Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10

az 4sYfsr rsaarna adhervntS They were sub
sNournssy esc5me taken "a Shreveport For safer
ss wheu fncy were overtaken. ahout twenty
fal-ee tniles beIow ftst point, hs Forty or try
srsnea rnen. supposed to te Tevans from
Nevond INC sabine, who took tfse prisoners ont
~ tNc hands RI the gnaYi and Killed Homer
Tw4tsNeh. Roh Dewitt ard Frank Edgertou
on she st.ot. Tire other farce, Howell. Hoi-
land and VILLAS, escaped, F,.rt were apzured,
ard arr supposed 10 have sharcd TIRE same
fate. The prisoners requested to be taken &c
Shreveport ard selected the men to take
oharys 81 fhe company that was 70 guard
them n r. said the citizens were satisfied
with their assurance that they would lsase
the State, and did not desire 70 take harsh
measures
Gov Brown, ~ Tennessee, has issued
proclamation to the people OF the State cali.
ING on them se use their Influence Cor TIE
preservation Of order by speaking out In
terms Of Just indignation against recent out
RACES, and tfus creating spirit that win sus-
sasu tAe public officials in suppressing riots
and preventing crime The Governor SAYS:
a You are now heralded To the world as JAIL
breakers and murdercrs, rioters and law
breakers. With few bloody and horrible
exceptions vou do not deserve it, But those
exceptions are taken by the world as a rule,
and the effect upon your reputation, II not
canutcracted, win prove as disastrous as II
the condemnation were deserved
Charles Foster has been renominated for
Congress by the Republicans Of the Tenth
OHIO District
Information was received by the Postoflce
Department; on the 31st nit. that on the 2sth
train On the Alabama Il Chattanooga Railroad
was stopped near York Station, Ala, by means
OF false signal, and that upon hating II was
taken possession Of by band Of armed men,
who shot down the colored mail agent in cold
blood and without provocation. Official dis
patches had been received stating that, on the
5gth ulf-, body Of armed white men sur
rounded ceiored church in Lee County
4iz-. while services were in progress and fired
5uso the congregation and burned the church.
| a Woman's National Temperance Conven-
iSen il to be held at Cleveland, Ohio, in No
! rernser next The Women's Temperance
Leagues throughout the country are invited
l grasssonal District The date Of the conven-
ton l. not yet definitely fixed.
On tile night Of the Both ult. August Gard
n@r, while walking on the railroad track near
1 Hearyyille, Ind was robbed Of his money by
couple Of foot-pads and then tied to the
rails ID such manner that when the cars
came along both legs were cut off above the
knees. He died soon after being found on
ihe morning Of the 31st.
Congressional nominations on the LIST:
Republican-Firs Iowa District, Geo. w.
MeCrary (second nomination, which he
finally accepts); Second Iowa, j. Q. Tufts;
Second Wisconsin, l.. b. Caswell; Twenty
seventh Pennsylvania, G. b. Curtis. Demo
cratic--Twelfth Ohio, A. r. Walling; Twenty
third Pennsylvania, A. g. Cochran. Opposi-
tion-First Minnesota, Franklin ii. Waite.
Independent Reform--Twelfth Illinois, J. b.
Turner.
kilograms u the list from Shreveport con-
firm the report Of the murder of twelve
political prisoners while being taken from
Coushatta, La, TO Shreveport. The six white
men killed were Northern men who filled the
offices Of Sheriff, Tax Collectors, Register and
| Deputy-sherif. They were formerly Union
| soldiers and held Office under Gov. Kellogg.
| The men who took them out of the hands Of
the guard claimed 10 be Texans The Gov
ernor had called out an extra regiment of the
State militia to aid In maintaining order
The Ohio Republican State Convention, at
Columbus, on the I'd, nominated: For Secrc-
tary of State, A. 7. WikoT; Supreme
Judge, long term, Luther Day; short term,
w. w. Johnson; School Commissioner,
Thomas w. Howe: Clerk OF the Supreme
Court, Rodney Foss; member of the Board Of
Public Works, Stephen r. Hosmer-all re-
nominations except Johnson, who is nomi-
mated for the unexpired term Of Judge Stone,
resigned The platform adoptedreafi the
principles and policy OF the Republican
party; demands that the equal civil and
political rights of all citizens be en-.
forced by appropriate legislation; favors
tariff for revenue, with incidental protection
to aid and encourage American industry; de-
| nounces all forms Of open or covert rcpudia-
ton, and declares It TO be the duty of the
| National Government TO adopt measures
| for gradually restoring our paper money
| TO specie standard without a shock TO the
business interests Of the country, after which
banking should be free; declares in favor Of
| National and State legislation TO promote
cheap and prompt transportation; condemns
the recent alleged outrages and murders of
unofiending colored citizens in the South;
| favors the restraint of intemperance and its
| causes, TO the full extent OF the legislative,
judicial and police powers of the State.
The Peoples State Convention Of Missouri
met at Jefferson City on the I'd and nominated
| William Gentry for Governor and III. w. Head
lee for observation-disclosures Resolutions
were adopted-against any further increase OF
the State debt; declaring against all comb.
nations which tend to increase the cost Of
transportation beyond fair remuneration to
carriers, and that II is the duty Of the legisla-
tive branch OF the Government to subject the
railroads to such wise and impartial enact
ments as will protect the people from extor-
ton without impairing the rights or useful
ness Of such corporations; opposing any
further contraction Of the national currency
as detrimental to the interests OF the produc-
ing classes
The following Congressional nominations
were made on the ID: Republican--Frst
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