Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-03

The news from the Ohio election received
on the 10Th indicated that the majority against
the new Constitution would be over 10000.
The following nominations for Congress
were made on the Doth: Democratic-Second
Virginia District, Chas. J. Faulkner; Fifth
Texas, John Hancock; Nineteenth Illinois, s.
8. Marshall, renominated. Republican--First
Kansas, w. A. Phillips, renominated Anti
Monopoly-Dakota Territory, w. A. Burleigh.
A few evenings ago Amelia Forndran, an
Omaha girl eleven years Of age, attempted to
kindle fire in stove with kerosene, and was
horribly burned. The flesh dropped from her
feet and her body was burned TO cinder from
head TO foot She could not long survive.
In recent dispatches Gen. Custer gives a
glowing account Of the Black Hills country
visited by his expedition. Gold and other
valuable metals were found in large quanti-
ties. Building materials are abundant, and as
a grazing country the General says 1t is one OF
extraordinary richness.
Daniel O'Leary, OF Chicago, recently walked
105 miles in twenty three hours seventeen
minutes and twcnty-eight seconds, and then
walked another milo for fun" In nine min
utes thirty five and a half seconds.
The great Usage land cases have been de-
cidcd in the United States Circuit Court at
Parsons, Kan, In favor Of the settlers
-Four negroes and a white man were
hanged in the parish Of Assumption, In Louis
iana on the same gallows on, the 2lst for
the murder Of Elisha Eastwood, an old fiat.
bohtman, In April last.
The Alabama Republican State Convention
has renomnated Alexander White and G. 9.
sheats for Congressman t-Large. A full
State ticket was also nominated. The resolu-
tons adopted declare mistaken confidence
and unalterable devotion to the great princi-
pies Of human liberty, viz, the civil and
political equality Of all men, without distinc-
ton OF race or color; disayow all claim or
desire for the social equality of the different
races and reject the issue OF race against
race rendered by the Democratic party, and
which, ifpersisted in by that party, will plunge
us again into war with the Government OF
the United States;' only equal advantages
for the colored race are asked for in matters
Of public and common rights
For several days previous to the 23d, &C.
cording to dispatches from Louisville, KY,
open war had been waged between two fac
tons at Lancaster, KY, the one composed
Of whites and the other Of negroes, under the
command Of one Sellers. On the ed Sellers
house, In which number of negroes were
stationed, was burned TO the ground, and had
1t not been for the presence of United States
troops all Of the inmates would have been
burned to death. Several had been killed on
both sides. At last accounts, on the oath, the
militia from the neighborng towns had
reached Lancaster and captured from thirty
to forty colored men.
Hon. j. w. Barnes has written a letter formal
ly declining the candidacy for State Treasurer
on the Iowa Anti Monopoly ticket, because
his private and personal affairs demand his
entire attention. He suggests that the State
Central Committee fill the vacancy thus caused
in the ticket and says that the ticket selected
shall receive from him such active and hearty
support as he may be able to give 1t.
Geo. G. Harding editor Of the indianapolis
Qnd.) Sunday Herald, recently shot Joel
Moritz, a prominent merchant OF that city,
for the alleged betrayal Of his (Hardmg's)
daughter, who had just committed suicide.
Mr.. Harding was put under $4,000 bonds to
uWult VIC iCSuite VI Iuo'ltS NOuHus, WHICH
would probably not prove fatal.
A part Of the large manufacturing estab-
lishment of the Studebaker Brothers, at South
Bend, Ind, was destroyed by fire on the
morning Of the oath. The damage was esti-
mated at 100000.
The Republicans Of the First Michigan Dis
trict have renominatcd Moses w. Field for
Congress-
II was announced at Madison, Wis, on the
oath that the decision in the railway -injunc-
ton case in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin
would be again postponed, the Judges not
having had sufficient time to examine the ar
guments. The calendar would be first dis
posed Of, which would occupy about ten
days, when the expected verdict would be
rendered.
An Omaha dispatch OF the Gath says Gov.
Furnas states in a circular that the informa-
ton from various counties in Nebraska, to-