Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-10-01
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West and South.
Congressional nominations on the nth:
Republcan--John X. Green, First Ohio Dis
trict; job r. Stevenson, Second Ohio; W. IL.
Rogers, First Arkansas; John NJ. Clayton,
Second Arkansas; w. j. Hynes, Third Arkan-
sas; Charles II. Lander, Fourth Arkan-
sas. independents r. Farnsworth, Fourth
Illinois; - Bagby, Tenth Illinois. Demo.
cratic--Alexander Campbell, Seventh llli-
nois (the Independent nominee); M. ID. VIII
bur- Fifth Michigan; W. j. O'Brien, Third
Maryland, renominated; Thomas Swami,
Fourth Maryland, renominated; G. H. Nor
gan, Sixth Missouri A. III. Buckner, Thir-
teeEth Missouri, renominatcd; .-- Bagby,
Tenth Illinois (the Independent nomince).
A special from Trenton, Tenn, says that on
the 10th forty indictments had been found
against parties supposed to have been con-
cerned in the recent massacre OF persons in
Gibson County
NJ. NJ Ham, member Of the Democratic
National Committee for Iowa, has issued an
address calling upon the Democracy of the
State 10 support the Anti Monopoly State,
Congressional and local tickets at the ensuing
election, there having been no State Demo
cratic Convention held during the present
year.
The Tennessee Republican State Conyen-
tion assembled In Chattanooga on the 10th
and nominated Horace Maynard for Governor
by reclamation. Resolutions were adopted
favoring the Civil Rights Bill; recommending
a State Constitutional Convention; fayoring
public schools and the improvement Of
Southern rivers, etc.
A Little Rock Ark dispatch of the 18th
says that on the evening preceding the
stages running between Malvern and
Hot Springs were overhauled by four
men, supposed to be the same who robbed
the Hot Springs stage last spring and the
railway train at Gad's Hill some months be-
fore. The passengers in two stages were
robbed, the foot-pads getting away with about
$1,000 In money and several watches. At last
accounts the Sheriff Of the county was in hot
pursuit with large posse, being only five
miles behind and with good prospect Of cap
turing them.
Gov. Brown, Of Tennessee, on the 18th
sent message TO President Grant protesting
against the arrest by United States Marshals Of
citizens Of Tennessee upon the charge Of muir
dering the Trenton prisoners. He insists that
the duty Il furnishing offenders belongs to
the State, and that the State authorities are
entirely willing and have manifested the most
earnest desire to punish the Trenton offend
crs. He demands that no more arrests shall
be made, and that the parties already In Gus
tody shall be turned over to the proper local
tribunals for trial and punishment.
A Bismarck Cd. IT, dispatch of the 18th
declares that the statement Of Prof. Winchell
that there is no gold In the Black Hills is un.
qualihedly false. Three persons who accom-
panied the Custer expedition declare they
found dggings that would pay no less than
ten dollars per day per man.
Upon further examination II has been dis
covered that the Milwaukee IL Prairie du
Chen Railway is not exempted from the
| operation Of the Potter law.
The Democratic State Central Committed
! OF Tennessee have issued an address condemn.
| Ing all acts of violence, whether committed BY
whites or blacks. OF the Civil Rights bill
they say: at seems To have been intended
| which now exists in many Of the Southern
| States, Tennessee among the number"
| Late reports from the plains say that thu
| Indians are becoming very bold and trouble
some. Col. Miles was ordered TO protect
surveying party, some Of whom were recently
massacred. One large train had been cap
tured by the Indians after desperate fight
and the troops forced to fall back 100 miles
to meet their supplies. On the 18th The
redskins attacked the town Of Prairievlle
Kan, and burnt a small store and station
house belonging to the Atchison, Topeka 4
Santa Fe Railroad.
Senator Brownlow, on the 10Th, addressed {
letter to Gov. Brown, OF Tennessee, thanking
him for the energetic steps he had taken to
preserve the peace and punish the assassin'
| who have so much outraged humanity ant
discrcdited the State Of Tennessee.
A conference committee Of leading mem
beers of the Kellogg and McEnery factions II
New Orleans, which had been holding dali,
sessions for several days with the object IL
view Of arranging for the joint supervision
and control of the machinery of the Novem
Der election, adjourned finally on the els
without having accomplished the end In
view.
The McEnery parish officials at franklin
La, who had recently taken possession OF thu
offices, surrendered them to the Kellogg Gov
eminent on the morning OF the 2lst AL
quiet there.
w. A. Burleigh Is the candidate for Congress
on the Democratic and Autobiography tickle
In Dakota Territory.
Congressional nominations on the I'D: Lib
eral-Third Wisconsin District, G. +. Thomp
son. Democratic--Sixth Wisconsin, Cab,
Bouck; Ninth Missouri, David Rea. Prohibi