Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

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In the Iowa Episcopal Convention at Daven-
port, on the 9th, Rev. II. C.. Potter, OF Grace
Church, New York, was elected Bishop on
the fourth ballot. He declined the appoint
ment, and on the 10th the Rev. w. X. Hunt
ington, OF Worcester, Mass, was chosen, ON
the third ballot, by small majority. His
election was subsequently made unanimous.
The Iowa State Grange met at Des Nofnes
on the sth. About 200 delegates were pres
ent. The annual address puts the number OF
subordinate Oranges In the State at 2,o0o-an
increase over last year Of 1872; lob smaller
Oranges have been consolidated. On the ION
the Treasurer reported the receipts last year
at s33,393S2; expenditures for last year,
s31, 507.7; balance on hand, sl,sS.l IL.
The State Agent reported the business OF his
Office for the year at 10000 The saving to
the Grange by the State Agency is over ST.
900. The Committee on the Railroad Tariff
Law reported that it was not the law they
wanted and had proved impracticable.
Gov. Woodson, Of Missouri, has ordered an
election on Jan. 70 for delegates to the
Constitutional Convention.
The actual number OF negroes killed In the
fight at Vicksburg on the It'll is reported ut
$50, forty-eight Of whom were buried In one
field on the 9th.
Miss Julia A. Garretson has been elected
State Lecturer OF the Grange In Iowa, in place
OF Mr. Wilkinson, resigned.
The Grand Jury at Frankfort, KY, on the
10th found an indictment against Thomas g.
Jones, Clerk Of the Court OF Appeals, charg.
ing him with usurping an office established
by the Constitution, by being ineligible from
the fact that he accepted challenge to fight
duel Jones gave bond In the sum OF
$4,000.
A large number OF citizens Of Vicksburg
have issued an address, giving statement OF
the troubles there, In which they charge a
vast amount Of official corruption, and defend
the action of the citizens In the recent war
fare, claiming that they were obliged to take
up arms In selfdefense. They say that sour
people, in the trying circumstances In which
they have been placed, might well have done
more, and could not have done less for the
protection Of themselves, their families and
their property
The constitution of the Iowa State Grange
has been so amended as TO reduce future
membership to 100 delegates, and TO provide
for districting the State in proportion to the
number Of subordinate Oranges.
The President Of the Louisiana Election
Returning Board announced before that body
on the 18th that he had been informed that
armed White Leaguers were stationed In an
adjacent building, ready at any moment to
disturb the proceedings Of the Board, and on
his motion an adjournment was had until the
following day.
An effort was made In New Orleans on the
14th TO introduce five or six colored girls as
pupils into the girls upper high school,
which resulted In the withdrawal of over
fifty Of the graduating class.
The Champion cotton.press and other prop
erty In Charleston, 8. G., valued at s25o,OOO,
were burned on the 18th.
At Des Moines, Iowa, early on the morning
Of the 14th a party Of disguised men to the
number Of over 100 forced their way
into the Jail and took possession Of Charles
Howard, sentenced TO imprisonment for life
for the murder In June last Of John johnson,
in that city. They found Howard in bed,
and when they undertook TO lay hold
of him his wife made desperate attempts 10
protect him, but despite her entreaties and
agonizng screams they put rope about his
neck, led him into the street and hung him to
a lamp-post.
report from Indian Agent Brigham, dated
Nov. %, from the Cheyenne River Agency,
states that he was In pursuit Of white men
going TO the Black Hills. He was accom-
panied by military force from Forts Rice
and Sully.