Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-07-30


The Third National Chess Congress closed
It's session In Chicago on the night Of the
10th. The first, second and third prizes were
won by Capt q. II. Mackenzie Of New York,
II. Hosmcr Of Chicago, and Max Judd Of ST.
Louis, respectively.
The I'd day Of September has been fixed
upon as the time for holding the Ohio State
Republican Convention.
The following persons have been elected
officers Of the Wisconsin State Teachers Asso
citation: President, j. Q. Emery, Fort Akin
son; Vice presidents, W. II. Chandler, Sun
Prairie; s. r. Winchel, Milwaukee; Miss
Caroline Adams, Plattville; Secretary, A. p.
Hutton, West Eau Claire; Treasurer, Geo. >.
Kewes, Racine; Executive Committee, Il. NJ
Reynolds, La Crosse; w. ID. Parker, James
vile; II. c. Rowland, East Eau Claire; g. s.
Albee, Oshkosh; Samuel Shaw, Madison.
An Omaha (Neb) dispatch OF the 10Th re-
ports that on the day previous immense
clouds Of grasshoppers had alightcd near
Columbus, doing considerable damage, and
that they were moving eastward.
On the 18th, at East Saginaw, Mich, Gold
smith Maid trotted three straight heats In
2:l0M, 2:t6x and2:l6, being not only the three
fastest consecutive heats on record, but two
heats the slower of which was better than the
best time ever made by any trotting horse in
America or elsewhere.
The total insurance loss by the recent fire
at Oshkosh, Wis. is stated to be 1851 800.
A dispatch from Tiskilwa, H., OF the nth
says that one.third Of the town had been
burned. Loss not stated.
Mrs. Jacob win, sixty years old, living at
Dayton, Ohio, was burned to death on the
evening of the 18th, while kiudling fire with
kerosene.
A dispatch from Rawlins, W. T., received
at Omaha on the 18th, states that on
| the 18th party OF Sioux had attacked a min
ing camp Mt Seminole. Gov. Campbell had
| teegraphed Gen. Ord for assistance.
Intelligence was received on the 18th of an
attack the day before by Indians near Shcr-
man, Tex. Several Of the rangers had been
killed.
The st. Louis Democrats Little Rock tArk)
special says the Congressional committee be-
gan Its Investigations on the 18th by examin-
ing Gov Baxter, who, In reply to questions,
said he never had the returns OF the election
ut which he claimed to be elected, and does
not know where they are. The latter was re.
ported to be angry ut the action Of the oonven-
ton In declaring that all officers, from lowest
| TO highest shall be elected, az his friends had
promised that his term Of office should be
scheduled by constitutional provision. Per-
sons who had conversed with him say he
threatened to dispense the convention with
militia II Il interferes with his term Of office.
Intelligence was received by Gen. Sheridan
on the Goth of fight with the Arrapahoes on the
10th near Camp stambaugh, Wyoming Terri
tory, In which twenty-five Indians were killed
and $50 ponies captured. The loss Of the
| troops was four killed and three wounded.
| On the nth large body Of Comanches at
tackled a company Of regular cavalry about
thirty miles west OF Fort Sill, In the Chicka-
saw Nation Col. Carpenter was badly
wounded and ak of his soldiers were killed,
besides great number wounded. All In
dian traders had predicted general uprising
| In the Territory.
A special from East Saginaw, Mich, reports
| the existence Of immense forest fires north of
| that city.
| ASt. Paul dispatch Of the Goth says that on
the afternoon Of that day ex.Atty.-Gen.
/ Clark, Of Manitoba, was outrageously as
sauited by Capt. Hay, Of the Minneapolis po-
lice, and so badly injured that his recovery
was considered doubtful. Hay had been ar
rested on the charge Of assault with intent to
commit murder,
On the morning of the 22d destructive FIRE
broke out in the jewelry store of Giles Broth
ers, Nos l2l and 1913 State street, Chicago.
Loss estimated at 1880
AT Wabash, Ind, the other morning
an old resident of Wabash, named Genus
Hessford, was found lying on Wabash
street in a dying condition. He was
taken to a doctors office near by and
died in a few minutes afterward Death
| Is supposed to have been caused by an
overdose of morphine. Hessford served
through the war In the Eighth Indiana
Regiment, and had one arm shot OIL In
the battle of Rich Mountain, Va.