of Howard, and $500 each for
the other parties concerned.
A New Orleans dispatch Of the 22d says,
by action Of the Returning Board In throw
ing out votes, the Conservative majority in
the House had been reduced to two, with
eleven parishes yet to canvass, which had
elected eighteen Conservatives and one Repub-
lican. The Committee Of Seventy had issued
an appeal calling the attention Of
the people OF the United States to al
legged additional wrongs and indigni-
ties under which the race Of free
people Of that State were suffering.
They claim that the election had been fairly
carried by the Conservatives, and that the
Returning Board-four Of the five members
of which are Identified with and committed
to the Kellogg Government would not fairly
promulgate the result, but had already
eyinced a determination TO defraud the peo-
pie and defeat their will as expressed at the
ballot-box.
Congressional.
In the Senate, on the nth, bills were
passed appropriating So 1000 for the special dis
trbution Of seeds, to enable the Supreme Court
Of the District Of Columbia to proceed with It's
jury business. The bill 10 provide for better